Uilliam Mac G ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ
@uilliammac.bsky.social
Shatnerologist
Daon-Phoblacht Corcaí 🇮🇪
Scrap the 27th Amendment
https://www.thejournal.ie/children-face-deportation-4295689-Oct2018
Big list of Irish Bskyers (click on 'People')
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Daon-Phoblacht Corcaí 🇮🇪
Scrap the 27th Amendment
https://www.thejournal.ie/children-face-deportation-4295689-Oct2018
Big list of Irish Bskyers (click on 'People')
https://bsky.app/profile/uilliammac.bsky.social/lists/3kdkem5ypxi2s
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How are you? / How are you doing?
#Gaeilge #Éire #Ireland #Gàidhlig #Alba #Scotland #Gaelg #GlareVanninagh #Mannin #EllanVannin
#Gaeilge #Éire #Ireland #Gàidhlig #Alba #Scotland #Gaelg #GlareVanninagh #Mannin #EllanVannin
YouGov found that 91% of trans, non-binary, and intersex adults distrust the UK Labour party, that two-thirds now feel unsafe in the UK, with 25% reporting they have suffered physical violence. Another poll found that LGBTQ+ voters are increasingly abandoning UK Labour, often in favour the Greens.
Labour voters most likely to be ‘disappointed or angry’ if they had a gay child, poll suggests
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/29/labour-gay-polling-data-more-in-common/?utm_content=1767031220&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/29/labour-gay-polling-data-more-in-common/?utm_content=1767031220&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Labour voters most likely to be 'disappointed or angry' if they had a gay child
Labour voters are more likely to disapprove of their child coming out as gay than any other party supporter, according to a new poll.
www.thepinknews.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
YouGov found that 91% of trans, non-binary, and intersex adults distrust the UK Labour party, that two-thirds now feel unsafe in the UK, with 25% reporting they have suffered physical violence. Another poll found that LGBTQ+ voters are increasingly abandoning UK Labour, often in favour the Greens.
The UN expert group reports that the UK Government denied medical care to the hunger strikers, used excessive physical restraint, denied them contact with family members, denied them legal counsel, and prevented independent medical oversight. UK Labour ministers refuse to speak with their families.
UN experts have expressed 'grave concern' for the lives and fundamental rights of eight activists who have been on hunger strike, calling out the UK Government in the process
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The UN expert group reports that the UK Government denied medical care to the hunger strikers, used excessive physical restraint, denied them contact with family members, denied them legal counsel, and prevented independent medical oversight. UK Labour ministers refuse to speak with their families.
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My most boomer (but correct) opinion is that it was far far better when you got tickets from local record shops than from the legalised touts that are ticket selling websites.
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
My most boomer (but correct) opinion is that it was far far better when you got tickets from local record shops than from the legalised touts that are ticket selling websites.
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Love it!
December 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Love it!
Sinn Féin's position is that three quarters of the people of Ireland are wrong, but these people are right
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sinn Féin's position is that three quarters of the people of Ireland are wrong, but these people are right
MPs laughed when asked to demand medical care and a trial date for these young people.
www.irishnews.com/news/uk/pale...
www.irishnews.com/news/uk/pale...
Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison ‘are dying’, doctor says
Almost 900 health professionals have written to David Lammy, Wes Streeting, senior NHS officials and senior prison officials.
www.irishnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
MPs laughed when asked to demand medical care and a trial date for these young people.
www.irishnews.com/news/uk/pale...
www.irishnews.com/news/uk/pale...
The latest of several different attempts to justify the US murdering Venezuelans and of piracy. Friends in Caracas are afraid that there will be air strikes on public buildings and sites belonging to the Guardia Nacional and the army.
December 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The latest of several different attempts to justify the US murdering Venezuelans and of piracy. Friends in Caracas are afraid that there will be air strikes on public buildings and sites belonging to the Guardia Nacional and the army.
A new study finds the vast majority of “parked” domains — mostly expired or dormant domain names, or common misspellings of popular websites — are now configured to redirect visitors to sites that foist scams and malware. krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most...
Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content
Direct navigation -- the act of visiting a website by manually typing a domain name in a web browser -- has never been riskier: A new study finds the vast majority of "parked" domains -- mostly expire...
krebsonsecurity.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A new study finds the vast majority of “parked” domains — mostly expired or dormant domain names, or common misspellings of popular websites — are now configured to redirect visitors to sites that foist scams and malware. krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most...
An African leader phoned Macron to see if he was ok after seeing a viral video that reported that an unnamed French general had siezed power in Paris in a military coup. Facebook refused to pull the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW94...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW94...
Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral – not even Macron could immediately get it removed
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
An African leader phoned Macron to see if he was ok after seeing a viral video that reported that an unnamed French general had siezed power in Paris in a military coup. Facebook refused to pull the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW94...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW94...
Support for the ban is at 73% among the public, opposition is at 12%. But lobbyists for vested interests trump that.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
December 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Support for the ban is at 73% among the public, opposition is at 12%. But lobbyists for vested interests trump that.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
‘there exists a living lab for facing down the exact problem we face, but that no one in power will tackle it... we can’t offend the lobbyists, real estate agents, developers, bankers and mortgage brokers who have moved housing into the realm of total commodification.’
in-sights.ca/2025/12/16/l...
in-sights.ca/2025/12/16/l...
Lessons from Vienna: Rethinking Vancouver’s Housing Affordability
Professor Patrick Condon compares Vancouver’s adverse housing policies to the highly successful public housing projects in Vienna.
in-sights.ca
December 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
‘there exists a living lab for facing down the exact problem we face, but that no one in power will tackle it... we can’t offend the lobbyists, real estate agents, developers, bankers and mortgage brokers who have moved housing into the realm of total commodification.’
in-sights.ca/2025/12/16/l...
in-sights.ca/2025/12/16/l...
"Sinn Féin are left wing"
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Sinn Féin are left wing"
Scotland's population is the same as the Republic. Peak fares were abolished recently, after Scotland reversed the UK's 30 year rail privatisation disaster two years ago.
"lowering fares has encouraged more people to travel by rail rather than drive, with the cost of some journeys being cut by 50%”
"lowering fares has encouraged more people to travel by rail rather than drive, with the cost of some journeys being cut by 50%”
In September peak rail fares were scrapped for good.
The success is already clear to see.
The success is already clear to see.
ScotRail sets record for most journeys in a single day
The record setting day broke previously highs set during major events like the Edinburgh Festivals and Taylor Swift and Oasis concerts at…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Scotland's population is the same as the Republic. Peak fares were abolished recently, after Scotland reversed the UK's 30 year rail privatisation disaster two years ago.
"lowering fares has encouraged more people to travel by rail rather than drive, with the cost of some journeys being cut by 50%”
"lowering fares has encouraged more people to travel by rail rather than drive, with the cost of some journeys being cut by 50%”
Refusing to call an ambulance is not neglect, it's deliberate withholding of medical care.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570443...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570443...
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Refusing to call an ambulance is not neglect, it's deliberate withholding of medical care.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570443...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570443...
Qesser Zuhrah is on her 46th day of hunger strike and at risk of death. UK Labour ministers have refused to meet with the families or their lawyers, and the hunger strikers are being denied medical care or visitors, despite not being convicted of anything.
Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike require urgent medical care but are being refused a hospital transfer.
The government must intervene.
The government must intervene.
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Qesser Zuhrah is on her 46th day of hunger strike and at risk of death. UK Labour ministers have refused to meet with the families or their lawyers, and the hunger strikers are being denied medical care or visitors, despite not being convicted of anything.
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I'd watch this road movie.
The President of the Irish Farmers' Association and his 11-year-old son are travelling to Brussels by tractor as part of a Europe-wide protest
IFA leader, son travelling to Brussels protest by tractor
The President of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) and his 11-year-old son are travelling to Brussels by tractor as part of a Europe-wide protest.
www.rte.ie
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'd watch this road movie.
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A lawyer who woke up handcuffed with $75,000 in debt is suing a Las Vegas casino for allowing him to gamble while incapacitated.
And finally… the house always wins
A lawyer who woke up handcuffed with $75,000 in debt is suing a Las Vegas casino for allowing him to gamble while incapacitated.
www.irishlegal.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A lawyer who woke up handcuffed with $75,000 in debt is suing a Las Vegas casino for allowing him to gamble while incapacitated.
If you had become accustomed to murdering 5 people every year and then murdered 3 people in 2025 it would unarguably be a "record low".
"Restrictive practices" is a comforting euphemism.
The state of public mental health services in this country, where they exist at, is a sick joke.
"Restrictive practices" is a comforting euphemism.
The state of public mental health services in this country, where they exist at, is a sick joke.
The use of restrictive practices in Irish mental health centres has fallen to a record low following the introduction of new human rights-based rules.
Restrictive practices in Irish mental health centres fall to lowest level on record
The use of restrictive practices in Irish mental health centres has fallen to a record low following the introduction of new human rights-based rules.
www.irishlegal.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If you had become accustomed to murdering 5 people every year and then murdered 3 people in 2025 it would unarguably be a "record low".
"Restrictive practices" is a comforting euphemism.
The state of public mental health services in this country, where they exist at, is a sick joke.
"Restrictive practices" is a comforting euphemism.
The state of public mental health services in this country, where they exist at, is a sick joke.
Fiona Walsh contracted Covid at work during the 2021 ‘meaningful Christmas’ when the govt relaxed pandemic restrictions, leading to a surge in infections.
Her reward from the govt for putting herself on the line for us is to lose her career, and soon her home.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Her reward from the govt for putting herself on the line for us is to lose her career, and soon her home.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork nurse suffering from long covid could lose home as payment ends
The special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers which was initiated during the pandemic to ensure full pay for those suffering with long covid will end this month
www.irishexaminer.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Fiona Walsh contracted Covid at work during the 2021 ‘meaningful Christmas’ when the govt relaxed pandemic restrictions, leading to a surge in infections.
Her reward from the govt for putting herself on the line for us is to lose her career, and soon her home.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Her reward from the govt for putting herself on the line for us is to lose her career, and soon her home.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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“You know, like the one Hitler wanted.”
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“You know, like the one Hitler wanted.”
Terf Nirvana.
In order to "protect women" Texas made it so that women have to go through armed guards with an ID check. They literally created a potty police.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Terf Nirvana.
This headline is little different than the spew coming out of the UK press a decade ago.
Ah we've reached the "sensible centre having issues with unelected judges" stage of Ireland slide rightwards.
December 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This headline is little different than the spew coming out of the UK press a decade ago.
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ABC in Australia reports the death toll in the Bondi Beach terror attack has risen to sixteen, including a child.
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
ABC in Australia reports the death toll in the Bondi Beach terror attack has risen to sixteen, including a child.