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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · Jul 23

Auschwitz, Belzec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka, Gaza.

There is no difference.

If you ever wondered what you'd have done if you were alive during the 1940s and you'd known about the death camps, you're doing it right now.

'Children say they want to go to heaven — because heaven has food'

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemns ‘man-made mass starvation’ as aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

www.irishexaminer.com

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2h

Buddy it fucking sucks you have to think like that. It sucks that anyone does. I hope you've got good neighbours.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2h

I thought this was @theonion.com at first. If I hadn't stopped scrolling because I think it's entertaining that Small Don has started looking like the Nano Banana version of himself, I'd have been none the wiser.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

“This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison”

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison

Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.

zeteo.com

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2h

The US is officially in "hide the [insert minority here] family" territory.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 9h

One thing I absolutely believe: there is no police force that will not beat the shite out of people if they have half a chance.

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 9h

"Is this the road we're going down now, to go lockstep with many other European countries in terms of brutalised repression against protesters?"

Horrifically violent footage from Saturday. And still no statement from Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, nearly a week on.
#SpéirGhorm

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 4h

"President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will."

Triumph des Willens, S. Cheung, 1935

White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump

A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

www.bbc.com

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 5h

Ah Shelob, is it yourself, is it?

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 8h

Timoleague Friary was built in the 13th century on top of a much older early Christian site founded by the patron saint of honey and beekeepers, Molaga. The village gets its name from the friary, not the other way around; Timoleague (Teach Molaga) means "the house of Molaga". Grand evening for it.

A wide, tranquil landscape image of the imposing, ruined Timoleague Friary in County Cork, Ireland, at dusk. The ancient stone structure is centered on the horizon, grey walls and gothic arched windows silhouetted against a pale autumn sky. The friary sits on the bank of a perfectly still body of water, the estuary of the Argideen (little silver river). The water acts as a mirror, creating a flawless, near-symmetrical reflection of the ruined walls and the bare trees along the shoreline.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 12h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 9h

MAQA

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 9h

I led 2 canvasses last week and and leading 2 more this weekend. Our local volunteer crew have put up 120 posters in our local area. I will not be taking any “she has this won” takes, she has not. There is work to do and we need to do it. We can all rest on the 25th!

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 11h

Man, his volte-face is going to be so embarrassing when he gets his new instructions from Trump and Miller.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 13h

Money and apathy in varying ratios. Cork's politicial dynasties are generally in the Teaco Value Oligarchy category.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 14h

I know, I was failing to be facetious (except for where I said no Irish politician would dare enforce it). Cork is the poster child for crumbling, decaying, derelict, empty properties. The city council is only too happy to overlook the instruments they have at their disposal to remedy the situation.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 14h

Collecting tax breaks and cackling with glee as demand and prices continue to skyrocket. There should be a "use it or lose it" policy for vacant residential properties, or at the very least massive fines, but there's no way that any Irish politicians would dare enforce it.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 16h

Astonishing that FFG, the conjoined twins party of the landlords, by the landlords, for the landlords would do this. I'm shocked.

Shocked!

Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 16h

10 homes rotting away for over 15 years on outskirts of Cork City but the real problem is developers need tax breaks
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 1d

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 16h

I prefer to think of it as "if he wakes up". It's important to be optimistic.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 17h

I can't wait to hear President Joffrey's reaction to this. With any luck it'll be the final burst of pressure for that brain aneurysm I've been pinning my hopes on for the last ten years.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 17h

Don't forget the exorbitant electricity prices, when we're sitting right next to practically infinite wave and wind energy off the west coast.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 18h

Do those folks not understand how many lawyers Kenvue has?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 18h

Useless, useless, useless, useless, useless wet noodle of a man.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 19h

Back in the day, people would carry these clocks, some up to eight feet tall, around in their pockets all the time because smartphones hadn't been invented yet.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 19h

This is the intricate action of a Synchronome electric clock, the most accurate pendulum clocks ever made. They were being produced in London about 100 years ago and this one ended up a grandfather clock my grandfather built. It produces an incredibly distinctive set of clunks and clacks and zaps.

A detailed, close-up photograph of an antique clock movement. The mechanism is made of brass and steel, mounted on a dark, rectangular base. The upper section shows several visible gears and an escapement mechanism. In the lower half, two large cylindrical drums are visible, around which thin, tightly wound wire or cord is spooled.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 22h

The person who wrote this is chief culture editor for the Economist, and I have so many questions about what he does in that job and how he got it.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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