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Trump has decided to exempt coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rules for the next two years. He issued a proclamation allowing coke oven facilities to sidestep existing limits on toxic emissions including mercury, formaldehyde, soot, and dioxins.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump has decided to exempt coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rules for the next two years. He issued a proclamation allowing coke oven facilities to sidestep existing limits on toxic emissions including mercury, formaldehyde, soot, and dioxins.
We can’t cultivate violence in other countries without it eventually coming back to harm us. ‘These units specialized in night raids and clandestine missions; Taliban officials and human rights groups described them as “death squads.”’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
For Shooting Suspect, a Long Path of Conflict From Afghanistan to America
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We can’t cultivate violence in other countries without it eventually coming back to harm us. ‘These units specialized in night raids and clandestine missions; Taliban officials and human rights groups described them as “death squads.”’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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TIL that Theodore Roosevelt - while sitting president in 1907 - published an article on medieval Irish tales and called for the establishment of chairs in Celtic Studies in US universities.
(fun fact from Ian Stewart's excellent book The Celts: A Modern History)
(fun fact from Ian Stewart's excellent book The Celts: A Modern History)
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
TIL that Theodore Roosevelt - while sitting president in 1907 - published an article on medieval Irish tales and called for the establishment of chairs in Celtic Studies in US universities.
(fun fact from Ian Stewart's excellent book The Celts: A Modern History)
(fun fact from Ian Stewart's excellent book The Celts: A Modern History)
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The message angered Trump, who accused Kelly and five other Democrats featured in the video of committing sedition, calling it “punishable by DEATH.”
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The message angered Trump, who accused Kelly and five other Democrats featured in the video of committing sedition, calling it “punishable by DEATH.”
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The result was one of the largest youth-led demonstrations Charlotte has seen, with around 30,000 CMS students taking part through absences, walkouts, or organized rallies.
Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports say
Over 30,000 Charlotte students were absent on Monday, according to school officials.
www.wistv.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The result was one of the largest youth-led demonstrations Charlotte has seen, with around 30,000 CMS students taking part through absences, walkouts, or organized rallies.
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We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
Where the Wild Things Were and Should Be: Civilizing all wild spaces and entities will spell our own doom gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/where-the-...
Where the Wild Things Were and Should Be
Civilizing all wild spaces and entities will spell our own doom
gaelicmichael.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Where the Wild Things Were and Should Be: Civilizing all wild spaces and entities will spell our own doom gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/where-the-...
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Gaelic Futurisms
Launching 21 Nov, Glasgow – free
A multimedia contemporary art exhibition examining the endangerment of Gaelic language as a collective loss of shared knowledge, heritage, & culture, echoed throughout all people who have lost their native tongues
www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-fut...
Launching 21 Nov, Glasgow – free
A multimedia contemporary art exhibition examining the endangerment of Gaelic language as a collective loss of shared knowledge, heritage, & culture, echoed throughout all people who have lost their native tongues
www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-fut...
Gaelic Futurisms
What has gone won’t come back. Now, what can we create together?
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Gaelic Futurisms
Launching 21 Nov, Glasgow – free
A multimedia contemporary art exhibition examining the endangerment of Gaelic language as a collective loss of shared knowledge, heritage, & culture, echoed throughout all people who have lost their native tongues
www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-fut...
Launching 21 Nov, Glasgow – free
A multimedia contemporary art exhibition examining the endangerment of Gaelic language as a collective loss of shared knowledge, heritage, & culture, echoed throughout all people who have lost their native tongues
www.eventbrite.com/e/gaelic-fut...
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All Trump seems to know how to do is threaten people and attempt to force them into submission.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
All Trump seems to know how to do is threaten people and attempt to force them into submission.
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This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
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Sradagan san Iarmailt
Sparks in the Firmament
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Pre-order the perfect stocking-filler, here 👇🏻
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#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #Scotland
Sparks in the Firmament
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Pre-order the perfect stocking-filler, here 👇🏻
francisboutle.co.uk/products/sra...
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #Scotland
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Sradagan san Iarmailt
Sparks in the Firmament
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Pre-order the perfect stocking-filler, here 👇🏻
francisboutle.co.uk/products/sra...
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #Scotland
Sparks in the Firmament
Ginealach Ùr Bhàrd Gàidhealach
A New Generation of Gaelic Poets
Edited by Marcas Mac an Tuairneir
Pre-order the perfect stocking-filler, here 👇🏻
francisboutle.co.uk/products/sra...
#Gaelic #Gàidhlig #GaelicPoetry #ScottishPoetry #Poetry #Scotland
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Seanfhocal an lae:
Like Oisín after the Fianna // To be alone in this world.
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvo01
www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/fiann
#gailge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín
Like Oisín after the Fianna // To be alone in this world.
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvo01
www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/fiann
#gailge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Seanfhocal an lae:
Like Oisín after the Fianna // To be alone in this world.
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvo01
www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/fiann
#gailge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín
Like Oisín after the Fianna // To be alone in this world.
fionnfolklore.org/en/lays/pvo01
www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/fiann
#gailge #gàidhlig #fiannaíocht #irishfolklore #scottishfolklore #béaloideas #beulaithris #irishmythology #fionnmaccumhaill #oisín
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Legendary singer and activist Joan Baez discusses the essential role of music in movements, the need to keep our eyes on the prize — and to keep dancing.
'Carry your light out into the shitstorm' — a conversation with Joan Baez
Legendary singer Joan Baez discusses the essential role of music in movements, the need to keep our eyes on the prize and keep dancing.
wagingnonviolence.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Legendary singer and activist Joan Baez discusses the essential role of music in movements, the need to keep our eyes on the prize — and to keep dancing.
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Agus alt a mbeidh na foilsitheoirí Gaeilge sásta leis: naoise.substack.com/p/the-strang...
The strange divide
Irish literature versus literature in Irish
naoise.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Agus alt a mbeidh na foilsitheoirí Gaeilge sásta leis: naoise.substack.com/p/the-strang...
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Another @erskineproject.bsky.social article is out: 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines'! It is a rare pleasure to be part of such a lavish and carefully curated publication, and I am grateful to the SSAH ssah.org.uk for the possibility to contribute to their journal.
An article on 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines' by @poncarova.bsky.social has just appeared in the Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History 30 (2025-26) ssah.org.uk, discussing artworks by Stewart Carmichael, Andrew Scott Rankin, Hugh Munro, and Haldane MacFall.
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another @erskineproject.bsky.social article is out: 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines'! It is a rare pleasure to be part of such a lavish and carefully curated publication, and I am grateful to the SSAH ssah.org.uk for the possibility to contribute to their journal.
Understanding Sources about the Highland Clearances: Who were the various players in these historical events and how can we interpret their voices and agenda in the documentary record?
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/understand...
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding Sources about the Highland Clearances
Who were the various players in these historical events and how can we interpret their voices and agenda in the documentary record?
gaelicmichael.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Understanding Sources about the Highland Clearances: Who were the various players in these historical events and how can we interpret their voices and agenda in the documentary record?
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/understand...
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/understand...
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A new poem on allyship in Poetry Scotland. Thanks to the editors.
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A new poem on allyship in Poetry Scotland. Thanks to the editors.
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The president demolished the East Wing to build a ballroom. It’s hard to think of a better metaphor for what’s happening to our health ecosystem—gutting Medicaid, weakening the CDC, and cutting SNAP. The symbolism isn’t subtle: luxury expands while the systems that keep people healthy contract.
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The president demolished the East Wing to build a ballroom. It’s hard to think of a better metaphor for what’s happening to our health ecosystem—gutting Medicaid, weakening the CDC, and cutting SNAP. The symbolism isn’t subtle: luxury expands while the systems that keep people healthy contract.
The Truth of Folktales: What functions do folktales provide for a community and what is lost when people no longer tell their own stories? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
The Truth of Folktales
What functions do folktales provide for a community and what is lost when people no longer tell their own stories?
gaelicmichael.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Truth of Folktales: What functions do folktales provide for a community and what is lost when people no longer tell their own stories? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
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Trump’s AI video targeting the No Kings protest is a sad reflection of how far he’s slipped from reality. Hillary’s comment about it made us laugh. 😂
October 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Trump’s AI video targeting the No Kings protest is a sad reflection of how far he’s slipped from reality. Hillary’s comment about it made us laugh. 😂
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The MAGA crowd seems very triggered that yesterday’s protest was historic, their comments are everywhere. In total, 22 MAGA individuals were arrested for attempting to attack peaceful protesters. Arrests were made in OH, KY, CA, SC, NC, MI, OR, FL, VA, TX, and PA.
October 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The MAGA crowd seems very triggered that yesterday’s protest was historic, their comments are everywhere. In total, 22 MAGA individuals were arrested for attempting to attack peaceful protesters. Arrests were made in OH, KY, CA, SC, NC, MI, OR, FL, VA, TX, and PA.
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There were several arrests today all involving MAGA individuals who attempted to assault peaceful protesters. Arrests were reported in Michigan, Oregon, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Additional incidents remain under investigation.
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There were several arrests today all involving MAGA individuals who attempted to assault peaceful protesters. Arrests were reported in Michigan, Oregon, Florida, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Additional incidents remain under investigation.
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This administration is terrified of its own citizens speaking up! Governor Greg Abbott has once again activated the Texas National Guard ahead of the second No Kings event, specifically targeting Austin, and labeling the rally a “planned Antifa-linked demonstration.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This administration is terrified of its own citizens speaking up! Governor Greg Abbott has once again activated the Texas National Guard ahead of the second No Kings event, specifically targeting Austin, and labeling the rally a “planned Antifa-linked demonstration.”
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This is unconstitutional and illegal. A memorandum doesn’t grant anyone the power to override the Constitution.
Trump has signed an order expanding his administration’s authority to redirect unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown,
Trump has signed an order expanding his administration’s authority to redirect unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown,
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is unconstitutional and illegal. A memorandum doesn’t grant anyone the power to override the Constitution.
Trump has signed an order expanding his administration’s authority to redirect unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown,
Trump has signed an order expanding his administration’s authority to redirect unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown,