Noreen Bowden
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NY | Galway | Irish diaspora | into art, architecture, history, philosophy, economics, Irish politics | UND, BC, HKS | #cleantheair | #speirgorm
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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ICE and DHS are separating young children from their parents and disappearing them.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ICE and DHS are separating young children from their parents and disappearing them.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
6 year old Yuanxin was separated from his father after a routine immigration check in on Nov. 26th.
Yuanxin's father was not told where his son was being sent.
Yuanxin'swhereabouts are still unknown.
This was a very cheering article, and a reminder that there are good people out there thinking about how to make life better for their staff and the world.
This is a really nice piece in Hot Press about how we're differently to other businesses and why. It'd be great if you could read and share. My perhaps naive hope is that a big business might see it and copy us. It works. #speirgorm www.hotpress.com/lifestyle-sp...
Imbibe Coffee Roasters – proving that a different way of doing business is possible: "There's huge satisfaction in giving" | Hotpress
The founder of Imbibe Coffee Roasters, Gary Grant, explains how they have built a flourishing business selling great coffee, while also supporting an array ...
www.hotpress.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This was a very cheering article, and a reminder that there are good people out there thinking about how to make life better for their staff and the world.
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Amazing work! Fascinating details in every dot on the map, and glimpses of some very sad stories.
I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map
An interactive map with biographical info and addresses of 700+ women, men and children who received U.S. pensions in 19th century Ireland.
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Amazing work! Fascinating details in every dot on the map, and glimpses of some very sad stories.
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I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map
An interactive map with biographical info and addresses of 700+ women, men and children who received U.S. pensions in 19th century Ireland.
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm very pleased to formally launch "Yankee Pensioners in Ireland 1845-1905: An Interactive Map" with location/bio info on 720+ women & men receiving U.S. pensions in Ireland-significantly more than previously thought: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4e3d...
“GEO Group runs this immigration prison on a 15 year $1Billion tax payer funded contract. Their CEO told shareholders on an earnings call that they expect to earn a $60 million profit this year alone detaining migrants at Delaney Hall.”
It felt wrong somehow to wish them Happy Thanksgiving. But they wished us Happy Thanksgiving as we passed out slices of pizza and plastic red cups filled with pasta, warm food to feed their bodies and help them stay warm.
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Thanks and giving at Delaney Hall
Yesterday evening I joined a group of volunteers outside Delaney Hall, the for profit immigrant detention center located in an industrial area in Newark, New Jersey. We provided support to families…
susanandstjoseph.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“GEO Group runs this immigration prison on a 15 year $1Billion tax payer funded contract. Their CEO told shareholders on an earnings call that they expect to earn a $60 million profit this year alone detaining migrants at Delaney Hall.”
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The same road this picture was taken.
My neighborhood.
My neighborhood.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The same road this picture was taken.
My neighborhood.
My neighborhood.
American academic Kerby Miller, who wrote “Emigrants and Exiles”, is the latest to refuse.
Three decline honours. Harsh light on University of Galway collaboration with Technion in Haifa www.rte.ie/news/connach...
Third person refuses doctorate from University of Galway
A third person has turned down an honorary doctorate that was due to be conferred by the University of Galway, at a ceremony tomorrow.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
American academic Kerby Miller, who wrote “Emigrants and Exiles”, is the latest to refuse.
“People will call my politics radical, when my politics are pretty much ‘Look out for one another… I’m telling you not to be dumb enough to let the one percent, who wouldn’t piss on you if you’re on fire, take away your freedom and your future.”
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey Wants You to Wake the F*ck Up
The Nazi-punching, union-supporting punk rocker who's setting an example in the Trump era.
inthesetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“People will call my politics radical, when my politics are pretty much ‘Look out for one another… I’m telling you not to be dumb enough to let the one percent, who wouldn’t piss on you if you’re on fire, take away your freedom and your future.”
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
Brilliant idea.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Brilliant idea.
“It is very evil and it’s hard to watch—to wrap your mind around the extent of it,” Lansdale said. “But if you can find where to look, it’s not hard to be inspired by all the people standing up to fight it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
www.thebulwark.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
“It is very evil and it’s hard to watch—to wrap your mind around the extent of it,” Lansdale said. “But if you can find where to look, it’s not hard to be inspired by all the people standing up to fight it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
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Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not sure the point of deporting hard working people who fled awful conditions in their own countries and are caring for the sick, elderly, and paralyzed, not only harming our own economy, but vulnerable people who rely on this assistance.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.
A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.
www.inquirer.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.
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Of course, after repeated Covid infections it’s gonna be pretty hard for people to “just be healthy”. And all those people will be discounted under the “pre-existing conditions” banner.
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Want to pull out this slide: people deserve to know there’s a growing mountain of evidence finding more Covid infections = more likelihood of being left chronically ill.
There’s a temptation to think that if you recovered ok last time, then you will next time too, but that’s not what the data say.
There’s a temptation to think that if you recovered ok last time, then you will next time too, but that’s not what the data say.
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Of course, after repeated Covid infections it’s gonna be pretty hard for people to “just be healthy”. And all those people will be discounted under the “pre-existing conditions” banner.
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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Our poet president ✨☘️
💚Today is Michael D. Higgins’ last day as President of Ireland! I’m so immensely grateful to President Higgins and his time in office. His legacy is one of kindness, joy, inclusion and community.
#michaeldhiggins #presidentofireland #miggildyhiggins
💚Today is Michael D. Higgins’ last day as President of Ireland! I’m so immensely grateful to President Higgins and his time in office. His legacy is one of kindness, joy, inclusion and community.
#michaeldhiggins #presidentofireland #miggildyhiggins
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Our poet president ✨☘️
💚Today is Michael D. Higgins’ last day as President of Ireland! I’m so immensely grateful to President Higgins and his time in office. His legacy is one of kindness, joy, inclusion and community.
#michaeldhiggins #presidentofireland #miggildyhiggins
💚Today is Michael D. Higgins’ last day as President of Ireland! I’m so immensely grateful to President Higgins and his time in office. His legacy is one of kindness, joy, inclusion and community.
#michaeldhiggins #presidentofireland #miggildyhiggins
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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A young woman on TikTok recently posted a video speaking about how she will die without the insulin she will no longer be able to afford. How she won’t be able to stockpile it forever. How heavy it was to consider that as a young person full of dreams and potential. My heart breaks for her.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A young woman on TikTok recently posted a video speaking about how she will die without the insulin she will no longer be able to afford. How she won’t be able to stockpile it forever. How heavy it was to consider that as a young person full of dreams and potential. My heart breaks for her.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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This is one of the reasons we cannot get people to take Democrats seriously when they say, "We're trying to make your lives better!" when literally within a week of a landslide election where people said, "Yes, Democrats, make our lives better!" they go, "lol, nope, can't do that."
Here's the full text of the deal:
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is one of the reasons we cannot get people to take Democrats seriously when they say, "We're trying to make your lives better!" when literally within a week of a landslide election where people said, "Yes, Democrats, make our lives better!" they go, "lol, nope, can't do that."
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Tell the Democrats that if they vote for this you will not be voting or donating to them, let them know there are consequences for their votes and capitulation.
Here's the full text of the deal:
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Tell the Democrats that if they vote for this you will not be voting or donating to them, let them know there are consequences for their votes and capitulation.