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Dr Chris Noone

@chris-noone.bsky.social

Psychologist interested in community, health, & wellbeing (esp. among gay & bi men) and social justice for all. Lecturer at University of Galway. Board member for the National LGBT Federation. Views my own. He/Him.

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Let's get behind Catherine Connolly for President! It is very easy to donate to her campaign and even the price of a cup of coffee would be helpful so just give whatever you can.

There are lots of other ways to support Catherine's campaign too. See here:

www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie/donate

29.07.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Let's get behind Catherine Connolly for President! It is very easy to donate to her campaign and even the price of a cup of coffee would be helpful so just give whatever you can.

There are lots of other ways to support Catherine's campaign too. See here:

www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie/donate

29.07.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gaza is a mirror reflecting the world's absolute, unvarnished shame Netanyahu was allowed to turn food into leverage and treat the relief of a besieged population as a prize to be bartered. This is not just immoral or illegal, it is obscene

โ€œThis is not famine. This is weaponised hunger. The deliberate strangling of a people - not with rope, but with red tape. Not just with bombs, but with bureaucracyโ€ฆ The world did not merely fail Gaza. It abandoned her. And in doing so, it exposed itself.โ€

This is extermination as the world watches.

23.07.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Lovely to meet you Debra!

15.07.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.

A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP โ€” which is about to get cut.

If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

08.07.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33765    ๐Ÿ” 10650    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1045    ๐Ÿ“Œ 533
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Ireland spends less than any other country in the EU on social welfare as a % of GDP, and less than half the EU average. Inequality is growing.

And the Govnt wants to double defence spending to โ‚ฌ3 bn a year.

07.07.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Surrealing in the Years: At least 4,844 children homeless, and we ain't seen nothin' yet Despite a โ‚ฌ4.5 billion budget surplus, the worst is somehow yet to come.

"Letโ€™s review. On one hand, we have 4,844 children and over 10,000 adults accessing homelessness services. On the other hand, we have โ‚ฌ4,500,000,000. Now, this is a puzzle. A quandary for the ages. Iโ€™m racking my brain here and I justโ€” Can't we just take the money andโ€”?"

This week's Surrealing:

05.07.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

#ISCHP2025 #ISCHP2027

@chris-noone.bsky.social @ischp.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/brid...

05.07.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
International Society of Critical Health Psychology 2025 For guidance on how to register, click hereย and click through the guide.ย  Join us in Ireland for the 14th conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) at the Universi...

Really looking forward to taking part in #ISCHP2025 over the next few days

Kudos to @chris-noone.bsky.social for bringing this intl conference to our shores...& what a stellar line-up!

Attending the #CDoH session @ 9am tmoro is my 1st priority

universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/event/136643

01.07.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers Katherine!

20.06.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fortunately in Canada we have the Canadian Paediatric Society:

cps.ca/en/documents...

18.06.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
toomajofficial "Evacuate Tehran" is nothing more than a populist slogan meant to later claim: "We didn't intend to kill Iranian civilians; they just refused to leave the war zone."
But how are over 9 million people - without fuel, often without enough savings to relocate, and with no second home in another city - supposed to evacuate Tehran?
If your intention is to kill the people of Iran, at least have the honesty not to hide the burden of that responsibility.
Your war is not with the people of Iran. If you attack them, you are, in truth, killing hostages.
And you know very well that such a crime will plant seeds of hatred that could deprive generations - both ours and yours โ€” of the peace and calm we all long for.
No child should become a victim of decisions made by politicians hiding behind the iron walls of their palaces.

toomajofficial "Evacuate Tehran" is nothing more than a populist slogan meant to later claim: "We didn't intend to kill Iranian civilians; they just refused to leave the war zone." But how are over 9 million people - without fuel, often without enough savings to relocate, and with no second home in another city - supposed to evacuate Tehran? If your intention is to kill the people of Iran, at least have the honesty not to hide the burden of that responsibility. Your war is not with the people of Iran. If you attack them, you are, in truth, killing hostages. And you know very well that such a crime will plant seeds of hatred that could deprive generations - both ours and yours โ€” of the peace and calm we all long for. No child should become a victim of decisions made by politicians hiding behind the iron walls of their palaces.

Toomaj, the famous Iranian rapper and freedom fighter who has been one of the biggest targets of the Islamic regime, has posted this statement.

Toomaj has been out of prison for the past few years and has sacrificed a great deal fighting for freedom.

17.06.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4676    ๐Ÿ” 1575    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 64

๐Ÿ‘

07.06.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I cannot emphasize this enough.

Reach out to Your SF TD's, MLA's, councillors.

They don't know about the NGS. They aren't clued in on the Cass report.

The gender conference is early July.

I've spoken to several and seen good results.

Don't complain about the result after the fact.

03.06.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Live your life with the confidence of a mediocre man and you too could be a TD saying the British Army never shot at Irish civilians or an MEP quoting Swedish House Mafia to the president of the European Commission

29.05.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Ten years ago nobody in their right mind gave a single crap where trans people went to the toilet and the only reason anyone does now is because they were radicalised by Facebook and a handful of insane newspaper columnists and thatโ€™s just embarrassing all round

27.05.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2355    ๐Ÿ” 702    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

This will be a fascinating conference and an important chance for learning about research and action to tackle health injustices from all over the world. It will be of interest to anyone who is passionate about the intersection of social justice and health and is open to all, not just psychologists.

28.05.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's still time to register for ISCHP 2025! Even if you can't make it to Galway, we promise an engaging online experience that will connect you with those at the conference venue and those attending online around the world.

See more here: universityofgalwaypsychology.clr.events/page/2253-un...

28.05.2025 07:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do not try to fucking tell me that this is not the Nazi's again

28.05.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Biological sex is not a static reality. Scholars have spent decades pointing out how assuming a sex binary is not only wrong but also unethical as it erases the lives of those who are embodied differently. Courts should not give effect to โ€œcommon senseโ€ when such sense is unethical and unscientific.

29.04.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 113    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I look forward to the day when people completely stop describing this woman as a feminist.

25.05.2025 05:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of my really very angry email to Clare TD Cathal Crowe. It reads:

"Cathal,
While Ennis Court House wastes time and taxpayer money on activists whose only crime is standing on the right side of history, Shannon Airport - a civilian, commercial, non-military facility - forms part of the US Military Complex. Weapons fly through Irish airspace, bound for Palestine, where they will kill thousands more.

Many have written to you over these issues, all of us suffering no illusions as to your response: at best Fianna Fรกil bluster, at worst total silence.

You should be deeply ashamed of your complicity in Netenyahu's genocide, a goal he now fully realises with Trump and Von Der Leyen's backing. A braver man would make a stand for Clare, for justice, for anything at all.

The planes carry on. Weapons are flown over Irish airspace. US military personnel and weapons at Shannon airport - your pet project as an elected TD. You are not powerless to speak. You have everything you need to make a difference except for one thing: a backbone.

How do you sleep at night?"

Screenshot of my really very angry email to Clare TD Cathal Crowe. It reads: "Cathal, While Ennis Court House wastes time and taxpayer money on activists whose only crime is standing on the right side of history, Shannon Airport - a civilian, commercial, non-military facility - forms part of the US Military Complex. Weapons fly through Irish airspace, bound for Palestine, where they will kill thousands more. Many have written to you over these issues, all of us suffering no illusions as to your response: at best Fianna Fรกil bluster, at worst total silence. You should be deeply ashamed of your complicity in Netenyahu's genocide, a goal he now fully realises with Trump and Von Der Leyen's backing. A braver man would make a stand for Clare, for justice, for anything at all. The planes carry on. Weapons are flown over Irish airspace. US military personnel and weapons at Shannon airport - your pet project as an elected TD. You are not powerless to speak. You have everything you need to make a difference except for one thing: a backbone. How do you sleep at night?"

Screenshot of my reply from Cathal Crowe, TD. A letter-headed email which reads

"If you werenโ€™t a spineless troll you would get a response โ€“ I have comprehensively responded to several people today on this matter.
Is mise le meas"

Screenshot of my reply from Cathal Crowe, TD. A letter-headed email which reads "If you werenโ€™t a spineless troll you would get a response โ€“ I have comprehensively responded to several people today on this matter. Is mise le meas"

I sent an -admittedly angry - email in relation to the US Military use of Shannon Airport to my local representative Cathal Crowe TD and received an appalling reply. I am posting the correspondence for you all to see.

21.05.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 250    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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๐Ÿ“ข ICYMI, a new viewpoint in #JIAS and an #HVAD2025 webinar highlight progress in inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies (#bNAbs), a promising path forward in HIV prevention.

๐Ÿ”— Read: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
๐ŸŽง Watch the webinar: avac.org/event/recent...

20.05.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm watching the Parliamentary debate about the self-ID e-petition and my JAW IS ON THE FLOOR.
The MPs speaking are hitting ALL the key pro-trans talking points:
- transphobic bias in EHRC
- nightmare of SC ruling
- toilet bans are awful
- must hear trans voices
- IGLA rainbow map

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19.05.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1693    ๐Ÿ” 492    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 96

Funny how itโ€™s always โ€œwe shouldnโ€™t project our modern concept of trans onto the pastโ€ and never โ€œwe shouldnโ€™t project our modern concept of cis/gender onto the past.โ€

19.05.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 221    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Like Iโ€™ve been saying for a long long while, using LLMs for your work or in your business is like giving US tech CEOs a centralised society-wide bigotry dial for your writing and your research.

19.05.2025 08:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 170    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Remember that informed consent is the compromised position. It would be great to have it. However. Transition on demand without apology should be the position of those of us on the left. Bodily autonomy for trans people.

18.05.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've emailed the journalist. Others may wish to do the same. Here's the systematic review that I mentioned: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

18.05.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Terrible journalism here. No effort to question the false claims of the NGS consultant or to seek other views.

They didn't even ask him what risks he talking about. So all this turns out to be is an irresponsible contribution to the moral panic about trans health.

12ft.io/proxy?q=http...

18.05.2025 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are such basic errors in how they approached the systematic reviews that I doubt CRD were involved

17.05.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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