donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm calling on GAA bosses Jarlet Jarlath Burns & Tom Ryan to stop blocking full equality of women's games with the GAA. If the GAA is "where we all belong" then why do men belong more than women? Please sign the petition now. my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.iemy.uplift.ieAllow women in: Reverse the decision to delay full equality in the GAAI'm calling on GAA bosses Jarlet Jarlath Burns & Tom Ryan to stop blocking full equality of women's football & camogie with the GAA. Every child, every Gaelic sports player belongs in the GAA.... 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026To say it is "organised around capital" sounds abstract. It is organised by and for wealthy and powerful people to help them remain, or become more, wealthy and powerful. And yes they mostly ignore science. 001
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If Sam Altman wants you to do it, it's probably best you dont do it. Now he's looking for easier access to information about your kids interests? 020
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026‘Irish people can say something, but you’re never sure it’s exactly what they’re thinking’ – The Irish Times share.google/gzyg0i4WSZRq... That headline is close to correct but should really read "..... but you can be sure it's not exactly what they're thinking"share.google‘Irish people can say something, but you’re never sure it’s exactly what they’re thinking’Fatima Johnson believes there are many similarities between Irish and Senegalese cultures 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026My other best song line ever is:- I dribble when I piddle cos my middle is a riddle. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026And you never ask questions when God's on your side. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The real question is why she isn't in jail! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I would have expected that a reasoned opinion would preceed a claim of a failure to implement, (which presumably is based on a finding of fact) , not follow it! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Employers in Ireland must be quaking in their boots. Sure their businesses would collapse if the Commision issues a "reasoned opinion"! They needn't worry, the Dept of Enterprise says "Don't mind the EU, we're grand". EU warns Ireland over working conditions directive share.google/BBCntOzOHNfx... 100
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026share.google/uRplF6wHhY52A5Vav Why should we tax work and income from investment but not tax income that doesn't necessarily require any work or investment? It's hardly based on meritocracy.share.google'Very few pay': Economist says inheritance tax cut benefits richCurrently, inheritance tax is charged at 33% on any sum a person receives from their parents larger than €400,000. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026www.rte.ie/news/us/2026... Given that the US is in the grip of a dangerous ideology ( authoritian greed for power and money) he should sort his own country before preaching at Europeans.rte.ieEurope faces 'invasion' of dangerous ideologies - HegsethUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Europe faced what he called an invasion of dangerous ideologies arriving by sea, linking immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings in remarks in Nor... 000
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing 331955498
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The excuses and mitagation from all 3 panelists was sickening. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 17/05/2026"Bertie hasn't a racist bone in his body" says some fella on RTE radio, after he says "it's the Africans I'd worry about" , "we can't be taking in people from the Congo..." , " the next generations of Muslims..is where the problem will be"! What Bertie said was racist! Why pussyfoot around it? 100
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialMy Voice, My Choice @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social · 03/05/2026 16614
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026...and brought to you by a diverse crew! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 11/04/2026A thing that gives me a small bit of pleasure today is that it must drive Tronald Dump crazy that of the four crewmembers of Artemis 2, only one is a white USA male! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The only thing stopping Trump being a really great President, is all the people he hired and appointed, Putin, Starmer, all the Dems, the courts, the EU, Iran, Venezuela, Greenland, Denmark, woke people, women, children, poor people, people from other countries, Cuba, Denmark.... but not him! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Blame the humans in charge of the system! 000
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Jeff Bezos is worth $220 billion. After building that fortune from overworking and exploiting his own workers, Bezos is now developing a fund to acquire manufacturing companies and automate them. Why do we always hear about immigrants taking jobs when the oligarchs are actually to blame? 827140145751
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/03/2026… 630327468946
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Will Drump humiliate Micheál Martin by having Conman MacGregor in the ¿hitehouse? 001
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialThe Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The SAVE Act is voter suppression—not security. It would purge millions, especially married women with name changes, low-income voters without passports, and more. Tell Your Senators: Vote NO to protect our democracy!actionnetwork.orgTell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE ActContact Congress today! 370101394558
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 11/03/2026A boiled egg is a cooked egg, is it not? ....as is a poached egg. 110
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Who decides what's people get paid to do? The vast majority of people don't get to have a formal ( or maybe any?) input into what those in power and with influence do. Do they not just pay themselves for their desire to be rich and powerful? 010
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026If I may be mathematical about it:- 2 x 0=0. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026One of many steps Trump is taking to try to skew (that's the mildest word I can think of, if the tables were turned he'd say steal) the midterms. Democracy is teetering on the brink. 010
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026How does anyone fall asleep in the middle of 210
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 01/02/2026The future is always predictable, until it isn't. 020
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026So there were at least two people there anyway? 010
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026He loves to talk about himself doesnt he:- * not a talented guy - Just a pushy, obnoxious JERK, *a mentally incompetent FOOL, *our WORST EVER President * didn't have a clue....what he was doing, * "dumb as a rock." *couldn't see what was going on *Dried out "prune".ought to KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026..and the mentally ill, keeping in mind Trumps executive order to bring back "insane asylums" ! 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Here in Ireland we see and hear you suffering and share your sadness and resolve. 0110
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42559708340538
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I live in Ireland, I'm not a politician. It's beyond me how a US politician can say "I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis." and expect to be credible. 010
Reposted by @donaloby1.bsky.socialJill Rowan @jillrowan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026What we hoped would happen in Gaza: Israeli withdrawal, rebuilding by Palestinians with help from agencies. What's proposed: effectively a slave-labour camp for the Palestinians under complete surveillance and control by Israel/US. No freedom, no self-determination. Slavery. 2544255
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026How can a guy on VirginOne TV presenting a current affairs/politics programme not understand how 97% of the cost of US tariffs is borne by US consumers? It's as if he thinks that firms exporting to the US are billed for what the send there!? 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Is the world just going to let Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu's pillage Palestine and drive out, and/or subjugate Palestinians? Do EU leaders have nothing to say or do? 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Maybe, but the grammar is bad enough to be him! 🤷♂️ "Ice is removing.....criminals....and *bring* them home..."? 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026It's not disputable that Grok is producing, not "facilitating", pornographic and abusive images. Elon Musk is CEO, and is responsible. If an AI app was openly moving money out of Millionaires, Politicians or Corporations accounts we'd soon find out how quickly it could be disabled. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026If by "riot" you mean fun, then no it's not a riot. It's deeply troubling, as not only destroying his own country but he's at very least endangering people almost everywhere. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Yep, Iranian Citizens First, is the new slogan. 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Re: Grok AI producing illegal "nudified" AI images mastodon.ie/@Tupp_ed/115... This is worth reading and acting on.mastodon.ieSimon McGarr (@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ie)New Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your phone. https://www.thegi... 000
donaloby1.bsky.social @donaloby1.bsky.social · 11/01/2026"They've extremely politicized and inappropriately talked about the situation on the ground in their city" - and we're the only ones allowed to do that! - KN 000
