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nothoodlum.bsky.social
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April 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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sheilawriter.bsky.social
Love this ❤️
April 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Lacking both accountability and humanity.
El Salvador President Slammed After Claiming He 'Doesn't Have The Power' To Return Maryland Dad To U.S.
Zero accountability—or humanity.
www.comicsands.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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frankoconnor.bsky.social
These homes were boarded up when @judesherry.bsky.social & I moved to Cork City from Amsterdam in 2018
7 years later they are still boarded up
In Amsterdam they have a policy that all homes can only be vacant for 1 year before compulsory rental
Its time for that policy here
#DerelictIreland
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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jamaisprete.bsky.social
Intensive farming should be banned. It's bad for the animals & for the environment.
March 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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gurdeep.ca
Wishing a joyous St. Patrick's Day to everyone celebrating
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March 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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papawoof.bsky.social
Sometimes it happens and you just don't know how to get out of it.
March 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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naomialderman.bsky.social
How hard is it actually to learn Finnish, move to Finland and then be part of one of the few countries in the world which basically seems to work?
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 6
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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richardbranson.bsky.social
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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ninajankowicz.com
The idea that JD Vance—who has never been to Ukaine and chalks up his knowledge to shit he read on the internet—believes he knows more about the situation in Ukraine than the man who has led it for the past 5.5 years is a perfect encapsulation of the havoc this administration is wreaking worldwide
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?

VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Facts matter.
Social media post by Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner ) with the text: 'If you include aid that’s been promised but not yet allocated, Europe is putting twice as much money towards supporting Ukraine.' The post includes a bar chart titled 'Aid Promised to Ukraine: US vs Europe,' showing the US has promised $125 billion ($120 spent in the US, $5 spent outside) and Europe has promised $259 billion ($138 allocated, $121 promised). The chart, labeled 'My @Morning_Joe chart,' cites sources from the Kiel Institute and CSIS, with red and blue bars representing the US and Europe, respectively.
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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atrupar.com
MARCO RUBIO IN 2017: "Foreign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.”

MARCO RUBIO IN 2025: "USAID is a global charity."
How Marco Rubio helped bury American soft power
This is why his boss once called him "Liddle Marco."
www.publicnotice.co
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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lethalityjane.bsky.social
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. “Are you feeling all right?” I asked her. “I feel all sleepy,” she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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britannica.com
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:

-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.

-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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papawoof.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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eolai.bsky.social
Feels strange online today. Might be just how mad and horrible so much of the world is now. Anyway, here's a #painting. "Bovine" came out of a time I stayed in a cottage and at the front I would get stared at by this beautiful beast and his long-haired friends. Placid times. #SensoryArt #Februarty
Square format in acrylics. Head and shoulders of a long-haired bullock looking directly at viewer, with ears straight out horizontally, and also horizontal just above them, the truncated stumps of chiseled-looking horns. The animal is cream coloured in sunshine on right side with lots of strokes of coffee, orange and purple indicating direction, longer on individual hairs on upper half of face where there are swirling patterns. Left hand side is in shadow so is mostly blue on the neck and face, including the nostrils and inside the ears (with frizzy cream backlit fringing), and purple on the body. Background is long green grass/rushes with an sea inlet and rocky hills along the horizon. Sky is pale blue. Signed bottom right: Liam Daly
February 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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latelateshow.rte.ie
Saoírse ⭐️

#LateLateToyShow
December 6, 2024 at 11:49 PM
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papawoof.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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slated.ie
🎄✨Don’t miss out on gifting magic this Christmas! Head to slated.ie/news/ for our Christmas shipping guide – because unforgettable gifts start with perfect timing. 🎁

🔥 SLATED: Crafted with care, delivered with love.

#SLATED - The Art of Gifting.

#IrishDesign
#SpeirGorm

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December 4, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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slated.ie
Warm light, timeless design.

SLATED’s copper candle trios bring elegance and ambiance to every moment.

Handmade to glow, crafted to last.

✨ SLATED: Light up their world. 🕯️

www.slated.ie/shop/

#SLATED

#IrishDesign

#SpeirGorm

#Shoplocal
SLATED Copper Candle Trios being made in the SLATED Studio. slated.ie SLATED Copper Candle Trios being made and packaged in the SLATED Studio. slated.ie
November 28, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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slated.ie
The SLATED Dip DISH – an exquisite piece that doesn't just serve. It elevates your entire dining experience.

It's not just a dish; it's a statement of style and sophistication.

#SLATED

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The SLATED Dip Dish. A piece of handcrafted slate featuring two grey bowls and one pink bowl made in Sligo. Slated.ie The SLATED Dip Dish. A piece of handcrafted slate featuring two grey bowls and one pink bowl made in Sligo. Slated.ie
November 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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gavreilly.com
Mine hasn’t arrived yet either! But fear not; you don’t NEED it to vote. You can still just show up at your polling station with photo ID and proof of address and you should be accommodated.

If you don’t know where your polling station is: it’ll be listed on your records on checktheregister.ie.
marklar182.bsky.social Mark Bolger @marklar182.bsky.social · Nov 26
When are poling cards supposed to arrive? I switched my address 2 days before the deadline and was worried I’d left it too late as I haven’t received anything yet. But my family and co-workers haven’t received theirs yet either so I’m hopeful it’s all ok but I thought I’d have received it by now.
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
📌 Lil' note: ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, gift cards and value bundles - each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper is made in Ireland, shipped in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage available, and comes with free mini-treats for every customer 🎁
Photograph of a display of prints, surrounded by Christmas decorations and fairy lights, against a white fluffy background Photograph of mini-prints, bookmarks, stickers and business cards surrounded by Christmas decorations Cartoon of myself against a white background gesturing towards text that reads Last Christmas Order Dates - USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: 3rd December, Europe: 15th December, Great Britain: 16th December, Island Of Ireland: 18th December
November 11, 2024 at 9:30 AM