Jenny Lyons
@jennylyons.bsky.social
I research sustainable food systems. Generalist & interdisciplinary skippety flitter. Snacks. Sofa-picnics.
Art-garden.
Read.
Like cats.
(Sí/í)
Art-garden.
Read.
Like cats.
(Sí/í)
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Bruce Cockburn - If I Had a Rocket Launcher - 1994
YouTube video by jacomonte
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... ugh thank you and thanks for the crytocultists comment too
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... ugh thank you and thanks for the crytocultists comment too
Maaaa Tomaaaaaaatoes! I don’t know what this is but I know it was worth saving cos I saved it 🥰
January 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Maaaa Tomaaaaaaatoes! I don’t know what this is but I know it was worth saving cos I saved it 🥰
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Now @paralympicsireland.bsky.social has become the latest sporting body to stop posting on X.
paralympics.ie/update-on-pa...
paralympics.ie/update-on-pa...
Update on Paralympics Ireland’s Use of X - Paralympics
Paralympics Ireland regularly reviews how and where it communicates online to ensure its digital channels continue to reflect the values of the organisation and the Paralympic Movement. As part of a r...
paralympics.ie
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Now @paralympicsireland.bsky.social has become the latest sporting body to stop posting on X.
paralympics.ie/update-on-pa...
paralympics.ie/update-on-pa...
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Elon Musk just been labelled a 'creepy little slimeball' in the Dáil by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon.
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Elon Musk just been labelled a 'creepy little slimeball' in the Dáil by Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon.
Why didn’t it occur to me that floodlights act as grow lights for trees? I wonder if they taste the difference so to speak? Does artificial light act like saccharine does in our systems? Answers on the back of a leaf please…
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Why didn’t it occur to me that floodlights act as grow lights for trees? I wonder if they taste the difference so to speak? Does artificial light act like saccharine does in our systems? Answers on the back of a leaf please…
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The An Taisce website has plenty of suggestions on what to include in the email, but if you find it overwhelming I will legit help you write an email.
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
⚖️ DEADLINE TOMORROW ⚖️
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
January 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The An Taisce website has plenty of suggestions on what to include in the email, but if you find it overwhelming I will legit help you write an email.
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
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Further. If this bullshit actually passes I want every party of the left to include a commitment to undo it in their next manifesto.
"We can build infrastructure while following the law" is a pretty low bar and an easy sell. #Spéirgorm
"We can build infrastructure while following the law" is a pretty low bar and an easy sell. #Spéirgorm
The An Taisce website has plenty of suggestions on what to include in the email, but if you find it overwhelming I will legit help you write an email.
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
Just reply here if you want help or DM me if we're mutuals #Spéirgorm
⚖️ DEADLINE TOMORROW ⚖️
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
Submissions on this are due tomorrow. Please do take a few minutes to make a submission, it sounds like a dry topic, but the negative consequences for the Irish environment could be profound.
We need as many people as possible to push back on this.
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Further. If this bullshit actually passes I want every party of the left to include a commitment to undo it in their next manifesto.
"We can build infrastructure while following the law" is a pretty low bar and an easy sell. #Spéirgorm
"We can build infrastructure while following the law" is a pretty low bar and an easy sell. #Spéirgorm
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Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
An Taisce urges public to object to ‘unlawful’ caps on judicial review fees
Heritage and environmental charity says Government’s proposal is a ‘significant attack on civil society and public accountability’
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Have your say by January 15 deadline.
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
In all our time in An Taisce, this is one of the biggest threats to environmental protection that we have ever faced. These proposed changes are clearly unlawful, undemocratic & unfair.
For more: www.antaisce.org/news/all-han...
#environmentaljustice
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"More than five years later, I still find the Democrats’ 2020 heel turn on policing to be one of the most despicable acts of political cowardice I have witnessed in my adult lifetime," writes @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-conseq...
The Consequences of Rejecting "Defund the Police"
Political cowardice is paid for in blood.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
"More than five years later, I still find the Democrats’ 2020 heel turn on policing to be one of the most despicable acts of political cowardice I have witnessed in my adult lifetime," writes @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-conseq...
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May you be unbothered and flourish in the face of your challenges
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
May you be unbothered and flourish in the face of your challenges
#gardening #irishgardening I know it’s early but I don’t care. I’ve home saved bell peppers, mystery cherry tomatoes, and two tomatoes from seedsavers.ie I’ve started them in warm seed compost and will pot on when the seedlings appear.
January 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
#gardening #irishgardening I know it’s early but I don’t care. I’ve home saved bell peppers, mystery cherry tomatoes, and two tomatoes from seedsavers.ie I’ve started them in warm seed compost and will pot on when the seedlings appear.
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A pod of dolphins in the river Lee drew quite a crowd to the quay walls
Cork City Centre, 🇮🇪
#photography
#nature
#landscape
#winter
#dolphin
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour
🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸🥶 🐬
Cork City Centre, 🇮🇪
#photography
#nature
#landscape
#winter
#dolphin
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour
🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸🥶 🐬
January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A pod of dolphins in the river Lee drew quite a crowd to the quay walls
Cork City Centre, 🇮🇪
#photography
#nature
#landscape
#winter
#dolphin
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour
🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸🥶 🐬
Cork City Centre, 🇮🇪
#photography
#nature
#landscape
#winter
#dolphin
#EastCoastKin
#speirghorm
#PhotoHour
🐕 🚶 📷 📱 📸🥶 🐬
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If the line isn't "I'm not willing to share the pitch on a site that is not just hosting, not just creating but also now monetising non-consensual images of women and girls" - then there is no line.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
If the line isn't "I'm not willing to share the pitch on a site that is not just hosting, not just creating but also now monetising non-consensual images of women and girls" - then there is no line.
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A young woman who went back into her burning home after an arson attack to rescue her younger brothers and sister last week has said the family has lost everything and are now homeless
Family say they 'lost everything' in Finglas arson attack
A young woman who went back into her burning home after an arson attack to rescue her younger brothers and sister last week said the family has lost everything and are now homeless.
www.rte.ie
January 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
A young woman who went back into her burning home after an arson attack to rescue her younger brothers and sister last week has said the family has lost everything and are now homeless
Help Amanda's Family after Arson Attack In Finglas Fire chuffed.org/project/help...
Help Amanda's Family after Arson Attack In Finglas Fire
Our house in Finglas was petrol bombed on New Year's Eve. Our family has been hospitalised - our mother was in intensive care for 3 days and is still in hospital (06/01/26).
chuffed.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Help Amanda's Family after Arson Attack In Finglas Fire chuffed.org/project/help...
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One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
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It’s that time again to remember youngsters & adults tormented by the Celtic Tiger & lives forever altered by the woeful crash & austerity inflicted.
In short, CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY
“All the big boys, all the Berties
All the envelopes, yeah, they hurt me”
#spéirghorm
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_SVN...
In short, CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY
“All the big boys, all the Berties
All the envelopes, yeah, they hurt me”
#spéirghorm
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_SVN...
CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY
YouTube video by CMATVEVO
m.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It’s that time again to remember youngsters & adults tormented by the Celtic Tiger & lives forever altered by the woeful crash & austerity inflicted.
In short, CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY
“All the big boys, all the Berties
All the envelopes, yeah, they hurt me”
#spéirghorm
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_SVN...
In short, CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY
“All the big boys, all the Berties
All the envelopes, yeah, they hurt me”
#spéirghorm
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_SVN...
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I'm as guilty as anyone of giving out about Hayes but there is an important point here in that all I've seen of this in the media is white people debating how bad this was. The most important voice wasn't in the room. The rising racism in this country needs to be addressed. #spéirgorm
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm as guilty as anyone of giving out about Hayes but there is an important point here in that all I've seen of this in the media is white people debating how bad this was. The most important voice wasn't in the room. The rising racism in this country needs to be addressed. #spéirgorm
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An important message for #speirgorm
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
An important message for #speirgorm
Some very good craic was had in the name of growing community spaces at #GlobalGreen with #communitygardensireland. Mahoosive thanks to cultivate.ie & all involved. Extra bonus points for getting to meet Catherine Connolly!
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Some very good craic was had in the name of growing community spaces at #GlobalGreen with #communitygardensireland. Mahoosive thanks to cultivate.ie & all involved. Extra bonus points for getting to meet Catherine Connolly!
Extreme success with Aubergine Lardons
August 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Extreme success with Aubergine Lardons
Fox is looking for tortellini I flung out the window
April 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Fox is looking for tortellini I flung out the window