John Barry
@profjohnbarry.bsky.social
Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
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🌳We are seeking a Network Manager!
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Based at @tcddublin.bsky.social | reporting to @ybuckley.bsky.social | reporting for @npwsireland.bsky.social
Closing date: 26 Jan 2026 at 12:00 (irish time)
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Based at @tcddublin.bsky.social | reporting to @ybuckley.bsky.social | reporting for @npwsireland.bsky.social
Closing date: 26 Jan 2026 at 12:00 (irish time)
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#JobFairy #DublinJobs #Manager
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
🌳We are seeking a Network Manager!
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Based at @tcddublin.bsky.social | reporting to @ybuckley.bsky.social | reporting for @npwsireland.bsky.social
Closing date: 26 Jan 2026 at 12:00 (irish time)
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#JobFairy #DublinJobs #Manager
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Settler Violence as Settler-Colonialism in Palestine
Dr Mais Qandeel (University of Galway)
Wednesday 28th January
7pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017
Queen's University Belfast
Free and all welcome but registration required:
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Dr Mais Qandeel (University of Galway)
Wednesday 28th January
7pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017
Queen's University Belfast
Free and all welcome but registration required:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-jx...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Settler Violence as Settler-Colonialism in Palestine
Dr Mais Qandeel (University of Galway)
Wednesday 28th January
7pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017
Queen's University Belfast
Free and all welcome but registration required:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-jx...
Dr Mais Qandeel (University of Galway)
Wednesday 28th January
7pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, room 02/017
Queen's University Belfast
Free and all welcome but registration required:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/qubseca/t-jx...
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Challenging corporate power in Ireland means challenging a model of development that is dependent on US FDI. No one says it will be easy but the contradictions of this dependency are becoming more and more visible.
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Time to challenge corporate power in Ireland
Greta Thunberg and Bohemian Football Club together stress need to put communities before companies
www.irishtimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Challenging corporate power in Ireland means challenging a model of development that is dependent on US FDI. No one says it will be easy but the contradictions of this dependency are becoming more and more visible.
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Prof Jennie Stephens in today's IT.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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'Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address.'
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
'Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address.'
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
All across Europe, homes are disappearing for ordinary people. Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Sign now to tell EU leaders: Homes for people, not profit.👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Make Homes for People, Not for Profit
Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Join thousands demanding homes for people, not profit. Add your name:
action.wemove.eu
January 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
All across Europe, homes are disappearing for ordinary people. Families freeze, students struggle, locals are pushed out — while investors get richer. Sign now to tell EU leaders: Homes for people, not profit.👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
Ban Forever Chemicals Now
Forever chemicals are poisoning Europe’s water, food, and even our blood. Chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections - but people across Europe are pushing back. Sign now to ban PFAS and put h...
action.wemove.eu
January 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
"Yankee Go Home - Oil and Empire"
Stiofan O'Nuallain chatting to @joecguinan.bsky.social of the @democracycollab.bsky.social about Venezuela, Imperialism and the end of the 'rules based order'.
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Stiofan O'Nuallain chatting to @joecguinan.bsky.social of the @democracycollab.bsky.social about Venezuela, Imperialism and the end of the 'rules based order'.
open.spotify.com/episode/4aQA...
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"Yankee Go Home - Oil and Empire"
Stiofan O'Nuallain chatting to @joecguinan.bsky.social of the @democracycollab.bsky.social about Venezuela, Imperialism and the end of the 'rules based order'.
open.spotify.com/episode/4aQA...
Stiofan O'Nuallain chatting to @joecguinan.bsky.social of the @democracycollab.bsky.social about Venezuela, Imperialism and the end of the 'rules based order'.
open.spotify.com/episode/4aQA...
"When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going" – Audre Lorde
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"When times are hard, do something. If it works, do it some more. If it does not work, do something else. But keep going" – Audre Lorde
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The term is applicable to all US administrations. The US is a lawless rogue nation and we didn't just achieve this status with the coming of Orange Jesus. It's been this way for decades. But Trump has removed the mask, no more niceties, just raw unadulterated fascism and greed. Refreshing.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
The term is applicable to all US administrations. The US is a lawless rogue nation and we didn't just achieve this status with the coming of Orange Jesus. It's been this way for decades. But Trump has removed the mask, no more niceties, just raw unadulterated fascism and greed. Refreshing.
“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex”
Frank Zappa.
Frank Zappa.
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
“Politics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex”
Frank Zappa.
Frank Zappa.
“The Fascist State expresses the will to exercise power and to command.... Fascism sees in the imperialistic spirit — i.e., in the tendency of nations to expand — a manifestation of their vitality.” —
Benito Mussolini, The Doctrine of Fascism
Benito Mussolini, The Doctrine of Fascism
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
“The Fascist State expresses the will to exercise power and to command.... Fascism sees in the imperialistic spirit — i.e., in the tendency of nations to expand — a manifestation of their vitality.” —
Benito Mussolini, The Doctrine of Fascism
Benito Mussolini, The Doctrine of Fascism
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...
Keep Banned Pesticides Out of our Food
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of small, local farmers. We ne...
action.wemove.eu
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 AM
A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...
Surely we are now past the point where we need to start calling the ‘Trump administration’ the ‘Trump regime’?
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Surely we are now past the point where we need to start calling the ‘Trump administration’ the ‘Trump regime’?
Text I’ve just send into @BBC Good Morning Ulster … which they did not read out.
Falsely equating state finances to how household finances work is not only empirically incorrect, but in legitimating austerity will result in people dying and being harmed.
Falsely equating state finances to how household finances work is not only empirically incorrect, but in legitimating austerity will result in people dying and being harmed.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Text I’ve just send into @BBC Good Morning Ulster … which they did not read out.
Falsely equating state finances to how household finances work is not only empirically incorrect, but in legitimating austerity will result in people dying and being harmed.
Falsely equating state finances to how household finances work is not only empirically incorrect, but in legitimating austerity will result in people dying and being harmed.
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers"
Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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The Zionist lobby is trying to convince us pro-Palestine protests caused the Bondi shootings.
They did not, but it still won’t stop Israel lying about it and weaponizing hate to create to more hate and killing.
www.threads.com/@kristenzeta...
They did not, but it still won’t stop Israel lying about it and weaponizing hate to create to more hate and killing.
www.threads.com/@kristenzeta...
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Zionist lobby is trying to convince us pro-Palestine protests caused the Bondi shootings.
They did not, but it still won’t stop Israel lying about it and weaponizing hate to create to more hate and killing.
www.threads.com/@kristenzeta...
They did not, but it still won’t stop Israel lying about it and weaponizing hate to create to more hate and killing.
www.threads.com/@kristenzeta...
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Beggars belief that a senior officer in the Irish Military Intelligence Service said this in an interview.
“It can be hugely detrimental to the West if you empower them [China] by educating them simply because they come to a university with funds."
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
“It can be hugely detrimental to the West if you empower them [China] by educating them simply because they come to a university with funds."
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
Spy agency tells universities to beware China
The Irish Military Intelligence Service highlights sensitive research areas
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Beggars belief that a senior officer in the Irish Military Intelligence Service said this in an interview.
“It can be hugely detrimental to the West if you empower them [China] by educating them simply because they come to a university with funds."
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
“It can be hugely detrimental to the West if you empower them [China] by educating them simply because they come to a university with funds."
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
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The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
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The fossil fuel industry’s “energy security” argument is dangerous, misleading and fundamentally flawed. Ireland should not be building new fossil fuel infrastructure. My piece in today’s Irish Times. #climate #climateobstruction #climatejustice #fossilfuels
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con
One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it
www.irishtimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The fossil fuel industry’s “energy security” argument is dangerous, misleading and fundamentally flawed. Ireland should not be building new fossil fuel infrastructure. My piece in today’s Irish Times. #climate #climateobstruction #climatejustice #fossilfuels
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
New data centres may need additional electricity supply close to Ireland’s peak demand
Expected new demand for data centres of 5.8GW would exceed Ireland’s 2030 offshore wind target of 5GW
www.irishtimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petit...
action.wemove.eu
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...