Miriam D.

A ginger cat lies curled up fast asleep on a bright pink blanket. His four paws are together and his lil chin is slightly upturned. He is adorable.

Happy #InternationalCatDay from the king of our castle

A herd of cows crosses from one side of their farm to the other. Their path happens to cross the main road. The main road being a narrowish county road through the beautiful scenery of The Burren, Co Clare.

The only kind of traffic jam I like

Not Riz 😭 How can he go from voicing Ballister in (very queer/trans) Nimona to working for that hateful transphobe?!

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

“The ‘grown women’ of Ireland remember very well what erasure and control and lack of bodily autonomy feel like and it’s for this very reason that we stand so passionately with the trans community today”

#TransRightsAreHumanRights @independent.ie

Such hiding skills 😁

Doing her best lioness-in-the-Serengeti ❤️

Susie and Midge (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) wish each other a very happy Tits Up

So sad to hear this. Sean was a kind, intelligent and insightful professional. A great loss to the arts world. Thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

Abhorrent genocidal acts being confirmed again and again and still the world leaders don’t act.
#FreePalestine #LetTheAidIn

A still from Fury Road with Tom Hardy’s character saying ‘uhh, that’s bait’.

WEST CORK FOR PALESTINE WALK THE LENGTH OF GAZA E SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST BANTRY бaт 10km DURRUS 8:30am 19km BALLYRISODE 2pm 5km GOLEEN 3:30pm 10km MIZEN HEAD 6pm JOIN US Walk, run or bike ride the length of the Gaza Strip in aid of MAP. ROUTE Join for the entire route from Bantry to Mizen Head, do a section, or join us for teabreaks / a swim at the beach! SIGN UP By using the Google Form linked below. SCAN HERE to sign up & get updates. https://forms.gle/ 2t3ZnXEEPLwYY3es8 Or phone Sam 087 944 9572 or Chris 087 038 6486 IN AID OF MAP MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINE

Can I get my Irish friends to amplify this please?

More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge.

A list of questions from Palestinian children in Gaza, compiled by the staff of the Palestine Trauma Centre in Gaza:

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week

The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.

A ginger cat - just his lower belly and back legs in frame - lies on his side in the sun with his feet against a brick wall. The perspective of the shot makes his thighs look large and his feet, daintily placed together, tiny.

Please, my cat’s tiny feet
#Caturday

A large bonfire structure made from stacked wooden pallets stands in an open area, surrounded by fencing. On top of the pallets is a black model boat containing several human-shaped effigies wearing orange life jackets, resembling migrants. Attached to the pallets are banners reading “STOP THE BOATS” and “VETERANS BEFORE REFUGEES.”

In the UK, holding a Palestine flag can get you arrested but building a racist bonfire stacked with effigies of refugees gets you council funding and police protection

Boycott Israeli products. Follow calls for action from Irish for Palestine campaigns. Attend protests, organise one near you. Donate to Palestinian charities, to families directly when you can. Activism is a marathon, don't sprint and give up when it gets long and hard. We're all they got.

Children waiting up to nine years for psychology services Primary care psychology services are designed for those aged up to 17 enduring mild to moderate mental health difficulties

Children waiting up to nine years for psychology services

❤️❤️Miggledy❤️❤️

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

The underlying principles here are hardly controversial. We have agreed, as societies, that intellectual property should be protected. It is right that people should benefit from their labour. So, it is also right that the businesses that develop and publish books, music, films and so forth should benefit from their work. Moreover, it is not only right, but economically beneficial. It creates economic value. If companies wish to benefit from the creativity of others, they should pay them. That is why civilised countries recognise copyright.

It amazes me that all this is debatable.

On Dublin’s O’Connell street a group of anti-racist counter protesters face off against an anti-immigrant protest. In the centre, some anti-immigrants hold up a poster with Putin, McGregor and Trump side-by-side 🤢

A close up of the poster of Vladimir Putin, Conor McGregor and Donald Trump.

If these are your poster boys, you need to take a long, hard look at yourself. #SpeirGorm

A ginger cat is seen from below a wooden garden table, where a missing slat allows him to rest his chin.

I know the world is hard right now but try to have a good Friday, OK?

Thousands of Palestinians walk along Al-Rasheed Street carrying sacks of flour after aid trucks entered through the Zikim area in northern Gaza. The scene highlights the scale of the humanitarian crisis, as desperate residents rush to secure basic food supplies amid ongoing shortages and siege. Photographer: Saeed Jaras

Photo of the Day.

Credit to Palestinian photographer, Saeed Jaras.

Posting this here because hardly any mainstream media outlets will publish it. An ongoing genocide silenced.

#Gaza

A moody poster for TV series Boss, shows Kelsey Grammar, centre, as Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, surrounded by other cast members.

Boss

Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.