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alastairrae.bsky.social
Irish returnee from London, retired software engineer, leftie, birder and general wildlife geek. Killough, Co Down. #spéirghorm
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“This is a carnival of distraction. We are not the story, genocide is.” #spéirghorm #gaza www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

This to me is astonishing. The site of Ireland's 1st breeding Cranes in centuries, could be 'developed' as a solar farm, instead of being protected for crane recovery. "the bog with the nesting cranes is at the pre-planning stage for a solar farm" 🦉 🐦 🌎 www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

submitted 11 days ago • 4 comments

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

This is just bonkers. Join the dots from Ophelia via Ireland to Rozencratz. #history #genealogy www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Let's hope this white elephant is dead now. #spéirghorm #CountyDown BBC News - National Trust blocks Mourne gondola project on proposed land www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it's too late for online speech

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

The use of the term “settlers” to describe illegal occupiers is a devious distortion of language itself, evoking a fantasy of rugged pioneers surveying an untamed prairie rather than the reality of fundamentalist bigots pursuing a policy of land theft through ethnic cleansing.

submitted 30 days ago • 49 comments

Well, this old git learnt a lot about #dance watching this. youtu.be/p-rSdt0aFuw?...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Why the hell is Israel not the focus of the world's condemnation for what they've done to #Gaza? Where does this end? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Insightful essay on why USA on-shoring won't happen. #tariffs arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

I've signed this petition calling for the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs @andrewmuirni.bsky.social to take action now to protect our Mourne Mountains - will you sign too? @actnowcampaigns.bsky.social #spéirghorm #codown my.actnowni.org/petitions/pr...

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Blatant corruption by Musk. #DOGE arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04...

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments