Joe Noonan
@joenoonan.bsky.social
Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
Pinned
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Is anyone translating this press conference by Greenland's PM? And why does the Greenlandic language sound like non-tonal Cantonese?
January 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Is anyone translating this press conference by Greenland's PM? And why does the Greenlandic language sound like non-tonal Cantonese?
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'The European Union and nearly all of its Member States have failed to respond meaningfully to these horrific events.'
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Former EU ambassadors warn: Europe’s silence on Gaza is complicity
In an open letter, 58 former EU envoys urge the bloc to end arms exports, sanction Israel, and stop atrocity crimes.
www.aljazeera.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
'The European Union and nearly all of its Member States have failed to respond meaningfully to these horrific events.'
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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The same Minister, who says in the quoted article that “There is no other right that trumps the right of a child to be protected”, also still has an active X account
On this general topic: the Minister seems very quiet about the whole Grok/CSAM generation engine debacle. Has he asked CnAM what they are doing about it or has he asked AGS if they are investigating the generation and distribution of CSAM by a company based in Ireland?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
'Legal and digital experts have labelled the Government’s new age-verification plans for social media as “intrusive”, “illegal” and an “expensive national embarrassment” waiting to happen'
m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The same Minister, who says in the quoted article that “There is no other right that trumps the right of a child to be protected”, also still has an active X account
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It is one of the very best movies, and also responsible for one of my favorite pieces of film criticism
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It is one of the very best movies, and also responsible for one of my favorite pieces of film criticism
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OFCOM has put out this statement about X creating sexualised images of children on X, (but not BlueSky.)
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
OFCOM has put out this statement about X creating sexualised images of children on X, (but not BlueSky.)
Impunity News: Government wants to change the law so that it can avoid paying costs for breaking the law.
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
To make environmental litigation affordable, the current rules is that if a case is won (i.e. the law has been broken) the public authority pays the costs to correct its own mistake but if the case is lost the applicant only has to pay its own costs.
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Impunity News: Government wants to change the law so that it can avoid paying costs for breaking the law.
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
You have to admire their chutzpah.
Consultation now open but not for long.
Details in this Fred thread🧵#law #accesstojustice #judicialreview #CourtOversight #impunity
"The Taoiseach said he believed that international acceptance of Mr Trump's actions in Venezuela sent a signal that Mr Xi can invade Taiwan."
- Paul Hosford with @micheal-martin.bsky.social in Beijing.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... @hosford.bsky.social
- Paul Hosford with @micheal-martin.bsky.social in Beijing.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... @hosford.bsky.social
'Tyrannical' Venezuelan president Maduro 'did a lot of damage' to his own people, says Martin
China has condemned the US action as a breach of international law, but the Taoiseach said the Irish Government has 'never accepted the legitimacy of the Maduro regime'
www.irishexaminer.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"The Taoiseach said he believed that international acceptance of Mr Trump's actions in Venezuela sent a signal that Mr Xi can invade Taiwan."
- Paul Hosford with @micheal-martin.bsky.social in Beijing.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... @hosford.bsky.social
- Paul Hosford with @micheal-martin.bsky.social in Beijing.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... @hosford.bsky.social
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You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
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What has freedom of speech got to do with not posting on a site churning out paedophilic images
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
What has freedom of speech got to do with not posting on a site churning out paedophilic images
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🚨 Breaking 🇵🇸 | Early this morning, Israeli settler fanatics stormed a Muslim cemetery near the Old City of Jerusalem, smashing and desecrating graves during their incursion in occupied Jerusalem.
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🚨 Breaking 🇵🇸 | Early this morning, Israeli settler fanatics stormed a Muslim cemetery near the Old City of Jerusalem, smashing and desecrating graves during their incursion in occupied Jerusalem.
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The European Commission is looking into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, after the model's "spicy" mode began generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors in bikinis and transparent clothing.
Brussels looking into X’s Grok over flood of sexualised deepfakes
The European Commission is looking into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, after the model's "spicy" mode began generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors in bikinis and transparent clothing.
euobserver.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The European Commission is looking into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, after the model's "spicy" mode began generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors in bikinis and transparent clothing.
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Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
Jailed Palestine Action activist ends 60-day hunger strike as health fails
Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
www.aljazeera.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs hospitalisation but has been denied treatment while in prison.
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Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
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On this general topic: the Minister seems very quiet about the whole Grok/CSAM generation engine debacle. Has he asked CnAM what they are doing about it or has he asked AGS if they are investigating the generation and distribution of CSAM by a company based in Ireland?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
'Legal and digital experts have labelled the Government’s new age-verification plans for social media as “intrusive”, “illegal” and an “expensive national embarrassment” waiting to happen'
m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/g...
Government’s new digital ID plan for social media users will be illegal, claims expert
Legal and digital experts have labelled the Government’s new age-verification plans for social media as “intrusive”, “illegal” and an “expensive national embarrassment” waiting to happen.
m.independent.ie
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
On this general topic: the Minister seems very quiet about the whole Grok/CSAM generation engine debacle. Has he asked CnAM what they are doing about it or has he asked AGS if they are investigating the generation and distribution of CSAM by a company based in Ireland?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
Maybe a journalist can ask?
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I wish Denmark well in this endeavour. However, I have been watching these transition attempts over the last 20-25 years, and they're rarely fully successful. Here are some things we should look out for (a non-exhaustive list!):
1/7
1/7
Juni 2025:
From Word and Excel to LibreOffice: Danish ministry says goodbye to Microsoft
All employees at the Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs are to work without Microsoft. Instead, Linux and LibreOffice will be used, says the minister.
Worauf wohl unser Digitalminister "läuft"?
From Word and Excel to LibreOffice: Danish ministry says goodbye to Microsoft
All employees at the Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs are to work without Microsoft. Instead, Linux and LibreOffice will be used, says the minister.
Worauf wohl unser Digitalminister "läuft"?
Auf professionell geführten Servern ist heute schon #Linux unbestrittener Champion. Jetzt öffentliche Unterstützung für open source Applikations-Software für Behörden und Firmen. #Datensouveränität
Weg mit US-Clouds aus Europäischen Behörden und Firmen.
Weg mit US-Clouds aus Europäischen Behörden und Firmen.
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I wish Denmark well in this endeavour. However, I have been watching these transition attempts over the last 20-25 years, and they're rarely fully successful. Here are some things we should look out for (a non-exhaustive list!):
1/7
1/7
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“young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence” 😥😡
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence” 😥😡
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Diplomats:
We dedicated our professional lives to upholding and promoting core European values and international law, building the reputation of the European Union and defending the interests of its peoples. Those interests and that reputation are now in serious jeopardy as a result of EU inaction.
We dedicated our professional lives to upholding and promoting core European values and international law, building the reputation of the European Union and defending the interests of its peoples. Those interests and that reputation are now in serious jeopardy as a result of EU inaction.
July 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Diplomats:
We dedicated our professional lives to upholding and promoting core European values and international law, building the reputation of the European Union and defending the interests of its peoples. Those interests and that reputation are now in serious jeopardy as a result of EU inaction.
We dedicated our professional lives to upholding and promoting core European values and international law, building the reputation of the European Union and defending the interests of its peoples. Those interests and that reputation are now in serious jeopardy as a result of EU inaction.
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The Trump administration’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro constitutes a clear violation of international law.
BRAD R. ROTH on how the operation repudiates the UN Charter-based order—and why abandoning even hypocritical legal justifications is profoundly destabilising.
verfassungsblog.de/the-seizure-...
BRAD R. ROTH on how the operation repudiates the UN Charter-based order—and why abandoning even hypocritical legal justifications is profoundly destabilising.
verfassungsblog.de/the-seizure-...
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The Trump administration’s seizure of Nicolás Maduro constitutes a clear violation of international law.
BRAD R. ROTH on how the operation repudiates the UN Charter-based order—and why abandoning even hypocritical legal justifications is profoundly destabilising.
verfassungsblog.de/the-seizure-...
BRAD R. ROTH on how the operation repudiates the UN Charter-based order—and why abandoning even hypocritical legal justifications is profoundly destabilising.
verfassungsblog.de/the-seizure-...
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If you are thinking of following suit, here's a list of EU tech alternatives:
european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
If you are thinking of following suit, here's a list of EU tech alternatives:
european-alternatives.eu
european-alternatives.eu
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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same in the EU... the Social Democrats in the EP are actually aligning with the "centrists" and sometimes even the right
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
same in the EU... the Social Democrats in the EP are actually aligning with the "centrists" and sometimes even the right
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'Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its member states claim to uphold.'
Their profound sense of betrayal leaps from the page. #speirgorm
Their profound sense of betrayal leaps from the page. #speirgorm
July 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
'Inaction emboldens perpetrators and betrays every principle the Union and its member states claim to uphold.'
Their profound sense of betrayal leaps from the page. #speirgorm
Their profound sense of betrayal leaps from the page. #speirgorm
However tempting it may be to say international law is dead, bury it, Jack McCain has a point.
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
However tempting it may be to say international law is dead, bury it, Jack McCain has a point.
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.