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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺

@craddock1.bsky.social

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слава Україні! Slava Ukraini! Heroiam Slava! Героям слава! I'M OVER HERE NOW! Ní neart go cur le chéile!=No strength without unity- Fiat justitia=let right be done- Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb=The day of the gale is not the day of the thatch!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · Nov 15

The Centre Cannot Hold!

''And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?''

#Trump2024 #TrumpVance2024 #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #Trump

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 1d

#Impressive!
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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 4d

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia #Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of #Epstein, #Maxwell and the king’s brother www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#EpsteinFiles #PrinceAndrew #GhislaineMaxwell #VirginiaRobertsGiuffre #Trump #POTUS47 #POTUS #MAGA #Mar-a-Lago

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 5d

RTE news : Samples from captive birds at Fota positive for bird flu

#Avian #AvianFlu #Flu #H5N1 #FotaIsland #Island #Ireland

www.rte.ie/news/munster...

Samples from captive birds at Fota positive for bird flu

Samples taken from captive birds that died at Fota Wildlife Park in Cork have tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu, it has been confirmed.

www.rte.ie

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 6d

#Splendid!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 7d

What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

#Brexit #BrexitDisaster #BrexitChaos #BrexitReality #BrexitShambles #Britain #UK #EU #Ireland #EES #Schengen #Travel #Data #Dataprotection

What is the new EU border system EES, and how will it work?

Digital entry and exit scheme means most travellers will have to register biometric information at the border

www.theguardian.com

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 7d

how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Microplastic #Plastic #Guardian #gutmicrobes #microbe #microbiome #depression #colorectalcancer #cancer #mentalhealth #packaging #clothes #paints #cosmetics #cartyres #dementia #arterialplague #Alzheimers

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

www.theguardian.com

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 7d

#Great!
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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 8d

Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#SaintGeorge #StGeorge #England #UK #Turkiye #Turkey #Palestine #Syria #RightWing #RW #Gerontios #Polychronia #ForeverEngland! #Reform #Farage @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Madeline Horwath on St George returning to England – cartoon

The St George’s flag is more popular than ever. It’s more complicated for England’s patron saint

www.theguardian.com

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 8d

#Phew!
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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 9d

#Splender
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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 10d

youtu.be/yOmOMFa-4yI?...

Spitting Image _ Thatcher's Steak Reaction

YouTube video by thegeezerdan

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 10d

Former Ceann Comhairle Seán O'Fearghaíl:
"...how the former party leader once brought a few TDs to a restaurant. After ordering his food there, the waiter asked, "what about the vegetables?" to which he responded, "they'll have the same as me".

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 10d

RTE news : Emotional Martin eats humble pie as party takes stock.

Someone is #plagiarising #SpittingImage!

#MicheálMartin #FiannaFáil #PresidentialElection #SéanO'Fearghaíl @fertha.bsky.social

www.rte.ie/news/analysi...

Emotional Martin eats humble pie as party takes stock

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin listened to criticism of how the Gavin nomination was handled, but his approach was one of apology and emotion compared to the swagger he displayed on Monday evening,...

www.rte.ie

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 10d

#Phew!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 13d

#Splendid!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 13d

How Ireland’s landmark €325-a-week arts scheme changed my life – I’ve never taken it for granted

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

How Ireland’s landmark €325-a-week arts scheme changed my life – I’ve never taken it for granted

People who make art are human beings who need the same things as you: shelter, food and water. But they also need to be valued enough to invest in

www.irishtimes.com

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 13d

Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme

Scheme seems amazing and #innovative and deserves to be supported and sucessful.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
#Culture #Art #CreativeWriting #BIA #MinisterforCulture #Ireland #TheArts #Income #Budget26

Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme

Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget

www.irishtimes.com

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 15d

#Great!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 16d

#Phew!

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 17d

#Great!
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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 19d

#Justice #Stupidly #Idiot #MAGA #POTUS #POTUS47 #POTUS45 #TRUMP #DJT #PRITZKER #JBPRITZKER #HowtoSpotanIdiot

Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 19d

2023 Commencement address at Northwestern University
'How to spot an idiot' (vs kind, smart people) - JB Pritzker

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 20d

#ABC's #Alphabet #Muppets #Kermit #Fun #Joy #UnconditionalLove #Love and not forgetting the #CookieMonster!

Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 20d

Here is to fun, joy, and unconditional love.

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 22d

#Phew! and #Wow!
A very #obscure word, I think.

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WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 23d

Is #British #Justice an #Oxymoron?

#MoChara #Kneecap #BritishJustice #Ireland #Gaza #Palestine #IsraelPalestineConflict #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelTerrorism #UK #UKGOV

news.sky.com/story/terror...

Terror charges against Kneecap rapper cannot continue, court says

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah on stage at a Kneecap gig in London in November last year.

news.sky.com

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE-BELIEVE THEM THE 1st TIME!🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @craddock1.bsky.social · 23d

#Splendid!

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