Was it for this #Spéirghorm

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

Just a reminder that at least 242 journalists were killed by Israel since October 7.

Free the people, let them have their say

Reading "Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island" by Mike Pitts and as one of the few people who actually saw "Sliding Doors" in the cinema at the time this is a weird pill to swallow.

The least hard working man in house business

Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera. Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.

1. Don't snitch-tag. 2. Don't explain to people what they just said. 3. Don't "correct" people's jokes. 4. Don't respond seriously to silly little posts. 5. Don't respond trivially to obviously serious posts. 6. Don't "jocularly insult" people you don't know. The rest is commentary.

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78.12% 😥 #Speirgorm

it's stunning. they haven't even started negotiating with the GOP yet; this is the Dems negotiating among *themselves* as to whether and how much to oppose literal fucking stormtroopers executing American citizens in the street

God this storm is brutal, let me check the only place I can reliably see if my train is delayed...

As the Irish Government signals support for Trump's Gaza 'Peace Plan', there should be no doubt that the removal of the Triple Lock is about breaking a 65 year long commitment to the UN and international law so we can more easily side with Western imperial blocs. www.thejournal.ie/trump-board-...

People’s houses wrecked, cars damaged, their health endangered, big financial losses at a time when most struggle with bills and cost of living. Meanwhile little being done using nature prevention, restored wetlands, establish woodlands in river valleys www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#UPDATE - Following our complaint against genocide inciter and war criminal Guy Hochman, he was detained and interrogated for six hours, released only after diplomatic intervention by Israel, had his Canadian visa revoked, and saw multiple scheduled appearances canceled.

Sharing again, because we still haven't passed the threshold. We are at 77%. This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏 eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public #Speirgorm #Speirghorm #JusticeForPalestine

Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!

Just the two genocidaire guest columnists in the Irish Times today.

Your reminder that there is no "triple lock". There's one lock: legislation. That's it. #Spéirghorm

Mood in minneapolis right now

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

When ordinary people are literally putting themselves in front of armed goons in armoured trucks it really makes clear that all those craven m/billionaire CEOs like Tim Cook should never know another days peace and should be shunned by all decent people till the day they die

What a relief that they’re calling for a general de-escalation of tensions, since it’s hard to tell who’s at fault, the people murdering people or the people who aren’t doing the murdering.

“Fascists love to tell us that their numbers are great, and we have to deal with them. But our numbers are also great, and they have to deal with us. They want us to think we have a them problem, and we do. But we should not forget to give them an us problem.” www.the-reframe.com/fighting-in-...

hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading

Puppets - including one of Trump's head - coming down Clark

Time to repost this classic from @voxhib.bsky.social voxhib.com/2016/02/01/s...

In general, there's a huge overlap between "sponsor of local baseball team" and "small business run by one of the loudest and dumbest chuds in your metro area"

So, one of the more immediate challenges for those of us in history right now is to thread the needle between showing all the continuities (over-policing, militarization of police, stop-and-frisk, other kidnappings of immigrant groups) while also expressing the peril of this precise moment.

I am seeing quite a few nurses calling for a nationwide strike over the killing of Alex Pretti. I think we are seeing one of the largest workforces being radicalized before our very eyes.

The Occupied Territories Bill was promised, delayed, and now quietly abandoned. While Gaza faces ongoing devastation, Ireland’s response is hesitation and excuses. This Government must stop stalling and take a clear, principled stand.

Good poll result for the @social-democrats.bsky.social today. We’ve effectively doubled our % in just over a year. Our style of politics isn’t the easiest way of doing it- we stay true to our values & won’t compromise in bringing forward evidence based solutions. There’s a lot more to come 💜

Keith Duggan wrote some words in the Irish Times. There was no reason for him to have done so.

The Irish people are familiar with how Ireland is run. Other people are becoming familiar now...

Watching the people of Minneapolis pull together & resist ICE is inspiring, & also an indicator of how popular it is to be a decent person. If only we had more politicians appeal to folk's better nature, rather than having a dickhead party, & an allegedly nice party who try to outflank the dickeads

Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights Let’s get this EU citizens’ initiative over the line for Ireland. Every country has a threshold, 🇮🇪 at 64% currently please ✍️ and share. #speirgorm eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...

The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians: ‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’

I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal

Zack Polanski stood outside Palantir HQ to demand that the spy-tech firm - which has supported deadly ICE raids and enabled genocide in Gaza - gets out of our NHS Say no to Palantir in the NHS ❌👇 goodlaw.social/658abc

America’s unions mourn the senseless killing by federal agents of our AFGE Local 3669 union brother and VA nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti. We reiterate our call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed. https://bit.ly/4pVTpFO

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

Huge vigil for Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis right now. Thousands calling for ICE to leave the city. “This is not another damn vigil yall. This is a turning point.”

I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”

It's a @cociobh.bsky.social kind of a night.

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"April is the cruelest month" my dude have you met January

When I was a lad before the widespread availability of lightweight hi-viz we wore reflective Sam Browne belts when cycling in the dark, but I don't think the design had any particular cultural significance. Were they widespread elsewhere? Sam Browne himself, well, ooof.

/5 This will not be the last death. The people of MN are unbowed, and that will further enrage the Gestapo. The administration will escalate. They want violence. They WANT to murder people who disagree with them. They are empty without it.