Reposted by GerardMEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Such rare integrity and bravery, and in such contrast to so many who've opted to stay silent on the genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians because their personal careers might suffer. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...rte.ieSally Rooney books: Faber to end supply in the UKFaber has confirmed it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK, but says copies already held by retailers will not be removed from sale. 825662
Reposted by GerardMwes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Let's Go!!! *if you need a disaster researcher to endorse this-----I wholeheartedly do. 0246
Reposted by GerardMComeonEileen💃🎶 @mrseileen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ik las vandaag op FB het ongelofelijke verhaal van Khaled Abdul Wahab, die alle Joden uit zijn dorp Mahdia redde van de Nazi's, en er nooit met een woord over sprak. Net als vrijwel alle andere Arabieren die Joden hielpen en/redden, werd hij door Yad Vashem afgewezen voor hun onderscheiding😔timesofisrael.comWhy hasn’t Yad Vashem honored more Arabs for saving Jews?The search for lost 'righteous' Muslims who put themselves in mortal danger for Jews continues as the Arab world increasingly educates itself about the Holocaust 412341
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Please consideer what party the party of economic progress is in the UK.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThree things we've learnt about the UK economy from the IMFThe influential economics body has upgraded its UK growth forecast for this year, but risks remain. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026it is shameful that it is news that a soccer star finally pays his taxes.. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFormer Liverpool footballer will not be made bankruptJamie Carragher has settled an unpaid tax bill with His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. 000
Reposted by GerardMRebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Firebombing homes and cars in the night? Terrorism. Chasing people off their land at gunpoint? Terrorism. Siccing dogs on farmers? Terrorism. Violently targeting people for their ethnicity or religion? TERRORISM. CALL IT WHAT IT IS. 1389
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026How do you punish an illegal business model, a slap on the wrist ? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDeloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealthBackdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds. 020
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Will the USA ever get out of the mess of its own making.. What will it take to redeem it in the eyes of the world? www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeBa...youtube.com‘History Will Judge…’: ICC President’s Chilling Message After Trump Hits Court With SanctionsYouTube video by Hook Global 000
Reposted by GerardMMédecins Sans Frontières @msf.org · 10/10/2026One year ago, a ceasefire was announced in Gaza. Today, Israel continues to: ⚫ Kill Palestinians and destroy civilian infrastructure ⚫ Restrict aid and cut essential services ⚫ Force people into an ever-shrinking space This is not a ceasefire, this is a genocide. 02825
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Wikipedia does not consider artificial intelligence as a tool. As with any tool the point of a tool is in the hands of the person that wields it. www.blogger.com/blog/posts/1...blogger.comBloggerWeblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He is certainly a stain on his country.. The notion that the Netherlands may be attacked to "save" USAmericans predates him. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comDonald Trump says Nobel Peace Prize decision leaves 'stain' on NorwayThe US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am pleased .. www.bbc.com/news/live/ck...bbc.comNobel Peace Prize live: Navi Pillay wins for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just consider this, ICE agents may by the same logic be prosecuted abroad. Same for US politicians responsibel for ICE. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukVenezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit tortureThe new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Is there a way to sue the US government because of its faulty premisses? arstechnica.com/health/2026/...arstechnica.comRFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries[T]he Trump-RFK Jr. anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous." 010
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026the motto being: "make American die young again" .. it is easy to prevent vote them out and prosecute arstechnica.com/health/2026/... 010
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Nir Oz settlement is a "Nahal settlement", it replaced a Palestinian village and was created by the Israeli army in 1955. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukResidents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas attacks grapple with how to rebuildThree years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there. 100
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Recognising framing .. this is not about the substance, it is about killing the messenger... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGreen member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in courtLubna Speitan offered to testify on behalf of Minh Quang Pham, who was jailed for 40 years after a Heathrow bomb plot investigation. 000
Reposted by GerardMGreenpeace Nederland @greenpeace.nl · 05/10/2026De enige echte oplossing? Een nationaal PFAS-verbod! Teken NU de eis via:doemee.greenpeace.nlEis een direct PFAS-verbodOnze gezondheid en natuur worden bedreigd door PFAS. Teken nu deze petitie en eis een direct PFAS-verbod in Nederland. Stop het gif! 054
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When the owners are responsible for the finances of a club, why is it that the owners are not liable for malfeasance? www.bbc.com/sport/footba...bbc.comMan City scandal shines light on Manchester United financesManchester City's owners have been found guilty of injecting money into the club. At Manchester United, fans are frustrated at how much has been taken out. 000
Reposted by GerardMJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Go to! I provided commentary at multiple points on the AI Act and people were really grateful. You can read my actual commentary on my blog, and a meta level description of the process on my recent Trier article, see my publications. The EU really is a democracy, and really does take advice. 085
Reposted by GerardMMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?" 18846691501
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Old school conservatives stole the money out of ordinary Britons.. So know what to expect. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comI'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi BadenochThe Tory leader seeks to echo Margaret Thatcher as she sets out her guiding political principles. 100
Reposted by GerardMJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Has anyone else been writing about this? www.pk-sharma.com/briefing/bc-... #openAI sued by Canadian province. #AIEthics #AILaw #digitalGovernancepk-sharma.comB.C. sues OpenAI: a duty to warn police that no court has yet testedBritish Columbia has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT and the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. We read the complaint, OpenAI's letters and court filings, and set out what is alleged, what is unte... 383
Reposted by GerardMGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied. 361379619
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A soccer official warns of the dire consequences of malfeasance. Did they really not have a clue about "equal under the law". www.bbc.com/sport/footba...bbc.comManchester City charges: Legal fight could spiral out of control, says former executiveManchester City's legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to "spiral out of control" a former top club executive has warned. 000
Reposted by GerardMJim van Belzen @jimvanbelzen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Zeespiegelstijging? Landspiegelstijging! Bekijk deze film hier 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQEQ...youtube.comZeespiegelstijging? Landspiegelstijging!YouTube video by Jim van Belzen 292
Reposted by GerardMEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Now we just need to get this to apply to Lough Neagh and other water bodies across Ireland used as sewers for industrial quantities of excrement. 29915
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026With AI debts in dollars and the US debt and dollars having no support anymore, I am happy that my savings are in Euros. I pity those who will pay the dollar tab when it is due. 000
Reposted by GerardMJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Maybe related bsky.app/profile/bobb... 021
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ask any food scientist, when you eat a healthy diet, you do not need any additional protein. This my dear BBC is a wealth issue. People pay whatever they are willing to pay, when they do not, they are not worse off. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.com'Proteinflation': Meet the people paying up to £100 for a bag of proteinConsumers are feeling the squeeze from the rising price of protein. 010
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026when the news has it that one person in the USA died of measles, it is international news.. at the same time this news is relevant www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comBangladesh measles outbreak kills more than 1,000 children despite vaccine effortsUntil March this year, Bangladesh had made "substantial progress" towards eliminating measles. 010
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026FC Twente playing in Enschede (soccer Netherlands) - check out how fans come to the stadium.. 010
Reposted by GerardMAnne-Marie Pronk @klimaatzuster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Sommige politieke partijen vinden NGO's en onderzoeksjournalistiek van de publieke omroep maar lastig. Komt het niet goed uit dat we nu weten dat misschien wel éénderde van het tropische bos in Maleisië met ons belastinggeld (miljoenen subsidie) als houtafval in onze kolencentrales is verdwenen? 11411
Reposted by GerardMARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026bsky.app/profile/deco... 042
Reposted by GerardMWutTheWut😵💫 RBroeck🗳️💙 @wutthewut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate. 306177105234
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One area where the USA is losing its primacy is trust and science.. Here an article about losing its scientists to Canada.. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...nytimes.comCanada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top UniversitiesA crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Read this because it demonstrates again why Israel needs to be condemned and prosecuted in the Hague. www.msf.org/statement-is...msf.orgStatement on Israeli military decision to deny a criminal investigation into MSF killings and injuries | MSFMSF strongly condemns the decision by the Israeli Military Advocate General to close the cases we submitted for review. 000
Reposted by GerardMDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Energy security isn't just about what we build. It's also about what we protect. 🌍🌱🧪 Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth's land but store double the carbon of all global forests. Yet, critical mineral extraction and energy infrastructure are putting them at risk. 1/ 318485
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A really wonderful explanation on how OCLC is using AI and complementing it with structured data for the best results. blog.oclc.org/next/ai-need...blog.oclc.orgAI needs context. Linked data provides. | OCLCAI is at the center of today’s technology conversation. At conferences, in headlines, and across product roadmaps, AI is everywhere. 000
GerardM @gerardm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... This is good newsnbcnews.comFDA approves 1st mRNA flu shot, from ModernaThe vaccine, called mFlusiva, was approved for older adults. In trials, it was found to be about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot. 000
