Fiona
@fionareadings.bsky.social
Interest in news, politics, history, reading recs | Feminist, socialist, antifascist |
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December 25, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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If you have ever wondered what colonization was like—the violence, the dispossession, the massacres, the genocide, the displacement, the famine, the dehumanization, the racism—you are watching it in real time in Palestine. It is among the most depraved of all possible acts.
December 25, 2024 at 9:34 AM
If you have ever wondered what colonization was like—the violence, the dispossession, the massacres, the genocide, the displacement, the famine, the dehumanization, the racism—you are watching it in real time in Palestine. It is among the most depraved of all possible acts.
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It’s been a very disappointing week for progressive left politics in Ireland, with Sinn Féin shifting to the right on LGBT issues and the SocDems revealing themselves to be either just as superficial or inept. Both parties caught up in pretending to be something other than they are.
December 10, 2024 at 6:27 PM
It’s been a very disappointing week for progressive left politics in Ireland, with Sinn Féin shifting to the right on LGBT issues and the SocDems revealing themselves to be either just as superficial or inept. Both parties caught up in pretending to be something other than they are.
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Shocking state racism and discrimination 😔
Every time this comes up, it turns out the babies with Pulse records in the Garda intelligence system created for them are Travellers.
Just in case that wasn’t clear.
Pulse even has a setting for “family tree”.
Just in case that wasn’t clear.
Pulse even has a setting for “family tree”.
December 7, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Shocking state racism and discrimination 😔
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November 29, 2024 at 7:36 AM
For Real Change to happen
Vote left, transfer left.
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#GE2024
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One thing Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have done very effectively is normalise mediocrity. I asked someone why they thought investing in roads was more important than public transport. They said they want public transport as good as other EU countries but don't believe our government could deliver
November 28, 2024 at 6:16 PM
One thing Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have done very effectively is normalise mediocrity. I asked someone why they thought investing in roads was more important than public transport. They said they want public transport as good as other EU countries but don't believe our government could deliver
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Day 1 of the ceasefire and Israeli forces occupying south Lebanon have already shot towards journalists and continue to destroy public infrastructure
Because that’s what the Israelis do
Because that’s what the Israelis do
November 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Day 1 of the ceasefire and Israeli forces occupying south Lebanon have already shot towards journalists and continue to destroy public infrastructure
Because that’s what the Israelis do
Because that’s what the Israelis do
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132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.
November 26, 2024 at 10:27 AM
132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.
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A new report found that 85K women were killed by men in ‘23, with 60% of the deaths committed by someone close to the victim. “Globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men.”
t.co/OrP35T4AqA #MedSky #MedTwitter #BlueSky
t.co/OrP35T4AqA #MedSky #MedTwitter #BlueSky
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/25/home-is-the-most-dangerous-place-for-women-to-be-global-un-femicide-report
t.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:09 AM
A new report found that 85K women were killed by men in ‘23, with 60% of the deaths committed by someone close to the victim. “Globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men.”
t.co/OrP35T4AqA #MedSky #MedTwitter #BlueSky
t.co/OrP35T4AqA #MedSky #MedTwitter #BlueSky
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Reiterating that there are more Gazans here and they are more persistent in posting their links because there has essentially been no flour in all of South Gaza for well over a week. It is also cold. Please treat them how you’d want people to treat you or your family in a famine.
November 23, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Reiterating that there are more Gazans here and they are more persistent in posting their links because there has essentially been no flour in all of South Gaza for well over a week. It is also cold. Please treat them how you’d want people to treat you or your family in a famine.
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Here is a textbook example of propaganda in action. They took a population projection from 2023 and presented it as up-to-date population data for Gaza so they could pretend no genocide is taking place. Btw genocide propaganda is a war crime.
November 23, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Here is a textbook example of propaganda in action. They took a population projection from 2023 and presented it as up-to-date population data for Gaza so they could pretend no genocide is taking place. Btw genocide propaganda is a war crime.
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Why was there no criminal prosecution? Who made that decision? Why? This is a high profile case, we don't see enough in the media about all the other cases to appreciate how deep the rot goes, how rape has essentially been legalised in this country.
Nikita Hand: 'I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be, speak up' jrnl.ie/6550805
Nikita Hand: 'I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be, speak up'
A High Court jury found that Conor McGregor sexually assaulted Ms Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
jrnl.ie
November 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Why was there no criminal prosecution? Who made that decision? Why? This is a high profile case, we don't see enough in the media about all the other cases to appreciate how deep the rot goes, how rape has essentially been legalised in this country.
USA moving to destroy the ICC in 3,2,1... Expect massive pressure on their European vassal states to support the shredding of whatever facade remains of international law.
November 21, 2024 at 2:32 PM
USA moving to destroy the ICC in 3,2,1... Expect massive pressure on their European vassal states to support the shredding of whatever facade remains of international law.
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God can be good sometimes
The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza. www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
www.icc-cpi.int
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
God can be good sometimes
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Looking at these shocking stop and search statistics is bringing to mind the work of the Late, Great Vicky Conway who fought tirelessly to bring truth to power & ensure rights for the most vulnerable in society. We need more voices like hers advising government and the Gardai.
Any changes to Irish drug law are being strongly resisted by Gardi, it underpins the power of stop and search here. A power that is very widely abused indeed.
A screenshot from our citizens assembly submission which can be read in full here
crainn.com/citizens-ass...
A screenshot from our citizens assembly submission which can be read in full here
crainn.com/citizens-ass...
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Looking at these shocking stop and search statistics is bringing to mind the work of the Late, Great Vicky Conway who fought tirelessly to bring truth to power & ensure rights for the most vulnerable in society. We need more voices like hers advising government and the Gardai.
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"Trump will be worse". I don't doubt he'll try, but Biden has let Israel off the leash, utterly destroyed Gaza, destabilised the Middle East and is now allowing US made and guided missiles to be launched at Russia.
Unless Trump nukes Beijing on day 1 of his presidency, 'worse' is going to be tough
Unless Trump nukes Beijing on day 1 of his presidency, 'worse' is going to be tough
November 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
"Trump will be worse". I don't doubt he'll try, but Biden has let Israel off the leash, utterly destroyed Gaza, destabilised the Middle East and is now allowing US made and guided missiles to be launched at Russia.
Unless Trump nukes Beijing on day 1 of his presidency, 'worse' is going to be tough
Unless Trump nukes Beijing on day 1 of his presidency, 'worse' is going to be tough
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Colin Sheridan's letter to his friends has a message for each one of us.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy
Writing about the genocide taking place in Palestine seems the most obvious thing in the world to do. That other people do not think so confounds and depresses me
www.irishexaminer.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Colin Sheridan's letter to his friends has a message for each one of us.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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There's a subset of posts on here that are new largish accounts bellowing that Bluesky is a tech product and funded by venture funding and beware etc. And yes! That is true! And it will surely end up badly, but it's a bit mad that this is presented as hard truthtelling to the masses.
November 17, 2024 at 2:12 PM
There's a subset of posts on here that are new largish accounts bellowing that Bluesky is a tech product and funded by venture funding and beware etc. And yes! That is true! And it will surely end up badly, but it's a bit mad that this is presented as hard truthtelling to the masses.
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In sheer numerical terms, in brute numbers of bodies and property destroyed, there is absolutely nothing to compare between what Zionism has done to Palestinians and what, in retaliation, Palestinians have done to Zionists.
—Edward Said
—Edward Said
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
In sheer numerical terms, in brute numbers of bodies and property destroyed, there is absolutely nothing to compare between what Zionism has done to Palestinians and what, in retaliation, Palestinians have done to Zionists.
—Edward Said
—Edward Said
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In Gaza, from the grounds of the primary care clinic, I would always hear the incessant buzzing of the drones deployed by Israel and the US. This is what the Canadian govt and companies continue to arm, fund, and support. Genocidal colonial violence and a war on humanity itself.
This is a drone.
This is a drone.
November 16, 2024 at 11:33 PM
In Gaza, from the grounds of the primary care clinic, I would always hear the incessant buzzing of the drones deployed by Israel and the US. This is what the Canadian govt and companies continue to arm, fund, and support. Genocidal colonial violence and a war on humanity itself.
This is a drone.
This is a drone.
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St Aidan’s school Tallaght delightfully undermining the far right.
November 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM
St Aidan’s school Tallaght delightfully undermining the far right.
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May our hearts and souls remain open, soft, and tender to help hold the weight of the suffering of people subjected to structural oppression. May our minds remain sharp, focused, and strategic on the path toward collective liberation for all peoples.
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 AM
May our hearts and souls remain open, soft, and tender to help hold the weight of the suffering of people subjected to structural oppression. May our minds remain sharp, focused, and strategic on the path toward collective liberation for all peoples.
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