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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6h

Israeli forces today killed six Palestinians in separate incidents, after troops opened fire on people they called "suspects" who approached their positions. jrnl.ie/6844433

Israel kills six in Gaza as ceasefire deal is threatened

Gaza’s civil defence agency said five of these were killed as they inspected their homes in the Shujaiya district of Gaza City.

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 8h

If you can, please read Naoise Dolan writing about her treatment after being illegally abducted by Israel from the Thousand Madleens flotilla. It's pretty chilling, and it's a drop in the ocean compared to what they subject Palestinians to.
#spéirgorm

What happened, in brief

That time Israel kidnapped me

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 1d

The EU wasn't a bystander. It was an active perpetrator by virtue of its members supplyimg Israel with arms to commit genocide.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Perception of EU as bystander in Gaza war has badly damaged its reputation

Internal divisions stopped EU from putting any real pressure on Israel

www.irishtimes.com

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 11h

I'm so, so sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to you and to all of Subrina's loved ones.

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 1d

"while Palestinians in Ramallah awaited the release of hundreds of people held by Israel, an armoured vehicle flying an Israeli flag fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd."

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Palestinians freed from Israeli captivity today have arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where they were greeted by large crowds of cheering people.
http://jrnl.ie/6842662

Freed Palestinians arrive in West Bank city of Ramallah to cheering crowds

Earlier this morning, Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages, all of whom have since arrived in Israel.

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Anna Pringle @annapr.bsky.social · 2d

This is ecocide.

And what’s with the ‘alleged’ removal of trees? Surely it’s clear they are gone.

Seems that Coillte knows who did it. We need consequences for crimes like this.

#SpeirGorm

Jeanne Spillane @starrock2.bsky.social · 2d

Will this be like #Blackwater fish kill where"an investigation"is held but no accountability for wanton destruction of nature? What is needed for an Irish government to implement Citizens’ Assembly recs & enshrine protection of nature in our constitution? #speirgorm
www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 3d

Fun day 2 at #Warp1 - all the guests are wonderful 💜
Ed Speleers passionate cheerleading for #StarTrekLegacy is giving me renewed hope for a Picard spin off - he's already gotten Sean to hold this con after all 😆
@starfuryevents.bsky.social

Peyton List and Ed Speleers on stage at Warp 1. Ed is talking into a microphone, Peyton is looking out towards the audience, smiling.

Jess Bush sitting onstage talking into a microphone.

Nicole de Boer and Terry Farrell on stage. Nicole is speaking into a mic, Terry is looking at her.

The guests onstage at the opening ceremony for Warp 1, with the exception of Jess Bush.
From left to right: Jim Swallow, Lolita Fatjo, Peyton List, Ed Speleers, Nicole de Boer, Mia Kirshner, Terry Farrell.

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 5d

The "set aside the art from the artist" thing in this case is moot. Harry Potter money now goes right to destroying the human rights of trans persons. A billionaire who got her ass kissed for two decades got a rebuke and now she's got to wreck the lives of others.

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 5d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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🎃👻David 👻🎃 @rebelalliance77.bsky.social · 6d

Some independent Irish bookshops you can support rather than Amazon. And most offer free postage in 🇮🇪too.
@kennysbookshop.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
@booksupstairs.bsky.social
winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com
www.marrowbone.ie/shop
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
#Spéirghorm

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 7d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Sarah Kay (she/her) @k-interarma.bsky.social · 6d

The Guardian has published the names of the 18,457 children killed in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 6d

*Illegally* detained. It's important, I think, to stress that these are illegal abductions in international waters.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6d

Five Irish citizens among those detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla

Author Naoise Dolan and Independent TD Barry Heneghan among those on board boat captured in Mediterranean

www.irishtimes.com

Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, this sounds great!🎄💚

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 8d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 8d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · 8d

The GRA was passed in 2015 with very little fanfare following years of courageous campaigning by trans people. We have yet to see any negative ramifications in society - and we won't.

We simply *cannot* have a President of Ireland who speaks about trans women or their human rights in this way.

Reg Coppinger @regcoppinger.bsky.social · 8d

I'm not linking to the article but Heather Humphries thinks the Gender recognition act needs to be looked at, and trans women are not women. #Aras25 #SpeirGorm

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 8d

Incredibly glad to hear these activists have been released. Their "detainment" was illegal, and by all acccounts their treatment was horrific. #SpéirGorm

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 8d

Irish flotilla detainees deported amid claims of ‘aggressive treatment and violence’

Tánaiste says 16 citizens are ‘on their journey home’

www.irishtimes.com

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, absolutely not. No bigots in the Áras, please. Is this Heather Humphreys trying to get the Steen vote?? #Áras25 #SpéirGorm

Reg Coppinger @regcoppinger.bsky.social · 8d

I'm not linking to the article but Heather Humphries thinks the Gender recognition act needs to be looked at, and trans women are not women. #Aras25 #SpeirGorm

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 8d

Jesus! Books Upstairs is a lovely shop, awful that this has happened to them. Glad it doesn't seem that anyone was hurt.
#spéirgorm

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 8d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

www.irishtimes.com

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Chris @cc42.bsky.social · 9d

Dropping into bluesky to see the reaction to the latest #Áras25 news, and now having to frantically catch up on the earlier shenanigans with our friends across the pond today 😅

Lovely to see #spéirgorm so active all the same 😅🥹

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 10d

"Protests Are Highly Effective, Met Police Confirm"

Itsalladeepend @itsalladeepend.bsky.social · 10d

This article is absolutely bananas - 'There aren’t enough of us. Hard-working police officers are continually having days off cancelled, working longer shifts and being moved from other areas to facilitate these protests.' - Paula Dodds, chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation.

‘Enough is enough’ says chief of police federation over Palestine Action rally

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not ...

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 10d

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

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Izzy Fox, PhD 🍉 @izzyfox.bsky.social · 10d

If this is how the rogue terror state treats a white, global icon, remember that there are also Black, Muslim and Arab people who have also been kidnapped by Israel. Think about the violence and humiliation being meted out to them!

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 10d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 10d

I've resisted the term "Ulsterification" cos it implies that NI's political culture is somehow un-British, rather than an entirely British weaponisation of Britishness, enabled and enacted by British interests.

But the PSNI boomeranging back to London to round up protesters is really something.

Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) arrest protestors in Trafalgar Square, London, for holding signs which say they oppose genocide and support Palestine Action.

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 10d

Men who hate Greta Thunberg in particular are always the biggest fucking creeps. Like the most watchlist vibes. No man who has ever ranted about Greta Thunberg would ever be left alone with a woman in my friend group, we would clock him. They are always that fucking guy.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 10d

The police will tell you they have 'no choice' because PA are a proscribed organisation but come to Belfast and you learn very quickly that is a lie.

This is absolutely a choice.

Son of Eric @spiritof44.bsky.social · 10d

A BLIND ELDERLY man using a mobility cane is ARRESTED for holding a sign which read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

#PalestineAction #GazaGenocide

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