Aidan Murray

Chef

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

There was a time, and not all that long ago, when arriving in America meant being greeted by a man with a comically large smile, a flag the size of a small principality, and the words “welcome home, friend,” even if you’d never set foot in the place before.

Trillions went into building that brand.

And now look. The Senegal national football team, invited guests, arriving for the World Cup, being patted down on the tarmac by a chap in a bucket hat whose vest says Aviation Logistics and whose body language says “spread ’em.” This is not a welcome. It is a stop-and-search before the players have so much as breathed American air.

“We love all people,” the Americans used to say. For decades. With feeling. They printed it on t-shirts and stitched it into the lining of their foreign policy. Turns out the small print, only legible under a Trump administration, reads: “terms and conditions apply, please consult the attached list of acceptable nationalities, allow six to eight weeks for processing, void where it makes the President uncomfortable.”

The truly bleak thing about the photo isn’t the search. It is that nobody in it looks remotely surprised.

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

Any chance @ONeills1918 have heard of Westmeath today...?

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@JustineStafford

[The Resonance @Partisan_12]

“I'm Jewish.. All Jewish people are not k!llers. This is just a section of the Israeli people that are like that.. What happened in Gaza was utterly wrong, wicked and terrifying. The Hamas attack was terrible.. but it came from 70 years of oppression..”

—Miriam margolyes

[Mr Firth @mister_firth]

A new case every day 🕵🏻‍♂️

How parents want teachers to react to a missing jumper:

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@SkySportsGolf McIlroar time

[DP World Tour @DPWorldTour]

RORY MCILROY!!!! ☘️

#AmgenIrishOpen

[Joe Brolly @JoeBrolly1993]

The president of Ireland.

[Joe Brolly @JoeBrolly1993]

The government has refused visas for 47 Palestinian kids & mentors due to come to Ireland for a once in a lifetime GAA tour. The reasons given are pathetic. It can only be concluded that the Israel lobby got to them. https://t.co/J3HUs5ioDw

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Beaten by Spurs, 16th in the table and Liverpool are Champions.

Man Utd fans, RT this post for a chance to escape any mention of football this weekend. Prize includes:

- All expenses paid trip to remote Faroe Islands
- Accommodation with no TV and Internet

T&Cs https://t.co/9kPc1G89RL | 18+ Gambleaware

[The Blindboy Podcast @bbboatclub]

stomach churning hatred going on here

[john kenny @JohnKennyMedia]

Come on everyone. He has a match on Friday night

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Mr. Netanyahu, antisemitism is a vile and disgusting form of bigotry that has done unspeakable harm to millions.

Do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government.

[Ian Malcolm @Dr_Eoin_Malcolm]

As an Irish-speaking Protestant who has been teaching the language to all for years, I'm delighted to see Unionist politicians engaging with Gaeilge. The richness of Irish belongs to us all, as, I hope, my book on Protestants and the Irish Language shows.
https://t.co/wKSGVp9BuA

[The Food Manufacturing Guy @TipOfTheBanana]

Michelin Award winning Roast Pork in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia only open for 3 hours a day.

My American mind cannot comprehend.

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@gazzachef And the winner of the comments section is @declanoreilly for the Anthony fidget spinner reference. Brilliant 👏

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

How any Liverpool fans listen to Gary Neville is beyond me, what an absolute arse.#LIVNEW

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@gazzachef Ye got a good one Gary, delighted for your son.

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@gazzachef Sorry to hear that Gary, a fellow man of the cloth, rest in peace.

[Aidan Murray @curlyburt]

@AthloneTownAFC Come on de Town..