30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The South Bank Show profiles not yet famous RADA hopeful Maxine Peake, as part of which she and drama school friend Diane Morgan take private elocution lessons.

‘Sip your coffee while watching the sunrise’: How Israel is colonizing the West Bank by selling Palestinian land to Jewish Americans

(sorry, I don't know who made this)

Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has said growing global support for Palestine is a direct result of what he described as Israel’s “genocide” in the Gaza Strip. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260721-osc...

Canada turning red is the geopolitical version of your golden retriever biting you.

A group of seven Irish politicians will travel to Germany this week to attend the trial of an Irish man and four other pro-Palestinian activists charged with causing about €1 million worth of damage at the factory of an Israeli-owned defence company jrnl.ie/7108780

If you like graphic novels and Irish literature this is designed for you. A wonderful story.

🟥 "When the Palestinians leave home in the morning, they do not know if they can return in the afternoon, due to the control posts, anyone can be arrested and subjected to administrative detention by the Israeli army for months or years." #WestBank

I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.

The British embassy in Jerusalem has been suspended from Twitter today for posting this Tweet revealing how Israel breaks the law. They silence everybody for criticises them.

Spain edited Trump out of its celebratory photo.

The robots cost more to replace.

🇵🇸 Gaza bookseller rebuilds roadside library from rubble Mohamed Saad arranges rescued books and welcomes customers at a roadside tent bookstore in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, after rebuilding his library with volumes recovered from the rubble of his home in Beit Lahia.

Israeli Haaretz: IDF killed two Palestinians in a village in the West Bank while settlers stole sheep from it

And if you’re wondering about the “delicious diversity” that Skerries has got a taste of … the man charged is named Seán McGlone

Dudes fucking rock I'm so sorry they just do

🇵🇸 Gaza amputees play mock World Cup final in war-damaged stadium Amputees recreate the FIFA World Cup final in a war-damaged stadium west of Gaza City, as Palestinian players injured during the conflict take to the pitch wearing the jerseys of Argentina and Spain.

Enzo Fernandez is picked by most of the IT sports crew for their teams of the tournament. The perils of an early deadline… World Cup 2026: The best goals, best players, best teams, best matches www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.

L.

Great to see all these replays of old stuff while the game is in play. Nice one, American producers.

Glad the ref didn't allow something as crude as a goal to sully this World Cup Final.

Please no more football events organized by Americans, ever.

Last-Ever Global Warming Report Released For Posterity

(guy pointing at the first toaster) is this a bread witch

That Israel doesn’t want journalists in Gaza tells you all you need to know about genocide.

If you pile your furniture in the middle of your living room then set it on fire, you will have the warmest house in your street, for a few hours.

This England / France game is teaching the world a lesson that all of us who have ever played in the Nordecke Cup have understood for many, many years. Soccer games are better when nothing of value is at stake and both teams are very obviously hungover and/or still drunk.

Why is Israel still bombing Gaza? It seems that war criminals can do what they want and they are getting away with it for sure. And the world is doing nothing about it. What is the point of having international law and war crimes if they're not enforced.. 🤬

Never mind gods and monsters, this is the biggest challenge in #theodyssey @privateeyenews.bsky.social #cartoon #greekmythology #cinema #film #trafficjam

@mark-carney.bsky.social Israel is escalating violence in the West Bank and Gaza, on farmland, in hospitals, and in the streets. Why is Canada trading with the genocidal Israeli regime?

Reposting this much-quoted clip, because it's important to hear her speaking her words. Ursula Le Guin on resistance, hope and art. This is just the wisest 45 seconds in a cheering 5-minute address. Transcript: www.ursulakleguin.com/nbf-medal www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et9N...

Someone needs to lock Matt Damon in his fucking house. You know how much money we've spent bringing his ass back home???

Vrba–Wetzler Report "In early 2024, U.S. diplomats blocked internal cables describing northern Gaza as an ‘Apocalyptic Wasteland’. The staff reported seeing human femur and other bones on the roads, dead bodies abandoned in cars and ‘catastrophic human need’, particularly food and drinking water.’”

Now to park the bus for 93 minutes

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

Israeli forces shot and killed a 17 year old Palestinian footballer during an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. How is it possible that in less than 3 months, Ireland is supposed to play a football match against Israel? www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

Statement from FIFA.

An israeli strike on a funeral procession for a Palestinian killed by Israel in an earlier strike. A double tap of sorts. Gruesome www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

This is barbaric.

Messi clapped in the White House as Trump bragged about bombing Iran. You know who to cheer for on Sunday www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

You sometimes see Government TDs pointing out that Ireland isn’t unique in the world in having a housing crisis. But this graph in today’s Financial Times shows just how extreme ours is compared to the places elsewhere, which also describe themselves as a in a housing crisis.

At least 20 schools have now been completely destroyed in southern Lebanon, with 100 more damaged.