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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 8h

Chuffed to see the new paperback edition of THE LIE OF THE LAND in a central spot if the feint window of Hodges Figgis on Dawson St this evening. Still a few copies being shifted, it seems.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 10h

This week’s Last Word on environment with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social coming up within the hour. We’ll be discussing UK plans to plant trees to abate extreme weather, plus #climate fuelled Swiss glacier meltdown as global ocean heating accelerates.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 14h

Updated Google Maps (2023, left & 2026, right) imagery from Gaza portray utter devastation wrought on a once-teeming society. With civilian death toll far beyond 100,000, Israeli genocide on Gaza is one of best-documented war crimes in history, yet Ireland is Israel's 2nd biggest trade partner.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 15h

This is a simply stunning parliamentary performance by NZ Green leader. Passionate, persuasive, thoroughly researched and delivered with real brio. If we had lots more Progressive voices speaking up like this, the world would be in a much better place today.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“We’re not going to hit our 2030 target but that does not reduce our ambition in that regard". More Flann O'Brien-level sophistry from #climate minister Darragh O'Brien as Ireland slumps down EU table. Report by @codohertynews.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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European Commission to put Ireland’s poor climate action record under scrutiny

Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says emission reduction targets must be taken very seriously

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sure, AI companies steal ideas, creativity & expertise to monetise them on a colossal scale. And OK, they’re losing literally billions every week in this gigantic Ponzi scheme. But at least they’re also threatening to wipe out humanity as well, so let’s all try to keep some perspective here.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Turns out the dead-eyed tax dodging tech ghoul funding the destruction of democracies & global mass surveillance is actually a sound man who gave the local GAA a bit of a dig-out. Well this changes EVERYTHING. www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic...

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Mark Zuckerberg donates €150,000 to Waterford GAA clubs after buying castle in the area

Meta founder and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle in August

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Finished reading End Times Fascism by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social last night: brilliant, urgent analysis of the dire situation we now confront, and how to beat the fascist thugs.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why yes, of course you can build out your gigantic 72,500 m2 energy and resource-sucking data centre, but be sure to “encourage staff to use public transport, cycling & walking”. Beyond parody from the crack squad at An Coimisiún Pleanala. www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“We have a country 10 times better than theirs, stronger, an amazing country with amazing people”, says deluded Israeli player after they get walloped 3-0 while their genocide-supporting fans chant “IDF, IDF, IDF” in stadium. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

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‘We have a country 10 times better than theirs’: Israel captain criticises Ireland after 3-0 defeat

Israel captain says Sunday’s return fixture in Serbia ‘will be a completely different game’

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Long after the names of the cowards and quislings in the FAI are forgotten, the name Gavin Bazunu will be remembered as a byword for courage and integrity in standing up for justice in the teeth of a savage genocide. www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

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Ireland v Israel: Day of infamy exposes serious lack of leadership in FAI

Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A powerful El Niño is expected to kill around a million people worldwide over the next year or so, as I explained in this week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper. We also discussed Germany’s aim to eliminate fossil fuels - and more. www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

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El Niño Projected To Cause Nearly Half A Million Deaths In Next Six Months

Climate experts have predicted that more than 450,000 could die over the next six months due to the additional heat caused by El Niño.It’s estimated to im...

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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Timely release coinciding with the "Be Emergency Prepared" leaflets - which give little useful info and mention nothing on our food security, actually! Huge thanks to @thinkorswim.bsky.social for letting me run away with his brilliant vision of a Department of Food Security! 🌍🌽 Enjoy folks!!

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meanwhile, the Irish government is about to waste hundreds more millions of euros subsidising petrol, diesel instead of putting that same money into supporting people to buy EVs, save the #climate & a ton of money too. Far too sensible, clearly, for Micheál, Simon & Co.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week’s Last Word on the environment with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social coming up very shortly on Today FM. We’ll discuss monster El Niño, German fossil fuel phase out; summer #climate evaporation crux for Ireland - and more.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great to be along to celebrate the launch of ‘Gift Grub & Me’ by Mario Rosenstock this evening. Funny man Mario has a deadly serious side and we have had many really useful #climate related discussions on and off-air over the years.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Was on East Coast radio earlier today discussing water issues and why Ireland is alone in not charging for domestic water usage; plus water crises on a warming planet.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Truly painful listening to a former Irish *justice minister* who is a shameless Zionist genocide apologist on RTE Radio One just now.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Never mind AI ending humanity in a decade, the real story here is white collar crime of the century: the biggest heist of intellectual copyright of millions of people, organisations ever seen - all to feed the Frankenstein AI monster created by tech broligarchs. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In a word: no. In two words: definitely not. Agri press moves from #climate denial to delusional complacency instead. Not sure this is progress. www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

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Opinion: Could climate change be a good news story for Irish agriculture?

Meanwhile, food security levels in the European Union continue to falter

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Turns out our world without limits has hard limits after all, though there’s still no sign of anyone being prepared to read the Stop signs.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“Role of agri minister and his officials is largely for handshakes & photo ops; the real decision-making is in hands of senior agri-PLC executives & farming lobbyists” My take in today’s @irishtimes.com. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tom Popple and Tara Shine kicking off this morning’s session at the #Climate Carnival in Ballintubber. Standing room only.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Far be it from anyone to say ‘I told you so’, but delighted to see iron grip of agri industry on politics FINALLY getting some sustained media focus. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

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The Irish Times view on farming and politics: unhealthily close

For decades the Department of Agriculture has operated as though it were a branch office of the Irish Farmers’ Association

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I visited GIY headquarters in Waterford city some time back for an in-depth chat with Mick Kelly on #climate and Ireland’s deeply dysfunctional agriculture and food system. The podcast of our conversation is below. open.spotify.com/episode/1jIY...

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The Lie of the Land: Ireland's Broken Food System

Food Matters · Episode

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Shocking , but true; those suffering the worst impacts of #climate breakdown have done little or nothing to fuel the crisis. That’s on the wealthy 10%, which includes the majority of people living in Ireland. www.carbonbrief.org/two-thirds-o...

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Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’ - Carbon Brief

Of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, a new study estimates that 65% was due to the emissions of the wealthiest 10%.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This week’s Last Word on the environment with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social on Today FM is coming up shortly. We’ll discuss Irish cities cutting air pollution, record global temperatures in August, CCAC land use report - and more.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Am due on KCLR in the next few minuts, ahead of my presentation to Kilkenny County Council's environment committee tomorrow morning on the #climate emergency and what it means for all of us.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Incredibly, this RTÉ news report describes a criminal act of bribery and vote-rigging as a “striking attempt to persuade voters to back his party”. The degree to which news media continues to sane-washed this unhinged tyrant is a stain that will never wash off. www.rte.ie/news/us/2026...

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Trump offers Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

US President Donald Trump said he would pay every American adult a $5,000 (€4,299) "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm election, a striking attempt to pers...

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Have taken on many roles over the years, but have to admit that ‘Keynote Provocateur’ is a new one. Anyway, that my official function at next week’s #Climate Carnival in Ballintubbert House. Guess am there to stir it up a bit? We’ll see what happens.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This very handsome volume just arrived the latest book by @irishrainforest.bsky.social, and a cracking good read it is. Story takes us from the Beara peninsula to Scotland, Belfast, Costa Rica and beyond, journeying with a man who was ‘Born To Rewild’.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There’s a certain poetic justice in all this: some of the world’s smartest psychopaths spending trillions to build systems that have a reasonable shot at eliminating ALL human life in the near future. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/a...

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Anthropic researcher says AI has more than 10% chance of 'killing all humans' after colleague quits

An Anthropic safety researcher said there is a greater than 10% chance AI could "kill all humans" after a former colleague quits over safety concerns.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Finished reading ‘The Nerd Reich’ by @gilduran.com over the weekend. It’s a truly shocking exposé of just how far the fascist tech billionaires (yes, they all are) have advanced in their efforts to destroy democracy & create a new Tech Feudalism, with 99.9% of us serving as their serfs.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's exactly a year since THE LIE OF THE LAND was published; compact paperback edition has just been released, with a new tagline. Endorsements from Bill McKibben, Michael Mann, Mary Robinson, Michael D. Higgins, Diarmaid Ferriter, Sean Ronayne, Matt Cooper, Tony Holohan, Eoghan Daltun – and more

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bumper edition of The Last Word on the environment this week, running to 20 mins. Teased out what a “Godzilla” El Niño may mean for the world, plus smashing through 1.5°C #climate guard rail – as Ireland jacks up public transport prices. www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

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How Will El Niño Impact Ireland This Autumn?

The World Meteorological Organisation has said that El Niño, which changes weather patterns around the world, will likely cause all land areas to experience...

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This week’s Last Word on the environment with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social on Today FM coming up very shortly. We’ll discuss “Godzilla” El Niño, #climate breaching +1.5°C, and more

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Was on East Coast Radio and LMFM earlier this morning discussing various aspects of the #climate emergency, plus the bone-headed gov’t decision to jack up the cost of public transport fares.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nobody but nobody debunks the fossil fuel industry’s 💩 like the good folks at @thejuicemedia.com. This explainer on offsets BS is classic. Shame there isn’t a remotely similar for Ireland to make our #climate BS artists cringe.

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