Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 9hLooks like we are heading yet again to the collapse of the Stormont assembly. 000
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 10hBudget Day in Ireland. Seems like greyhound racing did well: sadly can't say the same for climate action. 0379
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 10hDas zeigt aber auch das Merz die Partei auch nicht im Griff hat. Da müssen jetzt auch von der Bundes-CDU Konsequenzen forge! 010
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 11hAnother columnist was enraged at a Department’s expenditure on “flower arrangements”. Yes, these were flowers sent to the funerals of deceased colleagues. Yes, this small gesture of sympathy was cut so the greyhound tracks could be kept open. 1143
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 12hThis is a disgrace! Inflation 27% over the period and only a 21% increase !! This is private for profit horse and greyhound racing peope, not something trivial like the elderly or people with disabilities. There will be dozens of us on the streets. Dozens!!! 053
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ricarda Lang @ricardalang.eurosky.social · 17hEs geht nicht „nur“ um einen Parlamentspräsidenten: Die Abstimmung heute in Magdeburg ist die Vorbereitung für die Wahl von Siegmund zum Ministerpräsidenten Sachsen-Anhalts - also die Machtübernahme einer rechtsextremen Partei. Und ein weiterer Schritt zur bundesweiten Normalisierung der AfD. 531713389
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 19hThe 7 stages of Western "concern" 1 This is concerning 2 This is increasingly concerning 3 We are now deeply concerned 4 We are now gravely concerned 5 There will be consequences 6 We demand answers 7 It is important not to escalate the situation 19688184
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 19hWeird that 3 US companies -- Apple (€4.1bn), Microsoft (€5.6bn) and Eli Lilly (€5.7bn) -- now pay for people's heating oil, pension increases and tax cuts in this Budget. Near directly. They file windfall taxes = we hike social spending and cut our income tax. Utter, depressing dependence. 21411
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 19hBasically all European states have financial issues and basically all are discussing (further) restricting social services/support/etc for the wealthier. See UK re childcare above £100 000. I totally get it. However: we need to acknowledge that this is creating a social contract problem. 1318036
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 19hAnd still it is NOT the best project for NI or Donegal. If people really believed in a United Ireland then the best way to improve the transport connectivity of Donegal and Derry would be investment in the connection to the much closer Belfast. 100
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Andrew Coogan @cooganlab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As it is the week of the Nobel prizes and also the week of the Budget here, I thought it worth flagging the pretty pathetic record of the Irish state in supporting academic research (in case you can't see, Ireland is at the bottom between Chile and Cost Rica). 175
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Remember that Euro Oil makes more money if they sell more oil. What else would the fossil fuel lobby say? 000
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Is #Budget2027 risking Ireland's economy for political gain? DCU's Prof @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social warns that overspending is unwise, but the main risk lies in tax policy, narrowing the tax base leaves Ireland vulnerable to shocks. Listen on @newstalkfm.bsky.social: launch.dcu.ie/4y3eLFh 011
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 05/10/202640 Jahre brainwashing haben einen langen Schatten hinterlassen. 010
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ray Minehane @rayminehane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hitler back on the Pope’s favourite social network. Have to make his position clear 001
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Gareth O’Connor @garethoconnor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Is this the ‘October surprise’? 111
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A statement from the head of the @boell.de Foundation, the political foundation behind the German Green Party. 👇 213248
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026His AI clearly failed badly seeing that the Pope is elected. 030
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Conor Hogarty @conorhogarty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...irishtimes.comPat Leahy: What do Northern Ireland’s swing ‘persuadables’ see in Drumcree?For those in south, the events highlight the continuing divisions in Northern Ireland 011
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026At what point will Romania step in? Maybe the Transnistria problem needs to be eliminated too. 020
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 03/10/2026Ireland is the last stand for rare coastal machair habitats in the EU – but it’s failingirishtimes.comIreland is the last stand for rare coastal machair habitats in the EU – but it’s failingFunding nature restoration looks like an easy line to leave blank in the budget. That would be an expensive mistake 13311
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026You better believe it. Just wait for russia to stop supplying gas to Europe this winter. 100
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026There is a BIG difference between an ICE band and a ban of new ICEs @politico.eu and you shouldn't perpetuate misinformation! 000
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Thanks for confirming, yet again, that russia does not accept international law. 021
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 30/09/2026“Putin has gone even crazier,” a senior Ukrainian official told The Economist. “He ordered attacks on everything civilian. They want people to be afraid of going to the supermarket.” www.economist.com/europe/2026/...economist.comPutin’s new bombardment of Kyiv has a terrible logicA Russian terror campaign aims to cripple the capital even before winter hits 910863
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That is actually government policy! That is what lower emissions means. 102
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yarmouk is a refugee camp full of Palestinians that we besieged, starved, and butchered in 2013. There was little international interest. For some reason. We need lessons from no one. 10407100
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️ 636376
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heat pump installation -- nerdy, nasty, ugly. Can it, then, at least save the world? 👇Recent report by @iea.org confirms that the answer is yes, to a surprisingly high degree. 073
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The full impact of Climate Change yet to be felt 020
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies. www.politico.eu/article/russ...politico.euRussian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agenciesThe same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services. 5139142
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Symptomatisch für Deutschland heute. Mittelmaß aber einen Prämienanspruch! Wenn man den Ball nur von links nach Rechts passen kann, wird man kein Spiel gewinnen. Kimmich in der Mite ist da eher ein Problem als eine Lösung. 100
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No shortage of spending in these areas. There are plenty of more affluent areas that don't have such a playground. It's not lack of spending that's the problem. 021
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Meta can ban: - Adverts for a Virginia Woolf play because of “feminism” - Ads for a documentary about Elon Musk. Meta seemingly cannot ban: - Generative AI Child Abuse and Child Sexual Abuse Material, adverts and content. 18140
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's turning into a bigger farce all the time. You either play or don't. If you don't then let's see if that's the decision in other cases down the line (we know it wasn't previously). If you play make a statement on the pitch by beating Israel but I get the sense the players don't back themselves. 000
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It is quite clear that Sinn Fein is no longer happy with the GFA. 30 years on it didn't deliver a United Ireland that the hard men were promised. You can see the leadership getting increasingly hysterical. 220
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Life under occupation is just another death But sure, don't worry about actually liberating Ukraine - a ceasefire along the frontline will be just fine 064
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you want to know what Donald will say tomorrow, listen to what the Kremlin says today. 23675179
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Deshalb?? Man errinnere soch daran wo deutsche Soldaten stationery sind. 000
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️ 191078215
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Bruegel @bruegel.org · 26/09/2026📊 Chart of the week: Notified subsidies to automotive investment in the EU, by country and by origin of recipient company 📑 Read the new Policy Brief by Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade, Ignacio García Bercero, Antoine Mathieu Collin, @bmcwilliams.bsky.social & @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/2pW3xbX 022
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Suprise surprise! And that is exactly why Sinn Fein have been trying every trick in the book to dismiss the substantial long term costs of a United Ireland. 000
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The report also found old electric vehicles stay on the road at double the rate of combustion vehicles: at age 15, the road exit rate for BEVs is 5.4 per cent, compared to 11.9 per cent for petrol vehicles.” thedriven.io/2026/09/24/e...thedriven.ioElectric cars are more durable than petrol equivalents, and last longer - major report findsA study of millions of vehicles reveals that EVs are much less likely to fail compared to petrol equivalents, and will last a lot longer. 27328118
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth The Journal @thejournal.ie · 25/09/2026Several businesses in the solar panel industry had their premises searched by gardaí and officers from the consumer watchdog as part of an investigation into potential bid-rigging jrnl.ie/7173413jrnl.ieSolar panel businesses searched by gardaí and watchdog in bid-rigging investigationBid-rigging is an illegal practice where competing businesses secretly collude to determine the winner of a tender process. 096
Edgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026But the Chinese maintain that they are neutral in this conflict. Interesting definition of neutral! 010
Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I agree with this by @andrewchak.bsky.social 100 per cent. 23211