Reposted by MáireMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/01/2025I'm sorry but the Dems are ridiculously bad at their Hegspeth questions. IMO, if you want to prove someone is incompetent, you ask them the hardest strategic questions they will have to know to succeed at the job 4469478274908 0
Reposted by MáirePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Shocking footage shows 'Third World' scenes in hospital corridors as the Royal College of Nursing publishes a report saying the situation on the NHS frontline is 'worse than ever' www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...mirror.co.uk'Dying' patients seen lined up in NHS hospital corridor in 'Third World' scenesShocking footage shows 'Third World' scenes in hospital corridors as the Royal College of Nursing publishes a report saying the situation on the NHS frontline is 'worse than ever' 45358159 0
Reposted by MáirePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/01/2025“In a second term, Trump’s actions may be even more dangerous because he is now following the playbook created by Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary…It was one of the faster collapses of a robust democracy on record” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?What we can learn from countries that have pushed back on threats to democracy. 18329101 0
Reposted by MáireFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/01/2025Just days before he transfers power to Donald Trump, the outgoing US president warned of the risks to democracy as he blasted an emerging 'tech industrial complex'. www.ft.com/content/262f... 4750089 0
Reposted by MáireSeamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 12/01/2025My Co-founder Josh Weinsch took this photo of his little daughter’s bike, which was in their driveway when they evacuated. Their neighborhood was vaporized. 455112232500 0
Reposted by MáireFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 13/01/2025Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near www.ft.com/content/13049fb9-2c4f-4b…ft.comLos Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds nearWeather forecasters fear gusts up to 75 mile an hour could fan blaze that has devastated parts of city 24414 0
Reposted by MáireThe Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The attorney general was forced to – privately – remind government of the 'strictly independent' nature of the DPP’s work after senior ministers claimed her office was 'no longer fit for purpose'. The DPP was 'anxious to put some matters on the record'. www.ontheditch.com/attorney-gen...ontheditch.comAG forced to write to cabinet after DPP criticismHe had to remind government of the “strictly independent” nature of the DPP’s work. 68241 0
Reposted by MáireSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 26/11/2024This is a beautiful tribute. 1859374 0
Reposted by MáireSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion. 28195271722 0
Reposted by MáireCharles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Fiona Bruce’s hosting of #bbcqt summed up perfectly by PrivateEye 224281 0
Reposted by MáirePaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/11/2024“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” -Plato 597390676938 0
Reposted by MáireSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it. 460163052522 0
Reposted by MáireCNN @cnn.com · 14/11/2024November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the sky on Friday as the last supermoon of the year. More details: cnn.it/40MjT3y 1242758 0
Reposted by MáireFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Fiona Bruce, "How are you going to make us eat less meat and dairy without telling us what to do?" #BBCQT Jonathan Reynolds, "This is about opportunity and prosperity, scaring people into: your life isn't going to be good, can't eat the same food, that is not what this is about" 12668 0
Reposted by MáireThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 14/11/2024Incidents of tourists being attacked by male deer have experienced an "unusual" surge at Nara Park, prompting local authorities to ramp up warnings.buff.lyAuthorities warn of spike in deer-related injuries at Nara ParkIn September, 35 people were injured by antler attacks — a sevenfold increase from the five cases reported during the same period last year. 1232 0
Reposted by MáireMetro Report International @metro-report.com · 14/11/2024Palermo orders more trams www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-a… 081 0
Reposted by MáireCNN @cnn.com · 14/11/2024Trump enters his second term as president facing an unprecedented combination of targeted cyber and physical threatscnn.comProtecting Trump in a second administration presents unprecedented security challenges | CNN PoliticsAs Donald Trump conducts a free-wheeling transition from his Mar-a-Lago estate, drawing flocks of business moguls, contractors, foreign dignitaries and anyone looking for jobs in the new administratio... 4720427 0
Reposted by MáireThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 14/11/2024Nearly 50 protesters killed as police in Mozambique crack down on demonstrations against disputed election: Demonstrations against Mozambique’s ruling party after its victory in the national election are the latest sign of growing unhappiness with the long-dominant liberation movementstheglobeandmail.comNearly 50 protesters killed as police in Mozambique crack down on demonstrations against disputed electionDemonstrations against Mozambique’s ruling party after its victory in the national election are the latest sign of growing unhappiness with the long-dominant liberation movements 1133 0
Reposted by MáireCNN @cnn.com · 14/11/2024A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasiliacnn.comExplosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court | CNNA man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuati... 1026152 0
Reposted by MáirePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The former Brexit negotiator Oliver Robbins is one of 10 applicants on the longlist to take over from Simon Case as the UK’s most senior civil servant www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comOlly Robbins on longlist of 10 vying for UK civil service top jobExclusive: former Brexit negotiator seen as probable favourite to take over from Simon Case as cabinet secretary 166734 0
Reposted by MáireSean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Do you avoid reading about an album until you’ve heard it? Then - when you’re obsessed - want to know all about it? 2222 0
Reposted by MáireGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Hi folks. Well Twitter has got ever shitter, so I'm now gonna be posting more & more regularly here. Thanks to everyone following me already! For new followers, I'm an environmental campaigner & author of 3 books: Who Owns England, The Lost Rainforests of Britain & The Lie of the Land. 974452241 0
Reposted by MáirePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Wow. I had no idea on BlueSky you can enable external media so you can watch YouTube videos on this platform. It overcomes the problem of only being able to upload 60 seconds of video here. It’s gets better & better 260181611967 0
Reposted by MáireMike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Everyone trying to work out why video games aren’t selling anymore — “Too many games? Prices are too low? Marketing is hard?” — when the answer this time around is actually simple: The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game 59810510748 0
Reposted by MáireSean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hello wonderful humans. Thanks for following. Here’s 1min (as that’s the limit here) of one of @charlottechurch.bsky.social’s new video series of timeline cleanses from her retreat, The Dreaming. 3598 0
Reposted by MáireBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024FUN FACT: President Biden is 6'0". He is NOT 6'3", as trump claims HE is. 😂😂😂 5886424955 0
Reposted by MáireSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others. 672298605186 0
Reposted by MáireGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/11/2024This is exactly what I was hoping for. Not an echo chamber of consistent opinions, but an echo chamber of consistent respect. It feels like coming home. 31106387 0
Reposted by MáireYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13/11/2024So why didn’t Kamala Harris sit down with Joe Rogan? Dem strategist Jen Palmieri who advised Doug Emhoff on the Harris campaign says “fears of progressive backlash” led them to decline. Palmieri says “There was a backlash with some of our progressive staff that didn’t want her to be on it.”bit.lyKamala Harris ditched Joe Rogan podcast interview over progressive backlash fearsDecision seen as major blunder for campaign that lost male votes to Donald Trump 9514712 0
Reposted by MáireJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Just posted a typo & couldn’t use my VIP status to edit it! Outrageous. Going back to Twitter immediately. 152178345 0
Reposted by MáireSean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social · 13/11/2024The Cure have - over their decades of exceptional work - mastered the art of soundscaping something that emerges inside of you as the music unfurls. Their lost world is a medicinal dose of hope and humanity in the face of hopelessness. www.drownedinsound.org/the-cure-go-...drownedinsound.orgThe Cure: Go into the twilit woods, aloneThis week's newsletter was inspired by a spiritual experience. 5544 0
Reposted by Máirehailey @hailey.at · 13/11/2024We are the number one app in the United States. I repeat. We are the number one app in the United States. 312114771653 0
Reposted by MáireByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13/11/2024The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Keir Starmer to “find the courage” to restart the Leveson Inquiry into press corruption as exclusive new YouGov polling finds voters want a fresh investigation into criminality in the British media bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...bylinetimes.comPublic Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK MediaThe mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to "find the courage" to restart it as exclusive new YouGov polling finds public wants reform 16604198 0
Reposted by MáireTHE CUREverse @thecureverse.bsky.social · 24/09/2024SONGS OF A LOST WORLD. I.XI.MMXXIV 0609 0
Reposted by MáireMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/11/2024South Dakota Senator John Thune, widely considered an establishment moderate, was elected today as the Majority Leader of the Senate—and MAGA supporters are fuming.meidasplus.comMAGA Melts Down Over Rick Scott DefeatJohn Thune is Senate Majority Leader 2464498579 0
Reposted by MáireDavid JW Bailey @davidjwbailey.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Today’s vibe at Bluesky 081 0
Reposted by MáireVolcaholic @volcaholic1.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Benamargosa, Málaga, Spain 👀👀 1222680 0
Reposted by Máireemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13/11/2024In my brain, Mitch McConnell, with his evil laugh, is saying, "I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." He'd probably be wrong, but that's what's in the brain right now. Sorry if I'm oversharing. 4561637 0
Reposted by Máire𝑀𝒶𝓎𝓇𝒶°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🫧 @lepapillonblue.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Here’s a little video I made.✨ 2084261205 0
Reposted by MáireChris Rauber @christopherrauber.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Well, I'm here. Left Twitter (in practice) more than a year ago, maybe two. Deactivated it right after Election Day. I'm looking for answers like everybody else. Glad to be in a place not run by a crazed billionaire. 2111 0
Reposted by Máirestephspringer.bsky.social @stephspringer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Woohoo! In b4 it becomes a cesspool! 031 0
Reposted by MáireChristian Radnedge @christianrad.com · 13/11/2024The Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga which were due to begin on Wednesday were postponed after Spanish authorities issued a red weather alert for extreme rain and flooding in parts of the country, the International Tennis Federation said. www.reuters.com/sports/tenni...reuters.comBJK Cup opening day postponed due to extreme weather alert in SpainThe Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga which were due to begin on Wednesday were postponed after Spanish authorities issued a red weather alert for extreme rain and flooding in parts of the country, the International Tennis Federation said. 111 0
Reposted by MáireCarole Bouchard @carolebouchard.bsky.social · 13/11/2024BJK Finals postponed in Malaga due to «a severe weather alert. » No Dpain vs Poland today but now scheduled on Friday, starting at 10am. Tickets still valid for the new date. 1145 0
Reposted by MáireVolcaholic @volcaholic1.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Malaga Airport is operating normally despite a red weather alert and rising floodwaters. Unconfirmed videos show flooding at the arrivals entrance, with water nearing the automatic doors. 28420 0
Reposted by MáireSmallBu Animation @smallbu.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Just can't get enough 212603707 0
Reposted by MáireScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 12/11/2024What an amazing welcome to Bluesky! Thanks y'all! Still trying to follow folks back as much as I can! 2594120222 0
