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Support the Covalen content moderators who are standing up to demand that massively profitable companies, making tens of millions from lucrative contracts with Meta, respect workers’ fundamental right to collective bargaining and recognise their unions.
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Support the Covalen content moderators who are standing up to demand that massively profitable companies, making tens of millions from lucrative contracts with Meta, respect workers’ fundamental right to collective bargaining and recognise their unions.
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I wrote this piece on how saunas could help clean Ireland’s waterways and make us healthier about a year ago.
It is as relevant today!
#BlueHealth 🌊
It is as relevant today!
#BlueHealth 🌊
Could saunas help clean Ireland’s waterways and make us healthier?
By Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
medium.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I wrote this piece on how saunas could help clean Ireland’s waterways and make us healthier about a year ago.
It is as relevant today!
#BlueHealth 🌊
It is as relevant today!
#BlueHealth 🌊
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Two multi-billion-euro weapons manufacturers are sponsoring a speaking event with EU commissioner for democracy, justice and rule of law Michael McGrath.
McGrath will speak at the 5 February Forum Europa event sponsored by Indra Group and Airbus.
www.ontheditch.com/two-weapons-...
McGrath will speak at the 5 February Forum Europa event sponsored by Indra Group and Airbus.
www.ontheditch.com/two-weapons-...
Weapons manufacturers sponsor Michael McGrath speaking event
ts sponsors' commercial interests are closely tied to EU military and security policy.
www.ontheditch.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Two multi-billion-euro weapons manufacturers are sponsoring a speaking event with EU commissioner for democracy, justice and rule of law Michael McGrath.
McGrath will speak at the 5 February Forum Europa event sponsored by Indra Group and Airbus.
www.ontheditch.com/two-weapons-...
McGrath will speak at the 5 February Forum Europa event sponsored by Indra Group and Airbus.
www.ontheditch.com/two-weapons-...
Worth watching
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Worth watching
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I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
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After 14yrs of prioritising Data Centres above housing, Paschal Donohoe is now worried about the waste of resources. He held the purse strings, he shaped the policy and he shat on the public. Spare me the damascene conversion story arc.
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
After 14yrs of prioritising Data Centres above housing, Paschal Donohoe is now worried about the waste of resources. He held the purse strings, he shaped the policy and he shat on the public. Spare me the damascene conversion story arc.
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Really?!
"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X has been granted permission to appeal a High Court judgment that rejected its challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X has been granted permission to appeal a High Court judgment that rejected its challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
X granted permission to bring Court of Appeal case against Ireland's Online Safety Code
A judge said this morning that X had raised legal issues “of exceptional public importance”.
www.thejournal.ie
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Really?!
"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X has been granted permission to appeal a High Court judgment that rejected its challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
"SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X has been granted permission to appeal a High Court judgment that rejected its challenge to Ireland’s Online Safety Code." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Grok #NoExcuses
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
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In France a criminal probe is launched into efforts by American agents under the apparent direction of Donald Trump to threaten the magistrate overseeing the embezzlement prosecution of Marine Le Pen. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Des émissaires américains soupçonnés d’ingérence : la CNCDH alerte sur une possible manipulation du débat autour de Marine Le Pen
Samuel D. Samson et Christopher J. Anderson, deux diplomates du département d’Etat, auraient tenté d’obtenir des informations sensibles auprès de la CNCDH, suscitant malaise et soupçons d’ingérence da...
www.lemonde.fr
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In France a criminal probe is launched into efforts by American agents under the apparent direction of Donald Trump to threaten the magistrate overseeing the embezzlement prosecution of Marine Le Pen. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
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Israel did this today.
And the European Union leadership is silent.
And the European Union leadership is silent.
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Israel did this today.
And the European Union leadership is silent.
And the European Union leadership is silent.
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"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
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After going missing for over 2 years the EU has finally found the book on International law. Strange that.
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
After going missing for over 2 years the EU has finally found the book on International law. Strange that.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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To defend Greenland and itself from Trump, the EU and its leaders must stop its deregulation packages.
EU omnibus packages serve US and not European interests.
It’s a self defeating conduct - I wrote today in the @financialtimes.com
EU omnibus packages serve US and not European interests.
It’s a self defeating conduct - I wrote today in the @financialtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
To defend Greenland and itself from Trump, the EU and its leaders must stop its deregulation packages.
EU omnibus packages serve US and not European interests.
It’s a self defeating conduct - I wrote today in the @financialtimes.com
EU omnibus packages serve US and not European interests.
It’s a self defeating conduct - I wrote today in the @financialtimes.com
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German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
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Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
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This is happening because people no longer trust 🇪🇺President von der Leyen to enforce the union's digital rules without caving in to pressure from America.
The White House's repeated attacks on the EU's digital laws are reviving a long-held goal among European legislators: to establish an independent regulator that sits outside the Brussels institutions to enforce its many tech rulebooks.
🔗 politi.co/4jRfgNh
🔗 politi.co/4jRfgNh
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This is happening because people no longer trust 🇪🇺President von der Leyen to enforce the union's digital rules without caving in to pressure from America.
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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If you live in this area of Old Connaught, Shankill/Bray you’ll want to read this. Govt mandarins snuck thru this planing change Dec 23rd & even community associations only just realised. Massive plan to remove green belt designations in area that already had a massive housing scheme go in
January 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM
If you live in this area of Old Connaught, Shankill/Bray you’ll want to read this. Govt mandarins snuck thru this planing change Dec 23rd & even community associations only just realised. Massive plan to remove green belt designations in area that already had a massive housing scheme go in
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I wish people cared about my child's life as much as they care about animals.
I wish my child's life could be saved.
I hope my child is okay.
Please share this campaign and donate.
Donation link🙏🏻👇🏻
www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
🙏🏻
I wish my child's life could be saved.
I hope my child is okay.
Please share this campaign and donate.
Donation link🙏🏻👇🏻
www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
🙏🏻
The truth is, poverty is an unforgivable crime. My child is dying before my eyes because of poverty
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
If I had enough money,I could have saved his life
I see the world saving the lives of animals while my child, who is supposed to be human, will die without anyone saving www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I wish people cared about my child's life as much as they care about animals.
I wish my child's life could be saved.
I hope my child is okay.
Please share this campaign and donate.
Donation link🙏🏻👇🏻
www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
🙏🏻
I wish my child's life could be saved.
I hope my child is okay.
Please share this campaign and donate.
Donation link🙏🏻👇🏻
www.muslimgiving.org/mohmed0
🙏🏻
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If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that?
The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.
www.thejournal.ie
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
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Following Lumumba's assassination, mass demonstrations broke out in Belgrade and Warsaw. Protestors sacked the Belgian embassies and burned the furniture in the streets.
A reminder of the power of internationalist solidarity with national liberation struggles in the South.
A reminder of the power of internationalist solidarity with national liberation struggles in the South.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Following Lumumba's assassination, mass demonstrations broke out in Belgrade and Warsaw. Protestors sacked the Belgian embassies and burned the furniture in the streets.
A reminder of the power of internationalist solidarity with national liberation struggles in the South.
A reminder of the power of internationalist solidarity with national liberation struggles in the South.
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On the 17th of January, 1961, the US, UK and Belgium assassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Republic of Congo, because he sought to restore national control over the country's mineral reserves. Remember Lumumba!
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
On the 17th of January, 1961, the US, UK and Belgium assassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Republic of Congo, because he sought to restore national control over the country's mineral reserves. Remember Lumumba!