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When it comes to modern war, Ireland is a high-value target: its waters on the western fringe of Europe contain three-quarters of all undersea cables in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, is unprotected and unprepared.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When it comes to modern war, Ireland is a high-value target: its waters on the western fringe of Europe contain three-quarters of all undersea cables in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, is unprotected and unprepared.
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
An #FTEdit 🧵 on why this determinedly neutral nation is Europe's weak link 👇
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For 11 years, we’ve provided aid to the people of #Ukraine. From the first days of war to today, we deliver aid, dignity, and hope. #StandWithUkraine
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For 11 years, we’ve provided aid to the people of #Ukraine. From the first days of war to today, we deliver aid, dignity, and hope. #StandWithUkraine
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It was an honor to join @islamicrelief.bsky.social and Council Member Rita Joseph to give away Halal turkeys and vegetables on behalf of @peopleinneed.bsky.social.
These partnerships are invaluable in making sure our neighbors have the best Thanksgiving possible.
These partnerships are invaluable in making sure our neighbors have the best Thanksgiving possible.
November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It was an honor to join @islamicrelief.bsky.social and Council Member Rita Joseph to give away Halal turkeys and vegetables on behalf of @peopleinneed.bsky.social.
These partnerships are invaluable in making sure our neighbors have the best Thanksgiving possible.
These partnerships are invaluable in making sure our neighbors have the best Thanksgiving possible.
Haven't posted here for a while; why not start with this!
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Haven't posted here for a while; why not start with this!
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1500 people live under daily attack in the village of Vyschetarasivka in eastern #Ukraine. Watch the video to find out how residents are holding on and continuing to live despite everything and how @peopleinneed.bsky.social supports them thanks to the American people. youtube.com/shorts/4mBwD...
Life under fire in Ukraine: Stories of the residents of Vyshechtarasivka
YouTube video by People in Need
youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
1500 people live under daily attack in the village of Vyschetarasivka in eastern #Ukraine. Watch the video to find out how residents are holding on and continuing to live despite everything and how @peopleinneed.bsky.social supports them thanks to the American people. youtube.com/shorts/4mBwD...
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Join us for a special One World Film Festival benefit concert at Bike Jesus on 6 March, 2025, supporting democracy and cultural freedom in Slovakia. Experience an electrifying night of Czech and Slovak hip-hop featuring renowned artists Edúv syn, Žakhelés, THC Luna G, and EYZ.
February 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Join us for a special One World Film Festival benefit concert at Bike Jesus on 6 March, 2025, supporting democracy and cultural freedom in Slovakia. Experience an electrifying night of Czech and Slovak hip-hop featuring renowned artists Edúv syn, Žakhelés, THC Luna G, and EYZ.
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Join us!
✊ Join a solidarity event for imprisoned human rights defenders in Prague!
On this day, two years ago, FIDH vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovic, lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich, and Viasna founder Ales Bialiatski were sentenced for their peaceful #humanrights work. Come and stand in solidarity!
On this day, two years ago, FIDH vice-president Valiantsin Stefanovic, lawyer Uladzimir Labkovich, and Viasna founder Ales Bialiatski were sentenced for their peaceful #humanrights work. Come and stand in solidarity!
February 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Join us!
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💧 No #water, no life.💧
Watch how innovation introduced by @peopleinneed.bsky.social becomes the key to supporting communities in northern #Syria by providing access to one of life’s most essential resources. 🌍
youtu.be/J-JAOAmB4Ao?...
Watch how innovation introduced by @peopleinneed.bsky.social becomes the key to supporting communities in northern #Syria by providing access to one of life’s most essential resources. 🌍
youtu.be/J-JAOAmB4Ao?...
How Water Transformed the Lives of Displaced People in Northern Syria
YouTube video by People in Need
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
💧 No #water, no life.💧
Watch how innovation introduced by @peopleinneed.bsky.social becomes the key to supporting communities in northern #Syria by providing access to one of life’s most essential resources. 🌍
youtu.be/J-JAOAmB4Ao?...
Watch how innovation introduced by @peopleinneed.bsky.social becomes the key to supporting communities in northern #Syria by providing access to one of life’s most essential resources. 🌍
youtu.be/J-JAOAmB4Ao?...
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Today is the 3-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion against Ukraine. 🇺🇦
1095 days of courage, pain and unbreakable determination. 26,280 hours of fighting for freedom.
Watch, like and share this solemn performance of the song Plyve kača po Tisini.
1095 days of courage, pain and unbreakable determination. 26,280 hours of fighting for freedom.
Watch, like and share this solemn performance of the song Plyve kača po Tisini.
February 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Today is the 3-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion against Ukraine. 🇺🇦
1095 days of courage, pain and unbreakable determination. 26,280 hours of fighting for freedom.
Watch, like and share this solemn performance of the song Plyve kača po Tisini.
1095 days of courage, pain and unbreakable determination. 26,280 hours of fighting for freedom.
Watch, like and share this solemn performance of the song Plyve kača po Tisini.
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February 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The Together for Ukraine rally was opened by the president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel. 💙💛
🗣️ "...if the rules set after WWII are to apply, if international laws, rules, and the UN Charter are to apply, then we must help Ukraine. Its defeat would be our defeat."
#standwithukraine
🗣️ "...if the rules set after WWII are to apply, if international laws, rules, and the UN Charter are to apply, then we must help Ukraine. Its defeat would be our defeat."
#standwithukraine
February 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Together for Ukraine rally was opened by the president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel. 💙💛
🗣️ "...if the rules set after WWII are to apply, if international laws, rules, and the UN Charter are to apply, then we must help Ukraine. Its defeat would be our defeat."
#standwithukraine
🗣️ "...if the rules set after WWII are to apply, if international laws, rules, and the UN Charter are to apply, then we must help Ukraine. Its defeat would be our defeat."
#standwithukraine
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🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 Our colleague Alyona invites you to join us at Prague’s #OldTownSquare to mark the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
February 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 Our colleague Alyona invites you to join us at Prague’s #OldTownSquare to mark the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 Our colleague Alyona invites you to join us at Prague’s #OldTownSquare to mark the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
Our determination to #StandWithUkraine remains unshaken. Show the world we all stand firmly #TogetherForUkraine. 💙💛
📅 February 23, 2025
⏰ 15:00
🔗https://fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
👏👏👏👏
✅Repaired homes & collective centres
✅Restored water supply systems
✅Children returned to school
✅Grants to help people start their own businesses
2024 was extremely challenging for #Ukraine. Our team worked tirelessly to improve lives. #StandWithUkraine www.peopleinneed.net/a-year-of-so...
✅Restored water supply systems
✅Children returned to school
✅Grants to help people start their own businesses
2024 was extremely challenging for #Ukraine. Our team worked tirelessly to improve lives. #StandWithUkraine www.peopleinneed.net/a-year-of-so...
A year of solidarity with Ukraine
This article summarises the work of our entire team in Ukraine.
www.peopleinneed.net
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Almost 3 years have passed since Russia invaded #Ukraine; during this time, our colleagues at PIN Moldova have been ever-present with those who need us in #Moldova.
Share this story and help us spread the word about the importance of solidarity!
👇👇
peopleinneed-moldova.pageflow.io/refuge-of-hope
Share this story and help us spread the word about the importance of solidarity!
👇👇
peopleinneed-moldova.pageflow.io/refuge-of-hope
Refuge of Hope
peopleinneed-moldova.pageflow.io
February 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Almost 3 years have passed since Russia invaded #Ukraine; during this time, our colleagues at PIN Moldova have been ever-present with those who need us in #Moldova.
Share this story and help us spread the word about the importance of solidarity!
👇👇
peopleinneed-moldova.pageflow.io/refuge-of-hope
Share this story and help us spread the word about the importance of solidarity!
👇👇
peopleinneed-moldova.pageflow.io/refuge-of-hope
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💬“We are doing everything we can to provide life-saving assistance during this crisis while maintaining the safety of our staff.” Ingrid Osthus, Country Director, PIN DRC, describes our response to the unfolding crisis around #Goma, Eastern DR Congo.
🔗 buff.ly/3Cy7OFI
🔗 buff.ly/3Cy7OFI
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
💬“We are doing everything we can to provide life-saving assistance during this crisis while maintaining the safety of our staff.” Ingrid Osthus, Country Director, PIN DRC, describes our response to the unfolding crisis around #Goma, Eastern DR Congo.
🔗 buff.ly/3Cy7OFI
🔗 buff.ly/3Cy7OFI
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Dear @politico.eu would you please add a Bluesky share option (preferably instead of the 'X Twitter' one). Thank you. www.politico.eu/article/eu-g...
EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump
Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.
www.politico.eu
February 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Dear @politico.eu would you please add a Bluesky share option (preferably instead of the 'X Twitter' one). Thank you. www.politico.eu/article/eu-g...
🇺🇦 It’s been nearly three years since Russia launched its all-out war on #Ukraine.
We have not forgotten,
🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 We stand #TogetherForUkraine!
If you feel the same, join us!
🗓️23/2/2025
⏰15:00
📌Old Town Square, #Prague
🔗 fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
We have not forgotten,
🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 We stand #TogetherForUkraine!
If you feel the same, join us!
🗓️23/2/2025
⏰15:00
📌Old Town Square, #Prague
🔗 fb.me/e/2FcthRraa
January 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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In a democracy, when and where should majorities rule? And when should their powers be limited? Steve Levitsky and I propose a framework to think through these questions in a new piece in the January 2025 issue of 'Journal of Democracy'
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
January 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In a democracy, when and where should majorities rule? And when should their powers be limited? Steve Levitsky and I propose a framework to think through these questions in a new piece in the January 2025 issue of 'Journal of Democracy'
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
muse.jhu.edu/article/947880
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“It’s extraordinary that we have such a cavalier attitude to national security. We don’t seem to be taking it seriously because we are living in an age of hybrid warfare where intelligence-gathering is a tactic that will be used against us.”
Sobering read from John Mooney 👇
Sobering read from John Mooney 👇
🚨The full scale of the damage to 🇮🇪 national security by the Cobalt operation is still being established
It raises profound questions about the ability of the dept of an taoiseach, defence & justice to counter foreign espionage & confront hybrid warfare
www.thetimes.com/article/64ef...
It raises profound questions about the ability of the dept of an taoiseach, defence & justice to counter foreign espionage & confront hybrid warfare
www.thetimes.com/article/64ef...
Russian agent made Defence Forces contacts while under watch
Cobalt, the politician recruited by the Kremlin, has cultivated connections to gain insight into Irish military policy
www.thetimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 12:14 AM
“It’s extraordinary that we have such a cavalier attitude to national security. We don’t seem to be taking it seriously because we are living in an age of hybrid warfare where intelligence-gathering is a tactic that will be used against us.”
Sobering read from John Mooney 👇
Sobering read from John Mooney 👇
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So… from someone who actually took the time to read the AFD’s election manifesto…
AFD in its foreign policy choices is anti-American.
Wants to put Nordstream II to use. Wants to join the Chinese belt-and-road initiative.
#justsaying
AFD in its foreign policy choices is anti-American.
Wants to put Nordstream II to use. Wants to join the Chinese belt-and-road initiative.
#justsaying
December 20, 2024 at 9:54 AM
So… from someone who actually took the time to read the AFD’s election manifesto…
AFD in its foreign policy choices is anti-American.
Wants to put Nordstream II to use. Wants to join the Chinese belt-and-road initiative.
#justsaying
AFD in its foreign policy choices is anti-American.
Wants to put Nordstream II to use. Wants to join the Chinese belt-and-road initiative.
#justsaying
The smart move is to send them without a deal. European troops along the Moldovan and Belarusian borders as far as Dniepr and A2AD along the right bank and coast will free-uo swathes of Ukrainian combat power to do what needs doing in the east and can protect civilians behind the front.
🇪🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Europe could send up to 100,000 troops to Ukraine if ceasefire or peace deal is reached, — Reuters
The contingent could include a coalition of 5-8 countries, including 🇩🇪Germany, 🇫🇷France, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇬🇧UK and 🇵🇱Poland.
The contingent could include a coalition of 5-8 countries, including 🇩🇪Germany, 🇫🇷France, 🇮🇹Italy, 🇬🇧UK and 🇵🇱Poland.
December 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
The smart move is to send them without a deal. European troops along the Moldovan and Belarusian borders as far as Dniepr and A2AD along the right bank and coast will free-uo swathes of Ukrainian combat power to do what needs doing in the east and can protect civilians behind the front.
This is a terrifying thought...
College freshman today were 6 years old in the 2012 election.
A student of mine (age 20) told me after class that he appreciates when I explain how US politics and media were different before, because the Trump era is all he’s seen.
This is what young Americans think politics is. It’s normal now.
A student of mine (age 20) told me after class that he appreciates when I explain how US politics and media were different before, because the Trump era is all he’s seen.
This is what young Americans think politics is. It’s normal now.
I think that folks aren't seriously thinking about the implications of young adults who know nothing other than a country which has normalized MAGA politics, God help us all.
December 14, 2024 at 9:07 PM
This is a terrifying thought...
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In Pokrovsk in eastern #Ukraine, 5 km from the front line, volunteers from Angels of Salvation are evacuating people with disabilities or older people.
@peopleinneed.bsky.social supports evacuees financially & provide partner organisation with 2 ambulances, thanks to the help of the Czech people.
@peopleinneed.bsky.social supports evacuees financially & provide partner organisation with 2 ambulances, thanks to the help of the Czech people.
December 13, 2024 at 4:15 PM
In Pokrovsk in eastern #Ukraine, 5 km from the front line, volunteers from Angels of Salvation are evacuating people with disabilities or older people.
@peopleinneed.bsky.social supports evacuees financially & provide partner organisation with 2 ambulances, thanks to the help of the Czech people.
@peopleinneed.bsky.social supports evacuees financially & provide partner organisation with 2 ambulances, thanks to the help of the Czech people.