Dr Daniel McFadden

The reason I'm concerned about Maria Steen being on the ballot isn't that she will win (she won't).

My worry is that if she is nominated, it will mean a month of national airtime for a hate campaign against vulnerable groups, carried by a media too scared of being sued to call it what it is

Trans rights are human rights.

A bridge is packed with people, with scattered pride flags in the crowd. A headline reads: "Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Government Ban." Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images.

More than 100,000 people marched in Hungary’s annual Pride parade in Budapest on Saturday after Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ban on the event backfired, turning what is usually a low-key parade into a mass rally against his government. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...

Highest number of domestic violence disclosures in 50 years is ‘just tip of iceberg’, says Women’s Aid Men ‘need to lead as allies’ in tacking male violence as almost 47,000 women reported abuse of women and children last year

When you see this reality & realise that all the gender critical ‘feminists’ are still obsessed with who goes into bathrooms - a myth that never has or will become reality …easier to ignore where violence against women is actually happening -in the home #speirgorm

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Declaration of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden We are deeply concerned by recent legislative and constitutional amendments infringing on the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ persons which were adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on 18 March and 14 Ap...

Seventeen EU member states have just condemned #Hungary’s new Pride ban and called on the European Commission to act. www.government.nl/documents/di...

Post supporting the anti trans uk ruling by David Cullinane Sinn Fein td

Ah for gods sake!! I can’t anymore with SF! Biological determinism which feminism has long fought against has always been the route through which women and girls, and their bodies were / are survelled, controlled, governed and oppressed - read a bit of feminist theory ffs! #speirgorm

On the morning of such news from the UK, we are here in @ucddublin.bsky.social talking about resistance, resilience, queer solidarities & queer joy in the face of the backlash - we have been here before and we will prevail #queeractivism

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.

Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK

By "Led By Donkeys"

Oh my God.

Donald Trump and JD Vance are attacking Zelensky in the Oval Office.

This is a complete fucking embarrassment.

Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet.

Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.

We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us. This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.

Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A clip from the article. It reads: "Many journalists are instinctively hostile to Starmer and Biden not so much out of political opposition, but because they're bad for business. And they love Boris Johnson and Trump not so much because they agree with them, but because they’re good for business. They provide more content. More fuel for the news engine."

This is why the media gives people like Donald Trump such an easy ride and people like Keir Starmer such a hard one

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The story of 2050 is being written today Scientists have a clear vision of what 2050 will look like, shaped by the choices we make today.

Rachel, please listen to Louise: “I wonder what you were thinking, when things could still be changed, when science predicted the consequences of global warming with great certainty, when people who knew what they were talking about rang alarm bells all over the world” #WeTheHopeful wethehopeful.org

And there it is: China emissions down 0.3% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to Carbon Monitor's estimate

Europe has a message for Elmo.

Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force, hundreds wed Thailand has become the first country in southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day.

Thailand has become the first country in southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris #climate agreement is an act of environmental vandalism & shows what the fossil fuel industry can buy with their $75m donation to his campaign. But it’s important to remember leaders across US are already taking stronger climate action & the economic case is clear

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot Across the world, societies are reverting to oligarchies. How to resist? Fight for democracy with all we’ve got, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

“Trump’s election was a response to the cruel failures of neoliberalism, but it will also be their ultimate expression. It was a response to the corruption of the political system by private money. And it will be the system’s ultimate corruption” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👏👏👏

I’ve reported on homelessness for years and met many, many people who have found themselves in awful situations

Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat

I was so delighted to join so many others tonight on the eve of the general election canvassing for Hazel Chu and the Green Party. A sustainable just transition is needed as we are faced with the ever frequent consequences of climate change. We need green voices to ensure this. Vote green tomorrow!

Relational and cultural continuity for children in foster care; A critical exploration of national policies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Ireland and Scotland Based on an analysis of 14 national child welfare policies, the paper explores how relational and cultural continuity are framed in national foster ca…

Delighted to have this article published: it is based on an international policy analysis of relational & cultural continuity in foster care, focused on children from migrant background. Lead author is Milfrid Tonheim, co-authors Ketil Eide and Ala Sirriyeh:

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Relational and cultural continuity for children in foster care; A critical exploration of national policies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Ireland and Scotland Based on an analysis of 14 national child welfare policies, the paper explores how relational and cultural continuity are framed in national foster ca…

Congratulations @drmuireann.bsky.social and co authors on this new publication

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Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis? Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system

Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?

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Social work colleagues are filtering across to Bluesky

I made an ‘Ireland / NI Social Work’ starter pack for people and organisations doing interesting things on our island.

DM me and I’ll add you.

If colleagues could re-post that would be great ❤️☘️

go.bsky.app/sb2w3t

Exploring women’s lived experiences of substance use and social work to inform social work education and practice, an Irish perspective Mothers dealing with substance use face increased stigma when interacting with the health and social systems, putting them under pressure. Contemporary Irish social work policies emphasize Hidden H...

Congratulations to my UCD colleague Hilda Loughran and co-authors on the publication of this new article on women’s lived experiences of substance use and social work - published in Social Work Education

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Yes please! Thanks @drmuireann.bsky.social