4 people killed and 24 more injured by the Russian attack on #Kyiv tonight. A lot of residential buildings damaged by Russian drones. A whole entrance of a residential building was ruined by a Russian drone. 29 residents were evacuated. Russia deliberately targets Ukrainian civilians.

Section 5(1)(f) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended) makes it a criminal offence to knowingly facilitate the production or distribution of sexualised images of children. The problem here isn't the law - it's the political willingnesss to enforce it against X.

"Why is the government posting on a deepfake child porn site?" That's the question to ask them, journalist friends.

France prevented an Israeli terrorist attack in South Lebanon. French soldiers from UNIFIL neutralized two Israeli drones carrying explosives, UN personnel are regularly the target of Israeli drones.

A Polish man who did not believe that Russia had invaded Ukraine traveled to the occupied territories to see for himself, and died in a Russian prison after being tortured, Gazeta Wyborcza reports.😕

We’ve always considering World War 3 a possibility but who would have imagined that Russia and the USA would together be the Axis powers?

Journalists need to stop writing that “Grok is spreading child pornography” or “Grok is spreading antisemitic messages.” Grok is a human creation with algorithms created by humans working for X. The technology is not responsible. The people running the company are.

Annual water consumption for 2025 by AI data centers is estimated to range between 312.5 billion and 764.6 billion liters. This is equivalent to the total annual volume of bottled water consumed by the entire human population.

The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen to the United States: “The Kingdom of Denmark, and thus Greenland, is a member of NATO and is therefore covered by the Alliance’s collective security guarantee.” I “strongly urge the United States to cease its threats.”

The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States: “Enough is enough.”

Prepare to smile a lot. One of the best comebacks ever!

A very long and important THREAD - The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974. And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself. Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/

A short and single interaction with generative chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini consumes about five drops of water. But generating a standard 100-word response can effectively drink up to 1.5 liters of water.

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 72-year-old Jeremiah Downing, who is reported missing from his home in Sneem, Co Kerry since Thursday. Jeremiah was last seen at approximately 3pm on Tuesday, 30 December 2025.

Hiding from NYE fireworks.

For years I've been saying how unprepared Ireland is for what is coming - I've observed the same rise of fascism happening over two decades in Scandinavia, and it is now essentially mainstream. Ireland will be no different.

for the love of god, AI systems aren't "just tools that are neither good nor evil in and of themselves". AI systems *are* tools of capitalism. they exist as tools of capitalism. there is no AI system "in and of itself" outside of capitalism

Ireland has one of the world's highest concentrations of data centers. The expansion has reshaped the grid & deepened fossil fuel use. As the EU pushes to triple data center capacity, Ireland offers a warning, writes Louis Boyd-Madsen. Read our investigation with AlgorithmWatch:

In 1981, ten Irish hunger strikers died in UK prisons. Today, Britain risks repeating history by allowing political dissent to be met with lethal neglect. We reject Israel and its allies’ attempts to normalise a world where opposing genocide is a crime... 1/2 t.me/FFC_official... #ShutElbitDown

Russia counts on MAGA, tankie far leftists, corrupt officials, and contrarians from every nation to spread its poisoned message, to create an illusion that Ukraine is hated & alone, to convince democracy to work against itself. We need to start treating this threat with the seriousness it deserves.

“…no unacceptable impacts…” Unacceptable to whom?

Why, what happened? Spend all your money on murdering your neighbors, didn’t you, bastards?

2025 HIGHLIGHT: The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations has concluded that the military campaign of Israel in the Gaza Strip constitutes genocide.

Ok, 16 innocent people brutally killed in Bondi Beach attack – response is wall-to-wall global news coverage & condemnation. Meanwhile, 400+ innocent people brutally killed by Israel *since* Oct “ceasefire” – response is near-total silence from world’s media. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

This lady says it like it is: Putin and Trump want to destroy the European union. www.instagram.com/reel/DSatLFw...

A reminder that 90% of Ireland's so-called 'forests' are industrial plantations, virtually empty of nature. It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.

Don't feel guilty or selfish for taking the time to exercise esp over the holidays. It's actually a selfless act- you feeling better physically & mentally is better for your loved ones, community, employer, the health system. It's your gift to the world🎄

A novel statistical model developed by scientists revealed at least 78,318 deaths in Gaza from October 2023 to December 2024 due to the Israel-Hamas war. Life expectancy at birth also fell by more than 40 percent.

Mosses aside, there are at least 4 different species of epiphytic plants on less than metre of this birch tree. From top down: 1. Polypody fern 2. Broad buckler fern 3. Wood sorrel 4. Hay-scented buckler fern This is rainforest.

The sort of scene Ireland's Atlantic is famous for. Imagine if we had a few of our wild rainforests back, too. We can do this. #Rewilding

Never forget, Russia started the war unprovoked. Only because the billionaire dictator Putin wanted to expand his territories, steal Ukraine’s vast natural resources, and make himself wealthier. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

Something that's been on my mind Instead of labelling goods 'sugar free' to highlight the lack of added sugar, why don't we assume that all products are sugar free and use labels that say 'sugar added' instead? That might put more focus on sugary sh1te Just a thought 🤔

Socialism is fine, it seems, when it funds the military.

Ireland's Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence published its interim report yesterday. The Committee makes a number of recommendations, which include: 1. "Ireland must not shy away from the EU #AI Act or try to dilute it... www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-cen...

“They can’t defeat Ukraine, why would they attack Europe?” Great question, the answer is because they are evil fucks and they are counting on Europe, NATO, to do the usual blithering peace bullshit and try to reach an agreement quickly. The peace talks are seen as weakness and preferable to Europe.

The Irish Nazi Party used to be run by a fella who lived with his mum in a cottage in Ringsend. In those days, no one said you lived in an "echo chamber" if you didn't go around to listen to him.

Whether Russia accepts or declines the deal with Ukraine doesn’t matter, it is still on the war path and will begin its 3rd invasion as late as 2029 according to European intelligence. A deal right now is not preventing war but putting it on pause as Russia regroups and rebuilds its invasion forces.

As a rainforest forms naturally all around this boulder, so do the more sheltered, humid conditions allow a rich bed of mosses and other plants to recolonise. Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible. #Rewilding 🌍

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

President Stubb: "Russia is the number one threat for Europe and actually the Western world." 🫳🎤

Ten people killed, including one gunman, in shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach www.thejournal.ie/bondi-beach-...

#speirgorm if you are in the Clonliffe Road area please keep an eye out for our lovely former foster boy Ernie

"European officials are concerned that a US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the eastern Donbas region...." - Bloomberg writes. UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE! THEY FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT. WOW. Okay, okay… it’s a good article

The US abandoning Europe also means abandoning the silent deal where US war crimes and money laundering were overlooked so this works out.

Ireland pop < 6,000,000 Irish diaspora pop > 60,000,000 Oh the irony.

NATO Chief Rutte: "We need to be ready. Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured."

Danish intelligence has declared the United States, alongside Russia and China, as a threat to national security for Denmark and Europe. It warns that the US may use military force against its own partners and allies.

The tragic deaths of 4-year-old Sofiya Popyk and her 35-year-old mother, Tetiana, have been confirmed following the Russian attack on Ternopil on November 19. The girl was identified by her father, while her mother was formally identified through DNA analysis.