Rita Wild
@ritawild.bsky.social
More justice and more peace. Loves a beautiful view.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
“In the shelter/shadow of each other the people live.”
Clean the Air, wear a mask.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
“In the shelter/shadow of each other the people live.”
Clean the Air, wear a mask.
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Rita Wild
@ritawild.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello People of the Bsky!
I'm an Irish community activist and organiser who hates this introduction thing :)
I am:
Very Queer
Mostly anarchist
Non-conforming in almost everything
Loves the craic
Free Palestine (and all other colonised and oppressed beings)
Covid aware
Derry wan in West Cork
I'm an Irish community activist and organiser who hates this introduction thing :)
I am:
Very Queer
Mostly anarchist
Non-conforming in almost everything
Loves the craic
Free Palestine (and all other colonised and oppressed beings)
Covid aware
Derry wan in West Cork
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I guaranteed you, In time it will emerge that Elon was financially backed to dismantle a space that actually led to bad people being held accountable. It was purchased for billions just to be ran into the ground. It was worth spending that much money to destroy the accountability machine
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I guaranteed you, In time it will emerge that Elon was financially backed to dismantle a space that actually led to bad people being held accountable. It was purchased for billions just to be ran into the ground. It was worth spending that much money to destroy the accountability machine
🧵Worth a read
This is outrageously propagandistic
When it comes to modern war, Ireland is a high-value target: its waters on the western fringe of Europe contain three-quarters of all undersea cables in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, is unprotected and unprepared.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🧵Worth a read
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This is one of the illustrations from my thesis project for my Masters in Editorial Illustration, all about the role of art in sustainability/biodiversity
I'm real happy with it!
Get me to illustrate your articles and reports pls
Prints here: selkiesstudio.com/shop/here-they-come
I'm real happy with it!
Get me to illustrate your articles and reports pls
Prints here: selkiesstudio.com/shop/here-they-come
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is one of the illustrations from my thesis project for my Masters in Editorial Illustration, all about the role of art in sustainability/biodiversity
I'm real happy with it!
Get me to illustrate your articles and reports pls
Prints here: selkiesstudio.com/shop/here-they-come
I'm real happy with it!
Get me to illustrate your articles and reports pls
Prints here: selkiesstudio.com/shop/here-they-come
The CJEU know they’ve blown the bloody doors off on this one.
⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki:
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The fight against surveillance must include infrastructure that enables it. We can’t just oppose collection we must also fight storage, analysis, corporate relationships…
As someone writing a book on the history of government data storage and its harms, I’ll say that people in the past knew this!
As someone writing a book on the history of government data storage and its harms, I’ll say that people in the past knew this!
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The fight against surveillance must include infrastructure that enables it. We can’t just oppose collection we must also fight storage, analysis, corporate relationships…
As someone writing a book on the history of government data storage and its harms, I’ll say that people in the past knew this!
As someone writing a book on the history of government data storage and its harms, I’ll say that people in the past knew this!
The statistics are horrific. Like WTAF!?
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The statistics are horrific. Like WTAF!?
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Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
One woman or girl killed every ten minutes by intimate partners or family members, UN says
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but according to the UN the number of women and girls killed intentionally remains unchanged.
jrnl.ie
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Every day, 137 women and girls are killed by intimate partners or family members internationally - one death every 10 minutes, according to the UN, who released their annual femicide report today.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6884469
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@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️⚧️
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️⚧️
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Sickening stuff
Ah yeah great
Pretax profits more than double at Airbnb’s Irish unit
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sickening stuff
“He said it will be alleged that while gardaí and Defence Force members were attempting to enter the van, two people emerged through the hole in the roof and sprayed green paint from a modified fire extinguisher on to the plane.”g’wan!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Army personnel draw weapons as pro-Palestinian activists spray-paint US plane at Shannon
Three people in court in Ennis charged with criminal damage of US military aircraft at Shannon on Saturday
www.irishtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“He said it will be alleged that while gardaí and Defence Force members were attempting to enter the van, two people emerged through the hole in the roof and sprayed green paint from a modified fire extinguisher on to the plane.”g’wan!
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Actual data contradicts this. Fer feck sake. One landlord sells and it’s bought by another landlord. Nonsense journalism
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
Landlords 'stampede' out of rental market ahead of new changes coming next year
The new rules and regulations will not affect tenants that have been in place before March 1 and after that date, they will see a six-year tenancy agreement put in place
Renters could be facing an even more uncertain market in the months ahead of new tenancy rules that are coming into effect
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www.limerickleader.ie
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Actual data contradicts this. Fer feck sake. One landlord sells and it’s bought by another landlord. Nonsense journalism
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I want to talk a bit about ChatGPT where it intersected with my work.
I'm this saying now, all of these issues I've also said in person to my co-workers, who know my objections to AI use, so this isn't work-venting or anything.
So, here's the thing about ChatGPT... 🧵
I'm this saying now, all of these issues I've also said in person to my co-workers, who know my objections to AI use, so this isn't work-venting or anything.
So, here's the thing about ChatGPT... 🧵
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I want to talk a bit about ChatGPT where it intersected with my work.
I'm this saying now, all of these issues I've also said in person to my co-workers, who know my objections to AI use, so this isn't work-venting or anything.
So, here's the thing about ChatGPT... 🧵
I'm this saying now, all of these issues I've also said in person to my co-workers, who know my objections to AI use, so this isn't work-venting or anything.
So, here's the thing about ChatGPT... 🧵
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Penneys claims it's making clothes that are “designed to last” as the company attempts to position itself as planet-friendly.
Our investigative team put these claims to the test, finding that a lot of their clothes did not hold up.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
Our investigative team put these claims to the test, finding that a lot of their clothes did not hold up.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
Penneys claims it's making clothes to last - so we put them to the test
From jeans that changed colour to a jumper that bobbled after a handful of wears, a lot of these clothes did not hold up.
www.thejournal.ie
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Penneys claims it's making clothes that are “designed to last” as the company attempts to position itself as planet-friendly.
Our investigative team put these claims to the test, finding that a lot of their clothes did not hold up.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
Our investigative team put these claims to the test, finding that a lot of their clothes did not hold up.
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
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The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2026
✨Deadline: 1st April 2026
Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Mona Arshi.
Read more:
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
#poetrysky
✨Deadline: 1st April 2026
Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Mona Arshi.
Read more:
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
#poetrysky
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2026
✨Deadline: 1st April 2026
Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Mona Arshi.
Read more:
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
#poetrysky
✨Deadline: 1st April 2026
Poems are invited that deal with any aspect of nature and place – these terms will be given a wide interpretation by the judge Mona Arshi.
Read more:
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
#poetrysky
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Headline “Stringent new tenancy rules spark ‘stampede’ of landlords from market as fears for renters grow”
Fact “landlords with registered private tenancies increased by 0.24% annually to 104,072 in Q2 2025”-RTB
..landlords sell to other landlords or homeowners www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
Fact “landlords with registered private tenancies increased by 0.24% annually to 104,072 in Q2 2025”-RTB
..landlords sell to other landlords or homeowners www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
Stringent new tenancy rules spark ‘stampede’ of landlords from market as fears for renters grow
THE number of landlords leaving the market is accelerating ahead of new tenancy rules, estate agents across the country have told the Sunday Independent.
www.independent.ie
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Headline “Stringent new tenancy rules spark ‘stampede’ of landlords from market as fears for renters grow”
Fact “landlords with registered private tenancies increased by 0.24% annually to 104,072 in Q2 2025”-RTB
..landlords sell to other landlords or homeowners www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
Fact “landlords with registered private tenancies increased by 0.24% annually to 104,072 in Q2 2025”-RTB
..landlords sell to other landlords or homeowners www.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
So, the response to the astonishing impact on people’s mental health is not to stop the genocide but to employ more mental health workers. Those people are not ok.
That's what happens when you live in an extremist genocidal lunatic asylum of a state 🤷♀️
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel faces ‘mental health tsunami’ after two years of war, report finds
Depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction soar as experts warn of long-term societal impact without urgent government action
www.middleeasteye.net
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
So, the response to the astonishing impact on people’s mental health is not to stop the genocide but to employ more mental health workers. Those people are not ok.
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Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Not saying people stare at their phones like zombies, but there was a pretty life-changing product launch in 2007
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Nothing but thieving bastards
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Israel steals 1.8 million sqm of West Bank land for 'archaeology'
Israel has seized 1.8 million sqm of West Bank land under the guise of ‘archaeology’ — just like cancer, it is ever expanding and hostile
www.thecanary.co
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nothing but thieving bastards
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries
AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.
www.careful.industries
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
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From no media mentions to two in two days. This was also very nice. #speirgrom
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From no media mentions to two in two days. This was also very nice. #speirgrom
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I live in (what I think I'm correct in saying is) the most diverse constituency in the whole country - Dublin Central, D1 - *and* I'm old enough to remember what this place was like before significant immigration, and the idea that immigration hasn't been good for this country is fucking laughable
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I live in (what I think I'm correct in saying is) the most diverse constituency in the whole country - Dublin Central, D1 - *and* I'm old enough to remember what this place was like before significant immigration, and the idea that immigration hasn't been good for this country is fucking laughable
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as if you needed another reason to avoid shein, here's one
NEW report by @greenpeace.de 🚨 Shein's ultra-fast fashion system is based on overproduction, hazardous chemicals, and exploitation.
32% of tested garments contained hazardous chemicals exceeding limits set by the European Chemicals Regulation (REACH), including children's clothing.
Read it below 👇
32% of tested garments contained hazardous chemicals exceeding limits set by the European Chemicals Regulation (REACH), including children's clothing.
Read it below 👇
New Report: Hazardous chemicals in Shein clothing continue to violate EU limits - Greenpeace European Unit
BClothing from online retailer Shein still contains hazardous chemicals, according to a new report by Greenpeace Germany. Eighteen of a total of 56 tested garments (32 percent) from the Chinese&helli...
www.greenpeace.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
as if you needed another reason to avoid shein, here's one
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There’s no clothes worth this. Fewer, better quality is enough.
Shein mentioned in a recent RTE Investigates doc - modern slavery and shackles. The products were traced to Dunnes, M&S, Tesco and Penny’s
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
There’s no clothes worth this. Fewer, better quality is enough.