Make no mistake, the reason trump has unleashed his private goon squad on Minnesota is that we have a happy, functional progressive state that doesn't bow to his fascist bullshit and didn't vote for him. We represent everything that he and his billionaire cronies want to extinguish. He hates us.

Kristi Noem is an absolute disgrace. Tell your representatives in Congress it’s time to impeach!

The world urgently needs net zero fossil fuel firms.

By: Dave Granlund

We finish up the year with a report from the Climate Change Advisory Council that the minister and department for Climate have basically just do not get it that we are in a climate crisis. So disappointing. www.irishtimes.com/environment/... @codohertynews.bsky.social

This is making a mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize. It is proof Machado didn't deserve it. It should be revoked.

A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.

“A diplomatic source said: 'The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal. So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations. They say it's like dealing with a five-year-old'.” That’s an insult to 5-year olds. A dangerous and corrupt moron.

If fewer Americans had voted for Trump, Renee Good would be alive and caring for her child today. No matter what lies Trump and his propagandists spread, no matter what nonsense the media prints, no matter what conspiracies MAGA invents, that remains manifestly true.

The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

JD Vance isn’t just a really nasty politician, he’s a vile human being. He’s like a politician from The Handmaids Tale come to life, the guy would be well at home in Gilead. He’s just disgusting, really, really disgusting.

Spot on letter from Angela Deegan in The Irish Times this morning!

Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

Make it viral.

This is also a field test. If the press lets them muddy the waters on executing a woman in Minneapolis despite multiple witnesses and video recordings clearly depicting what happened, the message they'll take away is that there's nothing they can't get away with. Nothing.

Wars are NOT inevitable. Climate change doom is NOT inevitable. They are both symptoms of a broader and deeper societal and individual malaise: apathy.

For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.

the housing crisis is a tragedy, the Pope gets it

“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.” The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast. They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.

This is the key thing about nice small towns: it’s not the density, it’s the compactness

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/so... @uplift.ie

Shameless Garda PR blitz links road deaths to visibility issues in cases where there is no link Comment & Analysis: Sadly, I have to start this article by saying, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this article says 'don't be visible'. Lights are a legal requirement, and it'd be a good start…

I agree 100%. Light Rail would be transformational for Galway.

No problem shelving major public transport projects and defunding active travel — but a full photoshoot to reopen a few kilometres of tram track after an incident? Absolutely essential, apparently. The mind truly boggles at this government’s sense of what matters.

EU Housing Advisory Board’s report dropped today. Some solid proposals: 🏘️ Promote Cost Rental model 💶 'Site Value' Taxes 📖 Amend State aid rules 🌵 Limit speculation 🏡 Better, not less planning Now, let’s act housing.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

A dirty little secret.

The Dutch Gov argued that it can't take action until the #ICJ issues its final ruling on the matter, but the court said the Dutch state’s obligation to take measures to prevent “(further) genocide” would be “of little practical use” if the Netherlands had to wait for the ICJ's final ruling. #Gaza

Oona Hathaway, president-elect of the American Society of International Law & a former Pentagon legal adviser, said the core of the postwar global order – the prohibition on taking land by force – was under unprecedented challenge in a “scary moment” for the world www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...

An excellent, fact-based article.

"The housing crisis poses an existential threat to our democracy, but so too does blunting one of the only tools we have to uphold the rule of law. We accept attacks to it at our peril" - Dr Orla Kelleher www.irishlegal.com/articles/opi...

Local authorities and State agencies are practised masters at uttering and amplifying the rhetoric which they regard as necessary for promoting and justifying road construction projects. They will say whatever must be said in advance — and they will do nothing afterwards. bsky.app/profile/cosa...

Reminder regarding the above enquiry, originally submitted to TII on 7th Sept, sent on 22nd Oct. No reply. If measures such as congestion charging were enabled by construction of bypasses & ring roads, modal shift schemes would already exist. They don't, which is why TII is silent on the matter.

The relentless State focus on increasing capacity for motor vehicles *inevitably* induces more demand. This reality is reflected in hard statistics such as traffic volumes & vehicle km travelled. All increasing inexorably for decades. There is no sign of major modal shift. bsky.app/profile/olal...

In Galway County Council's (the applicant) reponse to An Coimisiun Pleanala on the Galway City Ring Road (Executive Summary of Part IV of 2025 Response) it is stated that "...the proposed N6 GCRR will: Enable demand management measures within the city like car free areas and congestion charges... "

In Galway County Council's (the applicant) reponse to An Coimisiun Pleanala on the Galway City Ring Road (Executive Summary of Part IV of 2025 Response) it is stated that "...the proposed N6 GCRR will: Enable demand management measures within the city like car free areas and congestion charges... "

Solicitor @fplogue.bsky.social specialises in planning and environment litigation. He said that a judicial review succeeding means a serious legal error has been made. "If there's a very high success rate (of judicial reviews), that's a symptom of bad decision-making or bad applications."

Inter alia, a motorcyclist apparently doing 98 km/h on the R337 Kingston Road. Still, could be worse. It might have been an e-scooter rider exceeding 20 km/h.

This is simply more deflection by An Taoiseach. It is the failure of successive FF & FF/FG governments to invest in necessary infrastructure. Galway doesn't have a wastewater collecting system that meets the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Directive, 1991. It should have had it by 31/12/2000.

They are flailing around.

This isn’t an accident. It’s policy by design. The required reallocation of space from cars back to people simply hasn’t happened. We’re still designing cities around cars... And the consequences? Huge impacts on our health, our shared environment. and the planet.

The commission may well acquiesce. Sadly physics doesn’t do discounts or bargains and it keeps receipts. If we want a liveable future for future generations on a world that has a climate even recognisably like ours our energy should be being spent on doubling down on climate action…

Once again, our government fails the people.

A brilliant, poignant letter from by our very own Dr Caoimhe Clarke in The Irish Times this morning! #ActiveTravel #ActiveTransport

This should be an opportunity to talk about our dysfunctional, unhealthy, and unsustainable car-centric transport system. Instead, politicians compete over who can promise cheaper tolls or remove them entirely.