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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 🇮🇪 ☘️❤️‍🔥

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · Mar 3

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"

www.files.ethz.ch/isn/126900/8...

#spéirghorm

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

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 9h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 6h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Kurt Fraser @kurtfraser.bsky.social · 10h

I apparently missed the announcement but happy to be in good company with other 2025 NARSAD young investigators! bbrfoundation.org/content/brai...

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards 165 Young Investigator Grants to Advance Mental Health Research | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

$11.4 million in two-year awards—selected from 895 applications—will fuel early-career breakthroughs in depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and more.

bbrfoundation.org

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 7h

“For 14 years now, Mr. Whitney has been the one-person focus of exceptionally detailed scientific investigation, for which he travels periodically to St. Louis from his home in Port Orchard, Wash. It is not because he is ill. It is because he was supposed to be ill”.

#Alzheimers #spéirghorm #Brain

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 13h

Plenty of amyloid, very little tau
Low inflammatory response

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 7h

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 8h

This Saturday is Super Saturday! A day of action to bring together everyone who supports Catherine and reach out to all those still undecided.

Sign up for an activity near you at connollyforpresident.ie/super-saturday

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Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 9h

Dodgy one here from the Govt.

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 6d

This peculiar and alarming.

Labour leader @ivanabacik.bsky.social Ivana Bacik asks Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan what he has done to ensure the DPC finally acts against the data free-for-all that sends people's movements to countless data brokers.

vimeo.com/1124123069?f...

Irish Minister for Justice asked about RTB data by Labour Leader in Parliament

1 October 2025 source https://video.oireachtas.ie/hourly/dail/dail_20251001T1200.mp4

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 13h

“This Budget has a moral failure at its heart. While there has been noise about increases in social support and tax relief measures, what we see is that child poverty and child homelessness have been deepened, not alleviated.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 18h

My partner's letter in today's Clare Champion. I'm very proud of her. Catherine Connolly's campaign is giving hope to people who have felt disenfranchised for so long. #spéirgorm ##Áras2025

Young people do have a future in Ireland

I’m not a very political person.

That’s a strange thing to admit as someone with two degrees in politics, but whatever enthusiasm I had for political engagement was quickly snuffed out as I graduated into an Ireland of austerity and dwindling opportunities. I knew change was needed and I was excited to vote for it, but time and again I was shown that change wasn’t possible. I voted to elect Labour - I got Fine Gael. I voted to elect the Greens - I got Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. If I just stayed home, I still got Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Time after time, Ireland’s youth begged for changes that would give us some hope for the future, but every time we were told that our lives mattered less than rising house prices. It was obvious there was no future for me in Ireland, so I took the same path as so many others before me and sought a better life in Australia. I had no intention of coming back. Ireland had turned her back on me long before I turned my back on her.

Covid forced me back home and I wasn’t happy about it. I met someone when I returned and we’ve done our best to build a life here, but always with one foot out the door. Melbourne has never stopped calling to me.

On September 22nd, my partner happened to be watching Catherine Connolly’s campaign launch and sitting beside him I felt something stir that I thought was long gone - hope. Catherine Connolly and the people she shared that stage with shared a vision for Ireland’s future that had a place for me in it. I heard Holly Cairns express that the presidency can be a role that highlights who we want to be, not just accepting the shortcomings of who we are right now. I heard Mary Lou McDonald speak of an Ireland where the aspirations and wellbeing of the people come first. I heard Paul Murphy reassure us that there is indeed hope that the 100 year rule of Fine Fáil and Fine Gael can be ended. Finally, when Catherine herself spoke, I saw why each of these le…

A photo of 4 women and a man canvassing for Catherine Connolly. It's a selfie style shot and most people are wearing Catherine Connolly badges or clothing.

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 18h

This is The Way 🫶🏾

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 1d

A surprising upside to Taylor Swift's very mid new album:

Galvanizing thousands of extremely online Swifties to campaign against the use of generative AI for creative work.

Fans Call on Taylor Swift to ‘Do Better’ After Accusations of Using AI for Promo Videos

A scavenger hunt campaign to promote Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl resulted in a viral #SwiftiesAgainstAI campaign.

www.wired.com

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 1d

Aww…I’m so sorry for the loss of your beloved friend 😢🫂

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 1d

“Budgets are moral documents. They reveal priorities & values, and as a society, they are the primary way that we care for one another, especially for the vulnerable.”

Or not #Budget26 🤦🏾‍♀️

www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money-and...

#spéirghorm #Áras25 #IrishPol #Budget26 #Disabled #Ireland

Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 1d

"Unpaid carers are predominantly women, which might go some way to explaining why their contributions are ignored." Catherine Connolly speaking out following yesterday's budget on the continuation of the means test for carers, and the unfulfilled promise of a cost of disability payment.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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dawneelizabeth.bsky.social @dawneelizabeth.bsky.social · 1d

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This is such good news for so many people 🙂

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome — Guardian US

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

apple.news

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 1d

AI is not an ‘industry’ if its core is based on the stealing of people’s ideas, creations, decades of work & ignoring copyright.

These companies need to ask EVERY creator for their permission.

The business equivalent of
“ask for forgiveness, not permission”
style of skulduggery.

#spéirghorm

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 1d

How keen people are to ignore the law just to steal & pillage the work of artists & creators.

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“Nick Clegg…former Meta exec. claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the #AI industry. Speaking at an event promoting his new book….” 🤦🏾‍♀️

#spéirghorm #AIStopStealing #Tech

Dr Malice @atarbuck.bsky.social · 1d

I really hope that Nick Clegg understand why all millennials loathe him.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

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

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Ron Sexsmith @ronsexsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Keep Dolly Parton in your heart tonight
If you pray include her in your prayers
Apparently she's having some serious health issues
She's always been a force for good
and a beacon of love & kindness in song
The world (and especially America) needs her more than ever
in these challenging times RS

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 1d

POTUS & the MAGang authoritarian/nazification complete.

CNN seems to have reshot the piece so as to completely appease the fascist masters 🤦🏾‍♀️

They removed “plenary authority” because they know how fked up it is for Miller to be so publicly, unapologetically Nazi.

#Nazi #Fascist #US

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 2d

Look at these fabulous librarians!

Shout out to the brilliant Malahide staff @fingal.ie & every one who makes these beautiful spaces a safe, book-savouring haven for all 🫶🏾 📚❤️

#spéirgorm #Librarians #Malahide #Books

Scissors @rningscissors.bsky.social · 3d

I love librarians

Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 2d

Your work is splendid! Pls make more 🙏🏾❤️

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 2d

🫶🏾 It can be so lonely, sometimes shaming, to deal with these powerful orgs & companies. I’m so glad you shared 🤩
Take care & enjoy that delicious coffee 😀🤌🏽

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Emma Rogan 🇵🇸 @emmadragon.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed 🫂🫶🏾

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