Jim Scheer
@jimmerz50.bsky.social
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Serious Guys’ desire for approval has them support anything the neoliberal consensus demands: abolishing neutrality and embracing EU militarisation; financialising the housing market; basing our economy on the tax receipts of a handful of US corporations.
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Comment: Taking things Seriously
Seriousness’s function in the media: setting the boundaries of acceptable opinion
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Serious Guys’ desire for approval has them support anything the neoliberal consensus demands: abolishing neutrality and embracing EU militarisation; financialising the housing market; basing our economy on the tax receipts of a handful of US corporations.
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Serious Guys’ desire for approval has them support anything the neoliberal consensus demands: abolishing neutrality and embracing EU militarisation; financialising the housing market; basing our economy on the tax receipts of a handful of US corporations.
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Comment: Taking things Seriously
Seriousness’s function in the media: setting the boundaries of acceptable opinion
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November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts?
Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
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"[Opposition to aviation taxes] is not to downplay the existential crisis we face, or to deny the urgent need for more climate action." - Conor Pope @irishtimes.com Of course, he then *fails to offer a single alternative suggestion* to mitigate aviation emissions.😱
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts?
Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"[Opposition to aviation taxes] is not to downplay the existential crisis we face, or to deny the urgent need for more climate action." - Conor Pope @irishtimes.com Of course, he then *fails to offer a single alternative suggestion* to mitigate aviation emissions.😱
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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"[T]rying to read votes covered in overt racism and ones that wrote-in Elvis Presley as making the same political point is simply not a credible narrative. And it shouldn't be given any credibility just because the people who want to make it do so standing on top of their very large handbags." ✅️
New Gist, In which I explain exactly what kind of idiot I have recently been.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-no-...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-no-...
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"[T]rying to read votes covered in overt racism and ones that wrote-in Elvis Presley as making the same political point is simply not a credible narrative. And it shouldn't be given any credibility just because the people who want to make it do so standing on top of their very large handbags." ✅️
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October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
Apples from New Zealand.
Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.
If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?
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#RTÉPrimeTime interviewers bemoan the difficulty of finding "new" questions for presidential debate. Um ... #climate? #biodiversity? #disinformation? Just for examples... 🤦♂️
October 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#RTÉPrimeTime interviewers bemoan the difficulty of finding "new" questions for presidential debate. Um ... #climate? #biodiversity? #disinformation? Just for examples... 🤦♂️
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I'm heart broken Ireland's national broadcaster stuck to same old 7 questions tonight on #áras25 presidential debate & avoided the climate question several of us begged them to ask. We learned nothing new of candidates' positions on major global/national challenges. RTE has failed the public.
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'm heart broken Ireland's national broadcaster stuck to same old 7 questions tonight on #áras25 presidential debate & avoided the climate question several of us begged them to ask. We learned nothing new of candidates' positions on major global/national challenges. RTE has failed the public.
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#DecarbonisingDublin AlanJames Burns, neurodivergent environmental artist, emphasised that climate policy often excludes disabled communities.
🌱 At the Summit, a dedicated sensory space encourages attendees to experience climate action through art and other languages
🌱 At the Summit, a dedicated sensory space encourages attendees to experience climate action through art and other languages
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#DecarbonisingDublin AlanJames Burns, neurodivergent environmental artist, emphasised that climate policy often excludes disabled communities.
🌱 At the Summit, a dedicated sensory space encourages attendees to experience climate action through art and other languages
🌱 At the Summit, a dedicated sensory space encourages attendees to experience climate action through art and other languages
Good information on Irish Neutrality and risks it will be lost here www.uplift.ie/neutrality-f...
The Neutrality Files - Uplift - People Powered Change
The Neutrality Files show how the US government, Big Tech and arms lobbyists influence Irish foreign policy. Keep Irish Neutrality
www.uplift.ie
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Good information on Irish Neutrality and risks it will be lost here www.uplift.ie/neutrality-f...
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I'm utterly gobsmacked at how much this article misrepresents our research and our position. This follows personal communication which should have clarified any of these misinterpretations.
John FitzGerald's @irishtimes.com article today grossly misrepresents scientists, science & economics
–No, scientists do not say "eliminate all cattle from our fields" [our?]
–Sci critiqued CCAC "climate neutrality" test
–CCAC's key scenarios also show deep methane cuts
– 🇮🇪 dairy is NOT "efficient"
–No, scientists do not say "eliminate all cattle from our fields" [our?]
–Sci critiqued CCAC "climate neutrality" test
–CCAC's key scenarios also show deep methane cuts
– 🇮🇪 dairy is NOT "efficient"
"Because the agricultural sector makes almost nothing from beef, while milk is very profitable, such a change would not greatly affect farm incomes."
The argument used by Economists to advocate for an unjust & unsustainable approach to Ag emissions ⬇️
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
The argument used by Economists to advocate for an unjust & unsustainable approach to Ag emissions ⬇️
www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm utterly gobsmacked at how much this article misrepresents our research and our position. This follows personal communication which should have clarified any of these misinterpretations.
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I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.
Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The FF/FG campaign against
@catherinegalway.bsky.social, supported by the media, has highlighted the authoritarian character of Irish politics - delegitimising critical voices, opposing a diversity of perspectives, and fundamentally scared of the Irish people.
@catherinegalway.bsky.social, supported by the media, has highlighted the authoritarian character of Irish politics - delegitimising critical voices, opposing a diversity of perspectives, and fundamentally scared of the Irish people.
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The FF/FG campaign against
@catherinegalway.bsky.social, supported by the media, has highlighted the authoritarian character of Irish politics - delegitimising critical voices, opposing a diversity of perspectives, and fundamentally scared of the Irish people.
@catherinegalway.bsky.social, supported by the media, has highlighted the authoritarian character of Irish politics - delegitimising critical voices, opposing a diversity of perspectives, and fundamentally scared of the Irish people.
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For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions – onboard a US war plane authorised by Simon Harris to land at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel
Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.
www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/
Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.
www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/
State admits it’s allowed weapons through Ireland to Israel
It’s the fist time in almost 20 years.
www.ontheditch.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions – onboard a US war plane authorised by Simon Harris to land at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel
Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.
www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/
Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.
www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/
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Good example of how 'lobbying' doesn't accurately describe the relationship between the Irish state & corporate interests.
In the meeting, the Dept of Def updated an arms industry lobby group on policy, & lobby group updated the Dept on industry needs & strategy.
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In the meeting, the Dept of Def updated an arms industry lobby group on policy, & lobby group updated the Dept on industry needs & strategy.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
Department of Defence regularly briefing l arms lobbyists
Government just announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.
www.ontheditch.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Good example of how 'lobbying' doesn't accurately describe the relationship between the Irish state & corporate interests.
In the meeting, the Dept of Def updated an arms industry lobby group on policy, & lobby group updated the Dept on industry needs & strategy.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
In the meeting, the Dept of Def updated an arms industry lobby group on policy, & lobby group updated the Dept on industry needs & strategy.
www.ontheditch.com/department-o...
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This guy is running a brilliant campaign.
(but can he do keepy uppies?)
(but can he do keepy uppies?)
October 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This guy is running a brilliant campaign.
(but can he do keepy uppies?)
(but can he do keepy uppies?)
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Remarkable increase in support of the UK Green Party - I'm sure there are lessons here for any Irish political party looking to including environmental issues in their platform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: poll asked voters to rank parties on how favourably they felt about them, with strong support in capital and among younger voters
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remarkable increase in support of the UK Green Party - I'm sure there are lessons here for any Irish political party looking to including environmental issues in their platform
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Pod of this week’s Last Word on the Environment with Matt Cooper on Today FM is now available. The Taoiseach may not be best pleased.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
New Study Claims Hybrid Cars Are As Dangerous For The Environment As Petrol And Diesel Models
A new report by advocacy group Transport and Environment has found that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles emit just 19% less Co2 than petrol and diesel cars, ...
www.todayfm.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pod of this week’s Last Word on the Environment with Matt Cooper on Today FM is now available. The Taoiseach may not be best pleased.
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
RTE continues to manufacture consent for a genocidal state with this regurgitation of stuff that goes through the Israeli censor..
Israel is a lying genocidal State .. but this does not stop mainstream media falling for their propaganda
#notjournalism
RTE continues to manufacture consent for a genocidal state with this regurgitation of stuff that goes through the Israeli censor..
Israel is a lying genocidal State .. but this does not stop mainstream media falling for their propaganda
#notjournalism
Israel and Hamas trade blame over Gaza truce violations
Israel's military aid agency COGAT has said preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later s...
www.rte.ie
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
RTE continues to manufacture consent for a genocidal state with this regurgitation of stuff that goes through the Israeli censor..
Israel is a lying genocidal State .. but this does not stop mainstream media falling for their propaganda
#notjournalism
RTE continues to manufacture consent for a genocidal state with this regurgitation of stuff that goes through the Israeli censor..
Israel is a lying genocidal State .. but this does not stop mainstream media falling for their propaganda
#notjournalism