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I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again). "The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties. #BTW25 #GermanElection

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Good. Keep it going. It's not just Americans who should boycott this lunatic, he has his eyes on Europe. He treats countries as resources to be sucked dry for their minerals. Everyone should boycott him.

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The @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social, Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland and @hedgerowsireland.bsky.social are hosting a webinar this coming Thursday at 19:30 to discuss our disappearing hedgerows👇 It drives me mad every spring seeing illegal cutting taking place. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle

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“Not complying with Irish [climate] law carries significant legal, administrative and political risks”, but missing EU targets “is far more consequential in terms of the financial cost of purchasing compliance” www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan

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"What has been happening in Serbia... is a historic development worth paying attention to, given that it comes against the backdrop of Europe-wide backsliding on democracy and a crisis of the political establishment." — #AJOpinion by Saša Savanović ⤵️

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Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as it ordered the military to prepare for an 'extended stay' to fight Palestinian militant groups in the area's refugee camps

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Remote work doesn't thwart productivity. It boosts focus. Government workers are 12% more productive when randomly assigned to work from home. They're more efficient where it's quiet. Most people aren't shirking from home. They're escaping distractions and long commutes.

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In the US alone, golf courses occupy 2 million acres of sterile, moribund lawns. But now, from California to Scotland, they're being rewilded and are teeming with life – fantastic news for both nature and people! www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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The Christian Democrats have come first in the German election, with the far-right claiming the second place spot ahead of government parties.

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Several residents of Qusra, a town south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank have suffered breathing problems after Israeli forces stormed the area, Wafa news agency reports. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dwcxlp

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The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip reports that bodies of 10 Palestinians were brought to hospitals during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since October 7, 2023 to 48,339 people. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/dnla6w

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Strong wind generation this week also helps illustrate the impact of the new Greenlink Interconnector. On 3 separate occasions this week, we saw renewable levels higher than demand. Additional interconnection capacity helps Ireland export more electricity when renewable generation is extra high!

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You couldn’t make it up. Last night, a record number of drone attacks on Ukraine, and Elon Musk urges votes for a party in Germany’s election today that refuses to condemn Russia’s invasion.

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There were two big announcements about 'affordable' apartments in Dublin during the week, but many people are still priced out of the new developments. So, what exactly is 'affordable' housing ... and how much should it cost? Let us explain: http://jrnl.ie/6628108t

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A-Z of Bogs: u is for… underneath. What lies under a raised bog? To recap, a raised bog typically emerges from a shallow lake. Various plants and animals that lived there will leave calcium behind them after they die. This builds up over time and the lake bed becomes quite alkaline as seen👇

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Do not get a pet if you cannot keep it for the entire duration of it's life. Would you give up your kid? Animals have souls, animals feel more than you do. This cat was abandoned and this photo was taken minutes after being adopted. #AdoptdontShop

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Very good video here by Stephen Reid👇 about the condition of Lough Neagh. Most of you will be familiar with the story of its ecological collapse. Stephen analyses the seven reasons behind this. youtu.be/HXT1yMD2kZA?...

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This is real. And I have never seen the competence, morals, standards and communication strategy of any government collapse so fast.

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Catherine Connolly for the Áras, is it?

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🚨 For the third time this week, renewable generation exceeded electricity demand earlier this morning. Due to lower weekend demand, this was by far the longest stretch yet: it lasted from about 12.30am until 7.30am, the first time this has occurred outside of the real wee small hours.

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Guy who doesn’t even respond to the mothers of his children: reply to my email or you’re fired

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The @npwsireland.bsky.social claim that Wicklow Mountains National Park is "a true flavour of Ireland’s ancient wilderness" 🤔 Good works underway, but there are also big challenges 🦌🐑🔥🌲 www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

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I don't know why I do this to myself but I went to see a wind farm site in Co Galway today... what have we done to our peatlands, 🙊...

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The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Renewable generation and pumped storage equalled 59% of yesterday's electricity demand, with a peak of 94% at 00:00. Fossil fuel generation (mostly gas) equalled 27% of demand. 1% of generation was exported, 15% of demand was met by imports.

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Absolutely had it with the dairy farm upstream from us. Two hours ago I was standing in a clear river, cutting back fallen trees. Came back to this. They know it will be heavy rain tomorrow, which will wash all this - and the dead fish - away.

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Traitorous scum of the Earth. kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...

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Rewilding sees wildlife rebound in Hackney Marshes: how a local community has managed to spectacularly reverse nature loss. Communities everywhere could be doing the same, reconnecting and empowering themselves AND nature, on so many levels. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Over two years delay to ACRES environmental payments for some is undermining faith in future eco schemes. The anguish in the voices of proud men unable to pay their bills is palpable. #RTECountrywide Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...

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He nails it.

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Two separate bogs in Co. Longford (2021) illustrating how drain-blocking radically transforms the landscape.

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France is still trying to assemble a "blocking minority" within the European Union to prevent a trade deal with four South American countries from coming into force, Emmanuel Macron said.

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Surveyed Sheheree Bog SAC today in the magnificent Co. Kerry with a local ecologist. I’ve been waiting a long time to visit and see this near-pristine peatland. There’s rhododendron present and ‘improved’ grassland adjacent to it but it’s still a marvel to behold 😊 @npwsireland.bsky.social

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Great reporting on @rteradio1.bsky.social 's Countrywide this morning on the very serious, long delays to many farmers' environmental scheme payments. If farmers are to have any faith in being paid for nature-friendly farming (or hopefully rewilding, in the future), this MUST be sorted, fast.

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