On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.

Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...

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I have left x, which I should have done some time ago.

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’This update to the 2022 report is presented as a contribution to the ongoing need for an anti-poverty strategy for Clare that is evidence-based and the result of a real and fruitful dialogue with communities.'

– Dr. Conor McCabe, Queen's Business School, Belfast

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International Conflict in a Globalised World - Ennis Book Club Festival Sally Hayden, Paulo Nunes dos Santos and Vincent Durac The Sunday Symposium will examine the politics of peace and conflict in a globalised world. In Gaza and Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, Iraq & Afghanis...

I think I haven't shared this on Bluesky yet: I'm talking at Ennis Book Club Festival on March 9, info here: ennisbookclubfestival.com/Event_slug/s... (& I think I'm also now doing the event the day before remembering Edna O'Brien too).

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Cúirt Young Writer Delegates Programme - Irish Writers Centre Calling writers aged 18-26 apply now for this opportunity to attend and contribute to Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2025. Deadline: 9 Feb 2025

Calling writers aged 18-26!

Spend five days at Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway this April 📚🎪

Receive:

🎟️ Free entry to festival events

📝 Mentoring support from local writer

🎤 perform at a public showcase

🏠 Accommodation is provided

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