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Gillian Kearns 🏳️‍⚧️🇦🇪 @jonkskearns.bsky.social · 8h

As another of the leaders of Scrap the Green Paper can confirm the fear and harm these proposals caused. HH ignored our requests to meet or to accept a petition signed by thousands of Disabled people. And since this there has been a marked increase in reviews of DA recepients, to punish us

💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 13h

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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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.bsky.social · 8h

Becoming disabled due to #longcovid has madmee incredibly angry & frustrated & I have so little cope & energy to try make things better.

So I really value the work that @daniemililly.bsky.social & other did to defeat HH & #scrapthegreenpaper

#speirgorm #Irishpolitics #Áras25 #Aras25

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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.bsky.social · 9h

None of the reforms in the green paper dealt with the practicalities or put any onus on The State or Employers.

Surely WFH should have been a huge part of Disability Rights & work place accommodations, & better accessiblity for public transport.

But nope such actions were not given consideration.

💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 13h

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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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 13h

It's the M50, 'in' or 'on' are both very possible. As long as you're not 'under', all good.

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 13h

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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Sentient Ball of RNA @terminal-reactor.bsky.social · 2d

You know, if you don't get your animal facts in by about 4th grade, it's on you.

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 2d

Tipp North folk - if you're free, you can canvass for Catherine Connolly tomorrow in Nenagh starting 3pm.
www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie/canvass

Canvass for Catherine - Connolly for President

www.catherineconnollyforpresident.ie

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 11d

the first time i drove a vintage mustang i was TERRIFIED of how large it was (by its era standards it was relatively compact, i know, please do not lecture me about cars) and to see it dwarfed by a cyber truck is truly boggling.
cars. are. so. big. now.

Brent Bellamy @brentbellamy.bsky.social · 12d

60 years of American design.

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WheelerWorld @wheelerworld.bsky.social · 3d

Vintage weekend in historic Urbino
#travel #photography #cars #Europe #Italia 🇮🇹📷

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Brendan Halpin 🏳️‍🌈 @feadpool.bsky.social · 3d

I was mopping the floor and Catherine Connelly had to walk over it and DIDN'T do a weird tippy tappy walk to show she didn't want to be doing it.
#Speirgorm

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 4d

I do love a request, doing a little Portland frog (first concept not yet final!)

Portland Frog is "Not The Hero We Deserve But The Hero We Need" and lives in Portland City of Heroes.

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Neil Hegarty @neilhegarty.bsky.social · 3d

'In Fermanagh, the almost total disappearance of greys and re-emergence of red squirrels is being largely put down to pine martens.' This is a great story.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland

One of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals have been turning up in some unusual places.

www.bbc.com

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 3d

I heard Catherine Connolly drinks straight from the milk carton and leaves it out on the counter #smearthebejaysis

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 3d

Unforgiveable!!!

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 4d

I heard Catherine Connolly drinks straight from the milk carton and then puts it back in the fridge #smearthebejaysis

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 4d

Someone told me Catherine Connolly replies to long text messages with a '👍'

#SmearTheBejaysis

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Reg Coppinger @regcoppinger.bsky.social · 4d

I'm loving these Catherine Connolly posts. We should use a hashtag for them ? #SmearTheBejaysis #SpeirGorm

Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 4d

Catherine Connolly didn't raise her index finger from the steering wheel to acknowledge me when I pulled in to let her continue on!

Niamh Ní Cheallaigh 🇮🇪 ♿️ 🇵🇸 @niamhnicheallaigh.bsky.social · 4d

Catherine Connolly never thanked the driver when she got off bus 10 years ago.

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 5d

Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.

www.politico.eu/article/big-...

Big Tech lawyer played key role in picking Ireland’s new privacy regulator

Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney will co-lead the Irish Data Protection Commission from mid-October.

www.politico.eu

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 5d

Just looking at the top row of books in this picture transports me nearly half a century to being 4 years old and cosy with my mam at bedtime and that way a loved voice vibrates through your body when you are sleepy and lie in real close. Pure magic. Read to your kids.

Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 5d

Ladybird cover stories.
The fairy tales illustrated by artist Robert Lumley.
(Books published between 1965 - 1974)

Collection of 13 books, laid out in an approximate grid, showing the front covers of Robert Lumley‘s original fairytale books, including the enormous turnip and the elves and the Shoemaker

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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 5d

if one of our brave correspondents would like to ask Heather Humphreys why she refused to meet with disability activists during the Scrap the Green Paper campaign, it might take a little edge off the appearance of rank bias in their conduct during this election

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 5d

A third, entirely wrong phrasing has entered the arena courtesy of both my children - kick-ups. It's just no.

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 5d

Came here to say Mitski. Fiona Apple is underrated, Michael Stipe has his moments.

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 5d

My sister-in-law took this photo of Malcolm. Look at him! How happy and kind he is! He would press his warm weight against you and give you tidy little pupper kisses if you asked him to.
#DogsOfBluesky

Malcolm the Irish setter/retriever cross is lying on a brown leather sofa, his big front paws hanging over the edge. His mouth is open in what is definitely a laugh, his eyes are shining, his long ears are pressed down and he has a very happy face. There may be salmon treats nearby.

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 5d

Whoever put out the video of Catherine Connolly doing keepie uppies deserves an award. The apathetic 16 yr old came home from school saying that's as good as having a Misneach and he's annoyed he can't vote for her. #Áras25 #SpéirGhorm

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💀 emmaaaaagh burns 🔥 @betaburns.bsky.social · 6d

Adam Harvey has been working on this for 15 years or so.
adam.harvey.studio/cvdazzle

CV Dazzle

CV Dazzle is a computer vision camouflage strategy developed in 2010. Unlike disruptive-pattern material, CV Dazzle is bright and bold, and evades detection by breaking weaknesses in automated pattern...

adam.harvey.studio

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