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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin

@ambergal47.bsky.social

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Recent Twitter immigrant. Politics, the arts, education. She/her/sí. Woke. ND, socialist, creative, intersectional feminist. Childless cat lady. For climate justice and equality. Will immediately block fascists, racists and homo/transphobes. 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yeah.... no. Nope, nope, nope.

a cat is laying down on a table with the words `` no '' written on its face .

Alt: a cat is lying down on a table, shaking its head vigorously, with the words `` no '' written underneath.

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jul 14

Ohdeargod 🙈

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jul 3

👀😱

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 29

Money doesn't always buy taste and elegance

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jun 29

People think I'm biased against Jeff Bezos, but here's Sartoria F. Caraceni, widely considered one of the best bespoke tailoring houses in the world, commenting on Bezos's wedding suit.

"The most terrible, frightening, horrible tuxedo ever seen in my life. I'm really suffering"

A photo of Jeff Bezos in his tuxedo. The low armhole is causing the jacket to lift off his neck.

A comment from Sartoria F. Caraceni on Instagram. It reads: "The most terrible, frightening, horrible tuxedo ever seen in my life. Omg .. [face palm emoji]. Elegance is not an empty word. I can't stand it. Really suffering ..."

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 25

I had totally forgotten about this!

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's absolutely bonkers. It's too bonkers for words. I still have this weird thing where I can't believe Trump is POTUS. I first had that feeling in 2016.

Just whattheactualfuck.

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 25

Excellent. Hopefully this might mark a turning point for America 🤞🏼🇵🇸❤️

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 22

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:

A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 22

Noone cares what that genocide enabler thinks

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jun 22

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

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American Humanist Association @americanhumanist.bsky.social · Jun 21

Today is World Humanist Day.

Our former honorary president Kurt Vonnegut believed in kindness. Humanism calls us to act on it.

Vote. Advocate. Show up for each other.

We are not powerless.

#WorldHumanistDay #HumanistsTakeAction
americanhumanist.org

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Six is a one pound monster. @thesix.bsky.social · Jun 18

Squatting eternally in in a sulcus.

@cafernblue
i still think my favourite thing that's ever happened to me on the internet is the time a guy said "people change their minds when you show them facts" and I said "actually studies show that's not true" and linked TWO sources and he said "yeah well I still think it works"

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 18

Hermann's giblets 🤢🤢🤢

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.

~ George Orwell

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 18

Great article 👏🏼

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you, to the brave and formidable Catherine Corless. We owe her so much. ❤️

Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · Jun 16

By coincidence I was passing Tuam today as the hoarding went up around the Mother & Baby Home site. A discreet and respectful veil.

It’s 11 years since I took this photo of Catherine Corless at her kitchen table. I rang her today just to say hi.
🧵

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 12

Unbelievable stuff.

Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · Jun 12

The DPC has found that the state's processing of 3+Million people's biometric data as part of the Public Service Card project was illegal under the GDPR.

www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-medi...

Findings

The DPC’s decision, which was made by Commissioner Dale Sunderland, and was notified to the DSP this week, finds that the DSP:

Infringed Articles 5(1)(a), 6(1), and 9(1) GDPR by failing to identify a valid lawful basis for the collection of biometric data in connection with SAFE 2 registration at the time of the inquiry;
Having regard to the preceding finding, infringed Article 5(1)(e) GDPR by retaining biometric data collected as part of SAFE 2 registration;
Infringed Articles 13(1)(c) and 13(2)(a) GDPR by failing to put in place suitably transparent information to data subjects as regards SAFE 2 registration; and
Infringed Articles 35(7)(b) and (c) GDPR by failing to include certain details in the Data Protection Impact Assessment that it carried out in relation to SAFE 2 registration.

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 12

Such beautiful animals 😍

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 11

You are Nine Inch Nailing it with this post.

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 8

🤣
They haven't a clue how to handle the Palestine situation at all

Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 8

actionnetwork.org/letters/form...

Formal Notice Regarding the Civilian Humanitarian Vessel Madleen and the Legal Obligations of the State of Israel Under International Law

Today, UN experts demanded safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Madleen, you can join them by putting Israel on notice. As the Madleen sails from Catania toward Gaza carrying un...

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 7

Gobshites gonna gobshite
🤷🏼‍♀️

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bridgeenmckenna.bsky.social @bridgeenmckenna.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Éilis Ní Bhraonáin @ambergal47.bsky.social · Jun 7

Wtaf is this?
Utter hysterical lunacy.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Jun 7

So much clarity.

(Membury Services.)

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jun 6

Trump’s sanctions on four ICC judges for approving Israeli arrest warrants and investigating US torture invite charges against him and Marco Rubio for obstructing justice under Article 70 of the Rome Statute. #3E #EndImpunity

US foreign policy
Rubio imposes sanctions on four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel
US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officials

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