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Rhiannon12866

(206,565 posts) Fri Jan 28, 2022, 03:40 AM Jan 2022

Stalwart Irish Fishermen Uncowed By Russian Threats And Diplomatic Games - Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow updates reporting on the Irish fisherman who intend to continue to fish where they always do even if it means disrupting Russian navy war games planned for those same waters. Mixed signals from the Russian embassy have not altered the fishermen's plans. Aired on 01/27/2022.

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Stalwart Irish Fishermen Uncowed By Russian Threats And Diplomatic Games - Rachel Maddow (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 OP

Good for the fishermen! SheltieLover Jan 2022 #1

Yay for the fishermen! KT2000 Jan 2022 #2

Wishing them all the luck in the world, they're going to need it! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2022 #3

Sounds like the Russian ambassador is threatening violence against the fishermen. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #4

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. Good for the fishermen!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 04:53 AM

Jan 2022

Ty for posting!

KT2000

(20,601 posts)

2. Yay for the fishermen!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 07:35 AM

Jan 2022

Russia must not know the Irish character.

Rhiannon12866

(206,565 posts)

3. Wishing them all the luck in the world, they're going to need it!

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 07:45 AM

Jan 2022

And I'm very proud to say that my great grandparents were both immigrants from Ireland, my grandfather, who was born here and fought in WWI, was their eldest son.

Irish_Dem

(47,697 posts)

4. Sounds like the Russian ambassador is threatening violence against the fishermen.