Joe Noonan
@joenoonan.bsky.social
Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
Pinned
The rich know the value of having their access to justice.
Their favoured governments respect their preferences.
Ireland is well along the road to limiting access to justice for people who are not rich. It is about to press the accelerator.
Justice Jackson of the US Supreme Court:
Their favoured governments respect their preferences.
Ireland is well along the road to limiting access to justice for people who are not rich. It is about to press the accelerator.
Justice Jackson of the US Supreme Court:
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The rich know the value of having their access to justice.
Their favoured governments respect their preferences.
Ireland is well along the road to limiting access to justice for people who are not rich. It is about to press the accelerator.
Justice Jackson of the US Supreme Court:
Their favoured governments respect their preferences.
Ireland is well along the road to limiting access to justice for people who are not rich. It is about to press the accelerator.
Justice Jackson of the US Supreme Court:
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If ever the idea of maintaining a means for citizens to challenge a Govt who was acting illegally was worth protecting, it is surely now.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
John McManus: Bar Council is not the voice of reason on judicial reviews. It’s a trade union in fancy dress
John McManus: Bar Council is not the voice of reason on judicial reviews. It’s a trade union in fancy dress
The council is positioning itself as a champion of the public interest – but what about the public interest in adequate housing, transport and energy?
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If ever the idea of maintaining a means for citizens to challenge a Govt who was acting illegally was worth protecting, it is surely now.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
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Is there an award for Footnote of the Year? Jackson wins.
"Consequently, the zone of lawlessness the majority has now authorized will disproportionately impact the poor, the uneducated, and the unpopular"
An approach fully endorsed by MAGA captured Roberts SCOTUS
An approach fully endorsed by MAGA captured Roberts SCOTUS
January 25, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Is there an award for Footnote of the Year? Jackson wins.
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Blaming Judicial Review for administrative failures is like dropping a hammer on your toe and then trying to outlaw gravity.
It probably won’t work and if it did we would all regret it.
Instead, don’t drop hammers on feet.
It probably won’t work and if it did we would all regret it.
Instead, don’t drop hammers on feet.
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Blaming Judicial Review for administrative failures is like dropping a hammer on your toe and then trying to outlaw gravity.
It probably won’t work and if it did we would all regret it.
Instead, don’t drop hammers on feet.
It probably won’t work and if it did we would all regret it.
Instead, don’t drop hammers on feet.
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The declared plan is to penalise *successful* applicants by making them pay legal costs for cases they *won*.
And the openly declared purpose of this costs change is to limit the ability of citizens to access justice, again, even when their rights have been breached.
Hard to see how this is good.
And the openly declared purpose of this costs change is to limit the ability of citizens to access justice, again, even when their rights have been breached.
Hard to see how this is good.
If ever the idea of maintaining a means for citizens to challenge a Govt who was acting illegally was worth protecting, it is surely now.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
Judicial Review (JR) doesn’t succeed without administrative wrongdoing.
If you don’t like JRs, don’t block the ability to challenge. Just make lawful decisions.
John McManus: Bar Council is not the voice of reason on judicial reviews. It’s a trade union in fancy dress
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The declared plan is to penalise *successful* applicants by making them pay legal costs for cases they *won*.
And the openly declared purpose of this costs change is to limit the ability of citizens to access justice, again, even when their rights have been breached.
Hard to see how this is good.
And the openly declared purpose of this costs change is to limit the ability of citizens to access justice, again, even when their rights have been breached.
Hard to see how this is good.
EU Commission: concerns about X and Grok “related to the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, such as manipulated sexually explicit images, including content that may amount to child sexual abuse material”.
“These risks seem to have materialised, exposing citizens in the EU to serious harm."
“These risks seem to have materialised, exposing citizens in the EU to serious harm."
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
EU Commission: concerns about X and Grok “related to the dissemination of illegal content in the EU, such as manipulated sexually explicit images, including content that may amount to child sexual abuse material”.
“These risks seem to have materialised, exposing citizens in the EU to serious harm."
“These risks seem to have materialised, exposing citizens in the EU to serious harm."
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Sarah Moss: Cycling helmets and hi-vis jackets are symptoms of an Irish problem
Sarah Moss: Cycling helmets and hi-vis jackets are symptoms of an Irish problem
You’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Sarah Moss: Cycling helmets and hi-vis jackets are symptoms of an Irish problem
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Remarkable work documenting a year of escalations, from @chrischirp.bsky.social. “a chart of actions over the last year – I’ve logged almost 200 and so have only been able to label the most significant”: christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...
The ICE Storm: a year-long escalation
Funding, law, rhetoric, violence. How each has fed the other to lead here
christinapagel.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Remarkable work documenting a year of escalations, from @chrischirp.bsky.social. “a chart of actions over the last year – I’ve logged almost 200 and so have only been able to label the most significant”: christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...
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I just got multiplr strikes for saying his back was turned.
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I just got multiplr strikes for saying his back was turned.
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Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?”
- Chad Knutson is angry
- Chad Knutson is angry
The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 AM
‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?”
- Chad Knutson is angry
- Chad Knutson is angry
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Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
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Don’t believe everything you read. The cops didn’t say anything about stuff being thrown into the crowd - I was IN the crowd, and they told us there’d been a bomb threat called in. When they said that, we calmly and peacefully evacuated the square …
#AustraliaDay
thewest.com.au/news/perth/p...
#AustraliaDay
thewest.com.au/news/perth/p...
Explosion fears after object thrown into crowd at rally
Hundreds of demonstrators have been evacuated from Forrest Place amid concerns there could be an explosion after reports an object was thrown into a crowd at an Invasion Day rally.
thewest.com.au
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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The @wsj.com in an editorial wrote today: "...Pretti attempted, foolishly, to assist a woman who had been pepper-sprayed by agents"
According to the WSJ, it's "foolish" for a nurse to assist a person in medical distress. Incredible
www.wsj.com/opinion/time... (gift link)
According to the WSJ, it's "foolish" for a nurse to assist a person in medical distress. Incredible
www.wsj.com/opinion/time... (gift link)
Opinion | Time for ICE to Pause in Minneapolis
Alex Pretti made a mistake, but he wasn’t a ‘domestic terrorist.’
www.wsj.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The @wsj.com in an editorial wrote today: "...Pretti attempted, foolishly, to assist a woman who had been pepper-sprayed by agents"
According to the WSJ, it's "foolish" for a nurse to assist a person in medical distress. Incredible
www.wsj.com/opinion/time... (gift link)
According to the WSJ, it's "foolish" for a nurse to assist a person in medical distress. Incredible
www.wsj.com/opinion/time... (gift link)
“Every time I have come close to death under some driver’s wheels and had a conversation about it – the driver says they “didn’t see me”. I was there when you did not see me because you did not look.”
- Sarah Moss #spéirghim #cycling
- Sarah Moss #spéirghim #cycling
Sarah Moss: Cycling helmets and hi-vis jackets are symptoms of an Irish problem
Sarah Moss: Cycling helmets and hi-vis jackets are symptoms of an Irish problem
You’ll see very few helmets on cyclists in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium, certainly no laws mandating their use
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:07 AM
“Every time I have come close to death under some driver’s wheels and had a conversation about it – the driver says they “didn’t see me”. I was there when you did not see me because you did not look.”
- Sarah Moss #spéirghim #cycling
- Sarah Moss #spéirghim #cycling
🇺🇳out 🇪🇺 in as govt of 🇮🇪 breaks faith with its people
Trading places, breaking pledges. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #TripleLock
Trading places, breaking pledges. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #TripleLock
Cabinet set to dismantle triple lock as it amends laws over deploying Irish troops
Ministers are expected to approve a series of amendments to new laws which would dismantle Ireland’s triple lock system
www.irishexaminer.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 AM
🇺🇳out 🇪🇺 in as govt of 🇮🇪 breaks faith with its people
Trading places, breaking pledges. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #TripleLock
Trading places, breaking pledges. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... #TripleLock
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Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
heated.world
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
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This statement is worth 5000 prayers and sermons combined.
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
This statement is worth 5000 prayers and sermons combined.
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
Thank you, Chaplain Moberg. ❤️🔥
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There’s only one Theodore Meron and we should all listen, well, to him.
www.youtube.com/live/PtyP2bA...
www.youtube.com/live/PtyP2bA...
Theodor Meron – From Surviving the Holocaust to Judging Genocide
YouTube video by The Conduit
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
There’s only one Theodore Meron and we should all listen, well, to him.
www.youtube.com/live/PtyP2bA...
www.youtube.com/live/PtyP2bA...
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Theodor Meron survived the Holocaust, found refuge in Israel, helped set up the ICC, then aged 93 indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. He stands by his decision.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Theodor Meron survived the Holocaust, found refuge in Israel, helped set up the ICC, then aged 93 indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes. He stands by his decision.
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Emanuel Monch, former head of the Bundesbank’s research department: “Given the current geopolitical situation, it seems risky to store so much gold in the US.”
- Handelsblatt
- Handelsblatt
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Emanuel Monch, former head of the Bundesbank’s research department: “Given the current geopolitical situation, it seems risky to store so much gold in the US.”
- Handelsblatt
- Handelsblatt
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Alex Pretti’s ex-girlfriend posted this over on Reddit
constantvigilance_'s comment on "Wake Up!"
Explore this conversation and more from the TwinCities community
www.reddit.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Alex Pretti’s ex-girlfriend posted this over on Reddit