Fergal Lenehan
@fergallenehan.bsky.social
Apl. Prof. Dr. Uni Jena. Books on The European Idea and German images of Ireland. Co-ed Reclaiming the European Street by MDH. Contributor https://thecurrency.news
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Fergal Lenehan
@fergallenehan.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Check out my open access theoretical article for the journal "Language and Intercultural Communication": "Examining realised and unrealised contacts: theoretical thoughts on digital interculturality". Open-access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
reut.rs
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Another person CNN interviewed for this report is on kidney dialysis. “I’d die [in Gaza] within two days,” he said.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls Gaza’s healthcare system “nonfunctional.” It says that Israel is violating international humanitarian law by deporting patients to Gaza ⬇️
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Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls Gaza’s healthcare system “nonfunctional.” It says that Israel is violating international humanitarian law by deporting patients to Gaza ⬇️
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November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Another person CNN interviewed for this report is on kidney dialysis. “I’d die [in Gaza] within two days,” he said.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls Gaza’s healthcare system “nonfunctional.” It says that Israel is violating international humanitarian law by deporting patients to Gaza ⬇️
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Physicians for Human Rights Israel calls Gaza’s healthcare system “nonfunctional.” It says that Israel is violating international humanitarian law by deporting patients to Gaza ⬇️
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The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
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Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hi.
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
I’ve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years — a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold.
I am so incredibly proud of the work we’ve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (cont’d)
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"These issues know no ideology, no political boundaries. It’s not a liberal or a conservative thing."
That was George Bush senior in 1988, vowing to tackle climate change as president.
How the US became the vandal of world climate deals. It didn't have to be so:
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
That was George Bush senior in 1988, vowing to tackle climate change as president.
How the US became the vandal of world climate deals. It didn't have to be so:
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
The White House effect: Why America reneged on its pledges to tackle climate change
A new Netflix documentary tracks how, since 1989, the US has sabotaged efforts to reduce global emissions
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"These issues know no ideology, no political boundaries. It’s not a liberal or a conservative thing."
That was George Bush senior in 1988, vowing to tackle climate change as president.
How the US became the vandal of world climate deals. It didn't have to be so:
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
That was George Bush senior in 1988, vowing to tackle climate change as president.
How the US became the vandal of world climate deals. It didn't have to be so:
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Like tens of thousands of Kharkivians, following Russia's attacks on the energy infrastructure, I had no water for over 24h.
Most of yesterday was spent in the dark, cold and water was the biggest issue. There is still no heating but in my district we have electricity as of now, and water is back 🙏
Most of yesterday was spent in the dark, cold and water was the biggest issue. There is still no heating but in my district we have electricity as of now, and water is back 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Like tens of thousands of Kharkivians, following Russia's attacks on the energy infrastructure, I had no water for over 24h.
Most of yesterday was spent in the dark, cold and water was the biggest issue. There is still no heating but in my district we have electricity as of now, and water is back 🙏
Most of yesterday was spent in the dark, cold and water was the biggest issue. There is still no heating but in my district we have electricity as of now, and water is back 🙏
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"You may not know this, but there exists, among certain cohorts of the public, a perception that Ireland’s political establishment and media establishment are too intimately connected. And what on Earth would give them that idea?"
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Surrealing in the Years: Yates' Fianna Fáil dealings an open kimono moment for Irish politics
Agh, my eyes. My eyes!
www.thejournal.ie
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"You may not know this, but there exists, among certain cohorts of the public, a perception that Ireland’s political establishment and media establishment are too intimately connected. And what on Earth would give them that idea?"
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
Happy Saturday, it's time to read my column.
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Memorial to the Jewish volunteers of the International Brigades. It plays with Star of David and the 3-point of the IB. Around 20% (about 7,000) of Brigaders were Jewish. Fossar de la Pedrera, the mass grave of the victims of the Franco regime in Barcelona, Montjüic cemetery
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Memorial to the Jewish volunteers of the International Brigades. It plays with Star of David and the 3-point of the IB. Around 20% (about 7,000) of Brigaders were Jewish. Fossar de la Pedrera, the mass grave of the victims of the Franco regime in Barcelona, Montjüic cemetery
The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
A new book aims to restore Donal O’Sullivan’s legacy of elegant work which has been largely overlooked since his death in 1991
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The forgotten Irish artist: How does an artist make thousands of artworks, then just disappear?
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/...
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From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
From Eamonn Sweeney’s sports column in the Indo 👏
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Who needs professional translators?
November 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Who needs professional translators?
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The Lux agenda covered contingency planning for a cyber attack in Europe, satellite connectivity and the future extension of the bloc’s mobile roaming area to include Ukraine and Moldova.
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddle
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddle
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddle
Patrick O’Donovan has made it to one of four ministerial-level EU meetings he has been invited to as Ireland prepares to take over council presidency
www.irishtimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Lux agenda covered contingency planning for a cyber attack in Europe, satellite connectivity and the future extension of the bloc’s mobile roaming area to include Ukraine and Moldova.
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddle
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
Luxembourg or La-la land? Patrick O’Donovan chooses Hollywood over EU huddle
www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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New Yorker article very much worth reading: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New Yorker article very much worth reading: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Stay classy Orange Order.
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
Vatican visit marked first joint worship with a British monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII’s rule
www.irishtimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Stay classy Orange Order.
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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🇺🇦 Here in Ukraine we call it the "Love Train"...and I took it between Kyiv and Kramatorsk very often...That route is now hindered, as Ukrainian railways can no longer stop at its final stations due to Russia's terror.
I wrote about this very special train 👇
emmanuellechaze.com/2025/11/05/a...
I wrote about this very special train 👇
emmanuellechaze.com/2025/11/05/a...
A Journey Through War and Love, Now Interrupted: The Kyiv to Kramatorsk Route
The Kyiv–Kramatorsk train can’t run up to its final destination anymore. The final stops of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk have become too dangerous, as Russia now targets railway infrastructure al…
emmanuellechaze.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🇺🇦 Here in Ukraine we call it the "Love Train"...and I took it between Kyiv and Kramatorsk very often...That route is now hindered, as Ukrainian railways can no longer stop at its final stations due to Russia's terror.
I wrote about this very special train 👇
emmanuellechaze.com/2025/11/05/a...
I wrote about this very special train 👇
emmanuellechaze.com/2025/11/05/a...
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Mamdani got a humanities degree.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mamdani got a humanities degree.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
His win helps to illustrate that one of the central forces driving higher ed’s dissolution of the humanities is the fear that teaching people how power works can also lead to their interest in seizing it on behalf of the less powerful.
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46. A lot of people give out about book snobs in a very self-congratulating way, but everyone has a line they won't cross. Calling it "snobbery" is unhelpful because mass market books are the ones with the protections of money, social norms, and mass incuriosity.
Just admit you love crap!
Just admit you love crap!
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
46. A lot of people give out about book snobs in a very self-congratulating way, but everyone has a line they won't cross. Calling it "snobbery" is unhelpful because mass market books are the ones with the protections of money, social norms, and mass incuriosity.
Just admit you love crap!
Just admit you love crap!
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45. Because academics are under so much pressure to produce big results and exciting discoveries, a lot of baby and adolescent dinosaurs were incorrectly declared to be a new, different species.
It's better for everyone if we take this pressure off postgraduates and researchers and just fund them.
It's better for everyone if we take this pressure off postgraduates and researchers and just fund them.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 AM
45. Because academics are under so much pressure to produce big results and exciting discoveries, a lot of baby and adolescent dinosaurs were incorrectly declared to be a new, different species.
It's better for everyone if we take this pressure off postgraduates and researchers and just fund them.
It's better for everyone if we take this pressure off postgraduates and researchers and just fund them.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Every Irish politician needs to get off this racist’s website *immediately*. There is no excuse.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Every Irish politician needs to get off this racist’s website *immediately*. There is no excuse.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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OK, we're going to need to know how the "fireworks" line made it out into the media, when it very much appears that this is a clear-cut case of arson.
So it wasn't fireworks. It was a calculated and deliberate attempt at the mass murder of men, women and children.
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
www.thetimes.com/article/0887...
CCTV catches moment intruder torched asylum centre housing children
Gardai have rebranded attack in Drogheda as a potential attempted murder after camera footage was released
www.thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
OK, we're going to need to know how the "fireworks" line made it out into the media, when it very much appears that this is a clear-cut case of arson.