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@yurwan.bsky.social

Irish, Left of Centre, Life is too short to put up with fools, Fed up with the Far Right rhetoric, Atheist, Crafter, Reader, Enjoy Puzzles, Learning/Innovation, Love animals in general Dogs in particular.

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They are not even embarrassed over this:

15.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protests in Sydney over Israeli president's visit Sydney police deployed pepper spray and scuffled with protesters as a rally against a visit to Australia by Israel's President Isaac Herzog turned violent.

RTE news : Protests in Sydney over Israeli president's visit

www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

09.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸΆπŸ†˜ DON’T KILL BUDDY

Buddy came in timid, tense & underweight. 2nd time @ACC 😒

Volunteer sez: Buddy's a total, wonderful surprise…He's a complete lovebug. We hung out in the backyard in the evening and all he wanted to do is jump up on the bench and cuddle with me.

πŸ™Repost to find a home

14.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s caturdy and I’m Central! I’m on Euth command #nycacc- I’m so stressed I’m dog reactive so I guess I should be killed? NY NJ NH NE DE DC MD ME RI VT VA PA I CAN BE TRANSPORTED! Can u give me a chance on Valentines Day? At least repost me by using the middle option! Pls?

14.02.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
TRT World - Over 50,000 Israeli soldiers reportedly hold foreign citizenship More than 12,000 carry US nationality, the largest group by far, according to army data given in response to information request.

TRT World article on the breakdown of foreign passport holders in the Israeli army

www.trtworld.com/article/e3b2...

14.02.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal

Great news, the outrageous ban on Palestine Action ruled unlawful. This was blatant repression of solidarity with Palestine, all while the British government was arming apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians. All arrested must be freed. #FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

13.02.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Astronomers puzzle over 'inside out' planetary system Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its gaseous neighbors, possibly after much of the planet-forming material had been used up.

Astronomers puzzle over 'inside out' planetary system reut.rs/4bU4lk3

14.02.2026 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study unlocks the secrets of whiskers on elephant trunks An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 whiskers covering t...

RTE news : Study unlocks the secrets of whiskers on elephant trunks

www.rte.ie/news/newslen...

14.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for 'honest' Irish security conversation - McEntee Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Helen McEntee has said it is time to have an honest conversation about how Ireland protects its security and infrastructure in a changing global security lands...

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Helen McEntee has said it is time to have an honest conversation about how Ireland protects its security and infrastructure in a changing global security landscape.

14.02.2026 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

In hardware our undersea cables are vulnerable & have been for years. Years ago we (FS) had our Irish sea financial data cables cut & we had to scramble for 3 day to get fin data but all the feeds were down.

14.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are entering the β€œfalling out of windows” phase.

14.02.2026 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21054    πŸ” 6115    πŸ’¬ 983    πŸ“Œ 485

Not disagreeing just adding context, some "whites" were colonised & enslaved. So while slavery is in my history, its from the point of view of the enslaved.
That is not to say that some Irish were not slave owners, they were. Irish were disposable, we were depicted as simian in papers/pseudo science

14.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for that, I will add Canadian media to my list from now on.

13.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At this point I don't think he knows he breaths oxygen

13.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump repeal of climate rules 'catastrophic' - activist US President Donald Trump's decision to repeal a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health has been described as "catastrophic".

US President Donald Trump's decision to repeal a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health has been described as "catastrophic".

13.02.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Its SCIENCE not a believe.....
You cannot say its not true because its more profitable to say its false.

13.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree on both but this craven duo will go cap in hand even after being humiliated last year. Let Conor McGregor go, maybe he'll stay there.

13.02.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The opposition party's are tearing the Government apart over this & public outrage is both overt & vocal.

13.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We in Ireland have found out in the last few days that OUR Govt. suppressed the news that between 6 & 12 Irish people are in these camps in the USA it only came to light when 1 of the interned phoned a RTE radio show.
Fascism only thrives when others look away. My Govt. is complicit in hiding this.

13.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first-ever unionization

Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state’s oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation’s first to be unionized.

13.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good Idea, The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI), ESWA),Union for Sex Workers in Europe & In Australia, sex worker unions & org. like Scarlet Alliance and SWOP advocate for the rights, health, and safety of sex workers, promoting social and legal justice.
Every worker should have a union & safety.

13.02.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Couple Just View Houses For The Craic Now

13.02.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump's CDC is canceling $600M in HIV and STD funds to four Democrat-led states The Trump administration this week began cuts to $600 million in funding used to track and prevent HIV and STDs in four Democrat-led states.

The Civil War was never over.

www.denver7.com/politics/the...

13.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have to ask: Is it legal to do this, to take funds from medical aid from your political opponents states?
To allow people to suffer & die because you don't like their political views.
On a purely humane basis how can you let/revel in the suffering of others because of where they live & work.

13.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Austrian Green MEP wears β€˜tax the rich’ dress to the Vienna Opera Ball Lena Schilling used the Vienna Opera Ball to condemn Austria’s mega wealthy, and call for a return to a β€˜fair’ inheritance tax model.

Lena Schilling used the Vienna Opera Ball to condemn Austria’s mega wealthy, and call for a return to a β€˜fair’ inheritance tax model.

13.02.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frustration at delays to inquiry over Pat Finucane murder The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has criticised the British government for delaying the start of a public inquiry it announced in 2024.

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has criticised the British government for delaying the start of a public inquiry it announced in 2024

12.02.2026 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week, Israel returned 54 bodies to Gaza along with 66 bags of human remains, including skull samples. The International Committee of the Red Cross handed them over to al-Shifa Hospital, where forensic teams are now trying to give these Palestinians back their identities.

12.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10
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Trump revokes basis of US climate regulation The administration of President Donald Trump has announced the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal basis for federal climate regulati...

The administration of President Donald Trump has announced the repeal of a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal basis for federal climate regulations

12.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 9

Love this, as an atheist with 13 yrs of Irish catholic school behind me I'm always shocked that Christians revere very rich people as leaders/gods in the US, when they are told "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

12.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Epstein Isn’t an Aberration. He’s an Inevitable Outcome - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics Epstein Isn’t an Aberration. He’s an Inevitable Outcome - Barry's Economics

Interesting video about what makes an #Epstein #Billionaires. How having an obsence amount of wealth and therefore power warps your brain, empathy & decency. How the system both makes & protects people with lots of money!

youtu.be/b1vFgUi4frU?...

12.02.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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