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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 22h

People don't realise how malicious the 'reforms' proposed by Heather Humphreys to disability supports were. Very few people appreciate the work put in by disabled activists to resist those reforms or the lasting damage caused. No apology or even acknowledgement, HH is not a President for all #Áras25

Daniella Bella @daniemililly.bsky.social · 8d

I was one of the leaders of Scrap The Green Paper because I & my friends were suicidal after learning proposals for ~84% of disabled to be pushed into work

I've not recovered from pushing myself to fight it, nor my friends

I'm so broken & Humphreys wants a house in the park on our backs

#áras25

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 2d

Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

reading (no declan) in the same voice people use to say (no homo)

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 2d

i hope for declan's sake it was the declan birthday present group chat

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d

Ireland has a population of 5m and we've a waiting list approaching 15 years. Why? Because their mandatory, archaic and traumatic psychiatric and psychological assessments are a deliberate bottleneck to ensure as few people as possible can access healthcare a nurse can do!

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 2d

The ‘Transit’ gender clinic in Spain has a 3 WEEK waiting list! 😳😳😳

It covers a population of 8 million, (equivalent to the population of Scotland & Wales combined, or 1/7th of the population of England) It has a total of 43 staff, a majority of whom are part-time, working 6-7 hours per week!

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

growinguptransgender.com

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 4d

Heather Humphreys won’t say if she paid an anti-vacancy tax on her unused residential property.

Humphreys has left the property unoccupied for the last 14 years, during which time the vacant homes tax was introduced.

www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-wo...

Humpheys won’t say if she paid vacant homes tax

She’s left the property unoccupied for more than a decade.

www.ontheditch.com

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Ima Being @quiltomancy.bsky.social · 7d

In Chicago they are shooting priests in the face and zipping little kids and loading up parents in vans separated by race.

In Portland they can be held back by inflatable costumes.

Chicago is 35% white
Portland is 70% white

Men in full war gear, masks and helmets, shoot an unarmed clergy member with a pepper bullet in the face.

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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 5d

(guy who used to say ‘Joooooe Duffy’ seeing that the new guy’s name is Kieran Cuddihy) ah shit

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 5d

Israel highlighting how many 100s of aid trucks they will now allow into Gaza is a tacit admission that they were using aid as a weapon of war, by the way. seems weird not to talk about this

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 7d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 6d

i've never heard someone use the phrase "how the oat milk is made"

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 6d

heather humphreys right now

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

i'm sure many of the people campaigning for new words for burger and sausage also claim they can't keep track of the number of genders and pronouns they happen upon in everyday life

Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 7d

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · 7d

wired is covering this like cnn covers mass casualty events

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

they wouldn't have this issue if they played in st. anne's

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

‘You want a player to die?’ Heat is on tennis after players wilt in extreme conditions

Every year players are pushed to their limits in a sport that chases the sun. But the number of retirements, withdrawals and injuries this season has been shocking

www.theguardian.com

kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

i just realised its going to be ok

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

it took 30 years but i think i have finally made peace with daylight savings

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Sham Jaff @shamjaff.bsky.social · 7d

It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

yes botanic gardens carpark 🔫

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

richmond road is definitely up there as one of the worst places to drive, walk or cycle in dublin, along with the bit of the samuel beckett bridge across from the ferryman – two places that are incredibly frustrating for every single person with the misfortune of being there

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7d

Locals occupied Drumcondra's Richmond Road for a brief period this morning in protest against what they say is insufficient action on the council’s behalf to manage the road
https://www.thejournal.ie/richmond-road-drumcondra-protest-6837769-Oct2025/

Fed up locals occupy Dublin's Richmond Road as part of long-running road safety campaign

Residents occupied Richmond Road during the morning rush hour today in protest against Dublin City Council’s refusal to trial filtered permeability on the road.

www.thejournal.ie

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

when are you starting your campaign for Basic Income for Quiz Winners

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

people are taking this out of context.. obviously she was referring to the berlin wall when she said border

Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 7d

The now deleted video from Heather Humphreys’ team including an image of the Reichstag building in Berlin.

Video focused on how Heather knows the border and the North - and was posted days after she said she doesn’t just go on “day trips”.

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kelly @earley.bsky.social · 7d

he only lives up the road he did it himself

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