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Frank McDonald
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Former Irish Times Environment Editor and author of several books, including A Little History of the Future of Dublin. Interests include climate, housing, architecture, politics and Palestine.
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 2h
Ah yes. It’s a coincidence that there’s an exhibition - much larger, inevitably - drawn from CJH’s archive, which he donated to DCU. I will long remember the convivial lunches we had in Kinsealy during the last years of his life. Looking forward to Vincent Browne’s biography of him next year.
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 2h
Another searing column by the incomparable Mark O’Connell …
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 21h
If you're in the vicinity of @dculibrary.bsky.social, please pop in to see an exhibition selected from the archive material I've donated. It relates to my first book, The Destruction of Dublin (1985), and the Dublin Crisis Conference I helped to organise in February 1986. A blast from the past!
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · 15d
A public lido, with a year-round heated swimming pool, would be by far the best outcome for this long-dry dock basin -- as proposed by the George's Dock Lido campaign. But @dublincitycouncil.bsky.social officials insist that any such facility must be developed and operated by the private sector...
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The council plans to launch a public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock. Whatever the results, though, it doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
Council to launch a public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock
Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
www.dublininquirer.com
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Chris Williamson @derbychrisw.bsky.social · 16d
When Sir Keir Starmer said he supported Zionism without qualification he wasn't joking. He's now advocating for Zionist football hooligans.

Macabbi Tel Aviv fans are notoriously violent thugs, yet Starmer wants to let them loose on the people of Birmingham.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Ministers to explore reversing ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending UK match after PM’s criticism – politics live
Fans of the Israeli football team will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns
www.theguardian.com
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · Sep 26
Visiting Notre-Dame de Paris for the first time since it was restored so beautifully, the excerpt below from its vivid 14th century carved timber choir enclosure caught my eye. It shows King Herod and the apocryphal massacre of the innocents, and I thought of the mass murder of children in Gaza ...
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · Sep 22
With sociopaths like this one, every accusation really is a confession …
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · Sep 11
From the river to the sea. bsky.app/profile/paul...
pauleric70.bsky.social Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · Sep 11
JUST IN:

🇮🇱 Netanyahu: "We are going to fulfil our promise that there will be no Palestinian state, this place belongs to us."
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Steve Okino @steveokino.bsky.social · Sep 10
Mourning, today, for a victim of a political assassination.
A memorial on a black background with a photo of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was targeted in a political assassination. The text reads, "In Memory of Melissa Hortman, Former Minnesota House Speaker, 1970-2025. Taken far too soon in a targeted attack. A voice for justice, clean energy, and equality. We honor her legacy, leadership, and courage. #RestInPower."
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Sep 11
"Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act" | An excerpt from our @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & my) new book #ScienceUnderSiege, via @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act
"Doom-mongering convinces many would-be climate advocates that climate action is a hopeless cause. But the blistering attacks against mainstream climate science and scientists advance an agenda of div...
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Frank McDonald @frankmcdonald60.bsky.social · Sep 11
Check out this first part of a 'Saving the City' podcast series by @unamullally.bsky.social in which yours truly talks about the history & importance of parks & public spaces in Dublin as well as the urgent need to repopulate the inner city, among many other issues.

open.spotify.com/episode/1RKe...
Ep.2: Public Space
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 10
Jair Bolsonaro faces decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup after he lost an election. President Trump, like millions of Brazilians, is watching closely.
Brazil Braces for a Verdict on Its Ex-President—and on Its Democracy
Jair Bolsonaro faces decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup after he lost an election. President Trump, like millions of Brazilians, is watching closely.
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Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · Sep 8
This is both profoundly stupid, and profoundly dangerous
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Orla Hegarty @orla-hegarty.bsky.social · Sep 8
“Easing of garden cabin rules could have ‘unintended consequences’ for tenants

Threshold warns units could be rented out without planning, safety or tenancy protections” www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Easing of garden cabin rules could have ‘unintended consequences’ for tenants
Threshold warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of Government proposal
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 7
If Farage wins the next election, it will be down to one person. His name is Keir Starmer.
This thread explains why.
1. Destroying faith in democracy. The UK decisively voted out the Tories, only for Starmer to give us a Continuity Tory government, shamefully beholden to economic power.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Sep 6
My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I talk with the great @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy about our new book #ScienceUnderSiege: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/science-un...
Science Under Siege: A Talk With Peter Hotez and Michael Mann
Lysenko comes to America
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Sep 5
Whispers *that's the French flag mate*
England is ours and always will be
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Sep 5
So much greatness.
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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · Sep 5
Goniatite fossils spread throughout this piece of shale from the Cliffs of Moher. Evidence of lives lived on this same spot over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 5
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Sep 5
"Why Does the Right Reject Progress?" by the great @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy:
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-does-t...
#ScienceUnderSiege
Why Does the Right Reject Progress?
The perverse push to make America miserable again
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 3
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?
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Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social · Sep 4
Zurich. “ The key to developing an urban space that is attractive to everyone lies in the organization of traffic.” 💯 www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/planen-un...
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Sep 4
Listened to this on my commute 😊

Felt like the open & intellectual discussion about left political strategy we need from Ash Sarkar & @zackpolanski.bsky.social - this podcast is going to be a space for great ideas making!

Look our for your gal on a future episode 👀😎
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 3
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
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