Reposted by Fergal LenehanJungle World @jungle.world · 10h🇦🇲 Die extra dicke Jungle World aus und über Armenien ist da! Es geht um Vertriebene aus Bergkarabach, Demokratie, russische Exilierte, die Drag- und Punkszene und vieles mehr! Ab heute online, morgen am Kiosk. Zum Inhalt 👉 jungle.world/inhalt/2026/40 184
Reposted by Fergal LenehanBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 19hOne of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here. 2940821072
Reposted by Fergal LenehanMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. 293142792803
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDirk Laabs @dirklaabs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Apropos Stolpersteine (1): Ich musste im Winter an das Foto des Mannes denken, der mit verschränkten Armen, beim Hitler-Besuch 1936 in Hamburg in der Menge steht, umgeben von den Lemmingen. Es soll sich um August Landmesser gehandelt haben. Auch er hat in seiner Heimat Hamburg einen Stolperstein. 213845
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDoreen Reinhard @doreenreinhard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bin heute an Heidenau vorbeigekommen und hab gestoppt. Damit das auch noch mal Bilder ergibt. Die fünf bisherigen Stolpersteine (die auch bleiben sollen) sind sehr zentral gelegen. Einer für den früheren BM Paul Gröger ist direkt vor dem Rathaus. gedenkplaetze.info/biografien/p... 432073
Reposted by Fergal LenehanGuido Kühn @guido-kuehn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Die Welt brennt. Die menschengemachte Klimakatastrophe verursacht immenses Leid, unbezahlbare Schäden, Wirtschaftseinbrüche, droht den Lebensraum Erde für viele dauerhaft unbewohnbar zu machen. Und wir fördern nun ausgerechnet jene Industrie, deren Geschäftsmodell es ist, unsere Welt anzuzünden? 261352515
Reposted by Fergal LenehanSteffi Lemke @steffi-lemke.de · 28/09/2026Niedrigste Wasserstände, trockene Böden und schwindende Wasservorräte mit negativen Folgen für Natur und Wirtschaft. Jetzt nicht nur im Hochsommer sondern auch Ende September. Wir müssen das Wasser in der Landschaft halten, Entwässerung zurückbauen, Auen und Flüsse renaturieren. Es eilt!!!zeit.deWetter: Niedrigwasser schränkt Schifffahrt auf dem Rhein stark einHier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Wetter“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Niedrigwasser schränkt Schifffahrt auf dem Rhein stark ein“. 381023356
Reposted by Fergal LenehanFridays for Future Germany @fridaysforfuture.de · 28/09/2026Aber Hauptsache, Klimaschutz geht nicht auf Kosten der Wirtschaft. 301094302
Reposted by Fergal LenehanWeizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🌐 Wem gehört das Web – und wer entscheidet, welche Informationen sichtbar werden? Webdaten sind zentral für KI. Doch ihre Erfassung liegt zu großen Teilen bei wenigen außereuropäischen Unternehmen. Was bedeutet das für Europas digitale Souveränität? Diskussion am 8.10. in Berlin. ➡️ t1p.de/t902b 112
Reposted by Fergal LenehanAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026It really gives the game away when the anti trans orgs are calling the election of the neo nazi party in Germany a "glimmer of hope." 492504709
Reposted by Fergal LenehanJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gavin Bazunu statement on withdrawing from Ireland squad 9312121
Reposted by Fergal LenehanBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An 87-year-old woman lived in the same Madrid apartment for 70 years. Then a real estate firm bought it and forced her out. The housing crisis is global because the underlying logic is the same: your home is someone else's investment vehicle.nytimes.com87-Year-Old Evicted From Her Home Tells Spaniards to ‘Fight’ to Avoid Same FateMaría del Carmen Abascal, whose case has become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, appeared in a video from her hospital bed after police officers removed her from her apartment. 8509190
Reposted by Fergal LenehanGraeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My take on 3 recent books about poetry - www.thetimes.com/article/2f64...thetimes.comWhat’s wrong with modern poetry — and how to fix itToo difficult? Too attention-seeking? Too quiet? In three books, poets Lavinia Greenlanw, Alice Oswald and Denise Riley, wonder what ails the artform 103712
Reposted by Fergal LenehanSara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He imposed Shania Law 14975261450
Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My dad is sick in bed recovering from a serious illness & Galway County hurlers Jason Rabbite & Shane Morgan - in the local club coaching kids in the morning - called by to say hello. He - and all of us - were very excited. Very cool thing to do, very nice lads. 150
Reposted by Fergal LenehanAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7437611252
Reposted by Fergal LenehanMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 685248905504
Reposted by Fergal LenehanRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026O hey Reminder that in (homophobic) '94 as Dookie was blowing up, Green Day picked queercore Pansy Division to open for them + a lot of venues pressured them to drop them as openers -- Green Day told the venues they wouldn't play if PD didn't - and the venues (mostly? all?) backed down. huh. 392764640
Reposted by Fergal LenehanFergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My piece for The Currency: thecurrency.news/articles/239...thecurrency.newsRussia in, Muslim and LGBT people out: the new normal according to Germany’s far right - The CurrencyYou know something is up when friends from Dublin – generally not that interested in things Mitteleuropean – are texting and wondering about the minutiae of German provincial politics. Last Sunday was... 014
Reposted by Fergal LenehanResist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026🕎🇩🇪 #BREAKING | Holocaust survivor threatened with death after speaking out against Germany’s far rightbyteseu.comHolocaust survivor threatened with death after speaking out against Germany’s far rig - Bytes EuropeThe Munich public prosecutor’s office announced that it had opened an investigation into the case, which is also intended to provide protection for Knobloch. 36035
Reposted by Fergal LenehanUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.irishtimes.comThe Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guestMost people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation 22942337
Reposted by Fergal LenehanRaven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The president of the United States is in Ireland this weekend 13346117
Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My piece for The Currency: thecurrency.news/articles/239...thecurrency.newsRussia in, Muslim and LGBT people out: the new normal according to Germany’s far right - The CurrencyYou know something is up when friends from Dublin – generally not that interested in things Mitteleuropean – are texting and wondering about the minutiae of German provincial politics. Last Sunday was... 014
Reposted by Fergal LenehanBijan Moini @bijanmoini.de · 10/09/2026Alle Achtung, dass die FAZ solch einen Bericht schreibt. Ich kann die Lektüre eigentlich nicht empfehlen, so bedrückend und beschämend finde ich, was unsere Regierung diesen Menschen angetan hat. Und wofür? Um dem Wahlvolk hier zu zeigen, dass sie seinen Rassismus ernst nimmt?faz.netWas wird aus Afghanen, die Deutschland trotz Aufnahmezusage zurückschickt?Was ist mit den Afghanen geschehen, die Deutschland trotz Aufnahmezusage zurückgeschickt hat? Unsere Autorin hat zwei Familien in Kabul besucht. 371157439
Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Great piece by @alanenglish9.bsky.social on Magill magazine. With some striking images. Part 2 tomorrow. thecurrency.news/articles/239...thecurrency.newsMagill's turbulent story – Part 1: Fear, loathing, and a magazine that became legendary - The CurrencyThere’s a two-hander scene in Kevin Rafter’s new book about the rise and fall of Magill magazine that jumps off the page like the dialogue in a Colm Tóibín novel – perhaps because Tóibín himself is te... 000
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDr Richard Scriven @richardscriven.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Cork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her family www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...irishexaminer.comCork's Shandon priest warns new Irish citizenship rules could split up her familyRev Meghan Farr says her eldest son could age out of his residency entitlement before the family qualifies for naturalisation 023
Reposted by Fergal LenehanThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/09/2026"After a restless, sleepless night, Maryam and her son left for school dropoff. When they arrived, they were surrounded by vans. They were shackled and detained in front of Maryam’s son’s classmates. They’ve been locked away ever since."lnk.thebulwark.comMarco Rubio Is Punishing a Teenage Boy for His Grandmother’s SinsAmerica gave Rubio’s family a second chance. He gave this family a cage. 12340160
Reposted by Fergal LenehanKate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 05/09/2026most of the supposed benefits of climate change will pan out like this 412337
Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Have this article today in The Currency on hybrid war: thecurrency.news/articles/238...thecurrency.newsHybrid war seen from Germany: It’s not all quiet on the eastern front - The CurrencyAirports are glassy between-spaces of transit and are often unthinkingly passed through. Waiting to board a flight at a hot and sticky Leipzig-Halle Airport in 2023, I definitely did not think that th... 020
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The factory needs to go into receivership and all shipments to Russia need to stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/w...nytimes.comA Factory in Rural Ireland Is at the Center of a Dispute Over RussiaAlumina processed at a refinery in County Limerick may be feeding Russia’s war in Ukraine, an investigation suggested. There is little agreement on what to do about it. 072
Reposted by Fergal LenehanPaul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This guy was a big supporter of Brexit, now he lives in Ireland and tells Irish people to get off his land. 720371
Reposted by Fergal LenehanSally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...irishtimes.com‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survivedA harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’ 4253139
Reposted by Fergal LenehanWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥 261177525793
Reposted by Fergal LenehanteilensWert e.V. @teilenswert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026800 Stimmen in Magdeburg singen zusammen. Für eine aufgeschlossene und offene Gesellschaft – und die #GemeinsameSache. 361146400
Reposted by Fergal LenehanEamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A Long Read on the most popular victory in Irish sporting history. 2026 A Mayo Odyssey saturdaynightwaltz.substack.com/p/2026-a-may...saturdaynightwaltz.substack.com2026 A Mayo OdysseyDon't overlook Andy Moran's contribution to the most popular Irish sporting victory ever 1114
Reposted by Fergal LenehanGerman Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Congratulations to our former colleague Anna-Carolin Augustin on her new book "A Collector’s Odyssey: How Marie-Anne de Goldschmidt-Rothschild Saved her Paintings from Nazi Looting"—out now from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 187
Reposted by Fergal LenehanThe Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Something a bit on the nose in the government whipping up stuff about migrants' moral character while also being perfectly happy to let Mark Zuckerberg live here 814738
Fergal Lenehan @fergallenehan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comDiarmaid Ferriter: Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are deeply indebted to themMemoirs of notable athletes contain triumph, but most are punctuated with much punishment 001
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDaron Acemoglu @dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Simon Johnson and I are hiring a postdoc at MIT to research the history, social implications, and future of technology. The job description and application link are available here: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/jame...shapingwork.mit.eduJames M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Postdoctoral Associate - MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of WorkPosition Overview Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson are recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to research the history, social implications, and future of technology. The position is… 15029
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDeirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Syed Haque had been here since 2003 but never experienced racism in ireland until July this year when he was randomly attacked by a teenage boy in his local park. I had a chat with him for the pod, listen here www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...irishexaminer.comThe Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The victim of a racist attack in Cork speaks outUntil July, Syed Haque had never experienced any racism in Ireland. But all that changed when he was randomly attacked by a teenager while out walking 0107
Reposted by Fergal LenehanJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026'This new era of climate obstruction is particularly frightening, because it requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not.' - Professor Jennie Stephens @jenniecstephens.bsky.socialirishtimes.comNew era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are notMisleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity 410959
Reposted by Fergal LenehanChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/08/2026Trump demeans the office of the presidency. The way he talks down to women is relentlessly condescending, degrading and, downright disgusting. 54139681192
Reposted by Fergal LenehanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Does a good job of documenting what many of us suspected: the media attention to Arday was simply disproportionate to his misdeeds. 719439
Reposted by Fergal LenehanFree State @freestatepodcast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"I would say to anybody who thinks this is a good thing they should look at what Jeff Bezos did to The Washington Post" @dionfanning.bsky.social on the prospect of the Amazon founder buying into Liverpool Football Club. New episode out now freestatepodcast.com 174
Reposted by Fergal LenehanJürgen Döschner @jdoeschner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Auf den Punkt! „Besser wird es nie mehr werden. Die Frage ist, wie viel schlimmer wir es werden lassen.“ (Kommentar im @ksta.bsky.social ) 19652