Reposted by MCKirbyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026abolish the death penalty 383142521
Reposted by MCKirbyemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I really wouldn't mind if Pope Bob excommunicated all the fascist Catholics on SCOTUS. 281387198
Reposted by MCKirbyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2636209895724
Reposted by MCKirbyDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comThree deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgeThese men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign 6264161
Reposted by MCKirbyScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This piece, an essential read, is typical of WSJ's superior analysis and reporting on geostrategic and military issues. www.wsj.com/world/europe...wsj.comRussia’s Shadow Fleet Is Sailing in NATO’s Blind Spot: Irish WatersA growing number of suspected Russian shadow fleet ships regularly ply waters near Ireland that hold many crucial undersea cables. 14120
Reposted by MCKirbyCiarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026So plug-in hybrids emit six times, on average, what official tests claim. A good argument for choosing 100% electric, if you have to drive. www.transportenvironment.org/articles/plu...transportenvironment.orgPlug-in hybrids emit six times, on average, what official tests claim…The car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution 104716
Reposted by MCKirbyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal? 495126335264
Reposted by MCKirbyGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...newrepublic.comWhat Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really RevealsThe senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers of people avoid that fate today. 61879123079
Reposted by MCKirbyAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us. 8435631473
Reposted by MCKirbyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026If @andyburnham.bsky.social were Prime Minister during the Blitz: "There is an urgent problem of bombs falling on London. They appear to be coming out of the sky. We convened a COBRA meeting to discuss it. The root causes of this problem are not something I am prepared to discuss." #ClimateEmergency 631170364
Reposted by MCKirbyIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Me at faculty board meetings: 2295
Reposted by MCKirbyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president" 234337241002
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/08/2026The GOP's official party-wide slogan marching into the midterms: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president" 1621164402
Reposted by MCKirbyAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it. 23247482019
Reposted by MCKirbyGavin Elliott @sgelliott.net · 25/07/2026Jack Chambers relies upon citizens (or people in the economy as he calls them) not understanding what a judicial review is. If the state has broken the law you may ask the court to hold them to account. That's what a JR is, and what Jack Chambers is against. The government following it's own laws. 28542
Reposted by MCKirbyJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Astonishing attack on civil society and environmental justice by a government lacking either vision or basic competence. www.thejournal.ie/jack-chamber...thejournal.ieChambers claims climate law has been 'weaponised' by NGOs to halt infrastructure projectsFriends of the Earth have said disapplying climate laws sets ‘an alarming precedent’. 1619278
Reposted by MCKirbyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The greatest global threat to both peace and a habitable planet is the government of the USA. It has been so for a long time, but Trump has nixed the deniability. We should stop treating it as an ally that has mysteriously gone astray and start treating it as a hazard to be avoided and contained. 561492406
Reposted by MCKirbyEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/07/2026In fairness to farmers, their land is their livelihood, and most can't afford to get rid of sheep to do the right thing. They're paid for keeping sheep, why not rewilding? 18315
Reposted by MCKirbyKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"I think it's very uncommon in the First World. This is not a sight that one normally sees. I'd have to say that I haven't seen this," said Philip Alston, as they toured a community in Butler County where "raw sewage flows from homes through exposed PVC pipes and into open trenches and pits."al.comAlabama Local News, Breaking News, Sports & WeatherGet the latest Alabama local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on al.com 49489252
Reposted by MCKirbyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 24/06/2026When liberals compare Trump to Hitler, it's a sign of Trump Derangement Syndrome. When caddies posing as presidential historians compare Trump to Hitler, it's a sign of approval. 739648
Reposted by MCKirbyEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A graphic illustration of how sheep don't just destroy forests by eating all seedlings and ground flora, but by stripping bark from trees. On this holly, it's been eaten away in squares, matching the wire mesh in front. Badly bark-stripped trees die. It's *very* simple: sheep kill nature. 47918
Reposted by MCKirbyAnnie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Very sad news. Philip was a real gentleman www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/...rte.ieLong-time IRFU chief executive Philip Browne diesThe IRFU have announced the death of long-time chief executive Philip Browne, who has passed away at the age of 66. 181
Reposted by MCKirbyFrank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Check out this Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) owned dereliction, rotting since early 90s, as seen on @news.rte.ie, PrimeTime & you wonder why dereliction was normalised before me & @judesherry.bsky.social started #DerelictIreland campaign This is prime example of state enabled vandalism Should be homes 198
Reposted by MCKirbyJustice For Victims @reinsoffire.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Because there's not enough infrastructure for electric vehicles across the country. 001
Reposted by MCKirbyTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Please do not buy my books from Amazon. If you are outside the UK and cannot find an independent bookshop who stocks them, please purchase them from @blackwells.bsky.social who do free international delivery: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... 34801244
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 31/05/2026Calls have been made for the government to introduce tobacco-free generation legislation, which will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to people born after a specified year. Would you support banning the sale of tobacco products to people born after the late 2000s? jrnl.ie/7057476jrnl.ieShould Ireland ban the sale of tobacco products to all people born after a certain year?The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland said momentum for such legislation was building internationally. 3105
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 27/05/2026Ireland is on course to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions required by 2030. And when only existing government measures are taken into account, Ireland will reduce emissions by only 13% when compared to 2018 levels. jrnl.ie/7052024jrnl.ieIreland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030Nearly all sectors are on course to exceed their emissions’ ceiling by 2030. 051
Reposted by MCKirbyEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Ireland is failing abysmally on climate, even as heat records are broken by huge margins. Why is rewilding almost never raised as crucial here? And not just for the climate, but collapsing nature, flooding, drought, clean air and water, rural economies, etc, etc... www.thejournal.ie/ireland-on-t...thejournal.ieIreland on track to deliver only half the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions needed by 2030Nearly all sectors are on course to exceed their emissions ceiling by 2030. 510335
Reposted by MCKirbyJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Am gasping for air at the sheer recklessness and utter stupidity of this article. You wonder why we’re absolutely and totally fuc#ed as a species? This is why. www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...irishtimes.comCould Ireland end up with the climate of Newfoundland or Malmo?In a Word ... Climate 198221
Reposted by MCKirbyAidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026“Ireland being one of the lowest ranked countries in the world for intact biodiversity. "Nature has been in decline in Ireland for many decades" is among the opening words of the report.” www.rte.ie/news/environ... @irishrainforest.bsky.socialrte.ieIreland requires €700m annually to restore nature, reportIreland needs to invest hundreds of millions every year to restore nature and to support farmers, fishers and foresters to protect the environment, according to a report from the Independent Advisory ... 56428
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/04/2026How Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addictiontheguardian.comHow Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addictionDonald Trump’s conflict with Iran could speed the EU’s green revolution – if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy 4529
Reposted by MCKirbyIrish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 20/04/2026It is absolutely absurd that in the year 2026, there are emojis for no cycling and no pedestrians 🚳🚷 but no emoji for no cars 🚗. Never mind how there are emojis for fuel pumps ⛽ but none for solar panels or wind turbines... Madness. 2316
Reposted by MCKirbyHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 20/04/2026This year, it might be worth taking a stand. 11453
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 19/04/2026We need to stop killing dandelions and this is whyirishtimes.comWe need to stop killing dandelions and this is whyFor that flare of yellow to appear, the plant must spread its seeds, and it is that seed head which is a design marvel 0299
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Onion @theonion.com · 13/04/2026Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-… 252301197144
Reposted by MCKirbyBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Is Trump resurrecting Epstein? 68783114
Reposted by MCKirbyThe Journal @thejournal.ie · 11/04/2026Some very creative accounting was used to deem the Galway ring road compliant with Ireland's climate plans, writes architect and transport planner Ciarán Ferrie. jrnl.ie/7009217tjrnl.ieSome very creative accounting was needed to greenlight the Galway ring roadDeeming this project climate-compliant is untenable, argues architect and transport planner Ciarán Ferrie. 34423
Reposted by MCKirbyIrish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 11/04/2026An important piece from Ciarán Ferrie! More and wider roads are not compatible with our climate commitments and will not reduce traffic. They are an expensive non solution that increases emissions, fuels sprawl, and discourages active travel. 0196
Reposted by MCKirbyOla Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 10/04/2026If there is any lesson to take from this moment, it is that the status quo is not neutral. It is actively producing the vulnerabilities we are now confronting, while at the same time benefiting those insulated from its consequences. That said, the answer is not more fossil fuel subsidies.aislinna.substack.comTractor RunsA protest about fuel that reveals a deeper failure of resilience 0145
Reposted by MCKirbyDemocrats @democrats.org · 03/04/2026Trump wants $1,500,000,000,000.00 for his military budget. The largest spending increase since World War II. But affordable health care was too expensive. 22265105
Reposted by MCKirbyMark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 04/04/2026Stop this. I subscribe to the Irish Times to get away from this kind of desperate clickbait nonsense which has made the Guardian unreadable. Nobody is interested in this grim failed reminder of the horror days of the recent past. 0231
Reposted by MCKirbyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026www.wired.com/story/border... 1061723812
Reposted by MCKirbyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Seems like Hegseth is taking out more generals in the US than Iran. 16246071084
Reposted by MCKirbyBarry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Hegseth just fired the Army Chief Gen Randy George. Immediately. Gen George the most competent and experienced combat leaders I have ever encountered. Courage. Integrity. Takes care of soldiers. A government of gangsters. 1013430997
