Paul Murray
@renebatt.bsky.social
Artist, feeder of two cats,walker of my wife’s dogs, love art, poetry, James Joyce, St.Patrick’s Athletic, Leinster Rugby ( why are my teams so far away from where I live???) I live in Sligo, Nth West of Ireland: where W.B.Yeats is buried.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social :
Monet for Old Rope?
Monet for Old Rope?
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social :
Monet for Old Rope?
Monet for Old Rope?
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'Slick as a Parrott' and various puns about Ronald's red card feature in how today's papers covered last night's famous win over Portugal.
www.thejournal.ie/ireland-port...
www.thejournal.ie/ireland-port...
'Slick as a Parrott': Here's how Ireland's papers have reacted to last night's famous win
Today’s tabloids took their chance to mark a famous night.
www.thejournal.ie
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
'Slick as a Parrott' and various puns about Ronald's red card feature in how today's papers covered last night's famous win over Portugal.
www.thejournal.ie/ireland-port...
www.thejournal.ie/ireland-port...
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New countries. New friends. New skills. New ideas.
This is Erasmus+.
In 2026, over €5 billion is available for organisations and partnerships to support:
🔹 Mobility for study and training
🔹 Meaningful partnerships
🔹 Skills for future jobs
Time to apply ↓
link.europa.eu/f7DF4m
This is Erasmus+.
In 2026, over €5 billion is available for organisations and partnerships to support:
🔹 Mobility for study and training
🔹 Meaningful partnerships
🔹 Skills for future jobs
Time to apply ↓
link.europa.eu/f7DF4m
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New countries. New friends. New skills. New ideas.
This is Erasmus+.
In 2026, over €5 billion is available for organisations and partnerships to support:
🔹 Mobility for study and training
🔹 Meaningful partnerships
🔹 Skills for future jobs
Time to apply ↓
link.europa.eu/f7DF4m
This is Erasmus+.
In 2026, over €5 billion is available for organisations and partnerships to support:
🔹 Mobility for study and training
🔹 Meaningful partnerships
🔹 Skills for future jobs
Time to apply ↓
link.europa.eu/f7DF4m
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Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
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Mass layoffs will hit Russia in the first half of 2026. Businesses will enter a survival phase. A new wave of optimization in January–June is inevitable due to the economic slowdown, says financier Dmitry Tselishchev.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Mass layoffs will hit Russia in the first half of 2026. Businesses will enter a survival phase. A new wave of optimization in January–June is inevitable due to the economic slowdown, says financier Dmitry Tselishchev.
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Now that we have proof that Trump was blackmailed by Russia over his predatory behavior with Epstein, isn’t it time to take his failed negotiator role on ending the war in Ukraine away from him?
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Now that we have proof that Trump was blackmailed by Russia over his predatory behavior with Epstein, isn’t it time to take his failed negotiator role on ending the war in Ukraine away from him?
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Additional footage has emerged from the fire at the petrochemical plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. The scale of the blaze appears significant.
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Additional footage has emerged from the fire at the petrochemical plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. The scale of the blaze appears significant.
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If you haven’t seen this SiriusXM video in which Megyn Kelly excuses Epstein and others for rape by stating that they weren’t sexually abusing eight-year-olds, only 15-year-olds, save yourself the time.
It’s vile.
It’s vile.
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you haven’t seen this SiriusXM video in which Megyn Kelly excuses Epstein and others for rape by stating that they weren’t sexually abusing eight-year-olds, only 15-year-olds, save yourself the time.
It’s vile.
It’s vile.
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“The richest owns X. The family of the 2nd richest owns Paramount, which owns CBS, & could own Warner Bros, which owns CNN. The 3rd richest owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp. The 4th richest owns the WP & MGM. Another billionaire owns Fox, the WSJ & the NYPost”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ultra-rich media owners are tightening their grip on democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back | Robert Reich
The Guardian has no billionaire or corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The richest owns X. The family of the 2nd richest owns Paramount, which owns CBS, & could own Warner Bros, which owns CNN. The 3rd richest owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp. The 4th richest owns the WP & MGM. Another billionaire owns Fox, the WSJ & the NYPost”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Some men want to rape and dissociate themselves from the label. The study in the UK showed men admitted rape when you didn't use the word. If you used the word they denied it. Therefore, it's so important people use the right language
Remember the Gisele Pelicot trial? There was one man who wouldn’t accept being found guilty of rape.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
November 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Some men want to rape and dissociate themselves from the label. The study in the UK showed men admitted rape when you didn't use the word. If you used the word they denied it. Therefore, it's so important people use the right language
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Remember the Gisele Pelicot trial? There was one man who wouldn’t accept being found guilty of rape.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Remember the Gisele Pelicot trial? There was one man who wouldn’t accept being found guilty of rape.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
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The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The soft pedaling language being used to describe the men in the Epstein files is enraging.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
They didn’t “have sex with underage girls”.
They raped them.
Sex implies consent.
The survivors deserve better than this. Use the correct language. Say what these men did.
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Path of Hermitage at Pontoise
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15278
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15278
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Path of Hermitage at Pontoise
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15278
https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/15278
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The Minister has decided that councils should not be allowed set a default 30km/h limit (so much for local democracy) and instead have to create exceptions to a 50km/h limit. This means 1000s of hours of detailed work for council officials instead of a single line item. It will take 18 months to do.
It’s likely going to be March 2027 before 30kph is rolled out across Urban Areas within Dublin City Council
Minister Canney could implement it at the stroke of a pen if he wanted by setting the default speed limit from 50kph to 30kph
Minister Canney could implement it at the stroke of a pen if he wanted by setting the default speed limit from 50kph to 30kph
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Minister has decided that councils should not be allowed set a default 30km/h limit (so much for local democracy) and instead have to create exceptions to a 50km/h limit. This means 1000s of hours of detailed work for council officials instead of a single line item. It will take 18 months to do.
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So much for there 'we're grand' from Govt #Spéirghorm #climate
Council has published its final Annual Review 2025 chapter today, warning that Ireland remains substantially off-track to meet its EU and national emissions reduction targets for 2030.
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/EVCus
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
So much for there 'we're grand' from Govt #Spéirghorm #climate
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Unmissable! Tonight, 7pm, Trinity College. Join leading Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti for an important discussion on how we in Ireland can help the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, and ensure accountability for Israeli apartheid, genocide, and war crimes. #BDS #FreePalestine
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Unmissable! Tonight, 7pm, Trinity College. Join leading Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti for an important discussion on how we in Ireland can help the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, and ensure accountability for Israeli apartheid, genocide, and war crimes. #BDS #FreePalestine
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The report outlines the impacts - Melting of icecaps, changes in alkalinity etc etc.
The report was well covered by major US newspapers.
Read all about it here
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
6/n
The report was well covered by major US newspapers.
Read all about it here
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
6/n
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The report outlines the impacts - Melting of icecaps, changes in alkalinity etc etc.
The report was well covered by major US newspapers.
Read all about it here
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
6/n
The report was well covered by major US newspapers.
Read all about it here
allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6...
6/n
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The carbon dioxide levels in 1965 were approximately 320ppm. Today they stand at 425ppm, and are climbing at 2 to 3ppm each year.
We are in very very deep trouble. The FAFOcene has begun.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/05/24/a...
Pls share, comment, invite me on yr podcast etc etc
8/8
We are in very very deep trouble. The FAFOcene has begun.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/05/24/a...
Pls share, comment, invite me on yr podcast etc etc
8/8
Affect and the Fafocene: kayfabe, hypernormalisation and Leonard Cohen - All Our Yesterdays
You and I – and everyone we know, everyone and everything on the planet – are living in the Fafocene. A full explanation can be found here, but the short version is this: we are near the beginning of ...
allouryesterdays.info
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The carbon dioxide levels in 1965 were approximately 320ppm. Today they stand at 425ppm, and are climbing at 2 to 3ppm each year.
We are in very very deep trouble. The FAFOcene has begun.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/05/24/a...
Pls share, comment, invite me on yr podcast etc etc
8/8
We are in very very deep trouble. The FAFOcene has begun.
allouryesterdays.info/2025/05/24/a...
Pls share, comment, invite me on yr podcast etc etc
8/8
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what if, as a thought experiment, we imagine leadership class that isn't addicted to basement-tier incel whining
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
what if, as a thought experiment, we imagine leadership class that isn't addicted to basement-tier incel whining
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The thing that has always distinguished the Blairites is the intense personalistion of their beef. There is no more an ideological difference between McSweeney and Streeting than there was between Blair and Brown. Real rats in a sack stuff.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row
Growing calls for Morgan McSweeney to go after extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The thing that has always distinguished the Blairites is the intense personalistion of their beef. There is no more an ideological difference between McSweeney and Streeting than there was between Blair and Brown. Real rats in a sack stuff.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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.. reviews of the book. This one, for example: thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/e...
Everything Will Swallow You
In his third novel, Everything Will Swallow You, Tom Cox introduces us to the world of Eric and Carl, companions who live in a small cottage below a cliff and above the sea in Dorset. They have kno…
thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
.. reviews of the book. This one, for example: thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2025/09/28/e...
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Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
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The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
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Banning Sarah Kendzior over “Folsom Prison Blues” is bad moderation, but it’s also pretty funny, who’s to say what’s right
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Banning Sarah Kendzior over “Folsom Prison Blues” is bad moderation, but it’s also pretty funny, who’s to say what’s right
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Reinstate Sarah Kendzior
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reinstate Sarah Kendzior