Fiona
@coffeeandpolitics.bsky.social
I’m on here to escape Elonia. 🇦🇺🇮🇪🇪🇺
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Several SMA infant formula and follow-on formula products have been recalled due to the possible presence of the toxin cereulide
Batches of baby formula recalled due to potential toxin
Several SMA infant formula and follow-on formula products have been recalled due to the possible presence of the toxin cereulide.
www.rte.ie
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Several SMA infant formula and follow-on formula products have been recalled due to the possible presence of the toxin cereulide
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Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing 72-year-old Jeremiah Downing, who has been missing from home in Sneem, Co Kerry, since Tuesday 30 December.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on (064) 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on (064) 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
January 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing 72-year-old Jeremiah Downing, who has been missing from home in Sneem, Co Kerry, since Tuesday 30 December.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on (064) 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station on (064) 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
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Spanish Met Service:
RED ALERT | Torrential rains in the Sol and Guadalhorce area (Málaga)
⚠️ Extraordinary danger. There may be flooding and sudden rises in water levels. Avoid riverbeds and flood-prone areas.
Alert in effect, initially, until 3:59 a.m. on Sunday the 28th
RED ALERT | Torrential rains in the Sol and Guadalhorce area (Málaga)
⚠️ Extraordinary danger. There may be flooding and sudden rises in water levels. Avoid riverbeds and flood-prone areas.
Alert in effect, initially, until 3:59 a.m. on Sunday the 28th
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Spanish Met Service:
RED ALERT | Torrential rains in the Sol and Guadalhorce area (Málaga)
⚠️ Extraordinary danger. There may be flooding and sudden rises in water levels. Avoid riverbeds and flood-prone areas.
Alert in effect, initially, until 3:59 a.m. on Sunday the 28th
RED ALERT | Torrential rains in the Sol and Guadalhorce area (Málaga)
⚠️ Extraordinary danger. There may be flooding and sudden rises in water levels. Avoid riverbeds and flood-prone areas.
Alert in effect, initially, until 3:59 a.m. on Sunday the 28th
I love the days between Christmas and New Year. Cocoon without guilt. Normal rules don’t apply. Pyjamas all day. Shortbread and Bailey’s coffee for lunch. Leftover mashed potatoes for dinner. Heaven!
December 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I love the days between Christmas and New Year. Cocoon without guilt. Normal rules don’t apply. Pyjamas all day. Shortbread and Bailey’s coffee for lunch. Leftover mashed potatoes for dinner. Heaven!
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Fourteen countries condemn Israel's plans to expand West Bank settlements, express 'resolute support' for Palestinians https://aje.io/vl95me
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Fourteen countries condemn Israel's plans to expand West Bank settlements, express 'resolute support' for Palestinians https://aje.io/vl95me
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wild — as the community note says, Trump’s DOJ released a publicly available pic of MJ & Clinton & Diana Ross with their own kids and implied it’s them with victims
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
They aren’t just redacting, they’re doctoring
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Manipulated units of a combined test for COVID-19 and influenza have reached the European market. The manufacturer has confirmed that batch FCO24090516 is fake.
Fake COVID-19 and flu tests circulating ariund Europe
Manipulated units of a combined test for COVID-19 and influenza have reached the European market. The manufacturer has confirmed that batch FCO24090516 is fake.
l.euronews.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Manipulated units of a combined test for COVID-19 and influenza have reached the European market. The manufacturer has confirmed that batch FCO24090516 is fake.
Lidl Wrapped. I was not expecting that.
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Lidl Wrapped. I was not expecting that.
Jaysus 😢
Sweden's capital, Stockholm, has recorded just a half-hour of sunlight in the first half of December, putting it on track for the darkest December since 1934 if the trend continues, meteorologists said.
Elusive December sun leaves Stockholm in the dark
The Swedish capital has recorded just a half-hour of sunlight in the first half of December, putting it on track for the darkest December since 1934 if the trend continues, meteorologists said.
www.rte.ie
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Jaysus 😢
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Stories of Aussie heroes. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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From wealth hoarding and tax breaks for billionaires to unpaid care work and climate damage, the World Inequality Report paints a picture of an economic order tilted towards a tiny ultra-wealthy minority.
The 0.001% super-rich own triple the wealth of poorer half of humanity
From wealth hoarding and tax breaks for billionaires to unpaid care work and climate damage, the World Inequality Report paints a picture of an economic order tilted towards a tiny ultra-wealthy minority.
l.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
From wealth hoarding and tax breaks for billionaires to unpaid care work and climate damage, the World Inequality Report paints a picture of an economic order tilted towards a tiny ultra-wealthy minority.
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Slovenia, Spain, Ireland, The Netherlands and now Iceland are boycotting Eurovision.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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World Cup - Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Uefa Play-off D (potentially Republic of Ireland)
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
World Cup - Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Uefa Play-off D (potentially Republic of Ireland)
FIFA Peace Prize.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
FIFA Peace Prize.
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Fuck Eurovision. They’d rather back a war crimals on another continent even when it means losing several EUROPEAN countries.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Fuck Eurovision. They’d rather back a war crimals on another continent even when it means losing several EUROPEAN countries.
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Floods have killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka, 176 in Thailand and three in Malaysia, with hundreds still missing.
🔗: aje.io/0y8xc4 | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/0y8xc4 | #Infograph
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Floods have killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka, 176 in Thailand and three in Malaysia, with hundreds still missing.
🔗: aje.io/0y8xc4 | #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/0y8xc4 | #Infograph
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Macquarie Dictionary, considered the standard reference on Australian English, has announced that 'AI slop' has been chosen by its committee and voted by the public as the Word of the Year for 2025.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/tUVx
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/tUVx
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Macquarie Dictionary, considered the standard reference on Australian English, has announced that 'AI slop' has been chosen by its committee and voted by the public as the Word of the Year for 2025.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/tUVx
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/tUVx
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Sweden's foreign minister claimed last week that Europe has imported more from Russia during the war than it has spent supporting Ukraine. A review of the numbers suggests she is right.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sweden's foreign minister claimed last week that Europe has imported more from Russia during the war than it has spent supporting Ukraine. A review of the numbers suggests she is right.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/4VIw
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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For and Against a United Ireland reviewed by Andy Pollak: "I would make this balanced and scrupulous treatment of the great existential issue of this island required reading for every Irish & Northern Irish sixth year school student and first year undergraduate."
A sharp, clear-eyed look at Irish unity from two of the island’s best journalists…
Fintan O’Toole is the nearest thing Ireland gets to a public intellectual: a writer of erudition and intellect who tackles the political and cultural issues of the day and of the nation through a wide...
sluggerotoole.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
For and Against a United Ireland reviewed by Andy Pollak: "I would make this balanced and scrupulous treatment of the great existential issue of this island required reading for every Irish & Northern Irish sixth year school student and first year undergraduate."
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Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft