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Man jailed over money laundering to fund house renovation

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4h

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A 37-year-old man with no legitimate income who was involved in the Limerick gang feuds and spent €100,000 renovating his home in Limerick has been jailed for two years and eight months at the Special...

Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4h

I picked up on this a while back and knew it was a problem. I finished a reading with "It's that sim." The other day. Grateful to know this has been handled. #Sims #Farm #Read

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Seven people were arrested

After going for AI agents, laying off 4,000 employees; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says: AI doesn't have a soul, it is not ... - The Times of India

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 17h

I used to do pre-provisioning contract meetings to negotiate services. This is a fact. The human touch is needed at contract level and then sufficiently monitoring and intermittent engagement as needed.
After going for AI agents, laying off 4,000 employees... #ai #bust

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Tech News News: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is sending mixed signals on AI's workplace impact. While the company replaced 4,000 customer support roles with AI agents,

Garda van set alight and public order unit deployed as gardaí and protesters clash in Citywest

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 1d

A very happy birthday to Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known as #BelaLugosi, born this day in 1882.

He defined forever the appearance of the #vampire, after starring in the 1931 film #Dracula. He was then immortalised in #gothicrock by #Bauhaus in their 1979 debut single "Bela Lugosi's Dead"

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 20h

I hated living in D24 it was the eye of the storm and i survived Finglas. These are scary times indeed

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A garda vehicle has been set alight amid unrest at the entrance to the Citywest Hotel in Dublin this evening.

‘My bachelor uncle told me he would leave me his farm, and wrote a letter confirming this. But he also wrote a similar letter to my cousin. Who gets the farm?’

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 21h

Even till the end people want to sow conflict after the property owner passes on.

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Query: Hi Mary Frances, I’m hoping you can help me make sense of a tricky situation with my bachelor uncle’s estate. A few years ago, he told me he wanted me to inherit his farm.

Containment Strategy - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think a former incident coordinator does not understand the isolation, containment control and reprogram tactic?

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

"We saw genuine shock on people’s faces" – NordVPN takes on Times Square to debunk Americans' online security myths

New Yorkers had the opportunity to "Ask a hacker" to find out how really they are exposed on the web

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

"Sexual terrorism is defined as a system by which males frighten, thereby controlling and dominating, females. Sexual terrorism has five components: ideology, propaganda, indiscriminate and amoral violence, voluntary compliance, and society's perception of the terrorist and the terrorized."

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 1d

Please read the extract in the first comment. #csa #cptsd #sexualterrorism #abuse

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Feminist Explanations: Male Power, Hostility, and Sexual Coercion (From Sexual Coercion: A Sourcebook on its Nature, Causes and Prevention, P 61-73, 1991, Elizabeth Grauerholz, Mary A Koralewski, eds....

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Justice Minister to introduce Jennie’s Law, allowing people to check if potential partners have a violent history

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 2d

This is very important progress however please remember that a lot of survivors of dv have cptsd and have moments of conflict to stay alive. Often the real abuser will try get ahead on paperwork so check timelines carefully.

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Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said he wants to bring in Jennie’s Law, to allow those convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner, to be publicly named on a register.

Showjumper asked ruling body for help to challenge ban over sex case

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 2d

I picked up on this guy's energy last year and was immediately nauseous. I traveled to Athlone to isolate the frequency and do energetic boundary work. I remember I snapped a photo of the train station sign. Horses are of real significance to some of us and so is child safety. #Macha #HSI #CSA

A state-funded body intervened on behalf of a showjumper facing a charge of defilement of a minor, after he was blocked from competing at an international event.

Sharon Corr’s ex-husband dismisses reports he has split from Queen of Spain’s sister as ‘lies’

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

And before anyone says anything it's called in your religion being a disruptor.

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

This is why undue attention to matters that do not immediately improve your life circumstances is a matter of safety. Many people get harassed who aren't in the monarchy of any country. Especially by people who have no good reason to be prying into private lives.

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Irish celebrity lawyer Gavin Bonnar has dismissed reports that he has separated from his partner Telma Ortiz, the sister of the Queen of Spain, as “lies”.

People in Ireland have a right to protest peacefully in public places, as long as they do not break the law.

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

I spoke before service then left of my own volition. It's not illegal.

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The right to protest

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

#law #church
Refusing to leave private property when asked to do so by the owner or law enforcement.
Damaging church property or engaging in vandalism.
Preventing religious services or other authorized activities from taking place.
Blocking access to the church for those who wish to attend services.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides public health and social care services to everyone living in Ireland. The HSE.ie website describes and gives contact details for all Health Services, is hom...

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

Let's be clear trying to get someone killed after prolonged periods of deliberate psychological abuse is a legal and psychological issue. Whom ever is trying to be a shot caller on this matter needs to be contained and controlled.

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

People really underestimate the long term damaging effects of assault. Some of us take a long time to trust people after these things and then sabotage and betrayal from those we care about shatter those bonds over and over again. Betrayal trauma is horrific. #SA🫂

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Asking for a friend: Since being assaulted in college I find it hard to trust and sabotage every relationship. I feel like a failure and am jealous of friends who are settling down

Q: Sometimes I feel like a failure in life. I was assaulted in college years ago, and it’s impacted my life in so many ways. I find it hard to trust anyone, especially men, which has stunted my relati...

Eir ordered to stop €50 broadband promotion

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 3d

Out walking yesterday I had an intense feeling of disgruntled people having to knock on doors and open doors about broadband I was reminded of someone I knew who did this job when they first came to Ireland. Yep Comreg should always be complied with. #IT #Broadband 🚪📶🤦

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Eircom has been ordered to stop a promotion that offered households a €50 gift card if they signed up for fibre broadband on its Open Eir network through certain retailers. The inducement was targeted...

5 Creepy Things Narcissists Do With Your Photos

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4d

Following up on the new trend of predators coercively coaxing photos from young people for future blackmail. I have experienced this.
This is why I rarely share group or couple photos from my past. Image reputation is a soul level abuse. It's psychological war. 📸

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Narcissists are sick individuals who use anything they can to cause you physical, psychological, and emotional harm. Your pictures happen to be one of those many things they use. They use your photos ...

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4d

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Recursive Thinking - explored - follow the idea - Obsidian Publish | Rowan Daly

What is Recursive thinking? Some people know I have helped folks to achieve certain things often indirectly and helping them to self analyse and revisit prior decisions to restructure it for the opti...

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Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4d

It was never about the money for me.

Irish.Alchemy @irishalchemist.bsky.social · 4d

As a volunteer unpaid psychic investigator while recovering from long COVID means the predators always want the survivor to take the fall. So the next person who tries to smear me a CSA survivor... I survived tactics from both sides of the battlefield who are uncomfortable with this topic.

The final straw for a King whose brother had become poisonous

Prince Andrew’s statement relinquishing his titles marks the culmination of a long series of embarrassments for the Royal family

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