shaky spinster

Tweet from matt (@mattxiv): using the passive "dead" and the active "killed" in the SAME HEADLINE is absolutely diabolical Quoted tweet from Sky News (@SkyNews): Latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead as two Israeli soldiers killed trib.al/xORAqhP

Like at this point it’s no secret to the people writing these headlines that this kind of thing has been roundly criticized for years and years. It’s an intentional, conscientious decision on their part. They know they’re propagandists (and, for better or worse, we all are!).

Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’

“These are phantom investments... Big tech companies artificially inflate datacentres’ job creation and economic impact to please governments like the British one, which are desperate to claim they are making the economy grow.”
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Grief, anger and lack of trust expressed in community meetings on Nature Restoration Plan Plan must have clear and enforceable targets, says advisory committee

The vast majority of the Irish public feel distress, sadness, anger, grief, fear, despair, guilt, frustration, and worry at nature loss and environmental decline.

Why is this never reflected in actual government policy???
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The one thing they do get upended about, rather than literally anything else at all whatsoever that they're meant to be overseeing: trivial matters like housing, healthcare, infrastructure, etc

#spéirghorm #ireland

President Connolly was very clear about the sort of President she would be and 63% of the electorate felt that she should occupy the office.

Not just inappropriate, but outrageous and immoral

As the world seems to be teetering towards an unnecessary global conflict, the return of Franz Ferdinand is an ominous omen.

Catherine Connolly calls US attacks 'deliberate assaults on international law' Ministers are concerned Donald Trump could cancel Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s White House visit over controversial comments by Catherine Connolly.

Exactly why we voted for Catherine Connolly as our president.

She speaks the truth with integrity, unlike sleeveen career politicians.
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I don’t know how the EU Commission are able to say anything at all with their heads stuck so far up Netanyahu’s arse.

Irish Daily Mail Facebook page managed from Israel “Call DMG," said John Lee.

The executive editor at the Irish Daily Mail has refused to comment on the paper’s Facebook page being run from Israel – claiming he “wouldn’t be licensed” to do so

John Lee said he couldn’t say anything about the page’s three account managers in Israel

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The Zoo should double down and book every drag artist in the 32 counties for the day.

A sign of cultural shift: whenever I see a sport themed novel now, I assume it's a LGBTQ+ romance until I find out it's not.

D’óstáil an tUachtarán Connolly Fáiltiú ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge dé hAoine.

On Friday, President Connolly hosted a Reception celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge.

We are getting hurt economically in any case and I've never bought the idea the US firms are going to cut their nose off to spite their face anyway.

Kapranos wrote: “These warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent. This makes us both nauseous and furious. Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance.”

Dear Mr Tóibín,
Sincerely, what the fuck are you talking about?

There‘s a certain set of phrases that are primarily rhetorical resources to excuse inaction but which are often mistakenly treated as substantive policy analysis:

“it’s a complex issue”
“it’s a multi-factorial problem”
“it can’t be solved overnight”
“we have been trying to solve this a long time”

Thousands marched in Dublin yesteday for #InternationalWomensDay and in other cities too, but it doesn’t seem to have got a mention on mainstream media?

If I had a nickel for every time Franz Ferdinand was involved in the precursor events of a world war, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it happened twice

You’d think in this era of “MPs face increasing danger” there would be more outrage at newly elected Green MP Hannah Spencer being assaulted by transphobes but it’s nowhere to be seen on BBC News app even if you search her name

There's one in my village. The developer was allowed to build without any provision for seweage on thnee basis that a site would present itself for a treatment facility. Why get caught up on details eh.

River Boyne to close for salmon fishing as stocks fall to crisis levels The River Boyne is to be closed for salmon fishing this year to preserve stocks.

This is a slow death for the River Boyne. There has never been any particular effort to alleviate the pressure on this river despite years (decades?) of warnings and reports

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Who killed Rasheem Carter? A shattered skeleton. Gruesome rumors. A brutal history of lynchings. And tight-lipped cops who quickly said "no foul play."

This is absolutely mind-blowing to read in 2026.

Mississippi is clearly still burning.

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A confederate flag is the same as a Nazi flag. I don't want to hear any feicin argument about it. And like a Nazi flag it should be treated the same.

They don’t seem to have any trouble worsening it overnight however

Over the next few weeks we'll see Micheál Martin's White House visit framed as a very difficult task, something he'll need his wits about him to get through, & one that requires no small amount of seriousness & diplomacy.

When really it's a fascist enabling jaunt he should have rejected outright

As rents skyrocket, & evictions soar, make sure you remember that Independent Ireland & Independent TDs literally copy-pasted 'amendments' from the landlord lobby for the Residential Tenancies Bill to make it even more pro-landlord!

Landlord Dáil enacts pro-landlord legislation.
#SpéirGhorm

Ok so im from NYC where we hava a history of coopertive property ownership. Similar to a condo but we all own shares in the company that owns the property instead od a company that you have no stake in.

Is it possible to form cooperatives to buy these properties? From the government? 🧵 #speirgorm

My most realistic prediction for what might happen on St. Patrick's Day is Trump will say some horrifically offensive things about Catherine Connolly, and Micheál will just laugh along.

Middle East conflict is 'assault on international law' President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".

I specifically voted for Connolly to embarrass the government in exactly this way (by stating the obvious)
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