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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 2d

CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.

MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News

A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 2d

When leaving the prohibitively expensive Sligo Hospital Car Park, Catherine Connolly failed to pass on her ticket to someone coming in
#SmearTheBejaysis

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 9d

Bill Maher: Should we be talking about climate change more as a national security issue?

Thomas Friedman: Two things are happening faster than people think. One is climate change, and the other is AI. I think both are coming at us much faster than people realize.

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J6 Plaque @thejan6plaque.bsky.social · 10d

Fascism in America

istanbulshiite.bsky.social @istanbulshiite.bsky.social · 10d

DHS posted a sizzle reel about it.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 12d

It’s a bad look.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 19d

New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change

Record temperatures linked to human-caused climate change

New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-ca...

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Sep 13

Irish media reporting on road collisions too often dehumanises victims and hides driver responsibility. Cyclists and pedestrians are people first — the language we use matters.

Read our full statement below.

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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 29d

Victim blaming was a feature of road safety ads back in the 1970s. There’s a worrying touch of that about this current Garda Síochána ad, especially as distracted driving is a real killer.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · Sep 8

As the son, grandson and nephew of Foreign Service Officers, I grieve that our President is a nincompoop with a child’s fragile ego, wasting our immense power. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously

At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Sep 4

Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · Aug 30

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”

My latest in @thebulwark.com

www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military

If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Aug 28

Europe is already flooded with oversized, dangerous SUVs. Allowing more U.S. pick-ups and mega-SUVs will make our streets deadlier, worsen emissions, and undermine efforts for safer, sustainable mobility.

This harms people and the planet!

This is the opposite of what we need!

ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads

By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 28

In the Battle of the Logo, Cracker Barrel honored its Confederate past by retreating.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 28

“All the elements that contributed to the gun deaths are going to be investigated—except for the guns.”

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Aug 27

This isn’t bad luck or coincidence or predestination.

This is our choice. To live in a nation where our leaders teach hate, and military style guns are everywhere.

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America Xanadu @johnxuandou.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · Aug 13

TonytheDog here is very good at *encouraging discussion* but he's not expecting to be President #Aras25

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · Aug 11

According to the Watson School of International and Public Affairs in Rhode Island, US, more journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam war, the wars in Yugoslavia and the war in Afghanistan combined.

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NPR @npr.org · Aug 7

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 4

We’re not a serious country anymore.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Aug 3

In the last year, not one person died in a road traffic collision in Helsinki, Finland. Could Ireland's cities achieve the same? http://jrnl.ie/6781664

Why did Helsinki have zero road deaths in the last year - and could Ireland achieve the same?

We spoke to a Helsinki traffic engineer about speed, infrastructure, and attitudes to road safety.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · Aug 2

Trump announced plans to Make America Gilded Again, with a gaudy $200 million White House ballroom designed in the style of Late-Stage Ceaușescu meets Liberace.

charliesykes.substack.com/p/trumps-war...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 20

Provide diplomatic cover, weapons and espionage support for war criminals.
Arrest those protesting against war crimes as terrorists.
How many people voted for this?

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