Gerard h Ultacháin
@gerardhultachain.bsky.social
Amalgam of mostly Irish, brummie & by adoption krakowian. A bit of a lefty I guess. Big reader of European & ancient history. Love walking the Tatras & Scottish Highlands. From the Dubliners to Schubert is how I take my culture, the best of everything.
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24 UK activists are in prison without trial for opposing genocide Latest News Free the Filton 24! We are the family and friends of the Filton24, all imprisoned for alleged damage of weapons in an Isra...
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24 UK activists are in prison without trial for opposing genocide.
Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
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Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
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The international community has abandoned Palestinian children to face alone the brutality and savagery of the IOF.
Jewish soldiers detained 5 Palestinian kids at the request of illegal “Havat Maon” Jewish settlers.
The kids' crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
Shame on all of us.
Jewish soldiers detained 5 Palestinian kids at the request of illegal “Havat Maon” Jewish settlers.
The kids' crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
Shame on all of us.
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The international community has abandoned Palestinian children to face alone the brutality and savagery of the IOF.
Jewish soldiers detained 5 Palestinian kids at the request of illegal “Havat Maon” Jewish settlers.
The kids' crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
Shame on all of us.
Jewish soldiers detained 5 Palestinian kids at the request of illegal “Havat Maon” Jewish settlers.
The kids' crime? Gathering wild vegetables.
Shame on all of us.
The world’s next big environmental problem could come from space.
“Humanity’s activities in space have now gotten big enough that they are affecting the space environment in a similar way we have affected the oceans,”
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/09/1....
“Humanity’s activities in space have now gotten big enough that they are affecting the space environment in a similar way we have affected the oceans,”
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/09/1....
The world’s next big environmental problem could come from space
To stop them from becoming space junk, satellite operators send spacecraft to burn up in the atmosphere at mission’s end. The environmental impacts are still uncertain.
www.technologyreview.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The world’s next big environmental problem could come from space.
“Humanity’s activities in space have now gotten big enough that they are affecting the space environment in a similar way we have affected the oceans,”
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/09/1....
“Humanity’s activities in space have now gotten big enough that they are affecting the space environment in a similar way we have affected the oceans,”
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/09/1....
Wonderful Christmas concert from NDR Radio. I really enjoyed mix of styles and traditions, with the emphasis of course being on the German from which most of our 'traditional' Christmas customs are influenced by. Concert link & programme:
www.ndr.de/kultur/sendu...
www.ndr.de/kultur/sendu...
Festliches Weihnachtskonzert mit dem Mädchenchor Hannover
Von "Tochter Zion" bis "Jingle Bells" - die NDR Radiophilharmonie und der Mädchenchor Hannover stimmen auf Weihnachten ein.
www.ndr.de
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Wonderful Christmas concert from NDR Radio. I really enjoyed mix of styles and traditions, with the emphasis of course being on the German from which most of our 'traditional' Christmas customs are influenced by. Concert link & programme:
www.ndr.de/kultur/sendu...
www.ndr.de/kultur/sendu...
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Donald Trump just filed a terrifying $10 BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama
BBC can’t fight this alone. Will you make sure the Prime Minister and BBC bosses stand up for our BBC and refuse Trump a single penny?
38d.gs/BBC_sued_df
Donald Trump just filed a terrifying $10 BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama
BBC can’t fight this alone. Will you make sure the Prime Minister and BBC bosses stand up for our BBC and refuse Trump a single penny?
38d.gs/BBC_sued_df
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
38d.gs
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Please sign and share if you can.
Donald Trump just filed a terrifying $10 BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama
BBC can’t fight this alone. Will you make sure the Prime Minister and BBC bosses stand up for our BBC and refuse Trump a single penny?
38d.gs/BBC_sued_df
Donald Trump just filed a terrifying $10 BILLION lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama
BBC can’t fight this alone. Will you make sure the Prime Minister and BBC bosses stand up for our BBC and refuse Trump a single penny?
38d.gs/BBC_sued_df
Routine USA deadly gun incident at Brown University BBC News gagging all over it. Eight British pro-Palestinian hunger strikers approaching death, move along folks nothing to see here. The British establishment is spineless.
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Routine USA deadly gun incident at Brown University BBC News gagging all over it. Eight British pro-Palestinian hunger strikers approaching death, move along folks nothing to see here. The British establishment is spineless.
“Life is serious and difficult. And if those who are well off don't willingly help those who are struggling, it will all end badly.”
— Erich Kästner, Pünktchen and Anton (1931)
His books were banned & burned by the Nazis, due to being anti-establishment, pacifist & un-German. Here we go again.
— Erich Kästner, Pünktchen and Anton (1931)
His books were banned & burned by the Nazis, due to being anti-establishment, pacifist & un-German. Here we go again.
December 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“Life is serious and difficult. And if those who are well off don't willingly help those who are struggling, it will all end badly.”
— Erich Kästner, Pünktchen and Anton (1931)
His books were banned & burned by the Nazis, due to being anti-establishment, pacifist & un-German. Here we go again.
— Erich Kästner, Pünktchen and Anton (1931)
His books were banned & burned by the Nazis, due to being anti-establishment, pacifist & un-German. Here we go again.
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24 UK activists are in prison without trial for opposing genocide.
Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
filtonactionists.com
Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
filtonactionists.com
Home - Free the Filton 24
24 UK activists are in prison without trial for opposing genocide Latest News Free the Filton 24! We are the family and friends of the Filton24, all imprisoned for alleged damage of weapons in an Isra...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
24 UK activists are in prison without trial for opposing genocide.
Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
filtonactionists.com
Several of the Filton 24 are on hunger strike.The silence of msm is terrifying. The likes of the BBC care more about Israel being banned from the ESC than decent people putting their lives & freedom on the line.
filtonactionists.com
Brown University shootings, headline news why? Just the usual USA Civilisation Erasure in action. Was thinking about posting a joke about Syria becoming as dangerous as the USA, but reality got there first.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Brown University shooting: two dead and eight in critical condition as suspect remains at large – live updates
Suspect or suspects remain at large as Ivy League university tells students to shelter in place
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Brown University shootings, headline news why? Just the usual USA Civilisation Erasure in action. Was thinking about posting a joke about Syria becoming as dangerous as the USA, but reality got there first.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
This week had my leak fixed by some Kurdish plumbers, my parcels delivered by guys from Hong Kong & eastern Europe, my parcels sent via a post office run by Asian guys. If I'm unlucky to get a bad dose of the flu or worse no doubt I'll have to face even more 'Civilisational Erasure'!
December 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This week had my leak fixed by some Kurdish plumbers, my parcels delivered by guys from Hong Kong & eastern Europe, my parcels sent via a post office run by Asian guys. If I'm unlucky to get a bad dose of the flu or worse no doubt I'll have to face even more 'Civilisational Erasure'!
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“This is not America having priorities that don’t involve Europe. It is not isolationism. It is America taking sides with Russia against Europe, because one of America’s two political parties now sees Russian autocracy as preferable to European democracy.”
Trump’s Long-Term Damage
The things we won’t be able to fix even if we wanted to.
www.thebulwark.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“This is not America having priorities that don’t involve Europe. It is not isolationism. It is America taking sides with Russia against Europe, because one of America’s two political parties now sees Russian autocracy as preferable to European democracy.”
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
'Comedian Robin Ince claims the BBC found his views ‘problematic’.'
Soon it'll be they find the views of your friends & family 'problematic'. À la US Customs and Border Protection. Can't be too careful the likes of Stalin and Saddam might'd have said.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Soon it'll be they find the views of your friends & family 'problematic'. À la US Customs and Border Protection. Can't be too careful the likes of Stalin and Saddam might'd have said.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
'Comedian Robin Ince claims the BBC found his views ‘problematic’.'
Soon it'll be they find the views of your friends & family 'problematic'. À la US Customs and Border Protection. Can't be too careful the likes of Stalin and Saddam might'd have said.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Soon it'll be they find the views of your friends & family 'problematic'. À la US Customs and Border Protection. Can't be too careful the likes of Stalin and Saddam might'd have said.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
The British establishment is spineless.
'In a statement, Robin Ince cited his expression of personal views such as support for trans rights, the neurodivergent community and criticism of US president Donald Trump.'
www.thenational.scot/news/2569568...
'In a statement, Robin Ince cited his expression of personal views such as support for trans rights, the neurodivergent community and criticism of US president Donald Trump.'
www.thenational.scot/news/2569568...
Top presenter quits BBC after fallout with bosses over 'problematic' views
A top presenter has quit the BBC after a fallout with bosses over views which he said had been deemed problematic
www.thenational.scot
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The British establishment is spineless.
'In a statement, Robin Ince cited his expression of personal views such as support for trans rights, the neurodivergent community and criticism of US president Donald Trump.'
www.thenational.scot/news/2569568...
'In a statement, Robin Ince cited his expression of personal views such as support for trans rights, the neurodivergent community and criticism of US president Donald Trump.'
www.thenational.scot/news/2569568...
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Ben More and Stob Binnein from Strath Fillan #Scotland #Crianlarich #Highlands www.damianshields.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ben More and Stob Binnein from Strath Fillan #Scotland #Crianlarich #Highlands www.damianshields.com
There's keyboard warriors twittering away. And then there's people who actually are prepared to sacrifice something.
It's beyond belief that a Labour Govt would proscribe Palestinian peace activists as terrorists, lock 24 of them in prison on remand without bail for up to 2 years for vandalism, then ignore 8 of them risking death by hunger strike. Yes beyond fecking belief!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer
Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medics
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
There's keyboard warriors twittering away. And then there's people who actually are prepared to sacrifice something.
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Frankfurt School scholars such as Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm & other critical theorists suggest that – like individuals – a society can also suffer from arrested development.
theconversation.com/the-infantil...
Rather, it is socially engineered.
theconversation.com/the-infantil...
Rather, it is socially engineered.
The infantilization of Western culture
Our social institutions and politics suffer from a collective arrested development – and our relationship to technology has only exacerbated this trend.
theconversation.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Frankfurt School scholars such as Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm & other critical theorists suggest that – like individuals – a society can also suffer from arrested development.
theconversation.com/the-infantil...
Rather, it is socially engineered.
theconversation.com/the-infantil...
Rather, it is socially engineered.
One does get the impression from Trump, Miller und Musk,et al that Hitlers failure was due to weakness, nothing to do with moral destitution.
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
One does get the impression from Trump, Miller und Musk,et al that Hitlers failure was due to weakness, nothing to do with moral destitution.
Ludovico Einaudi - "Elegy for the Arctic" - Official Live (Greenpeace)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLn...
Ludovico Einaudi - "Elegy for the Arctic" - Official Live (Greenpeace)
YouTube video by Ludovico Einaudi
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December 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Ludovico Einaudi - "Elegy for the Arctic" - Official Live (Greenpeace)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DLn...
What's Putin ever done for Russia? Doubt even Monty Python could come up with positives. Think it'll be the same with Trump, but maybe Tech Bros have it covered.
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What's Putin ever done for Russia? Doubt even Monty Python could come up with positives. Think it'll be the same with Trump, but maybe Tech Bros have it covered.
It's beyond belief that a Labour Govt would proscribe Palestinian peace activists as terrorists, lock 24 of them in prison on remand without bail for up to 2 years for vandalism, then ignore 8 of them risking death by hunger strike. Yes beyond fecking belief!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer
Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medics
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It's beyond belief that a Labour Govt would proscribe Palestinian peace activists as terrorists, lock 24 of them in prison on remand without bail for up to 2 years for vandalism, then ignore 8 of them risking death by hunger strike. Yes beyond fecking belief!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Cartoon by Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Cartoon by Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social
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Cartoon by Randall Enos Easton, CT
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cartoon by Randall Enos Easton, CT
Reposted by Gerard h Ultacháin
Zelensky with balls of steel, visits the very frontline in Kupyansk: "Ukrainian forces are achieving real gains. Many Russians talked about Kupyansk, we see the result. I met our fighters, thanked every unit. Success strengthens our hand in diplomacy. Proud of our troops. Glory to Ukraine”
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Zelensky with balls of steel, visits the very frontline in Kupyansk: "Ukrainian forces are achieving real gains. Many Russians talked about Kupyansk, we see the result. I met our fighters, thanked every unit. Success strengthens our hand in diplomacy. Proud of our troops. Glory to Ukraine”