Michael Lee

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

Wow

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

Johnny Mc #GreyHair

[Dundalk FC @DundalkFC]

Dundalk FC''s Under 20s are 2-0 down to St Peter's at McCarthy Park. The second half has just kicked off. (Pic: Peter Minogue).

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

@GavinNewsom @Tim_Walz You'll regret writing this

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

👇

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Trump talks tough on Venezuela, but admires thugs and dictators like Nicolas Maduro.

As President, I will stand with the Venezuelan people and for democracy.

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

@EricLDaugh He's a bigger retard than Helen McEntee and I didn't think that was possible

[🇺🇸 Pecan 🇺🇸 @PecanC8]

CIA Officer says bank records show Sen. Lindsey Graham is laundering money from the Ukraine war back into his own personal bank accounts… It’s “significant amounts of money.”

“Let me say something about Senator Graham. There will be news coming out in the next couple of months about how he has profited financially off of money that came out of Ukraine, laundered through Latvia and made it way into his bank account. And now we're talking significant amounts of money. DOJ is looking at it."

Very serious allegations . . . thoughts?

[VV @TheEngancheEra]

The moment of 2025…. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

@stanleycupot @nypost Agree

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

@BBCWorld Very cowardly headline

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

@RichieHayes2 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[TIME @TIME]

According to the brief, Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed. https://t.co/pmmMFkswIB

[Mick Caul @caulmick]

As the Finance Minister Paschal Donohue resigns in a 'shock' move

The Sinn Féin leader @MaryLouMcDonald reads out a litany of failures under the FFG Government Watch.

Including the failings in the care of young Harvey Morrison Sherratt

"No four month timeline for him, Tanaiste."

#JusticeforHarvey #Dáil #BackUs #WorstGovernmentEver

[ChainOfThought @0x445352]

Paschal Donohoe is to resign. Expect many serious commentators to talk about what a loss this is, what a capable minister, a steady hand at the tiller etc. Allow me to prebunk:

Donohoe promised to abolish the USC ahead of the 2016, 2020 and 2024 general elections. He never abolished the USC . During his time as a govt TD taxes have increased across all categories, from VAT to capital gains, excise and taxes on fuel, booze . He's increased the tax thresholds in two budgets but these increases don't even cover even 10% of the value that has been destroyed by inflation during the same period.

Ireland is now 35/38 OECD countries on tax competitiveness, and 37/38 for tax on income. To make things far worse, Donohoe presided over sweeping employment law changes that require employers to fund employee pension, sick leave and holiday pay. These changes are being rolled out now and will costs thousands of people their jobs.

Donohoe also saw the introduction of carbon and other green taxes and levies that are gutting the disposable income of normal people. During the same period, energy costs have ballooned to the extent that Ireland now has the highest retail energy costs in the EU and the lack of a secure energy supply is means billions of euro of potential investment is diverted to other more competitive jurisdictions.

For the last 10 years Donohoe has carefully cultivated an image of a sober and judicious Finance Minister . Since taking over at DPER , he and his DOF colleagues have taken public spending from 76bn to 126bn, an increase of 63%, with demonstrably less oversight and accountability than there has ever been . Much of this increase is baked into current spending, even though by his own departments' analysis, there is zero guarantee that the tax revenue will continue to come in.

Since becoming a government TD in 2011 he and his trade union buddies have awarded themselves 14 separate "negotiated" increases to their pay and pensions . His pension pot is at least an order of magnitude larger than most people will make over their entire lives.

When the FG /Lab government took over in 2011 it was still possible to start a company, rent an office, hire some people and make some money. 14 years on and there is only the State. Small businesses are dropping like flies. Dublin is gutted. Office blocks are half full and the north inner city is basically the third world. Nobody with a brain would even consider hiring a full time employee now. To put it simply , more than any other individual , Donohoe has played a key role in bringing Ireland and Dublin to its knees.

Since becoming president of the Eurogroup in 2020, Donohoe has invested all addressable political capital in aiding and abetting Christine Lagarde's CDBC , the most important step in implementing a Chinese CCP-style social credit system in which every financial transaction is routed through a government filter.

During his tenure as the President of the Eurogroup , the euro has lost about 25% of its spending power, a massive tax on savers and private pensions, and a real reduction in the standard of living for hundreds of millions of european workers. Paschal fully supported all of the decisions of the ECB during this time.

For these and other reasons, it's my view that Paschal Donohoe is one of the most cynical , nasty and destructive politicians to ever hold office in an Irish government. He should be remembered that way. Good riddance.

[Balls.ie @ballsdotie]

Reactions to Troy Parrott's winner.

1. Dublin airport

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

Wow

[Pál Udvarhelyi @PUdvarhelyi]

#HUNIRL 1-0

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

Richie Sadlier smiling at half time during an Ireland game. Hell has officially frozen over #IRLPOR

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

👏

[Garreth McDaid @garrethmcdaid]

Annual state spending on League of Ireland academies:

€3m

Annual state spending on taxis for the HSE:

€42m

[Michael Lee @MickLee15]

Just another example of how ignorant he is

[𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬🏖️ @NikolasRMFC]

Ffs Gareth Bale preferred golf by the way. How do I convince my kids this guy was a part time footballer all his career, where do I even start from.

Salah and Hazard are not this good 🥵

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

The Barcelona rondo under Pep Guardiola was an absolute JOKE. 🤯🤯🤯