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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 6d

Now do Heather Humphries.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6d

Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced

Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced

<article data-history-node-id="429862" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> attacks have continued in the Gaza Strip despite an announcement by mediators on Thursday that a ceasefire had been reached to end the two-year war on the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> enclave.</p> <p>Heavy air strikes and artillery shelling were reported in Gaza City and Khan Younis overnight, according to local media.</p> <p>Israeli quadcopters were also reported to have dropped bombs on civilians in Gaza City.</p> <p>At least one person was killed in the attacks.</p> <p>The renewed strikes came after US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators announced early Thursday that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the war.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-attacks-persists-gaza-after-ceasefire-agreement-announced">Israeli attacks persists in Gaza after ceasefire agreement announced</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="677bc73d-0148-434b-b232-689dfbe07e65" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-10-09T051316Z_2140033739_RC238HAVDS7X_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA%20%281%29.jpg" width="2000" height="1125" alt="A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian woman walks near rubble after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip 9 October 2025 (Reuters/Ramadan Abed)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Boo-rendan Harkin @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 6d

This has been an ongoing problem which is courtesy of a Luxembourg investment fund that owns thousands of houses in Ireland. These are rented out through one of the dozens of subsidiary companies that the fund uses to obscure its ownership.

www.dublininquirer.com/why-is-one-o...

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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 6d

"Much of this material [amplified by the media] consisted of outright falsehoods — for instance, the widely circulated animation alleging that Hamas operated a command centre beneath Al-Shifa Hospital. No such facility was found, but was used to destroy almost the entire healthcare system in Gaza.”

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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Jamie @fctwentebenson.bsky.social · 6d

Not entirely sure the minister for justice has really thought thru putting himself front and center of a leaked Garda vetting story given how few people would have access to that information

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6d

The Justice Minister has said he believes presidential candidate Catherine Connolly did not follow Leinster House security rules when she signed a woman who was convicted of a gun crime offence into Leinster House on a daily basis.
http://jrnl.ie/6838830t

Justice Minister says Connolly broke rules by signing Ní Shionnáin in daily at Leinster House

Jim O’Callaghan was speaking at a press conference today in which he criticised Connolly for, what he said, was a failure to follow Oireachtas rules.

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 7d

Not going to share 'grift' but Heather Humphreys has just said that I'm a man and the gender recognition act should be changed. Please do not vote for or give a preference for her. Having someone as president who thinks this way would be absolutely awful for minorities #SpeirGorm

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Melissa @melissabreen.bsky.social · 8d

The Basic Income for the Arts Scheme is €325 a week, similar to what they gave out during the pandemic. This is how much they've deemed one needs in order to live in Ireland. So why is disability benefit only €244? Why are disabled and sick people expected to live so far below the poverty line?

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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 7d

“I’d rather risk myself on a boat, no matter what happens, than risk living in a world where genocide is enabled.”
TD Barry Heneghan quoting @naoisedolan.bsky.social hours before they were both abducted in international waters by Israel.
Full podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

We fear what Israel will do to us if they seize our ship. But we are not turning back | Naoise Dolan

Our captured flotilla colleagues have been subjected to violence and degrading conditions in an Israeli prison. This has only made us more determined, says Irish writer Naoise Dolan

www.theguardian.com

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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 9d

( mainlander I bet)

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Theresa O'Keefe 🍉 @treesaw.bsky.social · 9d

Gawd you are embarrassing all us Canadians living in Ireland rn. Just stop 🤦‍♀️

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 10d

Deadly night-time Russian barrage hits Ukraine

At least five civilians have died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack ...

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 10d

READ: Two activists in Texas are facing hate crime charges for graffiti criticizing Israel. Their lawyers say these cases represent extreme government overreach and could set a dangerous precedent for Palestine activists nationwide. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/stat...

State prosecutors in Texas seek to make anti-Israel graffiti a hate crime

Two activists in Texas are facing hate crime charges for graffiti criticizing Israel. Their lawyers say these cases represent extreme government overreach and could set a dangerous precedent for…

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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 10d

No, you're not going crazy. You did read this and also read about the PSNI arresting people in London for being members of a proscribed organization.

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Thomas Creamer @thomascreamer.bsky.social · 12d

Honestly, I find it pretty distasteful that prisoner rehabilitation - a very bog standard liberal value, not even an especially radical one - can be very easily thrown out the window by the likes of Michéal Martin for the sake of cheap politicial point-scoring. www.thejournal.ie/catherine-co...

Connolly defends trying to hire woman convicted of gun crimes after Taoiseach attacks judgement

As revealed by The Journal yesterday Catherine Connolly sought to hire a woman sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.

www.thejournal.ie

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 10d

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has said it is unacceptable that a person's privacy has been invaded in what she said was a disrespectful manner as part of an attempt to damage a presidential candidate

Unacceptable that person's privacy 'invaded' - Connolly

Independent TD Catherine Connolly has said it is unacceptable that a person's privacy has been invaded in what she said was a disrespectful manner as part of an attempt to damage a presidential candid...

www.rte.ie

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Kieran @eslsys.bsky.social · 12d

There is a real story here Niall if you'd care to write about it, someone is leaking Garda vetting information for political gain. Breaching confidentiality and GDPR requirements. Every underage coach, every volunteers data is not secure. Confidence in vetting undermined. That's the story. #Aras25

Niall O’Connor @nialljournal.bsky.social · 13d

Gardaí blocked Catherine Connolly from hiring woman convicted of gun crime jrnl.ie/6830299

Gardaí blocked Catherine Connolly from hiring woman convicted of gun crime

The presidential candidate sought to hire Ursula Ní Shionnáin, a former Éirigí member who was sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 10d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Progressive Politics NI @ppni.bsky.social · 10d

The PSNI sent over some of their own officers to help arrest peaceful protesters against the genocide today in London 😡

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 10d

Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees have expressed concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities
https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-citizens-flotilla-gaza-israel-6835415-Oct2025/

Lawyers for Irish flotilla detainees express concern about 'mistreatment' by Israeli authorities

Some 443 flotilla participants were arrested by Israeli forces, organisers said, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

www.thejournal.ie

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Truthout @truthout.org · 10d

Influencers Are Being Paid $7K Per Post to Boost Pro-Israel Social Media Content

“We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 13d

Sorry, but this is some old baloney. But also, I have GDPR questions about the emergance of this story.

The Journal @thejournal.ie · 13d

Counter-terrorism gardaí intervened to stop Catherine Connolly from hiring a woman convicted of a gun crime to work in Leinster House, The Journal has learned.
http://jrnl.ie/6830299t

Gardaí blocked Catherine Connolly from hiring woman convicted of gun crime

The presidential candidate sought to hire Ursula Ní Shionnáin, a former Éirigí member who was sentenced to six years in jail by the Special Criminal Court.

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The Banner Against Spanners @banneras.bsky.social · 13d

Brave flotilla activists have been taken hostage by Israel. The illegal interceptions on International waters are yet another war crime to add to genocide, starvation and ethnic cleansing. Call your politicians.

www.clare.fm/news/gaza-bo...

Gaza Bound Clare Poet Among Those Detained By Israeli Forces After Flotilla Intercepted - Clare FM

Gaza Bound Clare Poet Among Those Detained By Israeli Forces After Flotilla Intercepted - News % Clare FM

www.clare.fm

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 16d

"Migrants will have to carry out community work or volunteering to qualify to permanently remain in the UK, according to the Home Secretary." [Telegraph]

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