Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 20/04/2026“Ireland exports the vast majority of what we produce, while importing most of its fresh produce. We are not food secure in any meaningful sense. The risks are no longer theoretical. […] we should place food security at the top of the list of what we want from our food system.” 100
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Well done on a another published piece Emma! Looking forward to reading it 010
Reposted by CarolinePatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Israel launches over 100 airstrikes on dense commercial and residential areas across Lebanon without warning during a ceasefire. 254 people killed, 1165 injured. Not even a word of condemnation for this barbaric violence from Irish or EU leaders. www.rte.ie/news/world/2...rte.ieBloody day in Lebanon puts fragile ceasefire at riskA ceasefire was declared in Washington and Tehran, but, here in Beirut, the smoke rising across the city this evening suggests it has not yet reached Lebanon. 1127
Reposted by CarolineJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Sally Hayden reports: Israel dubbed its mass bombings “Operation Eternal Darkness”, saying it was hitting Hizbullah “headquarters and military infrastructure”, but at the sites in Beirut, this reporter only saw evidence of civilian life.irishtimes.comDay of pain in Lebanon: ‘They’re doing the same thing they did to Gaza’Country left reeling after Israeli attack which killed hundreds of people and injured more than 1,000 12825
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Congratulations! And thank you for your wonderful, reflective talk in Maynooth 010
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Our paper 'Exclusionary Transitional Justice? The Irish State’s Response to Non-Recent Institutional Abuse of Children with Disabilities' is out in IJTJ - with Sinéad Ring Perpetuating exclusion in inquiry & redress processes is a further & ongoing violation of rights. doi.org/10.1093/ijtj... 000
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This should shake us to the core. As identity markers become the feature that *explicitly* dictates which law applies, we must speak out wherever we have any power. Don’t let this erosion, from an already discriminatory state, be normalised. It threatens our humanity in more ways than one 011
Reposted by CarolineRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/03/2026No paywall archive.md/2026.03.27-1...archive.md 084
Reposted by CarolineSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I’ve been a journalist for 27 years. I’ve reported major stories about mass surveillance, torture, war, the military-industrial complex, police black sites, etc. But this is the most important story I’ve ever had the horror/honor to work on. For it is a story about the current phase of a genocide.wired.comThe Ghosts of Al-Shifa HospitalMonths into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war. 3130251516
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I love Quirkos. Simple intuitive interface. Less features but quite a lot and sufficient for layered coding, memos, basic queries. Amazing customer care & affordable Good tutorials, but learning curve is shallow and quick. Happy to zoom with you to show you if useful ☺️ 130
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 14/03/2026A devastating story of the weaponisation of food & essentials in democratic South Africa leading to scores of preventable deaths. As many who grew up in SA I visited a (much shallower) mine converted into a tourist/edu attraction. The experience of these men is unfathomable aje.news/36vn2haje.newsA rope was the miners’ lifeline to the surface. Then it stopped movingDeep underground, artisanal miners face a fight for survival when a police operation cuts off their only lifeline. 000
Reposted by CarolineDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 12/03/2026Children are the most vulnerable, yet the least protected; the most valuable, yet the most expendable. Their lives are shaped by power they do not hold, by institutions they did not design, and by choices they cannot escape. Center the Children: A Manifesto for True Liberation.hilaryagro.comCenter the Children: A Manifesto for True Liberation“I don’t like kids,” people openly say. They are the most vulnerable, yet the least protected; the most valuable, yet the most expendable. Their lives are shaped by power they do … 06217
Reposted by CarolineDr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Responding to Gaza How do I respond? How do I sustain a response? How do I prepare a response that is possible, sayable, pronouncable and breathtakingly responsive? How do I speak with my academic confident tonality when it's time for cries? To register: le.ac.uk/cite/sanctua... 043
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026coupled with a new perspective on ‘risk’ that fully appreciates the true risk involved perpetuating models of domination, dispossession and coloniality 120
Reposted by CarolineDr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026we need a new ethics paradigm outside the coloniality of ethics that uses ethics to do unethical things. We need true anticolinial scholars and educators committed to intellectual integrity 131
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026This poem by @khawlabadwan.bsky.social took my breath away. We see this displaced concern all over the place. Turning away from the true violation and invoking the name of false risk, false protection. “We shall protect them. And we shall keep them unseen.” Alt text added 174
Reposted by CarolineJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This is a good read. I'm also thinking about how almost all disability organizations, including ones for Tourette's, have very white leadership, which means many fail to approach situations like this with intersectional nuance. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...hollywoodreporter.comI Have Tourette Syndrome and I Have the N-Word Thrown at Me. I Have Thoughts on BAFTA.As New York City Public Advocate, I’m in a very visible space with a very visible disability. Here's what I've learned. 324495
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026And even when writing is not a joy - when there is effort in shaping thoughts into the written word, when they need out - there is joy and wonder when it comes together. That process shapes the thoughts in return. I’d not give up those moments of writing joy to AI either 040
Reposted by CarolineJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 10/02/2026"What’s important is for disabled people to understand that their situation is political, and for caregivers to understand that their situation is political, and that the same system of ableism that’s entrenched in every care policy we have is entrapping both people." – @lauramauldin.bsky.social 14516
Reposted by CarolineJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft. Our Govt does not want to know. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.socialirishtimes.comShannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past yearThe controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations 8122102
Reposted by CarolineThe Palestine Project @palestineproject.bsky.social · 09/02/2026❝ A large group of soldiers walks around him or stands nearby, sometimes less than a meter away (3 feet). At times they glance at him, but usually stand close without looking, as if an object rather than a human being were lying on the ground. ❞ — AMIRA HASS archive.md/I8LBE 069
Reposted by CarolinePatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Essential reading on Irish media. 'The media perennially demands open and honest conversations about issues of importance like immigration, housing or defence. But for such conversations to take place we need to know who is participating in them.' www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...ontheditch.comComment: The trouble with ExpertsWhatever the topic, however serious or frivolous, an Expert is available. 1168
Reposted by CarolineInternational Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 24/01/2026In war, childhood is reshaped by violence. When schools turn into shelters, classrooms fall silent, and education is replaced by survival. This is the reality of war for civilians, and it should never be a childhood. 0116
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026One day you will be counted among those who nudged the direction of history. I am not in the US but your messages are a clarion call for so many of us. That you for your work and your vision of what matters 000
Reposted by CarolineInternational Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 03/01/2026Children are naturally curious. They explore. They play. They follow sound and light. But when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, that curiosity can cost them their childhood. Civilians must be protected. 0134
Reposted by CarolineInternational Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 02/01/2026In 2024, we documented 284.4 K cases of missing people in almost 100 countries affected by armed conflict and/or armed violence, and the number is likely far higher. Behind every missing person is a family looking for answers. They deserve to know. 1114
Reposted by CarolineInternational Committee of the Red Cross @icrc.org · 27/12/2025Conflicts affect all, but persons with disabilities face unique risks. Accessible shelters, evacuation plans, and aid aren't just legal obligations; they are humanitarian imperatives. Parties to armed conflicts must respect and protect people with disabilities. 12610
Reposted by CarolineDr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 25/12/2025On this day we remember where the story began In Palestine PALESTINE that is the world and through her we continue to see the world 01610
Reposted by CarolineHarms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 20/12/2025"Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis." "1.6 million people (77% of the population [..]) faced high levels of acute food insecurity." "[M]ore than half a million people in emergency (IPC Phase 4) and over 100,000 people in catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Food #Genocidecommondreams.orgGaza No Longer Officially Facing Famine—But 1.6 Million Palestinians Still in 'Man-Made Hunger Crisis'A global tracking initiative said teh Gaza Strip no longer faces a formal famine, but critical food insecurity persists due to over two years of Israel's assault and blockade. 144
Reposted by CarolineJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025"There is no basis in international law for differentiating between trade in goods and trade in services [as] proposed, and no international law justification for legislating for less than full compliance by Ireland with an international obligation articulated by the ICJ." - Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KCdata.oireachtas.ie 23418
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 15/12/2025I’m sorry you experienced that. Happened to me way back in around 2001 on my way into Wits. Spark plug used to break window. I always thought I would hold it together but I screamed and then just sat crying in the traffic. Be kind to yourself 010
Reposted by CarolineDr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 10/12/2025"On the 77th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights We remember the years before the rights were named, and the people who are still denied them" #Gaza #Palestine #HumanRightsDay 163
Reposted by CarolineHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it". 113127235195
Reposted by CarolineJamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Maybe your repost be part of rebuilding our destroyed life❤️🩹 22331
Reposted by CarolineNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Scholasticide is not the just the destruction of educational capacity; it is also the transformation of spaces of pedagogy and development into spaces of boundless trauma. 1577
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A future in which we survived this co-struggle shimmers in this poem by @khawlabadwan.bsky.social “One day that's not here yet we will use the past tense announcing the fall of this evil We shall teach our children how humanity survived…” 083
Reposted by CarolineMondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 14/11/2025READ: "A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what our survival has cost us." mondoweiss.net/2025/10/im-h...mondoweiss.net‘I’m happy and sad to see you’: The paradox of surviving the Gaza genocideA chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing… 0269
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 07/11/2025“A different world is possible” Reposted with alt text. No stopping, keep telling. Together we can birth a different world. 052
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Ireland’s road deaths are not inevitable, but a result of policy decisions (or a lack thereof). The data is stark! 000
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025I fell this. Congratulations on this momentous occasion 😉 010
Reposted by CarolineAlison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Storm Peace @franceskalbs.bsky.social #NelsonMandelaLecture www.youtube.com/live/p9w9c9r... 076
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025This is the kind of ethical-legal reasoning that is needed right now (beyond the US). Not identical strategies but out of the box thinking that centres *peoples*, justice and ethics in novel ways. Thank you for an interesting read 000
Reposted by CarolinePatrick Bresnihan @pbresnihan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Landlords with more 100+ tenancies now own 26% of rental properties in Dublin. The narrative is that they are more 'professional' and have the capital to invest in improving & retrofitting their properties. The evidence suggests otherwise: mu.ie/justhousing 091
Caroline @carolinejs.bsky.social · 12/09/2025This resonates deeply. How we remake the work is in true community, investing in those around us. Ubuntu at work 110
Reposted by CarolinePuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I've watched a lot of people find their courage. They usually believed in something, but they also believed in each other. As co-strugglers, they depended on each other. They comforted and encouraged each other. They helped each other. That investment made them stronger, bolder, and more capable. 124542