Joe Noonan
@joenoonan.bsky.social
Cork-Donegal migrant blend. Knows some law.
Pinned
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Video: Euronews via X (@euronews)
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Video: Euronews via X (@euronews)
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Europe is to the U.S. exactly what U.S. Democrats are to Republicans. Nothing but fake values
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Europe is to the U.S. exactly what U.S. Democrats are to Republicans. Nothing but fake values
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When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong
The long read: I knew he was running away from something. It wasn’t until many years later that I discovered the truth
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
When I met Craig he was 13 and homeless. I still thought his life might turn around. I was tragically wrong www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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She operates on another level.
A phenomenal woman.
A phenomenal woman.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
She operates on another level.
A phenomenal woman.
A phenomenal woman.
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Quaker climate activist @marcusdecker.bsky.social has won his appeal against deportation 🥳
His case had the support of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Quakers and a wide range of campaigners.
The Home Office is expected to challenge the ruling.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
His case had the support of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Quakers and a wide range of campaigners.
The Home Office is expected to challenge the ruling.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quaker climate activist Marcus Decker wins appeal against deportation
Quaker climate activist Marcus Decker has won his appeal against deportation, in a case that drew widespread support from Chris Packham, Quakers, and climate campaigners.
www.quaker.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Quaker climate activist @marcusdecker.bsky.social has won his appeal against deportation 🥳
His case had the support of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Quakers and a wide range of campaigners.
The Home Office is expected to challenge the ruling.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
His case had the support of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Quakers and a wide range of campaigners.
The Home Office is expected to challenge the ruling.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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The Bingham Centre report on UK counter-terrorism law has landed. Apply its findings to anything from the Kneecap prosecution to the banning of Palestine Action and you find just how draconian UK counter-terrorism law is, and the extent of necessary reform:
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Bingham Centre report on UK counter-terrorism law has landed. Apply its findings to anything from the Kneecap prosecution to the banning of Palestine Action and you find just how draconian UK counter-terrorism law is, and the extent of necessary reform:
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...
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So glad for this article by Paulie Doyle on the 'Serious Guys' who flood our media with their repetitive and vacuous arguments in support of EU militarisation, ending Irish neutrality, US FDI and developer-led policy at all costs.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-taki...
www.ontheditch.com/comment-taki...
Comment: Taking things Seriously
Seriousness’s function in the media: setting the boundaries of acceptable opinion
www.ontheditch.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
So glad for this article by Paulie Doyle on the 'Serious Guys' who flood our media with their repetitive and vacuous arguments in support of EU militarisation, ending Irish neutrality, US FDI and developer-led policy at all costs.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-taki...
www.ontheditch.com/comment-taki...
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The EU Council& the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Defence Mini-Omnibus,which includes the decision to associate Ukraine to the European Defence Fund,the Council said in a statement
The EDF was created to increase the EU's competitiveness&efficiency in the defence sector
The EDF was created to increase the EU's competitiveness&efficiency in the defence sector
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The EU Council& the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Defence Mini-Omnibus,which includes the decision to associate Ukraine to the European Defence Fund,the Council said in a statement
The EDF was created to increase the EU's competitiveness&efficiency in the defence sector
The EDF was created to increase the EU's competitiveness&efficiency in the defence sector
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What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
Local TD Peter Roche organised town meeting, where gardaí addressed small Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What is happening to this country. This is so awful
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Alleged street attack on boy (13) leads to fears among Galway’s Bangladeshi community
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
The European Union blocks member States from abiding by internatonal law and limiting trade with these murderous racist oppressors.
“They don’t want us to be here, but we are here: to show solidarity with people whose livelihoods, whose homes are under threat, and to tell their story and to do what we can to witness for peace and justice in this land" #ArchbishopofYork #WestBank #Israel #Palestine
Israeli police order C of E delegation to leave West Bank village after stand-off with armed settlers
Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The European Union blocks member States from abiding by internatonal law and limiting trade with these murderous racist oppressors.
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
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“In spite of all the challenges we face, there remains within the Irish people a profound and unyielding commitment to seeing beyond the self to seeing the ‘other’ as friend.”
- President Michael D Higgins at his final garden party.
He and Sabina have hosted up to 20,000 people each year.
- President Michael D Higgins at his final garden party.
He and Sabina have hosted up to 20,000 people each year.
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“In spite of all the challenges we face, there remains within the Irish people a profound and unyielding commitment to seeing beyond the self to seeing the ‘other’ as friend.”
- President Michael D Higgins at his final garden party.
He and Sabina have hosted up to 20,000 people each year.
- President Michael D Higgins at his final garden party.
He and Sabina have hosted up to 20,000 people each year.
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In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
“An Italian EU correspondent was dismissed by his news agency #AgenziaNova after asking a critical question about Gaza at an EU press conference, reports @efjeurope.bsky.social “
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
“An Italian EU correspondent was dismissed by his news agency #AgenziaNova after asking a critical question about Gaza at an EU press conference, reports @efjeurope.bsky.social “
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"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech"
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech"
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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Yedioth Ahronoth reports the appearance of a new extremist settler group calling themselves the “Hilltop Beasts,” described as dozens of settlers who have been carrying out intimidation and violent attacks on Palestinian land and communities in the occupied West Bank.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Yedioth Ahronoth reports the appearance of a new extremist settler group calling themselves the “Hilltop Beasts,” described as dozens of settlers who have been carrying out intimidation and violent attacks on Palestinian land and communities in the occupied West Bank.
FT: The European Commission has begun setting up a new intelligence body under president Ursula von der Leyen.
Officials at the EU’s diplomatic service, which oversees the bloc’s Intelligence and Situation Centre (Intcen), fear it will duplicate the unit’s role.
Officials at the EU’s diplomatic service, which oversees the bloc’s Intelligence and Situation Centre (Intcen), fear it will duplicate the unit’s role.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
FT: The European Commission has begun setting up a new intelligence body under president Ursula von der Leyen.
Officials at the EU’s diplomatic service, which oversees the bloc’s Intelligence and Situation Centre (Intcen), fear it will duplicate the unit’s role.
Officials at the EU’s diplomatic service, which oversees the bloc’s Intelligence and Situation Centre (Intcen), fear it will duplicate the unit’s role.
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I have an important meeting, on an important thing, at an important place. I go prepared and armed with the Constitution, the copy I got when I became citizen, and especially article 90: "The Government promotes the development of the international legal order." #Accountability #Justice #Nederland
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I have an important meeting, on an important thing, at an important place. I go prepared and armed with the Constitution, the copy I got when I became citizen, and especially article 90: "The Government promotes the development of the international legal order." #Accountability #Justice #Nederland
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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Deregulating the tech-vultures? *These* tech-vultures? What is the EPP smoking?
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Deregulating the tech-vultures? *These* tech-vultures? What is the EPP smoking?
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The European Commission seems hell-bent on removing hard-won protections for people's health, nature, human rights, labour rights and privacy – basically anything that powerful industries feel hurts their profits
This deregulation drive is hugely irresponsible – is it also illegal?
This deregulation drive is hugely irresponsible – is it also illegal?
Deregulation plans break EU law, legal scholars warn
Over one hundred legal experts have warned that the EU’s Omnibus I package, which cuts green and social reporting rules, breached EU law and was "likely to be annulled" if adopted.
euobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The European Commission seems hell-bent on removing hard-won protections for people's health, nature, human rights, labour rights and privacy – basically anything that powerful industries feel hurts their profits
This deregulation drive is hugely irresponsible – is it also illegal?
This deregulation drive is hugely irresponsible – is it also illegal?
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⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
noyb.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
Age Action estimates that 62% of adults over 65 are digitally excluded, either because they lack access or basic digital skills.
Behind those numbers are real costs – anxiety, poorer health outcomes, lost independence, and the slow erosion of confidence that comes from being shut out of daily life.
Behind those numbers are real costs – anxiety, poorer health outcomes, lost independence, and the slow erosion of confidence that comes from being shut out of daily life.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Age Action estimates that 62% of adults over 65 are digitally excluded, either because they lack access or basic digital skills.
Behind those numbers are real costs – anxiety, poorer health outcomes, lost independence, and the slow erosion of confidence that comes from being shut out of daily life.
Behind those numbers are real costs – anxiety, poorer health outcomes, lost independence, and the slow erosion of confidence that comes from being shut out of daily life.
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#WATCH | Suleiman Khourieh, mayor of the Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank, describes the reality of life under occupation and settler terrorism: “They burned our churches, homes, cars, and attacked our holy sites, and seized 16,000 dunams from our village.”
(Ihab Hassan)
(Ihab Hassan)
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
#WATCH | Suleiman Khourieh, mayor of the Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank, describes the reality of life under occupation and settler terrorism: “They burned our churches, homes, cars, and attacked our holy sites, and seized 16,000 dunams from our village.”
(Ihab Hassan)
(Ihab Hassan)