Paul Murray
@renebatt.bsky.social
Artist, feeder of two cats,walker of my wife’s dogs, love art, poetry, James Joyce, St.Patrick’s Athletic, Leinster Rugby ( why are my teams so far away from where I live???) I live in Sligo, Nth West of Ireland: where W.B.Yeats is buried.
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Anti-Zionism is NOT Antisemitism.
Zionism is not Judaism.
Israel is not the state of the Jews.
Being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli does not make you anti-Semitic.
(Jewish Voice)
Zionism is not Judaism.
Israel is not the state of the Jews.
Being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli does not make you anti-Semitic.
(Jewish Voice)
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Anti-Zionism is NOT Antisemitism.
Zionism is not Judaism.
Israel is not the state of the Jews.
Being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli does not make you anti-Semitic.
(Jewish Voice)
Zionism is not Judaism.
Israel is not the state of the Jews.
Being anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli does not make you anti-Semitic.
(Jewish Voice)
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Poetry post … two of my favourite writers…. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Poetry post … two of my favourite writers…. ❤️
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And this is exactly why Trump and his billionaire/trillionaire megalomaniac tech bros hate the BBC and will undermine it at any opportunity. They want it destroyed because they want to control all output of information firstly in the USA, then throughout the English speaking world.
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
And this is exactly why Trump and his billionaire/trillionaire megalomaniac tech bros hate the BBC and will undermine it at any opportunity. They want it destroyed because they want to control all output of information firstly in the USA, then throughout the English speaking world.
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The big Supervalu in Roscrea burned down last night. Like totally gutted. Lot of flats over it too. No one hurt but people will have lost everything. Dozens of people out of work. Lot of older people depended on it as its the only place that delivered groceries. A real blow to an already dying town.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The big Supervalu in Roscrea burned down last night. Like totally gutted. Lot of flats over it too. No one hurt but people will have lost everything. Dozens of people out of work. Lot of older people depended on it as its the only place that delivered groceries. A real blow to an already dying town.
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Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
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Politico: "Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby told Channel 4 last night that it is “one of the most violent assaults on the BBC’s independence that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” while Playbook is told staff have been voicing “a lot of anger towards [right wing BBC board member] Robbie Gibb.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
So proud of my father for all the passion, courage,care and vision he brought to the last 14 years as President of Ireland. Both my parents have always been driven by a deep wide love for Ireland & the world, for people, planet & possibilities. Looking forward to their next chapter! #Grá #spiergirm
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The exposure of the truth is always the greatest threat for the Trump regime and for the right-wing Trumpian acolytes here in the U.K.
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The exposure of the truth is always the greatest threat for the Trump regime and for the right-wing Trumpian acolytes here in the U.K.
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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President Michael D. Higgins has left Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening, closing the chapter on 14 years in office.
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
Before departing, President Higgins was presented with flowers by a member of the Sanctuary Runners, of which he was a patron.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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In today's edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter, we take a trip to visit an enigmatically decorated stone in County Roscommon.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Roscommon #Archaeology 🏺
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Roscommon #Archaeology 🏺
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In today's edition of our free #MonumentMonday newsletter, we take a trip to visit an enigmatically decorated stone in County Roscommon.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Roscommon #Archaeology 🏺
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm #Roscommon #Archaeology 🏺
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Have gotten wind of that silly Kerry restaurant type losing his little mind as his shop being called Killarney Kebabs. Lol.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Have gotten wind of that silly Kerry restaurant type losing his little mind as his shop being called Killarney Kebabs. Lol.
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Online violence against women, for want of a better word, is being perpetrated by fascists, Nazis, religious fundamentalists and incels. It will destroy the quality of our government and democracy., which depends on getting pluralist voices into decision-making.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Online violence against women, for want of a better word, is being perpetrated by fascists, Nazis, religious fundamentalists and incels. It will destroy the quality of our government and democracy., which depends on getting pluralist voices into decision-making.
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Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/illustration-to-a-week-of-kindness-1934-143
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Illustration to "A Week of Kindness" https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/illustration-to-a-week-of-kindness-1934-143
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If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
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I have to say, this is earlier than I had expected. But if the UK wants to benefit from being inside the SM, it has to contribute.
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties
www.irishtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I have to say, this is earlier than I had expected. But if the UK wants to benefit from being inside the SM, it has to contribute.
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
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Accession is a good thing, Andrew.
Millions of people, many who suffered behind the Iron Curtain, now have open borders to Europe.
This is to be celebrated, not attacked.
There is no 90/180 day problem.
Millions of people, many who suffered behind the Iron Curtain, now have open borders to Europe.
This is to be celebrated, not attacked.
There is no 90/180 day problem.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Accession is a good thing, Andrew.
Millions of people, many who suffered behind the Iron Curtain, now have open borders to Europe.
This is to be celebrated, not attacked.
There is no 90/180 day problem.
Millions of people, many who suffered behind the Iron Curtain, now have open borders to Europe.
This is to be celebrated, not attacked.
There is no 90/180 day problem.
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9/ "So, there we were. A group of Black Americans confronted with all these dead white Americans… When they were alive, we couldn’t sit in the same room."
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
9/ "So, there we were. A group of Black Americans confronted with all these dead white Americans… When they were alive, we couldn’t sit in the same room."
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5/ The site of the cemetery was established by Captain Joseph Shomon, the head of the 611th Graves Registration Company, while the task of digging it and burying the bodies was given to the 960th QMSC during September-November 1944.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
5/ The site of the cemetery was established by Captain Joseph Shomon, the head of the 611th Graves Registration Company, while the task of digging it and burying the bodies was given to the 960th QMSC during September-November 1944.
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4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
4/ One of those roles was burying the dead, a highly traumatic duty as many of the bodies were severely mutilated. The cemetery was constructed by the 960th Quartermaster Service Company, an all-Black unit of 260 men under the command of a White officer (as was usual).
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3/ One of the two panels described how a million African-Americans volunteered for service during World War II, but had to fight against both the enemy and racism on their own side, including segregation within the army itself that confined many to supporting roles.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
3/ One of the two panels described how a million African-Americans volunteered for service during World War II, but had to fight against both the enemy and racism on their own side, including segregation within the army itself that confined many to supporting roles.