Ref! Handball!

When asking questions becomes the problem, something’s gone very wrong. @kfmradio.bsky.social www.kfmradio.com/news/localne...

If Russia is banned for its war of aggression and atrocities against civilians in Ukraine, Israel should be banned for its genocide in Gaza. This should not be hard for anyone with a shred of moral/intellectual integrity. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

RTÉ on Eurovision boycott

RTÉ: "Participation unconscionable given the appalling loss of lives in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there, which continues to put civilians at risk. RTÉ remains deeply concerned by the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza and denial of access to international journalists to the territory."

Israel used bulldozers to bury Palestinians in shallow, unmarked graves, CNN reveals

Israeli settlers uprooted about 850 olive and grape trees owned by Palestinians on Monday. These trees are Palestinian families’ livelihoods. Israeli settlers are making the West Bank unlivable for Palestinians by depriving them of their income.

Even a change of government in Israel and the departure of Netanyahu next year (if it happens) are unlikely to bring much change. The new government may have fewer people interested in ethnic cleansing, but they would be loathe to enter meaningful negotiations on the future of Gaza or OPT generally.

Under the guise of 'speeding the delivery of essential infrastructure', the government is going to basically remove the option of taking judicial reviews. Very often, this is the only legal route communities have to defend local ecosystems against being destroyed. share.google/0844XAjcdexK...

Really, it will be democratic? Since the official policy of the Israeli government is "it's all one state", I assume this protest is about finally giving the 360,000 Palestinians in East Jerusalem, 3M Palestinians in the West bank, and 2M Palestinians in Gaza the right to vote for their rulers.

#WATCH | An Israeli soldier casually documents and posted his partner destroying a civilian vehicle in Gaza with caption "Because why not?"

Incredible project. forensic-architecture.org/investigatio...

"Perverted Xmas drag show for kids"? Isn't that usually called a pantomime? 🧚✨

If there are any people out there who think that Herzog is the liberal and reasonable face of Israel, I don't know on what planet they're living. Herzog is a nepo baby, who stands for nothing, and did nothing to stop Israel's slide into a genocidal authoritarian regime.

A French historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Hansard moments I think about far too often

#gaza #genocide #palestine

Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Sweating at Heathrow border control because I’ve swallowed 15 copies of uncut Intermezzo

I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...

My friends Neil & Katy from the Gougane Barra Hotel organized this raffle for Gaza. It ends in a couple of days. Please check it out www.idonate.ie/raffle/Gouga...

Why hasn’t the Board of Deputies denounced Farage?

Supporters of Ireland's planning system say it is wonderfully democratic. But here is a major project supported by repeated democratically-elected governments and put through a rigorous planning process (including plenty of public input) being stopped by 20 people. That's not democracy. It's chaos.

Israel increasing violence in Palestine despite Trump’s ‘peace’ deal

Dear Bluesky, www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners. We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!

what a surprise, majority of fash "Ireland is full" posts on shitter are from outside Ireland

Palestine Action-linked prisoners have been on hunger strike for three weeks now, with hardly any media attention. We need to stand with them and amplify what’s happening m.independent.ie/opinion/naoi...

#WATCH | A new video shows the consequences of Israel's two-year "military operation" (Genocide) in the capital of the Gaza Strip.

"Ceasefire"

NEW: The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

In a new report, HRW details “Operation Iron Wall,” an Israeli military operation across Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps that began on January 21, 2025, days after a temporary ceasefire was announced in Gaza.

Israel’s escalating abuses in the West Bank underscore why governments, despite the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, should urgently act to prevent Israeli authorities from escalating their repression of Palestinians. Read the full report: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations She fought for the people of Gaza She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue

“There’s this whole false sense that the genocide is over. But Israel] is carrying out the genocidal project in a less aggressive way, or a less intense way. It’s what some have called the incremental genocide.” Richard Falk, after detention by Canadian authorities as a 'national security threat.'

#WATCH | Mark Levin says Hamas filmed themselves with GoPros committing "mass rapes" and "gang rapes" on October 7th—but "we can't show you those videos" as proof. (He can't show us those videos because they don't exist)

“Germans should be the first people on earth to recognise the horrors of Palestine. Instead their memory culture has now become a form of consistent denial of the present. If Sebald was alive today he would be writing about Gaza.” - Hugo Hamilton www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Without asylum: Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist Queen would have been without a front man The other queen wouldn't have had a husband Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc

Lad who works remotely from Lear Jets, tax-free Monaco and his Carribean compound has some views on the rest of us ...

Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows. Does this sound familiar? Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."

Poolbeg, dusk

Ballymun municipal refuse centre, November 4th 2025

Captain Torture

Israel is attacking Lebanon daily - but ceasefire holds, according to the United States, European Union, United Kingdom etc. Because Israel can never break ceasefire. Because it's Israel. No matter how many Lebanese die. Over 280 now. bsky.app/profile/aali...

In Memoriam: Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War