I fancy myself an Irish storyteller, what we call a seanchaí, with one book out for sale, Fugitives in a New United States, and another in progress. Visit my website at https://crann-na-beatha.com, to check out the blog, a book store and other delights.https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mwr7vmku6k2xThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-7de?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web I'm back on schedule, not that anyone really cares, but still. Here is this week's podcast episode, The U.S.S.R. vs. The U.S. Part 2. I invite people to come watch or read this, and see if you see the parallels.30 Sep 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr7vmku6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mwek3hejuk2fThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-3d9?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come visit with me once again, as I start a two part series about how much the United States is starting to look a lot like the end of the old Soviet Union back in the late 1980's, up until its collapse in Dec. 1991. Part 2 next week.25 Sep 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwek3hejuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mvo2i2xqbk2rThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-1fb?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Visit with me again this week, as I tell the tales of global warming and what is very probably coming for a lot more people around the world in the next few years. I also read the next chapter of this serial story from Bulgaria to finish.16 Sep 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo2i2xqbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mv45wx5ook2oThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-582?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in and find out what I have to say about my new misadventures with AI, and my take on a Substack article from Kit Klarenberg, and I start reading a new story by Mariana Busarova from Bulgaria. Chapter 1 today.09 Sep 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv45wx5ook2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mthxl3ey222iThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-4cc?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Here is this week's podcast. I don't mess around with what I think will happen once ICE deploys these shock gloves, plus, the trouble with the U.S. Navy (It's been a problem for decades). Come in and see what I dug up about the Navy.20 Aug 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthxl3ey222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3msw26lm7zk2hThe Village Oak Tree https://todomhnaill.substack.com/p/the-village-oak-tree-59e?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in and have a sit with me under the oak tree. I lean into U.S. politics today, and talk about a couple of news stories I found that the Americans aren't talking about much. Then there is the mafia style invasion of Greenland12 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw26lm7zk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mseiv6gj2k2jThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-44a?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come watch. listen or read this week's podcast about VA healthcare, or lack thereof, from a very personal perspective. This is episode is dedicated to all the veterans who ever had to fight for VA health care.05 Aug 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseiv6gj2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mrsot67kwk2qThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-3a0?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come around and grab a seat under the old oak tree to watch, listen or read about the coming recession and how that will probably effect people around the world.29 Jul 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsot67kwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mrayc57vxs23Here is a clip from today's The Village Oak Tree podcast. Found everywhere you can search it out. Come find it in Substack and Medium.com Today, after a week off, I talk about technology, data centers, the environment, AI and China, and the coming recession.22 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrayc57vxs23https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mq5wpc4oic23The Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-a8a?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in, come in. We're talking CIA secrets, British xenophobia and global warming. I don't pull any punches and tell it like it is, in all of it's ugly bones truth. It's okay if you don't like it. I'm not running a popularity contest.08 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5wpc4oic23https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mpwofvjzrk2gJust a quick invite to read my latest blog post at crann-na-beatha.com/blog I muse about recent website issues, my fight with insurance adjustors and the economy. Come in and read for yourself. Leave a comment if you wish and I'll reply in kind. https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog05 Jul 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwofvjzrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mpmewrmxfs2mThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-a76?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in and watch or read the commentary I have about the upcoming 250th July 4th. I don't hold back on my negative feelings about this holiday and about the Americans in general. Visit with me and tell me your thoughts.01 Jul 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmewrmxfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mp2tmlr5ac26The Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-d7b?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in and join me once again. This week, I offer another book review and throw a lot of punches at Americans in general. They have a lot to answer for these days and I call some of it out. U.S. history is rife with unanswered war crimes.24 Jun 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2tmlr5ac26https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mospkbwotk2iAnother invitation to visit me and read my latest post in my blog at crann-na-beatha.com/blog this weekend. I write about what the latest happenings are in my life that may mirror some of your own, and some of the world affairs that also may be effecting you as it is myself. Come in see for yourself https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog21 Jun 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mospkbwotk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3moj24toejk26The Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-047?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Here is this week's podcast about Irish slavery and Anglo Saxon exceptionalism. I bring some horrible Irish history and how that attitude still pervades across British and American culture to this day. There is plenty more so come in and see.17 Jun 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj24toejk26https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mo75tjgsek26Just a quick note to tell people about my new blog article in crann-na-beatha.com/blog This week I talk about health issues related to my many deployments, the computer industry trials due to Trump's tariffs and chip trade war with China, home remodeling and our entry into a super El Niño event now. https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog13 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo75tjgsek26https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mnxyp3vgmk2gThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-5e4?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web After many IT difficulties, I finally have today's podcast here. Come see what I have to say about oligarchs, ICE, immigrants, and climate change, and how they may be related.11 Jun 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxyp3vgmk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mnpz3oyj322oI uploaded my latest blog post at crann-na-beatha.com/blog for everyone to read. I wrote about the taxes we pay in the west, some a lot more than others. I also talk about this week's podcast about the chaotic immigration policies. Come in and have a sit. Grab a cuppa something and share your notes. https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog07 Jun 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpz3oyj322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mnghme6asc2rThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-f79?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Visit with me under the oak tree and listen or read my book review of Undue Process by Julia Ainsley, some insights on America's veterans, some satirical humor about Stephen Miller and a new possible Welcome to the United States border sign.04 Jun 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnghme6asc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mmzqa4kdoc22I look at all of the posts in my feed and I like what I see. Maybe there's some good in this social media platform after all. With that, let me offer my own blog post at crann-na-beatha.com/blog today. I wrote something I think may be controversial to some. Come in judge it for yourself. Drop a line https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog29 May 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzqa4kdoc22https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mmugy6akqk2qThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-05f?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come watch or read about some new revelations about the war in Ukraine, and a possible global food shortage starting next year. I have some good news articles to bolster my editorial that are linked in the post. If we think it's bad now, wait.27 May 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmugy6akqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mmhcvdud2s25I invite people to read another blog article in crann-na-beatha.com/blog this week about how much Trump has forever changed the world, and how we all have had to adapt to the chaos he's created. Come read this latest post and tell me how much your life has changed wherever you live in the world. https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog22 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhcvdud2s25https://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mmctcaunlc2eThe Village Oak Tree video podcast is out everywhere on Substack.com, Medium.com, YouTube.com, all major audio podcasts across the world, and a RSS app in my website at https://.crann-na-beatha.com/the-village-oak-tree. This week, I talk about Russia's expose U.S. funded biolabs-not biolabs and Russian ICBM's.20 May 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmctcaunlc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mluazy2ol22uI have another blog post at crann-na-beatha.com/blog for anyone to read, if they like. In it, I talk about the joys of home ownership (not), the lack of pride in service work these days, and other things on my mind this week. So, grab a cuppa and have a sit while I regale you with tales from my hood https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog15 May 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluazy2ol22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mlcezkzjbs2fJust a quick note about my latest post in the blog at crann-na-beatha.com/blog. In this post, I mention a few topics such as revolution and guerrilla warfare that algorithms sometimes don't like. Come in and read my latest thoughts on how to take back our democracy from Trump and the oligarchs. https://crann-na-beatha.com/blog07 May 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcezkzjbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3ml7gs3fjqs2eThe Village Oak Tree https://open.substack.com/pub/todomhnaill/p/the-village-oak-tree-935?r=1rgd7h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Come in and join me once again under The Village Oak Tree. This week, I go after Ukraine and its corrupt government, a new type of crime spree in Europe, EU Russo phobia, and the infamous oil tanker shadow fleet, plus a bit about a movie and AI.06 May 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7gs3fjqs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mkpzsbyvnk2kI rarely post so much anywhere but today is an exception. I wrote another piece for my blog in my website today that I invite readers to look at and comment, if they want. I wrote about the cost of home repairs, family drama, a possible global recession and climate change. Grab a cuppa and enjoy.30 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzsbyvnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mkpzjrnf622kI posted a video clip on Facebook yesterday from my weekly podcast that found its way to some serious haters. The stories I have heard about people like that on X/twitter are apparently true there as well. I think I'm having second thoughts about doing that anymore. What a world we live in now.30 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzjrnf622khttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mknxejb4qc2tA post to let people know that this week's podcast is out and about once again. I delve into some obscure world news stories that may have an affect on everyone everywhere. Search for The Village Oak Tree in Substack, Medium, YouTube and your favorite audio podcast platforms everywhere.29 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknxejb4qc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/todomhnaill.substack.com/post/3mkegjk5vs22vJust another note. My book, Fugitives in a New United States is still for sale on my website at www. crann-na-beatha.com. Interested readers can buy directly from my website or use the links provided in the website to buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Ingram Spark. Come check it out and buy one.26 Apr 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:jfvaphbdonmab6dsf5xbiptm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkegjk5vs22v