Lynn O'K
@lynnok.bsky.social
Galway Gardener, garden design and maintenance. Lefty environmentalist, love good public parks, and biodiversity.
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The first family corruption continues.
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The first family corruption continues.
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Completely dishonours the American signature on the Budapest Memorandum.
By doing so, he devalues that signature. It becomes worthless.
By doing so, he devalues that signature. It becomes worthless.
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Completely dishonours the American signature on the Budapest Memorandum.
By doing so, he devalues that signature. It becomes worthless.
By doing so, he devalues that signature. It becomes worthless.
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Unsafe abortions are responsible for an estimated 13 to 40% of all maternal deaths in Nigeria, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates from unsafe abortion in the world. These deaths have doubled in the last 10 years.
Ipas Tasks Journalists, Others On Awareness About Dangers Of Unsafe Abortion | Independent Newspaper Nigeria
Chibuzor Emejor Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, has tasked journalists, civil society organisations and content creators to intensify awareness on the dangers associated with unsafe abortions among wo...
independent.ng
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Unsafe abortions are responsible for an estimated 13 to 40% of all maternal deaths in Nigeria, which has one of the highest maternal mortality rates from unsafe abortion in the world. These deaths have doubled in the last 10 years.
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So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
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Expect a fancier graph/infographic/etc soon but I am DONE. I have reviewed every company from 2024 (all 857 of them) and either marked them as late or input their data.
239 companies late with their reports this year...
239 companies late with their reports this year...
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Expect a fancier graph/infographic/etc soon but I am DONE. I have reviewed every company from 2024 (all 857 of them) and either marked them as late or input their data.
239 companies late with their reports this year...
239 companies late with their reports this year...
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People across the island of Ireland want clean beaches, pristine lakes and rivers - and both governments are catastrophically failing them
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/opinion-da...
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/opinion-da...
OPINION: Dáil Éireann and Stormont tone deaf on citizen views about farm pollution in our waters
People across the island want clean beaches, pristine lakes and rivers - and both governments are catastrophically failing
theearthscorr.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
People across the island of Ireland want clean beaches, pristine lakes and rivers - and both governments are catastrophically failing them
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/opinion-da...
theearthscorr.substack.com/p/opinion-da...
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I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I see Elon Musk is personally suing (along with X Holdings Corp) the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, in High Court proceedings filed yesterday. Hearing is due January 23rd.
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It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
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This is your occasional reminder that Alligator Auschwitz is still in operation in the Everglades.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is your occasional reminder that Alligator Auschwitz is still in operation in the Everglades.
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"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
EU Nitrate Derogation decision a bad day for Irish waterways
Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean...
www.antaisce.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Today’s vote by the European Nitrates Committee to approve an extension of Ireland’s nitrates derogation for another three years is a bad day for Irish waterbodies and for everyone who relies on clean quality water in Ireland"
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
www.antaisce.org/news/eu-nitr...
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@illanwall.bsky.social is right.
It should be noted, however, that a hierarchy of measures favouring active travel in general has allegedly been official City Council policy for many years. There were TWO walking & cycling strategies published before the #GalwayTransportStrategy arrived in 2016.
It should be noted, however, that a hierarchy of measures favouring active travel in general has allegedly been official City Council policy for many years. There were TWO walking & cycling strategies published before the #GalwayTransportStrategy arrived in 2016.
Absolutely spot on. We need to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists first and foremost, followed by public transport, and lastly cars, in the city centre.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
Encouraging people to walk in the city centre is crucial to reducing congestion, improving accessibility and increasing the number of residents and tourists who want to spend time in the city centre, Dr Illan Wall writes www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
@illanwall.bsky.social is right.
It should be noted, however, that a hierarchy of measures favouring active travel in general has allegedly been official City Council policy for many years. There were TWO walking & cycling strategies published before the #GalwayTransportStrategy arrived in 2016.
It should be noted, however, that a hierarchy of measures favouring active travel in general has allegedly been official City Council policy for many years. There were TWO walking & cycling strategies published before the #GalwayTransportStrategy arrived in 2016.
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Excellent article from @elainemcgoff.bsky.social on the many, many failures that have led us to where we are.
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Most Irish people want clean water, not a nitrates derogation
Has the Government ever asked the people of Ireland if they agree with pulling on the green jersey to convince Europe to give us another derogation?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Excellent article from @elainemcgoff.bsky.social on the many, many failures that have led us to where we are.
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Insensitive, tone deaf, embarrassing, offensive, and dystopian. I could go on, but this is one of the most shocking things I've ever seen from the Irish Government and that says a lot.
Government video on how to cope with moving back in with parents slammed as 'dystopian'
“Is this Waterford Whispers?,” was the immediate reaction from one Opposition TD.
www.thejournal.ie
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Insensitive, tone deaf, embarrassing, offensive, and dystopian. I could go on, but this is one of the most shocking things I've ever seen from the Irish Government and that says a lot.
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A constant blazing terror that somewhere, somebody might be getting a free cheese sandwich. Or indeed brief use of a wheelchair.
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A constant blazing terror that somewhere, somebody might be getting a free cheese sandwich. Or indeed brief use of a wheelchair.
Absolutely spot on. We need to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists first and foremost, followed by public transport, and lastly cars, in the city centre.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
Encouraging people to walk in the city centre is crucial to reducing congestion, improving accessibility and increasing the number of residents and tourists who want to spend time in the city centre, Dr Illan Wall writes www.advertiser.ie/galway/artic...
Is Galway hostile to pedestrians?
There’s a video doing the rounds on social media of someone driving through Galway in 1965. The car drives along Bridge Street and Mainguard Street, before turning onto Shop street.
www.advertiser.ie
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Absolutely spot on. We need to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists first and foremost, followed by public transport, and lastly cars, in the city centre.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
The future is less cars not more roads.
The result will be a better city, with cleaner air, less noise pollution, and a healthier populace.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Not "has died" - "was killed".
It's fair to assume the two incidents (her being hit by a car, and dying) are related, so the headline/lede should reflect that.
It's fair to assume the two incidents (her being hit by a car, and dying) are related, so the headline/lede should reflect that.
A female pedestrian in her 80s has died after she was struck by a car in Co Carlow this evening.
The incident happened at Myshall village, Co. Carlow, shortly before 5.30pm.
jrnl.ie/6897530
The incident happened at Myshall village, Co. Carlow, shortly before 5.30pm.
jrnl.ie/6897530
Female pedestrian in her 80s dies after being struck by car in Co Carlow
The incident happened at Myshall village, Co. Carlow.
jrnl.ie
December 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Not "has died" - "was killed".
It's fair to assume the two incidents (her being hit by a car, and dying) are related, so the headline/lede should reflect that.
It's fair to assume the two incidents (her being hit by a car, and dying) are related, so the headline/lede should reflect that.
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
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Presumably there will be rioting in Edenderry tonight by the "protect women and children" brigade?
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Presumably there will be rioting in Edenderry tonight by the "protect women and children" brigade?
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
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NEW TRAIN 🚨 Irish Rail and NIR are purchasing eight new Stadler FLIRT tri-mode electric/diesel/battery train sets for the Dublin-Belfast Enterprise service. Procurement started in 2023 and there was a short legal battle at the end.
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW TRAIN 🚨 Irish Rail and NIR are purchasing eight new Stadler FLIRT tri-mode electric/diesel/battery train sets for the Dublin-Belfast Enterprise service. Procurement started in 2023 and there was a short legal battle at the end.
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"Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people [want] clean water, but our voices are drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest.
[But] you can’t drink politics."
Excellent piece by
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
[But] you can’t drink politics."
Excellent piece by
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Most Irish people want clean water, not a nitrates derogation
Has the Government ever asked the people of Ireland if they agree with pulling on the green jersey to convince Europe to give us another derogation?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
"Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people [want] clean water, but our voices are drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest.
[But] you can’t drink politics."
Excellent piece by
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
[But] you can’t drink politics."
Excellent piece by
@elainemcgoff.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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'Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people are calling for clean water, but our voices are being drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest. And the thing is, you can’t drink politics.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Most Irish people want clean water, not a nitrates derogation
Has the Government ever asked the people of Ireland if they agree with pulling on the green jersey to convince Europe to give us another derogation?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
'Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people are calling for clean water, but our voices are being drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest. And the thing is, you can’t drink politics.'
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Farmers, communities and experts are all saying the same thing: the Nature Restoration Plan needs real funding. Without it, restoration won’t happen. Govt must respond to the Independent Advisory Committee's key asks. #RestoreNature #NationalDevelopmentPlan
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Advisers concerned by lack of funding commitment for nature restoration plan
Plan is to be published in draft form for public consultation early next year
www.irishtimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Farmers, communities and experts are all saying the same thing: the Nature Restoration Plan needs real funding. Without it, restoration won’t happen. Govt must respond to the Independent Advisory Committee's key asks. #RestoreNature #NationalDevelopmentPlan
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...