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Thomas Murray
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Writer, researcher, adult educator.

Roscommunista.
Omnia sunt communia.
Ní neart go cur le chéile.

Author: Contesting Economic and Social Rights in Ireland, 1848-2016. CUP 2016.

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Communication & Media Studies 35%
Psychology 14%
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Scott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 3d
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.

Reposted by Thomas E. Murray, Aidan O’Sullivan

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Uplift Ireland @uplift.ie · 4d
''Acadian Seaplants, a massive Canadian corporation and owner of Arramara Teoranta, has put in an application to harvest tens of thousands of tons of wrack from huge swathes of the west coast.''

Sign the petition and lets stop this from happening ✊️

#SpeirGorm

my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie

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Ola Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 5d
This is cycling in Copenhagen.

No hi-vis. No helmet mandates.
People cycle because it’s safe — by design.

This is what cycling should look like.

Ireland is moving in the opposite direction. Instead of designing safe places to cycle, we're blaming the people cycling...

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Thomas E. Murray, Aidan O’Sullivan

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IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 5d
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...
All bicycles included in draft plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Department confirms
— Plan was expected to be put to the Cabinet today before it was withdrawn from the meeting of Government Ministers. A reported plan by Ireland’s Government to make the wearing of helme…
irishcycle.com

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 9d
Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Thomas E. Murray, Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9d
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.

Reposted by Rupert Read, Patrick O. Waeber, Thomas E. Murray

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13d
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 17d
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Reposted by Thomas E. Murray

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 17d
Today, Minneapolis sent a clear message: ICE is not welcome here, and we will protect our community!
#ICEOUT #ICEOUTMN

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Thomas Murray @tomasomuiri.bsky.social · 26d
...But, she adds, workers are in a strong position to take action. ​“This country is run by workers.”
sarahlazare.bsky.social Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 27d
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 27d
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com

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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · Jan 9
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
Lots of abusive and misogynistic far-right posts on X are the first replies to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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Conor O'Mahony @conorom.bsky.social · Jan 8
Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.
newschambers.bsky.social Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Jan 8
My word. (Again.)

Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Jan 6
Activist Margaretta D’Arcy ‘raged against normalisation of war’, recalls President Connolly
Activist Margaretta D’Arcy ‘raged against normalisation of war’, recalls President Connolly
Nollaig na mBan commemoration held in Galway for anti-war campaigner who died in November
www.irishtimes.com

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Jan 6
Things stepping up.

ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.

Reposted by Thomas E. Murray

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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · Jan 6
As Elon Musk's X continues to sink to new depths, there are serious questions to be asked as to why legitimate media outlets, government departments, state agencies, etc. etc. remain on the platform.

I wrote this last November.
Una Mullally: Media outlets need to break ties with X
The presence of media outlets on X does not have a diluting effect on the concentration of misinformation on the platform. If it did, then we wouldn’t be where we are
www.irishtimes.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jan 5
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Dec 30
This is an act of war and illegal under both US and international law, let’s just be clear about that:
C.I.A. Conducted Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com

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Thomas Murray @tomasomuiri.bsky.social · Dec 29
Ag suí anseo cráite ag iarraidh ceist a scríobh, Cad a fhéadfaidh mé a shlánú ó ghorta véarsaí?
An bhfuil uirlis nó app a thabharfaidh mé slán Nó an féidir gur AI a scríobhfaidh mo dhán?

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Dec 29
A poetry court that was re-established a century ago is still preserving the tradition of Múscraí poetry in County Cork.

jrnl.ie/6905484
A Gaeltacht poetry institution asks whether AI could really write a poem
A poetry court in the bardic tradition was re-established 100 years ago will this year ask the question: can AI write poetry in Irish?
jrnl.ie

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Dec 19
The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Dec 18
This is obviously more bad news re: the AI bubble and coming bailouts, stated or unstated. The more personally invested Trump is in the hype cycle, the more he will use public money to delay truth time. But for now he has a notional technology saving his failed media company. Good times!
naomiaklein.bsky.social Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Dec 18
I've been waiting to find out exactly how Trump was going to personally profit from the AI greed frenzy he has unleashed because there was no way he was *not* going to get a piece.

Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
www.aljazeera.com

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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · Dec 13
We (@crossdale.bsky.social, Christina Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social, Tiê Franco Brotto and I) present the first academic peer-reviewed article, studying the criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest as a global phenomenon. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · Dec 4
SWAI Statement on Closing

We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding.

Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an alternative voice to the dominant narrative about sex work in Ireland.
SWAI Statement on Closing
We are heartbroken to announce that the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) is closing our doors after over 16 years, due to a lack of funding. Since our foundation in 2009, we have brought an…
sexworkersallianceireland.org

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Nov 13
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.

The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · Nov 5
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.

The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.

www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info

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Thomas Murray @tomasomuiri.bsky.social · Nov 1
"...the flotillas reminded us all that the only sane response to a dystopian world is to have radical imagination. Imagination through which the inevitability of Palestinian freedom continues to be held as a lighthouse within the storms of injustice".

www.hotpress.com/opinion/glob...
Global Sumud Flotilla: "The flotillas reminded us all that the only sane response to a dystopian world is to have radical imagination" | Hotpress
Caoimhe Butterly is an Irish activist, family therapist and healthcare worker. She sailed on the recent Sumud Flotilla with the Alma and Irish Legal Support ...
www.hotpress.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Oct 25
from "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy" by Ray D. Madoff
a bar chart depicting a huge bar Wealth of the Top 1% "$47.80 trillion" dwarfing bars for the Federal deficit ($1.83 trillion), tax revenue ($4.92 trillion) and Government spending ($6.75 trillion)"

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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · Oct 4
Today was a powerful show of solidarity with Palestine, against Israel's genocide and apartheid, and an insistence that our government ends our complicity and imposes sanctions. #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Thousands take part in Dublin's pro-Palestine rally
Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin.
www.rte.ie

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Fabián Muniesa, Thomas E. Murray

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · Oct 2
“Whoever controls AI infrastructure—compute, models, data, & cloud—will shape the economic & political order of the 21st century. The U.S. & China understand this & are mobilizing every instrument of statecraft to secure supremacy. Europe must understand it too.”

— @francescabria.bsky.social

#ai
Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
www.noemamag.com