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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · Jul 23

Auschwitz, Belzec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibor, Treblinka, Gaza.

There is no difference.

If you ever wondered what you'd have done if you were alive during the 1940s and you'd known about the death camps, you're doing it right now.

'Children say they want to go to heaven — because heaven has food'

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemns ‘man-made mass starvation’ as aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

www.irishexaminer.com

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 5h

Indeed, Trump and the Trumpist GOP are clearly the better choice for...uh...

Stuff, I guess?

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 9h

Plenty of people getting paid to say they didn't, at any rate.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

I suppose Coillte might go after them for trespassing maybe

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

The attitude of the legal system here will be "errah you can hardly blame them, those trees were never going to turn a profit all by themselves".

Destroy trees and the environment for the sake of some money: lol oh well

Destroy some money for the sake of the environment: history's greatest monster

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 12h

Gan dabht. A single tree is worth thousands.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 13h

Absolutely wanton fuckery here. I'm looking forward to the inevitable "there's nothing anyone can do" response from Coillte, the gardaí, and anyone else who ought to be hunting these pricks down and reducing them to penury.

Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

www.thejournal.ie

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 1d

(forgetting the word for antibiotics) do i need cancel culture

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

Theories abound.
The cause might just be the town.
Enniscorthy. Ew.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

Catherine Connolly only says "thank you" to bus drivers if they've actually done a good job.

#smearthebejaysus

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 1d

One area where you absolutely gotta hand it to the Brits is in naming prisons.

Strangeways
Wormwood Scrubs
Wakefield
Thorn Cross

Proper hard names. Irish prisons sound like bottled water brands.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in HMP Wakefield in Britain.

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in HMP Wakefield in Britain.

www.rte.ie

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

Gowlfinger

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

Buddy it fucking sucks you have to think like that. It sucks that anyone does. I hope you've got good neighbours.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

I thought this was @theonion.com at first. If I hadn't stopped scrolling because I think it's entertaining that Small Don has started looking like the Nano Banana version of himself, I'd have been none the wiser.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

“This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison”

This Family Made Billions on Trump-Branded Condos. Now Their Private Jet Is Taking Shackled Migrants to a Far-Flung African Prison

Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.

zeteo.com

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 1d

The US is officially in "hide the [insert minority here] family" territory.

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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 2d

One thing I absolutely believe: there is no police force that will not beat the shite out of people if they have half a chance.

Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 2d

"Is this the road we're going down now, to go lockstep with many other European countries in terms of brutalised repression against protesters?"

Horrifically violent footage from Saturday. And still no statement from Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, nearly a week on.
#SpéirGhorm

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

"President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will."

Triumph des Willens, S. Cheung, 1935

White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump

A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

www.bbc.com

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

Ah Shelob, is it yourself, is it?

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

Timoleague Friary was built in the 13th century on top of a much older early Christian site founded by the patron saint of honey and beekeepers, Molaga. The village gets its name from the friary, not the other way around; Timoleague (Teach Molaga) means "the house of Molaga". Grand evening for it.

A wide, tranquil landscape image of the imposing, ruined Timoleague Friary in County Cork, Ireland, at dusk. The ancient stone structure is centered on the horizon, grey walls and gothic arched windows silhouetted against a pale autumn sky. The friary sits on the bank of a perfectly still body of water, the estuary of the Argideen (little silver river). The water acts as a mirror, creating a flawless, near-symmetrical reflection of the ruined walls and the bare trees along the shoreline.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

MAQA

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 2d

I led 2 canvasses last week and and leading 2 more this weekend. Our local volunteer crew have put up 120 posters in our local area. I will not be taking any “she has this won” takes, she has not. There is work to do and we need to do it. We can all rest on the 25th!

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

Man, his volte-face is going to be so embarrassing when he gets his new instructions from Trump and Miller.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

Money and apathy in varying ratios. Cork's politicial dynasties are generally in the Teaco Value Oligarchy category.

macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

I know, I was failing to be facetious (except for where I said no Irish politician would dare enforce it). Cork is the poster child for crumbling, decaying, derelict, empty properties. The city council is only too happy to overlook the instruments they have at their disposal to remedy the situation.

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macmuiris @macmuiris.bsky.social · 2d

Collecting tax breaks and cackling with glee as demand and prices continue to skyrocket. There should be a "use it or lose it" policy for vacant residential properties, or at the very least massive fines, but there's no way that any Irish politicians would dare enforce it.

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