Michael Cahill

Archaeologists Found a Skeleton Wearing an Amulet That May Change the History of Christianity A 1.37-inch inscription could upend our understanding of the religion’s spread.

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text of the oldest known devotion to Christianity north of Alps.Computer technology helped unravel the mystery of the text hidden within silver amulet whose wearer was buried between 230&270 A.D. www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

Labeling a nonviolent protest against authoritarianism as ‘anti-American’ is the kind of rhetoric used to silence dissent, not defend democracy.

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

YouTube video by Talking Heads - Topic Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

Talking Heads: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - from their 1980 album, Remain In Light #DavidByrne

Produced by Brian Eno www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmp5...

We constantly hear about the need for Ireland to invest in defence to protect privately owned subsea cables passing through our marine territory from unspecified threats.

Yet, actual planes carrying actual munitions used in an actual genocide continue to pass through our airspace unchecked.

Republicans Delete Portland Post That Used Images From South America

The state GOP said the post was promptly removed once the mistake was identified.

Troops in Illinois ahead of possible Chicago deployment Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said, ahead of a planned deployment in Chicago that is strongly opposed by local Democratic officials.

Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said, ahead of a planned deployment in Chicago that is strongly opposed by local Democratic officials.

Medieval Buildings Revealed by Summer Drought in England - Medievalists.net In England, this year’s drought has uncovered medieval remains at Fountains Abbey and Mottisfont, where parchmarks reveal the outlines of vanished monastic halls and cloisters.

Medieval Buildings Revealed by Summer Drought in England www.medievalists.net/2025/08/medi... #england

Interesting Atlantic piece on current frontline reality in Ukraine: low single-digit teams of soldiers hiding in forests and houses to avoid drone attacks. The author assess that Ukraine may have achieved a newly sustainable equilibrium vs. Russian attacks. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

President Donald Trump is considering not giving back pay to all federal employees once the government shutdown ends, suggesting it could depend on the worker in the GOP's latest attempt to force Democrats to concede in the ongoing funding battle.

Read more: https://cnn.it/4mXAglk

A picture of the full moon

If you are still awake, take a moment you look up at the moon. Currently untroubled by living humans. Still a place of ghosts, gods and 20th century wreckage.

Climate Changemakers: The trust preserving the Burren’s unique landscape and species ‘The Burren is often portrayed as a wild, ecologically rich place – which, in many ways, it is,” says Áine Bird, CEO of the Burrenbeo Trust. The Burrenbeo Trust is a charity founded in 2008 that advoc...

Nowhere illustrates better than the Burren how farmers can be stewards of nature, and how protecting nature can, in turn, help preserve communities in marginal areas.

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Greta Thunberg is held prisoner by Israel at a jail in the Negev. Read what Sweden’s embassy in Israel reports are the conditions of her detention ⬇️

Now just imagine: if Israel treats a world-famous Swedish activist this way, how badly are its prisons abusing Palestinians?

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Re-enacting Memory: 2013, Battle of the Thames (Moraviantown) - fought on this day 210 years ago.

Photos by Laughing Devil Photography

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55 The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed

China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case. By @amyabides.bsky.social and Dan Sabbagh

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, which has one of the nation’s largest congregations, admitted to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s.

Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch with one of the nation’s largest congregations, pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s, according to court documents.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

No lie.

THE PURGE

Polls show that Project 2025 didn’t resonate. Voters thought it wasn’t real. Well, now we’re living it and it’s already 47% implemented after only 9 months.

Trump’s shutdown is a shortcut: gut the federal workforce, fire career experts, replace them with loyalists. Laid out in P2025.
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Last flotilla boat continues to sail towards Gaza The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza sailed towards the war-torn Palestinian territory after Israeli navy interceptions of its fellow vessels drew worldwide protests.

The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza is continuing to sail towards the war-torn Palestinian territory, after Israeli navy interceptions of its fellow vessels drew worldwide protests

#OTD in 1944. A 25-pounder from 83/85 Battery 11 Field Regiment in a waterlogged position near Scorticate, Italy. #WW2 #HISTORY

#OTD in 1943, Italy Spitfires from 232 Squadron being serviced at Serretelle landing ground, near Salerno. #WW2 #HISTORY

Shot down off the Dutch coast #OTD in 1944, Beaufighter TF Mark X, NT950 from 236 Squadron. #WW2 #HISTORY

Well well ! ⬇️

Who holds power in the food chain ?

It’s certainly not consumers.

It’s often not farmers.

So, it’s…..

'No excuse' as to why Spiritan redress scheme not started The Spiritan Order has been accused of further traumatising victims and survivors of child sex abuse, by failing to implement the Independent Restorative Justice Framework it announced three years ago...

The Spiritan Order has been accused of further traumatising victims and survivors of child sex abuse, by failing to implement the Independent Restorative Justice Framework it announced three years ago

Pride, politics or protest? How flags have fuelled concern To some, the tricolour movement is a show of national pride. To others, it intended to intimidate. What's behind the campaign, and how is it being seen by local authorities and political leaders?

Streets have recently seen a slew of Irish tricolours erected on lampposts and buildings. To some it's a show of national pride. To others it's intended to intimidate. What’s behind the campaign, and how is it seen by local authorities and political leaders?

I’m deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Manchán Magan.

Manchán was a passionate advocate for our language and culture, whose work illuminated the richness of Ireland’s landscape, history and heritage.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

All Irish on Gaza flotilla believed detained - organisers A coordinator for the Irish delegation on the Global Sumud Flotilla has said she believes all of the Irish citizens aboard the flotilla have now been detained.

A coordinator for the Irish delegation on the Global Sumud Flotilla has said she believes all of the Irish citizens aboard the flotilla have now been detained

Kids Exploring Ancient Ruins 😄

#archaeohistories