'We are clamping down on the harm caused by social media. 'Read all about it on the Nazi pogrom deepfake abuse website'

Robert De Niro walked to that microphone tonight and gave the most Robert De Niro answer possible to the question of what free speech actually looks like in practice. No notes.

Already one of the best cities in Italy (best food hands down), Citta 30 has made it an even better city to explore.

Donyell Malen starting at center-forward and he’s going to be one of the stars of this tournament. Had an electric season since moving to Roma, 14 goals in 18, a pure natural goalscorer. The Netherlands line up looks good. #WorldCup

Targeting cyclists for what is mainly an illegal moped problem on Capel St isn’t helpful for pedestrians -- The previous "be sound" campaign is better messaging; it's perfect for shared streets. -- Dublin City Council making up well-meaning but impractical "rules" that don't exist creates…

Dublin v Cavan, & Kerry v Kildare not on TV or live stream anywhere this weekend. What is the #GAA at? The Championship and season will be over before you know it (and for Dublin sooner than later), yet they aren't broadcasting the biggest teams, the biggest players, or selling their games 🤦

The world's first trillionaire did this

Opening few games of the #WorldCup have been really boring, none more so than this Qatar-Switzerland game. A group with those 2, Bosnia and Canada is not even worth watching tbh. Far too many teams.

New ‘Blackwater River Town Bridge and Cycleway’ open today, linking the local park with coffee shops, and access into Navan town centre, and the #BVLGreenway at the other end.

There's a reason the Glasgow slogan is "People Make Glasgow" & that refugees, asylum seekers, & immigrants to Scotland are called New Scots. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💙

These are the real people of Belfast. Thousands of anti-fascists rally against the far-right at Belfast City Hall today. They sent a clear message that racism is not wanted in their city. Things you love to see ✊❤

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Thousands have turned out for an Anti-Racism rally in Belfast city centre, organised by United Against Racism and supported by Trade Unions

My first in a series of World Cup collages for @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

I autistic pattern recognitioned this in a podcast back in 2018, by tracing its funding to at a venture capital firm that’s a front for the CIA

The FAI are sportswashing a genocide, ethnic cleansing and illegal invasions. Remember this when they want you to buy the new kits or send your kids to soccer camps. #SpéirGorm #StopTheGame

We have collaborated with the Scottish Refugee Festival to produce a special edition front page highlighting the contribution of refugees in our country It was created by oil painter Nii Sackey Vanderpuye and graphic designer Anupa Joshy

Incredible!! 💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥 The Knicks FULL 29 Point Comeback! Go Knicks!! 💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥🏀💥

Good man Richie Sadlier, calling out TV ads during the water break in the first-half there. Not for me son. #WorldCup

One for our Brazilian fans 🇧🇷💚 Two time World Cup winner… Cork City supporter? 😅 👀 Brazil legend Cafu with his City shirt 🤝

Wow.. nerves of steel

Traditional green-white-red v yellow and green for tonight’s World Cup opener When the countries met in the first game of WC2010, Mexico became the first country since 1938 to wear a black kit at the competition museumofjerseys.com/2022/12/07/b...

“Butt out”?? Really? Social media platforms are openly spreading hate and promoting misinformation and that’s his response?

6) The world’s richest man is helping fuel this violence in our communities through his personal interventions as well as X as a platform that is, in itself, a fascist platform now. 7) Despite that, most of our politicians, Govts / Govt Depts, journalists etc are still using that platform.

PSNI appeals to social media companies to stop hosting ‘toxic’ content amidst protests www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Clickbait article with TDs asking cynical questions for their own interests. I dont see where TII specifically said greenways cost €2m/km on average. What they said was you “can't compare like with like”, which is very true... www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

Greenway should be built alongside planned Navan railway, says campaigners Including a greenway alongside the planned extension of Dart to Navan would provide for urban and rural transport needs -- including linking people to their nearest station without needing to drive, especially where there…

The government needs to leave X. EVERYONE needs to leave X.

The scenes in Belfast are terrible and worrying what it could lead to. We have to remember it's only a minority of people doing this and we have to stand up to them. It's not helped, however, by social media companies like 'X' & Facebook actively pushing terrible anti-immigrant AI posts into feeds.

The visa story is the most telling controversy this World Cup has had Fifa is going against its own rules and precedent Should it even be held in a state that clearly doesn't see it as a World Cup What was the point of Infantino's cravenness to Trump? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali. The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Donald Trump said Somalia “stinks” and is “no good for a reason”. Three days later Gianni Infantino gave him a FIFA Peace Prize. Today a Somali referees was denied entry to the US for the 2026 World Cup. Help us reboot this no-good organisation rebootfifa.com

Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:

Public consultation on the proposed new Navan Rail Line is open until 3rd July 2026, and Navan Cycling Initiative are calling or the inclusion of parallel greenway corridor to run alongside the route. navancycling.ie/navan-cyclin...

U.S. authorities inspected SENEGAL’s national team players the moment they stepped off the plane. This was the FIFA WORLD CUP “welcome” for Senegal’s team in the U.S. FULL detailed INSPECTION.🤬🤬🤬

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan has been dropped from officiating at the World Cup after being barred from entering the United States. Fifa said that it was powerless to influence the decision. jrnl.ie/7064592

Welcome to the #WorldCup

Mary Moynihan, Smashing Times, at the fantastic Robert Tressell Festival which took place at the RDS over the weekend. Pictured are Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins; Ivana Bacik TD and Jeremy Corbyn MP; Rebecca O’Keefe; Mary Lou McDonald TD #TressellFestival #RobertTressell #SmashingTimes

Folks, we did it. An old man is literally yelling at a cloud.

#Wicklow200 Great day out in the Wicklow Mountains. Pure torture, of course, but still great.

Today is World Environment Day but in short order we've been hit by news of a new major fish kill, taken to court by EU over continued illegal turf cutting, singled out as UN example of what not to do when it comes to data centres & falling short on climate action targets We can do better than this

New fish kill reported: current estimate is in excess of about 20,000 fish dead in Louth from what is "believed to be an agricultural discharge upstream of Tallanstown," all species, including salmon, trout, roach, pike, eels, perch" are impacted

Scorched Earth I took this today following a wildfire in the Dublin Hills at the weekend. Nothing survived. 1/🧵

NB: there are still 4.5 years to go before end 2030. The Govt is 6 months late (and counting) in publishing the statutory update to the Climate Action Plan that is supposedly *required* to address "gaps to targets" within that period. Crisis? What crisis?

Hey #speirgorm. A video by “journalist” Caolan Robertson about the Aughinish Alumina plant. Robertson is a hack who has previously worked for Youth Defence and Tommy Robinson. Do not share.

Kerry folk! This might be of interest to those from around the Iveragh Peninsula, or anyone who has worked there in the past. #SpeirGorm

'Is there a rule book for Dublin and then a rule book for everyone else?' - Dubs disappointed with GAA president's comments Another absolute shambles from the #GAA. What was Jarlath Burns thinking? They just come across as complete mess of an organisation. www.rte.ie/sport/footba...

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