David Flood
@maoltuile.bsky.social
Historical researcher into Dublin Corporation and the Irish revolutionary generation 1898-1923. See ‘Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising’ (Four Courts Press, 2016)
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David Flood
@maoltuile.bsky.social
· Apr 27
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
‘If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Super interesting how he has more energy for this than for those far-right marches where people were calling for his government to be overthrown.
Starmer calls for police crackdown on pro-Palestine marches
Starmer calls for police crackdown on pro-Palestine marches
Starmer calls for police crackdown on pro-Palestine marches
www.independent.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Super interesting how he has more energy for this than for those far-right marches where people were calling for his government to be overthrown.
Some news on Trump's doling out of most refugee slots to white South Africans: Two former State Department officials tell us basic protocols designed to determine whether this group actually merits protection have simply been scrapped. It's just whim.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Every accusation is an confession; the Trump admin says they’ll “re-review” 230,000 refugees who came under Biden in case they weren’t truly refugees, while also ordering the State Department to declare that white South Africans automatically meet the definition of refugees.
Some news on Trump's doling out of most refugee slots to white South Africans: Two former State Department officials tell us basic protocols designed to determine whether this group actually merits protection have simply been scrapped. It's just whim.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Every accusation is an confession; the Trump admin says they’ll “re-review” 230,000 refugees who came under Biden in case they weren’t truly refugees, while also ordering the State Department to declare that white South Africans automatically meet the definition of refugees.
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If the New York Times was waiting for a news hook to write a long-overdue story about how Trump is mentally unfit to be president, Trump has provided one today with his post saying Rob Reiner got murdered because he was mean to Trump.
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If the New York Times was waiting for a news hook to write a long-overdue story about how Trump is mentally unfit to be president, Trump has provided one today with his post saying Rob Reiner got murdered because he was mean to Trump.
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
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And it *was* extraordinarily time-consuming to go through that questionnaire, and iirc the wording skewed heavily in favour of AI getting a free lunch, so this result shows an extraordinary number of people working v hard to have their opinions registered.
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
And it *was* extraordinarily time-consuming to go through that questionnaire, and iirc the wording skewed heavily in favour of AI getting a free lunch, so this result shows an extraordinary number of people working v hard to have their opinions registered.
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As with many other commenters I suspect this will be ignored, begging the question why go through the costly, time-wasting business at all?
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
🧵 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As with many other commenters I suspect this will be ignored, begging the question why go through the costly, time-wasting business at all?
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
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Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
December 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir.
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...
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Member of government calls on government to do something classic.
#SpéirGorm #IrishPolitics
dublinpeople.com/news/southsi...
#SpéirGorm #IrishPolitics
dublinpeople.com/news/southsi...
Luas services should be extended along Docklands, says Geoghegan
Fine Gael TD James Geoghegan has called for the Luas to be expanded along the Docklands, saying that Dublin "can ill-afford another 10,000 cars on the road" as the Poolbeg West housing project picks u...
dublinpeople.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Member of government calls on government to do something classic.
#SpéirGorm #IrishPolitics
dublinpeople.com/news/southsi...
#SpéirGorm #IrishPolitics
dublinpeople.com/news/southsi...
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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you can go to prison if you don't pay for this
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you can go to prison if you don't pay for this
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This also applies to national politics in general, I think. There is too much toothpaste now out of the tube to even go back to the veneer of organically arising democratic deliberation and basic decency of, say, 2010.
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This also applies to national politics in general, I think. There is too much toothpaste now out of the tube to even go back to the veneer of organically arising democratic deliberation and basic decency of, say, 2010.
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NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
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Only dead languages are 'standard'.
@lynneguist.bsky.social Hi Lynne! I know your specialty/speciality is BrEng and AmEng, but I thought you might be interested in this article about CdnEng 🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Linguistic experts urge Carney government to stop using British spellings | CBC News
Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents, including the 2025 federal budget.
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Only dead languages are 'standard'.
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Tapping my 'The demise of the Labour Party is the first, prerequisite task' sign again
I am not here to watch Labour eat shit in by-elections, council elections and commons defeats so that they will change course, genuflect to the left and invite their erstwhile mortal enemies back into the shell game. I am here to watch them lose, lose, lose again, and die. Expect nothing less.
December 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Tapping my 'The demise of the Labour Party is the first, prerequisite task' sign again
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Palantir(sic) ought to be already banned in the EU; illuminating that the rather more strident Germans of modern day are doubling down on it
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Palantir(sic) ought to be already banned in the EU; illuminating that the rather more strident Germans of modern day are doubling down on it
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"Palantir software, also used by German police forces, connects heterogeneous databases and analyzes relationships between data points or patterns within them. Previously fragmented data is thus merged. This makes, for example, connections between people visible or geographical movements trackable."
Schweiz: Palantir-Software hat verheerende Risiken
Nach Risikoprüfung des Einsatzes von Palantir-Software in der Schweiz bekam der US-Konzern eine Absage, trotz jahrelanger Hofierung von Behörden und Armee. Den Eidgenossen sind die Risiken zu groß. Da...
netzpolitik-org.translate.goog
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
"Palantir software, also used by German police forces, connects heterogeneous databases and analyzes relationships between data points or patterns within them. Previously fragmented data is thus merged. This makes, for example, connections between people visible or geographical movements trackable."
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now control more than 60% of the Gaza Strip, raising serious questions about compliance with the ceasefire agreement.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
now control more than 60% of the Gaza Strip, raising serious questions about compliance with the ceasefire agreement.
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Palestinian journalist Akram Dalloul documented the placement of yellow cubes after Israeli forces advanced deeper into Khan Younis, positioning them near the Bani Suhaila roundabout, which divides the Gaza Strip east and west.
The development indicates that Israel may
The development indicates that Israel may
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Palestinian journalist Akram Dalloul documented the placement of yellow cubes after Israeli forces advanced deeper into Khan Younis, positioning them near the Bani Suhaila roundabout, which divides the Gaza Strip east and west.
The development indicates that Israel may
The development indicates that Israel may
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You hear transportation engineers (especially for state DOTs) say stuff like, "People want to drive. We're not in the business of social engineering." Honey, your profession has socially engineered our society since the 1950s. It's time to invest more fairly across transportation modes
Imagine a 100m race where we’ve given cars an 80m head start after many decades of building almost ONLY for them. If we then set a transportation goal of “balance” between many more choices in getting around, by definition we have to prioritize the new choices for a while, or they’ll never catch up.
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
You hear transportation engineers (especially for state DOTs) say stuff like, "People want to drive. We're not in the business of social engineering." Honey, your profession has socially engineered our society since the 1950s. It's time to invest more fairly across transportation modes
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attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 violate the laws of war and are war crimes.
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 violate the laws of war and are war crimes.
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Human Rights Watch says Israel has unlawfully destroyed reconstruction equipment in southern Lebanon, adding that it found no evidence of military targets at the sites that were attacked.
In a report today, it said the Israeli military's repeated
In a report today, it said the Israeli military's repeated
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Human Rights Watch says Israel has unlawfully destroyed reconstruction equipment in southern Lebanon, adding that it found no evidence of military targets at the sites that were attacked.
In a report today, it said the Israeli military's repeated
In a report today, it said the Israeli military's repeated
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Whether you kill 15 innocent people because you hate all Jews or you kill 70,000 because you hate all Palestinians, your betrayal of humanity is the same. Unreasoning hatred breeds unreasoning hatred.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Benjamin Netanyahu blames Anthony Albanese for Bondi beach terror attack, as world leaders express horror
Israeli prime minister claims the Australian government ‘let the disease’ of antisemitism spread ‘and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Whether you kill 15 innocent people because you hate all Jews or you kill 70,000 because you hate all Palestinians, your betrayal of humanity is the same. Unreasoning hatred breeds unreasoning hatred.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The demonisation of people opposing genocide & standing in support of the Palestinian people continues apace.
This time from Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council.
This time from Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council.
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The demonisation of people opposing genocide & standing in support of the Palestinian people continues apace.
This time from Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council.
This time from Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council.