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The Village Oak Tree

The Village Oak Tree

By: T Ó Domhnaill
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The Village Oak Tree is where the Irish storyteller comes to your digital village to bring you stories from the outside world. Join me every Wednesday as I try my best to find topics that are not plastered all over the main stream news pages everywhere you look. I research news from around the world, that despite not being in all over the front pages, may be important to regular people nonetheless. To wrap things up, I try to add a little imagination to your visit with a short story that might make you think. Sláinte

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Episodes
  • Tribalism

    Tribalism
    Aug 20 2025

    Fáilte

    Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

    I am your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

    Thank you for joining me.

    This week, I'm continuing what I started last week. I'm going to talk some more about humans and their innate ability to destroy nearly everything they come in contact with. I'm starting off with an expanded version of a blog article I wrote back in late 2022 about tribalism. It didn't get much traction back then, and it may not today but it still needs to be said.

    In this episode, I talk more about human nature, and what that portends for the future of the United States and its people, and the world at large.

    So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit as I talk about tribalism and how that plays into empire building.
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    31 mins
  • What if the Native Americans had Wiped Out the First Europeans?

    What if the Native Americans had Wiped Out the First Europeans?
    Aug 13 2025

    Fáilte

    Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

    I am your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

    Thank you for joining me.

    A couple of weeks ago, an online friend from northern California wrote a short blog article wondering what north America might look like if the Europeans had never arrived. There was much online speculation about that, and I got the idea to explore that a little bit more. I had asked my friend to collaborate with me on this but, apparently he became distracted with something else, like survival.

    So today, I am bringing my take on this, along with some history I dug up from Wikipedia.

    So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit as I present some history and some thoughts on what the Americas might look like without the Europeans.
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    32 mins
  • What Does a Fascist U.S. Look like Under Donald Trump?

    What Does a Fascist U.S. Look like Under Donald Trump?
    Aug 6 2025

    Fáilte

    Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

    I am your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

    Thank you for joining me.

    This week, I want to ask what does a fascist United States looks like under Donald J. Trump? I offer a perspective that no one is talking about, that I think, based on his life so far, fits the narrative we're seeing to a tee. All I ask is that you listen with an open mind and think about this after I'm done today.

    So, gather round, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit and let's talk about what Donald Trump's version of fascism looks like.
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    33 mins
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