soup 🏳️⚧️ (he/they)
@elmsoup.bsky.social
Artist 🏳️🌈 / Lil guy enthusiast 🪲🦇
Iconically fatigued, chronically intrigued ♿️🌻
Ní saoirse go saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
Iconically fatigued, chronically intrigued ♿️🌻
Ní saoirse go saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
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in plainest possible explanation:
Epstein help seed the online community that launched conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory by sharing true stories of his associates to disrupt and destabilize geopolitics.
and if we explain it like this, they'll look at us like we're the nuts.
Epstein help seed the online community that launched conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory by sharing true stories of his associates to disrupt and destabilize geopolitics.
and if we explain it like this, they'll look at us like we're the nuts.
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
in plainest possible explanation:
Epstein help seed the online community that launched conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory by sharing true stories of his associates to disrupt and destabilize geopolitics.
and if we explain it like this, they'll look at us like we're the nuts.
Epstein help seed the online community that launched conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory by sharing true stories of his associates to disrupt and destabilize geopolitics.
and if we explain it like this, they'll look at us like we're the nuts.
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Report: GOP Tax Bill Supported By Majority Of Americans Currently Suffocating Wealthy Benefactor With Pillow https://theonion.com/report-gop-tax-bill-supported-by-majority-of-americans-1821289414/
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Report: GOP Tax Bill Supported By Majority Of Americans Currently Suffocating Wealthy Benefactor With Pillow https://theonion.com/report-gop-tax-bill-supported-by-majority-of-americans-1821289414/
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As of 2023, nearly 80% of the water used for Google’s U.S. data centers came from drinking water sources communities rely on 😳
Big Tech’s profits can’t come before our basic needs. We need to stop ALL new data centers until we have more regulations!
Big Tech’s profits can’t come before our basic needs. We need to stop ALL new data centers until we have more regulations!
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As of 2023, nearly 80% of the water used for Google’s U.S. data centers came from drinking water sources communities rely on 😳
Big Tech’s profits can’t come before our basic needs. We need to stop ALL new data centers until we have more regulations!
Big Tech’s profits can’t come before our basic needs. We need to stop ALL new data centers until we have more regulations!
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The print edition of The Onion is gold.
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The print edition of The Onion is gold.
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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A new month begins tomorrow and so spins our Rent-O-Meter! Besides the €2k we need to pay rent by Feb 11th we also have €1500+ in bills to pay and €1000 in 2025 debt left!
A dozen new graphic novel subscriptions would go a long way to solving our money problems!
littledeercomics.ie/collections/...
A dozen new graphic novel subscriptions would go a long way to solving our money problems!
littledeercomics.ie/collections/...
January 31, 2026 at 12:31 PM
A new month begins tomorrow and so spins our Rent-O-Meter! Besides the €2k we need to pay rent by Feb 11th we also have €1500+ in bills to pay and €1000 in 2025 debt left!
A dozen new graphic novel subscriptions would go a long way to solving our money problems!
littledeercomics.ie/collections/...
A dozen new graphic novel subscriptions would go a long way to solving our money problems!
littledeercomics.ie/collections/...
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They're trying to blame Met Éireann for doing their job rather than blame their own failures or acknowledge that we will have to make sacrifices and real changes to mitigate the effects of climate change
Minister James Browne said Met Éireann needs to make a 'judgement call' rather than solely relying on mathematical formulas when it comes to issuing weather warnings jrnl.ie/6940649
Housing Minister criticises Met Éireann for 'withholding information' on severity of floods
The flooding mainly affected Co Wexford, Co Wicklow, and south Dublin.
jrnl.ie
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
They're trying to blame Met Éireann for doing their job rather than blame their own failures or acknowledge that we will have to make sacrifices and real changes to mitigate the effects of climate change
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We need to get real. Met Éireann is not to blame for flooding damage - poor planning, building on flood plains, not implementing over 20 years of remedial action are. We were warned decades ago winter rain would increase, but continued doing nothing and built on space needed for water #spéirghorm
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
We need to get real. Met Éireann is not to blame for flooding damage - poor planning, building on flood plains, not implementing over 20 years of remedial action are. We were warned decades ago winter rain would increase, but continued doing nothing and built on space needed for water #spéirghorm
Kholoud and Kamela are two kind souls who have faced immeasurable hardship over the last few weeks. Their rent is due in 3 days and they're €187 short. Chuffed donations take 3 days to arrive, at a 70% exchange rate. Can we get 26 more tenners raised for her today pls? 🥺
chuffed.org/project/1529...
chuffed.org/project/1529...
Help 90-Year-Old Kamela Survive in Gaza
My name is Kristel, and I am from Granada (Spain). I met Kholoud through social media when she asked me for help to open this donation campaign. From the very beginning, we started talking frequently,...
chuffed.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Kholoud and Kamela are two kind souls who have faced immeasurable hardship over the last few weeks. Their rent is due in 3 days and they're €187 short. Chuffed donations take 3 days to arrive, at a 70% exchange rate. Can we get 26 more tenners raised for her today pls? 🥺
chuffed.org/project/1529...
chuffed.org/project/1529...
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I analysed the DoJ’s immigration chatbot for @iccl.bsky.social and the amount of seriously wrong information it gave was shocking even to me. The idea that people fleeing persecution would be expected to rely on a chatbot in lieu of actual legal advice is 😱😱😱
www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...
www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...
Chatbots considered for providing legal counselling to people seeking asylum, documents suggest
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission doesn’t believe chatbots are suitable “in provision of legal counselling”, a spokesperson said.
www.dublininquirer.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I analysed the DoJ’s immigration chatbot for @iccl.bsky.social and the amount of seriously wrong information it gave was shocking even to me. The idea that people fleeing persecution would be expected to rely on a chatbot in lieu of actual legal advice is 😱😱😱
www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...
www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...
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Govt continues to mislead the public on why it wants to dismantle the triple lock – a central tenet of Irish foreign policy for decades.
But make no mistake – ending the triple lock will be the final nail in the coffin for Irish neutrality as we know it.
@sineadgibney.bsky.social
But make no mistake – ending the triple lock will be the final nail in the coffin for Irish neutrality as we know it.
@sineadgibney.bsky.social
Abandoning the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality - Social Democrats
The abolition of the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality as we know it, according to Social Democrats defence spokesperson Sinéad Gibney. Deputy Gibney made her ...
www.socialdemocrats.ie
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Govt continues to mislead the public on why it wants to dismantle the triple lock – a central tenet of Irish foreign policy for decades.
But make no mistake – ending the triple lock will be the final nail in the coffin for Irish neutrality as we know it.
@sineadgibney.bsky.social
But make no mistake – ending the triple lock will be the final nail in the coffin for Irish neutrality as we know it.
@sineadgibney.bsky.social
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Sharing again, because we still haven't passed the threshold.
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Sharing again, because we still haven't passed the threshold.
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
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New: Unsealed court docs detail Big Tech’s yearslong, secret race to ingest the collective works of humanity, including Anthropic’s project to “destructively scan all the books in the world.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and destroying millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
New: Unsealed court docs detail Big Tech’s yearslong, secret race to ingest the collective works of humanity, including Anthropic’s project to “destructively scan all the books in the world.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
Gift link: wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
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January 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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Reporting by @thejournal.ie has consistently highlighted this issue.
Trans and non-binary people should be in a position to access general health care and gender-affirming services with no differential treatment.
www.thejournal.ie/free-hrt-sch...
Trans and non-binary people should be in a position to access general health care and gender-affirming services with no differential treatment.
www.thejournal.ie/free-hrt-sch...
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Reporting by @thejournal.ie has consistently highlighted this issue.
Trans and non-binary people should be in a position to access general health care and gender-affirming services with no differential treatment.
www.thejournal.ie/free-hrt-sch...
Trans and non-binary people should be in a position to access general health care and gender-affirming services with no differential treatment.
www.thejournal.ie/free-hrt-sch...
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ICCL Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, appeared on RTÉ today to discuss our very serious concerns with the Justice Minister's proposal to give Gardaí profoundly intrusive surveillance powers, which include the use of covert software to intercept digital communications ➡️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Powers for Gardaí to spy on phones
Olga Cronin, Surveillance and Human Rights Senior Policy Officer with The Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Christy Galligan, retired Garda Sergeant.
www.rte.ie
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 AM
ICCL Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, appeared on RTÉ today to discuss our very serious concerns with the Justice Minister's proposal to give Gardaí profoundly intrusive surveillance powers, which include the use of covert software to intercept digital communications ➡️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Let me get this right, our Government thinks the reason we have a housing crisis is because landlords can't charge enough rent?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
The Government has defended the new rent rules due to come into force on 1 March, saying that a balance must be struck between strengthening tenants' rights while also increasing investment.
Govt defends rent rules due to come into force in March
The Government has defended the new rent rules due to come into force on 1 March, saying that a balance must be struck between strengthening tenants' rights while also increasing investment.
www.rte.ie
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Let me get this right, our Government thinks the reason we have a housing crisis is because landlords can't charge enough rent?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
Higher rents is their solution. Remind me again how many of them are landlords?
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Nothing innovative is needed. It's all been suggested but ignored. The problem is too many cars. Give buses priority bus lanes. You can't have taxis & cars in bus lanes & expect buses to be on time. Contactless payments speed up entry. Put more buses on routes. Make the bus journey faster than car.
Dublin Bus are offering €15,000 for innovative ideas on how to improve their services
www.dublinbus.ie/press-releas...
www.dublinbus.ie/press-releas...
Dublin Bus - Dublin Bus launches DBI – Dublin Bus Innovation
Dublin Bus
www.dublinbus.ie
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Nothing innovative is needed. It's all been suggested but ignored. The problem is too many cars. Give buses priority bus lanes. You can't have taxis & cars in bus lanes & expect buses to be on time. Contactless payments speed up entry. Put more buses on routes. Make the bus journey faster than car.
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The data center boom is giving Big Tech oligarchs even more control of our society – and making them richer while our climate, water and utility bills suffer. We can’t let these reckless corporations erode our people power!
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The data center boom is giving Big Tech oligarchs even more control of our society – and making them richer while our climate, water and utility bills suffer. We can’t let these reckless corporations erode our people power!
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Airports Across Asia Reinstate COVID-Style Health Checks After Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak in India; Thailand, Nepal & Taiwan Step Up Screening to Prevent Spread
Airports Across Asia Reinstate COVID-Style Health Checks After Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak in India; Thailand, Nepal & Taiwan Step Up Screening to Prevent Spread
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Airports Across Asia Reinstate COVID-Style Health Checks After Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak in India; Thailand, Nepal & Taiwan Step Up Screening to Prevent Spread
Airports Across Asia Reinstate COVID-Style Health Checks After Deadly Nipah Virus Outbreak in India; Thailand, Nepal & Taiwan Step Up Screening to Prevent Spread
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The evidence is crystal clear: killing off nature helps kill off rural communities.
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
share.google/7JNi3kdpUvsE...
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
share.google/7JNi3kdpUvsE...
Population collapse threatens future of GAA clubs across Iveragh and rural Kerry
Council members warn planning restrictions and infrastructure gaps are hollowing out rural Kerry communities and threatening schools and GAA clubs
share.google
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The evidence is crystal clear: killing off nature helps kill off rural communities.
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
share.google/7JNi3kdpUvsE...
Bringing back nature through rewilding helps bring back life to rural communities.
share.google/7JNi3kdpUvsE...
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"When cars come first, everyone loses"
Ireland's dangerous roads: When cars come first, everyone loses
Sadhbh O’ Neill says that the reduction of road deaths in Ireland is being strangled by a lack of political courage.
jrnl.ie
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"When cars come first, everyone loses"
I just want to add to the helmets vs drivers discourse to say that in my head to toe high visibility gear, helmet, reflective gloves, and ample bike lighting, I have not had even one safe journey to work where a motorist did not try to run my over - in fact it's usually MULTIPLE TIMES per commute
“The notion that ever more garish clothing will compensate for distracted driving is a convenient fiction. No amount of fluorescent fabric can counteract the motorist scrolling on their phone or the driver travelling too fast.”
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
January 25, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I just want to add to the helmets vs drivers discourse to say that in my head to toe high visibility gear, helmet, reflective gloves, and ample bike lighting, I have not had even one safe journey to work where a motorist did not try to run my over - in fact it's usually MULTIPLE TIMES per commute
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let’s be primitive horses with mama
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
let’s be primitive horses with mama
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I think if they came up with a decent design to replace it..but what was suggested was a bland office-type building. Character > blandness?
January 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I think if they came up with a decent design to replace it..but what was suggested was a bland office-type building. Character > blandness?