Irish Big Mac
@irishbigmac.bsky.social
40-something Ireland. Twitter refugee I was @MacMiadhachain there, deleted it and left.
It took me about three minutes to figure out this woman's name.
A woman who had been on trial accused of the murder of her partner's four-year-old son has changed her plea to guilty. At the opening of the trial last week, the court was told the woman admitted the manslaughter of the boy in 2021, but denied murdering him
Woman changes plea to guilty in child murder case
A woman who had been on trial accused of the murder of her partner's four-year-old son has changed her plea to guilty.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It took me about three minutes to figure out this woman's name.
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What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
Local TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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#bds #boycott #israel #gaza #activism #genocide #ethnic-cleansing #occupation
The global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is a 20-year, non-violent campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law & respect Palestinian rights.
Join the boycott of now!
The global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is a 20-year, non-violent campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law & respect Palestinian rights.
Join the boycott of now!
Joining boycott movement is an antidote to despair over Gaza
It wasn’t until I understood the tenets of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign that as both a consumer and a business person, my power lies in where I put my money, writes Laur...
www.irishexaminer.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#bds #boycott #israel #gaza #activism #genocide #ethnic-cleansing #occupation
The global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is a 20-year, non-violent campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law & respect Palestinian rights.
Join the boycott of now!
The global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is a 20-year, non-violent campaign to pressure Israel to comply with international law & respect Palestinian rights.
Join the boycott of now!
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A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC
Inside the rise of Ireland’s new far-right terror threat
The emergence of the IDA marks a shift to small, tightly controlled extremist cells operating covertly in Ireland
The emergence of the IDA marks a shift to small, tightly controlled extremist cells operating covertly in Ireland
A readable version of the Irish Times article from today titled 'Inside the rise of Ireland’s new far-right terror threat'.
archive.is/c2ioD
archive.is/c2ioD
archive.is
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Inside the rise of Ireland’s new far-right terror threat
The emergence of the IDA marks a shift to small, tightly controlled extremist cells operating covertly in Ireland
The emergence of the IDA marks a shift to small, tightly controlled extremist cells operating covertly in Ireland
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This is complete fiction — apparently originating with a satirical website — but shared as fact by the President of the United States.
Obama does not receive any “royalties” from the Affordable Care Act.
Obama does not receive any “royalties” from the Affordable Care Act.
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is complete fiction — apparently originating with a satirical website — but shared as fact by the President of the United States.
Obama does not receive any “royalties” from the Affordable Care Act.
Obama does not receive any “royalties” from the Affordable Care Act.
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The United Nations mission in Lebanon has called on Israel to stop attacks near peacekeepers after a convoy of Irish troops came close to an airstrike in Lebanon.
jrnl.ie/6869005t
jrnl.ie/6869005t
UN calls on Israel to halt drone strikes near peacekeepers after Irish troops near miss
No injuries were reported for Irish peacekeepers in the incident.
jrnl.ie
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The United Nations mission in Lebanon has called on Israel to stop attacks near peacekeepers after a convoy of Irish troops came close to an airstrike in Lebanon.
jrnl.ie/6869005t
jrnl.ie/6869005t
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Watch this because it tells you everything you need to know about how the right-wing weaponise fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Watch this because it tells you everything you need to know about how the right-wing weaponise fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
First come the facts.
Then come the views of the public, sick of politicians & the media spreading unsubstantiated fear.
Then comes the journalist, ignoring the facts & the public to spread fear.
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Haven't seen anything from the "protect women and children" folks about this. But I know, pointing out hypocrisy does not do anything.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Haven't seen anything from the "protect women and children" folks about this. But I know, pointing out hypocrisy does not do anything.
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
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We already know the company named after the corrupted magical spying item used by the Dark Lord is evil, yes, and that it's an active participant in the rise of global fascism, you don't have to repeat yourself Palantir weirdos with the terrible haircut (what is that, a curly mullet?)
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We already know the company named after the corrupted magical spying item used by the Dark Lord is evil, yes, and that it's an active participant in the rise of global fascism, you don't have to repeat yourself Palantir weirdos with the terrible haircut (what is that, a curly mullet?)
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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How about Jim O' Callaghan and all govt TDs/bodies/orgs get off X.
Start with that. Like that would be one easy and simple step that would have instant effect.
Start with that. Like that would be one easy and simple step that would have instant effect.
The Minister for Justice has said that he wants social media companies to do more to ensure their platforms are not used to "freely spread incitement or hatred of others"
Call for action against spread of hatred on social media
The Minister for Justice has said that he wants social media companies to do more to ensure their platforms are not used to "freely spread incitement or hatred of others".
www.rte.ie
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How about Jim O' Callaghan and all govt TDs/bodies/orgs get off X.
Start with that. Like that would be one easy and simple step that would have instant effect.
Start with that. Like that would be one easy and simple step that would have instant effect.
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"The far left are just as bad as the far right" is a thing I'd imagine every Government TD believes to be true, and as long as that's the case they'll be unable to take the threat of the far right as seriously as it needs to be taken
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"The far left are just as bad as the far right" is a thing I'd imagine every Government TD believes to be true, and as long as that's the case they'll be unable to take the threat of the far right as seriously as it needs to be taken
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Funny watching Paul Murphy and John Clendennen on RTÉ the other day. Clendennen keeps saying "we need a debate about migration" to which Murphy says "okay lets have a debate", and then Clendennen just keeps saying "we need to have a debate". Its very clear what Fine Gael are trying to do here!
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Funny watching Paul Murphy and John Clendennen on RTÉ the other day. Clendennen keeps saying "we need a debate about migration" to which Murphy says "okay lets have a debate", and then Clendennen just keeps saying "we need to have a debate". Its very clear what Fine Gael are trying to do here!
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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This is a disastrous move. RTE's documentary-makers in both radio and TV are held in very high esteem all over the globe, and to shutter the in-house TV unit is as stupid as it is short-sighted.
RTÉ confirms move to wind down inhouse documentary unit
RTÉ confirms move to wind down inhouse documentary unit
Unions criticise decision to ‘dramatically increase commercialisation’ via outsourcing
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is a disastrous move. RTE's documentary-makers in both radio and TV are held in very high esteem all over the globe, and to shutter the in-house TV unit is as stupid as it is short-sighted.
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"This case of location data should serve as a reminder as to why we regulated Big Tech in the first place. Rather than pursuing deregulation, the EU needs to ramp up its efforts to reign in tech which erodes the privacy and civil liberties of EU citizens"
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
EC expresses 'concern' in wake of new phone location data exposé
Hundreds of devices carried by EU and NATO officials have been tracked to personal and secure locations in Belgium through commercially available phone location data which was obtained by a group of E...
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"This case of location data should serve as a reminder as to why we regulated Big Tech in the first place. Rather than pursuing deregulation, the EU needs to ramp up its efforts to reign in tech which erodes the privacy and civil liberties of EU citizens"
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
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57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
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The problem with housing is not building enough social housing, allowing vulture funds control and take over the market and property and land be hoarded. Thousands of houses in unfinished estates because FF screwed the economy etc etc etc. NOT asylum seekers, a very small number of people.
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The problem with housing is not building enough social housing, allowing vulture funds control and take over the market and property and land be hoarded. Thousands of houses in unfinished estates because FF screwed the economy etc etc etc. NOT asylum seekers, a very small number of people.
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the fact that Donald Trump endorsed Andrew Cuomo affirms all of my analysis about centrists. centrists and fascists are always in cahoots with each other.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
the fact that Donald Trump endorsed Andrew Cuomo affirms all of my analysis about centrists. centrists and fascists are always in cahoots with each other.