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Michael Barron

@michbar.bsky.social
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Irish 🍉🪩 Queer, social justice, music, rubbish talk, politics, animals and nature, growing older with less grace and more urgency

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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Insightful on what leadership we need vs what we have
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Amazing interview and book www.democracynow.org/2025/4/17/pa...
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Author Omar El Akkad on the West’s Moral Failure in Gaza and the Power of Resistance
In Part 2 of our interview with Omar El Akkad, he discusses the roots of his new book about the war on Gaza, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, and how he draws hope from people eng...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup
As the world's richest man seizes control of government agencies, mainstream outlets are treating it like standard political news
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Senator Lynn Ruane tops the first round poll in TCD Seanad elections - not far off the quota. Delighted for Lynn, her family and team, and for the country who needs a politician with such integrity, intelligence and drive for justice @senlynnruane.bsky.social
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." said Maya Angelou. And so it is with joy. Queer Joy www.theegalitarian.co.uk/post/joy-is-...
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Joy is Power: How Queer Flourishing Creates Strength
Apr 02, 2024
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I research how people creatively express ‘queer joy’ online – here are three tips for trying it yourself theconversation.com/i-research-h...
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I research how people creatively express ‘queer joy’ online – here are three tips for trying it yourself
Queer joy is a powerful emotion. It sustains the fight for recognition and equality for LGBTQ+ people, especially in the face of challenges like discrimination.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
I cast my ballot this morning for the brilliant Senator Lynn Ruane on the TCD panel for the Seanad. In 2025 as we head into a time of uncertainty we need Lynn’s intelligence, analysis, work ethic and above all integrity more than ever. If you can please vote Lynn Ruane @senlynnruane.bsky.social
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Prem Thakker analysis open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago? Here's what we know.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
interesting article on how US Philanthropists are defunding groups who voice support for the Palestinian People (from The Jewish Current) jewishcurrents.org/defunding-di...
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Defunding Dissent
Philanthropists have quietly withdrawn funding from grassroots groups that spoke out for Gaza, imperiling a broad range of social justice movements.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Seanad Election is underway and for those graduates of TCD please return your ballots by Jan 20. Senator Lynn Ruane has extraordinary integrity and a brilliant track record as a Senator for the past 8 years. #Vote1Ruane @senlynnruane.bsky.social
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I’ve had the privilege to work alongside Lynn for past 8 years, pushing like hell for social justice with some of our most marginalised communities leading with deep love and care for people. If you are a TCD graduate please vote for her. Ballots to be returned by Jan 20 ❤️✊🏾 #Lyntegrity
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
When Democrats and liberals smeared Jimmy Carter for criticizing Israel - RIP Jimmy Carter - a man of great integrity mondoweiss.net/2024/12/when...
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When Dems smeared Carter for using the a-word
Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, was attacked for telling the truth about Israel. Many Democrats joined the smear campaign.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
The appraisal written by EU’s own Human Rights expert (arising from request from Ireland & Spain) outlines Israels war crimes & reccommends suspending diplomatic ties and enforcing an arms embargo, but Ministers rejected this theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...
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EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.
The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
“A fine imposed by the United States against a country that is abiding by its obligations to prevent a genocide is clearly an illegal and illegitimate sanction in view of international law,” said Santiago, the Spanish politician. theintercept.com/2024/12/17/i...
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U.S. Defied Spanish Embargo on Arms Bound for Israel by Making Enforcement More Difficult
As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 19/12/2024
NEW: For over a year, the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the minimum water needed for survival, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths. A calculated policy. An act of genocide. 🧵⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Rem: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 2019: Ms Murphy was dropped because her apology for these remarks “wasn’t sincere”. He said he was concerned if Ms Murphy was to run again for Fine Gael "we would probably have more of this again"
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
www.thejournal.ie/three-convic...
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Three convicted of public order offences over disrupting library drag story event for kids
Ross Lahive, Margo Mills and Stephen McGeough will be sentenced on Friday.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
theintercept.com/2024/12/12/c...
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Congress Keeps Trying to Hide the True Gaza Death Toll
A little-noticed provision in the annual defense bill would bar the Pentagon from citing the Gaza Health Ministry as an authoritative source.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
www.eventbrite.ie/e/lynn-ruane...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social speaks out about the brutal ‘Palestinian Laboratory’ where weapons companies / Israel tests its new murder technology on Palestinian people
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
theintercept.com/2024/11/27/p...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Such a great article again by Justine McCarthy about how the culture around men’s sport can be so toxic, promotes violence. Conor McGregor was facilitated by a culture of entitlement and cheered on by adoring fans www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...
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Justine McCarthy: Conor McGregor was facilitated by a culture of entitlement and cheered on by adoring fans
In the space of a single week, two sports stars were before the Irish courts having behaved despicably
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/11/2024
Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth
As the war on Gaza spans a second year, we continue our conversation with the acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. His new book, The Message, is based in part on his visit last year to Israel and the occupied...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Washington Posts ridiculous OpEd shows their editorial board believe that US allies, no matter what they do - including the most brutal live streamed genocide, - can never be international criminals. This position is so out of touch with reality. Great piece from @premthakker.bsky.social @zeteo.com
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Jaime Nanci-Barron @jaimenancibarron.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Does Julius’ have a bluesky, one of my faves on insta. @michbar.bsky.social and I had some really fun times in there!
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The Brilliant Anna Quigley from Citywide talking about 30 years of policy and the path forward to decriminalising drug use and treating people with dignity
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Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign @drugscrisis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
No more excuses for delay! Citizens Assembly and Oireachtas Ctte on Drugs have done the work Govt asked them to do. End criminalisation of people who use drugs, & reinvest in a Community Development approach to Drugs #drugscommdev youtu.be/hN86TB5kwsY?...
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Citywide - GE2024
YouTube video by Tom Lee
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
She’s been a brilliant Senator for the past 8 years. I’ve had the pleasure to work with her on so many social justice areas, especially on improving policy for communities pushed to the margins. #SenatorLynnRuane has a Go Fund Me to help with her upcoming campaign. Please support if you can.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Four convicted in Spain over homophobic murder
The killing of a 24-year-old nursing assistant sparked protests in cities across Spain and abroad.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Proper order after such brutality and such a small payment
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
300 days after Hinds murder with countless reports to the contrary and the girls own voice the IDF release this post truth account and the US say they will believe it?
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Incredibly brave and strong woman - Nikita Hand
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 22/11/2024
Calls to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre increased significantly during the case against Conor McGregor which attracted widespread media attention
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Calls to Rape Crisis Centre rose during McGregor case
Calls to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre increased significantly during the case against Conor McGregor which attracted widespread media attention.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/11/2024
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Move by international criminal court puts Netanyahu at risk of detention if he travels to certain other countries The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the county’s former defence…
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Extremism
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Oisín Murphy-Lawless @bikesnbukes.eurosky.social · 20/11/2024
See also details on the Enforce website, the ICCL unit which looks at digital rights. www.iccl.ie/enforce/enfo...
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Enforce – Work
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Oisín Murphy-Lawless @bikesnbukes.eurosky.social · 20/11/2024
It would be remiss for an Irish person to repost this without directing attention to the work @johnnyryan.bsky.social of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, who has been looking at real time bidding for a long time now.
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I’m trying so hard to not only speak about genocide, fascism and corruption - although we have to - but to also bring some joy and hope and love because we have so much of those to go around. In that spirit please meet The Badger our 6 am alarm clock who helps us keep the wheels from coming off.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20/11/2024
The Israeli military has systematically targeted Palestinian security forces charged with protecting aid shipments, while reportedly allowing armed gunmen to attack and loot aid trucks in areas under Israeli control.
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Crowds of Hungry Palestinians Queue for Food Amid Shortage of Flour Due to Israeli Siege
In Gaza, the Palestinian Health Ministry reports Israeli attacks on Tuesday killed at least 50 Palestinians and wounded 110 others. Overnight, the director of the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in…
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Disgraceful
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20/11/2024
Protesters flooded the US Senate building, demanding senators support Bernie Sanders-led resolutions against a $20bn arms deal with Israel. On Wednesday, the Senate will vote. @premthakker.bsky.social reports: youtube.com/shorts/9VkNE...
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Protesters Flood Senate Building: 'Stop Arming Israel'
YouTube video by Zeteo
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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Good news: The UN Security Council has finally sanctioned two commanders responsible for atrocities in #Sudan. But the international community still has so much to do to help stop the slaughter. My Daily Brief today: 📰 Read: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h... 🔊 Listen: www.hrw.org/video-photos...
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A First Step on Sudan: Daily Brief
New UN Security Council sanctions on two commanders in #Sudan’s atrocity-ridden conflict is welcome news – but it’s only a start. Read @astroehlein’s Daily Brief:
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Fears grow that Israel is going to wipe Palestinians from northern Gaza www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
"You're still a genocide denier." Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, criticised British Foreign Sec David Lammy for refusing to label Israeli war on Gaza as genocide during his address in the UK Parliament last month. youtube.com/watch?v=a_VL...
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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
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Jaime Nanci-Barron @jaimenancibarron.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Brilliant bsky.app/profile/flyh...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Jesus -what a profound, challenging work on addiction - when it’s good for things to get less hard - and the magnitude and force of nature that’s too huge to comprehend. If you ever felt like a storm might sweep you out to sea.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 13/11/2024
“The 30-day deadline was given to the Israeli government a month ago in a letter by US SecState Tony Blinken and SecDef Lloyd Austin, who demanded Israel improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or risk ‘implications for US policy.’” @premthakker.bsky.social reports: zeteo.com/p/dramatical...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Resistance to colonialism, from Derry to Palestine mondoweiss.net/2024/11/resi...
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Michael Barron @michbar.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
theintercept.com/2024/11/16/j... theintercept.com/2024/11/16/j...
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