Colm Byrne

Over the course of 3.8 billion years, we went from single cell organisms to civilization. Now, with over 8 billion people on the planet, we're at the brink of letting it all be obliterated by a minority of people, billionaires and oligarchs. I think what we need to do is quite clear.

Having suffered the pain of a tooth infection I can unequivocally say that this man died in absolute agony. The type of nerve pain that will have you screaming and wondering quite rightly if you’ve gone insane

This man was tortured through neglect, and everyone involved is an irredeemable monster

As the petrostates wage wars that send oil & gas prices spiralling, what a great incentive to go all-in on renewables & stop funding terrorist states and their endless wars into the bargain.

Government must prioritise safety of Irish troops and citizens as Middle East conflict widens - Social Democrats The government must strongly condemn military action against Iran by the United States and Israel, which has completely destabilised the Middle East and put Irish peacekeeping troops and thousands of ...

The US/Israeli bombardment of Iran over the weekend is a clear breach of international law and completely destabilises an already volatile region.

Govt must now prioritise the safety of our UNIFIL peacekeeping troops in Lebanon and Irish citizens in Gulf countries.

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Any man who believes he has a right to lead a nation he has not been in in half a century is a bona fide lunatic

Ireland used to respect the UN Sec Gen. Now she pretends not to hear him.

Francesca Albanese @FranceskAlbs tweeted: We warned you: the wholesale destruction of Gaza was not an exception, it was a blueprint to crush anyone who opposes the plutocratic imperialism embodied by US/Israel and their global allies. Act now: defend int'l law from lawlessness, before the rupture becomes irreversible. Robert Inlakesh tweeted: BREAKING: Israel Just Targeted The Iranian Red Crescent Headquarters In Tehran. A clear direct assault on medical workers.

I think @mark-carney.bsky.social needs to read this.

What a waste of space honestly

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

An all-time record high: FF/FG homeless figures continue to soar. 17,112 homeless February 2026

17,112 people homeless, the highest level of in the history of the state. Not just numbers, real people, real lives.

Bombs and warmongering will not lead to peace or global security for anyone. It is innocent civilians who will lose the most.

“There is no pathway to peace through military means.” @patriciastephenson.bsky.social

So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

Matt Goodwin is Adrian Mole after he's been on Facebook for twenty years.

تسنيم إدريس | Tasnim Idriss @TasnimIdriss Following They captured this innocent Gazan doctor at the hospital, tortured him, then brought him a tablet showing a livestream of his home, called in a strike that killed his six-month-pregnant wife, and made him watch until the rescue crew pulled her body from the rubble. Evil, defined. 1:02 PM 25 Feb 26 52.6K Views

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What are the chances that this is Machine Translation, not AI.

Machine Translation, which we have had for a very very long time, where a sentence is matched to previously used (human) translated sentences. Usually then checked.

I don't know why we're suddenly calling tech we've had ages "AI"

Ireland v Israel game confirmed for Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in October FAI chief executive David Courell says security concerns around hosting Nations League fixture have been allayed by An Garda Síochána

Imagine playing sports with any other country engaged in mass ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide?

It stopped with apartheid South Africa, which wasn't even as bad.

*Full* boycott of Israel NOW: sports, cultural, academic, trade, and investment links.
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4 panel comic Panel 1: Purple Guy in sweatshirt addresses the reader. He says, “Sure, Twitter has a Nazi problem. But I’m staying to fix it” Panel 2: Purple Guy has gone full on Sitting Backwards On A Chair Mode. The chair has the X logo on it. He is wearing sunglasses and blue jeans. He is talking to some Nazis. He says “Listen Fellas, did you know that being a Nazi…” Panel 3: Close up on Purple Guy lowering his sunglasses for maximum effect. He continues “Is BAD?” Panel 4: The Nazis look flabbergasted by this revelation. They all go “WHUAAA??”

Galway councillor claims RSA messaging amounts to ‘victim blaming’ – ‘Children are not killed because of a lack of high-vis vests’ A Galway councillor has called for a “no confidence” vote and a major overhaul of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), claiming its education campaigns place responsibility on vulnerable road users rather...

“Children are not killed because they're not wearing high-vis vests. Children are killed because people are speeding, they are inattentive, they are drink driving, they're on their mobile phones, or the design of our roads is not appropriate.” Cllr Alan Curran

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Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

Uhh this feels big: New study in Europe finds plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘The water will take a car and sweep it away’: Connemara river at centre of flooding row Locals near Kylemore Bridge in Co Galway have faced the problem for years, which they say is partly due to environmental rules

The Connemara hills suffer some of the worst overgrazing in Ireland. Protect the bogs, restore the forests, you'll see peak flooding decrease...

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I really need people who think AI could usher in a golden age of luxury space communism some day to get that the only thing keeping elites from trying to kill all of us is the fact they need our labor and if that ever goes away stuff's gonna go sideways fast

“The purpose behind the release of herbicide on the villages remains unclear.”

Israel has been dumping herbicides throughout southern Lebanon as part of a concerted ecocide campaign to render the region uninhabitable. This has been going on for months with Lebanese journalists & environmentalists regularly reporting on it.

The BBC: we don’t know why the Israelis are doing it

I hope this shuts down the debate of ever bringing nuclear energy to Ireland.

£49bn cost and massive delays in a country that already has the technology.

Nuclear is not the answer to Ireland's electricity decarbonisation problem and anyone advocating for it now is not taking the issue seriously.

Hinkley Point C now expected to cost £49 billion.

1. Pointing out that the Iranian regime's actions are horrific does not in any way subtract from the horror of the Israeli government's genocide in Gaza, or from other atrocities. There are, unfortunately, plenty here who seem to believe we should be partisan in our denunciations. They are wrong. 🧵

If you denounce the Iranian massacre of protesters, but not the Gaza genocide, you're wrong

If you denounce the Gaza genocide, but not the Iranian massacre of protesters, you're wrong

The very same applies to the US invasion of Iraq, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

It's called *consistency*.

David McWilliams: Ireland’s low urban population has left us with a problem of extreme commuting As Clare and Tipperary people know, Ireland has become a country of sprawl, of suburbs creeping into countryside and towns and villages choked with traffic

I agree with the content of this article, but I disagree with the language:

'Ireland’s low urban population has left us with a problem of extreme commuting.'

The use of 'has', makes it seem like this is an accident or unfortunate consequence when it is in fact willed policy that has led us here.

One of the most disturbing interviews I’ve heard in a while — an interviewer veering into blaming pedestrians killed on our roads for not wearing hi-vis, and a bus drivers’ union pushing the same line.

Anton Savage's comment that “98% of pedestrians killed weren’t wearing hi-vis” shows a lack of understanding of statistics.

If few people wear hi-vis while walking, then of course almost everyone killed won’t have been wearing it. Without comparing actual risk rates, that figure tells us nothing.