John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

So, the president of European Commission, supposedly speaking on behalf of EU, hasn’t a single word of criticism for illegal US/Israeli attack on Iran, instead blaming Iran for trying to defend itself.

The same VDL cowardice we saw in #Gaza.

Small wonder the US treats Europe like a bad joke.

Probably, but not for some time, I imagine.

Attended the premiere of ‘An Irish Atlantic Rainforest’ yesterday, a terrific documentary based on @irishrainforest.bsky.social book of the same name.

It’s visually stunning & gives a tantalising glimpse into just how beautiful Ireland is, what we’ve lost & how it could be again via rewilding.

US AND ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN Multiple explosions heard in Tehran, elsewhere, as Israel launches attacks on Iran with US help.

The world's two rogue states, Israel and the USA, have started a war not against Iran but against the whole world. We stand with Iranians, with Humanity, against the notion that Israel and the US can bomb anyone their fancy takes them to bomb. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Aha, now it all makes sense.

“Pre-emptive strike” is an interesting way of spelling “terrorist attack”.

Quite the scoop!

Trump allowed Doonbeg expansion - if he protects the snails | Newstalk Clare County Council has given the green light for a new 320-capacity ballroom at Trump Internati...

Pod of my chat with @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social this afternoon to discuss how Trump’s Doonbeg expansion plans have to take account of endangered snails.

www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

What bliss to see an articulate, unapologetic Green politician school not one but two hostile interviewers simultaneously.
Oh to have such a Green leader in Ireland

Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper on Today FM now available.

We discussed proposals to buy out homes in flood zones, plummeting Irish frog populations and wacky anti-solar protests in Galway.

www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

Apocalypse 🔜

So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

And it turns out that backing a genocide and jailing thousands of people who are peacefully protesting against that genocide is not a winning political strategy either.

Astonishing result. Devastating outcome for Labour AND for Reform but an absolute breakthrough for the Greens, proving public hunger for decency, integrity and basic humanity in politics.

Absolute disaster.

Nice piece. MDH is a legend.

This week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper coming up very shortly on Today FM.

We’ll discuss proposals to buy out flood-prone housing, plus Antarctic penguins in crisis & solar “Chernobyl” protests. 🙄

Shocked not shocked.

I’d love to see that too.

🎶 Here comes the Sun 🎶

There’s a question.
A possible one-word answer: clickbait.

Hell yes.

I disagree. We give over vast acreage to hugely inefficient, highly polluting livestock rearing yet nobody bats an eyelid about that.

Fair point Éidin, petrostates and oil companies are funding much of the online disinformation, depressing to see “mainstream” media give it credibility like this.

If we achieve our full national target of 8GW solar, it requires 0.25% of our farmland, that’s it, in total.

And basic literacy - in the first para - appears to be optional too.

This 💩💩 is “funded by the Local Democracy Reporting scheme”.
Lordy.

‘Tis true, they get drunk on moonlight and rampage around the countryside till just before dawn, a lot of people say that.

💯

Reporters, too. Media play along as this is pure clickbait gold.