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so crazy to just be living every day through the slow motion car crash of escalating fascism and it’s still like. aw man i have to go to the dentist
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
so crazy to just be living every day through the slow motion car crash of escalating fascism and it’s still like. aw man i have to go to the dentist
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‘So data is power and data is control. And these American cloud providers allow the Israeli military to store a lot of data and to sift through it very effectively. That has direct consequences for people on the ground.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech
Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley – with implications for the future of warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
‘So data is power and data is control. And these American cloud providers allow the Israeli military to store a lot of data and to sift through it very effectively. That has direct consequences for people on the ground.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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i’m so, so, so, so, so very. very. tired. of every aspect of our existence being used solely for “maximizing shareholder value” or being stripped for parts by an incredibly concentrated group of people
I wrote about things going from bad to worse for the people who actually make movies. alt headline: The Dream Factory Turns Nightmare
The Warner Brothers-Netflix merger could doom Hollywood film workers
For media moguls, maximizing shareholder value is the only metric that counts
www.fastcompany.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
i’m so, so, so, so, so very. very. tired. of every aspect of our existence being used solely for “maximizing shareholder value” or being stripped for parts by an incredibly concentrated group of people
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“Mum, dad, what did you do when CO2 levels were higher than they’d been in millions of years?
When the world was hotter than it’d been in 125,000 years?
When scientists warned of 3C by 2050, & risk assessors said this would cause societal collapse & kill 4 billion people?”
When the world was hotter than it’d been in 125,000 years?
When scientists warned of 3C by 2050, & risk assessors said this would cause societal collapse & kill 4 billion people?”
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“Mum, dad, what did you do when CO2 levels were higher than they’d been in millions of years?
When the world was hotter than it’d been in 125,000 years?
When scientists warned of 3C by 2050, & risk assessors said this would cause societal collapse & kill 4 billion people?”
When the world was hotter than it’d been in 125,000 years?
When scientists warned of 3C by 2050, & risk assessors said this would cause societal collapse & kill 4 billion people?”
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"The commission concluded that the proposal would have no unacceptable impacts on the environment."
Our efforts to destroy the planet as much as possible continue.
Our efforts to destroy the planet as much as possible continue.
December 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"The commission concluded that the proposal would have no unacceptable impacts on the environment."
Our efforts to destroy the planet as much as possible continue.
Our efforts to destroy the planet as much as possible continue.
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It's just over 3 weeks since Ireland was found in breach by the ECJ for failing to protect waterbodies from physical damage. The government response? Lower the legal bar for these waterbodies, so the damage can continue, with insufficient justification.
Our waterways are not in safe hands.
Our waterways are not in safe hands.
Despite nearly 1000 of you making submissions to halt the weakening of environmental standards for 1 in 10 of our rivers and lakes the govt signed off on it! 😥
This, without the evidence that such a drastic move was either necessary or justified. It is unacceptable.
swanireland.ie/2025/12/weak...
This, without the evidence that such a drastic move was either necessary or justified. It is unacceptable.
swanireland.ie/2025/12/weak...
Weakening of protections for a tenth of our rivers and lakes is just unacceptable - Sustainable Water Network
Two of Ireland’s leading environmental groups, the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) and The Rivers Trust, have today called the Government’s sign off on the designation of a tenth (466) of our rivers,...
swanireland.ie
December 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's just over 3 weeks since Ireland was found in breach by the ECJ for failing to protect waterbodies from physical damage. The government response? Lower the legal bar for these waterbodies, so the damage can continue, with insufficient justification.
Our waterways are not in safe hands.
Our waterways are not in safe hands.
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"Professor Daly shows that if existing, pending, and proposed gas-connected data center sites all operate at full capacity, they would emit up to 16.6 MtCO₂ per year — equivalent to 68% of Ireland’s total national emissions in 2023."
@hannahdaly.ie
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
@hannahdaly.ie
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
What Ireland’s Data Center Crisis Means for the EU’s AI Sovereignty Plans | TechPolicy.Press
Louis Boyd-Madsen traces how a model of unregulated digital growth has outpaced energy planning in Ireland, and why it matters for the EU’s AI ambitions.
www.techpolicy.press
December 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Professor Daly shows that if existing, pending, and proposed gas-connected data center sites all operate at full capacity, they would emit up to 16.6 MtCO₂ per year — equivalent to 68% of Ireland’s total national emissions in 2023."
@hannahdaly.ie
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
@hannahdaly.ie
www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...
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Crowds starting to gather outside the Ministry of Justice in suppprt of the eight pro-Palestine prisoners currently on hunger strike.
December 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Crowds starting to gather outside the Ministry of Justice in suppprt of the eight pro-Palestine prisoners currently on hunger strike.
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Remember, for much of the world - including pretty much all of South and SE Asia that relies on glacier-fed rivers for irrigation -
no glaciers means no water
and no water means no crops
and no crops means no food
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
no glaciers means no water
and no water means no crops
and no crops means no food
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years
Climate crisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Remember, for much of the world - including pretty much all of South and SE Asia that relies on glacier-fed rivers for irrigation -
no glaciers means no water
and no water means no crops
and no crops means no food
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
no glaciers means no water
and no water means no crops
and no crops means no food
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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20 years ago I wouldn’t ever expect to see my first Snowdrop until late January in Norfolk @charliejgardner.bsky.social before today the earliest I’ve seen them was December 30th
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
20 years ago I wouldn’t ever expect to see my first Snowdrop until late January in Norfolk @charliejgardner.bsky.social before today the earliest I’ve seen them was December 30th
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Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...
Palestine activists conducting a historic hunger strike in Britain need our international solidarity
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to...
mondoweiss.net
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...
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The triple Lock was a promise to the Irish people that we would not become part of an EU-NATO military structure made in 2002 so we would vote for Nice #2.
Removing it is not about 'taking back sovereignty', it is a betrayal of Ireland's sovereignty.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Removing it is not about 'taking back sovereignty', it is a betrayal of Ireland's sovereignty.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Triple-lock reforms are about ‘taking back sovereignty’, Helen McEntee says
Government moving ‘quickly’ on legislation to remove need for UN mandate for peacekeeping missions
www.irishtimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The triple Lock was a promise to the Irish people that we would not become part of an EU-NATO military structure made in 2002 so we would vote for Nice #2.
Removing it is not about 'taking back sovereignty', it is a betrayal of Ireland's sovereignty.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Removing it is not about 'taking back sovereignty', it is a betrayal of Ireland's sovereignty.
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
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!! Ireland has a unique opportunity to end foxhunting on Dec 17th when the Dail will vote on a proposed ban.
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
!! Ireland has a unique opportunity to end foxhunting on Dec 17th when the Dail will vote on a proposed ban.
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
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A serious indictment of our politics and media that CETA, which has been adjudged to be unconstitutional by the Irish Supreme Court (Costello vs the Irish Govt), was passed overnight by the Government and there’s barely a ripple of curiosity, let alone rigorous questioning.
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A serious indictment of our politics and media that CETA, which has been adjudged to be unconstitutional by the Irish Supreme Court (Costello vs the Irish Govt), was passed overnight by the Government and there’s barely a ripple of curiosity, let alone rigorous questioning.
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I'm sickened that the government voted CETA through at 1am last night. It's an anti-people, pro-corporation deal that allows Canadian investment companies to sue us, the Irish people. So a Canadian company can buy up housing & sue the Irish state if we introduce rent controls. #Speirgorm #Speirgorm
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I'm sickened that the government voted CETA through at 1am last night. It's an anti-people, pro-corporation deal that allows Canadian investment companies to sue us, the Irish people. So a Canadian company can buy up housing & sue the Irish state if we introduce rent controls. #Speirgorm #Speirgorm
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December 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Currently living with my in-laws to save money for a house. We've been here 3 years, and have around another year to go.
There are 10 people living here currently, 5 in the main house and 5 in mobile homes.
This video is so disconnected from the reality of what young people are facing.
There are 10 people living here currently, 5 in the main house and 5 in mobile homes.
This video is so disconnected from the reality of what young people are facing.
It was only posted to Twitter, so I grabbed it before it (hopefully) gets deleted.
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Currently living with my in-laws to save money for a house. We've been here 3 years, and have around another year to go.
There are 10 people living here currently, 5 in the main house and 5 in mobile homes.
This video is so disconnected from the reality of what young people are facing.
There are 10 people living here currently, 5 in the main house and 5 in mobile homes.
This video is so disconnected from the reality of what young people are facing.
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Less than 3% of land in Ireland is built upon - and that includes all housing, premises, roads, airports, railways and motorways. It supports 5 million people. Meanwhile around 62% of all land is given over to supporting 12 million livestock. If "Ireland is full" it's of cattle not people...
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Less than 3% of land in Ireland is built upon - and that includes all housing, premises, roads, airports, railways and motorways. It supports 5 million people. Meanwhile around 62% of all land is given over to supporting 12 million livestock. If "Ireland is full" it's of cattle not people...
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Destroying our chances of surviving on this planet by devouring resources to make AI-driven fucking warfare that will destroy our chances of surviving on this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Destroying our chances of surviving on this planet by devouring resources to make AI-driven fucking warfare that will destroy our chances of surviving on this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
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Wow! Even under "low" emissions scenario AMOC shutdown probability now assessed at 25%! I mean... TWENTY FIVE PER CENT🤯😱 People: time to pay attention!
How likely is an #AMOC shutdown? Here's our latest study based on 768 runs with 38 standard climate models (the CMIP6 models). Note these do not include any meltwater from Greenland mass loss, so might underestimate the risk a bit. 2/2
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Wow! Even under "low" emissions scenario AMOC shutdown probability now assessed at 25%! I mean... TWENTY FIVE PER CENT🤯😱 People: time to pay attention!
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Despite Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, the skilled Attallah family of artisan potters continue working in their damaged workshop, preserving a craft and heritage that has survived for generations.
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Despite Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, the skilled Attallah family of artisan potters continue working in their damaged workshop, preserving a craft and heritage that has survived for generations.