tortishell.bsky.social
@tortishell.bsky.social
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The absolute neck of this guy; found guilty and upheld by appeal in civil case of rape #spéirghorm www.rte.ie/news/2025/09...
"In November last year, a jury in a civil trial found Conor McGregor raped Nikita Hand in a hotel room in Dublin in December 2018 and awarded her almost €250,000 in damages.
McGregor urges public to ask councillors to back Áras bid
Conor McGregor has posted a video on social media outside Government Buildings calling for people to contact their councillors to ask them to support his presidential bid.
www.rte.ie
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Israel double tap strike. It murders journalists then sends a drone in to kill the paramedics trying to retrieve their bodies.

A war crime, broadcast live and sponsored by the US and Europe.

🚨Boycott EVERY news channel that doesn’t show this footage today🚨
August 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Famine has not “struck” Gaza.

It is not the result of some natural disaster. It has been engineered.

Famine has been inflicted upon the people of Gaza by Israel, who have been facilitated by their enabler allies.
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Journalists - call things by their proper names.
Famine has not "struck" Gaza.
Israel has prevented food from entering an area that is under its effective control, resulting in civilian famine - a war crime, a crime against humanity, and an act of genocide.
Either say what you see, or let it be.
August 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Israel is storing recordings of Palestinians daily phone calls - millions of them - that they analyse to plan airstrikes / kill people - in Irish data centres

Sweet Jesus

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Live tracker of the Madleen freedom flotilla: freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/
June 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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www.change.org/p/clear-jade...

If you watched Newsnight about the grooming gangs, this is the petition to overturn the miscarriage of justice Jade has suffered...
Sign the Petition
Clear Jade's name and Deliver Justice
www.change.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Pedestrians are 44% more likely to be killed when hit by an SUV. Children? 82%.

SUVs aren’t just a climate issue, they’re a public health crisis.

It’s time to reclaim our streets.

A thought provoking piece by our very own @olaln.bsky.social!
Driving Toward Disaster: The Hidden Costs of SUVs
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
medium.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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War crimes in plain sight.

Those poor men. Murdered while trying to save lives.

#IsraeliWarCrimes
#PalestineGenocide
April 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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This is what bravery looks like ❤️💪
Please share this
#technology #broligarchy
#SpeirGorm
Thank you @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
April 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands
buff.ly
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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A still from a @paulmurphy.pbp.ie video taken inside the Dáil today.

This is to whom the Government wants to give extra speaking time.

This is who was found guilty of fraud against the state, while a Minister of that State.

Will this government will last?
#irishpolitics
#speirgorm
March 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Facebook pushes Enda Kenny around in Davos, 2015ish, in return for keeping 500 jobs in Ireland for a few more years.

Castle Rackrent stuff.

#speirgorm
#CarelessPeople book
March 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows
Plastic pollution leaves seabirds with brain damage similar to Alzheimer’s, study shows
Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study –…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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This first estimate of the impact of microplastics on photosynthesis and crop production is gobsmacking ...

> Many millions of tonnes of crops are being lost as the world struggles to feed its growing population, the study suggests

#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Vile. #Spotify should not give airspace to criminal misogyny.

www.change.org/p/demand-spo...
Sign the Petition
Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women
www.change.org
March 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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It feels like if you shut down four airports by blowing up your science project, you should go to jail?
Elon Musk is such a menace to society. Lock this weirdo up already.
March 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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We should first recognize that gender codes are socially constructed. Clothing is not inherently masculine or feminine—codes are contextual and can change over time. Aristocratic men once wore bright red heels. Then they became womenswear until that notion was challenged again.
February 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Donations needed urgently ( before 6pm tmrw wed) to save these young boys
@joinourboys_ | Linktree
Linktree. Make your link do more.
linktr.ee
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I've made some notable additions to the 'Ireland - Nature & Climate Starter Pack' over the last days, as the mass 'eXodus' continues. Such as:

@irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
@midshannon.bsky.social
@taraconnolly.bsky.social
@aoibhinnos.bsky.social

Check it out!!
I've put together an 'Ireland - Nature & Climate Starter Pack' with just a few of those I feel are working hardest to champion wild nature and a stable climate on this island.

Of course, it's very far from comprehensive: I'll be adding to it over time!
go.bsky.app/HiM2kaD
January 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM