Chloë Cass
@bealtaine6.bsky.social
Feminist. Barrister at Law and PhD Candidate in Maynooth University. Absolutely zero chill. She/Her/í
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Well done to everyone who pressured our govt, to everyone who protested outside Paschal Donohues office, to everyone who wrote a letter,sent an email, or signed a petition. Those fuckers weren't gonna move without pressure.
#bród #speirgorm #ireland
Now tis up to the good people of Luxembourg.
#bród #speirgorm #ireland
Now tis up to the good people of Luxembourg.
🚨Breaking🚨
Israeli war bonds won’t be sold in Ireland from tomorrow.
Israel today moved its bond prospectus approval process to Luxembourg.
It has also not included Ireland as one of the member states where it will sell its war bonds.
Israeli war bonds won’t be sold in Ireland from tomorrow.
Israel today moved its bond prospectus approval process to Luxembourg.
It has also not included Ireland as one of the member states where it will sell its war bonds.
September 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Well done to everyone who pressured our govt, to everyone who protested outside Paschal Donohues office, to everyone who wrote a letter,sent an email, or signed a petition. Those fuckers weren't gonna move without pressure.
#bród #speirgorm #ireland
Now tis up to the good people of Luxembourg.
#bród #speirgorm #ireland
Now tis up to the good people of Luxembourg.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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There's me installing solar panels, trying to buy more efficient appliances, and turn things off when not in use ... and all the while data centres are using almost as much electricity as every household in Ireland put together (22% v 28%) - and that figure is increasing all the time.
Rampant growth in data centres is undermining Ireland’s ability to meet 2030 climate targets.
- @hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
- @hannahdaly.ie
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Data centres accounted for more than fifth of Ireland’s electricity usage last year
Percentage share of metered electricity consumption used by data centres has more than quadrupled since 2015
www.irishtimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
There's me installing solar panels, trying to buy more efficient appliances, and turn things off when not in use ... and all the while data centres are using almost as much electricity as every household in Ireland put together (22% v 28%) - and that figure is increasing all the time.
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Your 'moment of doom' for May 25, 2025 ~ Almost 40 feet.
"This is almost certainly beyond the tipping points for the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets, and is expected to trigger what the researchers call a 'really dire' sea level rise of around 12 metres."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"This is almost certainly beyond the tipping points for the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets, and is expected to trigger what the researchers call a 'really dire' sea level rise of around 12 metres."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on rising sea levels: adaptation has never been more urgent | Editorial
Editorial: Stark warnings about threatened coastal areas should prompt fresh efforts to protect those most at risk
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for May 25, 2025 ~ Almost 40 feet.
"This is almost certainly beyond the tipping points for the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets, and is expected to trigger what the researchers call a 'really dire' sea level rise of around 12 metres."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"This is almost certainly beyond the tipping points for the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets, and is expected to trigger what the researchers call a 'really dire' sea level rise of around 12 metres."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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dear, dear gods
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
dear, dear gods
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"Israel denies that Gaza is facing a hunger crisis."
A father of four in Gaza says he wishes "everyone would stand by us. Our children are dying slowly"
'Our children are dying slowly' says father in Gaza
Father of four Mahmoud al-Haw and other Palestinians crowd around a soup kitchen in war-ravaged Gaza, surging forward and frantically waving pots.
www.rte.ie
May 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Israel denies that Gaza is facing a hunger crisis."
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This is the perfect response to whataboutism…
“no point in us reducing our emissions because China…”
“no point in us reducing our emissions because China…”
I hesitated posting this bc my philosophy is always that you have to wait a long, long time before calling a peak and describing a trend, but this is very well researched and caveated and worth reading
Take nothing for granted, but do celebrate how much harm has been avoided so far (which is A LOT)
Take nothing for granted, but do celebrate how much harm has been avoided so far (which is A LOT)
Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is the perfect response to whataboutism…
“no point in us reducing our emissions because China…”
“no point in us reducing our emissions because China…”
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Public hearings announced for the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Israel's obligations regarding UN activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
40 states and four international organisations (UN, League of Arab States, African Union, OIC)
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
40 states and four international organisations (UN, League of Arab States, African Union, OIC)
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Public hearings announced for the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Israel's obligations regarding UN activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
40 states and four international organisations (UN, League of Arab States, African Union, OIC)
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
40 states and four international organisations (UN, League of Arab States, African Union, OIC)
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Fellow law nerds, I’ll be at UTS Law School (Sydney) this Thursday (10th April) to talk about queer judgment writing and how to navigate emotions in critical, socio-legal research.
It’s happening in person and online. Come along if you’re interested!
You can register via the link below.
🌈🎓
It’s happening in person and online. Come along if you’re interested!
You can register via the link below.
🌈🎓
Senthorun Raj: Queer Judgments Seminar and Law + Emotion HDR/ECR Methods Masterclass
Get tickets on Humanitix - Senthorun Raj: Queer Judgments Seminar and Law + Emotion HDR/ECR Methods Masterclass. UTS and Zoom. Thursday 10th April 2025. Find event information.
events.humanitix.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fellow law nerds, I’ll be at UTS Law School (Sydney) this Thursday (10th April) to talk about queer judgment writing and how to navigate emotions in critical, socio-legal research.
It’s happening in person and online. Come along if you’re interested!
You can register via the link below.
🌈🎓
It’s happening in person and online. Come along if you’re interested!
You can register via the link below.
🌈🎓
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"The protesters from Mothers Against Genocide staged a sleep-out at the gates to mark the ongoing violence in Gaza and to coincide with Mother's Day."
www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
Number arrested during Gaza protest at Leinster House
A number of people have been arrested at Leinster House as gardaí tried to remove protesters that were blocking the gates of the building.
www.rte.ie
March 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"The protesters from Mothers Against Genocide staged a sleep-out at the gates to mark the ongoing violence in Gaza and to coincide with Mother's Day."
www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/03...
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There remains a significant gender pay gap in Ireland and Jen Keane has built a portal based on available reporting & data where you can check your employer www.paygap.ie #speirgorm #genderpaygap #inequalitypersists #closethegenderpaygap
PayGap.ie - Irish Gender Pay Gap Portal
A portal cataloguing gender pay gap reports from Irish companies.
www.paygap.ie
March 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
There remains a significant gender pay gap in Ireland and Jen Keane has built a portal based on available reporting & data where you can check your employer www.paygap.ie #speirgorm #genderpaygap #inequalitypersists #closethegenderpaygap
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Is there a more dystopian sight in nature conservation? A wasteland of plastic tubes, wooden stakes and bare soil, eating up valuable conservation funds and making people feel better. But achieving nothing. Meanwhile our ancient woods, centuries old, full of life and complexity, continue to fall.
So, the west of England is getting 2,500ha of this apparently. @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @chrissperring.bsky.social 20 million outsourced trees, 20 million plastic tubes, 20 million wooden stakes made from felled trees. Look at the.. 1/3 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
March 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Is there a more dystopian sight in nature conservation? A wasteland of plastic tubes, wooden stakes and bare soil, eating up valuable conservation funds and making people feel better. But achieving nothing. Meanwhile our ancient woods, centuries old, full of life and complexity, continue to fall.
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You can read the letters here, but if you're a Black lawyer, I would advise against it. www.eeoc.gov/sites/defaul...
www.eeoc.gov
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You can read the letters here, but if you're a Black lawyer, I would advise against it. www.eeoc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Trump going after whole ass law firms and trying to revoke lawyers' security clearances AND forbid them access into government buildings—where federal courts are—is evidence of a man who really doesn't like lawyers. (or the law.)
In this episode of #BoomLawyered, @hegemommy.bsky.social and @angryblacklady.bsky.social dive into the Trump administration’s attacks on the law, from targeting law firms to straight up ignoring court orders.
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/20/t...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/20/t...
Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms, Lawyers, and the Law
Did we mention he seems to hate the law?
rewirenewsgroup.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump going after whole ass law firms and trying to revoke lawyers' security clearances AND forbid them access into government buildings—where federal courts are—is evidence of a man who really doesn't like lawyers. (or the law.)
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I don't usually repost Guardian links for obvious reasons but this demands to be read. You've heard of the prison-industrial complex, this is the visa-denial industrial complex.
March 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I don't usually repost Guardian links for obvious reasons but this demands to be read. You've heard of the prison-industrial complex, this is the visa-denial industrial complex.
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Explain to me, again, why Hungary is a member of the EU? I mean why spend several trillion € ‘standing up’ to Putin, if we already let him have a member state?
Hungary makes a mockery of everything the EU supposedly stands for [1]
Hungary makes a mockery of everything the EU supposedly stands for [1]
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders
Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Explain to me, again, why Hungary is a member of the EU? I mean why spend several trillion € ‘standing up’ to Putin, if we already let him have a member state?
Hungary makes a mockery of everything the EU supposedly stands for [1]
Hungary makes a mockery of everything the EU supposedly stands for [1]
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Philomena's Law is welcome - but mother and baby homes survivors are still being let down, writes Mairéad Enright in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Máiréad Enright: Philomena's Law is welcome — but survivors are still being let down
A bill proposes to let UK-based survivors of Irish mother and baby homes access the redress scheme without losing benefits. But those most in need will find it hardest to benefit
www.irishexaminer.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Philomena's Law is welcome - but mother and baby homes survivors are still being let down, writes Mairéad Enright in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Finance Minister Jack Chambers was made aware in November that the 2024 housing targets would likely not be reached, but the outgoing coalition still claimed during the general election that its targets would be exceeded. http://jrnl.ie/6648610
Jack Chambers was told before general election that housing targets would likely be missed
The government had set a goal to complete 40,000 homes last year, but fell short of that target by nearly 10,000.
jrnl.ie
March 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Finance Minister Jack Chambers was made aware in November that the 2024 housing targets would likely not be reached, but the outgoing coalition still claimed during the general election that its targets would be exceeded. http://jrnl.ie/6648610
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2024 was the hottest year on record 📈
TV news coverage of climate change decreased by 25% 📉
#EndClimateSilence
TV news coverage of climate change decreased by 25% 📉
#EndClimateSilence
March 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
2024 was the hottest year on record 📈
TV news coverage of climate change decreased by 25% 📉
#EndClimateSilence
TV news coverage of climate change decreased by 25% 📉
#EndClimateSilence
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Oh, Insta isn't showing the preview? here you gooooooo
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oh, Insta isn't showing the preview? here you gooooooo
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He attacked the EU.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked immigrants.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked trans folk.
Micheál said nothing.
He cheered a UFC fighter with a history of sexual abuse.
Micheál grinned like a gormless git.
And people will say "didn't Micheál do great"
Get ta fuck.
#speirgorm
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked immigrants.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked trans folk.
Micheál said nothing.
He cheered a UFC fighter with a history of sexual abuse.
Micheál grinned like a gormless git.
And people will say "didn't Micheál do great"
Get ta fuck.
#speirgorm
March 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
He attacked the EU.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked immigrants.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked trans folk.
Micheál said nothing.
He cheered a UFC fighter with a history of sexual abuse.
Micheál grinned like a gormless git.
And people will say "didn't Micheál do great"
Get ta fuck.
#speirgorm
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked immigrants.
Micheál said nothing.
He attacked trans folk.
Micheál said nothing.
He cheered a UFC fighter with a history of sexual abuse.
Micheál grinned like a gormless git.
And people will say "didn't Micheál do great"
Get ta fuck.
#speirgorm
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So thrilled to say that my new article on the echoes of Section 28 in the moral panic around trans people in the UK is out now, along with the rest of the first issue of @genderandjustice.bsky.social !
doi.org/10.1332/3033...
doi.org/10.1332/3033...
Moral panics and legal projects: echoes of Section 28 in United Kingdom transgender discourse and law reform
A grounding in the queer history of the legal system in the United Kingdom reveals striking parallels between the moral panic leading to the enactment of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, a...
doi.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So thrilled to say that my new article on the echoes of Section 28 in the moral panic around trans people in the UK is out now, along with the rest of the first issue of @genderandjustice.bsky.social !
doi.org/10.1332/3033...
doi.org/10.1332/3033...