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'Held at gunpoint, chased by cartels: The Extraordinary Life of Jeff Farrell'
Great to be on the Mario Rosenstock pod.
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'Ukrainians should lie down and die so Russia can take their country.'
'Palestinians have a right to sovereign territory.'
HYPOCRITE
The Irish government is complicit in forcing young working class Ukrainians to fight the war against their wishes. They will welcome Zelensky back to Dublin again this week...
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Jeff Farrell retweeted
After ignoring it for months PB4P finally have something to say about Ukraine.
The daily Russian war crimes? ⛔️
Their own call to deny anti-air weapons during a Russian bombing campaign targeting civilians? ⛔️
The return of kidnapped children? ⛔️
Morally bankrupt.
Jeff Farrell retweeted
The situation in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine is becoming increasingly difficult. Extremely long power outages, limited water supplies, cold temperatures, and winter is only beginning. And I don’t expect things to get easier.
Personally, I can manage. But today I visited a friend who recently had a baby, and it really put things into perspective.
Imagine trying to keep your home warm for a newborn, wash baby clothes, do laundry, or simply get through the day without reliable electricity or running water.
And she’s just one of thousands of new mothers dealing with this reality.
Because life doesn’t stop during a war. Babies are still being born. Children still need to be cared for. People still go to work, raise families, and try to live normal lives under anything but normal circumstances.
Sometimes I think we forget just how much ordinary Ukrainians have to overcome simply to get through another day.
Jeff Farrell retweeted
“If you look at the modus operandi of Russia in these matters, they follow a pattern and this conforms to that pattern.”
Declan Power, former Irish Army soldier, defence analyst and writer says the recent bomb threats in Ireland stem from the “typical playbook for hybrid warfare”.
@ayeshahazarika
Jeff Farrell retweeted
Larysa Ryndova hurried to see her 68-year-old husband Serhiy as if they were going out on a first date. The elderly Ukrainian couple last saw each other in 2022, when Larysa, 72, fled to England to live with their son following Russia's all-out invasion reut.rs/4jZPSHg
Jeff Farrell retweeted
The music of #Ukraine: the generator. No power in #Chernihiv
Putin is doing a great job in wiping out - Russians.
Ucrania informa de cerca de 3.000 bajas rusas en un día, un récord absoluto en esta guerra elmundo.es/internacional/202…
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Jeff Farrell retweeted
The death has been announced of the Co Offaly singer-songwriter Johnny McEvoy. He was 81 rte.ie/entertainment/2026/11…
Of course they did.
EXCLUSIVE: Covert Russian network exploited French riots on social media, EU report says reut.rs/4j7egor
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Russia is waging war on Ireland.
But there won't be a peep out of the pro Palestine mvt.
Israel is their only enemy.
thetimes.com/article/3bb0c70…
Jeff Farrell retweeted
John Lydon from the Sex Pistols has his say on Kneecap.
"If you're advocating the death of another human being then you have no cause whatsoever. You are my enemy from here on in for the rest of your mediocre existence."
(Video sourced from Alejandro Basso on YouTube)👇👇👇
Jeff Farrell retweeted
Amid Trump praising Russia, a British journalist asks the moron president how it feels to be a loser.
Jeff Farrell retweeted
A shameless appeal: I really need a job.
I've years of experience in politics, PR, public affairs, comms and journalism, but I'm open to almost anything.
Edinburgh/East Lothian, or remote. Full-time, part-time or freelance.
All leads, introductions, shares hugely appreciated.
Jeff Farrell retweeted
🔴 I had the honour of speaking to legendary Christiane Amanpour on her CNN show regarding the Oleshky crisis, evacuation, and the Kremlin propagandist show in Oleshky and the White House.
Here is the link. My part is at 29 minute mark:
cnn.com/audio/podcasts/amanp…
🧵⬇️ thoughts
Jeff Farrell retweeted
O New York Times teve a coragem de fazer algo que nenhum local teve:
Eles convidaram o Flávio para uma entrevista sem censuras, deixaram ele falar e, na reportagem completa, apontaram todos os absurdos logo depois de cada citação e, ainda, pintaram ele de fujão e a família de conspiracionista. E ainda expuseram todas as acusações que ele, o irmão e o pai enfrentam.
De cabo, aproveitaram pra lembrar aos leitores que o pai dele está preso por (com todas as letras) tentar dar um golpe de Estado após perder as eleições para Lula, e que ele alimentou teorias da conspiração sobre o sistema eleitoral.
Num truque de mestre, toda a reportagem foi iniciada e conduzida por um plano de fundo de crítica ao Trump e a forma como ele está lidando com a situação. Quase num lembrete ao leitor de que “esse é o tipo de coisa que o presidente permite que aconteça com a ajuda do governo dos EUA”.
Deram corda pro cara se enforcar e ele caiu igual um pato.
nytimes.com/2026/11/05/world…
Russian meddling continues
RTÉ buildings evacuated following bomb threat 👇
rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/110…
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Jeff Farrell retweeted
A timely reminder of three things:
1) pursuing the right to report - kudos @jamesmatthewsky (and perhaps not something they’re used to over the pond)
2) attempts to control independent media come from all sides
3) Courtesy goes a long way…
Michigan's Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed confronted @jamesmatthewsky, telling him he wouldn't answer his questions as he wants "zero" votes in the UK.
Watch the heated exchange between the two.
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