We're a vassal state kissing the ring

In terms of excluding socially conservative views from public life, we've all heard as much from socially conservative presidential hopefuls in the past few days as we've heard from the currently sitting president all month.

The people of Cork

This video doesn't contain a cool soundbyte, but I urge everyone to see it. Watching the messy defensiveness in real time is important. It's the same process that that resulted in the "Entrecôte Dublin" press release being published everywhere without basic fact checking. The companies that... 1/2

A piece in which Pat Leahy equates participating as a nominated candidate in the election of the head of state with having access to "the public square". While accepting the far right's diligently-worked-on-for-a-decade positioning of FG and FF as *not conservative*.

Shining bastions of left-wing values. I think Karl Marx is somewhere in that photo on the left

You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.

Portland braces for the same violence seen in Chicago and LA. Watch as one protester in Chicago removes his shirt to reveal all places he was shot by projectiles. The US government firing indiscriminately upon protesters and press alike. No one, regardless of political party, should support this

I initially thought there was something in this too. The media rarely report "Person x lied". They state that "Person X claims they said A, but video/tweet/study shows B" That's as close to an outright accusation of a lie as you'll get from media. That happened here.

Op-Ed in The Journal today about safety in the City and why curfews are a bad idea. www.thejournal.ie/readme/safet...

SILENCED!!

The press obviously thought a Steen nom would give them a whole month to run this tedious, scolding bullshit. Sadly, their little click factory collapsed before they could get it running, so they're dumping every post they have, stripping the building for parts before it sinks into the ground.

It's hard to argue with Paul's assertions from this video. He asks reasonable questions of media here and rather than engaging in self-reflection, many of them get defensive.

I lost it at “FUCKING KYLE!” #caturday

This John Wick killed his own puppy

"Why won't women date me?" asked the guy hoping his ejaculation can compete for the gold medal one day.

You should post this on Facebook or wherever your ICE agent/Military/Cop cousin can see it

Every Cork Saturday. "The bombs keep falling on our homes," says Amal. "A crime against humanity, unfolding in plain sight."

So embarrassing. My mom keeps writing my name on my bullet casings so the other kids don't take them

My dog dropping a toy at my feet and staring intently

Sobbing at these Italians being happy to be stuck in traffic during a strike for Palestine

I’ve been doing something similar as I’ve noticed how some people I care for are in complete denial about racism in this country, beyond the far right. There’s immediate defensiveness that it even exists or that it could exist in *them*. We have a LONG way go with this conversation.

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I think, apart from social media, the traditional media here and abroad have massively contributed to this, I see right wing talking points constantly reported uncritically, introduced and not questioned, and then, to top it all off govt AND opposition (SF) adopting essentially same rw positions

Not one damn word is untrue 🕊️ @freedomflotilla.bsky.social #Sumud #FeedGaza #FreePalestine #SupportDissent

Been trying to engage people IRL in political discourse with more pragmatism- Listening more than speaking. Something that is scaring the shit out of me is how insidious the far right shit is already. It's spread well beyond the riots and marches. It's popping up everywhere in "polite" company

Newsflash: That handbag is not on the ballot paper. A trick of professional communicators hired by major parties is to distract us into grumbling about their people so we forget to listen to what good people are saying. That’s happening now. #Spéirghorm #Handbags

A trick of professional communicators hired by major parties is to distract us into grumbling about their people so we forget to promote what good people are doing and saying. That’s happening in Ireland now. #Spéirghorm #Handbags

So - anti-racism march today, gathering 1pm Garden of Remembrance - maybe see some of you there?

Maith thú @catherinegalway.bsky.social 👏👏

Well don't I feel stupid

UN Humanitarian Relief Chief tells CNN’s Amanpour that peanut supplements for malnourished children are being deliberately blocked from entering Gaza.

7 years ago there was a march to #RaisetheRoof to force government to tackle the rising homeless numbers. We need that momentum again. #speirgorm

50 quid says this will be the tagline of a Jason Statham movie called The Baker within 2 years.

Threw a loaf of bread at my partner earlier and she threw it right back at me. It's true what they say: Violence baguettes violence 😔

Vibes & Scribes shops donate gross profits from tomorrow Saturday's sales to @msf.ca

Begging white people to stop comparing their inconveniences to an actual dictatorship where people have been killed or ended up in jail for months or years protesting election fraud.

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail created this housing crisis. It didn't exist 20 years ago. Think of all these kids when you cast your Presidential vote #aras25 ##Speirgorm

Will he let them release the Epstein Files if someone scribbles "Antifa 4 Eva" on the folder before they do?

I think not being fluent in Irish should absolutely bar you from the job.

Ireland deserves a President of integrity, courage and compassion. Catherine Connolly has always stood up for people, not parties. She listens, challenges, and leads with heart. That’s why I believe she should be our next President. 🇮🇪🗳️ #CatherineConnolly #President2025 #Aras25 #Connolly4President

I said this crap two weeks ago! AhhhhHghbb

We worked late tonight coming up with this handy pocket guide to send to NPR. It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

While I welcome an Taoiseach's statement I refuse to gloss over the fact that his government continues to stall on the Occupied Territories Bill. A measure proposed well before this conflict because the history of Israel brutalising Palestinians predates this genocide. The Irish people demand action

The boycott works. Continue the boycott.

Who will soon expand to consume whatever is available to them because apparently all we can build are data centres...

Jim/Heather either: a) have been planning to run for president for a while and just couldn't spare a couple of hours a week to learn Irish, or b) decided to run for president on such a whim that they didn't have time to start learning Irish. Neither reflect well on either of them, whichever is true

My view on the "I'll learn Irish if I become president" line. Aside from how important Irish is to the role, the lack of effort to try learn it before becoming a candidate just shows a deep level of unseriousness about the role of president. 1/2

But don't forget your high vis lads