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@du_dot_ie @CriticalEyeMMA2 @danobrien20 @drivetimerte The mean is about 400 euro a month, about a tenth of the Irish average.

@CriticalEyeMMA2 @danobrien20 @drivetimerte What’s the average salary in Bolivia?

On @drivetimerte after 5pm to discuss EU-Mercosur. *If the national (beef) herd vanished overnight, the impact on the Irish economy would be small. All agriculture now accounts for just 1% of total value added. *The threat the posed by the EU-Mercosur deal to the beef industry is also exaggerated because the ceiling on the amount of imported beef from the Latin American bloc under the deal is a tiny fraction of EU production. *The opportunities of freer access to the Mercosur market (280 million) rarely get mentioned. Ireland is one of the most successful exporters of goods and services in the world. Gains will far outweigh any downsides. *At a time when Europe's two biggest trading partners, both superpowers willing to weaponise trade, diversification is a strategic necessity. In these times, food security cannot be taken for granted. Apart from beef and dairy, Ireland is a net importer of almost all foods. From this perspective, it would be better for more diversified farming. It's a very bad look for Ireland to be criticising the British and Americans for protectionism and then advocating protectionism ourselves.

@Kaos_Vs_Control Is it a case of negligence...?

That’s the fucking spirit. How the hell in any fucking universe is the fed hiring these nasty failures w/fucking white power tattoos on their neck. This speaks to a level of gross negligence in hiring, the fed is aware& usually very strict about what employees can have visible.

ICE agent gets caught off duty with a Nazi SS tattoo on his neck (Minneapolis, MN 1/5/26)

@KnightLeon34974 @jasonhickel Pride, as they say, comes before a fall.

@jasonhickel America has no friends, only interests. A profoundly arrogant, greedy, and violent nation.

European leaders are baffled that the US is not behaving like an "ally". But the US has never considered Europe an ally, it considers Europe to be its bridgehead in the Eastern Hemisphere, with over 200 US military bases. Grasping this is crucial to understanding US behaviour.

@SenFettermanPA "We... We... We..." Not a single thought for the people of Greenland, who might not want their country bought out from under them in a neo-colonial impulse by a nation in a state of social and political crisis.

I believe Greenland has massive strategic benefits for the United States. I do not support taking it by force. America is not a bully. Ideally, we purchase it—similar to our purchases of Alaska or the Louisiana Purchase. Acquiring Greenland is a many decades old conversation.

@PebblesBeach1 @MichaelRosenYes A whole lot of ad hominem and nonsense there. Many people, perhaps you included, are completely incapable or unwilling to step outside of a jingoistic paradigm and assess the facts of a situation. The US, just like China and Russia, is engaged in neo-colonialism. As per usual.

jsut admit it you dont care for human rights, you are brainwashed to say TRUMP bad, therefore dictatorships are good, would you say the same about iran, right now, i bet you would its about life and liberty and freedom, to express those so what oil thats what the others were doing at least they have a chance

To be clear, when some of us say 'Hands off....[insert name of country]' it's not because necessarily we approve of that country's government. It's because we disapprove of the process of hands being put on. 'Hands off' means we're against 'Hands-on'.

@PebblesBeach1 @MichaelRosenYes Bizarre and unfounded accusations levelled there. I guess that's the internet.

@RLombardVance @MichaelRosenYes So yu want more people dead in that country you want women forced into prostitution arrested diaspeared, you want what if you want maduro in charge what about your humanity to the people there dont give me that theside effect for oil is FREEDOM from an EVIL dictator

@PebblesBeach1 @MichaelRosenYes The Trump administration cares so much about that that they're taking Venezuelans' natural resources, their oil; their means of economic development. This wasn't about justice.

@MichaelRosenYes tell that to the peoplen who arestarving there women forcedto prostitute themselves for food, tell that to people who are dying due to no medicines.

Or exploring options around US sovereign debt.

To take the initiative, Europe needs to create leverage, rather than to continually react to leverage created by US. Doesn't seem terribly likely. Ho big or go home options. Like offering EU accession to Canada (or raising it as a possibility, strategically, as the case may be).

@StateDept Black, white, and red. An appropriate colour scheme.

This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened.

Incredibly, the Wall Street Journal article about the attack on Venezuela doesn't even mention that the US killed 80 people, only noting that no Americans were killed. The lives of non-Americans are considered so worthless as to not even need mentioning.

@rshereme Well, Ameroca is certainly for sale, that's clear dor all to see.

When talking about Greenland, Senator Ted Cruz said: “To become an American is the greatest gift we can give anyone on planet Earth.”

Unbelievable. Or, well, actually quite believable.

@CoreyWriting "Defender of Western Values". Risible.

It's easy for the Irish to continually run their mouths and morally grandstand when they're an irrelevant country so none of their positions are of any consequence.

american craftsmanship is declining. 20 years ago, if you wanted to manufacture a reason for a war, you had to make a map and do a little presentation at the UN. now you just say anything.

You can't have a long term partnership with a place that coin tosses being led by Caligula every four years

finally, we're living through precedented times

Per today's developments, perhaps those equivacting on the matter can suggest when we might expect the rendition of current and former US presidents to the Hague...? I didn't think so.

These 'closely monitoring the situation' tweets are going to look pretty pathetic when Greenland's turn comes.

@Alan__Shatter Autocrats and those who breach international law, perpetrate human rights abuses, launch wars of aggression, or perpetrate genocide or ethnic cleansing deserve opprobrium, whether Iranian, Venezuelan, Russian, American, Israeli, European. State or non-state. Might is not right.

Sympathies to SF, PBP, the Social Democrats, the Labour Party & all of Ireland’s street marching/protesting, pseudo socialist/ Islamic fundamentalist supporters. A difficult day. Have to work out whether to publicly denigrate Iranians demanding a change of gov & support the Ayatollah or demand the release of Venezuela’s illegitimate narco President Maduro. Tough.