The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. Electrification+renewables are far more efficient. medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.

There is nothing under international law that prevents people attempting to break an illegal siege of an illegally-occupied territory by a country committing genocide. It is the other way around. These governments are breaking their own public commitments to stop a genocide.

Who’s responsible for probably the greatest environmental disaster this century in Ireland? Nobody! What caused it? Nothing! What are we going to learn from it…? Just take a guess… www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

"Getting on a boat to Gaza is performative nonsense, you should be pressuring politicians at home to change policy" ... "Holding a protest to pressure politicians at home does nothing to directly help! You should be on a boat to Gaza" Beginning to think this commentary might not be in good faith

The response from the Minister's representative at yesterday's meeting in Leinster House was shocking. It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result. www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...

Really looking forward to giving these institutions the power to break encrypted private messages at will.

TCD: “Politics and sociology students said they are both leaning towards Independent Catherine Connolly as their preferred candidate. This is a choice which seems overwhelmingly popular among their peers on campus.” #Áras25 #Aras25 @catherinegalway.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Sarah Clancy and Chris Andrews have both been kidnapped by the IDF. Contact Dept of Foreign Affairs: Address: Iveagh House, 80 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, D02 VY53 Website: www.ireland.ie/dfa Telephone: +353 1 408 2000 #globalsumudflotilla

My friend Sarah Clancy is currently in IOF captivity, kidnapped last night when her boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was illegally intercepted in international waters. Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

Some dirty tricks going on here? #Áras25 #SpeirGorm

This story does reveal a scandal, but its not the one that the headline focusses on.

Ireland climate scientist John Sweeney of @maynoothuniversity.ie: The Church should endorse the @fossiltreaty.bsky.social. (!) The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and Debt Cancellation have a lot of supporters in the room - big cheer.

EU sending warships. Oh wait.

Given that the Sumud flotilla was approaching Palestinian, not Israeli waters, it is entirely up to the government of the State of Palestine whether they are allowed in. The UK recognises the State of Palestine. Ergo, the UK must demand that the Israelis respect its right to control its borders.

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media. The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters. They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters. Israel is once again breaking international law

ILLEGALLY seized in international waters. This language is factually accurate and not in the least controversial. Stop giving Israel a pass.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz: "Those who remain in Gaza City will be terrorists and terror supporters." In other words, Israel declares its intention to exterminate everyone in Gaza City who could not move south. That is what calling everyone 'terrorists and terror supporters' means.

It's also interesting to read him assert that the majority of people in Ireland won't be amenable to Connolly's socialism, given that we currently have an incredibly popular president, the most popular of my lifetime, who is a massive fucking socialist and won't keep quiet about it.

“Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days” It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.

Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

Global Sumud Flotilla: We are entering the high-risk zone TONIGHT. Workers across the world are preparing for mass mobilizations. Together, we DEMAND SAFE PASSAGE.

All eyes on Sumud Flotilla All eyes on Gaza

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish activists taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla have issued a final plea to the UK Government as they face an 'imminent threat'

Keep your eyes on Gaza, on Global Sumud Flotilla. www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...

The Global Sumud Flotilla is currently some 150 nautical miles from Gaza.

Another BDS win: Thanks to calls for a boycott by UK running communities, Saucony has ended its sponsorship of the Jerusalem Marathon. www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-spor...

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

One candidate stood head and shoulders above the rest in that debate. Catherine Connolly will be a president for all of Ireland. North, South, East, and West. #TonightVMTV #SpéirGorm #Áras25

#ConnollyForPresident #speirgorm #aras25

The #TonightVMTV #presidentialdebate, in a nutshell: - #CatherineConnolly: "As President, and working together, we can shape a new, united, republic" - #HeatherHumphreys: "The problem in this country, I suppose, is it's very hard to get staff" - #JimGavin: *inarticulate waving* #Áras25 #SpéirGorm

I missed the debate last night but my (admittedly biased) family thought @catherinegalway.bsky.social was the clear winner. And both the Indo and I.T. begrudgingly agree she was the best…so it must be true! of course they also say she’s too left and won’t win over any voters 🙄.

Catherine Connolly was the most authentic and considered candidate in the debate tonight. She will be getting my vote. #aras25 #tonightvmtv

the criticism i'm seeing of catherine connolly #áras25

Nature in Ireland is in a “very poor” state with the country’s economic growth achieved at the expense of the environment, EU analysis has found. - @codohertynews.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

"The chosen people of God is all humanity."

🇦🇺Australian doctor Nada Abu Alrub volunteering in Gaza City writes: “Today’s shift cannot be written down; not even in a hundred years could words capture how horrific it was; not even in the worst imagination of any human being. So, I’ll only write this: This Was The Worst Day Of The Genocide...

When it comes to road deaths, we often put the onus on people doing the dying rather than people doing the killing.

Q. Can you vote in the Presidential election next month? A. Of course I can. I always vote. Q. Are you on the Register? A. Why wouldn't I be? *Checks Register. Name absent* Q. Who erased me? *Applies to be registerred* There are only a few days left to register.

New Dutch advert:

It’s great to see the range of organisations and people represented here. Climate justice, rights-based, community 👏👏 Sorry to miss it. @foeireland.bsky.social @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social

Maybe see a lot of you there, actually -

"It was never about terrorism. "It was always about Gaza, about what happens if you dare to speak up. "Your attempts to silence us have failed because we're right and you're wrong." #spéirghorm #Kneecap #MoChara

Maith thú @catherinegalway.bsky.social 👏👏

Vibes & Scribes shops donate gross profits from tomorrow Saturday's sales to @msf.ca

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

Pressure is growing to ban Israel from the 2026 World Cup, with a key vote reportedly expected as early as next week.

BREAKING: Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 58 Palestinians since dawn, medical sources in the besieged enclave have told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ufg3xo

🇬🇷 Greece has joined Spain and Italy in protecting Sumud Flotilla. #SumudFlotilla #freePalestine