If there is one #podcast you should listen to this week other than @irishstewpodcast.com, listen to this short piece from #EzraKlein of @nytimes.com For the those who might be pondering the meaning of #TheOdyssey following a showing #Film www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Opinion | Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse (Gift Article)

The big trick of his “Odyssey” is smuggling the core of Judeo-Christian ethics into an ancient Greek epic.

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Cocchiarella: You've heard a lot of people say that if you're not going to fit in nicely with the Democratic establishment, you shouldn't be a Democrat. Sanders: Well, maybe the converse is true. Maybe the establishment should understand that they are out of touch with where the American people are

Corruption: The emerging campaign issue that could light a populist fire youtube.com/shorts/PEwzI...

Corruption: The New Campaign Fuel #substack #shorts

YouTube video by Mike Madrid

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One of the greats of #IrishMusic has left us under tragic circumstances Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorbike crash www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... #SpéirGhorm

Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorbike crash

Singer found fame after starring in The Commitments and with his band The Frames

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Great commonsense insight into #VentureCapital in Ireland from Alan Merriman in our latest @irishstewpodcast.com episode #Investing

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1) “You want founders to be confident, a little cocky, but also humble and coachable.” Alan Merriman, founder of Elkstone on the contradictions VCs look for, this week on Irish Stew 🎙️ #SpéirGhorm #IrishPodcast #VentureCapital #Founder

This is the state of the current Republican leadership in our country:

1) if there is one #podcast you should listen to this weekend other than @irishstewpodcast.com 😜, then spend an hour listening to @mayor.nyc.gov in conversation with @lulugn.bsky.social of @nytimes.com #NYC #USPolitics #Politics #Journalism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...

Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It. (Gift Article)

Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.

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This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...

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We’ve seen this same explosive claim made many times that withers under scrutiny The game is played by making the accusation, having docile media report it, and then the media bury (or not report at all) the eventual resolution

Politico@politico.com · 3w ago

DHS says it found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in four states

Ossoff brilliant at this

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3w ago

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov: “Here’s what’s gonna happen tonight — the world’s most famous sore loser will deliver a primetime presidential sour grapes 🍇 address to pursue his 6yo grievances about the 2020 election while his war spirals out of control and the cost of living continues to rise.”

The first gift is never the real test. Follow-through is. Martin Russell explains on the new Irish Stew episode. #IrishPodcast #IrishDiaspora #SpéirGhorm

Irish Stew Podcast@irishstewpodcast.com · 3w ago

4) Why the first gift a diaspora community gives you is never the real test. it's a test for follow-through. Dr. Martin Russell explains on the new Irish Stew episode. 🎧 #IrishDiaspora #SpéirGhorm #GlobalIrishNation

Want to find out how Palantir bought their way into the NHS and the problems with its £330m software? Join Democracy for Sale's live discussion with Beeban Kidron and @jamesrball.com at 4.45pm TODAY (Thursday) Do spread word! youtube.com/@Democracy_for_Sale?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Another day another Trump fever dream. His fragile ego cannot conceive of being the loser he was in the 2020 election. Interesting how the Democrats supposedly hacked the election in 2020 while out of power but were unable to do so when in power 4 years later #USPolitics #Politics

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Brief: Get Ready for Trump’s 2026 Disinformation Deluge  talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-bri...

We’re in the 1st inning when it comes to understanding the #IrishDiaspora. There is no better guide than Martin Russell who has made #Diaspora engagement his life’s work. Delighted to have had the opportunity for this extended conversation on @irishstewpodcast.com #SpéirGhorm

Irish Stew Podcast@irishstewpodcast.com · 3w ago

1) "Their BS radar is pretty strong." Dr. Martin Russell doesn't mince words about what happens when you try to engage a diaspora community for the wrong reasons. New episode of Irish Stew is up 🎙️ #IrishPodcast #IrishDiaspora #IrishPodcast #SpéirGhorm #Diaspora

A real honour to have Hotel Lux shortlisted for the Royal Irish Academy's Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction 🙏 www.ria.ie/2026/07/03/s...

Six books shortlisted for the €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction - Royal Irish Academy

The Royal Irish Academy in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs has today, 3 July, announced the six shortlisted titles for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction.

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Cohost @nuttyinnyc.com on his journey to America We encourage Irish American’s to tell their stories or those of their family in celebration of #IrishAmerica250 #GlobalIrishNation #SpéirGhorm americaeire.org/stories/dubl...

A story from Dublin, Ireland

A living archive of the stories, journeys, and histories of the Irish in America. Part of the Irish America 250 initiative.

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As good a column on #GlobalWarming as I’ve read and all the more punchy as I swelter today in #NYC Perhaps @fotoole.bsky.social and @irishtimes.com move this from behind the firewall as a public service? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026... @billmckibben.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis

Fintan O'Toole: Red alerts issued by Europe’s met offices must also be issued by citizens to their governments

At a fundamental level, we do not believe what we are experiencing: the catastrophic effects of global heating

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Adele Farrell talking about the importance of giving back and how helping others is deeply rooted in #Irish tradition You can hear the full Irish Stew conversation with Adele and partner John Cummins on your favorite #podcast platform. #IrishPodcast @irishstewpodcast.com #SpéirGhorm

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

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The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland | Fintan O’Toole

On our side of the Irish Sea we have made the best of a bad job. But we saw the damage a reckless British government could do, says Fintan O’Toole

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Love this one! @frost.house.gov brings some incredibly cool Florida history!

250 to 250@250to250.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida is the first Generation Z member of the U.S. Congress. Representative Frost explores the history of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first self-governing all-Black towns in America. #WeAreAmerica250

Seems about right.

Everyone needs to start working harder to make it crystal clear that Republicans oppose clean energy because they are a wholly owned subsidiary of the fossil fuel industry. ieefa.org/resources/ca...

The Montana Plan is bipartisan, common-sense, and one of the best opportunities in a long time to put Citizens United where it belongs: in the ashbin of history.

🎉 Am incredibly chuffed that Khadija Sharife and I have been shortlisted for Private Eye's Paul Foot Award Three years ago Democracy for Sale didn't exist. Now we are regularly breaking major investigations and stories. A *huge* thank you to all of our supporters. 😊

Private Eye Magazine@privateeyenews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From crumbling aerated concrete homes to the truth behind The Salt Path... The shortlist for the 2026 Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism has been announced! The winner, who will receive a prize of £8,000, will be announced on June 1. ➡️ Shortlist: private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...

A Reform government is not inevitable. But more of the same will only make it more likely. Great to speak to the brilliant @trillingual.bsky.social about the rise of the British radical right - and what comes next, for Reform, Farage and all of us democracyforsale.substack.com/p/a-reform-g...

A Reform government is not inevitable

Daniel Trilling on Nigel Farage’s election surge, the establishment that enabled it, and what comes next.

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I have GONE WILD on the 1926 Irish census and have made some fun discoveries: Trinidadian medical students, a Baháʼí couple in Donegal, the Irish widow of an emigré Cossack, and Egyptian sailors in Cork city - among many others.

Jeffries on Kash Patel: "We have to stop putting all the blame on the people who nominated this incompetent, toxic, malignant individual. What about the people who confirmed him? It's extraordinary to me that Senate Republican confirmed people like Noem, Bondi, Hegseth, RFK Jr, and Patel."

Trump and Vance’s favorite EU autocrat takes a drubbing Down goes #Orban, Down goes Orban Next up #MidTerms #Politics #EUPolitics #GeoPolitics #USPolitics www.politico.eu/article/hung...

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat

The Hungarian prime minister concedes to Péter Magyar, who is set to win a supermajority in the 199-seat parliament, early results signal.

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