RashersT
@rasherst.bsky.social
Mischief maker. Freelance work horsing at www.scampmedia.ie
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The brewing movement towards a general strike in the US is fascinating to watch. There’s been a call for a Mayday 2028 one from the UAW for a while, with a whole movement emerging around it - but events in Minneapolis have fast forwarded things no end.
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What We Know About Calls for a General Strike Over ICE
After a mass strike in Minnesota last week, organizers are pushing for a “nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping”
time.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The brewing movement towards a general strike in the US is fascinating to watch. There’s been a call for a Mayday 2028 one from the UAW for a while, with a whole movement emerging around it - but events in Minneapolis have fast forwarded things no end.
time.com/7358581/ice-...
time.com/7358581/ice-...
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notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
January 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"?
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
that discourse only goes one way for the msm.
A few months ago everyone was guffawing about excessive weather warnings. It’s fairly pathetic for a minister to blame water forecasters for their own government’s own goals and inaction on climate change.
Weather events like Storm Chandra are only going to become more frequent and more severe.
Govt ministers taking aim at Met Éireann for "withholding flood warnings" is dangerous rhetoric.
We need to see govt and state agencies work together to protect homes and businesses against severe weather.
Govt ministers taking aim at Met Éireann for "withholding flood warnings" is dangerous rhetoric.
We need to see govt and state agencies work together to protect homes and businesses against severe weather.
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A few months ago everyone was guffawing about excessive weather warnings. It’s fairly pathetic for a minister to blame water forecasters for their own government’s own goals and inaction on climate change.
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You can tell neither Ireland nor Australia have done any sort of studies on this subject, or talked to teenagers, or even considered the negative impact this will have for teens whose support systems are outside their family home. www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Tánaiste calls for social media ban for under-16s
Ireland needs to prohibit the use of social media by those aged under 16, the Tánaiste has said.
www.rte.ie
January 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
You can tell neither Ireland nor Australia have done any sort of studies on this subject, or talked to teenagers, or even considered the negative impact this will have for teens whose support systems are outside their family home. www.rte.ie/news/politic...
I’m all for innovation. My foodie prediction for 2026 is carvery dinners in a pint glass. Perfect for eating during standing room only matches down the pub - or as your one proper meal during a three day bender at the Electric Picnic.
Works for Jerk chicken too.
Works for Jerk chicken too.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I’m all for innovation. My foodie prediction for 2026 is carvery dinners in a pint glass. Perfect for eating during standing room only matches down the pub - or as your one proper meal during a three day bender at the Electric Picnic.
Works for Jerk chicken too.
Works for Jerk chicken too.
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My first 100 Buildings piece for 2026 as part of my series for @rte.ie Culture is on an often-overlooked structures - the humble lampstandard. Read about a pair of rare 1940s concrete Art Deco ones in Co.Meath. Huge thanks to @fleshandcircuit.bsky.social for her photos
www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My first 100 Buildings piece for 2026 as part of my series for @rte.ie Culture is on an often-overlooked structures - the humble lampstandard. Read about a pair of rare 1940s concrete Art Deco ones in Co.Meath. Huge thanks to @fleshandcircuit.bsky.social for her photos
www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
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IRELAND: Fórsa ICT workers in local authorities to begin work-to-rule from tomorrow www.forsa.ie/ict-staff-in...
Fórsa ICT workers in local authorities to begin work-to-rule from tomorrow - Forsa
ICT workers in local authorities begin work-to-rule from 28th January in dispute over failure of management to address longstanding concerns
www.forsa.ie
January 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
IRELAND: Fórsa ICT workers in local authorities to begin work-to-rule from tomorrow www.forsa.ie/ict-staff-in...
I’m going to need convincing on this new logo. The last one missed the burning aspect of the Three Castles entirely. This one misses the Three Castles altogether. It feels incredibly “for the sake of it,” rather than grounded in any need. The roll out cost must be sickening.
Dublin City Council’s new logo revealed after more than €44,000 spent on redesign
Following a spend of more than €44,500 on consultants and design teams by Dublin City Council, the Irish Independent can reveal the authority’s new logo.
www.independent.ie
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I’m going to need convincing on this new logo. The last one missed the burning aspect of the Three Castles entirely. This one misses the Three Castles altogether. It feels incredibly “for the sake of it,” rather than grounded in any need. The roll out cost must be sickening.
ChatGTD.
January 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ChatGTD.
“Whist! Leave it! You’ll unyoke it!”
Nothing highlights the extent to which the Irish economy is a house of cards quite like the adults in the room constantly defending "don't fucking move or it'll fall down" as a valid approach to running a country #Spéirgorm
The more obvious it is he shouldn't go, the more condescending the insistence that he must.
Also, if the "cautious" option is meeting with a fascist leader who stands by while citizens are executed on the street, what does that say about your politics?
Also, if the "cautious" option is meeting with a fascist leader who stands by while citizens are executed on the street, what does that say about your politics?
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Whist! Leave it! You’ll unyoke it!”
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ICYMI: I looked through a published archive of Boston newspapers from the 1760s, when British troops were stationed in the city.
The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
radleybalko.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
ICYMI: I looked through a published archive of Boston newspapers from the 1760s, when British troops were stationed in the city.
The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
The absolute bang of grovelling gombeenism off the lot of them.
Nine ministerial visits to the United States for St Patrick’s Day - the Taoiseach slated to visit Philadelphia as well as the traditional trip to Washington. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The absolute bang of grovelling gombeenism off the lot of them.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency ‘coronapistes’ or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency ‘coronapistes’ or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
They’ll get a cheap feel good documentary out of this yet.
Ireland’s national broadcaster reporting on events in America that are disrupting the travel plans of students from the north. Is this the All-Ireland journalism @stephenbaker.bsky.social was promoting?
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
They’ll get a cheap feel good documentary out of this yet.
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When Doris met @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Doris — Radisson Blu strike leader — is the 1st non-politician, non-academic to appear on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
She helped lead the first UK hotel strike since 1979 — & won every demand.
Workers’ voices matter💥
#StrikeVictory #MigrantWorkers #UVW
Doris — Radisson Blu strike leader — is the 1st non-politician, non-academic to appear on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
She helped lead the first UK hotel strike since 1979 — & won every demand.
Workers’ voices matter💥
#StrikeVictory #MigrantWorkers #UVW
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 PM
When Doris met @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Doris — Radisson Blu strike leader — is the 1st non-politician, non-academic to appear on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
She helped lead the first UK hotel strike since 1979 — & won every demand.
Workers’ voices matter💥
#StrikeVictory #MigrantWorkers #UVW
Doris — Radisson Blu strike leader — is the 1st non-politician, non-academic to appear on @boldpolitics.bsky.social
She helped lead the first UK hotel strike since 1979 — & won every demand.
Workers’ voices matter💥
#StrikeVictory #MigrantWorkers #UVW
If they’re serious about this, I look forward to legislation limiting car paint jobs to the sort of fluro-yellow you see wheat-pasted around cities like Sheffield, advertising bassline raves with 76 DJs on the bill. All these grey and black cars are the same colour as the tarmac. Silly!
A fundamental question in the "hi-viz debate" I never see asked is —
If a motorist has difficulty seeing someone or something on the road ahead then should they not seek medical attention, or surrender their license?
No motorist should assume what's ahead of them will be painted yellow.
If a motorist has difficulty seeing someone or something on the road ahead then should they not seek medical attention, or surrender their license?
No motorist should assume what's ahead of them will be painted yellow.
Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland
— Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without …
irishcycle.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
If they’re serious about this, I look forward to legislation limiting car paint jobs to the sort of fluro-yellow you see wheat-pasted around cities like Sheffield, advertising bassline raves with 76 DJs on the bill. All these grey and black cars are the same colour as the tarmac. Silly!
Dublin's first Mayday was in 1890 for the 8-hour day. 136 years later, lives are eaten by brutal workdays and commutes. Tens of thousands should be on the streets for #Mayday2026 - demanding the right to work remotely and defending its benefits. Not permission.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
‘It’s just stressful’: Workers facing two and three hour commutes into Dublin
TD missed start of Dáil debate calling for wider right to remote and flexible working as journey from Kildare took more than three hours
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Dublin's first Mayday was in 1890 for the 8-hour day. 136 years later, lives are eaten by brutal workdays and commutes. Tens of thousands should be on the streets for #Mayday2026 - demanding the right to work remotely and defending its benefits. Not permission.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
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The failure to charge Trump et al with treason following Jan 6 is what led to this point. Many of the traitors now orchestrating this junta should have been at the end of a rope, but the Democrats fumbled it completely.
The Minnesota killings laid bare that Trump’s project is regime change. The goal was described by MAGA thinkers, the pattern set on Day One. The nation let his early moves—the Jan. 6 pardons, the TikTok power grab—slip by. Denial & complacency must end. Now
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Engineering Regime Change, Right Here at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The failure to charge Trump et al with treason following Jan 6 is what led to this point. Many of the traitors now orchestrating this junta should have been at the end of a rope, but the Democrats fumbled it completely.
As of the Oasis revival wasn’t bad enough, now there’s an outbreak of The Bluetones virus.
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
As of the Oasis revival wasn’t bad enough, now there’s an outbreak of The Bluetones virus.
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This level of courage is more contagious than this level of cowardice
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This level of courage is more contagious than this level of cowardice
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“I’m just sorry I didn’t get him by the throat!” Greatest to ever do it
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“I’m just sorry I didn’t get him by the throat!” Greatest to ever do it
A heartwarming piece from @anamariecox.bsky.social on how resistance to ICE in Minnesota is rooted in daily "well-worn connections and a tradition of mutual aid."
The Key to Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance
The city’s rapid mobilization against ICE was aided greatly by a community with well-worn connections and a tradition of mutual aid. You can—and should—start building this resilience where you live.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A heartwarming piece from @anamariecox.bsky.social on how resistance to ICE in Minnesota is rooted in daily "well-worn connections and a tradition of mutual aid."
Ha. The Tim Reaper and Zack Polanski sound clash was certainly not on my cards! Rinsing politics and rinsing bassbins.
And our final DJ for tonight, has been announced.
King of Jungle - Tim Reaper!
Join us at the Green Party Party at Heaven!!
Last tickets available! 👇🏼
g-a-yandheaven.co.uk/event/green-...
King of Jungle - Tim Reaper!
Join us at the Green Party Party at Heaven!!
Last tickets available! 👇🏼
g-a-yandheaven.co.uk/event/green-...
Green Party PARTY | G-A-Y and Heaven
g-a-yandheaven.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Ha. The Tim Reaper and Zack Polanski sound clash was certainly not on my cards! Rinsing politics and rinsing bassbins.