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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social · 6h

While the “should we leave the ECHR?” discussion is being soft soaped by the English media, the trail of Soldier F for the murder of innocent men and children is going on over here. The ECHR has forced signatories (cases brought against UK & Turkey) to investigate when its forces use against its own

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 2h

She frames it as "SNP Ministers" consciously to make it look like it would be coming out of their own pockets rather than public money.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 10h

The Rees Moggs will still do History degrees. The Johnsons will still do Classics.
Sadly, the Wilsons from South Bank in Middlesbrough won't get the intellectual stimulation of studying a subject of interest for a degree.

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 15h

Describe your BlueSky account in one image.

"Sir we all have cats we'd rather be home playing with right now."

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 21h

Darren Grimes was born Darren Hutchinson. What is he hiding? 😉

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Nah we eat our meals out of a drawer allegedly

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

He's very, very angry at Alliance and the fact that they didn't like his amendment to their motion, as is their right. Took it personally and suggested their accepting of the SDLP amendment infers their issue was with unionist parties rather than with the motion. Very OTT and patronising performance

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Also you might think that members and especially other deputy speakers, might want to show the principal deputy speaker a bit of respect

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Boy howdy, Steve Aiken really doesn't take disagreement or challenge well, does he?

Sometimes I think men might simply be too emotional for politics.

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

She has, as I saw someone say on here yesterday, the Miggledy-juice.

Now to get her on a BMX

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed!

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

It also was a Green Party (Ireland) Minister who brought it in and it came from their party manifesto, so should be an easy sell to the England & Wales party

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

I had a green one a bit like this and it made me look like a (green) blobfish

Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Well, it's very natural that cats would win that one!

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Same! And I thought, oh no, what if people don't know the real story!

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

The strike wouldn't have happened without trade union leadership. Leadership, not support.

The women deserve the credit, obviously, for their brave efforts & for suffering for what they believed in.

Join a trade union. They're in the front line of defence against apartheid and human rights abuses.

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

Not only is it not true, but the first worker to strike, Mary Manning, was actually acting on an instruction from her trade union the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union, when she refused to handle South African produce.

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Elaine Crory @elainecrory.bsky.social · 1d

This clip has been circulating a lot and look I don't want to be critical, it's great that it's inspiring people.

BUT. There is one thing he says that's inaccurate and it's important that people understand the reality.

He says that their trade union didn't support them. That's not true.

Dipa @amrakunj.bsky.social · 1d

The story of how Ireland became the first western nation to implement a nationwide ban on South African goods during the apartheid era beautifully told. This cheered me up immensely.
www.youtube.com/shorts/O5yK7...

Fruit for thought. Never judge a book by its cover. #comedy #histoty #storytelling #standup

YouTube video by David Nihill

www.youtube.com

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true