Listening to that line parroted out across the media - everyday during a genocide live-streamed to the world - will stand as a text book example of dehumanisation and othering.

Great to see a space like this open up on the left. At the launch I played Tribute to Peadar O’Donnell. He founded The Bell with O’Faoláin back in 1940. An Cloghan means “the little bell.” A great title. It rings the alarm, signals people to gather and hopefully, calls time on the old order.

More evidence rural/urban divides on issues like hunting are just fictions.

The brewing movement towards a general strike in the US is fascinating to watch. There’s been a call for a Mayday 2028 one from the UAW for a while, with a whole movement emerging around it - but events in Minneapolis have fast forwarded things no end. time.com/7358581/ice-...

notice how after ilhan omar was attacked by a maga true believer parroting donald trump, the mainstream media didnt kick off a multi-day orgy about how trump and other republicans need to change their tone and "lower the temperature"? that discourse only goes one way for the msm.

A few months ago everyone was guffawing about excessive weather warnings. It’s fairly pathetic for a minister to blame water forecasters for their own government’s own goals and inaction on climate change.

You can tell neither Ireland nor Australia have done any sort of studies on this subject, or talked to teenagers, or even considered the negative impact this will have for teens whose support systems are outside their family home. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

I’m all for innovation. My foodie prediction for 2026 is carvery dinners in a pint glass. Perfect for eating during standing room only matches down the pub - or as your one proper meal during a three day bender at the Electric Picnic. Works for Jerk chicken too.

My first 100 Buildings piece for 2026 as part of my series for @rte.ie Culture is on an often-overlooked structures - the humble lampstandard. Read about a pair of rare 1940s concrete Art Deco ones in Co.Meath. Huge thanks to @fleshandcircuit.bsky.social for her photos www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

IRELAND: Fórsa ICT workers in local authorities to begin work-to-rule from tomorrow www.forsa.ie/ict-staff-in...

I’m going to need convincing on this new logo. The last one missed the burning aspect of the Three Castles entirely. This one misses the Three Castles altogether. It feels incredibly “for the sake of it,” rather than grounded in any need. The roll out cost must be sickening.

ChatGTD.

“Whist! Leave it! You’ll unyoke it!”

ICYMI: I looked through a published archive of Boston newspapers from the 1760s, when British troops were stationed in the city. The accounts read remarkably similar to what's happening in Minneapolis. radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...

The absolute bang of grovelling gombeenism off the lot of them.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency ‘coronapistes’ or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

They’ll get a cheap feel good documentary out of this yet.

When Doris met @zackpolanski.bsky.social Doris — Radisson Blu strike leader — is the 1st non-politician, non-academic to appear on @boldpolitics.bsky.social She helped lead the first UK hotel strike since 1979 — & won every demand. Workers’ voices matter💥 #StrikeVictory #MigrantWorkers #UVW

If they’re serious about this, I look forward to legislation limiting car paint jobs to the sort of fluro-yellow you see wheat-pasted around cities like Sheffield, advertising bassline raves with 76 DJs on the bill. All these grey and black cars are the same colour as the tarmac. Silly!

Dublin's first Mayday was in 1890 for the 8-hour day. 136 years later, lives are eaten by brutal workdays and commutes. Tens of thousands should be on the streets for #Mayday2026 - demanding the right to work remotely and defending its benefits. Not permission. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...

The failure to charge Trump et al with treason following Jan 6 is what led to this point. Many of the traitors now orchestrating this junta should have been at the end of a rope, but the Democrats fumbled it completely.

As of the Oasis revival wasn’t bad enough, now there’s an outbreak of The Bluetones virus.

This level of courage is more contagious than this level of cowardice

“I’m just sorry I didn’t get him by the throat!” Greatest to ever do it

A heartwarming piece from @anamariecox.bsky.social on how resistance to ICE in Minnesota is rooted in daily "well-worn connections and a tradition of mutual aid."

Ha. The Tim Reaper and Zack Polanski sound clash was certainly not on my cards! Rinsing politics and rinsing bassbins.

*watching neighbours standing around together* "WHO'S FUNDING THIS?!"

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

A few weeks ago, there were reports of McSweeney worrying that Labour wasn’t doing enough to “interrupt the scroll.” Get In, by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund, documents how Starmer worked to neutralise the alternative media engines of the Corbyn era. This is the result. NO ONE is convinced!

My iPhone got auto-updated to the new OS with this poxy Liquid Glass. And now it’s got all those same weird hallucinogenic shimmers it has gawking at it with one eye closed rolling over at a festival, confused if I accidentally rang someone.

How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...

Government announce it will be illegal to generate CSAM on X if you're not wearing a helmet

This is an *exceptional* piece of work, and ought to be borne in mind when looking at literally any online ragebait in future. A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...

genuinely stunning image

When Elon Musk rolled back Grok safeguards, he enabled millions of people to be victimized. Shamefully, governments did little to protect their citizens. The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.

Digging the latest NTS broadcast from David Holmes. God's Waiting Room has become a serious favorite show.

Drums and chants going: "say it loud, say it clear! Immigrants are welcome here!" (Note the tall fences and barricades, free speech zone vibes)

With accusations now that ICE are using kids as bait, the "no work, no school and no shopping" strike is taking place in below-zero degrees in #Minnesota. Decent local news report here on what happened five year old, Liam Ramos. youtu.be/rYB-tPzWFcw?...

I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Can't help but be reminded of the @davetynan.bsky.social and Emmet Kirwan classic from 13 years ago! Ouch! Recent work from the Mamdani campaign (and the shining bad examples from Heather and Jim in #Aras2026) show just how key film is to political sentiment now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpvx...

This needs to be tackled at the level of manufacturing. And enforced with the NCT. These things should be treated like any other stupid boy racer addition to a vehicle. Not only do they make driving more dangerous but make night time city strolls akin to being assailed by UFO tractor beams.

Fucking incredible.

You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer. In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.

The rediscovery of solidarity is the only way out. 'They' won't fix it.

Hopefully a near general strike to take place in Minnesota today as faith and union leaders call for an “economic black out” against the ICE occupation. We’re six hours ahead here in Ireland so keep your eyes peeled for reports later.

Someone must have misheard Danny Morrison.