Unfortunately this is not surprising. The system has a way of grinding down those who are trying to change things or highlight issues, especially they are see as outsiders. That goes for all sorts of places including universities. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Sinn Fein - the Irish branch of United Russia! www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/sinn-fein-...

🎥 BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING OUR POLITICS 🎥 UK politics has a big money problem 💷 The super-rich use money to buy honours, influence and access to power. It erodes trust in our politics and undermines our democracy. The UK needs a cap on donations to end big money in our politics. More below ⤵️

Winter downpours are getting heavier as a relentless succession of storms batter Spain, Portugal and Morocco. New analysis by @wwattribution.bsky.social shows that the wettest days are now around a third wetter than they were before the planet warmed by 1.3°C 🧵

This is nonsense! 1. Just as countries can join treaties they can pull out again. 2. The technology is old (80 years!) and not terribly complicated nor expensive. Talk of European states developing their own nuclear umbrella is fanciful www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...

Only diehard russia supporters claim that russia is looking for peace. Even they know the opposite is true.

Looks like the Irish government is doing exactly the right thing. Perhaps they should include a clause that can be used to enable Irish fishing vessels to assist them if required.

Best thing Ukraine can do is blow the pipeline up properly the day after the election and then the issue of Russian oil for Hungary and Slovakia will be eliminated.

💥BREAKING: Viktor Orbán ordered the military deployed to guard “key energy facilities,” citing a possible Ukrainian “attack” to disrupt Hungary’s energy system. The move fuels fears of a staged national security emergency or false-flag incident ahead of the April 12 elections. This is really scary.

Circular material use rate (CMUR) is a key indicator of a country’s progress towards a circular economy. Ireland’s score as of 2022 was 1.8pc, significantly lower than the EU average of 11.5pc

NEW: This is a terrific deep dive into Epstein & Russia by @professorshaw.bsky.social for @thenerve.news which starts with ‘Yachtgate’, Mandelson’s 2008 scandal involving Nat Rothschild, George Osborne & Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

Deutsche Bank again and again!

Just wait until she finds out about volume discounts!

Of course. He doesn't keep to his deals. Just ask Canada. The lesson - do not make deals with trump!

Any chance they can give planning permission for wind turbines all around the Hotel including the sea? He would love it.

According to an NPR investigation, the DOJ failed to release documents relating to interviews the FBI conducted in 2019 with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her as a child. Only the first interview, is available to the public and she doesn’t mention Trump at all. trib.al/BU8zkFp

Now we have very clear evidence that the US is not on Ukraine's side.

Pathetic behavior by the US

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump’s administration will come back for a second attempt to drive up the amount U.S. pharma firms can charge Britain's National Health Service, two industry figures briefed on the talks have told POLITICO.

In a world where technology/software an be weaponised he is not wrong!

The EU Parliament has paused the US trade deal ratification process. A vote tomorrow morning of the trade committee hass been postponed. Anna Cavazzini , trade policy spokesperson for the Greens/EFA group, said: “. Given the current enormous uncertainty, a vote would be unjustifiable."

How long will it take for Americans to figure out that trump doesn't care about Congress, the Senate or the courts including the Supreme Court?

Just imagine what an outbreak of e-coli would do. The Iranian's are probably working on a plan already.

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fascinating. Reform UK voters are way more obsessed with immigration that those who support their populist radical right and extreme right counterparts in continental Europe. (Source: news.gallup.com/poll/701990/...)

U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner is being summoned by the French government for the second time in six months after the Trump administration commented on the death of a young activist that has roiled France.

The EU as a safe haven, who would have thought www.politico.eu/article/icel...

Trump propaganda networks quickly moved to spread disinformation during the Mexico operation against the CJNG, creating panic amongst the population and tourists. The Mexican embassy to the US had to intervene and call out Trump's alleged mistress for spreading disinfo.

Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff will most greatly benefit countries he has singled out for heavy criticism, including China and Brazil. Long-standing US allies including the UK, the EU and Japan will suffer the largest hit from the new levy. ft.trib.al/O1tXfR7

A reminder, before a certain movie probably makes a big thing of it again: A young Irish couple did not provide the critical data that made Stagg tell Ike to delay D-Day. The most critical data came from HMS Hoste, alone out in the Atlantic. The Blacksod story is nice. But it's not true. /1

It is a lot more likely that the US will need help from Europe in relation to health care than the other way round!

A northern Norway submarine comms cable has been damaged underwater rendering parts of west Finnmark offline. Close by in Hammerfest is a large LNG-facility that seem unaffected. Police in Hammerfest still have connectivity. The affected area is sparsely populated. www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...

Zelenskyy was supposed to fall in days — via assassination or flight. Russian agents rented apartments near Bankova Street with orders to eliminate him. Instead, he posted a dark selfie: “We are here.” Four years later, he’s still in office, CNN. 1/

Parasite capitalists

Leaked chats from a Russian general include orders to kill POWs, photos of severed ears, and coordinated executions after interrogation. Major General Demurchiyev, deputy commander of Russia's 20th Army, called captured Ukrainians "gifts" - then arranged their torture and killing.

Ironic to see the sector that resists doing something about climate change facing the costs of climate change. 1. The rules around slurry spreading must be rigorously enforced. 2. They can pay for more storage themselves - don't want my taxes supporting hypocrisy.

He isn't going to accept that! RTE news : US Supreme Court rejects Trump's sweeping global tariffs www.rte.ie/news/us/2026...

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

Our inner idiot feeds AI training models for free and we don’t even realise it

Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6

Exactly why we should NOT block it. They know exactly what they are doing.

Russia imports huge quantities of Irish components for use in suicide drones www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

More than 25 years after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Northern Irish paramilitaries, both loyalist and republican, are still extorting protection money from shop owners. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fintan O’Toole: Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek

Says the man who was silent for the first 4 months of the war!

Never believe anything until the Kremlin has denied it!

The one positive thing from the @munsecconf.bsky.social

Of course - they are needed to stop Euope get its act together

EU's Kaja Kallas: Coming from a country that is number two in the Press Freedom Index, hearing criticism regarding press freedom from a country that is fifty-eighth on this list (the U.S.) is interesting. Ranking ⬇️ rsf.org/en/index

There was absolutely nothing to be upbeat about! Looks like the Irish government is going to pretend that everything is fine and hope for the best. A recipe for disaster! McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...