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sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
The Black and Tans were brutal and untrained. My great grand uncle never recovered from a beating at their hands.
In case this goes over some heads, the 'black and tans' were Britain's paramilitary police in Ireland during the War of Independence.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
After years of burning out whole towns and murdering innocent people, many went straight to Palestine to do the very same, preparing the way for Israeli takeover.
This cartoon is just over one hundred years old.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The Black and Tans were brutal and untrained. My great grand uncle never recovered from a beating at their hands.
Listening to Mark Carney speech- like breath of fresh air and truth, maybe some of our European leaders will take the cue. . .
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Listening to Mark Carney speech- like breath of fresh air and truth, maybe some of our European leaders will take the cue. . .
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Massive credit to Richard Chambers for continuing to hold the government to account on this.
“So now you have the Gardaí, the AI Minister and multiple legal experts including @iccl.bsky.social saying the legislation is all there already - it’s going to be increasingly difficult for the Government not to take a position on this”.
January 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Massive credit to Richard Chambers for continuing to hold the government to account on this.
I’m hoping the delayed response from Ireland and Europe is due to serious people assessing actions and consequences in Ireland and Europe right now. Weak statements mean nothing!!
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I’m hoping the delayed response from Ireland and Europe is due to serious people assessing actions and consequences in Ireland and Europe right now. Weak statements mean nothing!!
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In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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The late Pope Francis's last wish fulfilled💕 (subject to Netanyahu's approval for deployment😔)
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VIDEO: 🇵🇸 🇻🇦 Popemobile transformed into Gaza children's clinic
The popemobile used by the late Pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem has been modified to be used as a mobile children's clinic in Gaza, in accordance with the late pope's wishes
The popemobile used by the late Pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem has been modified to be used as a mobile children's clinic in Gaza, in accordance with the late pope's wishes
December 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The late Pope Francis's last wish fulfilled💕 (subject to Netanyahu's approval for deployment😔)
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Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
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Looking forward to when the mainstream media picks up and publicises this story.
🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Looking forward to when the mainstream media picks up and publicises this story.
Completely agree, enough is enough. But Europe’s relatively quick caving on tariffs may indicate von der Leyen doesn’t have the stomach for this fight?
The EU surrendered to Trump on tariffs. It mustn’t do so again on regulation of big tech, writes Thierry Breton.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The EU surrendered to Trump over trade tariffs – now it’s in danger of capitulating again | Thierry Breton
A fresh US assault is aimed at Europe’s right to regulate tech. It’s an outrage – and we must resist it, says former European commissioner Thierry Breton
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Completely agree, enough is enough. But Europe’s relatively quick caving on tariffs may indicate von der Leyen doesn’t have the stomach for this fight?
This reminds me of the joy of knowledge without politics just super amazing
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This reminds me of the joy of knowledge without politics just super amazing
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WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, sounds the alarm on Israel’s ongoing genocide operation in Gaza. Netanyahu has turned the strip into an open air concentration camp and is deliberately starving civilians.
May 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, sounds the alarm on Israel’s ongoing genocide operation in Gaza. Netanyahu has turned the strip into an open air concentration camp and is deliberately starving civilians.
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It’s an atrocity, no less. Obscene.
The Israeli State deliberately starving another neighbouring nation seems to rhyme with history…something I never thought Israel would do.
How wrong was I.
The Israeli State deliberately starving another neighbouring nation seems to rhyme with history…something I never thought Israel would do.
How wrong was I.
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.
Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.
For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families
For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.
bit.ly
April 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s an atrocity, no less. Obscene.
The Israeli State deliberately starving another neighbouring nation seems to rhyme with history…something I never thought Israel would do.
How wrong was I.
The Israeli State deliberately starving another neighbouring nation seems to rhyme with history…something I never thought Israel would do.
How wrong was I.
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Unthinkable just 10 years ago:
Almost 3/4 of the EU’s electricity in 2024 was from renewable energy sources and nuclear.
Gas and coal electricity generation is at record low levels.
Almost 3/4 of the EU’s electricity in 2024 was from renewable energy sources and nuclear.
Gas and coal electricity generation is at record low levels.
April 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Unthinkable just 10 years ago:
Almost 3/4 of the EU’s electricity in 2024 was from renewable energy sources and nuclear.
Gas and coal electricity generation is at record low levels.
Almost 3/4 of the EU’s electricity in 2024 was from renewable energy sources and nuclear.
Gas and coal electricity generation is at record low levels.
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Sanders: Does anybody think it makes sense that we have a campaign finance system where one man (Musk) can put $270 million to get Trump elected and then his reward is that he becomes the most powerful person in government?
That is not democracy. That is oligarchy.
That is not democracy. That is oligarchy.
March 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Sanders: Does anybody think it makes sense that we have a campaign finance system where one man (Musk) can put $270 million to get Trump elected and then his reward is that he becomes the most powerful person in government?
That is not democracy. That is oligarchy.
That is not democracy. That is oligarchy.
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What is going on in US, watching from Europe, it is (to use an Irish acronym), GUBU (grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented).
February 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What is going on in US, watching from Europe, it is (to use an Irish acronym), GUBU (grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented).
I have not read a mention of Betsy Arakawa’s life and age at death (64?) today. And while I loved Gene Hackman’s movies and admire his achievements, I wonder if Betsy’s life deserves such little mention?
February 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I have not read a mention of Betsy Arakawa’s life and age at death (64?) today. And while I loved Gene Hackman’s movies and admire his achievements, I wonder if Betsy’s life deserves such little mention?
Oh. The. Irony.
From @reuters.com: President Donald Trump's sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations program in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country's drug cartels, according to eight people familiar with the situation.
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February 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Cybertruck man. He's not actually blocking them, the auto-pilot just made them all swerve towards him before breaking down.
(🖌️ @zezvaz.bsky.social ) #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests
(🖌️ @zezvaz.bsky.social ) #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests
February 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Cybertruck man. He's not actually blocking them, the auto-pilot just made them all swerve towards him before breaking down.
(🖌️ @zezvaz.bsky.social ) #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests
(🖌️ @zezvaz.bsky.social ) #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests
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The wind projections for Storm Éowyn are very serious, which is why there is a Red Warning for the Island of Ireland. Meteorologists are warning there is a risk to life. #StormÉowyn #Eowyn
January 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The wind projections for Storm Éowyn are very serious, which is why there is a Red Warning for the Island of Ireland. Meteorologists are warning there is a risk to life. #StormÉowyn #Eowyn
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'Many of us...have a feeling that we are living in a country where fanatics, hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand.'
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
January 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
'Many of us...have a feeling that we are living in a country where fanatics, hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand.'
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.