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The tragic deaths of 4-year-old Sofiya Popyk and her 35-year-old mother, Tetiana, have been confirmed following the Russian attack on Ternopil on November 19.
The girl was identified by her father, while her mother was formally identified through DNA analysis.
The girl was identified by her father, while her mother was formally identified through DNA analysis.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The tragic deaths of 4-year-old Sofiya Popyk and her 35-year-old mother, Tetiana, have been confirmed following the Russian attack on Ternopil on November 19.
The girl was identified by her father, while her mother was formally identified through DNA analysis.
The girl was identified by her father, while her mother was formally identified through DNA analysis.
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Adopt far-right policies to stop the far right gaining influence - continues to be the stupidest idea in European politics today.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Adopt far-right policies to stop the far right gaining influence - continues to be the stupidest idea in European politics today.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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In some ways this is a useful reminder that a lot of the talk of European security guarantees to Ukraine have the whole thing backwards. For more than three years Ukraine has been guaranteeing European security by fighting and degrading the Russian armed forces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow
In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In some ways this is a useful reminder that a lot of the talk of European security guarantees to Ukraine have the whole thing backwards. For more than three years Ukraine has been guaranteeing European security by fighting and degrading the Russian armed forces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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After 10+ years of people fighting against it, this government is pushing through this dystopian CETA legislation.
Corporations can and will sue the state for interfering with their profits - for example increasing the minimum wage, against fracking bans, etc.
This is incredibly undemocratic.
Corporations can and will sue the state for interfering with their profits - for example increasing the minimum wage, against fracking bans, etc.
This is incredibly undemocratic.
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After 10+ years of people fighting against it, this government is pushing through this dystopian CETA legislation.
Corporations can and will sue the state for interfering with their profits - for example increasing the minimum wage, against fracking bans, etc.
This is incredibly undemocratic.
Corporations can and will sue the state for interfering with their profits - for example increasing the minimum wage, against fracking bans, etc.
This is incredibly undemocratic.
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Goats and sheep eat all native vegetation, preventing it from regenerating, but don't touch rhododendron because the leaves are full of toxins.
Goats and sheep are the main reason why invasive rhododendron is taking over.
Goats and sheep are invasive species themselves.
Goats and sheep are the main reason why invasive rhododendron is taking over.
Goats and sheep are invasive species themselves.
Release the goats and sheep!
Srsly, just post "free grazing pasture!" And ranchers should come.
The USA gov doesn't budge unless a PAC greases a palm or three.
We gotta save this world ourselves
Srsly, just post "free grazing pasture!" And ranchers should come.
The USA gov doesn't budge unless a PAC greases a palm or three.
We gotta save this world ourselves
a person petting a sheep with the words " you just made a sheep really happy " below it
ALT: a person petting a sheep with the words " you just made a sheep really happy " below it
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Goats and sheep eat all native vegetation, preventing it from regenerating, but don't touch rhododendron because the leaves are full of toxins.
Goats and sheep are the main reason why invasive rhododendron is taking over.
Goats and sheep are invasive species themselves.
Goats and sheep are the main reason why invasive rhododendron is taking over.
Goats and sheep are invasive species themselves.
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With the new U.S. national security strategy (“NSC-88”), I think it is high time to ban Twitter in the EU altogether. At the very least, what the ever loving hell are our politicians doing there anymore?
They provide material for a system that will be used to attack us.
They provide material for a system that will be used to attack us.
December 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
With the new U.S. national security strategy (“NSC-88”), I think it is high time to ban Twitter in the EU altogether. At the very least, what the ever loving hell are our politicians doing there anymore?
They provide material for a system that will be used to attack us.
They provide material for a system that will be used to attack us.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (War or Trek) LOTR or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (War or Trek) LOTR or Marvel.
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Then they state that they're trying to solve the housing crisis. If it's a crisis for more than 5 years, it's not a crisis, it's policy.
December 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Then they state that they're trying to solve the housing crisis. If it's a crisis for more than 5 years, it's not a crisis, it's policy.
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Health officials in Gaza report 366 Palestinians have been killed and 938 injured by Israeli forces since the October 10 ceasefire.
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Health officials in Gaza report 366 Palestinians have been killed and 938 injured by Israeli forces since the October 10 ceasefire.
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What evidence is there that uplands like this were once covered by temperate rainforest, and would return to such a state naturally but for sheep?
Loads... 🧵
Loads... 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What evidence is there that uplands like this were once covered by temperate rainforest, and would return to such a state naturally but for sheep?
Loads... 🧵
Loads... 🧵
“Have I Got News for You” made him and Boris Johnson out to be harmless clowns. I don’t watch it anymore.
The thing is, most of us knew the essence of the stories about Farage many years ago - but the media still had a complete love-in with him, and the BBC built him up relentlessly.
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Have I Got News for You” made him and Boris Johnson out to be harmless clowns. I don’t watch it anymore.
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What the world does not see is that, day after day, the Israeli military expands its control inside Gaza. It advances slowly, swallowing a street, a neighborhood, an entire area — quietly redrawing the map while the world celebrates a fabricated “ceasefire.”
Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire”
For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel expands its Yellow Line.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What the world does not see is that, day after day, the Israeli military expands its control inside Gaza. It advances slowly, swallowing a street, a neighborhood, an entire area — quietly redrawing the map while the world celebrates a fabricated “ceasefire.”
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Ireland will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after it was confirmed that Israel would be allowed to participate in the competition.
Spain and the Netherlands have also confirmed that they have withdrawn from the contest.
jrnl.ie/6893728
Spain and the Netherlands have also confirmed that they have withdrawn from the contest.
jrnl.ie/6893728
Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2026 after Israel is allowed to compete
Spain and the Netherlands have also confirmed that they have withdrawn from the contest.
jrnl.ie
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ireland will not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after it was confirmed that Israel would be allowed to participate in the competition.
Spain and the Netherlands have also confirmed that they have withdrawn from the contest.
jrnl.ie/6893728
Spain and the Netherlands have also confirmed that they have withdrawn from the contest.
jrnl.ie/6893728
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Now on The Explainer: Military-style drones breached a no-fly zone as Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived into Dublin.
Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Now on The Explainer: Military-style drones breached a no-fly zone as Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived into Dublin.
Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
Where did the drones come from? And what does it say about Ireland’s capacity to deal with this kind of security incident?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1452246930/e...
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Some very special news today for little Stormzy.
Look at him just after getting the news. Bouncing!!!
Look at him just after getting the news. Bouncing!!!
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some very special news today for little Stormzy.
Look at him just after getting the news. Bouncing!!!
Look at him just after getting the news. Bouncing!!!
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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Unions urge RTÉ to hold firm on Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion ahead of EBU meeting jrnl.ie/6892474
It would be an appalling vista for RTE to row back on this which I fully expect they will using the term "ceasefire" which is singularly the most violent ceasefire in the history of man.
It would be an appalling vista for RTE to row back on this which I fully expect they will using the term "ceasefire" which is singularly the most violent ceasefire in the history of man.
Unions urge RTÉ to hold firm on Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion ahead of EBU meeting
A vote on Israel’s participation in the song contest is expected to be held tomorrow.
jrnl.ie
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Unions urge RTÉ to hold firm on Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion ahead of EBU meeting jrnl.ie/6892474
It would be an appalling vista for RTE to row back on this which I fully expect they will using the term "ceasefire" which is singularly the most violent ceasefire in the history of man.
It would be an appalling vista for RTE to row back on this which I fully expect they will using the term "ceasefire" which is singularly the most violent ceasefire in the history of man.
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US sanctions against a french judge living in France for his work at the ICC should have Europe convulsing, writes Yanis Varoufakis, but instead there is silence.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Yanis Varoufakis: Europe should be convulsing at US sanctions against French ICC judge
The US government has sanctioned a European judge for carrying out his official duties in Europe while working in an institution established by Europe’s elected representatives at great cost and effor...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
US sanctions against a french judge living in France for his work at the ICC should have Europe convulsing, writes Yanis Varoufakis, but instead there is silence.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland also needs a Vietnamese restaurant called “Pho Feck’s Sake!”.
a shop that sells plus sized hats exclusively for irish people called Big Irish Head On You is this anything
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Ireland also needs a Vietnamese restaurant called “Pho Feck’s Sake!”.
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Gardaí are appealing for information about a man who went missing a few weeks before last Christmas on the one-year anniversary of his disappearance.
Anthony Hanlon (who was 39 years old when reported missing and would be 40 now) was last seen in Drogheda on 3 December 2024.
Anthony Hanlon (who was 39 years old when reported missing and would be 40 now) was last seen in Drogheda on 3 December 2024.
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Gardaí are appealing for information about a man who went missing a few weeks before last Christmas on the one-year anniversary of his disappearance.
Anthony Hanlon (who was 39 years old when reported missing and would be 40 now) was last seen in Drogheda on 3 December 2024.
Anthony Hanlon (who was 39 years old when reported missing and would be 40 now) was last seen in Drogheda on 3 December 2024.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
'They started punching us': Asylum seekers followed before alleged attack in Co Dublin village
One man who came on the scene told of how the men had been ‘badly beaten’ and left bloody by the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.
www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
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6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
“Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told”
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told”
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In Dnipro as a result of a Russian missile strike on the city, 4 people were killed and another 27 were injured‼️
Bastards! Child murderers!
Bastards! Child murderers!
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In Dnipro as a result of a Russian missile strike on the city, 4 people were killed and another 27 were injured‼️
Bastards! Child murderers!
Bastards! Child murderers!