At a special event at the University of Galway yesterday, it was announced that the University will be the custodians of President Higgins’ Presidential Archive. At the event, the Aula Maxima was renamed The Michael D. Higgins Auditorium where a portrait by Colin Davidson was unveiled
On May 10, 1933, Nazis burned the library of The Institute for Sexual Science.
The Institute was founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. Its community clinic pioneered healthcare for queer, trans, & intersex people.
The Institute was targeted & attacked as part of a Nazi government censorship program.
We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
US declares national energy emergency
Cynical
Executive order claims US does not have enough energy. But US has one of the highest energy use per capita. Energy shortage is nowhere near
Should rather declare climate emergency
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When you refuse to call a Nazi salute what it is, I think the only reason to do so is to allow yourself to continue covering a Nazi without feeling complicit.
Accepting that it was what it was demands you make a choice.
Ireland’s shame is that we let Mixhael McDowell stir up a moral panic for his own ends and induce us to end birthright citizenship in 2004.
Smotrich 'assured' Israel would continue war and take control of Gaza
Far-right minister says he received a commitment' that there would be a gradual Israeli takeover of enclave, despite ceasefire deal
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It’s almost like Netanyahu doesn’t want the ceasefire.
So sorry to hear of the passing of Jeremy Lansman. He used to call us at WILL AM with questions as he simulcast Bob McChesney’s show on his Alaska station. Rightly remembered, alongside his comrade-in-arms Lorenzo Milam, as a giant in community radio.
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Grateful for the opportunity from @galwayadvertiser.bsky.social to discuss how media coverage affects our politics @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Most people who enter medical bankruptcy in the US have insurance. A bad illness could bankrupt almost anyone.
Something odd in those figures. 16m is 1 in 20 US residents, not 1 in 10. An 18 litre ‘jug’ seems unreasonable.
SWEDEN: Tesla seeks end to license plate blockade in ongoing Swedish labour dispute driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-s...
Lean in? /s
The existence of this little bit of commons is increasingly vital as everything else is ground down in the mill for profit.
any billionaire buying Wikipedia would be a tragedy, "on the good side" or not. we need to stop divvying up all the important institutions along billionaires and then relying on their good graces — look how it's gone so far.
I guess "pugnacious" is a euphemism for lying, money-grabbing, racist viper now.
Such a good choice!
So a Grok-rendered Andy Kaufman-esque performance?
An envelope addressed to the returning officer is placed into a postbox.
Duty done. ✔️
Looking forward to the long awaited expansion of the University Seanad franchise later this year.
In the meantime, if you have a vote in the NUI panel make sure to give @aliceeire.bsky.social your number 1 🗳️ and return a principled advocate for justice to the upper house.
this urge to launder rfk jr. as “just a guy who is right about a few things” is such a perfect example of how liberals are people who won’t take their own side in a fight
I think I was easier to see award-winning Iranian movies 30 years ago, when every DVD rental shop had a couple, than it is today. Video going streaming should have been an amazing opportunity, but it has just increased film illiteracy.
I seem to recall that Putin's reign was legitimised by a series of unexplained terrorist actions.
Thanks Mairead. Always odd when candidates *don’t* have even a web presence, let alone a site. Appreciate the effort.
A cybertruck on fire beside the entrance to a Trump hotel.
Picture of the year already?
He would. Hardly a reliable or unbiased source. Already seeing this claim spread unverified (and unsourced) but need an external source.
Seanad ballot paper, NUI panel.
So this arrived today. Time to start researching the candidates. (#1 of course to @aliceeire.bsky.social.) Anyone done up a cheat sheet to the less well-known candidates?
Out for a walk I passed a family where I was convinced the kids’ bikes were electric. Four-year olds with (at minimum) electric assist.
If you beat someone so badly that they due of that beating, you have, in fact, beaten that person to death. They didn't just die for no connected reason.
