Irish Big Mac
@irishbigmac.bsky.social
40-something Ireland. Twitter refugee I was @MacMiadhachain there, deleted it and left.
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"Gareth Sheridan went to Tucker Carlson's Christmas party" is already crazy, but "Gareth Sheridan took a photo with the world's most famous antisemitic conspiracy theorist, then voluntarily posted it on the Internet" is blowing my fucking mind
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Gareth Sheridan went to Tucker Carlson's Christmas party" is already crazy, but "Gareth Sheridan took a photo with the world's most famous antisemitic conspiracy theorist, then voluntarily posted it on the Internet" is blowing my fucking mind
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We are barely 30 days removed from Housing Minister James Browne saying he believes he can end the housing crisis in the next four years
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 4:52 PM
We are barely 30 days removed from Housing Minister James Browne saying he believes he can end the housing crisis in the next four years
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Orban is, of course, not telling the truth here - the Commission’s decision does not affect "what we can read and say". BTW Hungary (like every EU Member State) voted for the Digital Services Act.
Twitter in the past 48 hours has been like watching a remedial version of SPECTRE convene a meeting in real time.
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Orban is, of course, not telling the truth here - the Commission’s decision does not affect "what we can read and say". BTW Hungary (like every EU Member State) voted for the Digital Services Act.
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How much is tech bro opposition to the EU just because of its regulatory power over tech companies? It is obviously much more powerful than each country would be individually.
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
How much is tech bro opposition to the EU just because of its regulatory power over tech companies? It is obviously much more powerful than each country would be individually.
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
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Of course! An Ireland Thinks poll in today's Sunday Independent shows 79% of people support RTÉ's decision not to take part in Eurovision 2026 due to apartheid Israel's participation. Ireland stands with Palestine, always. #BoycottEurovision #BDS
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Of course! An Ireland Thinks poll in today's Sunday Independent shows 79% of people support RTÉ's decision not to take part in Eurovision 2026 due to apartheid Israel's participation. Ireland stands with Palestine, always. #BoycottEurovision #BDS
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Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
No essential supplies in truce: Gaza’s healthcare system broken by Israel
Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Israel is not allowing antibiotics, IV solutions or surgical material to enter besieged Gaza despite 2-month ceasefire.
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The mandatory waiting period should never have been put in place after Repeal and it is high time for its removal.
There is "no scientific support" for a mandatory waiting period for abortions in Ireland, according to the chief medical director of the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).
jrnl.ie/6894839
jrnl.ie/6894839
'No scientific support' for mandatory abortion waiting period, IFPA says
The Irish Family Planning Association found that between 2021 and 2024, 98% of IFPA clients went on to access abortion services after the waiting period.
jrnl.ie
December 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The mandatory waiting period should never have been put in place after Repeal and it is high time for its removal.
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EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US
US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
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There is "no scientific support" for a mandatory waiting period for abortions in Ireland, according to the chief medical director of the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).
jrnl.ie/6894839
jrnl.ie/6894839
'No scientific support' for mandatory abortion waiting period, IFPA says
The Irish Family Planning Association found that between 2021 and 2024, 98% of IFPA clients went on to access abortion services after the waiting period.
jrnl.ie
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
There is "no scientific support" for a mandatory waiting period for abortions in Ireland, according to the chief medical director of the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).
jrnl.ie/6894839
jrnl.ie/6894839
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!! Ireland has a unique opportunity to end foxhunting on Dec 17th when the Dail will vote on a proposed ban.
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
!! Ireland has a unique opportunity to end foxhunting on Dec 17th when the Dail will vote on a proposed ban.
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
Please contact your TDs and ask them to support a ban.
#speirgorm
Print used with kind permission by @katelouisepowell.bsky.social, find her lovely work here: www.etsy.com/ie/shop/Kate...
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This is what it looks like when the firewall is torn down for good. EPP, under the leadership of Manfred Weber, using the entire extreme and far right (including German AFD, French RN) for trashing sustainability and due diligence requirements for big business. The masks are off for good.
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is what it looks like when the firewall is torn down for good. EPP, under the leadership of Manfred Weber, using the entire extreme and far right (including German AFD, French RN) for trashing sustainability and due diligence requirements for big business. The masks are off for good.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands. Masked centurions with green vests labeled “ICE.”
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
Evanston church’s Nativity scene depicted baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents
Lake Street Church of Evanston depicted baby Jesus’ hands zip-tied, Mary with a gas mask and ICE as centurions in its Nativity scene.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands. Masked centurions with green vests labeled “ICE.”
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
This is how the Lake Street Church of Evanston chose to assemble its outdoor Nativity scene for Christmas.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks (Netflix offering $30 a share and a $5 billion break-up fee) www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
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Fresh evidence has emerged of a second burial ground at the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.
Ongoing excavations have uncovered further remains believed to be of infants from the period when the home was active.
#VMNews
Ongoing excavations have uncovered further remains believed to be of infants from the period when the home was active.
#VMNews
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fresh evidence has emerged of a second burial ground at the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.
Ongoing excavations have uncovered further remains believed to be of infants from the period when the home was active.
#VMNews
Ongoing excavations have uncovered further remains believed to be of infants from the period when the home was active.
#VMNews
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There it is - EU Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act (for deceptive blue ticks, also ad repository, researchers access issues) - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
There it is - EU Commission fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act (for deceptive blue ticks, also ad repository, researchers access issues) - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
For the legal background, see my thread (starting with my pinned tweet)
Shame on RTBF, shame on the EBU and all of the broadcasters and by extension countries that have given Israel a free pass. Boycott Eurovision altogether.
🇧🇪 RTBF has confirmed that Belgium will participate at #Eurovision 2026.
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Shame on RTBF, shame on the EBU and all of the broadcasters and by extension countries that have given Israel a free pass. Boycott Eurovision altogether.
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🗣️ “We cannot understand how European broadcasters would continue to support the State of Israel being in the Eurovision.”
Emma O’Kelly of the RTÉ Trade Union Group says more broadcasters should withdraw from Eurovision after Israel was approved to compete.
#VMNews
Emma O’Kelly of the RTÉ Trade Union Group says more broadcasters should withdraw from Eurovision after Israel was approved to compete.
#VMNews
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🗣️ “We cannot understand how European broadcasters would continue to support the State of Israel being in the Eurovision.”
Emma O’Kelly of the RTÉ Trade Union Group says more broadcasters should withdraw from Eurovision after Israel was approved to compete.
#VMNews
Emma O’Kelly of the RTÉ Trade Union Group says more broadcasters should withdraw from Eurovision after Israel was approved to compete.
#VMNews
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Nikita Hand, who won her civil case against former MMA fighter, Conor McGregor has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court not to allow a further appeal by Mr McGregor against a High Court jury's finding that he raped her
Hand welcomes court decision against McGregor appeal
Nikita Hand, who won her civil case against former MMA fighter, Conor McGregor has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court not to allow a further appeal by Mr McGregor against a High Court jury's fin...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Nikita Hand, who won her civil case against former MMA fighter, Conor McGregor has welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court not to allow a further appeal by Mr McGregor against a High Court jury's finding that he raped her
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‘We can’t let this happen’: Dozens of artists to lose studios with closure of The Complex
‘We can’t let this happen’: Dozens of artists to lose studios with closure of The Complex
Venue had agreement with developer to buy site but this was dependent on State funding that has not materialised
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
‘We can’t let this happen’: Dozens of artists to lose studios with closure of The Complex
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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint against Microsoft Ireland to the Data Protection Commission. The ICCL is accusing Microsoft of unlawful data processing on behalf of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza
ICCL files complaint against Microsoft over Israeli data
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint against Microsoft Ireland to the Data Protection Commission.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has filed a complaint against Microsoft Ireland to the Data Protection Commission. The ICCL is accusing Microsoft of unlawful data processing on behalf of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza
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Today the combined opposition did our own scrutiny of the bill to fully ratify #CETA - since Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael have blocked any scrutiny of it in the Dáil!
The message from the legal academics was clear- there is zero benefit to the public in signing up to investor courts
The message from the legal academics was clear- there is zero benefit to the public in signing up to investor courts
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today the combined opposition did our own scrutiny of the bill to fully ratify #CETA - since Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael have blocked any scrutiny of it in the Dáil!
The message from the legal academics was clear- there is zero benefit to the public in signing up to investor courts
The message from the legal academics was clear- there is zero benefit to the public in signing up to investor courts