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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · Jul 23

Auschwitz, Belzec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka, Gaza.

There is no difference.

If you ever wondered what you'd have done if you were alive during the 1940s and you'd known about the death camps, you're doing it right now.

'Children say they want to go to heaven — because heaven has food'

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemns ‘man-made mass starvation’ as aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

www.irishexaminer.com

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1m

Astonishing that FFG, the conjoined twins party of the landlords, by the landlords, for the landlords would do this. I'm shocked.

Shocked!

Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 4m

10 homes rotting away for over 15 years on outskirts of Cork City but the real problem is developers need tax breaks
Welcome to #DerelictIreland
State enabled vandalism

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 15h

Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design

Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme

tweet from childish branzino @absflora:
timothée chalamet is the new benedict cumberbatch in the sense that you can say ANYTHING and we know who you mean. tiffany chevrolet. timpanogos charlemagne. symphony cabernet. jiminy castaway.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 45m

I prefer to think of it as "if he wakes up". It's important to be optimistic.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1h

I can't wait to hear President Joffrey's reaction to this. With any luck it'll be the final burst of pressure for that brain aneurysm I've been pinning my hopes on for the last ten years.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1h

BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1h

Don't forget the exorbitant electricity prices, when we're sitting right next to practically infinite wave and wind energy off the west coast.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1h

Do those folks not understand how many lawyers Kenvue has?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2h

Useless, useless, useless, useless, useless wet noodle of a man.

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 11h

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 3h

Back in the day, people would carry these clocks, some up to eight feet tall, around in their pockets all the time because smartphones hadn't been invented yet.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 3h

This is the intricate action of a Synchronome electric clock, the most accurate pendulum clocks ever made. They were being produced in London about 100 years ago and this one ended up a grandfather clock my grandfather built. It produces an incredibly distinctive set of clunks and clacks and zaps.

A detailed, close-up photograph of an antique clock movement. The mechanism is made of brass and steel, mounted on a dark, rectangular base. The upper section shows several visible gears and an escapement mechanism. In the lower half, two large cylindrical drums are visible, around which thin, tightly wound wire or cord is spooled.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 6h

The person who wrote this is chief culture editor for the Economist, and I have so many questions about what he does in that job and how he got it.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 14h

How nuts is this ? What €2.5m will get you in Cork Vs Dublin...

Castle in Cork for €2.5m vs what you'll get in Dublin for same price

Swimming pools and Norman towers on the market here in Cork

www.corkbeo.ie

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 11h

Can you believe the depths of this plunge?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Here’s how Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, helped broker an Israel-Hamas breakthrough from a makeshift command center in Florida.

How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.

nyti.ms

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 1d

I just injected this into my veins and haven't been able to stop laughing for over an hour now. Please help. 🤣

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

I never expected to have that sort of mental image of Fred Trump to comment with, no matter how fleeting. My imagination got out ahead of the safety protocols for a split second before the whole system rebooted in disgust.

I'm quare shook after it.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

Miller must be absolutely LIVID he missed out on his chance.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

a cartoon character says " jesus christ man " in a store

Alt: A cartoon character says "Jesus Christ, man!esus christ man" in a state of breast anguish from a distressing mental image. He looks a bit like Mr Tayto's cousin. Not one he's not super close to, who's a bit too mad into the GAA and Ed Sheeran. I don't know what else to tell you, really. I have no idea what this is from. For me he's just Christy Tayto from Brownstown, professional mad-lad and a fecker for cider and chicken fillet rolls.

media.tenor.com

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

“Bondi seemed pleased with her performance, which is a further indication of her essential puerility. It doesn’t take much skill to throw insults at Senators, just a hypertrophic spleen.”

open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

A Ridiculous Attorney General

Bondi’s smug evasions revealed volumes about the Administration

open.substack.com

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17h

I was working on the story and he just came out and said it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 13h

Ok necrophilia is probably a bit much (I really hope) but can you imagine how many of Donald Trump's fellow Friends of Jeffrey are enthusiastic sadists?

Even if he wasn't an agent of some sort, the kompromat he surely collected as his personal insurance policy must be horrendous.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 13h

The entire world is eventually going to end up like those special villages for people with Alzheimer's disease

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16h

I don't even know anymore man

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 16h

I still want to know what Trump casually burbled to Breyer that time.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 19h

I think this is very likely and the whole story will be Saville-esque in its depravity and scope, necrophilia and sadism included. I think it's a very powerful motivator for the US political establishment to so meekly accept authoritarianism.

Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 22h

I believe that the Epstein files reveal the following:

Epstein was a MOSAD asset who created Kompromat material to use as leverage against powerful men.

That material including sex with young boys as well as girls.

He was also a major money laundering conduit.

The men caught up in the scandal

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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