Susan G
@susangriff.bsky.social
🇮🇪Limerick born & back now. Ex-Wales & ex-Cork. Likes film, good tv, books, music, Munster Rugby. Wife, mother, dog mama, ex-academic. Retired early. Living with Heart Failure. Anti-racist. Anti-fascist. I came here from the other place in Nov '24.
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Susan G
@susangriff.bsky.social
· Sep 21
A timeline cleanser for your Sunday. 15 seconds of the "sounds of the sea" today at Doughmore Beach, Co Clare. I wish I could share the sea air too!
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I was awake most of the night with a sick toddler and this just went around and around in my brain for the whole night.
How have we let this evil go unchecked.
How have we let this evil go unchecked.
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I was awake most of the night with a sick toddler and this just went around and around in my brain for the whole night.
How have we let this evil go unchecked.
How have we let this evil go unchecked.
I ticked an item off the old 'bucket list' this evening. Witnessed a murmuration of starlings. Here in Co Limerick. #speirgorm. A spectacular display, just before sunset. Awesome, in the proper sense of the word.
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I ticked an item off the old 'bucket list' this evening. Witnessed a murmuration of starlings. Here in Co Limerick. #speirgorm. A spectacular display, just before sunset. Awesome, in the proper sense of the word.
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Over 850 days since international journalists allowed into Gaza.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed. It’s time to change course
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.
By Amos Brison
www.972mag.com/gaza-foreign...
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. Further legal efforts are futile.
By Amos Brison
www.972mag.com/gaza-foreign...
The legal fight to open Gaza to foreign press has failed
As Israel’s Supreme Court continues enabling the government’s foreign media ban, Palestinian journalists are paying the price. It's time to change course.
www.972mag.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Over 850 days since international journalists allowed into Gaza.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
Over 250 Palestinian journalists killed in that same time.
No United Nations fact-finding or International Criminal Court investigators given access.
Judges, prosecutors, UN experts and Palestinian NGOs are instead sanctioned.
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And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Ireland has 4 competitors at the Winter Olympics, all in skiing. which is awesome because Ireland has no snow or mountains. our main winter sports are drinking, singing Fairytale of New York & spreading respiratory illnesses.
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Ireland has 4 competitors at the Winter Olympics, all in skiing. which is awesome because Ireland has no snow or mountains. our main winter sports are drinking, singing Fairytale of New York & spreading respiratory illnesses.
"Old meets new" this morning by the river at 'Plassey', UL campus, Limerick. #speirgorm. Fishing boats in the foreground with student accommodation and bridge in the background The water is fairly 'high', but we've been lucky compared to other places and no floods. A most pleasant Sunday stroll.
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
"Old meets new" this morning by the river at 'Plassey', UL campus, Limerick. #speirgorm. Fishing boats in the foreground with student accommodation and bridge in the background The water is fairly 'high', but we've been lucky compared to other places and no floods. A most pleasant Sunday stroll.
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I discovered a new vantage point for the murmuration in Limerick and the starlings put on a great show this evening.
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I discovered a new vantage point for the murmuration in Limerick and the starlings put on a great show this evening.
Italia! 👏 Unbelievable finish to the game. #SixNations. I know it's Ireland next - and maybe we should be worried - but I can't help but be delighted for the Italians with that victory. Very enjoyable game in ridiculous conditions.
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Italia! 👏 Unbelievable finish to the game. #SixNations. I know it's Ireland next - and maybe we should be worried - but I can't help but be delighted for the Italians with that victory. Very enjoyable game in ridiculous conditions.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
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Some thoughts on the role of the artist in the struggle against oppression
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
How and Why I Wrote 'City of Heroes'
What role can artists play in the struggle against the forces of oppression?
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Some thoughts on the role of the artist in the struggle against oppression
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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A species run by a cabal of unfathomably wealthy sexual abusers and their enablers while destroying the only planet we've ever called home at an alarming rate doesn't feel like the best one to be in charge, maybe we should let the beavers have a go
February 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
A species run by a cabal of unfathomably wealthy sexual abusers and their enablers while destroying the only planet we've ever called home at an alarming rate doesn't feel like the best one to be in charge, maybe we should let the beavers have a go
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I’ve written an editorial for @consequence.bsky.social revealing the inspiration behind my song ‘City of Heroes’ and reflecting on the role that music can play in the struggle against oppression
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
The Lesson of Niemöller, Rewritten on the Streets of Minneapolis (Guest Editorial)
In a new guest editorial, Billy Bragg reflects on the rise of modern-day resistance and how protest songs can turn bystanders into resistance.
consequence.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’ve written an editorial for @consequence.bsky.social revealing the inspiration behind my song ‘City of Heroes’ and reflecting on the role that music can play in the struggle against oppression
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
consequence.net/2026/02/bill...
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
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This is a good thread. I am finding it quite difficult to assimilate all this information together, which is probably the idea.
I read this, and I almost regret it. What do you even do with the knowledge that Epstein wanted and was trying to engineer societal breakdown via far right populism bc he thought it would benefit his sex trafficking business?
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is a good thread. I am finding it quite difficult to assimilate all this information together, which is probably the idea.
Obscene. Inhumane. Chilling.
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of 'Concentration Camps,' Navy Contract Reveals
www.commondreams.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Obscene. Inhumane. Chilling.
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Best Guardian review correction ever.
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Best Guardian review correction ever.
There we are now, lads. The full moon, *and* the "grand stretch in the evening" We are blessed today, #speirgorm.
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
There we are now, lads. The full moon, *and* the "grand stretch in the evening" We are blessed today, #speirgorm.
Up the road from Lough Gur, an Imbolc visit to Grange Stone Circles, Co Limerick. A special place. #speirgorm #LáLeBríde
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Up the road from Lough Gur, an Imbolc visit to Grange Stone Circles, Co Limerick. A special place. #speirgorm #LáLeBríde
Imbolc in Lough Gur. Lovely sunny #LáLeBríde in magical Lough Gur, Co. Limerick #speirgorm
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Imbolc in Lough Gur. Lovely sunny #LáLeBríde in magical Lough Gur, Co. Limerick #speirgorm
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February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 6:59 AM