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Chortle popped up a little bit of a recording of my resignation from Monkey Cage - it’s here

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Washington threatens European groups over EU’s treatment of US tech giants French and German companies warned their access to the American market could be disrupted

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BirdWatch Ireland is hiring a Marine Advocacy and Campaigns Officer to help secure a better future for Ireland's seabirds. Deadline 5pm Jan 7th 2026 for applications and cover letter. Full details including job description is here
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How Germany tore down a giant pillar of EU climate policy A last-minute deal in Berlin ensured the death of the combustion engine ban — a previously unthinkable outcome.

The European Union’s 2035 ban on gasoline-powered cars is dead.

Its killer: Germany.

It's a new day, and that means a new batch of Verge articles are completely free to read (until tomorow).

First up, from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
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As a rainforest forms naturally all around this boulder, so do the more sheltered, humid conditions allow a rich bed of mosses and other plants to recolonise.

Continual nature loss is not inevitable: the reverse is equally possible.
#Rewilding 🌍

EU quota deal putting 2,300 jobs at risk - fishing groups Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley has said that the outcome of an EU fishing quota agreement for next year will present a "very real challenge" for fishermen as fishing organisations say th...

Let's get one thing straight.

What's REALLY putting jobs at risk is owners of the big fishing boats insisting on being allowed to continue hoovering up tons of wild animals way faster than they can reproduce, using ecosystem-killing methods.

*Nobody* else is to blame.
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This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ Johnny Ryan

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The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles

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All so true! @dolanslimerick.bsky.social @kingjohn618.bsky.social @limerick.ie
The underrated Irish city that's a 'mini-Dublin' with better Guinness | Metro News

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

Attention university presidents and boards of trustees:

"Those who oppose authoritarianism have to play a different game, creating solidarity among an unwieldy coalition, which knows that if everyone holds together, they will surely succeed."

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

Yes
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When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice

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Thank you

Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU free trade with Israel Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’

About time! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

France, Spain, UK condemn Israel’s attack in Qatar Governments warn against deepening regional instability after Israel struck the Gulf state.

France, Spain and the United Kingdom condemned Israel’s airstrikes, which it said were targeting Hamas officials, in the Qatari capital of Doha today.

Ireland's Higgins calls for UN military force in Gaza | The Jerusalem Post According to Higgins, the UN General Assembly should establish “a force to be put together to guarantee humanitarian access" even if the Security Council vetoes the initiative.

The great Michael D., Ireland's humanist President, hit the nail on the head: A UN Peace Keeping and Peace Enforcing Task Force is the only way Israel's genocide of Palestinians can end. www.jpost.com/internationa...

One of the pieces of footage that I can’t forget is the camera panning over a bombed building and there’s rows of tiny feet sticking out from the rubble.

Thousands of people came out in Dublin yesterday for our demonstration to show the government we have not gone away and we demand an end to Ireland’s complicity in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and immediate sanctions on the apartheid state. #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine
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Galway with Declan O’Rourke #freepalestine

The text reads - We Make Tomorrow. Let's create the world we long for. Behind the text is a range of colourful patterned shapes.

🌍 Let's create the world we long for

Stand alongside a community of creative & cultural activists & leaders by signing the Global Call today!

It’s time for climate leaders to recognise culture as a vital climate solution.

✍🏽 Add your voice to #WeMakeTomorrow >> www.wemaketomorrow.global

Sánchez: Europe’s response to war in Gaza has been a ‘failure’ Spanish prime minister says double standards over Gaza and Ukraine threaten to undermine the west’s global standing

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On this day in 1963, more than 200,000 Americans participated in the March on Washington — calling for an end to segregation and demanding economic & civil rights.

While we celebrate the progress we've made since, we must recognize that our work is far from over in the fight for equality.

UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’

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So many 2025 headlines would have been utterly unthinkable in 2022

Very exciting opportunity, Assistant Keeper, in Irish Antiquities Division, National Museum of Ireland

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An effigy of refugees, burned by a crowd: this is where Europe’s brutal fantasy of border control has led us | Maurice Stierl The shocking scene in Northern Ireland is the result of a decade spent militarising Europe’s fringes – and dismissing the human cost, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl

Very well written
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Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable,’ von der Leyen says Over 100 people have starved to death due to lack of aid, local authorities say.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated EU calls for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, as health workers warned Palestinians were facing “forced starvation.”