Laura Cullen

Jeffrey Epstein was a paedophile, and we all live in his world. By Carole Cadwalladr. Image of Epstein and documents against a blue background

In a week of grim revelations, perhaps the darkest of all was that the attitudes the dead millionaire represented – misogyny, control, abuse of girls – are embedded in power structures throughout our culture, writes @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

www.thenerve.news/p/carole-cad...

This is the chance to go after the soft tissue of big tech, whose leaders the president listens to,,, says Leia.

Britain still hasn't looked A democracy that won’t investigate its own weaknesses - is a weak democracy. Let’s make sure Parliament doesn’t look away again.

Foreign interference distorts both the information people rely on and the level playing field democracy depends on.

Tomorrow MPs will debate Russian interference in our democracy. This is why a full inquiry remains necessary.
citizensreunited.substack.com/p/britain-st...

Jennifer O'Connell: Nobody is talking about the Great and not-so-Great Irish Men whose names won’t make headlines We’re happy to talk about the Epstein files all day long - just don’t mention our own shameful record

For a more local take on my previous post.

Nobody is talking about the Great and not-so-Great Irish Men whose names won’t make headlines

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

This piece is seminal. It manages to be both deeply personal yet global in its reach.

also, when you undermine the rule of law, it's much easier to steal

NEW: Dear Washington Post journalists, I’ve written this for you.

Last year @theguardian.com gave away our news title & binned 100+ journalists. It sucked!

But we fought back & you can too. First a strike, then a new masthead @thenerve.news Fuck Bezos. There is another way 👊👊👊
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Dear @washingtonpost.com
journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year.

Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊

Why this ICE boycott wants consumers to resist Amazon and Google Could consumers give up Netflix and YouTube for a month? That's what a strike protesting Trump’s immigration enforcement is asking people to do.

The 10 companies to boycott during February:
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Amazon
- Google
- Meta
- OpenAI
- Netflix
- Paramount+
- Uber
- X

Ireland's Future Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy: Technical Maturity, Unfinished Agenda Click on the article title to read more.

Great piece on Ireland's future health and social care workforce strategy by @jimc-hrh.bsky.social and @tiagocorreia.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Changing GP work patterns and the implications for medical workforce planning - Medical Independent Dr Niamh Humphries, Dr Éidín Ní Shé, and Dr Holly Hanlon outline the latest data from the GP retention project. Health workforce planning...

Findings from the GP Retention Project. Crucial info for workforce planning.

www.medicalindependent.ie/comment/opin...

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Photo of Prime Minister Carney speaking at a podium in Davos, Switzerland. A quote from his speech is edited on top: “WHEN THE RULES NO LONGER PROTECT YOU, YOU MUST PROTECT YOURSELF. BUT LET US BE CLEAR-EYED ABOUT WHERE THIS LEADS. A WORLD OF FORTRESSES WILL BE POORER, MORE FRAGILE, AND LESS SUSTAINABLE.”

We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.

PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos – January 20, 2026 YouTube video by cpac

‘The old order is not coming back.’
Canadian prime minister’s seriously thoughtful speech about the new world order at Davos.

www.youtube.com/live/uStuQ-T...

Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom.

That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.

Proud.

Good morning.

A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.

That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.

Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.

this is what patriotism looks like

Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal warns ICE:

"No law enforcement professional wears a mask... Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime... You getting arrested".

"Fake wannabe law enforcement... The criminal in the WH will not be able to keep you from going to jail".

How To Protect Your Community From Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids Last night I received a credible tip that Trump is deploying mass immigration raids in Chicago this week—here's how we stand united to fight back

I’m a human rights lawyer. I’ve dealt with ICE Fascists.

I wrote this on how to protect your community, assert your rights, and how we fight back against ICE Fascism, together.

No paywall. Share widely.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-to-pro...

Five Years of Standing Up to Power 2025 marks 5 years of the Citizens taking on the tech-bros and their enablers. Here’s exactly what we’ve done.

Power doesn’t just operate through law or platforms.

It operates through attention: what people see, when they see it, who gets to explain what’s happening as events unfold. 

How do you document truth under these conditions? Here's how we did it 👇🧵

Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here:
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Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Fintan O’Toole: Trump’s Kmart coup in Venezuela isn’t empire building, it’s entertainment Capturing Maduro and putting him on display is US president's version of a Roman emperor’s triumph, entertainment for a senile king

For a fresh and as always, astute take.

Trump’s Walmart warmongering in Venezuela isn’t empire building, it’s entertainment

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.

But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...

TAX THE RICH.......

Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true

The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.

But it is wrong. It is a myth.

Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.

Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

As we start the New Year 2026,
you can count on me and my team to continue working relentlessly to make Europe stronger.

A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

Photograph of a display of prints, surrounded by Christmas decorations and fairy lights, against a white fluffy background #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #Christmas #ArtistsOnBluesky #BuyLocal #ShopIrish

Cartoon of a little rook building a snowman in the shape of a crow, and a photograph of the same image as Christmas cards against a red brick background - there's one free with every order.

📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm