Noel Toolan
@noeltoolan.bsky.social
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Noel Toolan
@noeltoolan.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Donate to Support for Eamonn and his family, organized by Jenny Fielding
Dear friends,
As many of you know, Eamonn and his wife Rachael are facing an incr… Jenny Fielding needs your support for Support for Eamonn and his family
www.gofundme.com
One of the good guys in Euro tech startup @scene #EamonnCarey needs our help NOW. one of the nicest most authentic people I’ve been lucky to spend some time with..you know what to do…
#GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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This week, Justin Trudeau said he would step down as prime minister of Canada — a stunning downfall for a man who was once seen as a global icon of progressive politics.
On "The Daily," our reporter explains what led to Trudeau’s collapse, and discusses the populist leader who could replace him.
On "The Daily," our reporter explains what led to Trudeau’s collapse, and discusses the populist leader who could replace him.
The End of Justin Trudeau’s Canada
A guide to the collapse of a prime minister who was once a progressive icon, and to the conservative populist who could replace him.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This week, Justin Trudeau said he would step down as prime minister of Canada — a stunning downfall for a man who was once seen as a global icon of progressive politics.
On "The Daily," our reporter explains what led to Trudeau’s collapse, and discusses the populist leader who could replace him.
On "The Daily," our reporter explains what led to Trudeau’s collapse, and discusses the populist leader who could replace him.
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Wildfires are ripping through Los Angeles County, fanned by hurricane-strength wind gusts as firefighters struggle to combat the blazes. The winds showed no signs of letting up early Wednesday and may intensify in the hours ahead.
Live updates: Three wildfires rip through Los Angeles as hurricane-force wind gusts spread flames
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires are threatening homes, as strong winds, low humidity and dry vegetation help the blazes spread, fire officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Wildfires are ripping through Los Angeles County, fanned by hurricane-strength wind gusts as firefighters struggle to combat the blazes. The winds showed no signs of letting up early Wednesday and may intensify in the hours ahead.
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Breaking News: A plan to avert a government shutdown backed by Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Trump failed as some Republicans joined Democrats to reject it.
House Rejects Republicans' Plan to Avert Government Shutdown: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Breaking News: A plan to avert a government shutdown backed by Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Trump failed as some Republicans joined Democrats to reject it.
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Elon Musk helped torpedo a bipartisan spending deal after relentlessly criticizing aspects of the package, in part by promoting a flurry of inaccurate claims about what was in the bill. Here’s a fact-check. nyti.ms/4fvoniR
Assessing Elon Musk’s Criticisms of the Government Spending Deal
The world’s richest man posted or amplified inaccurate claims about the bill’s provisions for congressional salaries, a football stadium and biological research.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Elon Musk helped torpedo a bipartisan spending deal after relentlessly criticizing aspects of the package, in part by promoting a flurry of inaccurate claims about what was in the bill. Here’s a fact-check. nyti.ms/4fvoniR
Hey #DublinAirport - just to say - your security staff have got to be the happiest & best? in Europe - seriously! The 🤶 are great - but actually this is year-round friendliness …congrats 👍 #justsayin
December 17, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Hey #DublinAirport - just to say - your security staff have got to be the happiest & best? in Europe - seriously! The 🤶 are great - but actually this is year-round friendliness …congrats 👍 #justsayin
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Seoul’s cityscape has transformed into a glittering color display marrying K-pop and politics, with scores of music fans singing in the streets and waving glow sticks in protest of President Yoon Suk Yeol
K-Pop Light Sticks Unite South Korea's Anti-Yoon Protesters
Seoul’s cityscape has transformed into a glittering color display marrying K-pop and politics, with scores of music fans singing in the streets and waving glow sticks in protest of President Yoon Suk ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Seoul’s cityscape has transformed into a glittering color display marrying K-pop and politics, with scores of music fans singing in the streets and waving glow sticks in protest of President Yoon Suk Yeol
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This article is free to read in The Currency, if you’d like to read all the lovely comments people made about Eamonn Carey and their well wishes for his recovery.
“I’m looking forward to Eamonn’s running stories when he gets back on his feet” - The Currency
One of the Irish tech community’s most respected investors, London-based Eamonn Carey has been in the thoughts of his friends and colleagues lately after he became seriously ill while at the Web Summi...
thecurrency.news
December 8, 2024 at 10:47 AM
This article is free to read in The Currency, if you’d like to read all the lovely comments people made about Eamonn Carey and their well wishes for his recovery.
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“The police headquarters in the capital appeared to be abandoned … uniforms were discarded on the ground under a poster of Assad’s face.”
If you’re just catching up on events in Syria, this comprehensive report is a good place to start
apnews.com/article/syri...
If you’re just catching up on events in Syria, this comprehensive report is a good place to start
apnews.com/article/syri...
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10...
apnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
“The police headquarters in the capital appeared to be abandoned … uniforms were discarded on the ground under a poster of Assad’s face.”
If you’re just catching up on events in Syria, this comprehensive report is a good place to start
apnews.com/article/syri...
If you’re just catching up on events in Syria, this comprehensive report is a good place to start
apnews.com/article/syri...
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I remember the early days of the Arab Uprisings, when social media was flooded with eyewitness video but lacked context or verification.
Today on Bluesky, I see a balance between vivid, timely imagery from the ground and expert perspectives from groups like this.
Feels like progress
Today on Bluesky, I see a balance between vivid, timely imagery from the ground and expert perspectives from groups like this.
Feels like progress
A lot is happening in Syria.
Want to follow along with additional context, local knowledge, and those who witnessed it in real-time?
Here’s a starter pack: Syria from 2011 and beyond.
go.bsky.app/3ng3Ghq
Want to follow along with additional context, local knowledge, and those who witnessed it in real-time?
Here’s a starter pack: Syria from 2011 and beyond.
go.bsky.app/3ng3Ghq
December 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
I remember the early days of the Arab Uprisings, when social media was flooded with eyewitness video but lacked context or verification.
Today on Bluesky, I see a balance between vivid, timely imagery from the ground and expert perspectives from groups like this.
Feels like progress
Today on Bluesky, I see a balance between vivid, timely imagery from the ground and expert perspectives from groups like this.
Feels like progress
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Manna is one of the most “wow” Irish companies. We should be doing everything to let them expand and continue innovating.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Simulation test using drones to deliver life-saving equipment is a success
Test delivers defibrillator to home where a person could be having a heart attack in about two minutes
www.irishtimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Manna is one of the most “wow” Irish companies. We should be doing everything to let them expand and continue innovating.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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If you’re trying to get your head around dramatic events in Syria, this quality explainer from @channel4news.bsky.social is a great place to start youtu.be/oCPPveLwtUk?...
Syria war: how Assad’s allies have given rebels chance of victory
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 1:48 PM
If you’re trying to get your head around dramatic events in Syria, this quality explainer from @channel4news.bsky.social is a great place to start youtu.be/oCPPveLwtUk?...
Pete Lunn of Behavioural Science Unit at ESRI Dublin - IMHO the best analyst of societal behaviour in recent times & 1 of the best communicators: a voice of sanity & reason backed up by data, context & considered insights: hear him on today’s Brendan O’Connor show on RTE Radio1
@esri.ie
@esri.ie
December 7, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Pete Lunn of Behavioural Science Unit at ESRI Dublin - IMHO the best analyst of societal behaviour in recent times & 1 of the best communicators: a voice of sanity & reason backed up by data, context & considered insights: hear him on today’s Brendan O’Connor show on RTE Radio1
@esri.ie
@esri.ie
Get well soon #eamonncarey thecurrency.news/articles/172...
“I’m looking forward to Eamonn’s running stories when he gets back on his feet” - The Currency
One of the Irish tech community’s most respected investors, London-based Eamonn Carey has been in the thoughts of his friends and colleagues lately after he became seriously ill while at the Web Summi...
thecurrency.news
December 7, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Get well soon #eamonncarey thecurrency.news/articles/172...
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Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
#Democracy #PlatformPower “needs musk”
“Musk enacted a sort of tyranny under the banner of democracy. Out with enlightened tech absolutism of the past decade, in with a nakedly authoritarian, illiberal approach to content moderation.” techpolicy.press/musk-reinven...
Musk Reinvented Platform Power. We Should Take Heed | TechPolicy.Press
João C. Magalhães says the creation of X and Musk’s radicalization exposed an unprecedented–but potentially replicable–politicization of platform power.
techpolicy.press
December 6, 2024 at 8:07 AM
#Democracy #PlatformPower “needs musk”
December 6, 2024 at 8:02 AM
One of the good guys in Euro tech startup @scene #EamonnCarey needs our help NOW. one of the nicest most authentic people I’ve been lucky to spend some time with..you know what to do…
#GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
#GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Eamonn and his family, organized by Jenny Fielding
Dear friends,
As many of you know, Eamonn and his wife Rachael are facing an incr… Jenny Fielding needs your support for Support for Eamonn and his family
www.gofundme.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:43 AM
One of the good guys in Euro tech startup @scene #EamonnCarey needs our help NOW. one of the nicest most authentic people I’ve been lucky to spend some time with..you know what to do…
#GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
#GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I talked to CarbonCapture’s head of business dev and she told me the behind-the-scenes of what happened with Project Bison. No spot for DAC on the interconnection queue/grid with AI data centers on the scene:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
AI Boom Leaves Climate Startups Desperate for Power
Data centers’ voracious demand means emerging clean-tech industries are struggling to secure the energy they need.
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I talked to CarbonCapture’s head of business dev and she told me the behind-the-scenes of what happened with Project Bison. No spot for DAC on the interconnection queue/grid with AI data centers on the scene:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Brilliant @hannahdaly.ie post on data centre impacts in Ireland
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
November 28, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Brilliant @hannahdaly.ie post on data centre impacts in Ireland
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
- Data centre demand growth eating *all* new wind power
- Only 16% (!!) of new wind is thanks to corporate deals
- DCs either 0 impact or worsen emissions. Electrification only reduces emissions
hannahdaly.ie/2024-10-18-d...
Listen to this #TransformativeAdaptation - the only realistic way forward on the now likely permanent climate crisis - looks like the broken #COP process is now going backwards #COPout
What's the alternative to relying on a failing international diplomacy model (#COP29)? I explain in this short video.
DIRECT: the straight dope on the CoP29 deal.
If you want to know what just happened at CoP29 - and what the alternative is to relying on a failing international diplomacy model to save us - then watch t...
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Listen to this #TransformativeAdaptation - the only realistic way forward on the now likely permanent climate crisis - looks like the broken #COP process is now going backwards #COPout
What's the alternative to relying on a failing international diplomacy model (#COP29)? I explain in this short video.
DIRECT: the straight dope on the CoP29 deal.
If you want to know what just happened at CoP29 - and what the alternative is to relying on a failing international diplomacy model to save us - then watch t...
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:09 AM
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Strong agree with @andrewrumbach.bsky.social that our publication system is broken.
No solution will be perfect, but many will be better than what we have today.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
No solution will be perfect, but many will be better than what we have today.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
November 25, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Strong agree with @andrewrumbach.bsky.social that our publication system is broken.
No solution will be perfect, but many will be better than what we have today.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
No solution will be perfect, but many will be better than what we have today.
bsky.app/profile/andr...
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On the frontline with Ukraine's drone warfare team.
Ukraine says Russia has stepped up its use of drones to conserve its expensive missile stocks. Amazing report from Lindsey Hilsum
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
Ukraine says Russia has stepped up its use of drones to conserve its expensive missile stocks. Amazing report from Lindsey Hilsum
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
Ukraine’s drone war with Russia steps up as they wait for Trump
Russia has used missiles and drones to attack Ukraine's south, east and capital with almost 1,500 strikes in the last 24 hours, according to President Zelenskyy.
www.channel4.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:53 PM
On the frontline with Ukraine's drone warfare team.
Ukraine says Russia has stepped up its use of drones to conserve its expensive missile stocks. Amazing report from Lindsey Hilsum
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
Ukraine says Russia has stepped up its use of drones to conserve its expensive missile stocks. Amazing report from Lindsey Hilsum
www.channel4.com/news/ukraine...
November 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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"Climate" is one of the most searched terms in this starter pack search tool for Bluesky:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
By @mubashariqbal.com
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By @mubashariqbal.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:05 PM
"Climate" is one of the most searched terms in this starter pack search tool for Bluesky:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
By @mubashariqbal.com
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
By @mubashariqbal.com