Tom Griffith
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Tom Griffith
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Hundreds gather in Tallaght for antiracism protest after Indian man stripped and stabbed in attack

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Hundreds gather in Tallaght for antiracism protest after Indian man stripped and stabbed in attack
Violent attack is ‘not who the people of Kilnamanagh are’, crowd hears
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July 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
And he used to say that Kamala Harris was dumb as a rock... we're now seeing that it's actually he who this strange simile could really refer to. He has about as much emotional intelligence as a lump of granite - although that's probably an insult to granite.

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'Have the meeting now!': Trump says Ukraine should 'immediately' agree to direct talks with Russia
Vladimir Putin put forward the proposal of talks after European leaders threatened him with fresh sanctions if Russia failed to comply with an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
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May 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wow..!! The Maga voters must be really thrilled with this development. Numties. They're the only idiots who didn't see it coming...

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China reportedly orders its airlines to halt Boeing jet deliveries amid US trade war
Carriers also asked to stop purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US firms, report says
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April 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
"Now" they take to the streets. Now they cry foul.. bit late folks. I was out on a protest in Dublin in 2019 with about 5,000 others. I've the photos to prove it. That's when these protests should have happened. Barn door closed, horse already bolted.. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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‘It makes me sick’: Mass anti-Trump protests in US cities see Americans express their fear and loathing
Saturday sees first true attempt at a national protest voice against Trump since the US president’s election
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April 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Something to cheer us all up.. 🤦‍♂️
March 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Imagine Michael D inviting R Kelly to the Aras to represent the views of Americans? It’d be so unbelievably stoopid, as to not even warrant comment by anyone in the US. In fact any comment made on it, gives it way more attention than it deserves. Which is why I won’t be making any comment on…
March 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's hardly a huge surprise people are dramatically dismissing Tesla, just like Musk dramatically raised his now famous salute. No-one wants to pay money which ends up goin to a c#nt like Musk. Him & Trump are slow learners #TakeDownTesla

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March 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This past fortnight shows Europe needs to get out of it's dilly dream and wake up FAST #SlavaUkraini

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European countries should 'absolutely' introduce conscription, Latvia's president says
Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in relations with the US.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
At last, the EU starting to step up. If that's the only thing the Oval office row achieves then it's already a great day's work #RespectForZelenskyy

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‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge
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March 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
If it wasn't all so outrageously serious, this embarrassing u-turn might be marginally funny. The lunatics are now absolutely running the asylum over stateside, if this is considered to be "lean" management. It shows Elon Musk's ego wouldn't run a bath..!!

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Trump administration trying to un-fire nuclear safety workers
The agency overseeing the US nuclear stockpile let some staff go - but now they want them back.
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February 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Who knew? While ChatGPT is owned by OpenAI - it is not in fact "Open source". While DeepSeek is... 😉 #TUSdx

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What does ChatGPT mean for the open source community?
Machine learning and "artificial intelligence" is on a lot of people's minds right now, largely because of ChatGPT.
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February 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Well this has escalated quickly... Wonder if some of those swing voters who ultimately put the tick in the box for tango man are regretting it a little bit now. Already reminding me of the crazy days Boris Johnson administration in Britain 🤔It was always going to happen

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Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington
From USAID to the U.S. federal payment system, Musk is spearheading plans to audit and cut multiple government agencies
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February 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the vein of KK's 12 tech factors for the future of work over the next 20 years, I decided a makey uppy one of my own - Infilment; a child of information and fulfilment. Do I get any brownie points for this @topgold.bsky.social ? #TUSds Even a half a mark for effort??
February 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Three of life's burning questions for Co Pilot #TUSdx @topgold.bsky.social

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February 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Tom Griffith
A good reminder that cycle lanes and footpaths don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently.

Video taken from charlemont luas stop on a rainy morning.
January 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Where to start with AI?? #TUSdx

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January 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
And we're off.... I asked Chat GPT to create an image depicting a knowledge worker ruminating over a process now taken over by AI. First effort #TUSdx. First of many no doubt :-)
January 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
January 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
US culture is making a U-turn. Be prepared to feel the illiberal backlash in Ireland

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Hugh Linehan: US culture is making a U-turn. Be prepared to feel the illiberal backlash in Ireland
The past few months also illustrate how shallow the diversity agenda has been, particularly in the corporate world
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January 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#Justsayin - Ireland's rental sector watchdog cuts ties with Israel-based company after staff backlash jrnl.ie/6595020
Ireland's rental sector watchdog cuts ties with Israel-based company after staff backlash
The RTB’s contract with the software firm will not be renewed when it ceases later this year.
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January 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM