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Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis Sylvia Power says for many of who live on the front lines of the Irish housing crisis, the banter in the Oval Office this week didn’t inspire confidence.

Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6649185

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

Zelensky will go down in history as a man who gave his all to stop the march of Fascism across Europe. Will he succeed? Not if we scroll past what’s happening.

BREAKING: There has just been a huge argument between Zelenskyy, Trump & Vance in the Oval Office.

Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.

Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.

This is unbelievable.

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, due to meet Trump on St Patrick's Day, is due to be interviewed on The Late Late Show. Not the most combative environment, but it should be interesting nevertheless...

Press release from Irish Cancer Society- Public cancer patients left behind in two-tier health system - Leading oncologist’s first question is now “Do you have health insurance?” www.cancer.ie/about-us/new...

Techno-Fascism Comes to America The historic parallels that help explain Elon Musk’s rampage on the federal government.

In the second Trump Administration, a class of Silicon Valley leaders is insinuating itself into politics. For one historian, it’s reminiscent of the élite bureaucrats who seized political power and drove Japan into the Second World War.

These do not seem like significant cost centres in the context of the provision of all services.

If the HSE wanted to take really effective, long term cost saving action, they would hugely increase expenditure on maternity unit staffing and training to prevent avoidable catastrophic birth injuries.

The advert is seen at the end of a bus stop. It says “GOES FROM 0 TO 1939 IN 3 SECONDS”. Underneath is a picture of Elon Musk doing his Hitler salute out of the roof of a white Tesla. Underneath is says. TESLA: THE SWASTICAR

An ad put up at a bus stop in London today.

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

Mentally ill man’s case over father’s will to be progressed by decision-making representative, judge orders Important judgment addresses litigation capacity under Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act

An important decision on litigation capacity - mentally ill man’s case over father’s will to be progressed by decision-making representative, judge orders www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Delighted to see that Alice Mary Higgins (NUI) & Lynn Ruane (Trinity)should be returned to the Seanad. With the disgraceful dearth of women in Ministerial positions it’s great that we’ll have two powerful women’s voices / activists for the marginalised will (🤞🏽) be back in the Oireachtas. #speirgorm

Screenshot #StormÉogwyn

#StormÉogwyn #Speirgorm

Why can’t we have a disabled person analyse and respond to the programme for government in studio rather than be in the feature VT piece before? @rteprimetime.bsky.social #rtept The media ableism never ends.

Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC: enacting the Occupied Territories Bill is the *minimum* required of Ireland under international law, in light of the July 2024 World Court Advisory Opinion on State's duties in relation to Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.

Government promises: The word ‘explore’ appears 34 times and ‘examine’ 86 times in Coalition document Many Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael election pledges present, but diluted or sidelined

Government promises: The word ‘explore’ appears 34 times and ‘examine’ 86 times in Coalition document

We shouldn’t get comfortable with corridor ‘care’ Heather Wilson, a registered nurse and Health Foundation Programme and Policy Officer, on the effects of overcrowded hospitals on patients, staff and families

With ‘corridor care’ back in the news, worth revisiting this piece by Heather Wilson and @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social about the impact on patients and #NHS staff.

@healthfoundation.bsky.social

Something to keep in mind the next time you hear any politician, journalist, or broadcaster saying there needs to be a conversation about immigration in Ireland.

#Speirgorm #IrishPol

The enshittification of general practice It was Cory Doctorow, the author, who coined the term ‘enshittification’ when he used it to describe the evolution and, critically, the deterioration of tech platforms. In 2023 the American Dialect So...

The enshittification of uk general practice. (He’s talking about our paper!!) led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social
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I'm involved in tech hiring. I've interviewed thousands of engineers. And I'd like to tell you about a disturbing trend I've seen in tech in the last 10 years 🧵

How to critically read a text. This is what the author wrote, here’s one way to interpret what they’re saying and here’s why I think it’s interesting or significant. It’s an invaluable skill. And increasingly rare across different mediums.

Thou shalt not pretend that wanting everyone to have healthcare is “radical.”

The DCC executive can't pass bye-laws, this is a reserved power for council members. If you're opposed to this proposal (as I am) let your councillors know - I think the numbers are probably there for the elected members to stop this.

Badges on table. Black badge with green shamrock and slice of watermelon, with white text Proud to be a Paddystinian. Badege with half Palestinian flag and half Irish flag with white text Proud Paddystinian

So, Israel closes embassy in Ireland. Accuses the Irish of Anti-Semitism. Zionists start calling the Irish #Paddystinians - they think this is an insult.
The Irish embrace the term, start to produce badges and t-shirts.
The Irish President posts photos with new Palestinian Ambassador. #speirgorm

Rolling Stone gets it. #DepartmentOfGreedAndExcess
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Headline reading “President Michael D Higgins’ final Christmas message” just gave me a very sad feeling. Having him in office these last few years has made a huge difference to the country. He’s a necessary corrective to the neoliberal diet we get everywhere else. Losing him will be very difficult.