MCKirby
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November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
@sellingamirror.bsky.social Sing us a song, you're the camera man (apologies to Billy Joel)
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Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts?
Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.
So we ask: is that fair, Conor?
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I suppose at least Ireland finally made it to the top 10 of something.
Unfortunately, it's the least nature-connected countries in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Unfortunately, it's the least nature-connected countries in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I suppose at least Ireland finally made it to the top 10 of something.
Unfortunately, it's the least nature-connected countries in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Unfortunately, it's the least nature-connected countries in the world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.
MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News
A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News
steady.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.
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When leaving the prohibitively expensive Sligo Hospital Car Park, Catherine Connolly failed to pass on her ticket to someone coming in
#SmearTheBejaysis
#SmearTheBejaysis
October 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
When leaving the prohibitively expensive Sligo Hospital Car Park, Catherine Connolly failed to pass on her ticket to someone coming in
#SmearTheBejaysis
#SmearTheBejaysis
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Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
n.pr
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
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Bill Maher: Should we be talking about climate change more as a national security issue?
Thomas Friedman: Two things are happening faster than people think. One is climate change, and the other is AI. I think both are coming at us much faster than people realize.
Thomas Friedman: Two things are happening faster than people think. One is climate change, and the other is AI. I think both are coming at us much faster than people realize.
October 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Bill Maher: Should we be talking about climate change more as a national security issue?
Thomas Friedman: Two things are happening faster than people think. One is climate change, and the other is AI. I think both are coming at us much faster than people realize.
Thomas Friedman: Two things are happening faster than people think. One is climate change, and the other is AI. I think both are coming at us much faster than people realize.
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Fascism in America
October 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Fascism in America
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It’s a bad look.
October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It’s a bad look.
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New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change
Record temperatures linked to human-caused climate change
New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-ca...
www.rte.ie
September 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
New research by climate scientists at Maynooth University in conjunction with Met Éireann has found Ireland's record summer night time temperatures this year were made 40 times more likely by human-caused climate change
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Irish media reporting on road collisions too often dehumanises victims and hides driver responsibility. Cyclists and pedestrians are people first — the language we use matters.
Read our full statement below.
Read our full statement below.
September 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Irish media reporting on road collisions too often dehumanises victims and hides driver responsibility. Cyclists and pedestrians are people first — the language we use matters.
Read our full statement below.
Read our full statement below.
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Victim blaming was a feature of road safety ads back in the 1970s. There’s a worrying touch of that about this current Garda Síochána ad, especially as distracted driving is a real killer.
September 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Victim blaming was a feature of road safety ads back in the 1970s. There’s a worrying touch of that about this current Garda Síochána ad, especially as distracted driving is a real killer.
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As the son, grandson and nephew of Foreign Service Officers, I grieve that our President is a nincompoop with a child’s fragile ego, wasting our immense power. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously
At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.
www.theatlantic.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As the son, grandson and nephew of Foreign Service Officers, I grieve that our President is a nincompoop with a child’s fragile ego, wasting our immense power. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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Europe is already flooded with oversized, dangerous SUVs. Allowing more U.S. pick-ups and mega-SUVs will make our streets deadlier, worsen emissions, and undermine efforts for safer, sustainable mobility.
This harms people and the planet!
This is the opposite of what we need!
This harms people and the planet!
This is the opposite of what we need!
ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
etsc.eu
August 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Europe is already flooded with oversized, dangerous SUVs. Allowing more U.S. pick-ups and mega-SUVs will make our streets deadlier, worsen emissions, and undermine efforts for safer, sustainable mobility.
This harms people and the planet!
This is the opposite of what we need!
This harms people and the planet!
This is the opposite of what we need!
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In the Battle of the Logo, Cracker Barrel honored its Confederate past by retreating.
August 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In the Battle of the Logo, Cracker Barrel honored its Confederate past by retreating.
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“All the elements that contributed to the gun deaths are going to be investigated—except for the guns.”
August 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“All the elements that contributed to the gun deaths are going to be investigated—except for the guns.”
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This isn’t bad luck or coincidence or predestination.
This is our choice. To live in a nation where our leaders teach hate, and military style guns are everywhere.
This is our choice. To live in a nation where our leaders teach hate, and military style guns are everywhere.
August 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This isn’t bad luck or coincidence or predestination.
This is our choice. To live in a nation where our leaders teach hate, and military style guns are everywhere.
This is our choice. To live in a nation where our leaders teach hate, and military style guns are everywhere.
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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According to the Watson School of International and Public Affairs in Rhode Island, US, more journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam war, the wars in Yugoslavia and the war in Afghanistan combined.
August 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
According to the Watson School of International and Public Affairs in Rhode Island, US, more journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam war, the wars in Yugoslavia and the war in Afghanistan combined.
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The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
n.pr
August 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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We’re not a serious country anymore.
August 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We’re not a serious country anymore.