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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 2h

Heather Humphreys is spreading misinformation that Oireachtas political staff need so-called garda clearance – they don’t, according to documents obtained by The Ditch

Alan Shatter joined in – posting a fake document on X purporting to be official policy

www.ontheditch.com/heather-hump...

Humphreys spreading misinformation about Oireachtas vetting

Humphreys’s former party colleague and ex-justice minister Alan Shatter has also joined in.

www.ontheditch.com

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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social · 6h

At a council meeting, amendment highlights messy politics around planning exemptions for asylum shelters “It was a little bit ill-informed, but they were in a rush to, you know, counterbalance Mr Pepper,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn. Read more here www.dublininquirer.com/at-council-m...

At council meeting, amendment highlights messy politics around planning exemptions for asylum shelters

“It was a little bit ill-informed, but they were in a rush to, you know, counterbalance Mr Pepper,” says independent Councillor Mannix Flynn.

www.dublininquirer.com

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 4h

Misogynist too

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 6h

You could at least mention he got my age wrong 🤣

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 16h

Why are certain "journalists" (yes, I'm looking at you, Irish Times) uncritically reporting Maria Steen's repeated assertions that independent candidates have been "blocked" from the presidential ballot.

The current frontrunner is an independent candidate.

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Reacher from the Jack Lagoon @daltondeschain.com · 17h

It's not that I won't vote for Gavin Newsom if he's the presidential candidate. It's that if the Democratic Party chooses him, then they are communicating to me that they actively do not want my vote, and believe they don't need it. I will simply honor their wishes

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 18h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 18h

I wish someone would *actually* cancel Maria Steen

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 18h

Maria Steen calls for presidential election to be cancelled over Jim Gavin’s departure

Conservative campaigner missed out on required signatures to make the ballot

www.irishtimes.com

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

One of her TERF pals was head of gender studies at TCD until recently 🙄

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Dunno, “everyone else was doing it” didn’t work too well as a defence for Gavin not registering his tenancy

Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure that the best strategy is one that implicates Connolly as well

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom "deceived" the Supreme Court + "profoundly misrepresented" LGBTQ+ research, according to scholars cited by ADF.

Quoted experts speak out about ADF's "distortions" + "false evidence" in major case, on deck tomorrow, to revive "conversion therapy"

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 1d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

They’re a trick to make you think they’re civilised

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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing scenes at Dublin Airport as the first of the Irish participants on the Global Sumud Flotilla are due home! #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide 🇵🇸
Video Ruairí McKiernan

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Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 2d

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d

Shetland Islands Council has backed a motion from Scottish Greens councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social to boycott Israel.

The islands join the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh City Council, which voted for Green motions on boycotts last month.

greens.scot/news/shetlan...

Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime

Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime - Shetland backs Green call to boycott Israel

greens.scot

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been blissfully unaware today

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Life’s too short to waste time in uncomfortable shoes

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 4d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

Tenant probably had a cousin working there or something

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Rob Mullins @robertmullins.bsky.social · 2d

If I were an investigative journalist in the UK (are there any left?), I would be having a good look at the extent to which NHS leadership seems to have allied itself with a fringe medical movement that more or less condones conversion therapy. qnews.com.au/australian-r...

Australian report says UK’s Cass review should not guide transgender healthcare

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

qnews.com.au

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

I already do 😭

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t have these two little demons wrecking your gaff

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 2d

Cue all the so called feminists of The Countess, etc, rallying to support her

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Back to the actual and current Presidential candidates -with all the Jim Gavin shenanigans of the last 24 hours it may have not grabbed people’s attention that Heather Humphreys just threw trans people under the bus in response to a Grift dot ie reporters question!So there’s that! #aras25 #speirgorm

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 2d

TIL that the online portal for submitting certain Irish immigration applications does not allow you to upload documents where there is a fada in the document name

Attempt to upload a document titled "Bord Gáis email" and an error message: "File name is not valid. Only the following characters are allowed: dash (-) underscore (_) dot (.)."

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