Kate Carmody

‘People here are tired, scared and feel forgotten': Racism stalks UK towns As hatred is increasingly normalised and assaults rise, ethnic minorities are becoming hypervigilant.

As hatred is increasingly normalised and assaults rise, ethnic minorities are becoming hypervigilant.

Thousands of jute sticks float in the river, creating natural patterns in Bangladesh. Jute is soaked in water for 20-25 days to separate the jute fibre from the plant stem. The fibres are then sold for use in textiles such as yarn, sacks, carpets, and curtains – a vital part of Bangladesh’s economy.

"What has socialism ever done for us?"
via Coral Fineman
#SocialistSunday

Heavy rains, deadly floods hit southern Peru; thousands seek shelter

Heavy rains, deadly floods hit southern Peru; thousands seek shelter https://aje.news/740umr

Footpath parking is illegal and it's a blight on our towns. It reduces accessibility, visibility, and causes a serious hazard on our roads.

This video shows why it is so important that we respect the footpaths and highlights the need for more robust enforcement by local councils and the Gardaí.

This is quite nice. There are some really lovely people in here if you ignore Jon Voight eg Mel Brooks, Morgan Freeman, Ian McKellen, James Hong, to name just four. And I was over the moon to see Tom Skerritt is still alive ... I thought he was dead! 🙌🏻

Many people don't understand but the billionaires tax you every day by overcharging you and underpaying you

You controlling the Government via democracy and taxing and controlling the billionaires is the way of balancing this

In the last 50 years that balance has been destroyed

At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports Illegal mining is a widespread issue in Nigeria, where operations lack both government oversight and safety protocols.

Illegal mining is a widespread issue in Nigeria, where operations lack both government oversight and safety protocols.

Unease from Fianna Fáil MEPs at EU plan to use 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers The plan would allow Ireland and other member states to use so-called ‘third countries’ to hold asylum seekers in immigration ‘hubs’.

This is a dereliction of responsibility, a proposal for concentration camps not subject to European standards and is unconscionable.

The stock market is not the economy. 🤷

The utter lunacy of Trump winding down the regulation of carbon emissions and pollutants and soon ending the Roadless rule to allow millions of acres of pristine forests to be logged is a recipe for disaster that will push Earth to the point of no return even faster in an unimaginable climate hell

Everybody should be on the Left.

Very true. I was discussing this with a policymaker recently.

Good news #Organic

An Taisce stands with fellow members of Environmental Pillar and eNGOs across the EU to say Hands Off Nature.

Have your voice heard.

Let’s defend the laws that protect our future #HandsOFFNature

Send a message and sign petition:
www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...

@envpillar.bsky.social

Good morning! Taxing the wealth of the richest 1% of Americans down to the median wealth of the next-richest 9% ($5.2 million per household) would free up $48 trillion. Redistributing that to the poorest 50% of Americans would give *68 million households* an average of *$700k per household*.

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to seven more years in prison

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to seven more years in prison https://aje.news/37dckp

The first calf of this year and all is well. #Beal #organic #agriculture

River Lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis) attempting to pass Annacotty Weir on the River Mulkear, Co. Limerick. Lamprey migration is blocked by this weir, which serves no functional purpose.

Read the full post here:-
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Bunker billionaires on a burning planet Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it?

The billionaires pumping billions into AI know that AI will destroy us and even admit it
Sam Altman: "AI will most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime there will be great companies created with serious machine learning."

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George Orwell was completely accurate with 1984, it is where Capitalism always leads, Fascism.

A world without truth, where everyone is worthless, War is Peace and everything you do is watched all of the time.

The trap is rapidly closing, soon 1984 will be forever.

If you want to tackle flooding in Ireland then take the job off the OPW. - An agency whose methods i.e extremely heavy engineering, bring it into direct conflict with environmental protection law and water quality improvement objectives.

Laboured to Extinction: How We Became the Planet of the Working Zombies As societies grew into increasingly complex economies, the need for specialised skills gave rise to specialised humans.

“The problem with jobs today is that they have stopped servicing society and have prioritised servicing the annihilation of climate and ecology. The primary goal of work today is not to provide a service, but to generate profit”
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Boycott the World Cup

Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops

Get birding. #nature

It is important to have an escape route in these scary times. Mine is Asian drama. The world has always been a scary place but we should know better now.

YouTube video by PBS Terra This Is How the World Ends According to Science

"You always look at the worst case scenario whenever you're doing good risk management." Luke Kemp in this important PBS Weathered episode. Why do we do so little of this when it comes to climate? Worth watching!
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‘It is outrageous’ – former president Mary Robinson slams Trump’s Board of Peace Former president Mary Robinson has criticised Trump’s Board of Peace, describing it as the “board of the power of one Trump imperial idea”.

One No Trumps
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The Luigi window closes rapidly

People want to have their basic needs met.

They want to be paid a living wage.

They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.

They do not want Venezuela.

They do not want Greenland.

They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.