Joe Noonan
@joenoonan.bsky.social
Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
Pinned
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Reading up from the end is a good tip when turning to these publications, if you have to read them. The news is often in the basement.
This article spends THIRTY THREE PARAGRAPHS quoting mostly reactionaries and genocide activists before conceding, in the thirty fourth paragraph, that Jews and Jewish organizations that helped get Mamdani into office support this decision
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
January 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Reading up from the end is a good tip when turning to these publications, if you have to read them. The news is often in the basement.
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That means Maduro & Venezuela can invoke that Maduro has personal immunity against arrest, criminal investigation & prosecution. If US judges don't recognize such immunity (or that Maduro is the president of Venezuela) it opens up for other states to act similarly, potentially against US interests.
Rodriguez: "We demand the immediate release of our President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores"
Rodriguez says that Maduro is still the President of Venezuela.
Rodriguez says that Maduro is still the President of Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 7:42 PM
That means Maduro & Venezuela can invoke that Maduro has personal immunity against arrest, criminal investigation & prosecution. If US judges don't recognize such immunity (or that Maduro is the president of Venezuela) it opens up for other states to act similarly, potentially against US interests.
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My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
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"When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message 'Legacy Media Lies'."
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message 'Legacy Media Lies'."
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Any podcast recommendations on Trump / Venezuela? (Already listened to TRIP)
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Any podcast recommendations on Trump / Venezuela? (Already listened to TRIP)
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As Irish schools return from the Christmas break, a thought for principals: if your school is still on X and you are posting pictures of students there, there is a non-zero probability of dickheads there using Grok to create CSAM images from your school photos.
#HellSite #SchoolHeadaches
#HellSite #SchoolHeadaches
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
As Irish schools return from the Christmas break, a thought for principals: if your school is still on X and you are posting pictures of students there, there is a non-zero probability of dickheads there using Grok to create CSAM images from your school photos.
#HellSite #SchoolHeadaches
#HellSite #SchoolHeadaches
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House members who voted for the $901 billion military bill received four times as much money from military contractors as those who opposed it.
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
House members who voted for the $901 billion military bill received four times as much money from military contractors as those who opposed it.
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
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My Fourth Time, We Drowned (2022), by Sally Hayden (@sallyhayd.bsky.social)
This was one of the hardest books I read all year. Harrowing, moving, and absolutely essential. A reminder (if one were needed) that the EU is not our ally in the fight for migrant justice.
This was one of the hardest books I read all year. Harrowing, moving, and absolutely essential. A reminder (if one were needed) that the EU is not our ally in the fight for migrant justice.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
My Fourth Time, We Drowned (2022), by Sally Hayden (@sallyhayd.bsky.social)
This was one of the hardest books I read all year. Harrowing, moving, and absolutely essential. A reminder (if one were needed) that the EU is not our ally in the fight for migrant justice.
This was one of the hardest books I read all year. Harrowing, moving, and absolutely essential. A reminder (if one were needed) that the EU is not our ally in the fight for migrant justice.
Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor, Ireland's oldest man, has died aged 107.
He witnessed his parents being pushed into a cattle truck. They were among some 263,000 Jews of Czechoslovakia murdered by Nazis and collaborators.
May his memory be a blessing.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
He witnessed his parents being pushed into a cattle truck. They were among some 263,000 Jews of Czechoslovakia murdered by Nazis and collaborators.
May his memory be a blessing.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Josef Veselsky, Holocaust survivor, Ireland's oldest man, has died aged 107.
He witnessed his parents being pushed into a cattle truck. They were among some 263,000 Jews of Czechoslovakia murdered by Nazis and collaborators.
May his memory be a blessing.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
He witnessed his parents being pushed into a cattle truck. They were among some 263,000 Jews of Czechoslovakia murdered by Nazis and collaborators.
May his memory be a blessing.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain have issued a joint statement about the US's military intervention in Venezuela.
elpais.com/america/2026...
elpais.com/america/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain have issued a joint statement about the US's military intervention in Venezuela.
elpais.com/america/2026...
elpais.com/america/2026...
Like falling into the hands of a woman is a Bad Thing?
Following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro during a US military operation in Venezuela, the command of the South American country has fallen into the hands of a woman: Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. https://cnn.it/3YnGph0
January 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Like falling into the hands of a woman is a Bad Thing?
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Relationship Manager.
Keir Starmer: "I constantly remind myself that 24/7 our defence, our security & our intelligent relationship with the US matters probably more than any other relationship we've got in the world and it would not be in our national interest to weaken that in any way"
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Relationship Manager.
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Banging this drum since 2023:
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Banging this drum since 2023:
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The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli "shepherding outposts" in their place.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
#Palestine #Israel
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week
The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli “shepherding...
mondoweiss.net
January 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli "shepherding outposts" in their place.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
#Palestine #Israel
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4th Jan, 2026
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-al...
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-al...
January 4, 2026 at 5:55 PM
4th Jan, 2026
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-al...
www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-al...
80 year old Rosa González was killed by the attackers when a rocket demolished her apartment.
Message from my dear friend in El Valle, Caracas. The base is Fort Tiuna which is surrounded by densely populated suburbs of high rises and barrios. Electricity is gone, people are queing for water and to get mobiles charged. Everyone is terrified of being bombed by the US again tonight.
#venezuela
#venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
80 year old Rosa González was killed by the attackers when a rocket demolished her apartment.
Election HQ Likud 2019 flying two banners: Trump with Netanyahu. Putin with Netanyahu.
There are International Criminal Court arrest warrants out for two of the there.
What have they in common?
There are International Criminal Court arrest warrants out for two of the there.
What have they in common?
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Election HQ Likud 2019 flying two banners: Trump with Netanyahu. Putin with Netanyahu.
There are International Criminal Court arrest warrants out for two of the there.
What have they in common?
There are International Criminal Court arrest warrants out for two of the there.
What have they in common?
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4 years living in the UK completely changed how I drive. I am _far_ more patient now. All it took was a few hundred pounds in automated fines. There's nothing like getting a photo of you running a red light posted to your house (along with a £100 fine) to remind you of the rules.
January 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
4 years living in the UK completely changed how I drive. I am _far_ more patient now. All it took was a few hundred pounds in automated fines. There's nothing like getting a photo of you running a red light posted to your house (along with a £100 fine) to remind you of the rules.
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Everytime I'm back home, the level of careless driving surprises me.
That used to be me, the boy racer driving like everything was a race against time.
11 yrs in the UK has taught me to slow down (cameras & lower limit), drive with patience & to keep left.
Ppl do it coz they'll get away with it.
That used to be me, the boy racer driving like everything was a race against time.
11 yrs in the UK has taught me to slow down (cameras & lower limit), drive with patience & to keep left.
Ppl do it coz they'll get away with it.
Minister of State with Responsibility for Road Safety Seán Canney has said "no stone will be left unturned" in terms of legislation in a bid to tackle road deaths.
'No stone will be left unturned' over road safety laws
Minister of State with Responsibility for Road Safety Seán Canney has said "no stone will be left unturned" in terms of legislation in a bid to tackle road deaths.
www.rte.ie
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Everytime I'm back home, the level of careless driving surprises me.
That used to be me, the boy racer driving like everything was a race against time.
11 yrs in the UK has taught me to slow down (cameras & lower limit), drive with patience & to keep left.
Ppl do it coz they'll get away with it.
That used to be me, the boy racer driving like everything was a race against time.
11 yrs in the UK has taught me to slow down (cameras & lower limit), drive with patience & to keep left.
Ppl do it coz they'll get away with it.
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Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
Opinion | How the internet fractured the information ago — and drove down regard for actual facts and education
Philip Bump: We have reverted from acting on what we know to acting on what we think.
www.ms.now
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Wrote this before yesterday but it gets at what undergirds that (and lots of other things in politics).
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
"The internet universalized subjectivity instead of objectivity. … We have reverted from acting on what we *know* to acting on what we *think*."
BBC: America's record of achieving regime change by force in the last 30 years is disastrous.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's Maduro raid could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
Trump seems to believe he makes the rules and others cannot have the same privileges.
www.bbc.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
BBC: America's record of achieving regime change by force in the last 30 years is disastrous.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...