Máire Noonan
mbnoonan.bsky.social
Máire Noonan
@mbnoonan.bsky.social
Human, cat lover 🐈‍⬛, animal lover with undying hope for universal justice. Utterly worried about the climate crisis and nuclear annihilation. Hater of weapons manufacturers. Aspiring to always remain a Mensch.
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EU Parliament stages a powerful exhibition exposing the hidden suffering of animals exploited in factory farms across the EU. 🇪🇺

#eu #europeanunion #europe #factoryfarming #exhibition

Photographic Exposé of Factory Farming Unveiled at European Parliament
On the 25th of March 2025, the European Parliament in Brussels became the stage for a powerful exhibition exposing the hidden suffering of animals exploited in factory farms across the EU.
veganfta.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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For months Dr. Abu Safiya has been the voice of Gaza decimated health sector, appealing for the protection of his hospital, working under inhumane conditions, including following the killing of his son. Israel's raid put Kamal Adwan, the last remaining major hospital in the area, out of service.
December 30, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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"These Palestinian filmmakers have accomplished a cinematic miracle." Michael Moore @mmflint.bsky.social
joins #Palestine’s #Oscars2025 Entry ‘From Ground Zero’ as Exec Producer of a collection of 22 films from local filmmakers in the #Gaza Strip. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Michael Moore Boards Palestine’s Oscar Entry ‘From Ground Zero’ as Exec Producer
"These Palestinian filmmakers have accomplished a cinematic miracle," the Oscar-winning director said of the collection of 22 films from local filmmakers in the embattled Gaza Strip.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Canadian mining companies are some of the largest investors in West African gold. Every year, these firms generate billions in revenue from countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ghana, while local populations struggle in poverty and underdevelopment.
As West African states take greater role in mining sector, how will Canada respond?
History shows Ottawa reacts aggressively to reforms that curtail Canadian companies’ ability to profit abroad, and West Africa is a region where Canadians have been able to generate immense profits fo...
canadiandimension.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
January 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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January 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The leader of Germany's far right AfD says the Nazis are 'communists'.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

I ripped this lie apart in this video (from 2023) 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2biE...
January 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Jimmy Carter Championed Human Rights But Also Funded & Armed Indonesia's Genocide in East Timor
Carter Championed Human Rights While Supporting Genocide in East Timor
We continue to reflect on Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy with history professor Brad Simpson. Despite presiding over an administration that stood out for its successful championing of human rights elsewhere...
www.democracynow.org
January 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
December 23, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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Why we as linguists support the Block the Ban at #MIT petition.
The petition linked here is in support of Prahlad Iyengar, PhD2 student at #MIT, & Professor Michel DeGraff of the MIT Linguistics Dept.
blocktheban.org
With @mbnoonan.bsky.social Hagit Borer, Ur Shlonsky, Janet Randall & 33 others.
December 23, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Thanks to Marlyse Baptista and the Linguistic Society of America staff for pulling this event together so quickly. Another reason to be at the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
December 20, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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NEW: Preview our Fall/Winter 2024 issue with this groundbreaking investigation by Will Alden. Behind the scenes, philanthropists are pulling their support from a wide range of social justice groups because they spoke out for Gaza: jewishcurrents.org/defunding-di...
Defunding Dissent
Philanthropists have quietly withdrawn funding from grassroots groups that spoke out for Gaza, imperiling a broad range of social justice movements.
jewishcurrents.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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Going back to his years in the Senate and as vice president and president, Biden has had a long history of being a warmongering chicken hawk defender of US imperial power.
Joe Biden: A Resumé of War Crimes
A flurry of commentary has followed Joe Biden’s decision to invoke his presidential privilege in issuing a “full and unconditional pardon” to his son, Hunter Biden, who faced prison time for filing fa...
www.counterpunch.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel’s intention to violate its disengagement agreement with Syria, as Israeli forces invaded and occupied several positions inside Syrian sovereign territory, including the summit of Mount Al-Sheikh.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/israel-occupies-new-syrian-territor…
Israel occupies new Syrian territory following Assad’s collapse
Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israel’s intention to violate its disengagement agreement with Syria, as Israeli forces invaded and occupied several positions inside Syrian sovereign territory, including...
mondoweiss.net
December 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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For a primer on who is who in the Syrian civil war, the intro to @dropsitenews.com latest podcast episode by @jeremyscahill.com is a great place to start.

Listen to the full episode here:

www.dropsitenews.com/p/syria-war-...
The Civil and Proxy War Reignites in Syria
Listen now | Scholar Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi discuss the origins of Hayat Tahrir al Sham and its leader’s connections to Al Qaeda and ISIS, and the role of the U.S., Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah...
www.dropsitenews.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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NEW at @dropsitenews.com: Death march from Beit Lahia

Hossam Shabat, 23, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza, reports for Drop Site News on Israel’s mass expulsion of thousands of Palestinian families from Beit Lahia’s last remaining shelter.

www.dropsitenews.com/p/death-marc...
Death march from Beit Lahia
Hossam Shabat reports from northern Gaza on Israel’s mass expulsion campaign
www.dropsitenews.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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As always, the Democrats open the door for Trump. Climate Justice Alliance was the only program grantee to speak out on Palestine — and the only one whose funding is delayed. theintercept.com/2024/11/29/b...
Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine
The Biden administration is withholding funds from the Climate Justice Alliance, a federal grantee that has spoken out about Palestine.
theintercept.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:33 PM
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Inside Project Esther, the right wing action plan to take down the Palestine movement
Inside Project Esther, the right wing action plan to take down the Palestine movement
The Heritage Foundation’s “Project Esther” claims to combat antisemitism but in fact, aims to destroy the Palestine solidarity movement as a first step in a crusade against all domestic dissent in…
mondoweiss.net
December 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM