Peace was possible, but Trump and Netanyahu went to war : substack.com/@tritaparsi/...?

At last a courageous reporter tells the story as it is: an illegal unprovoked attack on a 3rd world country (Iran) by two rogue bankrupt (morally and financially) states (USA and Israel) which are run by convicted criminals (Trump and Netanyahu): www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?

Proud to support Cllr Oliver Moran’s motion for a Housing (Emergency Powers) Act. As I said today: no parent should have to share a single room with their teenage son or daughter, yet this is happening in IPAS centres in Cork. Housing is an emergency. Let’s act like it.

Yes! A European political leader with a moral compass. And a Green too! There’s HOPE yet! Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social and up the @greenparty.org.uk!

Utterly hopeless. EU’s complete lack of integrity and courage has hugely contributed to this. As a European, beyond ashamed. Pathetic.

Great speech, espousing exactly what real Greens are and believe: caring, just, and hard working. Well done Hannah Spencer, @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk - you are an example to Green parties and their reps, everywhere.

BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election. Congratulations!

Since Trump was elected, this is what his “booming economy" looks like: - Billionaires became $1.5 trillion richer Meanwhile: - 60% live paycheck to paycheck - 15 million are losing health care - 20 million saw their premiums double

If Labour followed its own logic, it would now step aside and let the Greens walk home in this crucial by-election. It is hard to imagine how Starmer and co could have made a bigger fist of this - and of everything. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In Gorton and Denton, it's the Green Party Vs Reform. With the brilliant Caroline Lucas, we spoke with @politicsjoe.bsky.social youtu.be/wuwUxoaLOa0?...

Today is the day. Hope vs hate. Green vs Reform. Vote Green in Gorton & Denton.

Francesca Albanese is asked if she has a message for those countries that lied about and smeared her using a maliciously edited clip "What did you do to stop the genocide in Gaza... you can blame the messenger. I'm fine. You are the ones who have problems"

In Gorton and Denton, vote for Hannah Spencer & the Greens. There is only one way we will defeat Reform: by working together.

Here are some more decaying historic warehouses at the back of the old builders yard/Kyrls Quay area, on Kyle St Entire area is blessed with architectural heritage but cursed with poor stewardship, vandalism, a dereliction of duty Cork & its people deserve better #RestPlayWork #speirgorm

The fact is under the assessment toolkit that the Gov is basing their review on it does not take into account many of the extra duties SNAs go above and beyond to do. Our message to this Gov is loud and clear, that we need to prioritise SNAs, the work they do rather than make them feel penalised.

One way to keep our city from sprawling into the Dublin Mountains is to build badly needed housing & community amenities on vacant/derelict sites in the city. Janet Horner & others have been relentless on this but we continue to see Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil government policy holding back councils.

California is currently weighing a ballot initiative that would institute a one-time wealth tax on billionaires living in the state. I think it’s a good idea. Watch what my friend Bernie Sanders had to say.

This is the sort of message we want from every political leader. Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Thank you former UN blue helmet peacekeeper, retired Comdt. Edward Horgan for this letter published today in The Irish News. #NoToNATO #RetainTripleLock #RetainIrishNeutrality

What’s one way we can rein in ICE? We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty. Watch.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff... Well worth reading if you are interested in world affairs:

Two fantastic canvasses yesterday with two fantastic groups, thanks to Donna, Feljin, Hazel, Ray, and Roderic and everyone else who came out, especially those who came to both canvasses! #DublinCentral #ByeElection #JanetForThePlanet #HornerInYourCorner #Ireland

I’ve signed this petition asking the FAI and the Irish soccer team to forego the fixture with Israel drawn for them by the spineless executive at UEFA, and supported implicitly by our government by them not calling out this travesty. You can sign too here: my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa...?

The EU+USA govt leaders support Israel’s genocide of Palestinians by providing weapons and continuing trade as normal. Those leaders are complicit in the genocide. Albanese is a hero for calling them out. Because those leaders ARE the ‘common enemy of mankind’. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

If you are living in the USA, whatever your politics, this is a must read. Democracies should note the ‘Citizens United’ ruling as the facilitator for the USA’s descent. To prevent us democracies going the way of the USA, the power of Oligarchs must be neutered. open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

I'm attending the WorldBeyondWar Ireland Chapter Intro Meeting, on February 18th at 7.30 pm Irish time. If you’d like to join that meeting too, you can register here: actionnetwork.org/events/wbw-i...?

“A funny thing about Bondi’s insults to members of Congress who had serious questions: Staff literally gave her flash cards with individualized insults, but she couldn’t memorize them, so you can see her shuffle through them to find the flash-cards-insult that matches the member,” Massie wrote on X.

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie says, Trump is building a personal treasury in Qatar with the money made from the oil stolen by the US military from Venezuela and Iran.

Trump Effort 'To Rig Our Elections Is Well Underway,' Experts Warn

@ryanairofficial.bsky.social CEO Michael O’Leary complaining on @rteradio1.bsky.social that he and his airline can’t increase their trashing of our environment and 🤥 that passengers pay €8 per flight in environmental taxes, not fact-checked and corrected by RTÉ though (they pay €0). 😔 #Floods

When Will Women Be Considered Good Enough? The Race to Lead the UN passblue.com/2026/02/10/w...

4 stories in the @irishtimes.com highlight the crazy approach to climate action by the government. 3 articles detailing the heavy financial & social cost of climate breakdown, and 1 where the govt celebrates increasing climate emissions for the airport by lifting the passenger cap. 🤯 #SpeirGorm

The traffic controllers, ground handlers and management at Shannon Airport should be ashamed of themselves for facilitating these flights.

"The US Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane mass deportation campaign must be denied any form of facilitation by Ireland to the degree that is legally possible," said the head of Amnesty International in the country.

This impacts disproportionately on low income households.

Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...? Is this a glimmer of hope that western democracies can be saved from the rapacious oligarchs and their cowardly facilitators?

I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/

#GreensDeliver 👏 Well done @hazelchu.bsky.social

In case anyone you know have homes flooded and need payment support. Also there's a small businesses flooding payment scheme. I've compiled the number to one image and added out of hours number for DCC, Uisce and ESB in case anyone needs it tonight!

The Irish people permit our government to send our troops into harm's way in limited circumstances (via the Triple Lock) If the government want us to give them greater powers to send troops into harm's way, then they should hold a referendum. #DefenceAmendmentBill2026 #TripleLock #IrishNeutrality

Just in case anyone’s forgotten, #greensDeliver 🥳👏

Good sense article by Pat Leahy: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Excellent article by Claire Moriarity. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026... In our Irish economy no man can earn wealth of more than €10m by working hard. If he owns more he’s inherited it or he’s overpaid or he’s greedy. For a fairer world net wealth over €10m should attract an annual tax of 3%.

Brilliant! Video! Up the Green Party! substack.com/@theminority...?