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Gerry McBride @gerrymcbride.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
But by all means, play your shitty fucking game.
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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
Enoching [e-noch-ing] verb Repeatedly turning up where you're not wanted. #EnochBurke #Drumcree
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Since 1995, “Parton’s Imagination Library has donated more than 300 million books to children around the world, and each month it sends out 3 million books directly to kids’ homes. Children who are enrolled receive one book per month from birth to age five, at no cost to families” 📚
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 27/09/2026
#OtD 27 Sep 1915 a strike of 5000 garment workers in Chicago was called by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America demanding better pay, shorter hours and the abolition of blacklisting. Employers called in police and fired hundreds stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9962...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One from the archives In 1984 Dunnes shop worker Mary Manning refused to handle South African goods & was backed by her shop steward, Karen Gearon. Both were suspended. 9 colleagues came out in support. The strike lasted 3yrs & forced the Irish govt to ban the import of all SA goods. All heroes
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think it’s actually really good that we made a country change its energy policy to “do Sorcerer”
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Igor Mortis @munizreplacement.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The comments left for Gavin Bazunu on his Instagram. The man standing up against genocide and making Ireland proud. 🥹🇵🇸
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Alan Kinsella @electionlit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Big Gav Statement
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Leo ᚑ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ @leoie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ah, those good times when 500 children murdered in 3 years was considered shocking. Here we are in 2026 and more than 22,000 children have been murdered in the last 3 years. Murdered by Israel.
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Dr Neutopia @oceanclub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"We have contributed to the world and humanity in countless fields, earning an impressive number of Nobel Prizes along the way." Ireland has also managed to have a impressive number of Nobel Prizes without using them as an excuse to snipe children in the head.
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Kevin McGee @jigtime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I hope every player considering this call-up will realise that it‘a the thing they will most be remembered for. Winning a World Cup wouldn't wipe it out.
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This video was filmed in Palestine. My heart struggles to comprehend such cruelty and the heartbreaking disregard for human life. No human being should have to endure this.
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Sheffield Green Party @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Turkish police raid gay bars and LGBTQ+ homes in 'family values' crackdown
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heads up, @marisakabas.bsky.social -- this was Sheeran's own backup band at MetLife. He's lost not just two opening acts but his own backup band. Made his bed.
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So saddened to hear Bonnie Greer has died. She was a true friend to Ireland.
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LifeOfBrian @lifofbrian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Umm, aren’t there international treaties against this??
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is what Macklemore has been censored for. Absolutely nothing. They hate free speech, boycott them all.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Then there is this bsky.app/profile/matt...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system. (Published Oct. 2023)
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We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"One more thing Miss Barlow... you were about 14 in 2001, and you grew up in the UK, so why did they dismiss your school at noon on 9/11, when the attacks would have happened around 2 pm your time? I just don't understand how the school knew the attacks would be happening later"
Columbo (Peter Falk) asking one more question
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LifeOfBrian @lifofbrian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Make a band edible: Fleetwood Mac n’ Cheese.
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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Too many cutesy Trump 1.0 signs at this protest for my liking. This one captures the energy and mood of the moment.
"Donald Trump you flew all the way to Ireland just to find we don't fucking like you here either, now fuck off home!"
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Samhain’d Lad @keelanhothothot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Catherine Connolly takes subtle dig at President Trump by presenting him with a copy of illustrious Irish poem ‘You’re an Aul Cunt, Like Your Father Before Ya.’”
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Obstrepero @bockdr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What a time to be alive. America has started a war against Iran that it can’t win, but which has the potential to cripple the world’s economy and spiral into a world war. 1/
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Piers Morgan “Mohammed, do you condemn the Hamas attacks on October the 7th?” Mohammed Hijab “Yes, I do. Do you condemn Israel killing over 1000 kids?” Piers Morgan “I believe Israel has a right to defend themselves” That answer should be on the tombstone of his career.
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Leo ᚑ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ @leoie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The idea that an NGO like MSF, where highly educated medics who could easily make bank in private practice give up their time for free in warzones to help those most in need is a terrorist organisation is beyond risible. And balaclava wearing welfare abusing racists have ‘legitimate concerns’. 🤯
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Shawn's Socialist Slipstreaming(宇祥)- he/him/他/dia @shawnslipshrimp.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"bUt hAMaS wOULd tHRoW yOU oFF tHe rOOfs!"
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Justin Deegan @justindeegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Spot the difference on these three Presidential visits to us here in Ireland, @atrupar.com. bsky.app/profile/oisi...
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Carlisle Group LLC @oscaropossum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I got a beautiful interaction from Paul that genuinely made my day
I quote Paul basically asking who tf he is and he replies “I’m the cto :(“
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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KB @bkeithb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Several Portuguese artists have withdrawn from Lisbon’s Commedia a La Carte Fest, which Jerry Seinfeld is due to headline on November 1, in protest at his strong support for Israel. The comedian has previously drawn criticism for remarks dismissing Palestinian existence and comparing...
Several Portuguese artists have withdrawn from Lisbon’s Commedia a La Carte Fest, which Jerry Seinfeld is due to headline on November 1, in protest at his strong support for Israel. 

The comedian has previously drawn criticism for remarks dismissing Palestinian existence and comparing the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan. 

One performer said she was acting in solidarity with Palestine and would not normalise a genocide.
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Leo ᚑ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ @leoie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is murder. No equivocation, no excuses, Israeli settlers are murdering Palestinians whilst being protected by Israeli police and military. Murder.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#midterms
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
6-year-old Wafaa Akeila was murdered today alongside her father, Yousef Akeila, while he was taking her to school. The Israeli occupation bombed the car, killing them both instantly and leaving their bloody bodies scattered on the streets of Gaza City.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The recent subsidy to fuel costs over €1billion. One of the arguments Eamonn Ryan used against making public transport free was that if they did that, people would use it too much. Meanwhile a recent survey found Dublin the most traffic congested EU capital city.
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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Whenever a beloved celebrity dies, I check to make sure they weren’t transphobic. Gloria Steinem went from Transsexual Empire-inspired transphobia in the 70s to full support in later life. Heroes change their opinions when they realize they’re wrong. www.transgendermap.com/issues/topic...
Anti-trans views and reconsideration
In February 1977, amid increasing anti-trans sentiment surrounding transgender athletes in general and Renée Richards in particular, Steinem published an anti-trans article titled
"If the Shoe Doesn't Fit, Change the Foot." Steinem claimed "transsexuals are paying an extreme tribute to the power of sex roles. In order to set their real human personalities free, they surgically mutilate their own bodies..." Steinem also embraced the conspiracy theory of "the transsexual empire" promoted by Janice Raymond.
In 2013, Steinem addressed z "words circulated out of time and context" from those previous writings:
So now / want to be unequivocal in my words: / believe that transgender people, including those who have transitioned, are living out real, authentic lives. Those lives should be celebrated, not questioned. Their health care decisions should be theirs and theirs alone to make. And what / wrote decades ago does not reflect what we know today as we move away from only the binary boxes of "masculine" or "feminine" and begin to live along the full human continuum of identity and expression.
In 2021, Steinem signed an open letter supporting trans women and girls, saying, "I am proud to sign this letter because we all must fight against the unnecessary barriers placed on trans women and girls by lawmakers and those who co-opt the feminist label in the name of division and hatred."
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Israeli Defence Minister on TV explaining in detail exactly what the IDF have been doing all along and what the plan is now.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:
We destroyed 70% of Gaza. We destroyed areas in southern Lebanon; we ruined dozens of villages that served as Hezbollah strongholds.
We evacuated 200,000 residents.
We conquered the refugee camps in the West Bank. The IDF stayed inside. 40,000 residents were evacuated and didn't return.
The IDF destroyed infrastructure there, killed terrorists, and it is still inside.Today, between 60% and 70% of Gaza is desolate.
There is still work to do, but about 70% of the area is desolate-without residents, without houses, without tunnels.BIG: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Gaza:
There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration. By the way, 80% want to migrate; it's checked constantly in surveys.
Hamas doesn't allow them, and there are no countries in the world that will take them.
We are fully prepared to move them out if it becomes possible-by sea, by air, by every way possible. Egypt is not willing, so it won't be through them.
What's delaying it is that the accepting countries want US support. Every country that is willing wants American backing. Currently, President Trump didn't cancel this; he froze it.
All the Arab countries came to him due to their pressure on this matter.The moment will come. When will it come?
When it becomes clear that Hamas is not meeting its commitment. Then we will get a green light to move forward militarily, territorially, and in other areas, and this thing will gain momentum.
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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
These are the dilapidated tents of Gaza's residents, sweltering ovens in this intense heat and without electricity. Gaza deserves to live in dignity.
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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Germany approves nearly $930M in arms exports to Israel amid Gaza genocide
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Germany approves nearly $930M in arms exports to Israel amid Gaza genocide
Germany approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) worth of military equipment exports to Israel in the first half of this year amid its ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, local media reported We…
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
They want to rape 35,000 acres of some of Ireland's richest remaining ecosystems, utterly *jam packed* with biodiversity, spawning grounds for fish, massive carbon stores, vital coastal storm protection. The whole country must rise up against this criminal plan. www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
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Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
Four companies are seeking to harvest almost 51,000 wet tonnes of seaweed a year from Ireland’s coast.
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Uilliam Mac G ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Burials no longer take place at the graveyard, but living people have friends and relatives buried there and are being prevented by Dyson from going to spend a while at their graves. Never not at it.
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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One 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...
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‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived
A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’
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