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‘I’m the one he fears’: Texas Democrat’s audacious political move against Trump
With a viral campaign launch and a promise to take the fight to the US president, the Texas congresswoman enters a high-stakes race that could reshape the balance of power in Washington
Elon Musk’s view of pre-immigration Ireland: Lovely small towns full of ‘hobbits, frankly’
On Joe Rogan, Musk conjured up a vision of phalanxes of swarthy paedophiles descending on the bucolic villages of Britain and Ireland
Catherine Connolly has clearly won the digital media battle in the presidential election
A cautious party insider facing off against a confident outsider who thrives on digital media
American media in all its forms is shifting perceptibly rightward
Charlie Kirk’s death sparked heated accusations and arguments across ideological divide
Is Brigitte Macron wise to sue a right-wing podcaster over crackpot claims she was born a man?
On one level, the Macrons versus Candace Owens promises rare entertainment for the masses. Yet there is something poignant about plaintiffs feeling compelled to include family photographs of herself as a child
I was glad to see Conor McGregor mixing with Tucker Carlson. His stock is now even lower
I like to judge people by the company they keep - call me shallow, naive - and McGregor could not find much worse
Harvey Weinstein faces retrial this week of landmark #MeToo case
Re-examination of sex-crime allegations begins just as backlash against women’s rights unfolds in US
Des Bishop: ‘I never felt the grief with my dad like I felt with my mother’
For the Irish-American comedian, lockdown was preceded by his mother’s death. The impact was profound – but it opened the way to a new life
Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop fact-checking ‘really shameful’
Comments follow Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace fact-checking departments with company-moderated community notes
Podcasts of 2024: 10 of the best shows from the past year, from Keep It Tight to Who Trolled Amber?
The sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War, the true story of the Free Willy orca and a conspiracy theory surrounding Avril Lavigne also feature
2024 in radio: chaotic exodus of Doireann Garrihy, Jennifer Zamparelli and the 2 Johnnies hangs over 2FM
Many presenters left RTÉ's pop station but Radio 1 had a much more stable year and Newstalk sailed serenely on. The online sphere and the threat of podcasts looms ever larger
Podcast giant Joe Rogan may have played key role in US elections
Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunity
Ireland needs its own Joe Rogan, someone to question liberal orthodoxies
There are lessons for Ireland from the US election about the disconnect between establishment voices and the feelings of the electorate
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