NEW: I’ve found an opaque financial vehicle owns a large chunk of the Observer. And neither it or the Guardian will say who it is. Why? Well there is a clue. Which goes by way of Saudi Arabia… 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

“I am political,” Ms. Rachel told me of her new effort to free kids from ICE detention. “It’s political to believe that children are worthy of love … and that our care shouldn’t stop at what we look like, our family, at our religion, at a border. Mr. Rogers was very political.”

BREAKING: Israel announces it is winning the war against Iran after confirming that it has killed a significantly larger number of school children

Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing. Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.

The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting. Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment. 🔗www.gov.ie/solstice#WinterSolstice#Newgrange#ShareTheSolstice

This is worse than even the initial reports and statement from the Justice Minister suggested. www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

Manchán 🕯️

It's a bit childish to say that this feels unfair, but it really does.

Hundreds of people have come together in memory of Mark, Louise and Evan O'Connor, who were found dead at their home in Co Louth earlier this week

Here’s who’s been taken by IDF so far: globalsumudflotilla.org/sos/?key=X8J...

Just had contact with participant aboard Catalina in #GlobalSumudFlotilla. They are still sailing towards Gaza and haven't been intercepted yet. They believe Israeli forces are taking the boats one by one and have taken three or four so far. #AllEyesOnGaza #breakthesiege

That's some weird fascist rally on @skynewsrss.bsky.social live right now. Americans have lost their minds.

Tá siad anseo. Ils sont arrivés. Get your limited edition #VinB badges here. Produced with kind permission from actual real #VinB and all profits go to the ISPCA There's only 25 sets and when they're gone that's them gone www.anniewest.com/books-cards/...

I like how this could plausibly be anything from "I am resigning after a stroke" to "the us is invading Venezuela" to "I am using a new kind of pen"

This is as good a time as any to remind you all that a subscription to the Irish Newspaper Archives is money well spent (it does not, at present, include the full Irish Times archive but that's certainly worth a gander).

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.

Children in Gaza dying of thirst after trucks carrying water blocked - UNICEF

Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News. Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid. Wait for the UN assessment at the end. This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.

In particular, if you are going to be listening to my conversation with Ivor later on, read this first. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/w...

14,000 babies could die. Babies.

Happy Birthday @president.ie

#wren #birds #woodland #spring #photography

hearing him explain things that have been explained to him (probably with cartoons) feels like we’re playing a really stupid game of telephone that ends with all of us dying from e coli.

According to Irish weather folklore we are entering the period of the ‘Borrowed Days’. I wrote about this and old Irish weather beliefs here: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... When the piece was published I spoke to Sean Moncrieff about it, listen back here: t.co/O4npp8yqsa

who told this pampered asshole he has the right to speak to anyone like this?

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Zelenskyy this evening expressing his support, Downing Street has said

You there boy, is there a new Taoiseach today?

Your handy Cut-Out-N-Keep 4 year or 1460 Day countdown card #Inauguration

@fiachnaobraonain.bsky.social Fiachna, tonights playlist was really, really brilliant. Highly enjoyed it.

What was it that first attracted Musk and Trump to the sparsely populated island rich in rare metals and minerals? #Greenland

A few potential words of the day: Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc). Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas. Confelicity: joy in other people’s happiness. Merry Christmas.

Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin) elected in Louth | Live updates: rte.ie/b/1484023

I’m hitting the sack. A prayer at bedtime for those about to tally at dawn. We salute you. #GE24 #SpéirGhorm

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.

Was looking for art images of Mr. Tayto and just want to know which one of ye is responsible for this

The thing about Elon is he's a harrowingly *recognisable* freak. His weirdness is not exotic. He's THE standard weird guy everyone has met, the kind who can't tell jokes, ruins parties, and lies about how good he is at things like Diablo IV. He's THAT GUY, except he became the richest man on Earth.

This series of five audio essays about the power of children’s stories, written and narrated by the brilliant Katherine Rundell, is gorgeously clever and wise www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

For all that we like to complain about Ireland and its weather, there really is nowhere else on Earth like it. Look at those colours! 🌍

Welome to Bluesky @presidentirl.bsky.social

Can we start a thread of great Irish election posters? Starting with the wonderful “Make crime illegal”. #ireland #irish #wonderfulelectionposters

Am still adding to this so please don't panic if I haven't got as far as you yet. Some fabulous new additions go.bsky.app/4V4QbMB

When you see your Tw*tter buds arriving on Bluesky

“There are impeccable practical reasons for leaving Twitter and joining BlueSky. There are sound moral, tactical and political reasons for it. But also, truthfully, it’s giving us a sense of agency.” iandunt.substack.com/p/twitter-is...

Good times x