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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 5h

Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
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United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 14/10/2025

www.coe.int

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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 3h

The president (or maybe not president) of Madagascar—a radio DJ who overthrew the island’s yogurt kingpin in a coup d’état—just fled the country in a French helicopter after Gen Z protests. I wrote about the most interesting island you know nothing about, with bonus pictures of me with lemurs:

The yogurt kingpin, the radio DJ coup, and the most interesting island on Earth

Madagascar is a fascinating island home to 30+ million people. It's also home to bizarre, volatile politics that virtually nobody knows about. And the president just escaped on a helicopter.

www.forkingpaths.co

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 5h

Good Morning Dublin! 🇮🇪

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 6h

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Life Inside "THE LINE" - Why Saudi Arabia’s Glass Megacity Will Fail (An Architectural Analysis)

YouTube video by Daniel Titchener

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Pushing for a cease fire so you can look good in a genocide you specifically enabled, at the same time as you’re assaulting your own democracy & waging war on your own cities, is never going to get you a prize for peace. If there’s a prize for hypocrisy and narcissism though, you’ve got a real shot.

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Crap

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Palestinian prisoners released from Israel have been greeted by huge crowds in the occupied West Bank, as a prisoner and captive exchange took place on Monday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Good Morning Dublin! 🇮🇪

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

No word of sympathy for the thousands of Palestinians massacred by the terrorists Netanyahu& Co? With the help of some EU countries?

No mention of the fate of the Palestinian hostages held by Israel also due to be released?

Guess you don't care about them

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

EU citizens except Irish

The UK ETA is required for citizens of any country except UK and Ireland

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Aideen's Grave, Howth 🇮🇪

Over 4,000 years old

howthcastle.ie/about/estate...

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Sunken Garden

Howth Castle 🇮🇪

howthcastle.ie

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 1d

A quiet bombshell in Europe’s tech world

The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned chipmaker, citing national security, according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere

Dutch govt accused of freezing operations of Chinese semiconductor giant's chipmaker Nexperia

Wingtech, the Shanghai-listed parent, denounces what it essentially calls a boardroom coup involving the Dutch government and local executives

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Will he also meet any of the Palestinians held hostage by Israel or the families of those massacred by the Israeli terrorists Netanyahu&Co (with the support of US and some other Western countries)?

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 1d

Entrance room in Howth Castle 🇮🇪

My first time ever inside the building

They're doing guided tours some weekends until end October. Excellent guide and very interesting place

howthcastle.ie

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 2d

St.Mary's Church

Entrance to Howth Castle 🇮🇪

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 2d

Howth Station 🚉🇮🇪

Extremely busy on a Sunday morning

This is the train service the Irish authorities want to reduce/abolish

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 2d

Donald Trump has declared an end to the war in Gaza. The question is whether he can stay focused long enough to enforce it, writes our Deputy Foreign Editor in Tel Aviv rte.ie/b/1538097

Trump wielding narrative as weapon to end war in Gaza

Donald Trump has declared an end to the war in Gaza. The question is whether he can stay focused long enough to enforce it, writes our Deputy Foreign Editor in Tel Aviv.

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 2d

Good Morning Dublin! 🇮🇪

Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 2d

Irish and British are Europeans and do not have to use ETA to enter UK

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Fransglobal @fransglobal.bsky.social · 2d

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Philippines says Chinese ship rammed vessel in disputed sea, Beijing says Manila fully responsible

The Philippines said a Chinese coast guard ship "fired its water cannon" at a government vessel on Sunday morning. Beijing said the vessel "ignored repeated stern warnings" and approached dangerously.

www.channelnewsasia.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

11 days into a government shutdown.

This is where we are:

Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 3d

Trump announces 100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods. Up to 155% from Nov 1 "or sooner"

“There is no way that China should be allowed to hold the world ‘captive’,” he wrote, calling the move “sinister and hostile”.

Trump to slap new 100 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, along with additional tech controls

Trade escalation comes hours after the US leader appeared to cancel a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

www.scmp.com

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