Deborah
@deborahhh.bsky.social
Interests, in no particular order: Politics, Healthcare, Disability, Rare Disease, Good TV Shows, Decent Wine, Funny people, interesting conversations
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What’s happening #SpeirGorm? Give me a highlight from your day - the world is going to shit and we need all the feel-goods we can get right now
Well America, have we reached the tipping point yet? What another horrendous weekend there.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Well America, have we reached the tipping point yet? What another horrendous weekend there.
Reposted by Deborah
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN
A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
This!! It annoys me so much when people tell me to wear hi vis on a clear day when walking on our country road. It’s not going to make me any safer at all.
“The notion that ever more garish clothing will compensate for distracted driving is a convenient fiction. No amount of fluorescent fabric can counteract the motorist scrolling on their phone or the driver travelling too fast.”
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
Sophie McDermott
#cycling #driving #danger #roadsafety
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This!! It annoys me so much when people tell me to wear hi vis on a clear day when walking on our country road. It’s not going to make me any safer at all.
“For the first three years, countries can sit on the board for free. But a permanent seat on the board, will cost $1bn “within the first year of the charter’s entry into force”, it states.”
😂😂 what a con, eh??
#Davos #BoardOfPeace
jrnl.ie/6934532
😂😂 what a con, eh??
#Davos #BoardOfPeace
jrnl.ie/6934532
Trump has unveiled his 'Board of Peace' in Davos - here's what we know
The US President will chair the organisation, and countries who want to be permanent members will need to pay $1 billion.
jrnl.ie
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
“For the first three years, countries can sit on the board for free. But a permanent seat on the board, will cost $1bn “within the first year of the charter’s entry into force”, it states.”
😂😂 what a con, eh??
#Davos #BoardOfPeace
jrnl.ie/6934532
😂😂 what a con, eh??
#Davos #BoardOfPeace
jrnl.ie/6934532
Horrifying
SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Horrifying
Reposted by Deborah
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Very cool and interesting work. Surreal to know that nothing exists today that relates to Prototaxites.
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
January 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Very cool and interesting work. Surreal to know that nothing exists today that relates to Prototaxites.
Now would be a good time for an assassin to save the world from evil and this rambling shite
#Speirgorm #Davos
#Speirgorm #Davos
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Now would be a good time for an assassin to save the world from evil and this rambling shite
#Speirgorm #Davos
#Speirgorm #Davos
What is he rambling on about? Sorry for the folks sitting there and forced to listen to this.
#SpeirGorm #Davos
#SpeirGorm #Davos
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
What is he rambling on about? Sorry for the folks sitting there and forced to listen to this.
#SpeirGorm #Davos
#SpeirGorm #Davos
Know Blue Monday is just a marketing ploy but bloody hell, I’m really feeling it today
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Know Blue Monday is just a marketing ploy but bloody hell, I’m really feeling it today
Reposted by Deborah
Super news! 🎉 Usher Syndrome Ireland has free charity places for the Antrim Coast Half Marathon - voted one of the world’s best runs! Click below to find out more.
#Ireland #SpeirGorm #NorthernIreland #IrelandRun #RunForACause
🔗 usherireland.org/antrim-coast...
#Ireland #SpeirGorm #NorthernIreland #IrelandRun #RunForACause
🔗 usherireland.org/antrim-coast...
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Super news! 🎉 Usher Syndrome Ireland has free charity places for the Antrim Coast Half Marathon - voted one of the world’s best runs! Click below to find out more.
#Ireland #SpeirGorm #NorthernIreland #IrelandRun #RunForACause
🔗 usherireland.org/antrim-coast...
#Ireland #SpeirGorm #NorthernIreland #IrelandRun #RunForACause
🔗 usherireland.org/antrim-coast...
Great they’re finally leaving but I’m not applauding charities for only leaving now. I made the decision to pull ours off that site well over a year ago as did some others at the time because we cared about our community + we don’t tolerate hate. If more had done the same, X wouldn’t be as it is now
Major charities including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have stopped posting on social media platform X due to controversy surrounding its artificial intelligence tool’s image-creating function
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
Major charities leave X after AI images controversy
www.civilsociety.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Great they’re finally leaving but I’m not applauding charities for only leaving now. I made the decision to pull ours off that site well over a year ago as did some others at the time because we cared about our community + we don’t tolerate hate. If more had done the same, X wouldn’t be as it is now
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I’m so in a pissed off mood today. Might have to keep away from people to save them
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I’m so in a pissed off mood today. Might have to keep away from people to save them
Reposted by Deborah
A new @ecfr.eu survey has found that the proportion of Europeans who view the US as an ally or an adversary are approaching the same levels as how they feel about China.
Only 16% of Europeans still see the US as an ally, new survey finds
An ECFR survey published today finds a dramatic shift in how Europeans view America. More now see the US as a rival or enemy than as a friend. Conversely, Russians no longer see the US as an enemy.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM
A new @ecfr.eu survey has found that the proportion of Europeans who view the US as an ally or an adversary are approaching the same levels as how they feel about China.
Machado - you big dope. Know you think you’re playing Trump but giving him the Nobel prize won’t change anything for you. In fact, you’ve made yourself look really stupid without a shred of integrity.
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Machado - you big dope. Know you think you’re playing Trump but giving him the Nobel prize won’t change anything for you. In fact, you’ve made yourself look really stupid without a shred of integrity.
This thread is such a joy. ❤️
For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This thread is such a joy. ❤️
No doubt my MIL would be one of those people. The nonsense she’s spouting lately because of FB has been unreal, and scary to witness too tbh
"People guessed around 43.8% of people born outside of Ireland were availing of social housing compared to the real figure of 6.1%."
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
www.thejournal.ie/immigration-...
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
www.thejournal.ie
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
No doubt my MIL would be one of those people. The nonsense she’s spouting lately because of FB has been unreal, and scary to witness too tbh
Horrifying
Iran's foreign minister has said there will be "no hanging today or tomorrow" in the country, amid a government crackdown on nationwide protests that rights groups say have left over 3,000 people dead. jrnl.ie/6927281
Iran minister says hanging protesters 'out of the question' as Trump mulls military intervention
In an interview with Fox News, Abbas Araghchi said there will be “no hanging today or tomorrow” and claimed that “everything is calm” in Iran.
jrnl.ie
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Horrifying
Hey, guess what - it’s still doing it and absolutely no one is surprised. F them all and the enablers
X says Grok account will stop undressing women. I just tested the standalone Grok app, which immediately complied with my request to undress a photo of me. This is illegal, according to the legal experts I spoke with.
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Hey, guess what - it’s still doing it and absolutely no one is surprised. F them all and the enablers
Feeling teary right now - my parents had to let one of their dogs go. Not sure why I’m upset as I wouldn’t see her much (they live in a different county and I can’t drive to see them as much I’d like to) but I did see her a few days ago and knew then she wasn’t right.
RIP Dolly 🥲
RIP Dolly 🥲
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Feeling teary right now - my parents had to let one of their dogs go. Not sure why I’m upset as I wouldn’t see her much (they live in a different county and I can’t drive to see them as much I’d like to) but I did see her a few days ago and knew then she wasn’t right.
RIP Dolly 🥲
RIP Dolly 🥲
They’re going to do everything else but tackle X and Grok. it’s going to be a long day of screaming and cursing - apologies in advance
Senior gardaí will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Media that the recent use of an AI app to present children and adults in an undressed state is "an abhorrent disregard of personal dignity and an abuse of societal trust" that cannot be tolerated
Gardaí to tell committee of 'abhorrent' AI abuse imagery
Senior gardaí will tell the Oireachtas Committee on Media that the recent use of an AI app to present children and adults in an undressed state is "an abhorrent disregard of personal dignity and an ab...
www.rte.ie
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM
They’re going to do everything else but tackle X and Grok. it’s going to be a long day of screaming and cursing - apologies in advance
What’s happening #SpeirGorm? Give me a highlight from your day - the world is going to shit and we need all the feel-goods we can get right now
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
What’s happening #SpeirGorm? Give me a highlight from your day - the world is going to shit and we need all the feel-goods we can get right now
Hopefully it won’t be too long until the observers put their phones down and actually push back together as a group.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Hopefully it won’t be too long until the observers put their phones down and actually push back together as a group.
It’s the only reason I work out!
Very important to have one or more gym nemesi to motivate you
January 13, 2026 at 1:18 PM
It’s the only reason I work out!