Michael Barron

Insightful on what leadership we need vs what we have

Author Omar El Akkad on the West’s Moral Failure in Gaza and the Power of Resistance In Part 2 of our interview with Omar El Akkad, he discusses the roots of his new book about the war on Gaza, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, and how he draws hope from people eng...

Amazing interview and book www.democracynow.org/2025/4/17/pa...

The United States contain 4% of the worlds population, you can expect that most people making a point or engaging with others on the internet are not from the United States

The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup As the world's richest man seizes control of government agencies, mainstream outlets are treating it like standard political news

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Senator Lynn Ruane tops the first round poll in TCD Seanad elections - not far off the quota. Delighted for Lynn, her family and team, and for the country who needs a politician with such integrity, intelligence and drive for justice @senlynnruane.bsky.social

Joy is Power: How Queer Flourishing Creates Strength Apr 02, 2024

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." said Maya Angelou. And so it is with joy. Queer Joy
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I research how people creatively express ‘queer joy’ online – here are three tips for trying it yourself Queer joy is a powerful emotion. It sustains the fight for recognition and equality for LGBTQ+ people, especially in the face of challenges like discrimination.

I research how people creatively express ‘queer joy’ online – here are three tips for trying it yourself
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I cast my ballot this morning for the brilliant Senator Lynn Ruane on the TCD panel for the Seanad. In 2025 as we head into a time of uncertainty we need Lynn’s intelligence, analysis, work ethic and above all integrity more than ever. If you can please vote Lynn Ruane @senlynnruane.bsky.social

What to Know About the Gaza Ceasefire Deal Will it lead to a permanent end to the bombing? Did Trump really make it happen? Why couldn’t Biden get it done eight months ago? Here's what we know.

Prem Thakker analysis
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Defunding Dissent Philanthropists have quietly withdrawn funding from grassroots groups that spoke out for Gaza, imperiling a broad range of social justice movements.

interesting article on how US Philanthropists are defunding groups who voice support for the Palestinian People (from The Jewish Current)

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Seanad Election is underway and for those graduates of TCD please return your ballots by Jan 20. Senator Lynn Ruane has extraordinary integrity and a brilliant track record as a Senator for the past 8 years. #Vote1Ruane @senlynnruane.bsky.social

I’ve had the privilege to work alongside Lynn for past 8 years, pushing like hell for social justice with some of our most marginalised communities leading with deep love and care for people. If you are a TCD graduate please vote for her. Ballots to be returned by Jan 20 ❤️✊🏾 #Lyntegrity

When Dems smeared Carter for using the a-word Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, was attacked for telling the truth about Israel. Many Democrats joined the smear campaign.

When Democrats and liberals smeared Jimmy Carter for criticizing Israel - RIP Jimmy Carter - a man of great integrity mondoweiss.net/2024/12/when...

EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew. The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

The appraisal written by EU’s own Human Rights expert (arising from request from Ireland & Spain) outlines Israels war crimes & reccommends suspending diplomatic ties and enforcing an arms embargo, but Ministers rejected this theintercept.com/2024/12/23/e...

U.S. Defied Spanish Embargo on Arms Bound for Israel by Making Enforcement More Difficult As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.

“A fine imposed by the United States against a country that is abiding by its obligations to prevent a genocide is clearly an illegal and illegitimate sanction in view of international law,” said Santiago, the Spanish politician.
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NEW: For over a year, the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the minimum water needed for survival, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths.

A calculated policy.

An act of genocide. 🧵⤵️
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'Do we have to wait to have a London Bridge incident on Wexford bridge?' - Verona Murphy insists she's not a racist FORMER Fine Gael candidate Verona Murphy said she has been called a racist for raising "security issues" and questioned if "we have to wait to have a London Bridge incident on Wexford bridge" in an in...

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Rem: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar 2019: Ms Murphy was dropped because her apology for these remarks “wasn’t sincere”. He said he was concerned if Ms Murphy was to run again for Fine Gael "we would probably have more of this again"

Three convicted of public order offences over disrupting library drag story event for kids Ross Lahive, Margo Mills and Stephen McGeough will be sentenced on Friday.

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Congress Keeps Trying to Hide the True Gaza Death Toll A little-noticed provision in the annual defense bill would bar the Pentagon from citing the Gaza Health Ministry as an authoritative source.

theintercept.com/2024/12/12/c...

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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social speaks out about the brutal ‘Palestinian Laboratory’ where weapons companies / Israel tests its new murder technology on Palestinian people

theintercept.com/2024/11/27/p...

Justine McCarthy: Conor McGregor was facilitated by a culture of entitlement and cheered on by adoring fans In the space of a single week, two sports stars were before the Irish courts having behaved despicably

Such a great article again by Justine McCarthy about how the culture around men’s sport can be so toxic, promotes violence.
Conor McGregor was facilitated by a culture of entitlement and cheered on by adoring fans

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Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth As the war on Gaza spans a second year, we continue our conversation with the acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. His new book, The Message, is based in part on his visit last year to Israel and the occupied...

Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth

Washington Posts ridiculous OpEd shows their editorial board believe that US allies, no matter what they do - including the most brutal live streamed genocide, - can never be international criminals. This position is so out of touch with reality. Great piece from @premthakker.bsky.social @zeteo.com

Does Julius’ have a bluesky, one of my faves on insta. @michbar.bsky.social and I had some really fun times in there!

The Brilliant Anna Quigley from Citywide talking about 30 years of policy and the path forward to decriminalising drug use and treating people with dignity

YouTube video by Tom Lee Citywide - GE2024

No more excuses for delay! Citizens Assembly and Oireachtas Ctte on Drugs have done the work Govt asked them to do.
End criminalisation of people who use drugs, & reinvest in a Community Development approach to Drugs #drugscommdev
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