Jim Scheer

Naoise Dolan: Climate action needs more class traitors like Greta Thunberg Cop30’s politicians, billionaires and bloviators claim they want to protect the Amazon. But in fact they are protecting Amazon, and countless other corporate interests.

The class interests of billionaires are fundamentally opposed to climate justice. Until they and the politicians who support them are willing to betray those interests, climate conferences are mere theatre m.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Comment: Taking things Seriously Seriousness’s function in the media: setting the boundaries of acceptable opinion

Serious Guys’ desire for approval has them support anything the neoliberal consensus demands: abolishing neutrality and embracing EU militarisation; financialising the housing market; basing our economy on the tax receipts of a handful of US corporations.

www.ontheditch.com/comment-taki...

The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts? Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope

Conor Pope argues that an air-travel tax would be unfair.

We would like to remind him that the vast majority of people on Earth will never take a flight. It is a wealthy minority (read: us) who pollute, while others around the world bear the consequences.

So we ask: is that fair, Conor?

The Debate: Should we introduce an air-travel tax to aid climate efforts? Is a levy on the aviation industry a necessary corrective or just another tax on consumers? An environmental campaigner debates Conor Pope

"[Opposition to aviation taxes] is not to downplay the existential crisis we face, or to deny the urgent need for more climate action." - Conor Pope @irishtimes.com Of course, he then *fails to offer a single alternative suggestion* to mitigate aviation emissions.😱
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’

@fotoole.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Worth a read to understand the facts

"[T]rying to read votes covered in overt racism and ones that wrote-in Elvis Presley as making the same political point is simply not a credible narrative. And it shouldn't be given any credibility just because the people who want to make it do so standing on top of their very large handbags." ✅️

October in Ireland.
Apples from New Zealand.

Our food system is completely broken.
We could grow these ourselves, but instead, we ship them 18,000 km.

If we can’t grow and eat what’s in season here, how can we talk about food security?

Ireland is the world's second-largest importer of Israeli goods. We've sold our morals Ireland has become the world’s second-largest importer of Israeli goods, because we’ve become a middleman in the transfer-pricing maze of the tech sector, a new report shows

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

US demands EU reverse new climate rules to allow surge in gas imports US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economies

So ... big test of EU credibility on #ClimateAction coming up?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ireland is the world's second-largest importer of Israeli goods. We've sold our morals Ireland has become the world’s second-largest importer of Israeli goods, because we’ve become a middleman in the transfer-pricing maze of the tech sector, a new report shows

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

100% .. thank you so much for those efforts..

#RTÉPrimeTime interviewers bemoan the difficulty of finding "new" questions for presidential debate. Um ... #climate? #biodiversity? #disinformation? Just for examples... 🤦‍♂️

I'm heart broken Ireland's national broadcaster stuck to same old 7 questions tonight on #áras25 presidential debate & avoided the climate question several of us begged them to ask. We learned nothing new of candidates' positions on major global/national challenges. RTE has failed the public.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard with the words " anyone ? anyone ? " ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard with the words " anyone ? anyone ? "

#rtept
#aras25

#Climate anyone?

#aras25
#rtept

#DecarbonisingDublin AlanJames Burns, neurodivergent environmental artist, emphasised that climate policy often excludes disabled communities.

🌱 At the Summit, a dedicated sensory space encourages attendees to experience climate action through art and other languages

The Neutrality Files - Uplift - People Powered Change The Neutrality Files show how the US government, Big Tech and arms lobbyists influence Irish foreign policy. Keep Irish Neutrality

Good information on Irish Neutrality and risks it will be lost here www.uplift.ie/neutrality-f...

I'm utterly gobsmacked at how much this article misrepresents our research and our position. This follows personal communication which should have clarified any of these misinterpretations.

Jeremy Clarkson article that says if you can't sort out your teeth you can't sort out the country.

I've got lots of things to say about Jeremy Clarkson.

Really not worth it. He knows his game is over and so is resorting to personal attacks.

Piss him off instead and
Join.greenparty.org.uk

The FF/FG campaign against
@catherinegalway.bsky.social, supported by the media, has highlighted the authoritarian character of Irish politics - delegitimising critical voices, opposing a diversity of perspectives, and fundamentally scared of the Irish people.

For the first time since 2006 the state has admitted it allowed munitions – onboard a US war plane authorised by Simon Harris to land at Shannon Airport – to travel through Irish territory on their way to Israel

Darragh O’Brien granted the exemption.

www.ontheditch.com/state-admits/

Department of Defence regularly briefing l arms lobbyists Government just announced a record €1.49 billion defence budget.

Good example of how 'lobbying' doesn't accurately describe the relationship between the Irish state & corporate interests.

In the meeting, the Dept of Def updated an arms industry lobby group on policy, & lobby group updated the Dept on industry needs & strategy.

www.ontheditch.com/department-o...

This guy is running a brilliant campaign.

(but can he do keepy uppies?)

Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski Exclusive: poll asked voters to rank parties on how favourably they felt about them, with strong support in capital and among younger voters

Remarkable increase in support of the UK Green Party - I'm sure there are lessons here for any Irish political party looking to including environmental issues in their platform

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Greens become first UK party to acknowledge IDF as terrorist organisation The Green Party passed a motion saying the IDF should be banned under UK terror laws - a groundbreaking statement from a political party

and who want to show moral fibre when it comes to perpetrators of genocide www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

Pod of this week’s Last Word on the Environment with Matt Cooper on Today FM is now available. The Taoiseach may not be best pleased.

www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the...

Israel and Hamas trade blame over Gaza truce violations Israel's military aid agency COGAT has said preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later s...

www.rte.ie/news/middle-...

RTE continues to manufacture consent for a genocidal state with this regurgitation of stuff that goes through the Israeli censor..
Israel is a lying genocidal State .. but this does not stop mainstream media falling for their propaganda

#notjournalism

Aussie workers are spending less time stuck in traffic thanks to working from home.

With more people logging in from home instead of heading into the office, peak-hour crowds on roads, trains and buses have thinned out—making commutes quicker for everyone.