deirdre23.bsky.social
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People in the US, what kind of customs charges, if any, have you had to pay on art prints (not originals) purchased from EU countries lately?
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
People in the US, what kind of customs charges, if any, have you had to pay on art prints (not originals) purchased from EU countries lately?
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Ok people, I am looking to crowdsource some social media platform knowledge.
Who, in Ireland or other EU country has seen an age verification demand, and on what platform.
Who, in Ireland or other EU country has seen an age verification demand, and on what platform.
July 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ok people, I am looking to crowdsource some social media platform knowledge.
Who, in Ireland or other EU country has seen an age verification demand, and on what platform.
Who, in Ireland or other EU country has seen an age verification demand, and on what platform.
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Two attorneys waiting alongside me had to give up - they had court hearings on behalf of other clients, and couldn't wait three or four hours just to do their work for those in need.
June 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Two attorneys waiting alongside me had to give up - they had court hearings on behalf of other clients, and couldn't wait three or four hours just to do their work for those in need.
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I spent most of today seeking to meet with one of the many victims of ICE raids currently jailed in Downtown LA.
While @chrclla.bsky.social focuses its efforts on impact litigation, my team boosts efforts on the ground whenever possible.
What I saw speaks to the crisis in LA & beyond.
While @chrclla.bsky.social focuses its efforts on impact litigation, my team boosts efforts on the ground whenever possible.
What I saw speaks to the crisis in LA & beyond.
June 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I spent most of today seeking to meet with one of the many victims of ICE raids currently jailed in Downtown LA.
While @chrclla.bsky.social focuses its efforts on impact litigation, my team boosts efforts on the ground whenever possible.
What I saw speaks to the crisis in LA & beyond.
While @chrclla.bsky.social focuses its efforts on impact litigation, my team boosts efforts on the ground whenever possible.
What I saw speaks to the crisis in LA & beyond.
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The use of Shannon to facilitate both this and the US military is a massive blight on the nation
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The use of Shannon to facilitate both this and the US military is a massive blight on the nation
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Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
May 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Astonishing evidence at the Covid Inquiry.
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale.
Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs.
1/2
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The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
May 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
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An Israel Defense Forces war jet deployed in Gaza last year was allowed to refuel at Shannon Airport on its way to an Israeli military base in 2021.
The plane – used to 'mark targets' – required diplomatic clearance from the foreign affairs minister.
www.ontheditch.com/idf-warfare-...
The plane – used to 'mark targets' – required diplomatic clearance from the foreign affairs minister.
www.ontheditch.com/idf-warfare-...
IDF warfare jet allowed refuel at Shannon
It required diplomatic clearance from the foreign affairs minister, at the time Fine Gael’s Simon Coveney.
www.ontheditch.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An Israel Defense Forces war jet deployed in Gaza last year was allowed to refuel at Shannon Airport on its way to an Israeli military base in 2021.
The plane – used to 'mark targets' – required diplomatic clearance from the foreign affairs minister.
www.ontheditch.com/idf-warfare-...
The plane – used to 'mark targets' – required diplomatic clearance from the foreign affairs minister.
www.ontheditch.com/idf-warfare-...
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“States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity”
End unfolding genocide or watch it end life in Gaza: UN experts say States face defining choice
GENEVA – Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an out...
www.ohchr.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity”
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WCK trucks loaded with food and cooking fuel have been ready at the Gaza border since early March. Additional food and equipment are ready to be shipped to the border from Jordan and Egypt. Our vital work cannot continue without permission from Israel for this aid to enter. #ChefsForGaza (3/5)
May 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
WCK trucks loaded with food and cooking fuel have been ready at the Gaza border since early March. Additional food and equipment are ready to be shipped to the border from Jordan and Egypt. Our vital work cannot continue without permission from Israel for this aid to enter. #ChefsForGaza (3/5)
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We're delighted to share an excerpt from @deathbybadger.bsky.social's cozy fantasy retelling of Boccaccio’s Decameron, brimming with plants, sorcery, and elaborate footnotes!
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Read an Excerpt From Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire - Reactor
A cozy fantasy about self-discovery—as well as fungus, capitalism, and sorcery…
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April 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We're delighted to share an excerpt from @deathbybadger.bsky.social's cozy fantasy retelling of Boccaccio’s Decameron, brimming with plants, sorcery, and elaborate footnotes!
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Here, as promised, is my rave review of Andor Season Two for @newrepublic.com, featuring a Luigi Mangione cameo.
But more important: Andor is not just the best Star Wars you'll ever see, but one of the best shows ever made. Believe the hype.
But more important: Andor is not just the best Star Wars you'll ever see, but one of the best shows ever made. Believe the hype.
Andor Is the Best Star Wars You Will Ever See
The second and final season of Tony Gilroy’s epic is suspenseful, action-filled—and a timely, unflinching portrayal of the human costs of rebellion.
newrepublic.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Here, as promised, is my rave review of Andor Season Two for @newrepublic.com, featuring a Luigi Mangione cameo.
But more important: Andor is not just the best Star Wars you'll ever see, but one of the best shows ever made. Believe the hype.
But more important: Andor is not just the best Star Wars you'll ever see, but one of the best shows ever made. Believe the hype.
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If you want to do something to balance out the shitty news from the UK, you could donate toward Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin 2025.
gofund.me/0e350d20
gofund.me/0e350d20
Donate to Help Fund Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin 2025, organized by Ollie Bell
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Trans and Intersex Prid… Ollie Bell needs your support for Help Fund Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin 2025
gofund.me
April 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you want to do something to balance out the shitty news from the UK, you could donate toward Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin 2025.
gofund.me/0e350d20
gofund.me/0e350d20
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Wow. The International Criminal Court has opened proceedings against Hungary for failing to comply with the Court's request to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and surrender him to the Court, and invited Hungary to provide submissions by 23 May 2025.
April 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Wow. The International Criminal Court has opened proceedings against Hungary for failing to comply with the Court's request to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and surrender him to the Court, and invited Hungary to provide submissions by 23 May 2025.
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EU: What are you trying to achieve?
US: **spins wheel**
US: **spins wheel**
🚨 EU and U.S. officials made little progress in resolving trade disputes, Bloomberg reports. U.S. officials signaled most tariffs will stay. After a two-hour meeting, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic left unclear on U.S. goals.
April 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
EU: What are you trying to achieve?
US: **spins wheel**
US: **spins wheel**
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These homes were boarded up when @judesherry.bsky.social & I moved to Cork City from Amsterdam in 2018
7 years later they are still boarded up
In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental
Its time for that policy here
#DerelictIreland
7 years later they are still boarded up
In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental
Its time for that policy here
#DerelictIreland
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
These homes were boarded up when @judesherry.bsky.social & I moved to Cork City from Amsterdam in 2018
7 years later they are still boarded up
In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental
Its time for that policy here
#DerelictIreland
7 years later they are still boarded up
In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental
Its time for that policy here
#DerelictIreland
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In the 90s, Toni Morrison found out that one of her books had been banned in a men’s prison because they were afraid it would incite a riot. And she was absolutely delighted. In an interview she smiled and said “how powerful is that?” I want to write books that incite riots and tear down prisons.
April 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In the 90s, Toni Morrison found out that one of her books had been banned in a men’s prison because they were afraid it would incite a riot. And she was absolutely delighted. In an interview she smiled and said “how powerful is that?” I want to write books that incite riots and tear down prisons.
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UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off.
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
My detained client was scheduled for a bond hearing this AM in a MA immigration court. He wasn't brought in, and he and his case have disappeared.
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
April 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off.
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
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“Nobody knows anything.” > www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Nobody knows anything.” > www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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He stood up for “EU values”, but the EU never stood up for him.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @lars-loekke.bsky.social are either too weak or just don’t care. Either option is concerning, and must be remedied: www.hrw.org/news/2024/03...
#FreeAlKhawaja
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @lars-loekke.bsky.social are either too weak or just don’t care. Either option is concerning, and must be remedied: www.hrw.org/news/2024/03...
#FreeAlKhawaja
Today, 5 April, is prominent Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s 64th birthday. He's spent the last 14 years - more than 5000 days - arbitrarily detained for calling for human rights, equality & dignity in #Bahrain. #FreeAlKhawaja now! @maryamalkhawaja.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
He stood up for “EU values”, but the EU never stood up for him.
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @lars-loekke.bsky.social are either too weak or just don’t care. Either option is concerning, and must be remedied: www.hrw.org/news/2024/03...
#FreeAlKhawaja
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social @lars-loekke.bsky.social are either too weak or just don’t care. Either option is concerning, and must be remedied: www.hrw.org/news/2024/03...
#FreeAlKhawaja
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in 2025 we'll give:
1% of all we earn to @womensaidireland.bsky.social
1% to a bridge building program in Colombia (we've done 4 so far)
1% to staff on top salary/bonus
4 x €2,500 to local projects
Over €30,000 between 3 local hospitals.
We're good at what we do. Need coffee? imbibe.ie/shop/
1% of all we earn to @womensaidireland.bsky.social
1% to a bridge building program in Colombia (we've done 4 so far)
1% to staff on top salary/bonus
4 x €2,500 to local projects
Over €30,000 between 3 local hospitals.
We're good at what we do. Need coffee? imbibe.ie/shop/
Shop - Imbibe Coffee Roasters
Speciality coffee to buy
imbibe.ie
March 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
in 2025 we'll give:
1% of all we earn to @womensaidireland.bsky.social
1% to a bridge building program in Colombia (we've done 4 so far)
1% to staff on top salary/bonus
4 x €2,500 to local projects
Over €30,000 between 3 local hospitals.
We're good at what we do. Need coffee? imbibe.ie/shop/
1% of all we earn to @womensaidireland.bsky.social
1% to a bridge building program in Colombia (we've done 4 so far)
1% to staff on top salary/bonus
4 x €2,500 to local projects
Over €30,000 between 3 local hospitals.
We're good at what we do. Need coffee? imbibe.ie/shop/
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eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
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Please do support your local libraries.
We're losing 40 libraries a year.
They are such an essential part of our communities.
Please, if you can, contact your MP or councillors before its too late.
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're losing 40 libraries a year.
They are such an essential part of our communities.
Please, if you can, contact your MP or councillors before its too late.
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Library closures: What impact do they have on communities who lose them?
Research by the BBC finds libraries are being lost at a rate of about 40 each year.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Please do support your local libraries.
We're losing 40 libraries a year.
They are such an essential part of our communities.
Please, if you can, contact your MP or councillors before its too late.
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're losing 40 libraries a year.
They are such an essential part of our communities.
Please, if you can, contact your MP or councillors before its too late.
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...