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I've never been in Brynamman RFC but he could be a 70s Irish uncle whose nephew's stag do was in the parish GAA club.

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The same goes for flying to the USA via Ireland, where you are still in the EU when you go through US immigration.

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One bunch of heartless misogynistic bastards throws a woman to another bunch of heartless misogynistic bastards.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

“The city of Rafah was built over 3,300 years ago. The first recorded mention of it was in 1,303 BC. It was the first stop on Pharoah Shoshenq 1’s campaign to the Levant in 925 BC. It was depicted on the Map of Madaba mosaic in the early Byzantine Church of St George in Jordan”

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

submitted 26 days ago • 565 comments

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

submitted 27 days ago • 180 comments

Follow the penguins of @heardislandgov.bsky.social ! We stand with them ( and stand them too lol )and surely we can get them into the EU?

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

The absolute callousness of announcing a 44% trade tariff against Myanmar this week, of all weeks.

submitted 27 days ago • 395 comments

Them now: “Women warriors are so woke.” The Smithfield Decretals in 1300:

submitted 30 days ago • 8 comments

You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

submitted 32 days ago • 130 comments

BREAKING: Yuval Abraham, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," says Israeli settlers beat his co-director Hamdan Ballal, injuring his head and stomach — and then Israeli soldiers invaded the ambulance he was in and seized him. Ballal's whereabouts are now unknown.

submitted 37 days ago • 140 comments

If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media. But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.

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“She describes (Zuckerberg) as a cross between a truculent teen and a toddler: he doesn’t like to get up before midday, even to meet prime ministers, and his obsequious colleagues feel obliged to let him beat them at board games.” www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...

submitted 44 days ago • 7 comments

Looking forward to UK tour in April 😄😃

submitted 50 days ago • 4 comments

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

submitted 56 days ago • 57 comments

The Oscar winning Documentary No Other Land, co-directed by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers is available to stream free on Channel 4.

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments

One might wonder,just offhand, hypothetically, how our President might react if he had been humiliated in such a manner in the Oval Office youtu.be/eZFR0NWpjio?...

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

Ending the night with this. Get your hankies A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

submitted 60 days ago • 1210 comments

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

submitted 60 days ago • 1678 comments

Usually a good sign when Yuri is unhappy: "The Russian ambassador in Dublin, Yuriy Filatov, responded by accusing the Irish Government and “mainstream media” of “anti-Russian propaganda ... blaming Russia for the ‘aggression in Ukraine’ and swearing loyalty to the Kyiv regime”."

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And Greenland should be renamed Iceland as it’s icy not green. #speirgorm #ireland

submitted 73 days ago • 4 comments

👇🏻👇🏻

submitted 73 days ago • 760 comments

Valentines Day at Willie Yeats' House

submitted 75 days ago • 5 comments

Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

submitted 76 days ago • 1438 comments

A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was abruptly cut off in response to the United States’ freeze on USAID funding. Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp in neighboring Thailand, died only four days after she was forcibly discharged from a…

submitted 77 days ago • 548 comments

A philosopher and a horse walk into a bar. “Pint of Guinness” says the philosopher. The barman ignores him and serves the horse because everyone knows that you should never put Descartes before the horse.

submitted 77 days ago • 5 comments

Once wanted a Síle Na Gig figurine but couldn't find one I liked, so made a quick one based on one of the North Kerry ones - partly because she's local, but mostly because she looks like an absolutely furious vulva-brandishing goblin, which is what all women should strive to be

submitted 78 days ago • 13 comments

Oh wow. What an incredible visual.

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment