@rathmacan.bsky.social
"an opinion piece masquerading as an evidence-based scientific report"
filtermag.org/nicotine-car...
filtermag.org/nicotine-car...
Nicotine a Heart Threat, Per “Expert Consensus Report.” Experts Disagree. - Filter
Nicotine, regardless of the delivery system, is a “potent cardiovascular toxin,” states a recent report, calling for urgent action from ...
filtermag.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"an opinion piece masquerading as an evidence-based scientific report"
filtermag.org/nicotine-car...
filtermag.org/nicotine-car...
Notice the pouch boxes tossed into the vape recycling bin. This is not the place for them, but when the gov tells you batteries contain nicotine you can see why ppl are confused.
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Notice the pouch boxes tossed into the vape recycling bin. This is not the place for them, but when the gov tells you batteries contain nicotine you can see why ppl are confused.
Clive Bates has a substack now, you know the drill..
clivebates.substack.com/p/opening-su...
clivebates.substack.com/p/opening-su...
Opening Substack post: an interview with me
This is my introductory Substack post. I hope this interview will help readers see where I am coming from and why I hold the views I do. I hope it may even persuade those who disagree to engage.
clivebates.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Clive Bates has a substack now, you know the drill..
clivebates.substack.com/p/opening-su...
clivebates.substack.com/p/opening-su...
No morality and little left of his mind and still more ability to reign him in than the Senate.
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
Donald Trump has said ‘I don’t need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
No morality and little left of his mind and still more ability to reign him in than the Senate.
Using a stacked DID model, we estimate that flavor restrictions increased cigarette sales by 9.6%.
Sounds like they want smoking to continue.
ideas.repec.org//p/umc/wpape...
Sounds like they want smoking to continue.
ideas.repec.org//p/umc/wpape...
Restricting Sales of Flavored Nicotine Vaping Products: Effe
The rise of nicotine vaping products (NVPs) has led governments to consider banning or limiting flavored NVP sales to reduce their appeal. In particular, we study the effect of NVP flavor restrictions
ideas.repec.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Using a stacked DID model, we estimate that flavor restrictions increased cigarette sales by 9.6%.
Sounds like they want smoking to continue.
ideas.repec.org//p/umc/wpape...
Sounds like they want smoking to continue.
ideas.repec.org//p/umc/wpape...
"That law is stronger than force."
Empirical evidence contradicts this assertion.
Empirical evidence contradicts this assertion.
Our Union is not perfect, but it is a promise.
That cooperation is stronger than confrontation.
That law is stronger than force.
Principles that apply not only to our European Union, but equally to Greenland.
That cooperation is stronger than confrontation.
That law is stronger than force.
Principles that apply not only to our European Union, but equally to Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"That law is stronger than force."
Empirical evidence contradicts this assertion.
Empirical evidence contradicts this assertion.
But the heat of a thousand suns can do a lot more.
A small light can push back a great deal of darkness.
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
My speech at the Euro-Chanukah
→ link.europa.eu/39gdfR
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
But the heat of a thousand suns can do a lot more.
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Sport can heal, but it can also harm.
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
Sport, Addiction and Recovery: Promise and Pitfalls in Ireland’s Health-Led Narrative
On 6 November, the Joint Committee on Drugs Use convened for its fifth public session, exploring the intersection of sport, addiction and well-being.
natalieoregan.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sport can heal, but it can also harm.
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
The Oireachtas heard how programmes like Boxing Clever and Homeless Street Leagues transform lives, while outdated policies keep people trapped in cycles of addiction and punishment
#DrugSky #Ireland #SpeirGorm
natalieoregan.substack.com/p/sport-addi...
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"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
Here’s how much money Los Camp! make from streaming… - Los Campesinos!
loscampesinos.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"If everyone who streamed All Hell on Spotify had done so using Tidal instead, we would have received an extra £31,847.38, which would double the amount we made from streaming of the album in this time period. Or if everyone used Apple Music it would have been £12,331 more."
Los Campesinos:
Los Campesinos:
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Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
Chief Rabbi says Jewish story deserves not to be ‘whitewashed or erased’
www.irishtimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Dublin’s Herzog Park set to be ‘denamed’ by city councillors over Israel connections
This is good, great overview of tobacco harm reduction and why is it contentious?.
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
Tobacco Harm Reduction — with Derek Yach and Mark Tyndall
Can we overcome ideology to save 100 million lives?
singerp.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is good, great overview of tobacco harm reduction and why is it contentious?.
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
singerp.substack.com/p/tobacco-ha...
Good article detailing the pros and cons of vaping/e-cigarettes.
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
While vaping is not risk-free, it is less harmful than tobacco
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.
ourworldindata.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good article detailing the pros and cons of vaping/e-cigarettes.
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
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Teachers: No spare time? Same. This free Irish Wildlife School Garden pack breaks it into 10-minute micro-lessons + simple routines that survive summer. 🌱🦋🌎
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Teachers: No spare time? Same. This free Irish Wildlife School Garden pack breaks it into 10-minute micro-lessons + simple routines that survive summer. 🌱🦋🌎
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
Editable .docx: gardeningwell.ie/school-pack
Please share/repost
#SchoolGardens #speirgorm #GreenSchools
"WHO and FCTC leaders are spreading misinformation, but in this field, misinformation kills"
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
Time to replace the tobacco control leadership at WHO and FCTC
COP-11 delegates should know the truth
profetter.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"WHO and FCTC leaders are spreading misinformation, but in this field, misinformation kills"
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
profetter.substack.com/p/time-to-re...
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Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
June 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
And Irish anti smoking activists are following blindly the WHO's ill judged stance.
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
Promoted | The WHO’s anti-vaping stance is undermining Europe’s fight against smoking
By Michael Landl - Director, World Vapers’ Alliance.
www.brusselstimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And Irish anti smoking activists are following blindly the WHO's ill judged stance.
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
www.brusselstimes.com/promoted/159...
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Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Amid a ‘man-made humanitarian catastrophe’ in Palestine, Taoiseach and six other European leaders urge Israel to ‘reverse its current policy’
www.irishtimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ireland joins six other countries in calling on Israel to ‘immediately’ lift Gaza blockade
Will the rain ever stop
April 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Will the rain ever stop
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New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
April 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
An unusually long Gist on the data protection implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision to define what is the meaning of the word 'woman' in a single UK Act.
(Also: the CJEU, colonialism, Joyce's Ulysses and Sinn Féin)
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-tra...
Antisemitism, not authoritarianism?
The heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fought for freedom and dignity in the face of unimaginable horror.
Today, like so many across Poland, we hold a daffodil in remembrance of their bravery.
Their memory compels us to stand firm against antisemitism and hatred in all its forms.
Today, like so many across Poland, we hold a daffodil in remembrance of their bravery.
Their memory compels us to stand firm against antisemitism and hatred in all its forms.
April 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Antisemitism, not authoritarianism?
Papers please.
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Papers please.
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So, if you see any Britain-fixated Irish politician or columnist suggest that yesterday’s U.K. Supreme Court’s decision should be followed here, you may point out that Ireland’s legal system recognises the CJEU, not the U.K. SC, as its superior court.
Para 32 sets out the test for any Member State to apply when obtaining and then recording the gender of a person.
It hangs on the purpose for which it is collected. If the purpose is to identify the person, then it should
"refer to that person's lived gender identity" not that assigned at birth
It hangs on the purpose for which it is collected. If the purpose is to identify the person, then it should
"refer to that person's lived gender identity" not that assigned at birth
April 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
So, if you see any Britain-fixated Irish politician or columnist suggest that yesterday’s U.K. Supreme Court’s decision should be followed here, you may point out that Ireland’s legal system recognises the CJEU, not the U.K. SC, as its superior court.
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i think i got food poisoning at the marketplace of ideas
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
i think i got food poisoning at the marketplace of ideas