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A nine-week consultation begins today on the London Mayor's plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street (h/t the London Minute) haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-street haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-street

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Wouldn't surprise me if this is the opening act in a US plan to divide up Ireland's rare minerals..

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After secretly helping Trump’s last three presidential campaigns, Russia is getting its money’s worth from him. What a good deal for Putin: Trump siding with him on Ukraine, legitimizing his tyrannical reign, and breaking with Western allies.

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This viral New York Post video, which falsely claims "USAID paid Time magazine $4m to name Zelensky person of the year", is fake and was never published by the New York Post. It's similar in style to videos created by a well-known Russian disinformation operation that imitiates major news outlets.

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BREAKING: Jailed Kurdish independence fighter Ocalan orders the PKK Turkey-based militant group to dissolve and lay down its weapons. Potentially game-changing implications for Turkey, Syria and the whole region. www.middleeasteye.net/news/ocalan-...

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“We have been taken out of suffering. It was as if we have been dug out of our own graves”

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We don’t just live in a world where rapists and misogynists are tolerated. We now live in a world where rapists and misogynists have all the political power and will confidently protect and amplify one another in defiance of the law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

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We send our sincere condolences to the family of the esteemed Irish novelist Jennifer Johnston, who died on 25 February. There will be a public commemoration ceremony this Saturday 1 March at 2pm in the Public Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

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These people a escaped genocidal war, how are they not qualifying for emergency accommodation?

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There are extradition arrangements between the US and the UK and EU Member States, but who knows if Trump's DoJ would act on one if it came to that. Wonder what the quid pro quo was for the Romanian government here.

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I think the US flag on her lapel tells you everything you need to know about this disgusting far right grift …

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I wonder what position he'll get with Trump? Maybe the HR department for Doge to ensure it's the opposite of DEI? Of course he's allowed to go to the US. Half the planet is female, how this man is treated shows how few steps we've made in equality.

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Incredibly shocking development which ought to be a source of shame for everyone responsible, journalists and politicians alike

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Everything that we warned the American public about regarding RFK Jr. is already happening. An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply: “The same will happen here”.

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Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.” That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social. “There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.

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For months lobbying regulator has been investigating Peter Mandelson's firm Global Counsel after stories I broke It finally reported - no rules were broken. Because foreign-based lobbyists don't have to register 🤯 Britain's lobbying rules are a joke democracyforsale.substack.com/p/ruling-on-...

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Trump says he's asking CBS for "a lot" to settle his absurdly frivolous lawsuit over 60 Minutes editing their interview with Kamala Harris

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This past summer was the first time ever that my family in Nablus said it might be too risky to visit. Raids, sieges, demolitions, settler & military violence— all happening at unprecedented rates with complete impunity. My latest for @arab-center-dc.bsky.social: arabcenterdc.org/resource/the...

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A new McCarthy era is upon us. Stupid, depressing, and dangerous as ever. I wonder whose name will carry the dunce cap in the history books. Too many are complicit. I’ll need to find upset and action, but for now I’m feeling grief at the dehumanization inherent to all this.

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This is grotesque and no, Today Programme, it isn’t funny - as the excellent Lyse Doucet made very clear

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Jennifer Johnston, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, has died, aged 95. RIP www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

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This is what House Republicans voted for tonight. Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

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Glad to see at least one tech giant stand by its previously espoused values. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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"Trump, in fact, is just a comfortable excuse... Israel never showed any moral courage on the Ukraine issue and is aligning itself not just with the new U.S. president, but also with Russia's ideological partners and useful idiots in Europe." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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A record 30 councils in England have been offered "Exceptional Financial Support" this year The problem is, "it is neither exceptional nor support" - of the 19 councils granted it last year, 17 are back again and more councils are in crisis My column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...

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I can't find words....

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Star Observer writer @carolecadwalla.bsky.social has had her contract ended by @tortoisemedia.bsky.social ahead of take-over of the title on 20 April. NUJ expresses "serious concern" that her exit follows her making public criticism of deal. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...

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Very long overdue - the 1737 act prohibiting languages other than English in courts in (Northern) Ireland will be repealed (There was never a statute requiring the use of English in Scottish courts- it was established by judicial precedent) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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If true this is the wrong trade off. Yes to more defence spending, but the UK should not cut its aid.. particularly when the US is cutting its aid, as it simply creates a bigger diplomatic vacuum. Wealth tax a better bet.

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At least 14 children died in the Channel last year, according to the IOM - a grim record high. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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So we're just ceding global soft power to China and Russia then? Seems like a great way to make us safer.

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Absolutely love being at the mercy of the whims of these two parties - one of which my vote would count for nothing, the other I can’t even vote for. Just love to pay my taxes to these guys who are just continuing to vie for the most cruel, mean & nasty spot in politics

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New website for irishgenealogy.ie has launched! #Genealogy May do a video walking through the site in how it now looks. (And operates)

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The most confused speech from an opposition leader in years. "The world is changing and the UK is not ready", says party that was in charge from 2010 until a few months ago. In a "world of the strong and the weak we must not be weak", so let's abandon "internationalism". Isolationism IS weak. ~AA

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"In the morning, the Pope received the Eucharist, while in the afternoon, he resumed his work. In the evening, he called the parish priest of Gaza to express his paternal closeness," it said. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

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We so often see "the cruelty is the point" that it has lost it's impact. In this case, it's that demoralization is the point. Imagine devoting your career to protecting wildlife only to realize that your government has decided that it's no longer worth the minimal expense

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Israel thinks it can do whatever it wants because, let’s face it, Israel gets away with doing whatever it wants. - Israel deports European Parliament delegation due to travel to Palestine -

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Plus Joy and Lester Holt? Looks like the slide deck of a Power Point presentation at an employment discrimination webinar. Not a good look @msnbc.com Not a good look at all. A betrayal of your loyal audience & a disaster for your network. www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bl...

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““Housing is a top priority” is now the Irish equivalent to when Republican senators offer “thoughts and prayers” after a preventable mass shooting. So lacking in genuineness and substance it gives Keir Starmer a run for his money.” ~Aoife Moore The Irish News ☕️🥐

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is the latest federal agency to be hit with DOGE layoffs. That's the same agency that has investigated crashes involving Tesla's self-driving cars. This was never about "efficiency."

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