Ron O'Brien 🇮🇪

@BrynBratt @rapto333red @VeraMBergen Trump didn't start the conflict over nuclear weapons - he assassinated the Ayatollah, having been categorically assured by the war criminal fugitive Netanyahu that this would lead to the total collapse of Iran within 72 hours.

@rapto333red @VeraMBergen When they come home unscathed and Iran has no ability to get nukes for 50 years. And no ability to make intercontinental ballistic missiles. The oil is another issue but solvable. Nuke bombs are the biggest threat to the west

Susie Wiles has expressed concerns that aides are giving Trump “a rose-colored view of how the war was being perceived domestically, telling Trump what he wanted to hear” and urged them to “be “more forthright with the boss” about the political and economic risks. @EricCortellessa time.com/article/2026/0… apple.news/AdQHUbJyiR_ymh… This material may be protected by copyright.

@ccshoreditch They've been doing that for years - they looked like they were using the hair dye a decade ago.

boys you need to drop the hair dye, you're fooling no one 😬 #OneShow #TheOneShow

@jamiex @sarahfugard @owenjonesjourno Many Palestinian people are currently being held in prison even without charge, including 450 children and 50 women. Would you trust a rogue regime that is responsible for this to do anything fairly?

@RonOBrien17 @sarahfugard @owenjonesjourno Why not 100%? Isn’t it possible that they’re most are guilty? Maybe find some examples where people have been convicted incorrectly then come back to me.

Israeli minister Ben-Gvir celebrates the execution chamber for Palestinians. Is there any limit for Israel's depravity? Any at all?

@jamiex @sarahfugard @owenjonesjourno By a 'military court' with no jury and no right of appeal - conviction rate in these courts is up around 99%. Anyone who appears in this court is found guilty, no matter what the evidence.

@sarahfugard @owenjonesjourno No it will only be for those who have been convicted of terrorism.

@dineen20dineen Were they called RTE1 as soon as RTE2 was launched?

Memories from RTE 1 1980s

@petemuntean Much louder than I expected, even from a couple of miles away! 🚀

The sound alone made a space geek out of me! 🚀 Here’s one unedited minute of the Artemis II launch from our setup on the press mound. My first time covering a launch from Kennedy Space Center… and I’m not sure I could’ve picked a better one. Thanks to everyone who watched!

@EvilBebeast @abjectbaby The Nazi concentration camps for the first 7-8 years of the Third Reich were all about 'restoring law and order' and 'keeping our people safe'. Once you start going down this route, you're halfway to creating your own Holocaust....those camps eventually led to the death camps.

@abjectbaby Hitler killed innocent Jews Israel want to kill terrorist murderers But I guess it’s all the same for a Muslim

Hitler would never do that because he knew broadcasting the mechanics of systematically killing millions of civilians would shock and disgust the German civilian population. Israelis are different.

@hawk85356 @FurkanGozukara Lots of polls showing strong support for the attacks on Iran and Lebanon - very high numbers.

@FurkanGozukara Not sure how you canvased all the Israelis to come up with 90% ?

Terrifying reality check. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti warns that 90 percent of Israeli society now supports fascist policies and endless war. He explicitly blames the international community for refusing to sanction Israel while they commit genocide and collective punishment.

@peteatowafful @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar I don't know a huge amount about them, but there's no reason to believe that Muslims form a majority within their party or ever will. All five of their MPs are white and middle class for example. Plus, Muslims are only 6% of the British population.

@RonOBrien17 @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar It’s totally different. If the party itself is running on the teachings of a particular religion as being key to its policy making then it’s a recipe for disaster. Religious doctrines are often seen as absolute. This can make it difficult for a party to compromise on.

Zack Polanski’s mum, dad, brother, and sister have formally complained to IPSO after journalists turned up at their family homes. But I’m confused. I thought the Daily Mail "journalist" said his family approached her.

@peteatowafful @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar How would a load of Muslim MPs in Parliament be a bad thing? It would scarcely be any different to a lot of Reform UK MPs being elected. Each would represent their own demographic or base (some would argue this is democracy in action).

@RonOBrien17 @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar Thus being the most likely to at some point to have growing influence on Green policies as well as those put forward to run for seats. Thank you for agreeing that to have this opinion is not far right, but actually logical.

@peteatowafful @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar None of that should come as a surprise. There are very few political parties for Muslims in Britain to gravitate to - Starmer has positioned Labour as right wing and it has its big 'Labour Friends of Israel' faction. The Greens would seem an obvious fit for Muslim voters.

@RonOBrien17 @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar Polanski doesn’t own the party. He is the elected leader at present. The party has had a surge in membership from Muslims, representation in green local councillors has increased & certain party stances look to attract Muslims to vote for them. They are entitled to do this.

@peteatowafful @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar Polanski is a Jewish man and talks about his Jewishness all the time. It's a bit far fetched for anyone to suggest he sees his role as promoting Islam or turning Britain into an Islamic state.

@RonOBrien17 @RachelMboo @I_amMukhtar Why is it far right to think that the greens would be a potential home for a political party focussing on Islamic policies?

@RachelMboo @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar How else would you describe a far right Jewish relative of his accusing him of fronting up a future 'Islamic state of Britain'?

@RonOBrien17 @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar “Zionist talk”?

@RachelMboo @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar ‘He’s currently the leader of the future Islamic party of Britain, that’s what the Green Party is fast becoming,’ said one. ‘And there would be no place for Jews in an Islamic state of Britain.’ That is 100% Reform UK and Zionist talk.

@RonOBrien17 @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar I wouldn’t think so. Just statistically speaking they’re highly likely to dislike Netanyahu.

@RachelMboo @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar I'm not sure this is the win she thinks it is : presumably the Jewish family members she quotes who don't like his political views are big Farage and Netanyahu fans.

@RonOBrien17 @peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar She points out that it’s other journalists they’ve complained about, not her. x.com/nicolelampert/…

@peteatowafful @I_amMukhtar So who were the extended family members? First cousins, someone married to his aunt etc? It was a disgraceful route to go down and was trying to suggest his own family hated him.

@I_amMukhtar This is relating to only immediate family. The story last week was not immediate family. It’s pretty straight forward.

@afc_king @loughers2 @NIFLGrounds The US one does mention the country: 'The land of the free and the home of the brave'. The Spanish one has no lyrics, whilst the Dutch anthem references the Netherlands and Maastricht in the full extended version.

@RonOBrien17 @loughers2 @NIFLGrounds The US anthem doesn't mention the country, nor does the Spanish one and the Dutch one mentions another countrybut not their own. Its not unique in that regard.

New flag, New anthem please.

@loughers2 @NIFLGrounds The lyrics are extremely unusual too in that they make absolutely no mention of the country that the anthem is supposed to be about....just venerating a person.

@NIFLGrounds I’ll stick my head above the parapet and be the first to agree with you here about the anthem My previous post explains why I believe it’s time to get rid of GSTK Let’s be honest - it’s anachronistic and belongs to an era of us tugging our forelock to the English - not any more

@PhiBetaData @tiberiusfiles It's been a bizarre one way relationship. If they were ever an American ally or asset in the region, that is long gone. They are smashing up the Middle East (in their desire to take total control of it) and turning everyone against the US in the process.

@tiberiusfiles They will suck it dry and leave the carcass. Believe it. They don’t invest in America (Bermuda holds more U.S. Bonds than Israel - let that sink in!). They don’t fight for us. There hasn’t been an instance where Israel assisted the U.S. in battle unless we’re fighting their war

It’s important to understand that the pressure on Israel has never been greater. The US is losing everything it worked decades for all for Israel — allies, bases, reputation, intelligence, decades gone in smoke. That’s how much Israel has cost the US: it’s killing the empire.

@ToddAppel @tiberiusfiles @DCHNPod It looks like they are going to end Trump's career much sooner than anyone anticipated. Backing them to the hilt will turn out to be a disastrous decision for him.

@tiberiusfiles @DCHNPod So we like Israel? 🤣