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Michael

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Dublin🇮🇪,🇪🇺,🇺🇦,🇵🇸 and Everton supporter💙💙. Also, live with cystic fibrosis. NO DMS 🚫 No crypto currency accounts 🚫

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1h
🇺🇦 Zelensky: The rubble is being cleared at the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky. At this time, 18 people are known to have died, and four of them are children: Oleksandr, Kyrylo and Serhiy, who were only one year old, and eight-year-old Maksym.
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Stateline @stateline.org · 1h
New York is expanding who can administer vaccines as measles cases surge in rural counties, allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and others to give shots. stateline.org/2026/10/06/new-york-g…
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New York governor declares measles emergency • Stateline
NEW YORK — Facing a surge of measles cases in New York state’s rural counties, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Monday allowing paramedics, pharmacists, midwives and other non-physicians to administer vaccines. Hochul’s decision to declare a “state disaster emergency” comes amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years […]
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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 1h
Measles was declared eradicated in the US in 2000 - lazy, selfish, wilfully ignorant anti-social f**ks have brought it back.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 1h
Trump said in 2016 he’d eliminate the national debt in eight years. The national debt apparently took that personally.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 2h
Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack during olive harvest, officials say reut.rs/4ANPWjb
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Palestinian killed in Israeli settler attack during olive harvest, officials say
A Palestinian was killed ​on Wednesday during an Israeli settler attack while Palestinians were harvesting olives near the village ‌of Burqa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h
Roger Marshall refused financial assistance for a patient with $24,000 in debt after emergency surgery: I don't make $24,000 in a year. You built your bank account off the backs of working people. If you don't have a heart for the small people of this country, you shouldn't be representing anybody
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 2h
The roof starting to go onto Tina’s hospital. I still genuinely don’t feel like it’s real. All I can think of is the 1000s of street dogs who will have their lives changed here. Tina would just love it 🎾❤️
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##speirgorm
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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 5h
Big Stories Behind Small Treasures Discover the West African Micro-Collection at the Chester Beatty, as part of Dublin Festival of History. Explore 7 West African manuscripts and the stories of their makers, markings and journeys across time and space. Wed 7 Oct, 5.30pm ow.ly/4p1750ZQRzn
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Úna-Minh (That's my first name!) 🔜 AdventureX @unaminh.bsky.social · 5h
WARNING: As an author, I am receiving A LOT of scam messages from folks pretending to be literary agents, from publishing houses, etc. I'm exasperated by this scam; it's hard enough making any living as an author, but to be teased by such opportunities is nasty. writerbeware.blog/2026/03/27/w...
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Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses - Writer Beware
I’ve recently gotten a slew of reports of emails purporting to be from editors at Big 5 and other large publishers, in which the supposed editor expresses interest in the writer’s work and asks whethe...
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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 4h
Tell everyone you know. These people are dangerous.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4h
"If you don't build data centres here they'll be built somewhere else" "If you don't adopt AI for your work you'll be left behind" "If you don't let us build oil and gas fields we'll stop harassing you about doing that" Yes please + yes please + YES please
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 4h
So many of the world's worst industries keep threatening us with a good time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Equinor may stop investing in UK if oil and gas fields do not get go-ahead
The boss of the Norwegian state company says further investment in the UK could be at risk if Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.
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𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓸 @djmabeizy.bsky.social · 3h
On the facts: Russia banned exports of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel after Ukraine's attacks on its energy infrastructure caused a major refining crisis, and diesel there is used by the occupation forces in the war against Ukraine.
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nkell2002 @whattfisgoingon.bsky.social · 3h
Aside from the orange aspect, this could describe his whole inner circle as well.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h
"President Trump, of course, makes the sun rise each morning."
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#speirgorm
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#speirgorm
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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 4h
“Government didn’t get in the way of growth, it got in the way of greed.” Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, host of the Optimist Economy, on labor market policy and corporate complacence. New episode out now! @kedseconomist.com
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h
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An oldie but a good one youtu.be/xtO_rF-OQ7w?...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5h
I had a chat w/ the great @bertiehb.bsky.social for this story - it is really quite incredible. One hell of a marker of the desperation, haste and destructive impatience behind the AI industry, and how that symbiotically fits SO perfectly into the worst, most absurd forms of power generation ->
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5h
Trump’s Latino coalition is cracking. New Equis poll: his approval among Latinos is just 31%, with 63% disapproving. On the cost of living, his net approval has plunged to -57. Even worse, 42% of Latinos who voted for Trump in 2024 are disappointed or regret it. Broken promises have consequences.
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Progressive Politics NI @ppni.bsky.social · 5h
Be sure to have your say on this troubling draft strategy
A graphic showing the cover of the NI Executive AI strategy document and a clock & text saying:

Stormont's Al strategy consultation closes TODAY. Respond to it before 5pm.

Link in our comments / threads / stories
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 5h
Just feck off ya evil orange bastard ❗️❗️
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 5h
EA- #Ukraine VideoCast: #Kremlin Offer Billion-Dollar Deals to #Trump Envoys #Witkoff and #Kushner #UkraineWar #Russia #TrumpRussia eaworldview.com/2026/10/ukra...
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EA-Ukraine VideoCast: Kremlin Offer Billion-Dollar Economic Deals to Trump Envoys Witkoff and - EA WorldView
Kremlin's dangles billion-dollar deals before Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner: will that protect its winter assault on Ukraine?
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Corruption 👇👇👇👇
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h
‼️ As a result of the shelling of the Kyiv region, the bird rehabilitation center "Sadiba Nyushanik" completely burned down. The fire destroyed the bird hospital, chicken coop and sparrow kennel, as well as all the equipment and feed. There were birds and a cat in the buildings.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 7h
As the world warms, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are escaping from frozen sediments. But with new monitoring tools, we can identify problem genes and develop treatments before our pathogens acquire them
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How ancient superbugs could help us fight antibiotic resistance | New Scientist
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h
It is getting hard to keep listening to the same claim over and over. Trump once again says the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine is “getting closer.” “Believe it or not, it doesn’t look that way from the outside, but actually we are getting closer and closer to ending it,” he said. #Ukraine
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WIRED @wired.com · 7h
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Michael @mmdc.bsky.social · 5h
Mind your blood pressure!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim Ali
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I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim Ali
I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison, writes Sadia Moalim Ali
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h
Russia's gift to Putin on his birthday. The toll from the strike on a five-story residential building in Pryluky has risen to 9 dead and 50 injured. Rescuers recovered the bodies of three children from the rubble. 27 people were hospitalized, three in serious condition, 12 were rescued. #Ukraine
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h
🇺🇦 A girl was pulled from the rubble in Pryluky 40 people were injured, including 7 children. 12 people were rescued, including a child. Psychologists from the State Emergency Service are working at the scene, providing assistance to 36 people.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
A ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather conditions around the world – put your questions to our environment writers
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A ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather conditions around the world – put your questions to our environment writers
Guardian journalists Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) today to answer your El Niño questions.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 21h
Britain left the EU – but British exceptionalism never went away. Rejoining is still discussed in terms of what special terms might win enough support. Niall Ó Conghaile argues that misses something fundamental: it isn’t all about Britain. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @nialloconghaile.bsky.social
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Britain still hasn’t learnt what being outside the EU means
Closer ties with Europe require Britain to abandon exceptionalism and understand what being outside the EU means
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 6h
Higher temperatures around the world due to the record-breaking El Niño will lead to an estimated 450,000 extra deaths by February unless swift action is taken, warn researchers
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El Niño heat could kill half a million people by February | New Scientist
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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 6h
Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher among 50 celebrities to sign open letter backing Garvaghy Road residents www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher among 50 celebrities to sign open letter backing Garvaghy Road residents
Oasis star Noel Gallagher, Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, and Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon are among dozens of big names from music, film and the arts who have signed an open letter backing…
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 6h
🚂 Russia hides railcars with equipment for refinery repairs under the guise of grain exports The Resistance Movement "Freedom of Russia" has received classified information from its infiltrated sources in Russian Railways and Ministry of Transport about a new railway transportation scheme…
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WIRED @wired.com · 6h
Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.
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A Startup Has a Plan to Make Water From Air Using Data Centers’ Waste Heat
Atoco’s new machines use specialized materials that can harvest water from some of the driest air on Earth without using electricity.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 6h
Russia asks Vietnam for planes as seized Western fleet falls apart ➡️ l.euronews.com/0FRg
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 6h
Fascinating report on how the clean energy transition is accelerating and fossil fuel demand and emissions will be slashed by 2050, but we're currently on track to only reach net zero by the 2090s, meaning temperatures are set to increase by well over 2C. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536880...
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Study: World is on track to reach net zero - but not until the 2090s
DNV forecasts energy-related emissions will fall sharply by mid-century, but a two-paced clean energy transition means global economy remains on track for well over 2C of warming
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Will Thorne @wbthorne.bsky.social · 9h
This graph is a good reason to introduce my new paper: By Generation and by Design: A Review of the Empirical Rent Control Literature. This paints a (somewhat) misleading picture of rent control evidence because it groups all rent control together regardless of design feature.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 8h
This is great work from Will, breaking down the evidence on the impacts of rent control according to the finer details of the policy 👇
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Carlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 8h
First hurricane of the season looking likely this week, heading into Mississippi and Alabama USA.
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 9h
🎥 We need to choose #climate resilient development (1) PLRP🩷💚💙 @infopointa.bsky.social @nemi2009.bsky.social @uraniumgirl.bsky.social @tricia-mn.bsky.social @mmdc.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social @lem-marie.bsky.social @ailsalaing.eurosky.social #ClimateAction #Klima graph @ipcc.bsky.social
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Michael @mmdc.bsky.social · 6h
The disintegrating Uk flag blowing in the wind is a nice back drop to this eejit
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 17h
Immigrant children as young as two are brought to court in Trump's America: “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” jrnl.ie/7184383
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http://jrnl.ie/7184383
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