“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained. She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families. She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/

I was there, too, and recorded this as people left the scene. Hard to see in the video, but the baby in mom's arms was also crying with red eyes.

SoundHoundAI came to CES 2026 to show off their AI Agent building software. I caught one rep explaining to a team from Coca-Cola how their agent taking orders for Burger King can be programmed to "push" specific product lines or even sizes of beverage, altering the menu display if needed.

Don't think I've spoken to a single artist who didn't struggle this Christmas, and I spoke to a lot, so even if it's not my work I'd really encourage people to try to support a local artist that you like instead of big corporations - every single sale makes a real, tangible difference to their life.

📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm

A cost-of-living crisis isn't the easiest time to sell art, but: www.ciaraioch.com is where you can support my work, with each archival-quality print on textured heavy paper being produced here in Ireland, shipping internationally in eco-friendly packaging, with free mini-treats in every order 🎁

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/ca... @uplift.ie

Take Action: Tell Government TDs to vote for the 'Ban Israeli Genocide Bonds' motion this Wednesday! - Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Malak. Malak’s husband Fadi is in Egypt and she has been all alone taking care of her two daughters Lina, 6 and Hala, 2 for over a year. Malak has written really eloquently about her situation on her chuffed and I encourage you to read it ❤️

This exposé is such a wake-up call for Ireland and our often rosy view of ourselves and how other nationalities see us.

The US government created a disinformation campaign to undermine China's covid vaccine in Asia, which, to dissuade Muslims from being vaccinated, included the outrageous lie that the vaccine contained pork gelatine www.donotpanic.news/p/the-us-gov...

Beware the seoinín patriot #ireland #speirgorm

@daveanthony.bsky.social new dollop sponsor just dropped

incomprehensible

Fantastic @rickperlstein.bsky.social piece on the forgotten history of Revisionist Zionism, whose founders literally described themselves as fascist and whose descendants literally run Israel now:

Israel just killed the son of journalist Wael Dahdouh, Hamza (after previously killing his wife and two other children). Hamza was also a journalist and was in a car with other journalists that was directly targeted. This was in Raffa- the “safe” area

Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 The result: It's now worth 41% less today than in 1968.

The words of one of the Palestinians who were shot in Vermont

"After holding Ms. Tamimi for nearly three weeks, Israel moved to incarcerate her under administrative detention. She now faces indefinite imprisonment, without charges or trial, based on evidence that neither she nor her lawyer are allowed to view." www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/w...

Three Palestinian men were on their way to a family dinner in Burlington, Vermont when they were harassed and shot. “The victims were wearing keffiyehs and speaking Arabic when a man shot them,” according to the report