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Bets Von Count

@betsvc.bsky.social
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Dedicated feline enthusiast, avid reader, music lover, tea drinker, pro-abortion feminist, history fan, Marshmallow, pro adoptee rights, fond of the gin. Si/i. Dublin, Ireland.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Discussion poster as seen in Vancouver.
A black-and-white poster on the city pole that says Community can we have a safe route for our kids to walk back to school 
City: no a driver might get mad
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...
thejournal.ie
Ireland says it stands with Palestine. So why did we play Israel?
The FAI’s handling of the Nations League fixtures shows that when it comes to standing up for those who have no voice, words are not enough. It’s actions that count.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I will not be watching this team again. - Colin Sheridan @colinivan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
irishexaminer.com
Ireland? I will not be watching this team again. My children can decide for themselves
Ireland’s footballers could have shown what happens when people with something miniscule to lose decide that principle matters more than their own convenience. They chose self-interest
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.thejournal.ie/homeless-fig...
thejournal.ie
Homelessness: Record 17,885 people in emergency accommodation last month
Of those, 5,830 were children.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.ontheditch.com/we-are-livin...
ontheditch.com
Palestinian footballer who played Bohs stuck in Israeli jail
“We are living a nightmare,” her father told The Ditch.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.thejournal.ie/government-d...
thejournal.ie
Government report on data centres was 'flawed' and 'exaggerated', new research claims
The study also suggests that nearly 50,000 homes could have been built if the resources in the data centre build-out were directed elsewhere.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Cameron Park Zoo in Waco TX has a new black-footed cat kitten (Felis nigripes). It's exploring grass for the 1st time here. This species is the smallest wild cat in Africa, but with the highest hunting success (~60%). They eat 1/6th their body weight in rodents & birds every night.
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Abortion Rights Campaign @freesafelegal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The mandatory 3 day waiting period must go! "It caused more stress and was rather demeaning for me and my partner as we already considered our decision extensively before initiating the process" Join us, 2pm at the Department of Health, Saturday (26/09/26) for the 15th annual March for Choice.
Illustration of the above quote inside a large speech bubble. The background is made up of an overlapping pattern of purple, teal and yellow triangles. It says 3 day mandatory waiting period in black above the bubble. Below it says Too Many Barriers: ARC and Lorraine Grimes Ph.D The ARC logo is in the bottom right corner
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
WTAF? The lads shouting on the corner of Henry Street drive me mad, but I can keep going. This is a whole other level: www.thejournal.ie/readme/preac...
thejournal.ie
The last thing anyone needs after a long day at work is a lecture on a bus
Little did we all know, everyone on the 39a is hurtling towards hell, rather than Blanch, Kelly Earley recounts a recent commute with a preacher on board.
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Dr Pauline McGonagle @pgmcgonagle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’ www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
irishtimes.com
Gazan student says visa refusal ‘worst feeling I have ever experienced’
Applicant one of three to be awarded full scholarship but all refused visas in July
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Earth, Wind, & Fire Day to all who celebrate 🌍 🌬️🔥 🕺💃 youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...
youtu.be
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is Englishman William Holman Hunt’s Light of the World (1851-4). When I first saw it in 1985, as a teen, I couldn’t stop laughing. The idea of Jesus as an Englishman tickled me! It’s a great pic, but one of the most High Victorian Imperialist visions. Colonialism as art!
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Feljin Jose @feljin.ie · 21/09/2026
Even the victims are to blame, it seems. Unbelievably tone deaf from the minister who cancelled the reform of the Road Safety Authority, scuppered the speed limit reform and cancelled the red light camera enforcement pilot.
Road safety minister blames ‘everyone involved’, including road users, for rising death toll
Seán Canney’s remarks come after four deaths at the weekend and as EU ministers gather to discuss road safety
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stop calling it a climate problem. Call it what it is: organized greed. The planet isn’t dying. It’s being killed for profit. The killers have names. And boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.thestory.ie/2026/09/15/e...
thestory.ie
Emergency homeless centres had bedrooms in unapproved rooms, defective fire doors and no escape routes posted for residents – TheStory.ie
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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is I. Have never even been to the website, for the same reason that I wouldn't eat an arsenic sandwich.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It drives me mad when people walk four abreast on a narrow footpath and don't look to see who's coming in front or behind of them, sending me into the path of a car on the road. Have some situational awareness, for the love of Christ! www.thejournal.ie/readme/walki...
thejournal.ie
It’s time that Irish people learn some walking etiquette
Somehow, we have completely normalised having zero self-awareness in public.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Why? www.thejournal.ie/irish-citize...
thejournal.ie
Citizenship rules to be tightened with longer residency and language test
Those seeking Irish citizenship will be required be resident in the country for eight years, up from the current five.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
'Tis well for him: www.thejournal.ie/sean-canney-...
thejournal.ie
'Everybody's hard-pressed': minister dismisses criticism of public transport fare hikes
Adult fares on buses and trains nationwide are set to increase by an average of 15% from January.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.thejournal.ie/readme/irela...
thejournal.ie
We could make public transport free for what we're spending to keep it cheap to drive
But most drivers can’t trust or don’t have the public transport system they need.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.wonkette.com/p/rest-in-pe...
wonkette.com
Rest In Peace, Gloria Steinem: Feminist, Beauty, CIA Asset
Wait. What?
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not a fan of Ryan or the Greens, but: www.thejournal.ie/eamon-ryan-c...
thejournal.ie
Eamon Ryan accuses government of 'political choices against public transport' after fare hikes
The ex-transport minister said the Department of Public Expenditure was “getting rid of all that green nonsense and getting back to the consumer paying”.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fuck, I hate Martin. You know he has never had to take public transport in his life. www.thejournal.ie/bus-fare-tra... I will be stuck wondering whether the extra thirty p makes it worth walking the ten km home.
thejournal.ie
Bus and train fares for adults to increase by average of 15% from January, NTA confirms
The move has been criticised by opposition parties.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.ontheditch.com/internationa...
ontheditch.com
International academics protest Palestinian visa refusals
The impact on the capacity for Palestinians to engage freely in intellectual exchange is grave
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Steph @stephanenny.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Campaigned for brexit, has his global HQ in Singapore and is booting Irish people off Irish land. Never not at it.
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
For the record - fuck every European politician who uses their power to uphold this system, and if you voted for them or agree with them, fuck you too. I hope you never know a moment's peace until you have righted the wrong you have done to people far less fortunate than you, you soulless bastards.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 31/08/2026
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/readme/surre...
thejournal.ie
Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now
Those in the north famously love to be told what’s what by Westminster.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/greyound-rac...
thejournal.ie
Questions over who is even showing up are among the many that dog Irish greyhound racing
Attendances are plummeting, and figuring out who is paying to go is trickier still.
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AK Faulkner 🔜 NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 29/08/2026
C'mon! Someone on catsky knows someone in New Jersey, New York, or the vicinity who would love these two middle-aged, bonded kitties whose human has passed away. Find them a home!
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/bessborough-...
thejournal.ie
Bessborough survivors seek judicial review of planning permission for apartments on site
The home was run by the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and operated between 1922 and 1998.
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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Misogynistic views biggest red flag for violent extremism” Researchers examined 6 extremist movements: * incels * far-right * white supremacy * far-left * anti-feminism * religious extremism “Misogyny was the key ideology that cut across all of them.” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Misogyny identified as biggest red flag for violent extremism
A new study finds that violent attitudes towards women are not just a social issue but a matter of national security.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Well it's a normal Monday when you are reduced to sniping at a chat bot.
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Sophia McDougall @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you are or know someone looking to adopt a kitten in London, please get in touch. She's scared but nevertheless already very friendly and likes to sit on laps.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/palestinian-...
thejournal.ie
'Let us study': Palestinian students 'heartbroken' over Irish government visa refusals
More than half of a group of 59 Palestinian students awarded scholarships were refused permission to enter the country.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you spent a lot of your life in the little village in Amorica defying the Romans, this podcast is for you.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The youngest cat just jumped across the room like a goat. Sadly I did not have a video ready phone, but it was very amusing.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/hare-coursin...
thejournal.ie
The FOI Files: Records revealed DAFM inspected just four hare coursing events in five years
The four inspections recorded 16 hares being hit by dogs, an injured greyhound being euthanised and an entry stating that 10 hares had been killed, which the department later attributed to a ‘clerical...
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The Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Israeli settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to Palestinian homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror
theguardian.com
Israeli militants besiege two Palestinian families in their West Bank homes
Settlers and soldiers cut off water and electricity to homes, and block medical care in campaign of terror
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
New Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. Jim O'Callaghan's Irish 'biometric analysis' wheeze has gone international. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ire...
thegist.ie
The Gist: Ireland's Biometric Laundromat
Ireland quietly passed a law in July potentially undermining every EU citizen's protections against law enforcement use of biometrics. This is the Gist.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"Lebanon is being ethnically cleansed by Israel" via Charley Gtrmacs
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.ontheditch.com/palestinian-...
ontheditch.com
Palestinian visa refusal rate exceeds 50 percent
For the first time in a decade
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/dublin-homel...
thejournal.ie
Sweating in tents and searching for shelter: How Dublin's homeless are surviving the heat
The Journal visited the Lighthouse homeless café to see how the intense summer heat is impacting service users.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmfF...
youtube.com
Harry Potter did NOTHING for literacy
YouTube video by Caelan Conrad
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 13/08/2026
Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement and participation in public life, according to data released by UN Women.
rte.ie
Half of Afghan women rarely leave home, says UN agency
Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month as Taliban-imposed restrictions curtail their freedom of movement, according to data released by UN Women.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Oh no, immigrants are bad! www.thejournal.ie/two-men-use-... That is obviously considerable sarcasm. And no, they don't need to be as heroic as these gents to be accepted as New Irish.
thejournal.ie
Trampoline used to help rescue teenage sisters from Galway house fire
‘When you see people shouting and screaming in a fire, you can’t just stand there and keep watching it. You try to do your best.’
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.thejournal.ie/readme/green...
thejournal.ie
Small forests, big change: How tiny pocket forests can help cities breathe again
Pocket Forests is helping communities plant dense native woodlands that cool streets, boost biodiversity and create greener, more liveable urban spaces.
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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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