@irishkatherine.bsky.social
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Irish officials step up backroom plans for influential deal-making role for EU presidency
Irish officials step up backroom plans for influential deal-making role for EU presidency
Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year
www.irishtimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Irish officials step up backroom plans for influential deal-making role for EU presidency
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Measles cases in Alberta on 2025-05-15:
• Total cases: 409 (+14)
• South cases: 269 (+12)
• Central cases: 91 (+1)
• North cases: 32 (+1)
• Total cases: 409 (+14)
• South cases: 269 (+12)
• Central cases: 91 (+1)
• North cases: 32 (+1)
May 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Measles cases in Alberta on 2025-05-15:
• Total cases: 409 (+14)
• South cases: 269 (+12)
• Central cases: 91 (+1)
• North cases: 32 (+1)
• Total cases: 409 (+14)
• South cases: 269 (+12)
• Central cases: 91 (+1)
• North cases: 32 (+1)
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In Poland, we know all about fighting illiberal regimes. Here are our lessons for the Trump age | Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura
In Poland, we know all about fighting illiberal regimes. Here are our lessons for the Trump age | Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura
Our political history is one of catastrophe, communism, and developing powerful antibodies against oppression, say Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In Poland, we know all about fighting illiberal regimes. Here are our lessons for the Trump age | Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura
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Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say
Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say
Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties says tortured inmates bypassed amid focus on territory and security guarantees
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say
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Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’
Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’
Pittsburgh residents, workers and business owners react to the increasingly fraught trading reality now upending supply chains and hitting prices
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’
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Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas and Peter Kellner
Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas and Peter Kellner
Can Farage’s party now claim to be the official opposition? And what lessons should Labour and the Tories learn after a chastening night, asks our panel
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas and Peter Kellner
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In my first article for The Guardian I analyze the Canadian election, the political environment we are voting in and how the leaders are faring in the changing political landscape
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mark Carney is riding an anti-Trump wave. Will that be enough to win Canada’s election? | Erica Ifill
He’s got name recognition and gravitas. But he lacks ideas for how to heal the fissures in Canadian society, says political columnist Erica Ifill
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In my first article for The Guardian I analyze the Canadian election, the political environment we are voting in and how the leaders are faring in the changing political landscape
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.”
But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...
But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...
April 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.”
But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...
But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...
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I did say something stupid towards the end, though. It's not that we expected Canada to buy an American over-the-horizon radar, it's that we swooped in to buy it before America could.
I was very tired! I regret the error. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
I was very tired! I regret the error. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Australia's 'biggest defence export' was meant for the US first, but Canada snuck past Trump
For months, senior officials have been discussing exporting Australia's world-leading JORN radar technology to the United States, but after Donald Trump's return to the White House, Canada saw an oppo...
www.abc.net.au
April 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I did say something stupid towards the end, though. It's not that we expected Canada to buy an American over-the-horizon radar, it's that we swooped in to buy it before America could.
I was very tired! I regret the error. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
I was very tired! I regret the error. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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I went back on @thebulwark.com to break down where things are at on the campaign trail.
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
Trump’s Attack On Canada Did Something SHOCKING
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I went back on @thebulwark.com to break down where things are at on the campaign trail.
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
you will be SHOCKED. youtu.be/dX8hVzz10sw?...
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Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.
Bluesky's Blue Check Is Finally Here
Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.
www.wired.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.
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‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin
‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin
The housing crisis is resulting in acute teacher shortages, say teachers’ unions, whose annual conferences get under way this week. Is there any solution in sight?
www.irishtimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:23 AM
‘You don’t really live’: Long-distance commuting teachers priced out of Dublin
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‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox
www.irishtimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
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Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph
Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph
John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awards
* Olivier awards: full list of winners
The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing publisher Tom Maschler) and Mark Rosenblatt received the award for best new play. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph
An informative fact and figures based nine minutes from Andrew Chang @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social . Well worth watching.
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
The bizarre way Trump’s team calculated reciprocal tariffs | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
An informative fact and figures based nine minutes from Andrew Chang @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social . Well worth watching.
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
youtu.be/PWhv-06DNjE?...
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2/ The incomparable @charliesavage.bsky.social provides not only investigative reporting of internal processes in the administration.
But also an impressive account of:
Trump admin positions that are out of line with settled OLC opinions⤵️
Post 1/20/25 public debates in which OLC has been absent.⤵️
But also an impressive account of:
Trump admin positions that are out of line with settled OLC opinions⤵️
Post 1/20/25 public debates in which OLC has been absent.⤵️
April 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
2/ The incomparable @charliesavage.bsky.social provides not only investigative reporting of internal processes in the administration.
But also an impressive account of:
Trump admin positions that are out of line with settled OLC opinions⤵️
Post 1/20/25 public debates in which OLC has been absent.⤵️
But also an impressive account of:
Trump admin positions that are out of line with settled OLC opinions⤵️
Post 1/20/25 public debates in which OLC has been absent.⤵️
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1/ Basically every federal judge in the country will be reading this report and taking note.
Helps explain why Trump administration legal positions have been so radically out of bounds.
A meticulous account of the sidelining of executive branch's internal check: DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel.⬇️
Helps explain why Trump administration legal positions have been so radically out of bounds.
A meticulous account of the sidelining of executive branch's internal check: DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel.⬇️
Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power
As President Trump claims expansive and disputed powers, his administration has curbed the influential Office of Legal Counsel.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
1/ Basically every federal judge in the country will be reading this report and taking note.
Helps explain why Trump administration legal positions have been so radically out of bounds.
A meticulous account of the sidelining of executive branch's internal check: DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel.⬇️
Helps explain why Trump administration legal positions have been so radically out of bounds.
A meticulous account of the sidelining of executive branch's internal check: DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel.⬇️
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Here's the direct share link (which I'm 95% sure wasn't available from the bottom of the post a little while ago) www.facebook.com/100044557238...?
Heather Cox Richardson
March 31, 2025 (Monday)
On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln. Less than a month after Lincoln had taken office, Seward...
www.facebook.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here's the direct share link (which I'm 95% sure wasn't available from the bottom of the post a little while ago) www.facebook.com/100044557238...?
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New posts haven't been removed, but they are no longer visible from HCR's page. Does this nested link work for you? www.facebook.com/1683654819/p...?
Stephanie Geuns-Meyer
March 31, 2025 (Monday)
On April 1, 1861, Secretary of State William Henry Seward wrote an astonishing letter to President Abraham Lincoln. Less than a month after Lincoln had taken office, Seward...
www.facebook.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New posts haven't been removed, but they are no longer visible from HCR's page. Does this nested link work for you? www.facebook.com/1683654819/p...?
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I just did a search n the Facebook page. There now seems to be no posts after 25 March showing. I started reading yesterday’s at 6.45 am UK time but had to leave it to come back to later by which time it was gone. I think more have been removed in the last couple of hours. Stay safe Heather.
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I just did a search n the Facebook page. There now seems to be no posts after 25 March showing. I started reading yesterday’s at 6.45 am UK time but had to leave it to come back to later by which time it was gone. I think more have been removed in the last couple of hours. Stay safe Heather.