Michael Cahill

Jeremy Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians In the shadow of the Gaza war, violence is rising in the occupied territories as radical settlers seize land with the backing of the government.

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians.
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Protecting ULTRA – Must try harder? Background ULTRA was the code-name given to radio interception and decryption of Axis radio communications. While many people know that this affected a lot of German radio communications, what is l…

Throughout the month of August 1941, the RAF put in a solid effort to allow the Axis to discover that their radio communications were being read.

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Secret Surrey: Inside the almost 400 year-old Chilworth gunpowder works Established in 1626, the mills were built to supply gunpowder for overseas military campaigns.

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In the past number of days there has been articles in the Irish Times, Financial Times, & Guardian about data centres in Ireland, their power/water consumption, & their use in abetting genocide… where is the public consultation on their establishment & expansion here? I for one don’t want them.

❗️Everyone sees that there is no real step by the Russian Federation towards peace, – Zelensky.

If the Russian Federation does not want to stop the war, then it is necessary to stop its economy. Sanctions are needed, pressure is needed.

(#NotColourised) #OTD in 1944, Florence, Italy. All of its bridges over the Arno River, except Ponte Vecchio, were blown by the retreating Germans. #WW2 #HISTORY

Al Jazeera says five journalists killed in Israeli strike A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike, in an attack condemned by journalists and rights gr...

A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike, in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups.

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog

#Radioactive water from #UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show

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Alaska summit: Europe allies urge Trump not to deal with Putin without Ukraine The White House says Trump is open to Ukraine joining talks with Putin on Friday, as Zelensky insists any deal without Kyiv is a “dead decision”.

#Ukraine's European allies say peace talks must include #Kyiv

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy #Russia

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Zelenskyy: We will not allow Russia a second attempt to partition Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that Ukraine will not give Russia a second chance to divide its territory and that the war must end with a dignified peace.

#Zelenskyy: We will not allow #Russia a second attempt to partition #Ukraine

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy

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Russia Killed Ukrainian Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, Yet Her Memory Lives On People gathered to remember journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who lost her life in Russian captivity while committed to uncovering essential truths.

#Russia Killed Ukrainian #Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, Yet Her Memory Lives On

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #PutinsWar #Muscovy

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On Vaccines, RFK Jr. Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretary’s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda as health secretary, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

#OTD in 1944, Normandy. At the workshop. A REME sergeant repairing damaged armour on a Cromwell tank from 2 Northamptonshire Yeomanry. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1944, Normandy. Cromwell tanks from 10 Mounted Rifles Regiment passing a PaK 43 anti-tank gun, knocked out by the RAF. #WW2 #HISTORY

Is it #FindsFriday or #HillfortsFriday ? 🤔😉

This little slingshot has been lost among stones of a hillfort rampart for over 2000 years...

Nice to spot it yesterday, and bag it up with other finds from the excavations on this scheduled fort

📷 Buckspool promontory fort, Pembrokeshire

Upstream: [TEASER] China Pt. 5: Towards an Ecological Civilization w/ Tings Chak This is a free preview of the episode " China Pt. 5: A Socialist Approach to Ecological Development w/ Tings Chak". You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to our Patreon here: As a Pa...

One of the best things I've listened to on the ecological transition in China.

Development + ecological sustainability is not just about technology but democratic planning & social mobilisation.

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Pod of this week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper is now available. We discussed carbon impact of AI, plus hazards of lead ammunition and cherry laurel a dangerous - yet legal - invasive species.

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UK people had better pay attention, because Nigel Farage, who the British media are attempting to shoo-in as the next British Prime Minister, will attempt to copy-paste every move that Trump is making.

Reviving Erhai Lake: A Socialist Approach to Balancing Human and Ecological Development In recent decades, China has increasingly focused on environmental protection. The restoration of Erhai Lake illustrates the achievements of these efforts as well as ongoing challenges.

Reading this couldn't help but think of Lough Neagh.

Also destroyed by industrial-chemical agriculture and pollution, but the prospects of any kind of restoration are limited by the inability of the NI state to formulate and implement an alternative.

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Spreading misinformation and destroying science from the HHS podium yet again.

Poland's new president sticks to nationalist script Poland's new president Karol Nawrocki was sworn in at a ceremony in the Polish parliament in Warsaw today. Nationalistic and eurosceptic in tone, his speech set the stage for tense relations with the country's current pro-EU government.

This is not open authoritarianism, as yet, but a slow dismantling of checks and balances from within.
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#PolishElections #PolandPolitics #nawrocki
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Observers see a familiar pattern. Much like Trump’s approach in the United States, Nawrocki’s allies have already placed loyal figures throughout the courts and are prepared to block institutional change.
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Karol Nawrocki’s razor-thin victory in Poland (50.89%) marks a political shift and return to hardline tactics. Backed by PiS, Nawrocki inherits sweeping veto powers that may be used to block judicial reforms, LGBTQ+ rights, and EU-aligned legislation.
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Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich smiles next to graffiti reading "Death to Arabs" on a wall in the northern West Bank settlement of Sanur.

Microsoft data centres storing Israeli military data without the knowledge of the Irish state. Besides illegally facilitating genocide, this is a question of Irish national security.

Where are all the 'security analysts' usually so quick to talk up Ireland's vulnerability?

Israel sought to exploit Irish reliance on US FDI It looked to pressure the Irish government to drop the Occupied Territories Bill.

Ireland's dependence on US FDI increasingly undermines the basic democratic functions of the Irish state and our ability to pursue a sovereign foreign policy.

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Indiana is the next target for the White House’s redistricting push | CNN Politics The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate Thursday in Indiana.

The White House’s pressure campaign on Republican-dominated states to redraw their congressional maps is poised to escalate Thursday in Indiana.

To good of an opportunity. 😎

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Canadian concert party, The Tin Hats, had an eventful tour of Italy in the first half of 1944. This week's blog post focuses on their first performance in Ortona and attitudes to sexuality with the wonderful Trixie & Trilby.
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A company of Elefant tank destroyers was sent to Italy in 1943. The heavy and unreliable vehicle proved a poor match for the hot climate and steep slopes typical of the theater. #OTD in 1943 the 3 surviving Elefants were withdrawn from Italy. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII