It is a good time to learn how to find accurate information online. We’re offering virtual training sessions over the month of October, teaching you Bellingcat’s investigative techniques…

This @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social piece pulls it all together nicely. www.vox.com/politics/462...

Meta owning its facemash roots

The Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, aka the bomb squad, is on the way to Dublin airport following the discovery of a suspicious item in the lugagge of a departing passengers. Terminal 2 evacuated and flights suspended.

On 20 September 2025, the second Citizens' Jury of the Hanseatic city of Lüneburg will begin. The topic to be addressed by the 30 participants: Consumption-free places for children in the city centre. www.buergerrat.de/en/news/citi... #CitizensAssembly

Congratulations to Eoin O’Malley @dublincityuni.bsky.social on the success of his new book ‘Charlie vs Garret’ which was launched by Sean O’Rourke last night at a lovely event hosted by Dublin Lord Mayor Ray McAdam.

We are delighted to announce that the European Parliament's Bluesky family is expanding, with the arrival of accounts for each of the Parliament's Committees 🦋 Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!

“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives

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This is a shocking breech, individual phone tracking movements for sale without knowledge. The Irish DPC has serious questions to answer around ongoing inaction

Anyone have a link to this research on microplastics @irishtimes.com Nanoplastics contributing to rise in Alzheimer’s, TCD research finds www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

Simon Harris and Mary Lou McDonald still active on X , a platform that has promoted direct violence against them. Seems bizarre to me and maybe the media who also are still all over the platform can ask them why they help bolster the platform by using it

Writing about the nomination process for the presidential election in @irishtimes.com Presidency is the highest political office and if we allowed everyone to compete, our ballot paper would probably look like an old-style phone book. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Interested in the future of journalism? Like to hear from someone at the coalface in the US? Join us and the NYT's Malachy Brown for a special event on Friday 19 September at 10am in DCU. Link to register below. www.eventbrite.ie/e/dcu-fujo-a... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Colm Keena continues his roll of stories about Irish presidential hopeful Sheridan’s Russian Moldovan business links. Super reporting

Sweet story. Irish presidential hopeful will have to address questions about Moldovan and Russian connections

Interesting and mirrors my experience …LLMs are not principled reasoners but rather sophisticated simulators of reasoning-like text

Just filled it out We’ll need to expand basic income if US style job cuts come in wake of ai and automation

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

Ireland's National Restoration Plan needs funding, yet nothing from the 3.15b Infrastructure, Climate & Nature fund has been allocated to nature The Government has said that restoration measures on private land will be voluntary & funded but have shown no indication of how this will be achieved

Must-read reporting from @sallyhayd.bsky.social at the Israel-Gaza border.

Once more for those in the back - Metrolink is not only an airport line It serves 15 other stations, connecting 127 schools, 3 universities, 5 hospitals, and making over 175k people and 250k jobs accessible by foot to a stop. An estimated 18% of passengers will use airport stop

What happens when 16-year-olds get the vote? Other countries are already seeing the benefits | Christine Huebner

Irish-Syrian activists ask Labour not to support Connolly’s presidential bid www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Russians linked to Wagner trained people in paramilitary camps in Bosnia and Serbia to disrupt the Moldovan elections, learning "how to organise mass riots and how to provoke the police into a violent reaction” balkaninsight.com/2025/07/15/d...

Looking to talk to current or former workers at the National Park Service for a story for The Economist. Please help share this around! I’m on signal at abraun.99

Rosie’s response to Trump: Chef’s kiss

Catherine Connolly nominated Gemma O’Doherty for the last presidential election.

Remind me why universities, charities and governments are still using X as a platform for advertising their programmes and sharing their activities? With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers: on.ft.com/3Ig3H3l

Worth reading for anyone working with social democratic parties

(This is supported by the academic research too.)

What is happening to our British friends. An elderly revered apparently removed. This authoritarianism will surely backfire? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This thread is powerful.

NEW INVESTIGATION: Content moderations were asked to think like paedophiles or act suicidal while they trained Meta AI tools as part of their work for an Irish outsourcing company Read the full story: http://jrnl.ie/6745653

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Interesting to see this but few details here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is the most optimistic I’ve thing around US politics. In Ireland we saw the impact when the young were energised around marriage equality and the 8th.

Stunning victory. Stunning to see a new voice, with fresh ideas and energy winning in the US. Offers some hope Now we just need people to demand being allowed vote on a directly elected mayor in Dublin #spéiregorm

We badly need a Dublin mayor. Just look at news from New York today and imagine what people with fresh ideas invested in the city’s future could campaign on. Just don’t understand why opposition parties don’t push it more #spéiregorm

BREAKING: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has instructed the Israeli military to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes on Tehran,” according to media reports. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5ik6x4

Perfectly expressed.

Bluesky hive mind call out: For our launch on the 28th July, Media Revolution is looking for examples of brazen media disinformation from around the world (overt or by omission). I think I probably have enough from the USA but don't hold back. Do DM me if anything comes to mind.

« Forced marriage on slave terms » between tech bros and creatives. Couldn’t agree more.

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

Take note.

What a time to be alive. The president of the United States doing battle damage assessment via sketchy OSINT accounts. I had blocked this particular account some time ago.

I’m just gonna leave this right here 👇🏽👇🏽

"To our untrained eye, a corn field looks more 'natural' than an array of solar panels. But a corn field is a biological desert ... Put up some solar panels, and add some plants that only need to be mowed once a year or so (sometimes with sheep) and you see an explosion of life."

Would you like to lead a team of reporters dedicated to lifting the lid on how Ireland works? Apply to become the Acting Editor of @investigates.thejournal.ie (full time for a year). I'm biased but this is a really meaningful and enjoyable job. Shout if you've any questions! Deadline: Fri 04 July

Great report on European citizens assembly on the next EU budget via @news.dw.com podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...