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I write about destinations and travel tips on https://arrivalshall.com
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Now this is how you kick off a Bank Holiday weekend...
#speirgorm
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January 31, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here

Peter Thiel's data company is powering ICE operations in the US. In part 2 of the Nerve’s Palantir series, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social argues that the UK will be next - and we map Thiel’s network🧵
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Israel is still supported unconditionally by the European Union
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 PM
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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“After being hit by US sanctions, the International Criminal Court is moving away from Microsoft Office to an open source office suite and a Swiss-based email platform to reduce its exposure to foreign political decisions.”

- Brian Honan

They are not alone.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Why a gradual move away from US tech is a good idea
For a small business in Cork or a family in Galway, digital sovereignty means not waking up one day to find that your email, documents, or photos are suddenly inaccessible because a foreign leader thr...
www.irishexaminer.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Fair play France.

It's a tough decision, but for companies & individuals, I think it's a toss between switching now at your own pace, or being forced to switch in a rush, or be locked out, due to geopolitical events.

A list of EU alternatives to help:
european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
One of my top trending posts at the moment: the extraordinary explorer Mike O'Shea.
#Travel #Adventure #Exploring #Explorer
arrivalshall.com/2019/02/24/a...
Adventure Explorer: Mike O’Shea Biography
Get inspired by international adventure explorer Mike O’Shea and the challenges he has overcome.
arrivalshall.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Things to do in Kaunas

Plan your perfect Kaunas getaway with this guide to its landmarks, places to stay, an things to do.
Things to do in Kaunas
Plan your perfect Kaunas getaway with this guide to its landmarks, places to stay, an things to do.
arrivalshall.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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DRI is working on a web page to list and signpost notable people, organisations and departments that have abandoned X due to #Grok and #CSAM distribution.

Please share with us the X handles/names of departed accounts and where those people/orgs can now be found for our signposting page.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Good folks of #speirgorm and elsewhere - would you mind signing this and sharing it?
I got the link from Francesca Albanese's social media. Thanks a mil.
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
#OTD 10 years ago, David Bowie passed away. The world seems to have gone to the dogs since then.
David Bowie: January 8th 1947 - January 10th 2016

(Image by Masashi Kuwamoto, 1980)

#BowieForever
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Pay attention to what you admire
Pay attention to who you look up to
… my friends.. I think we should shift the conversation.. I think when you change why you aspire to be and what your North Star ⭐️ is .. life changes for the better
January 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Timeliness cleanse...sunrise in Kerry.
#photography #scenery #sunrise #speirgorm
January 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:

-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS

Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Things stepping up.

ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Why AI slop is causing people to quit social media platforms.
#socialmedia
www.engadget.com/social-media...
In 2025, quitting social media felt easier than ever
I tried to get back on social media this year but sponsored content, AI slop and lack of other humans made it all so boring.
www.engadget.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"Models developed in the 1960s and 1970s use standard values for metabolic rate, based on an average male, for indoor climate regulation calculations."
Building engineers need to start accommodating women.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why do women feel the cold more than men?
Here are the factors involved in why women really feel colder than men in the same room
www.rte.ie
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Yes, the US wants Venezuela's oil but that's not all, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray.
Yes, the US wants Venezuela's oil but that's not all
www.rte.ie
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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They hardly have much choice, do they…

Isn’t this the point where the EU should be switching whole scale away from US software?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, the institution confirmed to Euractiv.

www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM