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We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
⚡️ 'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan.
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
"Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner," he said
'One of the most difficult moments' — Zelensky addresses Ukraine amid controversial US peace plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky was responding to growing concerns over a new peace proposal that reportedly reflects Russia's longstanding demands.
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We can only read tea leaves rn but this reads much more like soft launching US abandonment than kite flying a really bad deal imo.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Only Ukrainians can make that choice but I con’t see the current list of concessions leading anywhere.
Just zero consistency in terms of universal justice or human rights, will we ever stop giving people like this a free ride on the Irish left jfc
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just zero consistency in terms of universal justice or human rights, will we ever stop giving people like this a free ride on the Irish left jfc
I find a lot of Labour and SocDem contributions on Mercosur kind of annoying, because they’ll rightly question environmental standards and deforestation in Brazil, but then turn around and downplay / ignore domestic deforestation and beef farming status quo (the largest source of Irish emissions!!).
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I find a lot of Labour and SocDem contributions on Mercosur kind of annoying, because they’ll rightly question environmental standards and deforestation in Brazil, but then turn around and downplay / ignore domestic deforestation and beef farming status quo (the largest source of Irish emissions!!).
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
Ireland will stand resolutely with Ukraine, says McEntee
Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
www.rte.ie
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has said there can be no peace agreement imposed on Ukraine without its support and the support of the European Union.
Yeah it’s either hard US security guarantees real enough for Ukraine to trust them (would take way more than trust me bro, boots on the ground or close to it), or yet another token promise which Ukraine / Europe will obviously reject.
One reason (of several) I'm sceptical of the Witkoff deal is that it's apparently contingent on independent US security guarantees and that's such a colossal reversal of US policy that I struggle to see how it survives contact with political reality.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Yeah it’s either hard US security guarantees real enough for Ukraine to trust them (would take way more than trust me bro, boots on the ground or close to it), or yet another token promise which Ukraine / Europe will obviously reject.
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After reports that the armistice talks between Israel and Syria have collapsed, Netanyahu made a personal visit to the occupied Syrian territories to thank his occupation army
PM’s office: Netanyahu visited southern Syria to thank IDF troops serving there
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www.timesofisrael.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
After reports that the armistice talks between Israel and Syria have collapsed, Netanyahu made a personal visit to the occupied Syrian territories to thank his occupation army
I’m not a marketing consultant but I really feel like some companies miss a trick when they assume their American voice over ads will do for all English speaking countries.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’m not a marketing consultant but I really feel like some companies miss a trick when they assume their American voice over ads will do for all English speaking countries.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
Some of them have that forced yank corporate enthusiasm that’s just like nails on chalkboard to my Irish ears.
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
Le gunnaí scréach, faoi lámhach na bpiléar 💪
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Le gunnaí scréach, faoi lámhach na bpiléar 💪
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
That's MY supreme commander of the Irish Army 🫡
Every year I get more woke and also have less energy to argue about politics in the real world. I care about a lot of stuff and I'll go to the odd protest and all that but if I'm at a Christmas party and someone says British rule actually benefitted Ireland a lot I'm like "wow that's fascinating".
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Every year I get more woke and also have less energy to argue about politics in the real world. I care about a lot of stuff and I'll go to the odd protest and all that but if I'm at a Christmas party and someone says British rule actually benefitted Ireland a lot I'm like "wow that's fascinating".
Poll after poll shows Irish people support neutrality and that's unlikely to change anytime soon. I'm increasingly "neutral" on the debate myself!
But do the authors here also think it's wrong for us to "deride" defence spending or NATO membership if it "matters" to some of our European neighbours?
But do the authors here also think it's wrong for us to "deride" defence spending or NATO membership if it "matters" to some of our European neighbours?
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Poll after poll shows Irish people support neutrality and that's unlikely to change anytime soon. I'm increasingly "neutral" on the debate myself!
But do the authors here also think it's wrong for us to "deride" defence spending or NATO membership if it "matters" to some of our European neighbours?
But do the authors here also think it's wrong for us to "deride" defence spending or NATO membership if it "matters" to some of our European neighbours?
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
UN peacekeepers shot at by IDF in Lebanon, says UNIFIL
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has said that Israeli soldiers shot at its peacekeepers this morning from a tank near an army position in the country's south
Time we all grew up and accepted the harsh reality of the real world.
Syria's neighbours have accepted Assad has won the war - and he's not going anywhere
The Arab League has decided to welcome the Syrian president back on to their particular stage, despite the fact that some of their members - like the Saudis - provided weapons and ammunition to rebel ...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Time we all grew up and accepted the harsh reality of the real world.
The “pro-Palestine + anti-Ukraine” lefties are an annoying but mostly understandable campist phenomenon.
The more recent “pro-Palestine + Israeli MFA tier takes on Syria” lefties I just… where the hell are some people getting their news?
The more recent “pro-Palestine + Israeli MFA tier takes on Syria” lefties I just… where the hell are some people getting their news?
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The “pro-Palestine + anti-Ukraine” lefties are an annoying but mostly understandable campist phenomenon.
The more recent “pro-Palestine + Israeli MFA tier takes on Syria” lefties I just… where the hell are some people getting their news?
The more recent “pro-Palestine + Israeli MFA tier takes on Syria” lefties I just… where the hell are some people getting their news?
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#Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s #energy watchdog, making the transition away from #fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s #energy watchdog, making the transition away from #fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe
You don’t meet too many women named Billie yet they’re fiercely well represented in pop music all the way from Holiday to Piper to Eilish.
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
You don’t meet too many women named Billie yet they’re fiercely well represented in pop music all the way from Holiday to Piper to Eilish.
There are good ideas about how to improve EU democracy but this is always a weak argument imo when most European countries have powerful prime ministers that aren’t directly elected either.
Countries with powerful directly elected Presidents (France, Poland, let alone the US) don't make me envious.
Countries with powerful directly elected Presidents (France, Poland, let alone the US) don't make me envious.
Funny that he never says that about China or Russia.
At least von der Leyen is approved by democratically elected representatives
At least von der Leyen is approved by democratically elected representatives
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There are good ideas about how to improve EU democracy but this is always a weak argument imo when most European countries have powerful prime ministers that aren’t directly elected either.
Countries with powerful directly elected Presidents (France, Poland, let alone the US) don't make me envious.
Countries with powerful directly elected Presidents (France, Poland, let alone the US) don't make me envious.
Attended one of my mother’s residents association meetings once and watched a load of over 50s expressing great relief that a local development was “thankfully just a nursing home“ instead of “much worse” (apartments)
Nothing like a proposal for a modest amount of lower-income housing nearby to find out who your neighbors are.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Attended one of my mother’s residents association meetings once and watched a load of over 50s expressing great relief that a local development was “thankfully just a nursing home“ instead of “much worse” (apartments)
Ireland needs to properly define domestic terrorism in law. Far too many people still leaving upward facing spoons in the staff kitchen sink.
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ireland needs to properly define domestic terrorism in law. Far too many people still leaving upward facing spoons in the staff kitchen sink.
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Journalists are always trying to make fetch happen.
Remember "the Gilmore gale"? The Irish Water bother being called "waterwatergate"? Some tool trying to rebrand the Liberties as SoHo (SOuth of HeustOn station)?
Utter bollocks.
Remember "the Gilmore gale"? The Irish Water bother being called "waterwatergate"? Some tool trying to rebrand the Liberties as SoHo (SOuth of HeustOn station)?
Utter bollocks.
m.independent.ie/life/home-ga...
"... ‘Luvviebatter’ arrivals (a nickname due to the area being known for its high population of creatives)."
I've never heard this ever, and the second hit for the term on Google is the same author 5 years ago....
"... ‘Luvviebatter’ arrivals (a nickname due to the area being known for its high population of creatives)."
I've never heard this ever, and the second hit for the term on Google is the same author 5 years ago....
Tender love required in ‘Luvviebatter’ cottage on Niall Street
What is it?
m.independent.ie
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Journalists are always trying to make fetch happen.
Remember "the Gilmore gale"? The Irish Water bother being called "waterwatergate"? Some tool trying to rebrand the Liberties as SoHo (SOuth of HeustOn station)?
Utter bollocks.
Remember "the Gilmore gale"? The Irish Water bother being called "waterwatergate"? Some tool trying to rebrand the Liberties as SoHo (SOuth of HeustOn station)?
Utter bollocks.
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Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”
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Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
Video shows man trying to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting both security risk and harassment faced by Mexican women
Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment faced by the country’s women.
A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Man gropes Mexico president as she speaks with citizens on the streets
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The Eastern Europeans that I worked in hospitality the from 2002 - 2010 (even during the crash they were the only ones that would stick working nightclub hours) and kept the shrunken social scene viable, now own a lot of restaurants, cafes and catering services. Bloody immigrants, keeping joy alive
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Eastern Europeans that I worked in hospitality the from 2002 - 2010 (even during the crash they were the only ones that would stick working nightclub hours) and kept the shrunken social scene viable, now own a lot of restaurants, cafes and catering services. Bloody immigrants, keeping joy alive
So now the Taoiseach and the biggest opposition party are both saying “you’re not allowed to criticise immigration these days“.
What overlords are holding their jaws shut exactly? Does “the woke mob” have 85 seats in Dáil Éireann?
What overlords are holding their jaws shut exactly? Does “the woke mob” have 85 seats in Dáil Éireann?
🗣️ "Black and white: we do not have the capacity.” - Sinn Féin TD and Justice Spokesperson Matt Carthy
🗣️ "Where does the reduction come from?” - Host Kieran Cuddihy
#TonightVMTV
🗣️ "Where does the reduction come from?” - Host Kieran Cuddihy
#TonightVMTV
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
So now the Taoiseach and the biggest opposition party are both saying “you’re not allowed to criticise immigration these days“.
What overlords are holding their jaws shut exactly? Does “the woke mob” have 85 seats in Dáil Éireann?
What overlords are holding their jaws shut exactly? Does “the woke mob” have 85 seats in Dáil Éireann?