@pbutlerwx.bsky.social
Irishman abroad. Retweets or whatever they're called here, not an endorsement. Glad to be off X!
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The United States has ended its longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's long-term goals.
US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines
The United States has ended its longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy...
www.rte.ie
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The United States has ended its longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's long-term goals.
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If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
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In 2022 Russia bombed the Mariupol theater and killed hundreds of children who were sheltering there. Today Russia re-opened the theater and danced on the graves of murdered Ukrainian children.
December 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
In 2022 Russia bombed the Mariupol theater and killed hundreds of children who were sheltering there. Today Russia re-opened the theater and danced on the graves of murdered Ukrainian children.
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Garda appeal over two teens missing from Tipperary www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
Garda appeal over two teens missing from Tipperary
Gardaí are continuing to seek the public's assistance in locating two teenagers who have been reported missing from Tipperary Town.
www.rte.ie
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Garda appeal over two teens missing from Tipperary www.rte.ie/news/regiona...
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I’m not often lost for words but…
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m not often lost for words but…
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Don't get them wet.
Don't feed them after midnight.
Don't say "I'll be right back".
Don't be their friend, you know you'll only wake up outside a school in the morning...
Don't feed them after midnight.
Don't say "I'll be right back".
Don't be their friend, you know you'll only wake up outside a school in the morning...
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Don't get them wet.
Don't feed them after midnight.
Don't say "I'll be right back".
Don't be their friend, you know you'll only wake up outside a school in the morning...
Don't feed them after midnight.
Don't say "I'll be right back".
Don't be their friend, you know you'll only wake up outside a school in the morning...
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💥Orbán’s gov't is again engulfed in an uncontrollable scandal as a document listing 3,300+ cases of sexual and physical abuse in Hungary’s child care system, along with video footage, has emerged — even as Orbán claimed everything was “fine”, “acceptable." Context: balkaninsight.com/2025/09/26/h...
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
💥Orbán’s gov't is again engulfed in an uncontrollable scandal as a document listing 3,300+ cases of sexual and physical abuse in Hungary’s child care system, along with video footage, has emerged — even as Orbán claimed everything was “fine”, “acceptable." Context: balkaninsight.com/2025/09/26/h...
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A new political confrontation is unfolding in Budapest as Hungarian police propose that prosecutors press charges against the city’s liberal Mayor Gergely Karácsony over his role in arranging an LGBTQ+ rights rally that later turned into an anti-government protest in June.
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A new political confrontation is unfolding in Budapest as Hungarian police propose that prosecutors press charges against the city’s liberal Mayor Gergely Karácsony over his role in arranging an LGBTQ+ rights rally that later turned into an anti-government protest in June.
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Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said
Gazans in tents face 'catastrophe' amid flooding - UNICEF
Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said.
www.rte.ie
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thousands of people living in makeshift tents in Gaza are facing a "catastrophe" as severe rains in recent days have left some areas flooded, UNICEF has said
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‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
Soldier’s account corroborates reports Ukrainian journalist was transported to prison deep inside Russia, where it is believed she died
Details of the last days in captivity of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died last year, have emerged with the witness account of a soldier who was with her when she was transported to a prison deep inside Russia.
Roshchyna was seized while reporting from behind enemy lines in occupied Ukraine in the summer of 2022, one of an estimated 16,000 civilians detained by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days
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📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal - VSquare.org
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. Recently, births have fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared.
vsquare.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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'Overhaul of vaccine policy' = thousands of children to die from entirely preventable diseases.
But it wouldn't be polite to say that.
But it wouldn't be polite to say that.
A New York Times examination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary shows how he has laid the groundwork to overhaul American vaccine policy, walled himself off from government scientists and elevated longtime allies to help carry out his agenda. trib.al/3MsBal8
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
'Overhaul of vaccine policy' = thousands of children to die from entirely preventable diseases.
But it wouldn't be polite to say that.
But it wouldn't be polite to say that.
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There are hundreds - thousands - of people in the US operating and staffing child prisons. Locking 6 year olds into cells. How do they live with themselves?
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
There are hundreds - thousands - of people in the US operating and staffing child prisons. Locking 6 year olds into cells. How do they live with themselves?
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As winter arrives, over one million Gazans lack shelter, with 92% of housing destroyed by Israel.
In violation of the ceasefire, Netanyahu continues to restrict the entry of tents and other aid, including food.
The U.S. must demand that Israel allow full humanitarian access NOW.
In violation of the ceasefire, Netanyahu continues to restrict the entry of tents and other aid, including food.
The U.S. must demand that Israel allow full humanitarian access NOW.
Lack of tents, food and warm clothes leaves Gazans exposed ahead of winter
As winter approaches in Gaza, more than a million residents are vulnerable to extreme weather and disease, as Israeli restrictions hobble the humanitarian response.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As winter arrives, over one million Gazans lack shelter, with 92% of housing destroyed by Israel.
In violation of the ceasefire, Netanyahu continues to restrict the entry of tents and other aid, including food.
The U.S. must demand that Israel allow full humanitarian access NOW.
In violation of the ceasefire, Netanyahu continues to restrict the entry of tents and other aid, including food.
The U.S. must demand that Israel allow full humanitarian access NOW.
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The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany
Same-sex marriage should be recognised in bloc - EU court
The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Ge...
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany
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Irish Government should be doing the same - it's crazy that state depts are sharing a site that's openly denying the Holocaust
This can't come soon enough. The longer MPs stay on X, the more they come to believe that the opinions they see on there are representative of the country
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Irish Government should be doing the same - it's crazy that state depts are sharing a site that's openly denying the Holocaust
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in one of the biggest hospitals in Budapest the doctors had to postpone at least 3 scheduled operations today because there's no heating in the hospital :) :) but hey at least we have new soccer stadiums so our soccer team can lose all their games in nice places
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
in one of the biggest hospitals in Budapest the doctors had to postpone at least 3 scheduled operations today because there's no heating in the hospital :) :) but hey at least we have new soccer stadiums so our soccer team can lose all their games in nice places
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All four Fine Gael MEPs voted with the far-right: Nina Carberry, Regina Doherty, Seán Kelly, Maria Walsh
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly also sided with the far-right
The centre-right abandoned talks with the greens, centre-left and liberals on an alternative deal
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly also sided with the far-right
The centre-right abandoned talks with the greens, centre-left and liberals on an alternative deal
EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules
The outcome highlights the EPP’s willingness to abandon its traditional centrist coalition allies.
www.politico.eu
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
All four Fine Gael MEPs voted with the far-right: Nina Carberry, Regina Doherty, Seán Kelly, Maria Walsh
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly also sided with the far-right
The centre-right abandoned talks with the greens, centre-left and liberals on an alternative deal
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly also sided with the far-right
The centre-right abandoned talks with the greens, centre-left and liberals on an alternative deal