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Ewan MacKenna

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The author criticized a new podcast, saying its story was so implausible it would have been rejected by Hollywood. They compared it to an episode of *Air Crash Investigation* written by someone with no experience investigating crashes, and claimed the account had more holes than the aircraft allegedly did. https://t.co/zeXIiOlnLs #Podcast #AirCrashInvestigation #Storytelling

The author wrote that Israel had said sport and politics should not mix, while allegedly spending two weeks harassing Irish players and management over politics. They questioned whether calling that behaviour bullying and hypocritical amounted to a slur. #Israel #SportsPolitics #Bullying #IL #IE

The author questioned why no genuine images of the damaged Air Dubai aircraft on the tarmac had appeared the previous day, and claimed that many major media outlets had used AI-generated images showing a torn-off rudder. The author said those images had the wrong registration number and tail type, did not resemble Tabuk Airport, and differed from pictures of the aircraft, which they said had been parked at a military ramp. https://t.co/YKqHG537Ug #AirDubai #AviationNews #MediaTruth #AE #SA

The author wrote that precedent suggested clubs could have strong legal cases against Manchester City over alleged cheating, seeking damages ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions based on effects on titles, European places, relegation and cup progression.

The author questioned a scenario in which a passenger supposedly walked down the aisle of a plunging plane, entered the cockpit, put the pilot in a chokehold and then levelled the aircraft. They sarcastically asked whether the passenger would next turn to the camera and say “shalom”, adding laughing emojis. https://t.co/DiDjPC2HSs #Aviation #Humor #CrazyStories #IL

Why did the account that put up videos of Israeli fans monkey chanting Irish players in Hungary get suspended? Is racism now okay but depends who does it, and highlighting the right people doing it means a breach of rules? #Racism #FreeSpeech #Accountability #IL #IE #HU

Israel has, both during the game and during the aftermath, killed civilians in two nations. Just a reminder of what matters. #Israel #Civilians #HumanRights #IL #JO

93 per cent of members of @FAIreland wanted this game stoped. They listened to the 7. They're scabs and have made the players scabs. Always loved the Irish soccer team through thick and a lot of thin. Tonight a bond is going to be broken for many of my generation. Backs turned. #FAIreland #IrishSoccer #PlayerSolidarity #IE

Yes, FIFA should have acted. Yes, Uefa should have acted. Yes, Irish government should have acted. Yes, @faireland should have acted. Reality is none did and, fair or not, it leaves me and many others seeing that Ireland team later as scabs crossing the picket line. #Ireland #FIFA #UEFA #IrelandTeam #IE

I've covered Irish sport for decades sadly, from doping scandals to Brazilian jails. David Courell is the single biggest scumbag I've come across in it. By miles. His words were disgusting and like many I'm done if they play. @FAIreland #IrishSport #Doping #FAIreland #IE #BR

Ireland players have two choices. 1. Play game, be absolutely hated at home for doing it, probably not win anyway. 2. Don't play game, try make a difference, get legendry status at home, be recognised globally as moral, probably start positive change. Why is that difficult? #IrelandPlayers #MoralChoices #LegendaryStatus #IE

Tired of hearing that Ireland players have "been put in very difficult position". They've to choose to do the right thing by not playing a game of football. Do you know who've been put in an actual difficult position? The people of Palestine and they've no choice. #israel #Palestine #Ireland #Football #IE #PS #IL

I'm tired of hearing that Ireland players have "been put in a very difficult position". They've to choose to do the right thing by not playing a game of football. Do you who have been put in an actual difficult position? The people of Palestine and they've no choice. #israel #Palestine #Football #SocialJustice #IE #PS #IL

Benjamin Netanyahu called people not wanting to listen to him "moral cowards". All they do is four things. 1. Murder. 2. Steal. 3. Lie. 4. Project. That's it. #Israel #Netanyahu #Israel #Politics #IL

AI is massively dangerous on multiple levels. Donald Trump is the only one denying this and we know why. Needs to keep the tech bubble around it inflated, to keep the markets over-inflated, so he and his mates make a lot more money. Playing with fire by now. #AI #Trump #DangersOfTech #US

When it suits Israel is a multicultural melting pot of many peoples. When it suits Israel is the world's only Jewish state. Which is it? And why does either justify slaughtering civilians? Answers on a postcard. #Israel #Multiculturalism #Civilians #IS

Hamas doesn't exist in Lebanon, Syria or West Bank. None of those places were involved in October 7. So why is Israel mass murdering people in all of them as well as stealing their land? Answers on a postcard please. #IsraelPalestine #HumanRights #EndViolence #LB #SY #PS #IL

For a couple of decades (directly involving Manchester City owners), Yemenis have been ethnically cleansed by a western alliance of US, UK, UAE, Saudi and Australia. They got utterly routed this week and @FrankRGardner is rolled out by MI6. Media is disgusting. #Yemen #EthnicCleansing #MediaBias #YE #US #UK #AE #SA #AU

The right happened to love me during COVID as I was against lockdowns. My reason was that you can't use security as excuse to remove basic freedoms. Sadly the same right think you absolutely can when it comes to the freedom of Palestinians. Pure hypocrites (as our left for #Freedom #Hypocrisy #COVID19 #Thetweetmentions"Palestinians #"whichcanbeassociatedwiththecountrycodeforPalestine. Countrycodes:PS

I just got leaked payment details of Israel to @RealSarahIdan. Why is a state, via a couple of companies, paying you to have opinions? Auntie Tom #Israel #Transparency #PaymentDetails #IL