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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 1h

Israel highlighting how many 100s of aid trucks they will now allow into Gaza is a tacit admission that they were using aid as a weapon of war, by the way. seems weird not to talk about this

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

i've never heard someone use the phrase "how the oat milk is made"

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

heather humphreys right now

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

i'm sure many of the people campaigning for new words for burger and sausage also claim they can't keep track of the number of genders and pronouns they happen upon in everyday life

Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 1d

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · 1d

wired is covering this like cnn covers mass casualty events

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

they wouldn't have this issue if they played in st. anne's

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘You want a player to die?’ Heat is on tennis after players wilt in extreme conditions

Every year players are pushed to their limits in a sport that chases the sun. But the number of retirements, withdrawals and injuries this season has been shocking

www.theguardian.com

kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

i just realised its going to be ok

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 1d

it took 30 years but i think i have finally made peace with daylight savings

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

yes botanic gardens carpark 🔫

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

richmond road is definitely up there as one of the worst places to drive, walk or cycle in dublin, along with the bit of the samuel beckett bridge across from the ferryman – two places that are incredibly frustrating for every single person with the misfortune of being there

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 2d

Locals occupied Drumcondra's Richmond Road for a brief period this morning in protest against what they say is insufficient action on the council’s behalf to manage the road
https://www.thejournal.ie/richmond-road-drumcondra-protest-6837769-Oct2025/

Fed up locals occupy Dublin's Richmond Road as part of long-running road safety campaign

Residents occupied Richmond Road during the morning rush hour today in protest against Dublin City Council’s refusal to trial filtered permeability on the road.

www.thejournal.ie

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

when are you starting your campaign for Basic Income for Quiz Winners

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

people are taking this out of context.. obviously she was referring to the berlin wall when she said border

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 2d

The now deleted video from Heather Humphreys’ team including an image of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Video focused on how Heather knows the border and the North - and was posted days after she said she doesn’t just go on “day trips”.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

he only lives up the road he did it himself

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

the TY mini company to debs committee to heather humphreys pipeline

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

i suspect it also probably benefits the government to create a bit of division and resentment between people in the arts and the general population, so the public are in favour of them inevitably axing basic income for the arts some day (but who knows)

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Melissa @melissabreen.bsky.social · 3d

The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?

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E @elaineedwards.bsky.social · 2d

Got to love Dublin. #Speirgorm

Picture of a large junction box on the street at the top of Kildare Street at Stephen’s Green in Dublin, Ireland. On it is painted a very large, angry-looking seagull in front of two wooden gates. Two tiny people, dwarfed by the seagull, appear to be running from it, one on either side of the lower front of the image. The text over the gates reads St Stephen’s Green. The signature in the lower right of the image says M. Fitz 25.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

its kind of giving me spoiled vote vibes in the sense that people are doing it to make a point but then FF/FG ultimately end up with exactly what they wanted all along so they end up being the real winners

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

it's very odd to give someone the option to sit out all of the debates and all of the uncomfortable conversations that have to happen on a presidential campaign, and then still have the option to win

Taryn de Vere @taryndevere.bsky.social · 3d

He's still on the ballot and his transfers still count. This is all very wrong and undemocratic.
The electrol legislation needs to be changed so people who opt out can be removed.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 3d

The counting of votes will proceed as normal, the returning officer said, “in line with the rules for the counting of votes as set out in the 1993 Act”.

http://jrnl.ie/6837130

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Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @clemens.vasters.com · 3d

Techmeme front page:

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Denise Murray/Donnacha Ní Mhuireadhaigh @mousketeer.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone surprised that Heather, ten years after Gender Recognition became law during which there have been zero issues bar the loony right causing trouble, trots out the 'biological adult female' line?

Heather - the candidate endorsed by Gript.

#Áras25 #IrishPolitics #SpéirGhorm

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 4d

Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm

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