Reading excerpts from the cross-examination of Otto Ohlendorf, commander of Einsatzgruppe D, during the Nuremberg subsequent trials, for my research, I came accross this chilling exchange. The most terrifying thing though is how familiar it feels in the current context

It must be a source of annoyance to some of our Mainstream Media that Clare Daly + myself are the top 2 Irish MEP's for the number of speeches at Plenary and we're in the top 3 for Committee attendance...

In 40 days canvassing. I visited 15 Counties. 238 towns. Over 5000 businesses. Met countless constituents. Now it's up to you the voters to decide whether or not you want to return me to the European Parliament. Vote Luke 'Ming' Flanagan No.1 #UnderstandsTheJob #EuroMing2024

A vote for Fine Gael is a vote for increasing homelessness and unequivocal EU support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But more importantly you’ll get a €5 per week tax break for yourself in October. Today vote with your wallet, not your conscience. #EE24 #LE24

My sister just sent me this. I won a fancy dress competition in 1984 in Castlerea. I dressed up as a miner. Handcuffed to my friend. Who went on to become a member of the Gardai Siochana. A decent one too.

If you are voting in Dublin or Ireland South today vote no. 1 for Clare Daly and Mick Wallace who have a strong track record on challenging EU militarisation. We need to return them to Brussels!

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan Every good wish Ming

As you cast your vote remember that, in the cruellest, darkest moment of the last parliament, Maria Walsh MEP and Seán Kelly MEP voted with the far right to allow migrants to drown in the Mediterranean. Everyone who voted for them last time owns every migrant death since then.

this piece by The Times is the first one I have seen in prestige Western media that accurately states both the highly limited nature, scope and content of Pramila Patten's UN report, which every other outlet keeps lying about, falsely saying it "confirms Hamas mass rape", and

Israeli doctors share prisoners’ medical information with interrogators to “greenlight” torture, teach interrogators how to inflict pain without leaving physical marks, and even actively engage in acts of torture themselves. bit.ly/3RGPuyz

1/ There is nothing inherently evil about Zionists; there is nothing inherently evil about Germans; there is nothing inherently evil about Iranians; there is nothing inherently evil about Belgians or about the British. Evil is not inherent. Evil takes root and grows. --->

Forget the jockey (so politically inept, hidden from public scrutiny); in IrlNW FG could have run a renowned horse & it would have got enough votes from the racing constituency/blind FGers to get elected. Train that horse to push the vote button as instructed -> typical FG MEP.

“I've burnt out my brother I've burnt out I saw it all. This is not a war my brother.” An elderly Palestinian, whose 70 family members were killed by Israeli occupation forces, explains the cruelty he experienced through tears.

I love the drama of these counts, but this is just true also. In 2019 Gace and I arrived to the EP with a feeling that half the key decisions had already been made Theresa Reidy 🇺🇦

I really don’t understand the people of Ireland voting Clare Daly out. If you hate immigration so much, why would you get rid of the staunchest antiwar MEP in the EU? So crazy to me how many people still don’t seem to understand how/why these immigration floods happen.

A society that ignores so blatantly the price paid by tens of thousands of people for the rescue of four of its hostages and a moment of joy for its members, is a society that is missing something vital | Opinion | Gideon Levy haaretz.com/opinion/2024-0…

This is a remarkable thread - Christ on a bike, we thought Irish politics was wild but we're only in the ha'penny place compared to this! 😂

There it is in black-and-white.

With Luke 'Ming' Flanagan re-elected to the European Parliament that's me done here again for a while. There is still another chapter to be written on the #BallyheaSaysNo #BallyheaSaysKnow campaign which - hopefully - will involve an appearance at the PAC ( Public Accounts Committee). Til then...