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Professor of American Studies and Director of the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. All views expressed here are my own.

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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
1 year
Ted Smyth launches the 5th Bridging the Atlantic conference, hosted by Queens University Belfast ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @TedSmyth
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@liamkenn
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Congratulations to the 2020/21 MA in Media and International Conflict students on graduating today!! ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA ⁩ ⁦ @TedSmyth ⁩ ⁦ @DeepaParent
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@liamkenn
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3 years
Great to be talking with Mark Kermode about The Wire @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA @shapirostephen
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4 years
Great to see this in print!...I hope it reads like ancient history come Nov 4th... @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Irish diplomats exercising at Global Ireland 2025...no, really! #GlobalIreland @Clinton_InstUCD
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liam kennedy
6 years
Starting off our midterms night in Dublin!! @Clinton_InstUCD clin
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@liamkenn
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5 years
Great to meet Clinton Institute board members Ted Smyth and Brett Bruen (and George Washington) as we prepare for the Bridging the Atlantic conference at Georgetown University tomorrow @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Looking forward to discussion with Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein át Harvard this évening and meeting UCD álbums in Boston @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Speaking in Dublin tonight as part of the Congressional Delegation visiting Ireland, Congressman Richard Neal recalled the history of Irish emigrants to the US, saying "like the immigrants we witness today they wanted to make America great too" @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
Delighted to be taking part in this event with our friends at CNN Academy as we launch the new MA in Journalism and International Affairs @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
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6 years
"Writers do things for Ireland because they like Ireland, but I wouldn’t push it..." - Anne Enright speaking on Irish culture and diplomacy, Global Ireland 2025 #GlobalIreland @Clinton_InstUCD @GlobalIrish
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2 years
Looking forward to the start of a conference on Ireland’s Soft Power at Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris @Clinton_InstUCD
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liam kennedy
6 years
Great conversation this evening with Samantha Power and Cass Sunstein in Boston @UCDALUMNI Boston Chapter meeting in Harvard Club @Clinton_InstUCD .
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
The Bridging the Atlantic symposium is under way at the Royal Irish Academy, now discussing Transatlantic relations in a time of war ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
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6 years
Shamrock moment... @Clinton_InstUCD c
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@liamkenn
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6 years
Irish cultural diplomacy in White House... @Clinton_InstUCD cl
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Great event, learning a lot about Irish in France @Clinton_InstUCD
@Irish_in_France
Irish in France 🇮🇪🇫🇷🇪🇺
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Very interesting presentation by Prof Liam Kennedy from @Clinton_InstUCD on the nature of Irish #Diaspora #studies #strategies #opportunites #Challenges at GIS Eire in #Paris #GlobalIrish
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
President Biden speaking at Dublin Castle. “I have never been more optimistic about the future of both our countries “ ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
In Dublin Castle today for Global Ireland conference, great lineup and looking foward to the conversations #GlobalIreland @Clinton_InstUCD C
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liam kennedy
6 years
Great to join Sharon Ni Bheolain and Gina London at RTE News to comment on Nancy Pelosi's speech in the Dail
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 months
Ambassador Dan Mulhall talking about how Ireland may have to deal with a Trump presidency at Clinton Institute event at RIA ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA ⁩ ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Nancy Pelosi speaking in Dublin this evening warns any weakening of Good Friday Agreement would prevent US-UK trade deal post Brexit @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
At Global Ireland 25 Nicola Byrne tells us planning for Brexit is like playing tennis in the dark... #GlobalIreland @Clinton_InstUCD C
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liam kennedy
6 years
Where to begin?.....Chinese making Trump2020 flags before tariffs kick in... via @HuffPostPol
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Caitriona Perry launching her book The Tribe tonight in Dublin, a timely take on Irish influence in US politics @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 months
Are you Irish American? This short survey has been created to provide fresh knowledge about Irish America today. Click the link to share your view on what it means to be Irish American: @GUGlobalIrish @GIHNYU @ACIrishStudies @AmericanIrishSL @IrishStewCast
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Thanks to DFA for hosting this discussion on Irish America @Clinton_InstUCD
@NBurgessDFAT
Niall Burgess
5 years
Underway now in Iveagh House @dfatirl - Professor Liam Kennedy @ucdclinton @GIHNYU introduces a new lecture series on Irish American identities.
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
8 years
Brett Bruen will speak at the Trump's America conference at UCD #TrumpsAmericaUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
What happens when a president doesn't read "Diplomacy for Dummies" - Brett Bruen's read on Trump's blunders in the Middle East @Clinton_InstUCD via @NBCNewsTHINK
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 years
The Republican Party owns the Capitol mob..."the party leadership has knowingly and willfully created an entire segment of the electorate that is prone to violent and dangerous conspiratorial thinking." @Clinton_InstUCD ntry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @voxdotcom
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
Niall MacDomhnaill of Virgin Media News visited us today to talk with MA students on the Journalism and International Affairs programme, a collaboration between UCD Clinton Institute and CNN Academy ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA ⁩ ⁦ @niallmcdonald
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Congressman Richard Neal speaking about the "paralysis of politics" both sides of Atlantic, good to have such a thoughtful politician as head of Ways and Means committee in Congress... @Clinton_InstUCD c
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Taking part in Council of Europe debate today in Poland on diaspora and civil society... @Clinton_InstUCD c
@PLParliament
PLParliament
6 years
#Warsaw : The role of diasporas in the development of civil society is discussed today during the conference organized by Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies of @PACE_News , hosted by the #Sejm @PLPermRepCoE @PolandMFA @MSWiA_GOV_PL @DuarteMarques @liamkenn @AndrzejHalicki
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
8 years
At Washington forum on Irish US relations, great stuff on corporate taxes, Brexit and more @Clinton_InstUCD @TedSmyth @WIPlive
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Great to hear Minister Helen McEntee in Washington tonight underscore the need to protect the Good Friday Agreement and an all Island economy as Brexit threatens these @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Just arriving at White House for blarneyfest aka St Patrick's Day reception... @clinton_ucd
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Well said, and Brexit may strengthen US-Ireland relations @Clinton_InstUCD
@BrettBruen
Brett Bruen
6 years
Amid all of the attention on #Brexit , a small island, that’s long been an unwavering American partner, looks to take a more robust role on the world stage. A story that deserves more attention & support from this side of the Atlantic. #GlobalIreland
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 years
Which one is he?
@JFKennedy_97
Jake Kennedy
4 years
Dad looking fly on BBC News @liamkenn very proud he's trimmed the beard for the occasion
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
Our MA in Journalism and International Affairs students are in Abu Dhabi, beginning an intensive week of news simulation run by CNN Academy ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Looking forward to taking part in the Bridging the Atlantic conference at Georgetown University in Washington on Thursday @Clinton_InstUCD @GUGlobalIrish
@TedSmyth
Ted Smyth
5 years
Important initiative by Friends of Ireland in Washington in same week as significant conference on post Brexit US Ireland relations ⁦ @GUGlobalIrish @Clinton_InstUCD @IrelandEmbUSA @HocGfa ⁩ US Congress to vote on support for GFA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Irish soft power at work!...Nancy Pelosi on Brexit: why Irish-US diplomacy is a powerful force in border talks via @ConversationUK @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Check out our first podcasts - taking the filters off discussion about the US!
@Clinton_InstUCD
Clinton InstituteUCD
5 years
Huge announcement via our Instagram! Our podcast, America Unfiltered, is officially live! Available to stream on all platforms, including Spotify, Apple and Stitcher!
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
terrific critical analysis of corruption of political language...
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Great summary of major opportunities and challenges for Ireland as Brexit disrupts US-EU relations... @Clinton_InstUCD via @IrishCentral
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 years
Jim Acosta - "the Trump presidency is disappearing before our eyes..in real time" @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
1 year
I know I am at a Northern Ireland conference when this is the key lunch item ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 months
Great piece by UCD/CNN Academy student Kathy Rose O'Brien on student protests at TCD @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
@BeckyCNN
Becky Anderson
5 months
Students around the world have been staging protests about the ongoing war in Gaza -- with some ugly scenes, particularly across U.S. campuses. At Ireland's top university, however, demonstrators accomplished a rare achievement -- persuading authorities to cut financial ties with
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
Tanaiste Micheal Martin kicks off the Global Irish Civic Forum at Dublin Castle ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @TedSmyth
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
7 years
Is Irish America fading away?
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
8 years
Ed Luce will be speaking at the Trump's America conference at UCD #Trump 'sAmericaUCD - The Atlantic
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
"We should expect our president to come into office with a basic knowledge of the way the world works" If only! Brett Bruen exposes the paucity of foreign policy ideas among Democratic candidates for president... @Clinton_InstUCD via @businessinsider
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
GARY Younge of The Guardián and Scott Lucas of EA Worldview speaking át the Democracy and Disinformation conference át UCD Clinton Institute @Clinton_InstUCD C
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Interested in finding out more about our graduate programmes at @Clinton_InstUCD Come chat with us at the UCD Graduate Study Fair on the 20th February in O'Reilly Hall, UCD from 4.30 - 7pm
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
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Brett Bruen pinpoints one of the most unsettling implications of the impeachment hearings, that they have "laid bare just how crippled the staff, systems and structures designed to protect our country really are." @Clinton_InstUCD via @NBCNewsTHINK
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
5 years
Brett Bruen explains why it is too easy for countries to meddle in America's elections. Here's how it will happen in 2020. via @businessinsider
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
7 years
Amb Dan Mulhall kicks off the IN-USA conference #INUSA17
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
8 years
After poisoning and dividing America, Donald Trump has won an ugly victory via @ConversationUK @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
A survey of Irish people in France asked is being Irish viewed by French people as positive or nevative...100% positive!...I wonder what answer would be for view of British? @Clinton_InstUCD C
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
9 years
At diaspora conference in Dublin, on promoting positive narratives on migration @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
sometimes prayers are answered....Irishman’s desperate appeal to God to make England lose in World Cup
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6 years
In New York for a few days, taking in the graffiti @Clinton_InstUCD Cl
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
7 years
Great stuff Bob!
@ucddublin
University College Dublin
7 years
@RobertKBrigham 🇺🇸🌍 US State Department has “ground to a halt” under President Trump. @RobertKBrigham 's recent talk @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
Great to have Chinese Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong and Reece Smyth the Charge d'Affaires of the US embassy visit and talk to our students today @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
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Minister Charlie Flanagan talking at Brexit event in New York today, says "GFA is indispensible blueprint for relations" between GB and ROI... @Clinton_InstUCD c
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
At start of nurses demonstration in Dublin, big numbers and strong feelings
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
7 years
Fascinating talk on difficulties of getting Northern Irish message heard in Washington under current administration #INUSA17
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
7 years
A year already!!... via @ConversationUK
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7 years
Off we go!...
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5 years
"Northern Ireland could not, in its current perilous state, survive either a hard Brexit or a united Ireland." | Dearbhail McDonald
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@liamkenn
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6 years
Gary Younge says Brexit is "the season finale of the UK" @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA sc
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liam kennedy
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Billy Lawless..."Under the shelter of each other we survive"...A message to Iive by in these times... #INUSA17
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Jake Sullivan speaking in Dublin on why Trump won election and current US foreign policy @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
CNN's Nima Elbagir speaking at UCD on investigative reporting @Clinton_InstUCD
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 years
New from America Unfiltered...Trump's New Front in War on Immigration: International Students | UCD Clinton Institute @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA
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liam kennedy
7 years
How Ireland Moved to the Left: ‘The Demise of the Church’
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Irish media must not go easy on Trump, UCD conference hears
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
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looking forward to this timely discussion...
@SenBillyLawless
Billy Lawless
7 years
Great Irish Latinx panel on shared immigration experience at Dominican University Chicago next Wed...open to all!
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
2 years
Great innovation in news simulation training, which involved many of the students on our MA in Journalism and International Affairs programme @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA @TedSmyth
@journalismnews
Journalism.co.uk
2 years
🎧In this week's podcast, CNN Academy director Alireza Haji Hosseini talks about why making mistakes is such an important part of journalism training
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
6 years
yup, the condominium doctrine is with us...
@RichardHaass
Richard N. Haass
6 years
. @realDonaldTrump to Kim Jung-un: "I said, look at that place, wouldn't that make a great condo? Think of it from a real estate perspective." US foreign policy has clearly changed; the containment doctrine has given way to the condominium doctrine. Move aside George Kennan.
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
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Great to see bipartisan discussion and commitment from these US congressmen ⁦ @Clinton_InstUCD ⁩ ⁦ @ScottLucas_EA
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
4 years
“This is not America” is a go-to mantra for those who claim a European exceptionalism in matters of racism... @Clinton_InstUCD @ScottLucas_EA @EbunJoseph1 @MChresfield
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@liamkenn
liam kennedy
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"The Democrats are not ready to rule" Stephen Shapiro at Trump's America conference #Trump 'sAmericaUCD @Clinton_InstUCD
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