Emma Rogan 🇵🇸
@emmadragon.bsky.social
Res Non Verba 😷 #Resist 🏳️🌈 🧠❤️🔥Brain & mind health activist playing the long game | Fascinated by it all | Typical human attributes with additional
super-power to chat to strangers.
"Joy is my favorite weapon" (Cooperstreaming)
Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️❤️🔥
super-power to chat to strangers.
"Joy is my favorite weapon" (Cooperstreaming)
Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️❤️🔥
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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸
@emmadragon.bsky.social
· Mar 3
![Book cover of From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp. There is a silhouette of a crowd of people with their fists raised in protest. The title of the book is on a black banner across the width of the book. Quote 'Inspired dissidents around the world' New York Times. 'Recommended reading' Wikileaks
From Wikipedia:
From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and to prevent the rise of a new one.[1] The book was written in 1993 by Gene Sharp (1928–2018), a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. The book has been published in many countries worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages. Editions in many languages are also published by the Albert Einstein Institution of Boston, Massachusetts. As of 2012 its current primary English-language edition is the Fourth United States Edition, published in May 2010.[2]
The book has been circulated worldwide and cited repeatedly as influencing movements such as the Arab Spring of 2010–2012](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qb4oplsgvdtu6xynnfiptom5/bafkreif4yr6uyt5zz5biwlppprdc76dhndvjqinhuf4wbztel6bizsduxi@jpeg)
From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp
"It is my hope that this brief examination of how a dictatorship can be disintegrated may be found useful wherever people live under domination & desire to be free"
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#spéirghorm
"It is my hope that this brief examination of how a dictatorship can be disintegrated may be found useful wherever people live under domination & desire to be free"
www.files.ethz.ch/isn/126900/8...
#spéirghorm
Ugh 🤦🏾♀️ They know the harm 💀
“The plaintiffs claim that these businesses were aware that their respective platforms caused various mental health-related harms to children & young adults, but failed to take action & instead misled educators & authorities, among several allegations.”
#spéirghorm #Meta
“The plaintiffs claim that these businesses were aware that their respective platforms caused various mental health-related harms to children & young adults, but failed to take action & instead misled educators & authorities, among several allegations.”
#spéirghorm #Meta
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ugh 🤦🏾♀️ They know the harm 💀
“The plaintiffs claim that these businesses were aware that their respective platforms caused various mental health-related harms to children & young adults, but failed to take action & instead misled educators & authorities, among several allegations.”
#spéirghorm #Meta
“The plaintiffs claim that these businesses were aware that their respective platforms caused various mental health-related harms to children & young adults, but failed to take action & instead misled educators & authorities, among several allegations.”
#spéirghorm #Meta
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On the eve of #IDEVAW, SG @alain-berset.coe.int reaffirms: no woman should live in fear of violence.
The #IstanbulConvention is closing legal gaps, strengthening victim support, and driving zero tolerance for gender-based violence.
go.coe.int/rTaZM
The #IstanbulConvention is closing legal gaps, strengthening victim support, and driving zero tolerance for gender-based violence.
go.coe.int/rTaZM
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
On the eve of #IDEVAW, SG @alain-berset.coe.int reaffirms: no woman should live in fear of violence.
The #IstanbulConvention is closing legal gaps, strengthening victim support, and driving zero tolerance for gender-based violence.
go.coe.int/rTaZM
The #IstanbulConvention is closing legal gaps, strengthening victim support, and driving zero tolerance for gender-based violence.
go.coe.int/rTaZM
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🙋🏻♀️ If anyone wants to factcheck his “red tape” concerns, I’ve 30+ years in the ecosystem of Irish construction regulation & procurement
A briefing for the Taoiseach ahead of a 'fireside chat' with Stripe warned the company’s co-founder billionaire John Collison was likely to be critical of Ireland’s 'red tape'.
The Taoiseach’s briefing ran to more than 25 pages for the one-on-one meeting jrnl.ie/6883478
The Taoiseach’s briefing ran to more than 25 pages for the one-on-one meeting jrnl.ie/6883478
Stripe billionaire would likely be critical of Ireland's 'red tape', Taoiseach warned ahead of chat
The Taoiseach’s briefing ran to more than twenty-five pages for the pre-arranged one-on-one ‘fireside chat’ between him and John Collison.
jrnl.ie
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🙋🏻♀️ If anyone wants to factcheck his “red tape” concerns, I’ve 30+ years in the ecosystem of Irish construction regulation & procurement
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The 7 core principles of Bauer Media, owners of Newstalk, Today FM and Goloud. www.bauermedia.com/company/peop... No. 7 Avoid Conflicts of Interest #speirgorm
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The 7 core principles of Bauer Media, owners of Newstalk, Today FM and Goloud. www.bauermedia.com/company/peop... No. 7 Avoid Conflicts of Interest #speirgorm
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In thinking about the future of cities, urban planning and housing it's always worth looking back for lessons - this is a piece I did in 2019 with Joe Brady about planning Marino in 1924 for 'This Is Where We Live' soundcloud.com/athena-media.... #housing #cities #dublin #Spéirghorm
This is Where We Live: Dr Joe Brady - How could we build Marino in 1920s Dublin and not today?
Dr Joe Brady is an urban geographer at UCD with a passion for cities, particularly hometown Dublin City, and he is an expert in the history of housing in Dublin. Producer Helen Shaw took Joe back to
soundcloud.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In thinking about the future of cities, urban planning and housing it's always worth looking back for lessons - this is a piece I did in 2019 with Joe Brady about planning Marino in 1924 for 'This Is Where We Live' soundcloud.com/athena-media.... #housing #cities #dublin #Spéirghorm
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One of the largest refuges in the country which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse has said the housing crisis is making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships
Refuge says not enough space for domestic abuse victims
One of the largest refuges in the country which supports women and children experiencing domestic abuse has said the housing crisis is making it harder for women to leave abusive relationships.
www.rte.ie
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My heart 💔
She’s missed by those who only knew her by her work, a role model for so many of us, an immeasurable loss for those who love her.
How fast those 25 years seem to have passed me by 😔
Thank you Uaneen Fitzsimons.
#spéirghorm
She’s missed by those who only knew her by her work, a role model for so many of us, an immeasurable loss for those who love her.
How fast those 25 years seem to have passed me by 😔
Thank you Uaneen Fitzsimons.
#spéirghorm
Beautiful piece by Rory Cobbe about Uaneen Fitzsimons- she's was everything he says within this piece as those of us who worked with us remember her on her anniversary - hard to believe it's 25 years but remember getting the shocking news of her death so well
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
A wee word for Uaneen Fitzsimons
In this personal reflection, RTÉ producer Rory Cobbe remembers his friend and colleague, the late broadcaster Uaneen Fitzsimons, 25 years after her death.
www.rte.ie
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My heart 💔
She’s missed by those who only knew her by her work, a role model for so many of us, an immeasurable loss for those who love her.
How fast those 25 years seem to have passed me by 😔
Thank you Uaneen Fitzsimons.
#spéirghorm
She’s missed by those who only knew her by her work, a role model for so many of us, an immeasurable loss for those who love her.
How fast those 25 years seem to have passed me by 😔
Thank you Uaneen Fitzsimons.
#spéirghorm
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Two years ago it was the Habitats Directive, now the European Court of Justice has found that Ireland hasn't bothered implementing the Water Framework Directive either!
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
Landmark EU water ruling shows systemic and abject failure of Irish government to protect water - Sustainable Water Network
The Sustainable Water Network (SWAN), a network of 25 environmental organisations, has welcomed yesterday’s European Court of Justice ruling [1] that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under the ...
swanireland.ie
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two years ago it was the Habitats Directive, now the European Court of Justice has found that Ireland hasn't bothered implementing the Water Framework Directive either!
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
swanireland.ie/2025/11/land...
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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“NIMBY”(not in my back yard) is word used to malign or disparage people who participate in democracy
People are advised to distance themselves from it.Shaming & excluding people from active citizenship & open engagement is counterproductive #Speirgorm #Planning www.researchgate.net/publication/...
People are advised to distance themselves from it.Shaming & excluding people from active citizenship & open engagement is counterproductive #Speirgorm #Planning www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“NIMBY”(not in my back yard) is word used to malign or disparage people who participate in democracy
People are advised to distance themselves from it.Shaming & excluding people from active citizenship & open engagement is counterproductive #Speirgorm #Planning www.researchgate.net/publication/...
People are advised to distance themselves from it.Shaming & excluding people from active citizenship & open engagement is counterproductive #Speirgorm #Planning www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Link to a public consultation on the right to request remote work legislation - Submissions are requested no later than 3pm on 9 Dec 2025. The one in my original post does not work. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WFH enterprise.gov.ie/en/consultat...
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Link to a public consultation on the right to request remote work legislation - Submissions are requested no later than 3pm on 9 Dec 2025. The one in my original post does not work. #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #WFH enterprise.gov.ie/en/consultat...
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
What a time to be alive!
#SpeirGorm
What a time to be alive!
#SpeirGorm
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
What a time to be alive!
#SpeirGorm
What a time to be alive!
#SpeirGorm
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There's some people in positions of political influence in this country who would happily strip us of every facet of democracy, while also urging us to abandon our already compromised neutrality as we need to 'fight for democracy'.
All under FFFG's watch.
#SpéirGhorm
All under FFFG's watch.
#SpéirGhorm
“Eoin Dorgan, asst sec at Dept of Public Expenditure Dorgan said Ireland needs to apply Tony Blair’s motto “tough on crime, tough on causes of crime” to the ongoing issue around legal objections”
..citizens ensuring that decisions are lawful are not criminals
www.businesspost.ie/politics/sen...
..citizens ensuring that decisions are lawful are not criminals
www.businesspost.ie/politics/sen...
Senior official says public given too many opportunities to object to infrastructure plans
www.businesspost.ie
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
There's some people in positions of political influence in this country who would happily strip us of every facet of democracy, while also urging us to abandon our already compromised neutrality as we need to 'fight for democracy'.
All under FFFG's watch.
#SpéirGhorm
All under FFFG's watch.
#SpéirGhorm
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New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day #8
“nimbyism at the heart of our planning system will have to change”
..public participation & transparency are key to lawful decisions & prevention of corruption www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
This is every day #8
“nimbyism at the heart of our planning system will have to change”
..public participation & transparency are key to lawful decisions & prevention of corruption www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Reforms must tackle judicial and public procurement processes to deliver infrastructure
When political will and technical expertise align, Ireland can achieve anything — but we need to tackle the roadblocks first
www.irishexaminer.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New day. New un-evidenced & easily disproved claim about #Planning & #housing
This is every day #8
“nimbyism at the heart of our planning system will have to change”
..public participation & transparency are key to lawful decisions & prevention of corruption www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
This is every day #8
“nimbyism at the heart of our planning system will have to change”
..public participation & transparency are key to lawful decisions & prevention of corruption www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
It just might save my phone from the umpteenth flight across the room 😃
The Hikawa iPhone Grip & Stand
“It's an #adaptive, ergonomic accessory…designed using input from people with a range of disabilities, including ones affecting dexterity, grip & hand control…”
#spéirghorm #Accessible #Disabled
The Hikawa iPhone Grip & Stand
“It's an #adaptive, ergonomic accessory…designed using input from people with a range of disabilities, including ones affecting dexterity, grip & hand control…”
#spéirghorm #Accessible #Disabled
Apple's New iPhone Grip and Stand Puts Accessibility at the Forefront www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/... #a11y
Apple's New iPhone Grip and Stand Puts Accessibility at the Forefront
The Hikawa Phone Grip and Stand was designed with input from people with a range of disabilities that impact dexterity, grip and hand control.
www.cnet.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It just might save my phone from the umpteenth flight across the room 😃
The Hikawa iPhone Grip & Stand
“It's an #adaptive, ergonomic accessory…designed using input from people with a range of disabilities, including ones affecting dexterity, grip & hand control…”
#spéirghorm #Accessible #Disabled
The Hikawa iPhone Grip & Stand
“It's an #adaptive, ergonomic accessory…designed using input from people with a range of disabilities, including ones affecting dexterity, grip & hand control…”
#spéirghorm #Accessible #Disabled
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Six flu deaths in Ireland as virus arrives ‘much earlier’ this year
Six flu deaths in Ireland as virus arrives ‘much earlier’ this year
Cases rising early from a low level, with calls for those eligible to get vaccinated
www.irishtimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
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'More than 7,200 applications were received for 161 new homes at a major Dublin cost-rental scheme development, Tuath Housing has confirmed.'
Housing crisis, what housing crisis? Said nobody.
#Irishpol
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/7200...
Housing crisis, what housing crisis? Said nobody.
#Irishpol
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/7200...
7,200 apply for 161 new cost-rental homes in Santry | BreakingNews
Whitehaven Passive House development opens as Tuath forecasts 2,300 new homes this year
www.breakingnews.ie
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
'More than 7,200 applications were received for 161 new homes at a major Dublin cost-rental scheme development, Tuath Housing has confirmed.'
Housing crisis, what housing crisis? Said nobody.
#Irishpol
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/7200...
Housing crisis, what housing crisis? Said nobody.
#Irishpol
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/7200...
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Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards
With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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The Roman Catholic Church.
Never not at it.
Never not at it.
Meanwhile when the Sisters of Our Lady Of Charity kindly handed the former Magdalene Laundry on Sean McDermott St back to the State, they hung on to the car park, so they will financially benefit from whatever memorial is eventually put there to the women they enslaved.
'“This is the first land rematriation by Catholic sisters in the history of the country,” Koteles said. “They're setting a precedent for the largest private landowner in the world—the Catholic Church—and that's a huge invitation to healing...”'
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The Roman Catholic Church.
Never not at it.
Never not at it.
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This ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Public Service Announcement:
"Transgenderism" is Burke's term designed to cause offence. Please don't do his work by propagating it.
Meeja folk, take note .
End.
"Transgenderism" is Burke's term designed to cause offence. Please don't do his work by propagating it.
Meeja folk, take note .
End.
a blue background with the word public service written in white
ALT: a blue background with the word public service written in white
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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"PILLOW TALK" (1959) dir. Michael Gordon
Rock Hudson, Doris Day,Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Lee Patrick
🎬 Universal Pictures
Rock Hudson, Doris Day,Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Lee Patrick
🎬 Universal Pictures
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"PILLOW TALK" (1959) dir. Michael Gordon
Rock Hudson, Doris Day,Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Lee Patrick
🎬 Universal Pictures
Rock Hudson, Doris Day,Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Lee Patrick
🎬 Universal Pictures