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Shazzy

@shazbear.bsky.social

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Irish mammy, left leaning socialist. Wolves FC fan. Pro choice. CMPunk fan. Play the odd PC game. I swear a lot. Drogheda/Ardee Louth. #SpéirGorm Proud #Paddystinian

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · Jun 17

JFC a local group had an "anti ipas protest" in my wee town on Saturday evening. I of course didn't want to bring attention to it etc, but had a nosy online yesterday to see which 'friends' of mine attended or positively commented on it, ONLY to see the group had invited NIALL McCONNELL ffs...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 6h

Trump refuses to say if CIA has authority to assassinate Venezuela's president

Donald Trump has refused to say if the CIA has the authority to assassinate Venezuela's president, after approving covert operations in the country to tackle alleged drug trafficking.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 6h

The Trip Lock thing I get, so wait...Harris is SO terrified of people thinking that he agrees with a leftie that he made a statement to that effect, by declaring that Catherine's stance is just a coincidence. Omg, wtf is wrong with these people? Wtf is wrong with society, that this would be a thing?

Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 7h

Never mind he used to be employed by Palantir, who in turn have multiple contracts with Israeli companies, then sold his shares in Palantir just after he got elected to the Dail. Woeful fucking decision to allow him back in.

Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 7h

In a world of really bad decisions and/or choices, this is definitely maybe near the top. #SpeirGorm #SocialDemocrats #EoinHayes

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 12h

The Social Democrats have appointed Dublin Bay South TD Eoin Hayes as their spokesperson on social protection.

The announcement signals that the party have forgiven Hayes for his embarrassing controversies since becoming a TD.

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Social Democrats appoint Eoin Hayes as social protection spokesperson

The announcement signals that the party has forgiven Hayes for his embarrassing controversies since becoming a TD.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 12h

A 54-year-old Dublin man accused of striking an ex-partner on the head and body more than 20 times with a metal U-lock for a bicycle has been denied bail. jrnl.ie/6845522

Man hit ex-partner 20 times with metal U-lock on Dublin street

Gerard Byrne from Dolphin House, Rialto, Dublin 8, was charged with assault causing harm to the woman, 36, in the early hours of Sunday.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 7h

Wait, what has the president of Ireland got to do with political decisions? What? I genuinely don't understand. Is he sneaking in the fact that they are discussing changes with the triple lock? I'm so tired, I don't get it. 😐

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The Nahwhal @the-nah-whal.bsky.social · 16h

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 7h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "We just ordered about 20 brand new B2 bombers. I know Putin when I was riding with him in Alaska, we passed a lot of them and he said, 'That really did the trick.' I said, 'Yeah it did.'"

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump's golf courses in Scotland are continuing to lose money, recording losses for the 13th consecutive year 👇

Donald Trump's Scottish golf courses record another year of losses

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The Tonight Show @tonightvmtv.bsky.social · 7h

🗣️ "The vibe from her [Connolly's] campaign is really positive...there's a sense of a movement to it."

🗣️ "She [Humphreys] spends a lot of time in Dublin... a lot of time in the north east. I don't think she's been down in Munster very much."

@Mickcliff | #TonightVMTV

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect reut.rs/4ni9W5O

Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect

Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect.

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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 8h

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New York confirms 1st locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in 6 years in US

The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 8h

Fianna Fáil has appointed a senior barrister and three TDs and senators to carry out a review into how it selected Jim Gavin to stand for the party in its disastrous Áras campaign www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-...

Fianna Fáil sets up review into party's disastrous presidential campaign

The party will examine the selection process for Jim Gavin.

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 17h

Heather Humphreys refuses to confirm she failed to tell the land agency she’s not entitled to a tax exemption on one of her properties – a criminal offence

Media refuses to question her – TD Thomas Gould has called on Humphreys to explain her tax issues

www.ontheditch.com/humphreys-st...

Humphreys stays silent on property affairs

Media indulges her silence.

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 23h

The IBTS says it needs more than 12,000 donations in the coming weeks to rebuild supplies and meet patient needs.

It’s also appealing for new donors, particularly younger people, to come forward and give blood.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 17h

#SpeirGorm #GiveBlood

Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 19h

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has issued an urgent appeal as national blood supplies fall below 3 days. It says over 12,000 donations are needed in the coming days and weeks to restore stocks.

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Virgin Media News @virginmedianews.bsky.social · 18h

The Government faces accusations of “cheap tricks” after changing the Dáil timetable to hold a confidence vote in Simon Harris today. Aontú had planned a motion to oust the Tánaiste next week.

More on #VMNews with @gavreilly.com

Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 17h

It's gotten to the stage where we don't even ask "What did they do this time?" we just roll our eyes and walk away. #SpeirGorm #GreenPartyIreland

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 18h

Very thoughtful of the Green Party to remind the electorate of why they voted out the Green Party.

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Lamhfada @lamhfada.bsky.social · 18h

Saw a video of a Palestinian man who'd been held hostage by Israel being released to discover some of his family were dead and the rest were exiled.

Heartbreaking.

Israeli apartheid must end.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

I think what's bothering me about all these statements I'm seeing from politicians that are variations of "Israeli hostages and Palestinians are returning to their homes, yay" is that Israelis are returning to their homes and Palestinians are returning to uninhabitable post apocalyptic rubble.

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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 17h

#SpeirGorm #GiveBlood

Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 17h

Reserves for every blood type are critically low, with only B+ being close to the bare minimum.

You can literally save a person's life by donating as soon as you can.

giveblood.ie 🩸

#Ireland #Áras25

A graph showing each blood type and the amount left, the bars on the graph are styled as test tubes, each with a small amount of red liquid in them.

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dóchas is grá @dochasisgra.bsky.social · 17h

#speirgorm looking for a favour. Would anyone be willing to show me what an Irish Gender Recognition Cert looks like, by dm if preferred? When I search online I'm flooded with awful TERF stuff. I want to make Son's birthday cake look like a GRC, as being able to apply is the highlight of turning 18!

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

a reminder, as Naoise Ó Cearúil defends building more and more data centres on #TonightVMTV, that he thinks there's no conflict of interest in sitting on the Oireachtas AI committee while he holds shares in an AI company

www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-...

AI committee FF TD has stock in IDF-vet-founded AI company

It was co-founded by a man who “conducted classified intelligence work” for the Israel Defense Forces.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 18h

Elon Musk is stoking far-right extremism on our streets.

The Prime Minister should order a security assessment of the threat Musk poses to our democracy.

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

#PMQs

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

Decades of experience. And every single one now handing their press pass in.

Another step towards the authoritarian state.

(📸 Mike Brest)

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