Caroline

"What’s important is for disabled people to understand that their situation is political, and for caregivers to understand that their situation is political, and that the same system of ableism that’s entrenched in every care policy we have is entrapping both people." – @lauramauldin.bsky.social

Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations

Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft.
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social

❝ A large group of soldiers walks around him or stands nearby, sometimes less than a meter away (3 feet). At times they glance at him, but usually stand close without looking, as if an object rather than a human being were lying on the ground. ❞

— AMIRA HASS
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Me too, following you now as a fellow signatory ☺️

Comment: The trouble with Experts Whatever the topic, however serious or frivolous, an Expert is available.

Essential reading on Irish media.

'The media perennially demands open and honest conversations about issues of importance like immigration, housing or defence. But for such conversations to take place we need to know who is participating in them.'

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In war, childhood is reshaped by violence. When schools turn into shelters, classrooms fall silent, and education is replaced by survival. This is the reality of war for civilians, and it should never be a childhood.

In war, childhood is reshaped by violence.

When schools turn into shelters, classrooms fall silent, and education is replaced by survival.

This is the reality of war for civilians, and it should never be a childhood.

One day you will be counted among those who nudged the direction of history. I am not in the US but your messages are a clarion call for so many of us. That you for your work and your vision of what matters

Children are naturally curious. They explore. They play. They follow sound and light. But when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, that curiosity can cost them their childhood. Civilians must be protected.

Children are naturally curious. They explore. They play. They follow sound and light.

But when explosive weapons are used in populated areas, that curiosity can cost them their childhood.

Civilians must be protected.

In 2024, we documented 284.4 K cases of missing people in almost 100 countries affected by armed conflict and/or armed violence, and the number is likely far higher. Behind every missing person is a family looking for answers. They deserve to know.

In 2024, we documented 284.4 K cases of missing people in almost 100 countries affected by armed conflict and/or armed violence, and the number is likely far higher.

Behind every missing person is a family looking for answers. They deserve to know.

Conflicts affect all, but persons with disabilities face unique risks. Accessible shelters, evacuation plans, and aid aren't just legal obligations; they are humanitarian imperatives. Parties to armed conflicts must respect and protect people with disabilities.

Conflicts affect all, but persons with disabilities face unique risks.

Accessible shelters, evacuation plans, and aid aren't just legal obligations; they are humanitarian imperatives.

Parties to armed conflicts must respect and protect people with disabilities.

On this day we remember
where the story began
In Palestine
PALESTINE
that is the world
and through her
we continue to see the world

Gaza No Longer Officially Facing Famine—But 1.6 Million Palestinians Still in 'Man-Made Hunger Crisis' A global tracking initiative said teh Gaza Strip no longer faces a formal famine, but critical food insecurity persists due to over two years of Israel's assault and blockade.

"Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis."

"1.6 million people (77% of the population [..]) faced high levels of acute food insecurity."

"[M]ore than half a million people in emergency (IPC Phase 4) and over 100,000 people in catastrophe (IPC Phase 5)."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Food #Genocide

"There is no basis in international law for differentiating between trade in goods and trade in services [as] proposed, and no international law justification for legislating for less than full compliance by Ireland with an international obligation articulated by the ICJ."

- Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC

I’m sorry you experienced that. Happened to me way back in around 2001 on my way into Wits. Spark plug used to break window. I always thought I would hold it together but I screamed and then just sat crying in the traffic. Be kind to yourself

"On the 77th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights We remember the years before the rights were named, and the people who are still denied them"

#Gaza #Palestine #HumanRightsDay

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Maybe your repost be part of rebuilding our destroyed life❤️‍🩹

Scholasticide is not the just the destruction of educational capacity; it is also the transformation of spaces of pedagogy and development into spaces of boundless trauma.

A future in which we survived this co-struggle shimmers in this poem by @khawlabadwan.bsky.social

“One day that's not here yet
we will use the past tense
announcing the fall of this evil
We shall teach our children
how humanity survived…”

‘I’m happy and sad to see you’: The paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing…

READ: "A chance encounter with one of my past students at the Islamic University of Gaza highlighted the paradox of surviving the Gaza genocide: feeling joy in surviving the war and sorrow in witnessing what our survival has cost us." mondoweiss.net/2025/10/im-h...

“A different world is possible”

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No stopping, keep telling. Together we can birth a different world.

Ireland’s road deaths are not inevitable, but a result of policy decisions (or a lack thereof). The data is stark!

I’d love to know where that gorgeous kurta is from!

I fell this. Congratulations on this momentous occasion 😉

Storm Peace "May justice be our storm" She says, the lawyer in South Africa speaking of liberation, real peace and human dignity, for whom the law is a beacon, a way. May justice be our storm.

Storm Peace

@franceskalbs.bsky.social #NelsonMandelaLecture

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This is the kind of ethical-legal reasoning that is needed right now (beyond the US). Not identical strategies but out of the box thinking that centres *peoples*, justice and ethics in novel ways. Thank you for an interesting read

Landlords with more 100+ tenancies now own 26% of rental properties in Dublin. The narrative is that they are more 'professional' and have the capital to invest in improving & retrofitting their properties. The evidence suggests otherwise: mu.ie/justhousing

This resonates deeply. How we remake the work is in true community, investing in those around us. Ubuntu at work

I've watched a lot of people find their courage. They usually believed in something, but they also believed in each other. As co-strugglers, they depended on each other. They comforted and encouraged each other. They helped each other. That investment made them stronger, bolder, and more capable.