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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · May 26

The interesting thing about capitalism is that it's entirely incompatible with the future, so we've just decided to get rid of the future and keep capitalism for a short while

dianaodwyer.bsky.social @dianaodwyer.bsky.social · May 21

I've just signed this CATU petition calling for an end to evictions and a ban on corporate landlords. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Stop Evictions and Ban Corporate Landlords in Ireland

I've just signed this CATU petition calling for an end to evictions and a ban on corporate landlords. Will you sign too?

my.uplift.ie

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Apr 9

Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds

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Friends of the Earth Ireland @foeireland.bsky.social · Apr 15

We welcome the move to tackle cold, damp rentals with BER Standards Bill. A poorly insulated home is like a leaky sieve and renters are throwing money away to keep their homes warm.

Our press release: www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/friends...

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Feb 20

Ireland has exported more than €97 million worth of dual-use products to Israel since October 2023, the Department of Enterprise has confirmed.

Ireland exported €97m in dual-use products to Israel

Ireland has exported more than €97 million worth of dual-use products to Israel since October 2023, the Department of Enterprise has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Feb 18

I guess our hostility to data centres is "the manifestation of [our] eternal struggle against the great western capitalist evil"🤣
We're against this system that impoverishes people, while funneling more & more state money into the enrichment of big tech billionaires.

Taoiseach's Responses on Data Centres must've been written by AI

I guess our hostility to data centres is "the manifestation of [our] eternal struggle against the great western capitalist evil"🤣 We're against this system that impoverishes people, while funneling more & more state money into the enrichment of big tech billionaires. This government represents the interests of Big Tech and Fossil Fuel CEOs, not ordinary people! #BanDataCentres #AIrevolution #peoplebeforeprofit #PBP #PaulMurphyTD #Ireland #Tallaght #DublinSouthWest #Dublin #IrishPolitics __________________________________________________________________________________________ Keep up to date with Paul & his latest campaigns: https://linktr.ee/paulmurphytd Or follow him on social media: 👉 YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@paulmurphy_td 👉 TWITTER | https://twitter.com/paulmurphy_td 👉 INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/paulmurphy_td 👉 FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/paulmurphytd 👉 TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@paulmurphy_td 👉 THREADS | https://www.threads.net/@paulmurphy_td 👉 WEBSITE | https://www.paulmurphytd.ie/ 🚨 Join People Before Profit: https://www.pbp.ie/ 🌱 Find out more about RISE: https://www.letusrise.ie/ ✅ Register to vote: https://www.voter.ie/signin/register-signin 📝Check out our policies here: https://www.pbp.ie/policies/

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · Jan 6

Elon Musk’s fascist turn isn’t puzzling at all.

It’s all about labour 🧵

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · Dec 28

Never, EVER accept the lie that this is somehow a 'forest', just because there are trees: it's not. A real forest is 1,000s of diverse species, all intricately connected.

By contrast, what you're looking at here is one face of the death of nature, covering around 10% of Ireland.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Dec 28

The European Union decides to ignore and suppress a report commissioned from its own Human Rights expert.
#ForTheRecord
theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...

EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.

The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

theintercept.com

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Dec 27

I've shared this quote before but I'll share it again, as it's one I've been thinking about a lot as I've watched how our oligarchs have been behaving over the past few months.

At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had earned from his wildly popular novel Catch-22 over its whole history. Heller responds, “Yes, but I have something he will never have … enough.” Enough. I was stunned by the simple eloquence of that word—stunned for two reasons: first, because I have been given so much in my own life and, second, because Joseph Heller couldn’t have been more accurate. For a critical element of our society, including many of the wealthiest and most powerful among us, there seems to be no limit today on what enough entails.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Dec 17

New polling on American attitudes about the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO:

Overall: 68% say it was unacceptable, 16.5% acceptable

18-29 year olds: 40% unacceptable, 41% acceptable

70+: 81% unacceptable, 10% acceptable

December 2024 National Poll: Young Voters Diverge from Majority on Crypto, TikTok, and CEO Assassination - Emerson Polling

Majority Think Tariffs Will Hurt US Economy Majority oppose Biden’s Pardon of Hunter & Trump’s…Full Release & Results

emersoncollegepolling.com

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Dec 1

The moment we knew we'd #KeepPaulinTheDáil

Starting out strong:
"Homes for Need, Not for Greed!"
#ge24 #AnotherIrelandisPossible #SpéirGhorm

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dianaodwyer.bsky.social @dianaodwyer.bsky.social · Nov 30

Thanks to everyone who voted PBP no. 1 in Tipperary North! check out pbp.ie/join to get involved in building a real left alternative #Election2024 #AnotherIrelandIsPossible

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EU Made Simple @eumadesimple.bsky.social · Nov 30

🚨 #Ireland's Exit Poll shows Drop for Big parties!! 🇮🇪🇪🇺
Our graph compares the Last Election to the Exit Poll 📊

All major parties dropped in support, except Fine Gael (EPP), which held steady.

Could this exit poll signal a shift in Ireland’s political future? 🤔
#IrelandVotes #EU #ExitPoll

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dianaodwyer.bsky.social @dianaodwyer.bsky.social · Nov 29

Coverage in the Tipperary Star! Vote PBP no. 1 in Tipperary North and transfer left #GE2024 #VoteLeftTransferLeft #AnotherIrelandIsPossible

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Nov 29

For Real Change to happen

Vote left, transfer left.

Vote left, transfer left.

Vote left, transfer left.

Vote left, transfer left.

Vote left, transfer left.
#GE2024

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dianaodwyer.bsky.social @dianaodwyer.bsky.social · Nov 29

If you want a left government, vote PBP 1 and transfer left to independents who've ruled out FF/FG, then to SF or SD.

This is our chance to end 100 years of FF/FG!

If you’re in Tipperary North, vote no. 1 Diana O’Dwyer and transfer left #GE24 #VoteLeftTransferLeft #AnotherIrelandIsPossible

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Nov 28

Unfortunately Vincent Browne couldn't host the debate yesterday, but he says #KeepPaulinTheDáil in Dublin South West.

(Seems to be recorded from a cave!😭 But it's very much appreciated, thanks for the endorsement!✊)
#ge24 #AnotherIrelandIsPossible #VoteLeftTransferLeft #SpéirGhorm

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People Before Profit @pbp.ie · Nov 27

Another instance of the far-right attacking the left during this election, this time physically assaulting one of our canvassers and pulling out a weapon.

Not once have they gone after government parties—they are stooges for the status quo.

#GE24 #SpéirGhorm
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The Greystones Guide | McConnell Addresses Far Right Harassment

Local candidate bombarded by far right activist…

www.greystonesguide.ie

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People Before Profit @pbp.ie · Nov 27

Young people can be the tipping point in this election.

We can End 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

To do that, you should vote People Before Profit number 1, and then transfer left.

#AnotherIrelandIsPossible #GE24

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Nov 27

FF&FG's economic model is Corporate Tax Haven Ireland, which they now fear is under threat.
We have a unique opportunity now to shift away from this, and actually invest in systematic measures to improve people's lives.
#TonightVMTV #ge24 #TaxHavenIreland #KickOutFFFG

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Nov 27

On the doors, people know what a joke these once-off payments are.
Ireland once had the cheapest electricity prices in Europe when the ESB was run on a not-for-profit mandate.
#ge24 #CostOfLivingCrisis

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Nov 27

Solidarity with the workers!✊
Government have been preventing recruitment into our health service by stealth through their ‘pay & numbers strategy'.
Scrap the pay & numbers strategy. #KickOutFFFG

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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · Nov 27

"if you're big business in this country, the economy works for you. If you're a parent of a child with additional needs, the economy does not work for you. The reason for that is because all of this is based on profit."
We need a left government that will take on the profiteering.
#TonightVMTV #ge24

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