mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 3hYeah that's definitely the main problem, not impending financial ruin if the global economy tanks / our corporate tax base gets emptied from a US FDI withdrawal. Or the costs of climate breakdown. 010
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialJoe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 5hJune 2026 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... 3125
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialKennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @kennysbookshop.bsky.social · 18hWe wanted to assure you that Sally Rooney's books are still available to buy and to order online! 2377157
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Found that a massive part of vigils / protests over Palestine. You could be feeling so heavy with sadness but seeing others feel the same or showing compassion was so moving. We all need that hope and to support each other where we can 000
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It's the last day of voting for the Signal Awards and It Could Happen Here is a little behind! You can vote here to help: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...vote.signalaward.comThe Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOUI just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too. 614123
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026#uptheworkers 010634
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialMorag Friel @moragfriel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Me too; Mary Manning and the other legends walked that picket outside Dunnes *for 3 years* without much support and on £21 a week. To keep it up beyond a month showed courage and fortitude very few have but to keep going as they did - incredible. And they won in the end! So yeah, up the strikers! 032
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I've thought about those workers so many times in the past 3 years in particular, as the idea of BDS was trivialised and shot down. They were incredible in their integrity and steadfastness, given the lack of support they were given at the time 160
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 13/10/2026@iwriteok.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social You guys need to do a group read of this script 000
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I'm an SNA. I know they won't, as I won't. My understanding is that SIPTU workers will but am open to correction. 020
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 13/10/2026ignoring are their electorate. The problem is, unless the electorate have powerful lobby groups or pull together in an organised and meaningful way, the government won't even pretend to listen or care 000
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I *despise* divide and conquer tactics. The strikers are a good proportion of the public. And one would hope have the support of their family and friends at minimum. The numbers are not small. This was the same during the 100,000 people out for marches for Palestine. The people they are 1/2 100
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The government are continuously poking at the public who are not striking to see if they will bite onto this divide and conquer tactic. It needs to be continuously repeated that strikers will generally not get paid tomorrow & so are making themselves less well off due to the pressure they're under 130
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Bot, and if not, just wildly uninformed and lacking understanding in data, trends etc. etc. etc. 000
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump’s obsession with demonizing the Somali community is dangerous and reprehensible. Hate to break it to him: Somali Minnesotans are resilient. We will not let Trump intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back. 1004496797
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14864995811732
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialthomas @tgracchus1781.bsky.social · 11/10/2026i really really do not understand this desperate need to absolve the united states and its own awful people of white supremacy, fascism, and imperialism by blaming it entirely on foreign states. 0184
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/10/2026You can kill as many people as you want, but you target a beautiful precious data center? The one that hosted all 40,000 Sexy Ladies For Ken Paxton accounts? 224154782611
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialGabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots. 7956261975
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I'm sure you've been continuously asking this Gavan, but given this information, which are the government not making some form of olive branch to the unions to get talks moving. It appears the most cold approach in living memory to public sector pay talks... 000
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialEnd Deportations Belfast @enddbelfast.bsky.social · 09/10/2026But Ireland thought it was ok to play a game with Israel. 0289
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/20267 shots fired into an SUV with a 5-year-old child in the back seat as the vehicle was moving away. Markwayne Mullin claims the driver “weaponized” his vehicle. Bullshit! “Weaponized vehicle” has become ICE’s go-to excuse for shooting folks. Where’s the evidence? It’s not in this new footage. 666107404234
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Adorable but also made me worry for their hubris being seen as "suspicious" by paranoid celebs 000
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 08/10/2026She's a great pick for the series as she is pure chaos. 000
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They have and between that and the "going out" culture waning I think it's a tough place out there for the singletons. House parties are just lovely 010
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialGerard Cunningham @faduda.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026Burn. The. Servers. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...irishexaminer.comIreland to miss climate targets with renewable energy being 'cannibalised by data centres'Ireland could not 'credibly take leadership on a fossil fuel phase-out while simultaneously pushing new fossil fuel infrastructure and ever-expanding energy demand driven through the proliferation of ... 05119
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialPaul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 06/10/2026A trend emerging on the budget votes tonight. Once more Independent Ireland and Aontú voting with the government. This time they are reducing Capital Gains Tax for landlords and corporations. €186 million for the richest people in the country while most people are struggling. 0208
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4AIwBQs 80505339
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialOisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This iconic photo of Bertie Ahern in the Tolka flood waters in 2002, was taken by Colin Keegan, who died in traffic collision last Saturday. Colin was kind enough to let us use the photo for free in the first postcard campaign I ran in @foeireland.bsky.social in 2005. May he rest in peace. 314737
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 9042481699
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Raid on Birzeit University by the IDF last night. It's the same university attended by Palestine footballer Natalie Abudayyeh - who was taken at gunpoint in June, along with other students. She is still in prison. Still no charge put to her. 34935
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialMx Wolfkitten @wufkitn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s still possible for nearly all public figures to stand against Trumpism without facing arrest or violence. To the degree that powerful individuals may be at risk, this is still the optimal time to come forward, because that risk will only increase if Trumpism isn’t stopped now. 011142
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialCarol Ballantine @cballantine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is written to fly under the radar, from today’s Sunday Independent (Ireland). The press council upheld a complaint about an offensive and transphobic opinion column by Brenda Power. Sindo was required to publish the decision. @mams4transrights.bsky.social @jesalady.bsky.social 413495
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialParkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is insane. 1763636902
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For a big horror baby like myself who's fairly squeamish...is it doable? 000
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yeah, from having friends in Berlin and Copenhagen I was very pleasantly surprised by the work life balance and the clinical nature of work hours. Less US tech / hustle influence there 020
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Absolutely biblical in killarney. Getting a vibe that the drought of the summer is not the only extreme weather events we will have to contend with this year 010
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026General public will side with them and get pissy about any changes to services. From what I've seen (in contrast to a lot of previous industrial actions) it seems very positive from the public as they either a. Realize the extras people are doing or b. Do it themselves 170
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's been eye opening for someone who naturally just rolls with whatever extra bits need to get done. There's a certain amount of conditioning that makes you naturally do above and beyond what is actually in your job description. The tone the government is coming out with is one that hopes the 160
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Thought it was absolutely fantastic. Very unpredictable but still felt like there was a loose structure. I find him fascinating! 110
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialnick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays. 6453642147
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I enjoyed this piece. People who are evangelical about A.I. really don’t seem to understand — or even appreciate — thinking, human creativity, or what’s important about, basically, everything.nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We ThinkAnything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. 1144
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Presumably budget will be announced and then a week of talks to stave off strike action starting mid Oct...*presumably* 110
mairs123.bsky.social @mairs123.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am wondering same. Is it that the 2bn mooted in the budget is supposed to make them call it off? Or are there background negotiations going on? 100
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialAidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This week we learned that the Irish government has proposed weakening Europeans citizens' fundamental right to privacy to favour AI companies. We also learned this week that 83% of Irish people under 25 want stronger government regulation of AI. Who *exactly* does our government work for? 4397153
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google 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. 9553163277
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialIrish Independent @independent.ie · 27/09/2026Palestinian death toll in Gaza war rises above 74,000 www.independent.ie/world-news/p...independent.iePalestinian death toll in Gaza war rises above 74,000Gaza’s Health Ministry said another 175,068 have been injured since the war erupted on October 7, 2023 087
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18672073000
Reposted by @mairs123.bsky.socialCirc @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going. 2579354653
![A half page article from the Sunday independent with the headline OMB2590 A woman and the Sunday independent.
The article outlines the complaint, the appeal and the decision.
The complaint relates to an opinion column deploring the fact that an unnamed td provided a character reference for a man convicted of sexual violence against children. A sentence in the column argued that this case threw light on the possibility that a man would “identify as a woman” in order to commit sexual violence.
The press council concluded that “a reference to a protected group [trans people] in this context should have been extremely carefully scrutinised”. It found that the Sunday independent was in violation of principle 8 of the press council code of practice.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n2qmeigsng3rhkgmqihius4g/bafkreia7cdisf6qfj6fetyejhbmojfdwomrxs6pib6za3zu377t6pfypry)
