Aidan O’Driscoll
@aod100.bsky.social
Still alive. Was joseph_aidan on Xitter.
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Yes, absolutely. There have been no cases of garden birds in Ireland being infected with the virus, and because of their lifestyles they are unlikely to come into contact with it. It's different for nesting seabirds and wintering waterfowl that live in close proximity and at very high densities.
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yes, absolutely. There have been no cases of garden birds in Ireland being infected with the virus, and because of their lifestyles they are unlikely to come into contact with it. It's different for nesting seabirds and wintering waterfowl that live in close proximity and at very high densities.
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Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
Six juges et trois procureurs de la Cour pénale internationale, dont le procureur général, Karim Khan, ont été placés sous sanctions par les Etats-Unis. Dans un entretien au « Monde », le magistrat français évoque le poids de ces mesures sur son travail et sa vie quotidienne.
www.lemonde.fr
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Nicolas Guillou, juge français de la CPI, sanctionné par les Etats-Unis : « Face aux attaques, les magistrats de la Cour tiendront »
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As the G20 prepares to discuss global inequality, prominent economists are calling for a dedicated international panel, arguing that unchecked wealth gaps are undermining stability and trust.
Top economists call on world leaders to set up inequality panel
As the G20 prepares to discuss global inequality, prominent economists are calling for a dedicated international panel, arguing that unchecked wealth gaps are undermining stability and trust.
l.euronews.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As the G20 prepares to discuss global inequality, prominent economists are calling for a dedicated international panel, arguing that unchecked wealth gaps are undermining stability and trust.
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There is so much to do. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @cyclingincork.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There is so much to do. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @cyclingincork.bsky.social
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Opinion: We could make our towns safer for everyone by lowering speed limits to 30km/h
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Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
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The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
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An important perspective from @ciarancannon.bsky.social!
The contrast between active transport and car infrastructure becomes even starker once you factor in the broader financial and health costs of cars, whether it's inactivity, air pollution, or noise pollution (to name but a few negatives...).
The contrast between active transport and car infrastructure becomes even starker once you factor in the broader financial and health costs of cars, whether it's inactivity, air pollution, or noise pollution (to name but a few negatives...).
Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.
www.thejournal.ie
October 3, 2025 at 10:28 AM
An important perspective from @ciarancannon.bsky.social!
The contrast between active transport and car infrastructure becomes even starker once you factor in the broader financial and health costs of cars, whether it's inactivity, air pollution, or noise pollution (to name but a few negatives...).
The contrast between active transport and car infrastructure becomes even starker once you factor in the broader financial and health costs of cars, whether it's inactivity, air pollution, or noise pollution (to name but a few negatives...).
Via Euronews: Spain bets on migrants to counter labour shortage and boost growth www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Spain bets on migrants to counter labour shortage and boost growth
While the US government is waging an unprecedented deportation campaign against immigrants, combating irregular migration is one of the European Union’s priorities. Amidst the global rhetoric against undocumented immigrants, Spain stands out as an exception. #EuropeansStories
www.euronews.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Via Euronews: Spain bets on migrants to counter labour shortage and boost growth www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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"if you can’t be like Finland, then be like Denmark"
A great new European Dispatch Column (all free) by @alanderminna.bsky.social just appeared. Its message is clear--Be Like Denmark--a state which is being more responsible in its defense policies than almost any other in Europe. Quite some praise coming from a Finn. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Small State Power: Be Like Denmark
In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about how Denmark is showing that even small states can punch far above their weight and lead by example.
open.substack.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"if you can’t be like Finland, then be like Denmark"
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Why is modern commerce corrosive?
timharford.com/2025/07/why-...
timharford.com/2025/07/why-...
July 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Why is modern commerce corrosive?
timharford.com/2025/07/why-...
timharford.com/2025/07/why-...
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NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump will be directly and personally responsible for the death of millions of people
USAID cuts threaten 14mn extra deaths by 2030, warns study
Slashed US aid agency’s funding is expected to harm the fight against diseases including malaria and HIV/Aids
on.ft.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Elon Musk and Donald Trump will be directly and personally responsible for the death of millions of people
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"The world needs tariffs not for US exports, but for oligarchs."
@gabrielzucman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tax and trade policies are reshaping global inequality, and what other countries can do in response.
🔗 prosyn.org/hIFugHE @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
@gabrielzucman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tax and trade policies are reshaping global inequality, and what other countries can do in response.
🔗 prosyn.org/hIFugHE @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
Exporting the Oligarchy
Gabriel Zucman considers the domestic and global implications of the Trump administration's economic agenda.
prosyn.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
"The world needs tariffs not for US exports, but for oligarchs."
@gabrielzucman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tax and trade policies are reshaping global inequality, and what other countries can do in response.
🔗 prosyn.org/hIFugHE @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
@gabrielzucman.bsky.social on how Trump’s tax and trade policies are reshaping global inequality, and what other countries can do in response.
🔗 prosyn.org/hIFugHE @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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🧠💛 What is a humanist?
A humanist is a non-religious person who believes this is the one life we have — and that we should use it to make the world a kinder, fairer place.
We base our decisions on reason, empathy, and a concern for humanity, other living beings, and our shared planet. 🌍
A humanist is a non-religious person who believes this is the one life we have — and that we should use it to make the world a kinder, fairer place.
We base our decisions on reason, empathy, and a concern for humanity, other living beings, and our shared planet. 🌍
May 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🧠💛 What is a humanist?
A humanist is a non-religious person who believes this is the one life we have — and that we should use it to make the world a kinder, fairer place.
We base our decisions on reason, empathy, and a concern for humanity, other living beings, and our shared planet. 🌍
A humanist is a non-religious person who believes this is the one life we have — and that we should use it to make the world a kinder, fairer place.
We base our decisions on reason, empathy, and a concern for humanity, other living beings, and our shared planet. 🌍
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We need to talk about the UK's trade and growth. I've just published a new piece with @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social on what's happened to UK trade since the pandemic and Brexit, and what it means for growth. The picture isn't pretty.
A thread (with many charts):
www.cer.eu/insights/per...
A thread (with many charts):
www.cer.eu/insights/per...
A perfect storm: Britain's trade malaise, weak growth and a new geopolitical moment
The UK is facing its most severe trade challenge in decades – and at the worst possible time.
www.cer.eu
May 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We need to talk about the UK's trade and growth. I've just published a new piece with @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social on what's happened to UK trade since the pandemic and Brexit, and what it means for growth. The picture isn't pretty.
A thread (with many charts):
www.cer.eu/insights/per...
A thread (with many charts):
www.cer.eu/insights/per...
I’m looking forward to participating in what should be a very stimulating Changing Landscapes conference.
Join us for the 2nd Changing Landscapes Conference — a gathering of changemakers, community leaders, and innovators working to restore Ireland’s landscapes and support thriving rural communities.
May 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m looking forward to participating in what should be a very stimulating Changing Landscapes conference.
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The decline in child mortality in many low- to middle-income countries in the last 30 years has been quite remarkable.
Ethiopia's rate fell from 20% to 5%.
Improvements in child mortality in rich countries look pretty meagre by comparison. But that's only when looking at it in absolute terms.
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Ethiopia's rate fell from 20% to 5%.
Improvements in child mortality in rich countries look pretty meagre by comparison. But that's only when looking at it in absolute terms.
1/
May 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The decline in child mortality in many low- to middle-income countries in the last 30 years has been quite remarkable.
Ethiopia's rate fell from 20% to 5%.
Improvements in child mortality in rich countries look pretty meagre by comparison. But that's only when looking at it in absolute terms.
1/
Ethiopia's rate fell from 20% to 5%.
Improvements in child mortality in rich countries look pretty meagre by comparison. But that's only when looking at it in absolute terms.
1/
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"There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign."
April 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"There is no greater privilege than to work for an institution whose mandate is to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reasons. We will not abandon this principle to keep our jobs. We resign."
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
