Reposted by Frank McDonaldAnson Stewart @ansonstewart.com · 04/08/2026Sevilla this summer — amazing how comfortable the streets are even on hot afternoons 219339
Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Mesmerising and frightening ... www.youtube/shorts/FHTU1...youtube 010
Reposted by Frank McDonaldCriodán Ó Murchú (he/him) @criodanomurchu.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Make no mistake, this is the same rhetoric seen across neoliberal governments in the world - they want to enact their policies and infrastructural goals, without ensuring/caring it follows the law and is of benefit for citizens at large Chambers is stating he is against people challenging the state 0165
Reposted by Frank McDonaldRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to the White House. At least 23 people have been shot at by federal immigration agents. And thousands more have been caged, separated from their families, or shipped off to dangerous countries. The cruelty is endless. 14241821757
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I'll be on #BBCNews TV ~6pm ET / 11pm London to discuss the climate change-fueled wildfires currently ravaging Europe: www.bbc.com/watch-live-n... 1116344
Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 25/07/2026As a European, I find this abject failure even to name the perpetrator -- Israel -- utterly unforgiveable ... 060
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime? 5723201001
Reposted by Frank McDonaldDavid @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 22/07/2026@frankmcdonald60.bsky.social €60! Oxfam destroying the concept of a second hand bookshop. They should rebrand as rare book dealers. 181
Reposted by Frank McDonaldBrad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Shameful. A country reeling from a devastating earthquake and America is looting it blind. 35779222
Reposted by Frank McDonaldProf John O Brennan @jobmaynooth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We are really beginning to see the value of the EU’s Digital Services Act, as huge fines are applied to MNCs that fail to respect European rules. European consumers have to be protected from predatory operators. www.politico.eu/article/eu-h...politico.euEU hits China’s Alibaba with €550M record fine over illegal products“There were a lot of counterfeit products, unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics” on AliExpress, Europe’s tech chief says. 088
Reposted by Frank McDonaldRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money. 9836291509
Reposted by Frank McDonaldBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Next time someone tries arguing that it’s “social engineering” (cue ominous music) to give people more CHOICE to walk, bike & take public transit in their city, tell them that designing our current car DEPENDENCY has been the largest and most damaging social engineering experiment in human history. 7315104
Reposted by Frank McDonaldEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The power of Big Ag is THE biggest threat to nature, is right up there re our food security and health, and probably on a par with the fossil fuel industry for the climate. Of *course* we need farming, but not like this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comRevealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide lawExclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife 18830
Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We’ve never seen a goalkeeper and defensive line put under such a sustained siege as Argentina mounted to win the match against England. Quite extraordinary … 050
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Boolean www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...irishexaminer.comHistoric Cork building still empty after council sold it to UCC a decade ago at a loss of €360kUCC says all options for George Boole House are being considered, from development to disposal. No decision has been made at this point 061
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The commission has argued the ban aims to achieve a “foreign policy objective” by sending a political message to Israel. That has been read as the Berlaymont signalling any proposed ban it puts on the table would need the backing of all 27 member states. The argument looks to be a fairly shaky one. 2154
Reposted by Frank McDonaldFred Logue @fplogue.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A referendum for another development model thomaspiketty.wordpress.com/2026/06/23/a...thomaspiketty.wordpress.comA referendum for another development modelFrance is set to make decisive political choices in the coming year. On one side stands a nationalist right wing on the rise, increasingly aligned with business interests, aiming to take power by s… 032
Reposted by Frank McDonaldUNRWA @unrwa.org · 13/07/2026In #Gaza, UNRWA continues to deliver critical public services at scale. Every week, our teams provide around 80,000 medical consultations, nearly 300,000 children access learning opportunities, and more than 1.5 million people rely on UNRWA for water, sanitation and hygiene services. #UNRWAworks 13022
Reposted by Frank McDonaldChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/07/2026The White House was never supposed to be a palace. George Washington and architect James Hoban deliberately rejected the lavish style of European monarchies. Instead, they designed a President’s House that reflected the ideals of a republic: dignified, restrained, and accountable to the people. 1232144085543
Reposted by Frank McDonaldAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 09/07/2026‘Shoot me, Just let my son pass’: Final moments of Palestinian Ahmad Zaid aje.news/mesd4r 710452
Reposted by Frank McDonaldCNN @cnn.com · 09/07/2026The East 42nd Street building hasn't moved since Tuesday morning, but four nearby buildings remain evacuated, city officials said. Here's what we know about what will happen next. cnn.it/4eObAuQ 3328
Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Every word of this was true when Ashrawi first laid it out nearly 30 years ago, and it’s even more true today, with pogroms and land seizures by Israeli settler terrorists … 000
Reposted by Frank McDonaldThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/07/2026Datacentres are a ticking time bomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs | Nicki Hutleytheguardian.comDatacentres are a ticking time bomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs | Nicki HutleyThey suck up energy and water, and blast out heat. Just who is better off from all this investment – aside from tech bros? 109232
Reposted by Frank McDonaldWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This is how you ask a question 712542431
Reposted by Frank McDonaldFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This is f*cked up A government that enables this will never solve the housing crisis because its not in their own interest 061
Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Cautionary tale from Scotland about the perils of “affordable” housing … 032
Reposted by Frank McDonaldCODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is in life-threatening condition in an Israeli torture prison. Dr Abu Safiya’s son says he can barely breathe or speak. Israel is torturing a Palestinian pediatrician because he refused to leave his patients behind. 05031
Reposted by Frank McDonaldKath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The Sunday Times today if you please. Thanks to all who purchased and especially for knocking Clarkson off the top spot. 🚜💥🥊 ♥️📚 3987553
Reposted by Frank McDonaldEamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026They go native so quickly these days. 051
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMiddle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Right to Breathe: Unfiltered Messages from Gaza to President Catherine Connolly by Dr Ramzy Baroudmiddleeastmonitor.comRight to Breathe: Unfiltered Messages from Gaza to President Catherine ConnollyI recently had the chance to send a message to the President of Ireland, Her Excellency Catherine Connolly. President Connolly is a vocal supporter of Palestine and remains one of the few European … 12112
Reposted by Frank McDonaldCarlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 03/07/2026Listed in period archives as “another document.” AI would never have found it. Physically rooting around in archives remains something that LLMs can’t do. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archivesOne of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship 1298
Reposted by Frank McDonaldThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 03/07/2026Ciarán Cannon on SUVs: Research increasingly suggests larger vehicles protect their occupants at the expense of those outside them, so why are we letting them rule the roads? jrnl.ie/7080141jrnl.ieCiarán Cannon: No small cars, saloons, hatchbacks... why have we allowed SUVs rule the roads?Research increasingly suggests that bigger vehicles protect their occupants at the expense of those outside them, which does not bode well for Ireland’s road safety record. 2246
Reposted by Frank McDonaldRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What would the Founding Fathers think about Trump? The Declaration of Independence gives us an idea. Watch. 481059392
Reposted by Frank McDonaldalexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration. wild 1012132
Reposted by Frank McDonaldHelen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Ireland facing €13 billion bill for ambition to fail on climate targets - quite a headline for day one of Ireland's EU Presidency - hard for Minister to dismiss fiscal watchdog as "environmental fundamentalists" #spéirghorm www.irishtimes.com/business/202...irishtimes.comIreland faces €13bn annual bill by 2050 for missing climate targetsCongestion charges and distance-based road charges recommended by State’s fiscal watchdog 22612
Reposted by Frank McDonaldPolitico @politico.com · 01/07/2026An anti-establishment avalanche buried two top Dems in Colorado, revealing the depth of the base's frustrations with Washington. Here's what democratic socialist Melat Kiros told us after toppling 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette to win the nomination👇 🔗 politi.co/3QQ6qoY 25750541450
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMike McKillen @mikemckillen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026We will pay a dreadful societal price for this reckless decision. More ribbon development along rural roads flies in the face of #climatecrisis measures that need to be to the fore to reduce motor dependency. Delivery of ambulatory health care will suffer too as patients reside up boreens! 151
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 01/07/2026“This is about throwing away the rule book”. Full podcast of last night’s discussion on @tonightvmtv.bsky.social around loosening the rules on one-off housing is now available (it starts exactly 22 minutes into clip below) open.spotify.com/episode/6FFr...open.spotify.comTuesday 30 June: Fuel Costs And Rural Housing Shake-UpThe Tonight Show · Episode 1133
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMcGarr Solicitors @mcgarrsolicitors.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Simon McGarr was on The Echo Chamber @tonygroves.bsky.social discussing Jim O'Callaghan's proposal to let AI surveil the public and the law surrounding biometric data and AI in Ireland and the EU. mcgarrsolicitors.ieHumpty Dumpty's Wall of Biometric Bamboozlement and the AI Act | McGarr SolicitorsSimon McGarr appeared on The Echo Chamber podcast to discuss the law surrounding biometric data and AI in Ireland and in Europe. 075
Reposted by Frank McDonaldGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The famous "Wedges" paper was used repeatedly to shut us up when we argued against the continued use of fossil fuels, and, esp, against carbon capture and storage and the mass use of bioenergy. "But these eminent scientists say ..." Now we learn BP co-authored it. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...propublica.orgHow BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global PolicyBP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation. 301004600
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 28/06/2026Trump posted himself as Atlas holding up the world, apparently unaware that Atlas wasn't a hero. He was a defeated enemy, condemned to eternal punishment for losing a war against the gods. He chose the image of a cosmic loser to represent himself! 2920047
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 28/06/2026What amazes us is how many of these benefits were never the explicit goal. Safer streets led to independent kids. More space for walking and cycling fostered stronger social connections and a greater sense of community. Unexpected gifts of a city treating cars as guests rather than guests of honour. 1237
Reposted by Frank McDonaldMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"blame the victim" (in this case, the french people who traditionally have not needed air conditioning) is a classic #NewClimateWar (bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) tactic. 814348
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...desmog.comRevealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel InterestsReform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o... 23540762181
Reposted by Frank McDonaldIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 27/06/2026From 1925: a prediction that, as more people choose to drive to the countryside, cars will end up destroying the very beauty that people go to see. 10660233
Reposted by Frank McDonaldUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026“In 2025 — yes, after the games — Parisians approved another referendum to pedestrianize and plant 500 additional streets, removing another 10% of Paris's on-street parking; about more 10K spots…no one calls these car-free streets, rather, they're rues-jardin— literally, garden streets.” #UrbanTruthtorched.laCool streetsParis's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations 126197
Reposted by Frank McDonaldElaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I often hear the refrain that data centres in Ireland don't use that much water. But if that's the case, why then is it impossible to find the figures? If it's not a problem, show us the figures to prove it. The lack of transparency breeds mistrust. www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...dublininquirer.comDoes Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust. 34615
Reposted by Frank McDonaldJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026It would of course be expecting *far* too much for Danny Finkelstein to accept even the slightest shred of moral accountability... 615348