@yurwan.bsky.social
Irish, Left of Centre, Life is too short to put up with fools, Fed up with the Far Right rhetoric, Atheist, Crafter, Reader, Enjoy Puzzles, Learning/Innovation, Love animals in general Dogs in particular.
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With the number of people in ICE detention topping 70,000 for the first time, 7,252 people had been in custody at least six months in mid-January, including 79 held for more than two years, according to agency data. https://to.pbs.org/4riIgjG
Migrants face dire conditions and prolonged waits in U.S. detention centers
The number of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention has topped 70,000 for the first time.
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
With the number of people in ICE detention topping 70,000 for the first time, 7,252 people had been in custody at least six months in mid-January, including 79 held for more than two years, according to agency data. https://to.pbs.org/4riIgjG
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“damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
No Ireland is grand, we are doing fine watching this. BUT the UK/England is no doing OK over this.
Or have you forgotten you are Irish I'll bet the brit's haven't though as you are described in the media as the Irish aide.
No Ireland is grand, we are doing fine watching this. BUT the UK/England is no doing OK over this.
Or have you forgotten you are Irish I'll bet the brit's haven't though as you are described in the media as the Irish aide.
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
No Ireland is grand, we are doing fine watching this. BUT the UK/England is no doing OK over this.
Or have you forgotten you are Irish I'll bet the brit's haven't though as you are described in the media as the Irish aide.
No Ireland is grand, we are doing fine watching this. BUT the UK/England is no doing OK over this.
Or have you forgotten you are Irish I'll bet the brit's haven't though as you are described in the media as the Irish aide.
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#rape #DrugAbuse #ChildAbuse #pedophiles
RTE news : Ten men charged in France over rape of drugged boy
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
RTE news : Ten men charged in France over rape of drugged boy
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Ten men charged in France over rape of drugged boy
French prosecutors have said they had charged ten men aged 29 to 50 in relation to an investigation into the alleged rape of a five-year-old boy while drugged.
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
#rape #DrugAbuse #ChildAbuse #pedophiles
RTE news : Ten men charged in France over rape of drugged boy
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
RTE news : Ten men charged in France over rape of drugged boy
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Every life matters, big or small....
RTE news : UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
RTE news : UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction
A minuscule snail once thought to have disappeared has been saved from the edge of extinction, a British zoo has said.
www.rte.ie
February 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Every life matters, big or small....
RTE news : UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
RTE news : UK zoo says tiny snail 'back from brink' of extinction
www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
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Do MAGA filth actually think this is a tuff comeback to being called a racist?
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Do MAGA filth actually think this is a tuff comeback to being called a racist?
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Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
February 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
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Tick. ⏰️ Tock.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Tick. ⏰️ Tock.
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Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein investigation
Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein investigation
Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is due to testify on Monday before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files, though she is expected to invoke her right to not answer questions.
f24.my
February 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein investigation
Hopefully when all of the infants & children's bodies are found they can be identified & claimed by their family's.
A further 22 sets of infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work continues there
Further 22 sets of infant remains recovered at Tuam site
A further 22 sets of infant remains have been recovered from the site of the former Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Co Galway as excavation work continues there.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Hopefully when all of the infants & children's bodies are found they can be identified & claimed by their family's.
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❝ The killing of my three colleagues (on Jan. 21) shatters any illusion of ‘post-war’ safety. But the honor of their work and the memory of their laughter cannot be erased. ❞
— Ibtisam Mahdi
@972mag.com
tinyurl.com/4tyz47ka
— Ibtisam Mahdi
@972mag.com
tinyurl.com/4tyz47ka
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 AM
❝ The killing of my three colleagues (on Jan. 21) shatters any illusion of ‘post-war’ safety. But the honor of their work and the memory of their laughter cannot be erased. ❞
— Ibtisam Mahdi
@972mag.com
tinyurl.com/4tyz47ka
— Ibtisam Mahdi
@972mag.com
tinyurl.com/4tyz47ka
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UN special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned Israel’s ban on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from Gaza, saying “Israel has NO authority to block anyone from entering the Palestinian territory it illegally occupies.”
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 AM
UN special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned Israel’s ban on Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from Gaza, saying “Israel has NO authority to block anyone from entering the Palestinian territory it illegally occupies.”
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The Irish mother of an Australian boy, who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family, has said she is "amazed" at her son's bravery and added she "knew he could do it".
Watch: Irish mother 'amazed' at Australian teen's bravery
The Irish mother of an Australian boy, who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family, has said she is "amazed" at her son's bravery and added she "knew...
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Irish mother of an Australian boy, who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family, has said she is "amazed" at her son's bravery and added she "knew he could do it".
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POOR BABY TRUMP...
He needs to pump up his massive but fragile ego with ridiculous lies.
He needs to pump up his massive but fragile ego with ridiculous lies.
February 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
POOR BABY TRUMP...
He needs to pump up his massive but fragile ego with ridiculous lies.
He needs to pump up his massive but fragile ego with ridiculous lies.
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“The main event is this: the world is building optionality away from U.S. policy and platform dependence. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it — because it’s showing up in procurement decisions, supply chains, defense budgets, and capital flows”
Europe just started building a ‘kill switch’ for U.S. tech — and the market isn’t priced for it, says this strategist — MarketWatch
Zoom and Microsoft are among those companies that could lose business, says Matthew Tuttle
apple.news
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
“The main event is this: the world is building optionality away from U.S. policy and platform dependence. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it — because it’s showing up in procurement decisions, supply chains, defense budgets, and capital flows”
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Israel has murdered more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed the so called ceasefire. One of the latest is a 3 year old child.
February 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Israel has murdered more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed the so called ceasefire. One of the latest is a 3 year old child.
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Why Intelligent People Become Stupid? | Bonhoeffer’s Theory
YouTube video by Psyphos
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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This is insidious as the term is now being used by on Irish tv. I can't remember clearly but I think it was #VirginMediaNews at 5.30pm last night. But not totally sure it wasn't RTE 6 o'clock news either. Didn't use the correct terms: girls, underage girls, children etc. Sloppy & lazy journalism.
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
This is insidious as the term is now being used by on Irish tv. I can't remember clearly but I think it was #VirginMediaNews at 5.30pm last night. But not totally sure it wasn't RTE 6 o'clock news either. Didn't use the correct terms: girls, underage girls, children etc. Sloppy & lazy journalism.
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He also spoke about the council's decision to suspend posting on X.
'The world doesn’t revolve around X. We can go on to Bluesky, we can go on to TikTok. We are on Instagram, we are on Facebook. We just decided that the values that X is clearly demonstrating that it has, do not align with ours'
'The world doesn’t revolve around X. We can go on to Bluesky, we can go on to TikTok. We are on Instagram, we are on Facebook. We just decided that the values that X is clearly demonstrating that it has, do not align with ours'
Bin ‘scavengers’ in search of Re-turn bottles are leaving Dublin ‘like a bomb site’, says council chief Richard Shakespeare
Two years into the role, Richard Shakespeare, the chief executive of Dublin City Council (DCC), has found his rhythm in straddling the tricky line between punter and politician.
www.independent.ie
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
He also spoke about the council's decision to suspend posting on X.
'The world doesn’t revolve around X. We can go on to Bluesky, we can go on to TikTok. We are on Instagram, we are on Facebook. We just decided that the values that X is clearly demonstrating that it has, do not align with ours'
'The world doesn’t revolve around X. We can go on to Bluesky, we can go on to TikTok. We are on Instagram, we are on Facebook. We just decided that the values that X is clearly demonstrating that it has, do not align with ours'
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French police have searched the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X, and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
French cybercrime authorities search X offices
French police have searched the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X, and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the pla...
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
French police have searched the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X, and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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“They can stick their triple lock up their hoop” - Tom, Waterford wearing our brand new Éire Neutrality tee >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/products/eire-neutrality-waterford-whispers-t-shirt
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
“They can stick their triple lock up their hoop” - Tom, Waterford wearing our brand new Éire Neutrality tee >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/products/eire-neutrality-waterford-whispers-t-shirt