Suspending Erin Biba, a Jewish woman for this skeet is nasty work. Between this and intentionally misreading Link’s use of a meme as a threat, bsky mods are more than willing to ban based on the Spirit Of The Law for *some* posters but never Jesse Singal. bsky.app/profile/aman...

Join Sara Ahmed, Emma Dabiri and Catriona Crowe and I, Tuesday 7 Oct @abbeytheatre.bsky.social @dublintheatrefest.bsky.social for Complaining For Good at 12:30. Still a few tickets available. I’ll be talking about WTF Happened, the book I wrote with @lianbell.bsky.social from @ucdpress.bsky.social

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

This is causing a lot of confusion so there's a handy mnemonic you can use: If your Gavin be gruesome, you'll find he's a Newsom. If your rent he be havin', you've got a Jim Gavin. #spéirgorm #MainCharacterSky

It’s National Poetry Day. The greatest poem in the English language.

Owls are not real.

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

"I'm withdrawing to spend more time as Governor of California," he said in a statement.

Is this a fancy term for minding someone’s cat while they’re on an overseas work trip?

I know the Dublin GAA team are disproportionately well-funded, but fourth largest economy in the world? That's a stretch.

Tomorrow is the 1 year anniversary of my favourite ever teacher. Apart from being an excellent teacher in class, he used to take us to debate competitions and table quizes. One evening in the car he mentioned that all the schools we were competing with wore uniforms. (Our school didn't).

This is a magnificent story :)

THE IRISH HAVE CONQUERED ENGLAND

#OnThisDay, 5th October 1968, a civil rights march in Derry was stopped by the RUC at its starting point in the Waterside and marchers were attacked with batons. The RUC assault led to rioting in the city and is often cited as the starting point of “the Troubles”. www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-...

You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.

AMAZING NEWS Global Sumud Flotilla 👍Mission accomplished👍 The ISR Navi was so distracted that PALis in Gaza were able to fish in the waters of Gaza for the first time since in god knows how long. The PALis in the strip were able to eat.

Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to. Graphic: @standplaatskrk.pl

The police will tell you they have 'no choice' because PA are a proscribed organisation but come to Belfast and you learn very quickly that is a lie. This is absolutely a choice.

I’ll see that “pack it out” challenge and raise you a “take an extra trash bag and pick up some extra trash if you have the chance”. The parks and wildlife will be better for it.

Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 — thousands have taken to the streets right now and are marching toward the presidential palace.

This is something that's been worrying me since it was announced a few months ago. I've been here for 4 years, have invested in this country, believe in the future of it, am literally teaching the children of it, but the thought I won't be able to be treated as a citizen is disturbing to me.

"Our credible plan is also an acrostic." (This is, genuinely, the actual Conservative press release.)

“This time next week, I might not be able to advocate for myself. So I’ll say this now: speak up not only for the flotilla, but against Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide.” - @naoisedolan.bsky.social www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... #Sumud #Spéirghorm

A tree fell at the rear of Smith Acres and we didn't hear a bloody thing. That answers that one.

A better world is possible (and this is a change that you can make at a local level, much easier than national change)

Reviving this thread from Hong Kong as federal agents throw tear gas at people on the street in Chicago. It might not be a bad idea to have water/saline in squirt bottles on hand. (We'd be great if not for Trump et al. It was a beautiful day today - I rode my bike along the lake for 2 hours.)

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

These people were enslaved as laborers for a call center soliciting church donations in case you’re wondering the exact level of where we went wrong as a human species

If you go to a climate conference and meat or dairy is on the menu, please say something to organizers. "Please aim to have a vegan menu next year! Meat & dairy are huge contributors to climate change and it undermines our commitment and message to serve them at an event about climate change."

our @fossilfreebooks.org comrade @peter.polari.com has made these gorgeous risograph prints to raise money for the Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid group supporting people in Gaza. Only 50: get yours quick polari.press/shop/art-pri...

History repeats.

necessary light

the EU parliament is looking for a native-level irish speaker for a press officer traineeship, starting next march it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here) deadline end of october!

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights…” Jane Goodall, Rest in Peace.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Kurt Vonnegut: "We are here on this Earth to fart around, and don't let anyone tell you differently"

I think for me the most compelling answer for "why fund basic research?" (and the one most relevant to the people doing the work) is that humans are curious and finding stuff out makes us happy and fulfilled. Science is a thing humans like. Life would be more dull and sad if we didn't do it. end/🧵

Is there really noone left who dares to say no anymore? What next?

This is INCREDIBLE. The Bearded Vulture has multigenerational nests that last for hundreds of years, built in very secluded places — and they’re FULL OF ANTHROPOGENIC ARTIFACTS.

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨

#NationalPoetryDay Splint by Gabriel Rosenstock

The Tories will commit to tearing up the Good Friday Agreement this weekend.

Because we all need a talk about failure and people and purpose right now, I’m porting over an old story thread from Twitter: the time my advisor told me if I didn’t get a C and destroy my perfect transcript, it would RUIN my life, and the time she was not actually wrong about it

Thanks @sineadgleeson.bsky.social for sharing the poem below. I can't stop thinking of @sarahmaintains.bsky.social and the Irish citizens. Thinking of all the other activists too @freedomflotilla.bsky.social Hard not to feel furious and pretty useless at the same time. Keep shouting. 🇵🇸

This is an unnecessary death. @bachynski.bsky.social

Also this one 👏🏻

People in the US won't believe this, but a society requiring people to own a motor vehicle to get anywhere actually gives you LESS freedom than a society where you can safely walk, bike, or feasibly opt to take mass transit. If you're a slave to your car, you're also a slave to your job.

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.