Lorraine K
@fiercesw.bsky.social
Mental Health Social Worker. West of Ireland. Interests: Human Rights & Social Justice, Healthcare, Law, Social Policy, Politics, Photography, Music & all things Italy. Personal Account, Views Own. Fierce_SW on X
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Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6649185
Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis
Sylvia Power says for many of who live on the front lines of the Irish housing crisis, the banter in the Oval Office this week didn’t inspire confidence.
jrnl.ie
March 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6649185
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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Zelensky will go down in history as a man who gave his all to stop the march of Fascism across Europe. Will he succeed? Not if we scroll past what’s happening.
March 1, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Zelensky will go down in history as a man who gave his all to stop the march of Fascism across Europe. Will he succeed? Not if we scroll past what’s happening.
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BREAKING: There has just been a huge argument between Zelenskyy, Trump & Vance in the Oval Office.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
February 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: There has just been a huge argument between Zelenskyy, Trump & Vance in the Oval Office.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
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An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, due to meet Trump on St Patrick's Day, is due to be interviewed on The Late Late Show. Not the most combative environment, but it should be interesting nevertheless...
February 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, due to meet Trump on St Patrick's Day, is due to be interviewed on The Late Late Show. Not the most combative environment, but it should be interesting nevertheless...
Press release from Irish Cancer Society- Public cancer patients left behind in two-tier health system - Leading oncologist’s first question is now “Do you have health insurance?” www.cancer.ie/about-us/new...
Press Release: Public cancer patients left behind in two-tier health system
www.cancer.ie
February 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Press release from Irish Cancer Society- Public cancer patients left behind in two-tier health system - Leading oncologist’s first question is now “Do you have health insurance?” www.cancer.ie/about-us/new...
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In the second Trump Administration, a class of Silicon Valley leaders is insinuating itself into politics. For one historian, it’s reminiscent of the élite bureaucrats who seized political power and drove Japan into the Second World War.
Techno-Fascism Comes to America
The historic parallels that help explain Elon Musk’s rampage on the federal government.
www.newyorker.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In the second Trump Administration, a class of Silicon Valley leaders is insinuating itself into politics. For one historian, it’s reminiscent of the élite bureaucrats who seized political power and drove Japan into the Second World War.
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These do not seem like significant cost centres in the context of the provision of all services.
If the HSE wanted to take really effective, long term cost saving action, they would hugely increase expenditure on maternity unit staffing and training to prevent avoidable catastrophic birth injuries.
If the HSE wanted to take really effective, long term cost saving action, they would hugely increase expenditure on maternity unit staffing and training to prevent avoidable catastrophic birth injuries.
The sensible action of a government with a surplus, is surely to reduce the method that most elderly people use to access information about their healthcare - good thing they barely use the health service
February 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
These do not seem like significant cost centres in the context of the provision of all services.
If the HSE wanted to take really effective, long term cost saving action, they would hugely increase expenditure on maternity unit staffing and training to prevent avoidable catastrophic birth injuries.
If the HSE wanted to take really effective, long term cost saving action, they would hugely increase expenditure on maternity unit staffing and training to prevent avoidable catastrophic birth injuries.
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An ad put up at a bus stop in London today.
February 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
An ad put up at a bus stop in London today.
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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theonion.com/historians-p...
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
An important decision on litigation capacity - mentally ill man’s case over father’s will to be progressed by decision-making representative, judge orders www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Mentally ill man’s case over father’s will to be progressed by decision-making representative, judge orders
Important judgment addresses litigation capacity under Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act
www.irishtimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
An important decision on litigation capacity - mentally ill man’s case over father’s will to be progressed by decision-making representative, judge orders www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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Delighted to see that Alice Mary Higgins (NUI) & Lynn Ruane (Trinity)should be returned to the Seanad. With the disgraceful dearth of women in Ministerial positions it’s great that we’ll have two powerful women’s voices / activists for the marginalised will (🤞🏽) be back in the Oireachtas. #speirgorm
January 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Delighted to see that Alice Mary Higgins (NUI) & Lynn Ruane (Trinity)should be returned to the Seanad. With the disgraceful dearth of women in Ministerial positions it’s great that we’ll have two powerful women’s voices / activists for the marginalised will (🤞🏽) be back in the Oireachtas. #speirgorm
January 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Why can’t we have a disabled person analyse and respond to the programme for government in studio rather than be in the feature VT piece before? @rteprimetime.bsky.social #rtept The media ableism never ends.
January 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Why can’t we have a disabled person analyse and respond to the programme for government in studio rather than be in the feature VT piece before? @rteprimetime.bsky.social #rtept The media ableism never ends.
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Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC: enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is the *minimum* required of Ireland under international law, in light of the July 2024 World Court Advisory Opinion on State's duties in relation to Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
January 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC: enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is the *minimum* required of Ireland under international law, in light of the July 2024 World Court Advisory Opinion on State's duties in relation to Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
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Government promises: The word ‘explore’ appears 34 times and ‘examine’ 86 times in Coalition document
Government promises: The word ‘explore’ appears 34 times and ‘examine’ 86 times in Coalition document
Many Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael election pledges present, but diluted or sidelined
www.irishtimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Government promises: The word ‘explore’ appears 34 times and ‘examine’ 86 times in Coalition document
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With ‘corridor care’ back in the news, worth revisiting this piece by Heather Wilson and @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social about the impact on patients and #NHS staff.
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
We shouldn’t get comfortable with corridor ‘care’
Heather Wilson, a registered nurse and Health Foundation Programme and Policy Officer, on the effects of overcrowded hospitals on patients, staff and families
www.health.org.uk
January 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
With ‘corridor care’ back in the news, worth revisiting this piece by Heather Wilson and @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social about the impact on patients and #NHS staff.
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
@healthfoundation.bsky.social
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Something to keep in mind the next time you hear any politician, journalist, or broadcaster saying there needs to be a conversation about immigration in Ireland.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
The only way the right can win state power is to acknowledge the deep suffering that has been created by decades of rising inequality, and blame this suffering on some ‘other’ - migrants, criminals, deviants etc.
That othering is, of course, the prerequisite for fascism.
That othering is, of course, the prerequisite for fascism.
January 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Something to keep in mind the next time you hear any politician, journalist, or broadcaster saying there needs to be a conversation about immigration in Ireland.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
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The enshittification of uk general practice. (He’s talking about our paper!!) led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social
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The enshittification of general practice
It was Cory Doctorow, the author, who coined the term ‘enshittification’ when he used it to describe the evolution and, critically, the deterioration of tech platforms. In 2023 the American Dialect So...
bjgp.org
January 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The enshittification of uk general practice. (He’s talking about our paper!!) led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social
bjgp.org/content/75/7...
bjgp.org/content/75/7...
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I'm involved in tech hiring. I've interviewed thousands of engineers. And I'd like to tell you about a disturbing trend I've seen in tech in the last 10 years 🧵
great article about the devaluation of absolutely anything where women achieve 50%. which is a thing.
January 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'm involved in tech hiring. I've interviewed thousands of engineers. And I'd like to tell you about a disturbing trend I've seen in tech in the last 10 years 🧵
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How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
17. What is one thing you think every human being should learn how to do?
December 30, 2024 at 11:02 PM
How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.
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Thou shalt not pretend that wanting everyone to have healthcare is “radical.”
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that wanting everyone to have healthcare is “radical.”