Jackie Fitzpatrick
@jackiefitzp.bsky.social
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Politics, social justice
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Politics, social justice
Fresh air and Good wine
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It’s not just about the death of journalists in Gaza. It’s about the death of journalism in the West. And each cowardly journalist drove a nail into that coffin.
I got a bit heated on today’s #EchoChamberPod, but I stand over every single word.
I got a bit heated on today’s #EchoChamberPod, but I stand over every single word.
August 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It’s not just about the death of journalists in Gaza. It’s about the death of journalism in the West. And each cowardly journalist drove a nail into that coffin.
I got a bit heated on today’s #EchoChamberPod, but I stand over every single word.
I got a bit heated on today’s #EchoChamberPod, but I stand over every single word.
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At this very moment, Netanyahu's plane is flying over France, with the approval of its government. A clear violation of the Rome Statute that France is a signatory to.
July 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
At this very moment, Netanyahu's plane is flying over France, with the approval of its government. A clear violation of the Rome Statute that France is a signatory to.
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The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
June 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
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The framing here is poor. Pro-market heavy subsidy solutions have not worked since this government came to power in 2011. Yet it’s still okay to say that more pro-market subsidies vs a right to housing is a ‘balancing act.’ What’s that definition of insanity thingy?
The next few days will be fraught politically for the Government as it prepares what it believes is an intricate balancing act between renters' rights and developers' ambitions, writes Mícheál Lehane
Fraught days ahead for Govt with planned changes to RPZs
The next few days will be fraught politically for the Government as it prepares what it believes is an intricate balancing act between renters' rights and developers' ambitions, writes Mícheál Lehane
www.rte.ie
June 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The framing here is poor. Pro-market heavy subsidy solutions have not worked since this government came to power in 2011. Yet it’s still okay to say that more pro-market subsidies vs a right to housing is a ‘balancing act.’ What’s that definition of insanity thingy?
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The Israeli defense minister is openly threatening the life of GretaThunberg and other unarmed peace activists on an aid ship.
Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?
Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?
June 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Israeli defense minister is openly threatening the life of GretaThunberg and other unarmed peace activists on an aid ship.
Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?
Where the f**k are the world’s leaders? The world’s media?
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#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
April 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Gaza has become a "mass grave." Palestinians and humanitarian workers are enduring extreme suffering as Israeli forces escalate their offensive.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
We urge Israeli authorities to end the siege on Gaza, protect Palestinians, humanitarian and medical staff and uphold the ceasefire.
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Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
April 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
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Pure evil. War crimes within war crimes, and with total impunity.
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pure evil. War crimes within war crimes, and with total impunity.
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With the Green Party out of the way, Coillte can now stop pretending to care about nature and focus on their first love 💰
www.independent.ie/irish-news/q...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/q...
Questions raised as Coillte quietly shuts down its non-profit Nature branch
State forestry company Coillte has quietly shut down Coillte Nature, the not-for-profit branch it set up on nature restoration projects.
www.independent.ie
March 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
With the Green Party out of the way, Coillte can now stop pretending to care about nature and focus on their first love 💰
www.independent.ie/irish-news/q...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/q...
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Palestinian prisoner Nader Hussein released from Israeli prison today. This is what Israel does to its prisoners. Remind you of anything?
February 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Palestinian prisoner Nader Hussein released from Israeli prison today. This is what Israel does to its prisoners. Remind you of anything?
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Another good example of privatisation of profits (polluters fueling climate change) and socialisation of losses (citizens, taxpayers and consumers obliged to foot the bill when disasters inevitably hit) that our system condemns us to. #StormEowyn
Simon Harris agrees we should "introduce some sort of regulation to remove trees that are within approx. 30m of roads, power lines or communication lines."
Christ. Just when you think it can't get any worse in the most scalped country in Europe, they think this up.
www.thejournal.ie/labour-ivana...
Christ. Just when you think it can't get any worse in the most scalped country in Europe, they think this up.
www.thejournal.ie/labour-ivana...
Politicians blast suggestion ESB customers will face higher costs because of storm Éowyn
As of this afternoon, around 12,000 premises remain without power following the storm.
www.thejournal.ie
February 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another good example of privatisation of profits (polluters fueling climate change) and socialisation of losses (citizens, taxpayers and consumers obliged to foot the bill when disasters inevitably hit) that our system condemns us to. #StormEowyn
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Buried in the public intoxication story is an incident of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague, which apparently wasn't a resigning issue?
Bit of a contrast between how Fine Gael handled this and their attitude to certain pre-election events in a rival party
Bit of a contrast between how Fine Gael handled this and their attitude to certain pre-election events in a rival party
February 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Buried in the public intoxication story is an incident of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague, which apparently wasn't a resigning issue?
Bit of a contrast between how Fine Gael handled this and their attitude to certain pre-election events in a rival party
Bit of a contrast between how Fine Gael handled this and their attitude to certain pre-election events in a rival party
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So did he tell his nomination body Vision Ireland about this incident prior to his recent Seanad run … if not he needs to resign as a Senator, in fact he should resign anyway, this sort of behaviour is absolutely unacceptable-seriously, enough of this from the lads
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Fine Gael senator Martin Conway resigns from parliamentary party after being arrested while intoxicated
Visually impaired senator was re-elected last week
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So did he tell his nomination body Vision Ireland about this incident prior to his recent Seanad run … if not he needs to resign as a Senator, in fact he should resign anyway, this sort of behaviour is absolutely unacceptable-seriously, enough of this from the lads
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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An EU Citizens Initiative petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU.
Approaching 20% of signatures needed with France and Finland having passed their thresholds already. 7 countries needed.
Ireland currently at 76% of it's threshold.
#SpéirGhorm #Ireland #LGBT
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
Approaching 20% of signatures needed with France and Finland having passed their thresholds already. 7 countries needed.
Ireland currently at 76% of it's threshold.
#SpéirGhorm #Ireland #LGBT
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
February 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An EU Citizens Initiative petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU.
Approaching 20% of signatures needed with France and Finland having passed their thresholds already. 7 countries needed.
Ireland currently at 76% of it's threshold.
#SpéirGhorm #Ireland #LGBT
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
Approaching 20% of signatures needed with France and Finland having passed their thresholds already. 7 countries needed.
Ireland currently at 76% of it's threshold.
#SpéirGhorm #Ireland #LGBT
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
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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
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@dublincityuni.bsky.social Please raise your standards
Repost and tag @dublincityuni.bsky.social let's make Eoin O'Malley as popular as he wants to be.
January 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
@dublincityuni.bsky.social Please raise your standards
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How about we rename Elon Musk instead?
I'll start, Fascist Scumbag.
Now your turn RT and Like your favourites.
I'll start, Fascist Scumbag.
Now your turn RT and Like your favourites.
January 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How about we rename Elon Musk instead?
I'll start, Fascist Scumbag.
Now your turn RT and Like your favourites.
I'll start, Fascist Scumbag.
Now your turn RT and Like your favourites.
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It comes as no surprise that the new programme for government is a disaster for Irish nature, showing zero ambition to do what's required to improve possibly the most ecologically depleted country in Europe.
See the excellent statement from the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social here:
iwt.ie/20053-2/
See the excellent statement from the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social here:
iwt.ie/20053-2/
Press Release: Irish Wildlife Trust calls on an Taoiseach, Michaél Martin, to show leadership for nature and treat the climate and biodiversity crises as the emergencies they are - Irish Wildlife Trus...
Press release Date: 23rd January 2025 Irish Wildlife Trust calls on an Taoiseach, Michaél Martin, to show leadership for nature and treat the climate and biodiversity crises as the emergencies they a...
iwt.ie
January 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It comes as no surprise that the new programme for government is a disaster for Irish nature, showing zero ambition to do what's required to improve possibly the most ecologically depleted country in Europe.
See the excellent statement from the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social here:
iwt.ie/20053-2/
See the excellent statement from the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social here:
iwt.ie/20053-2/
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Nowhere else is the term #BiodiversityCrisis more fitting than in Ireland—a nation nearly bereft of healthy, native ecosystems.
Here, invasive species are protected while native species like wolves and lynx are barred from returning.
Here, invasive species are protected while native species like wolves and lynx are barred from returning.
Irish deer populations have become rampant, and the trees are paying a price
Ella McSweeney: We will not reach our nature restoration goals without urgent action
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Nowhere else is the term #BiodiversityCrisis more fitting than in Ireland—a nation nearly bereft of healthy, native ecosystems.
Here, invasive species are protected while native species like wolves and lynx are barred from returning.
Here, invasive species are protected while native species like wolves and lynx are barred from returning.
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Has an Irish government ever been assembled in such a transparently corrupt way before?
Pay rises. Jnr Ministers for all. The Ceann Comhraile fix. Technical Govt-Opposition groups.
And that’s before we get to the Fianna Gael stitch up. Democracy or Chumocracy?
Pay rises. Jnr Ministers for all. The Ceann Comhraile fix. Technical Govt-Opposition groups.
And that’s before we get to the Fianna Gael stitch up. Democracy or Chumocracy?
January 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Has an Irish government ever been assembled in such a transparently corrupt way before?
Pay rises. Jnr Ministers for all. The Ceann Comhraile fix. Technical Govt-Opposition groups.
And that’s before we get to the Fianna Gael stitch up. Democracy or Chumocracy?
Pay rises. Jnr Ministers for all. The Ceann Comhraile fix. Technical Govt-Opposition groups.
And that’s before we get to the Fianna Gael stitch up. Democracy or Chumocracy?
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🧵The Programme for Government risks falling into 'Climate Cakeism' - having the established climate targets in there but wanting your pollution too. Our initial reactions on certain sectors.👇
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January 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🧵The Programme for Government risks falling into 'Climate Cakeism' - having the established climate targets in there but wanting your pollution too. Our initial reactions on certain sectors.👇
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The public doesn’t want to see Lowry in government, nevermind being the ‘kingmaker’. But FF&FG don’t care.
The Moriarty tribunal also found that his behaviour in relation to another matter with Ben Dunne was “profoundly corrupt to a degree that was nothing short of breathtaking”
The Moriarty tribunal also found that his behaviour in relation to another matter with Ben Dunne was “profoundly corrupt to a degree that was nothing short of breathtaking”
January 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The public doesn’t want to see Lowry in government, nevermind being the ‘kingmaker’. But FF&FG don’t care.
The Moriarty tribunal also found that his behaviour in relation to another matter with Ben Dunne was “profoundly corrupt to a degree that was nothing short of breathtaking”
The Moriarty tribunal also found that his behaviour in relation to another matter with Ben Dunne was “profoundly corrupt to a degree that was nothing short of breathtaking”
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Should Poland arrest Netanyahu?
Yes - Like
Hell yes - RP
Yes - Like
Hell yes - RP
January 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Should Poland arrest Netanyahu?
Yes - Like
Hell yes - RP
Yes - Like
Hell yes - RP