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Deborah Rose

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · Jan 9

I stitched this old tweet by @ladyofsardines.bsky.social and remind myself of its truth literally every day.

Photograph of an embroidery hoop. A tangle of multi colored threads dangles from the bottom of the hoop, and stitched in grey thread is the following quote by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca: "It can be overwhelming to witness/experience/take in all the injustices of the moment. The good news is that they're all connected, so if your little corner or work involves pulling at one of the threads, you're helping to unravel the whole damn cloth."

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 1m

Only cúig lá and you’re flying! I see you’re reading newspapers & listening to TG4. Are you doing anything else to learn that you’d recommend? I lost most of my Irish and was doing some Duolingo last year till I learned that they’re now an AI first platform (boo)

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 17h

Simon Harris authorised a US military plane to refuel at Shannon Airport on Sunday on its way from a Department of War airbase to the Nevatim Israel Defense Forces base.

It was transporting soldiers or military cargo.

www.ontheditch.com/simon-harris...

Harris authorised Shannon stop for US war plane

It was transporting soldiers or military cargo.

www.ontheditch.com

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 8d

my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine

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Volunteers On Palestinian Farms Are More Valuable—and Scarce—Than Ever | Atmos

Thousands of volunteer farmhands pilgrimage to Palestine each year—but two years of genocide have made the journey more challenging.

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 1d

His advice to those interested in supporting Palestinians is simple. "Go to Palestine," he said. as someone who went this year myself, I can attest that it's worth visiting and bearing witness. don't let fear hold you back. lead with love.

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Soul & Soil Pt. II

"Go to Palestine," says one Dutch volunteer joining this year's olive harvest.

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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 1d

last week was so stressful I'm realizing I forgot to share my newsletter edition! I shared the perspective of a Dutchman who is heading to Palestine this year for the second time to assist with the olive harvest.

please read, share, and subscribe!

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Soul & Soil Pt. II

"Go to Palestine," says one Dutch volunteer joining this year's olive harvest.

www.possibilities.news

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Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · 5d

Happy publication day to FILLY by @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social 🐎

‘Filly is a testament to the savagery and exaltation of love’ Mary Morrissy

‘Raw and poetic, tender yet unflinching’ Louise Hegarty

‘I devoured Filly in a day’ Liz Berry

‘A perfectly formed sucker punch of a book’ Jan Carson

Banshee Press @bansheepress.bsky.social · Aug 8

Now available to pre-order: FILLY, the stunning novel in verse by award-winning poet Rosamund Taylor. Out 9 October 2025 ✨

@rosamundtaylor.bsky.social

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Filly by Rosamund Taylor — Banshee Press

248 pages Paperback 9 October 2025 ISBN: 978-1-7393979-8-2

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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 1d

'To grow up a queer girl in the Ireland of that time is to pass through a series of small annihilations. Taylor writes those annihilations with exceptional power.'

Ruby Eastwood on Filly, by Rosamund Taylor @jesstraynor.bsky.social
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Adolescence as an open wound—Filly, by Rosamund Taylor - Books Ireland

The experiences it depicts are raw, humiliating, and incandescent.

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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 13h

I was very pleased to hear from Soad today. I had feared that she and little Omar were dead, but they're not, just stuck in a place with very little internet. They still really need help, if you're able to donate. tinyurl.com/ycxdtddx @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social @fairshare.help 🍉

A Palestinian woman cradles her exhausted young son.

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Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh @jogil.bsky.social · 18h

This is well worth a listen, both for understanding the primary role of British Colonialism in the trauma of Gaza today and for understanding why feelings about this run so high in Ireland.

Empire Podcast @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 19h

As the ceasefire in Gaza comes into action, today's Empire episode goes back to the 1920s when the British occupied the region.

The Black and Tans, fresh from the Irish War of Independence, arrive in Mandate Palestine to violently impose imperial order, & tensions are rising...

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 19h

Legitimately impressive. I bow down and hang my own head in shame.

And when she donates her winnings to the PCRF at the end - chef’s kiss

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Testing this Irish Woman’s Irish Music Knowledge | Track Star*

YouTube video by Track Star*

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 20h

People dismiss the presidency as “only symbolic” as though symbols have no meaning, value or impact. When the Irish flag is increasingly synonymous with the far right & is being weaponized against immigrants, we can’t afford to dismiss the importance of symbolic power in shaping actual reality.

Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 20h

Jesus… if the slaggin I’m getting in my family chat when I say I might come home to vote is an indicator of the state of Irish politics among ordinary people we’re fuckin fucked 😭🤪 #Áras25

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 21h

Hmmm… maybe I’ll fly home… plant a thousand trees to offset the carbon… only for them to be illegally felled again…

Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 21h

Still curious how close folks think it will be so leaving up my otherwise irrelevant skeet lol

Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 21h

On an environmental level I actually can’t justify flying for most any reason anymore, so as soon as I voiced this out loud I realized it’s doubtful I’d actually fly home… Just processing in public here… disregard! 🤪

Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 21h

Thoughts on how close #Áras25 will be? I’m out of the country for a bit but I’m registered to vote and would consider flying home if I thought it would be very tight (I know it won’t come down to my vote, not trying to be self aggrandizing here lol, just unsure whether CC really has it in the bag).

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 1d

"You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you."

- Miss Major, 2023 💔

One of the things I hear with some younger trans people I know is they feel, "I'm gonna get this surgery, and I'm gonna learn that way of speaking, and I'm gonna be done." You're never done. If you're a straight, cisgender person, you're never done. Things are always happening that have the potential to change you. So all I am today is not who I'm gonna be tomorrow, because of the things that happened to me today and later tonight. People forget that. "Oh, after I transition, I'm gonna be through." Well, good luck with that. 'Cause if you're through, then it's time to leave, you know, and I don't wanna go anywhere yet.
I'm in my seventies. Why didn't I stop? Number one is community. My gurls. I've had moments of thinking about stopping, but I didn't. I made sure I would step back, reju- venate myself, and then got back out there, and that's how you make a way. Our stories are not all the same, but the destination is: to get some place where we have some peace and harmony, and we can be at ease with ourselves and the people around us. You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

Ex-Green TD Brian Leddin is leaving the Greens over the party's support for "far left" Connolly, and voting for Fine Gael's Humphreys as president.

He believes climate and ecological breakdown are not left-right issues.

He's very wrong: *capitalism* is their core driver.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

www.irishtimes.com

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 22h

Also, even though it’s a memory from her childhood, whenever I think of Heather Humphreys she’ll be running after a hen.

Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 22h

The difference in their favourite quotes. The bland & generic business speak of leadership vs the specificity & layered meanings of a line of Heaney. “When I landed in the republic of conscience It was so noiseless when the engines stopped. I could hear a curlew high above the runway"

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Mike Finnerty @mikecjf.bsky.social · 23h

Covered Leddin's career starting out in Limerick - I was an intern at the Leader in 2019 when he was elected as a councillor - and there was no self-awareness that he owed his wins to a collapsed Labour vote + progressive distrust of SF. He lost his seat in 2024 to Labour + increased Soc Dem vote.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its decision to back Catherine Connolly

Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction

www.irishtimes.com

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Dr. Sandra Duffy Golden @sandraduffy.bsky.social · 1d

I want so badly to see Adham and his family safe and secure, even if it means leaving Gaza. Imagining a life where his mum can have a safe house, his cousins can go to school, and Adham can start practising law again - it shouldn't be too much to believe in!

Adv Adham Madi 🍉🇵🇸 @mr-adham.bsky.social · 1d

A final appeal...

Rafah crossing will open soon. We only dream of safety and of leaving this endless suffering behind.

Your help could be our last chance to live, not just survive. Please, don't let this be the end..

Donate now as much as you can and Share please. ❤️🫂👇🏼
tinyurl.com/HelpAdhamsFa...

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Instagram before Instagram. I might start taking out personal ads in the local newspaper describing things like the avocado toast and latte I had at a cute little cafe bookstore the other day…

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 1d

Football, hurling, parkour…she’s some woman for one woman

a person is doing a trick on a skateboard

ALT: a person is doing a trick on a skateboard

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Deborah Rose @deborahrosereeves.bsky.social · 2d

Perfect accompaniment when you’ve been woken up by yer cats prowling and stalking the duvet in the grim crepuscular hours