I do my talk tonight, irish immigration and the creation of a greater ireland, im going to focus on three interrelated things. First, i will consider the patents of irish immigration to the United States, the push and full pull factors that impelled it and the major focus of that influx that began as a result of the great irish famine and continued steadily until the early 20th century. There will be a boston, Massachusetts Slant to all aspects of my commentary tonight. Secondly, i will describe the reception that irish immigrants received upon their arrival on these shores and how their experiences of immigration and much nativist hostility helped to shape strong bonds and communal solidarity, creating an irish american identity. This was a consciousness that professed loyalty to the United States as well as a continuing devotion to the motherland. This was sincerely expressed so simply succintly expressed by bostons second born second irish born mayor. To the irishman, american citiz
Sailing boat with Cooper And Joyce fund this month. Its time for a few questions. Joyce joyce from the netherlands, why did you end up purely on the dilemma 2 by chance. Actually, i studied architecture the my husband got a job in germany and i came with him but couldnt find work. And then i thought i can sail and started looking for those jobs. There were offers from a Sailing School on Lake Constance and one incense book. So i thought id go for the one here today. Why not northern germany . But for me, it was too similar to holland, the temperature, the weather. Sure, the sailing would be a bit more active than here. But i enjoyed the landscape and the closeness to the alps. And i also enjoy the villages here on lake constancy. Theres no comparison to holland, hold on for life. I want to sure that you have to get a ceiling license, especially for really constance, even people who already have one, no matter what i sent, you have them. But why . By because here there are rules which d
Election officials of both Political Parties and replacing them with political cronies. They are masquerading as election measures but will have the opposite effect. Instead of the integrity maintained by the secretaries of state and local Election Officials who proved incorruptible in 2020 despite Donald Trumps threats and pleas to find enough votes to overturn the 2020 election results, the Gop Power Grab got the power of those very officials and replaced them with political types who might have heeded the calls had they been in place. From Brandnew Reporting in The New York Times the Maneuvers Risk eroding some of the core checks that stood against former President Trump as he sought to subvert the 2020 election results. Had these bills been in place during the aftermath of the election, Democrats Say, they would have significantly added to the Turmoil Trump and his allies wrought by trying to overturn the outcome. They worry proponents of Trumps Conspiracy theories will soon have m
media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. i ll talk about it an author. good evening. i m mehdi hassan. since this show launched in october i ve been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. and i m sorry to have to report this to you. but the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. in texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. it s one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had house democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. a provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. one of the
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