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I’ve felt like this for twenty years at least. Irish media reflects the same socioeconomic bubble Irish politicians seem to live in. A mirror universe where homelessness, unemployment, rent, crime and mental illness happen off screen to other people.
December 11, 2024 at 10:05 AM
I’ve felt like this for twenty years at least. Irish media reflects the same socioeconomic bubble Irish politicians seem to live in. A mirror universe where homelessness, unemployment, rent, crime and mental illness happen off screen to other people.
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FIFA president (2023 pay circa $4.5m) asks for free workers (volunteers) to sign up for the $2 billion Club World Cup that will pay millions in prize money to professional footballers. Typically volunteers lose money (travel/accommodation) to do this.
December 7, 2024 at 10:27 PM
FIFA president (2023 pay circa $4.5m) asks for free workers (volunteers) to sign up for the $2 billion Club World Cup that will pay millions in prize money to professional footballers. Typically volunteers lose money (travel/accommodation) to do this.
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Hi #blueski. Is there anyone from #Ireland that would like to talk with me? I'm an English teacher and I need Irish people to help me prepare some lessons I'm about to do on the Easter Rising and The Troubles in #NorthernIreland
December 7, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Hi #blueski. Is there anyone from #Ireland that would like to talk with me? I'm an English teacher and I need Irish people to help me prepare some lessons I'm about to do on the Easter Rising and The Troubles in #NorthernIreland
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Thousands of workers were injured or died to prepare the Qatar World Cup. A report commissioned by FIFA, and never publicly revealed, says FIFA should compensate workers or families directly impacted by toll of working in Qatar. Unlikely FIFA will do that.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...
FIFA Should Compensate Migrant Workers Injured Building Qatar World Cup, Report Says (Gift Article)
An unpublished report into the soccer governing body’s responsibility for migrant workers recommends that it should compensate those harmed.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Thousands of workers were injured or died to prepare the Qatar World Cup. A report commissioned by FIFA, and never publicly revealed, says FIFA should compensate workers or families directly impacted by toll of working in Qatar. Unlikely FIFA will do that.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...
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A vote for Aontú is a vote for Fianna Fáil.
A vote for Aontú is a vote to strip abortion rights & bodily autonomy.
Vote for PBP, the only ones ruling out coalition with FF&FG, then transfer left.
Don't be duped by Aontú & other right-wingers who want to roll back hard-won rights.
#ge24 #SpéirGhorm
A vote for Aontú is a vote to strip abortion rights & bodily autonomy.
Vote for PBP, the only ones ruling out coalition with FF&FG, then transfer left.
Don't be duped by Aontú & other right-wingers who want to roll back hard-won rights.
#ge24 #SpéirGhorm
November 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM
A vote for Aontú is a vote for Fianna Fáil.
A vote for Aontú is a vote to strip abortion rights & bodily autonomy.
Vote for PBP, the only ones ruling out coalition with FF&FG, then transfer left.
Don't be duped by Aontú & other right-wingers who want to roll back hard-won rights.
#ge24 #SpéirGhorm
A vote for Aontú is a vote to strip abortion rights & bodily autonomy.
Vote for PBP, the only ones ruling out coalition with FF&FG, then transfer left.
Don't be duped by Aontú & other right-wingers who want to roll back hard-won rights.
#ge24 #SpéirGhorm
True but I’m okay with that to be honest
I’m starting to view Bluesky as the first old people social media app. Something new, catered to the needs of aging geriatric millennials who grew up with social media but now we need something that suits our pace and interests.
November 26, 2024 at 9:26 PM
True but I’m okay with that to be honest
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This argument would make X the Data Controller- and publisher- of everything posted on the platform, liable under both GDPR and defamation laws in every country for every post.
This is a no-lose filing.
This is a no-lose filing.
Elon Musk's legal filing in the InfoWars bankruptcy case is both batshit crazy and also what you'd expect. It asserts that X owns every account, can do whatever it wants with them, and can inject itself into legal proceedings that have nothing to do with Twitter
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
www.404media.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:53 PM
This argument would make X the Data Controller- and publisher- of everything posted on the platform, liable under both GDPR and defamation laws in every country for every post.
This is a no-lose filing.
This is a no-lose filing.
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Fine Gael want to keep handing public money to private developers and keep homes unaffordable
We need to completely change up our housing system with a state buildimg company and a universal public housing system that ensures people's rents are no more than 25% of their income.
#GE24
We need to completely change up our housing system with a state buildimg company and a universal public housing system that ensures people's rents are no more than 25% of their income.
#GE24
November 25, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Fine Gael want to keep handing public money to private developers and keep homes unaffordable
We need to completely change up our housing system with a state buildimg company and a universal public housing system that ensures people's rents are no more than 25% of their income.
#GE24
We need to completely change up our housing system with a state buildimg company and a universal public housing system that ensures people's rents are no more than 25% of their income.
#GE24
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Do you know how bad things have to be for me to agree with two things from the Irish Catholic Bishop's press releases?!
Irish bishops lambast #homeless figures as ‘scandal’ and call for end to conflict in #MiddleEast in pre-election plea
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p... #Gaza #Childhomelessness #GE24 #Election24
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p... #Gaza #Childhomelessness #GE24 #Election24
Bishops lambast homeless figures as ‘scandal’ and call for end to conflict in Middle East in pre-election plea
Catholic bishops have lambasted the latest homelessness figures as “a scandal” and described the level of child homelessness in the state as “totally unacceptable”.
www.independent.ie
November 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Do you know how bad things have to be for me to agree with two things from the Irish Catholic Bishop's press releases?!
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Campaign Gist: Building a Wall
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
November 20, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Campaign Gist: Building a Wall
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
The six constituencies with the greatest risk of far-right gains and the best candidates in each place to vote for to block them.
https://www.thegist.ie/campaign-gist-building-a-wall/
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Here’s this week’s (massively self-indulgent) cartoon for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
David Squires on … his favourite characters after 10 years at the Guardian drawing board
Our cartoonist celebrates a special anniversary with old friends to entertain us in the international break
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Here’s this week’s (massively self-indulgent) cartoon for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In a few weeks time, FIFA will gift Saudi Arabia the most popular sporting event in the world, the consequences will be bloody. Powerful piece by Barney Ronay on FIFA’s responsibility for the inevitable loss of life that will result from Gianni and FIFA’s choice
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: how close could Fifa get to corporate manslaughter?
In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the histo...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:30 PM
In a few weeks time, FIFA will gift Saudi Arabia the most popular sporting event in the world, the consequences will be bloody. Powerful piece by Barney Ronay on FIFA’s responsibility for the inevitable loss of life that will result from Gianni and FIFA’s choice
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Drunk people! Pledge three quid and make a nice number!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
November 16, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Drunk people! Pledge three quid and make a nice number!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
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Hiya gang, launching on Blue Sky today. I’m here for civil argument in the public square, the engine oil of democracy.
November 15, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Hiya gang, launching on Blue Sky today. I’m here for civil argument in the public square, the engine oil of democracy.
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I wrote a song about showing Ice Cube how to swing a Hurley, and then he heard it and I got to show him how to swing a Hurley in real life
Tell us a true story from your life that sounds made up.
November 16, 2024 at 12:47 PM
I wrote a song about showing Ice Cube how to swing a Hurley, and then he heard it and I got to show him how to swing a Hurley in real life
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I’ve been on here a fair bit more in the last couple of days and it seems as though it’s really taking off now, which is great.
If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back.
Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️
If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back.
Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️
November 13, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I’ve been on here a fair bit more in the last couple of days and it seems as though it’s really taking off now, which is great.
If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back.
Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️
If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back.
Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️
My Interests: Starter Pack
November 14, 2024 at 8:33 AM
My Interests: Starter Pack
Have decided to leave the bad place. It’s pretty much dead anyway.
Not sure I’ll use this the same way but looking for old mutuals
Not sure I’ll use this the same way but looking for old mutuals
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Have decided to leave the bad place. It’s pretty much dead anyway.
Not sure I’ll use this the same way but looking for old mutuals
Not sure I’ll use this the same way but looking for old mutuals
No money and no time
Everyone trying to work out why video games aren’t selling anymore — “Too many games? Prices are too low? Marketing is hard?” — when the answer this time around is actually simple:
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
November 14, 2024 at 8:10 AM
No money and no time
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New podcast. I chat with associate professor of neuroscience Kevin Mitchell about the brain and human behaviour open.spotify.com/episode/7BfU...
Chatting about the Brain with a professor of Neuroscience
The Blindboy Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:50 AM
New podcast. I chat with associate professor of neuroscience Kevin Mitchell about the brain and human behaviour open.spotify.com/episode/7BfU...