From Normandy to Belfast in One Bad Analogy

A pastor's D-Day Facebook post, a Defense Secretary's speech at Normandy, and three nights of fire in Belfast. They're all connected. Fresh off two weeks in Northern Ireland teaching the Troubles, Matthew walks through the riots that broke out after a stabbing in north Belfast, the far-right accounts (including Elon Musk's) pouring gas on it from across an ocean, and why the American officials commenting on it don't seem to know loyalist from republican. He also brings a report from a Burt Jones campaign stop, where some of the rhetoric sounded awfully familiar.  Links: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/11/police-warned-addresses-targeted-belfast-riots https://districtmagazine.ie/features/on-the-ground-at-the-belfast-riots/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/pete-hegseth-d-day-speech-immigration-grotesque-stupidity https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/belfast-riots-elon-musk-anti-immigrant-violence-stabbing-rcna349384