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CalicoRo

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📚🎞️🧶😻🇵🇸🇺🇦 Dublin. Reading, cinema, knitting, cats FFG: of the Lobbyists by the Lobbyists for the Lobbyists Appeasement isn’t working War makes billionaires out of millionaires & Govt Ministers & ruins us #BoycottIsrael #BoycottMeta #BoycottAmazon

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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 5h
Yesterday, the CRU backed new measures for data centres because they pose an ‘urgent and serious risk’ to grid security with 'negative impacts on costs to consumers and decarbonisation.' And this is what @news.rte.ie runs with today. www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...
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5% of Ireland job postings mention data centres - Indeed
Just under 5% of all job postings on the Indeed hiring platform now mention data centres, according to hiring platform Indeed.
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Paul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 12h
Speaking of Musk, he doesn’t want anybody to see this movie when it comes out October 9. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Governor Abbott office refused to turn over 1400 pages of correspondence without it being heavily redacted, claiming it contained intimate and embarrassing information. we will get to see how much Musk and Governor Abbott were able to sell out Texans.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 15h
No words.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 11h
When Dems takeover in January, ICE must be held accountable. Vote Blue. @senatedemocrats.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #Voices4victory #dv1 #usDemocracy
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ICE initiates immigration enforcement surge in sanctuary cities. Could Portland be among its targets?
Immigration arrests in Oregon have been on the rise since the spring.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 15h
Love that Harry Burton cartoon
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h
"Super Intelligence"
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 18h
Professor Debbie Ging cited a result that a third of Gen Z boys believe that women should obey their husbands. “For the first time in this research, we're seeing a really huge backslide where younger boys have more aggressive attitudes politically towards gender issues than their grandfathers.”
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'Generational backslide' in attitudes towards women and sexual violence
Survey highlights how online 'manosphere' has permeated Irish society
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 19h
More than 130 people each worth over €20 million declared taxable incomes of less than €45,000 in 2024, according to a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General jrnl.ie/7178524
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132 people worth more than €20m declared taxable incomes of less than €45k
The Comptroller and Auditor General found that high-wealth individuals claimed €755 million in tax credits and reliefs in 2024.
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 19h
The message from outside the Dáil today is crystal clear. The FAI must not give up its second chance to not cross the Palestinian picket line, it must not play Sunday's 'home' game against apartheid Israel. Join us at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow at 6.3pm. #StopTheGame
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Den M @mousketeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Unalived - you mean Killed? Unhoused? - the word you are looking for is homeless or at a stretch evicted depending on context. It's it RAPE. The word is not offensive- the fucking crime is.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 30/09/2026
Heimir Hallgrímsson confirmed Ireland's players have not indicated they want to hold another meeting to discuss playing Israel in Serbia on Sunday. However, he admitted he could not say for certain if another gathering of the squad to discuss their sentiments might take place. jrnl.ie/7177982
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Hallgrímsson says it is 'already decided' that Ireland will fulfil Sunday's fixture against Israel
Heimir Hallgrímsson praises midfielder as boss insists second Israel game will take place on Sunday.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Funny how these guys are always “bound by the rules” but only when it suits them.
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 30/09/2026
A pro-Palestine protest is taking place outside Leinster House ahead of the Football Association of Ireland’s (FAI) appearance in front of the Oireachtas media committee. It comes amid the ongoing fallout from the Republic of Ireland’s controversial Nations League matches against Israel.
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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Necessary. BTW anyone who thinks "America is controlled by rich ZIonists," or that merely substituting "Zionist" for "Jew" gives you carte blanche to rehash anti-semitic tropes, should unfollow me. I despise Israel's behaviour in Gaza. I also despise anti-semitism.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.”
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Uplift Ireland @uplift.ie · 30/09/2026
Fixed that for ya Micheál! And you'll be happy to hear the majority of people in Ireland agree 😉
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The FAI and the government had every opportunity to decide not to let our football team play Israel. But they failed to make that call. They have failed the players, and put the burden of making that decision on those players' shoulders. Shame.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please sign.
No censorship of Farmer Jim
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
popularresistance.org/united-state...
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United States Defies International Law To Colonize And Control Space - PopularResistance.Org
The Pentagon recently announced that the United States has deployed weapons in space, in defiance of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty that declares space as a commons. The US has had plans to dominate space for decades for mineral extraction and military control of the planet through its offensive Golden Dome Project. Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space joins Clearing the FOG to explain what the US intends to do, the dangers involved, how the rest of the world is responding and what people are doing to stop US domination of space. October 3 to 10 is the Keep Space for Peace week. Find resources at Space4Peace.org.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
RTÉ News: Man, woman charged with perjury over Conor McGregor appeal www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Samantha O'Reilly and Steven Cummins were brought before Dublin District Court this morning.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nobody, but nobody can be trusted to self police. SPECIALLY not the billionaire class
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pathetic Weak Sauce 😡
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'That fainting couch' @culturalfatwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Much mouth watering stuff but esp enjoyed this 'And if Oracle raises more debt, it runs the risk that two ratings agencies could downgrade it to “junk,” immediately forcing investment funds and indices that cannot hold junk debt to dump it, turning it into a “fallen angel”.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu maintained his connection to all of us opposed to this match. He was also able to act, facing implicit and explicit threats. He turned his character to action, in a decision that was deeply personal but also collective. Thank you. www.ontheditch.com/comment-than...
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Comment: Thank you Gavin Bazunu
He turned his character to action, in a decision that was deeply personal but also collective.
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Dáiligh @dailigh.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Jamie Bryson a representative of OO who has said any violence won’t be caused by the OO, has now called for the PSNI to use violence against peaceful protestors, including children and the disabled who are protesting in Garvaghy Road. This is what he wants - typical loyalist. #speirgorm
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Jamie Bryson calls for PSNI to use 'proportionate force' to allow Orange walk
Jamie Bryson, who serves as an advisor to Portadown District Orange Lodge, insisted that the law must be followed.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Tadhg O’Sullivan @tadhgosullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I find Timothy Mitchell’s framing very persuasive for this stuff, rather than talk of markets and bets www.versobooks.com/products/345...
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The Alibi of Capital
Today, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capital­ism’s origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of c...
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic spent $12.6b in 2025, including $7.33b on compute (data centres), for revenue of $4.6b. It should be obvious to anyone now that AI is a hype and debt-fuelled speculative bubble. There is no market for the technology. F/FG: we need more data centres.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A six-month trial of live facial recognition technology in London’s railway stations cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time. It ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with no arrests
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – false – alert
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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mam made the front page, which would delight her! Funeral arrangements/condolences are here: rip.ie/death-notice...
Front page story in the Carlow Nationalist, "Trailblazing Margaret was the first female reporter in a local paper."
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's been a busy week so far, and it's only going to get busier. We're introducing a motion to tax energy companies' windfall profits, and a bill that aims to guarantee a right to housing. To boot, we're launching our Alternative Budget on Thursday. Stay tuned to our socials to keep up to date.
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CalicoRo @calicoro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Orange men with Eunuch
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fundraising channel closed. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Europe: Sale of Israel Bonds finally ends in Europe
Reacting to the Central Bank of Ireland’s confirmation that on the expiry of the Israel Bonds’ prospectus their sale in Europe has ended Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, said...
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 29/09/2026
The government has been urged to stop treating 'extreme events as one-off emergencies' by the climate council. The council said adequate attention and investment is needed jrnl.ie/7175797
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https://jrnl.ie/7175797t
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ickletayto @ickletayto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Could you be anymore patronising
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Ickletayto @ickletayto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it when someone has clearly not caught up on the basic reading tells everyone to CALM DOWN.. Christ on a bike
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Patrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The FAI responded to popular pressure by doing nothing except damage limitation. Just like the Irish government did with the OTB - dragging it out, avoiding decisive action, failing to provide any leadership, the antithesis of Gavin Bazunu. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI
Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 28/09/2026
Catching the Miliband speech on delay. Hard not to wince thinking of how we were one bacon sandwich away from avoiding so so much bullshit after 2015.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I repeat and call for the use of the pagers we have distributed throughout Ireland.” - Israeli comedian.
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Israeli comedian calls to ‘activate the pagers we scattered in Ireland’ following Nations League defeat
Ivgeni Zarubinski made his comments in response to ‘incitement against Israel’ and ‘anti-semitism’
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rights and liberties that we have all worked so hard to gain and protect are under threat. Funding cuts and sanctions are being inflicted on human rights defenders. The landscape in which we work and seek funding is becoming increasingly uncertain. This is the fight of our lives.
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Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈 @iccl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We need your help. As we mark 50 years of ICCL, we're launching an urgent campaign to protect our rights, liberty and democracy. We're looking for 100 people who share our belief in rights and liberties, and our determination to defend them, to donate €500 each. www.iccl.ie/the-fight-of...
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The fight of our lives.
The rights and liberties that we have worked so hard to gain and protect are under threat. This is the fight of our lives.
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Harry McKillen @harrymckillen.com · 28/09/2026
Utterly mad this stuff gets released. Imagine what's been said that doesn't get released. Also brave of this wanker to be saying this stuff while standing behind two other men, one who's heavily armed.
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