Lee Dillon
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Dublin, Ireland.
#MoreWomen #MoreTrees #IsItFair
RT & ♡ = of interest to me.
Dublin, Ireland.
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A lot of people are pointing out that this guy is no prince among men and that JPMorgan Chase has done some stuff, and right—that’s what makes it so notable that this guy thinks there will be accountability for this stuff in the future. He believes this is the *strategic* choice. That’s revealing.
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A lot of people are pointing out that this guy is no prince among men and that JPMorgan Chase has done some stuff, and right—that’s what makes it so notable that this guy thinks there will be accountability for this stuff in the future. He believes this is the *strategic* choice. That’s revealing.
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"And all of us who witnessed it felt it could only be a form of target practice that they were saying ‘Right, today, lads, we’re going to shoot them in the head.
Tomorrow, we’ll shoot them in the chest.
On Saturday night, we’ll shoot them in the testicles'."
Tomorrow, we’ll shoot them in the chest.
On Saturday night, we’ll shoot them in the testicles'."
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"And all of us who witnessed it felt it could only be a form of target practice that they were saying ‘Right, today, lads, we’re going to shoot them in the head.
Tomorrow, we’ll shoot them in the chest.
On Saturday night, we’ll shoot them in the testicles'."
Tomorrow, we’ll shoot them in the chest.
On Saturday night, we’ll shoot them in the testicles'."
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“I’ve seen babies who’ve been shot. I’ve seen babies who’ve lost their limbs. I’ve seen teenage boys who’ve been deliberately shot by the Israeli military in specific parts of the body on specific days.
“This clustering of injuries was so striking it cannot possibly be coincidence.”
“This clustering of injuries was so striking it cannot possibly be coincidence.”
November 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“I’ve seen babies who’ve been shot. I’ve seen babies who’ve lost their limbs. I’ve seen teenage boys who’ve been deliberately shot by the Israeli military in specific parts of the body on specific days.
“This clustering of injuries was so striking it cannot possibly be coincidence.”
“This clustering of injuries was so striking it cannot possibly be coincidence.”
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“I remember baby Zaynab, was seven months old, who died when I was there because there was no there was no formula feed to give her.
Days before Zaynab died American doctors had come to Gaza with formula feed. Israeli border guards removed every container.”
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Days before Zaynab died American doctors had come to Gaza with formula feed. Israeli border guards removed every container.”
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Inside Gaza’s apocalypse: A doctor’s testimony from a landscape of rubble and starvation
A veteran volunteer surgeon describes deliberate shootings, starvation and mass devastation in Gaza as he prepares to speak in Clare
www.irishexaminer.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“I remember baby Zaynab, was seven months old, who died when I was there because there was no there was no formula feed to give her.
Days before Zaynab died American doctors had come to Gaza with formula feed. Israeli border guards removed every container.”
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Days before Zaynab died American doctors had come to Gaza with formula feed. Israeli border guards removed every container.”
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...
Beautiful writing.
‘The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march.’
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‘The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march.’
benjamindreyer.substack.com/p/we-shed-as...
We shed as we pick up.
[farewell to the master]
benjamindreyer.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Beautiful writing.
‘The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march.’
benjamindreyer.substack.com/p/we-shed-as...
‘The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march.’
benjamindreyer.substack.com/p/we-shed-as...
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Sign at an outdoor classroom for a nature center: “Think outside. No box required.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sign at an outdoor classroom for a nature center: “Think outside. No box required.”
‘For the second time, a tiny minority of Dublin 6 [Ranelagh] residents are blocking the will of the vast majority’
🤯🍌🍌🍌🤯
“Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
🤯🍌🍌🍌🤯
“Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
David McWilliams: Ranelagh’s latest MetroLink objection highlights bananas nature of hyper-minority rule
Ireland is moving from a democracy to ‘vetocracy’, where governance is paralysed because someone, somewhere holds a veto
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
‘For the second time, a tiny minority of Dublin 6 [Ranelagh] residents are blocking the will of the vast majority’
🤯🍌🍌🍌🤯
“Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
🤯🍌🍌🍌🤯
“Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything”.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
This is good & comes in at just under an hour, including intro & Q&As.
Tl:dr - After we've checked our privilege, we should use it.
#MoralRevolution
www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
Tl:dr - After we've checked our privilege, we should use it.
#MoralRevolution
www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
BBC Audio | The Reith Lectures | 1. A Time of Monsters
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is good & comes in at just under an hour, including intro & Q&As.
Tl:dr - After we've checked our privilege, we should use it.
#MoralRevolution
www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
Tl:dr - After we've checked our privilege, we should use it.
#MoralRevolution
www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
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The “Who Would Win?” book series relies on the cheap thrill of violence to educate children about the natural world—“and that’s what makes it fascinating,” Peter Sagal writes.
Who Would Win?
Why kids can’t get enough of these battles to the death
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The “Who Would Win?” book series relies on the cheap thrill of violence to educate children about the natural world—“and that’s what makes it fascinating,” Peter Sagal writes.
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The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
'“It wd be prudent to inform the public worldwide of the association w/ ALS [Motor Neuron Disease],”.. & to recommend that False Morels (gyromitres) pose not only a short- but also possibly a long-term danger to health & life &, as such, they should never be consumed.”'
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village
Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer.
www.gavi.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'“It wd be prudent to inform the public worldwide of the association w/ ALS [Motor Neuron Disease],”.. & to recommend that False Morels (gyromitres) pose not only a short- but also possibly a long-term danger to health & life &, as such, they should never be consumed.”'
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
'“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” Rutte said'
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
Rutte rules out Russian veto on Ukraine joining NATO
The alliance chief also warned that the threat Moscow poses to Europe will far outlast any peace deal reached with Kyiv.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'“Russia has neither a vote nor a veto over who can be a member of NATO,” Rutte said'
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
www.politico.eu/article/mark...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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That’s quite an own goal by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien delaying the Finglas Luas by two years, and stalling on DART+ South West till 2030, on World Sustainable Transport Day, no less. Who needs Judicial Reviews when Fianna Fáil’s running the show?
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
That’s quite an own goal by Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien delaying the Finglas Luas by two years, and stalling on DART+ South West till 2030, on World Sustainable Transport Day, no less. Who needs Judicial Reviews when Fianna Fáil’s running the show?
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Payback time for the road construction lobby.
Here in Galway we have the likes of Noel Grealish TD literally demanding two bypasses. One for the city, which would be a steroid injection for more car-dependent sprawl, and another for the town of Claregalway, already bypassed by the M17.
Here in Galway we have the likes of Noel Grealish TD literally demanding two bypasses. One for the city, which would be a steroid injection for more car-dependent sprawl, and another for the town of Claregalway, already bypassed by the M17.
Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Payback time for the road construction lobby.
Here in Galway we have the likes of Noel Grealish TD literally demanding two bypasses. One for the city, which would be a steroid injection for more car-dependent sprawl, and another for the town of Claregalway, already bypassed by the M17.
Here in Galway we have the likes of Noel Grealish TD literally demanding two bypasses. One for the city, which would be a steroid injection for more car-dependent sprawl, and another for the town of Claregalway, already bypassed by the M17.
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
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Eye-opening presentation about demographic decline from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde. He thinks population will peak and begin to fall in 2055, much earlier than UN projections.
This problem is solvable with policies that respect peoples autonomy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e...
This problem is solvable with policies that respect peoples autonomy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e...
The Demographic Future of Humanity
YouTube video by CEPR & VideoVox Economics
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Eye-opening presentation about demographic decline from Jesús Fernández-Villaverde. He thinks population will peak and begin to fall in 2055, much earlier than UN projections.
This problem is solvable with policies that respect peoples autonomy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e...
This problem is solvable with policies that respect peoples autonomy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e...
'Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California...
[harbouring] a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future'
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
[harbouring] a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future'
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
'Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California...
[harbouring] a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future'
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
[harbouring] a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future'
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
‘In the Gaeltacht in the west of Ireland, however, the language is in decline, partly as a result of the huge rise in the demand for holiday homes forcing young people to leave.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen
What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
‘In the Gaeltacht in the west of Ireland, however, the language is in decline, partly as a result of the huge rise in the demand for holiday homes forcing young people to leave.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'the five brain phases:
Childhood - from birth to age nine
Adolescence - from nine to 32
Adulthood - from 32 to 66
Early ageing - from 66 to 83
Late ageing - from 83 onwards'
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Childhood - from birth to age nine
Adolescence - from nine to 32
Adulthood - from 32 to 66
Early ageing - from 66 to 83
Late ageing - from 83 onwards'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Four pivotal ages in your brain's development revealed in new scientific study
Brain scans on thousands of people reveal the dramatic shifts the brain goes through between birth and death.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
'the five brain phases:
Childhood - from birth to age nine
Adolescence - from nine to 32
Adulthood - from 32 to 66
Early ageing - from 66 to 83
Late ageing - from 83 onwards'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Childhood - from birth to age nine
Adolescence - from nine to 32
Adulthood - from 32 to 66
Early ageing - from 66 to 83
Late ageing - from 83 onwards'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'"If you wanted to squeeze the European Union, to strike at the European Union without any fear of Nato retaliation, then Ireland is ground zero.”'
www.ft.com/content/4748...
www.ft.com/content/4748...
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences
With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
'"If you wanted to squeeze the European Union, to strike at the European Union without any fear of Nato retaliation, then Ireland is ground zero.”'
www.ft.com/content/4748...
www.ft.com/content/4748...
No thanks. ‘Dublin Airport’ does the job well enough.
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
TD introduces bill to rename Dublin Airport after Lemass
A bill to officially rename Dublin Airport after former taoiseach Seán Lemass has been moved to a second stage.
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
No thanks. ‘Dublin Airport’ does the job well enough.
‘"We have had the most intensive public consultation in the history of the State and any further delays will only make congestion worse, impact our carbon emissions and stall investment and growth in Dublin."’
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Legal challenge to MetroLink to cause 'inevitable delay'
A judicial review of the planned MetroLink rail line for Dublin will result in an "inevitable delay" to the project, Transport Infrastructure Ireland has said, adding that it hopes that the matter wil...
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
‘"We have had the most intensive public consultation in the history of the State and any further delays will only make congestion worse, impact our carbon emissions and stall investment and growth in Dublin."’
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...