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I think part of the problem with an EU defence is that it's based on an idea of the EU that the actual EU refutes in its every action. The EU is not a human rights organisation. It's an alliance of ever more right wing states and former colonial powers collaborating for economic benefit.

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ILGA-Europe condemns the crackdown on civil society in #Kazakhstan. As part of a pattern of persecution, activists, including Zhanar Sekerbayeva & Aktorgyn Akkenzhebalasy from LBTQ initiative #Feminita, have been arrested. We call for their immediate release. www.ilga-europe.org/news/stateme...

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The argument can be made that the current (!) incarnation of the FG/FF Irish government is failing to act in the interests of the people of Ireland, or according to the will of the people of Ireland in nearly every sphere of political life. #IrishPolitics

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1. Our Government judges that it can neither defy Trump by stopping trade with illegal settlers, nor face down von der Leyen by suspending trade with Israel. 2. Our Govt now wants sole authority to send soldiers into harm's way overseas. Abandoning UN cover.

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🔴 BREAKING: Israel blocks entry of all goods and supplies into Gaza after first phase of truce ends. LIVE updates: aje.io/2y192mc

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I'm heading to Trinity College Dublin to talk about Cork queer history and @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social with Q_Soc Trinity LGBTQ and TCD's History Society #speirgorm

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Yesterday alone, Israel bombed Lebanon fifteen times. They also flew jets at low altitude over the funeral of Nasrallah and Safieddine. Remember that this is a 'ceasefire'.

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I know we all love a dose of hopium, especially now. But the take, which I see all across here, that the far right was defeated in Germany tonight because 80% of Germans voted for other parties is very misleading and unhelpful. Understanding this really matters. 🧵

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Public Talk this week , Thurs 27th Feb @6pm, with the amazing Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social . It would only be absolutely marvellous to see your bakes ( faces😀) in attendance! Grab your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/array-say-... @frecklescorp.bsky.social

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Sea and sunshine in Cork #speirgorm

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If you live in the NYC Metro Area, help spread the word about the S_onewall Action. Download, Print and Post the Action Flyer everyone in the NYC Metro Area (and don't forget LI, Jersey, Westchester and.. and...) #Stonewall See you on Saturday.

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Super excited that this amazing book is finally available for preorder. It was written by over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world and contains stories, poetry, and critical thought pieces on how TEK is used and extracted from our communities and what folks are doing to protect it.

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🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexually assaulting Jenni Hermoso. He has been convicted of sexual assault but acquited of coercion. Rubiales has been fined €10k.

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Writers and artists are forever in need of financial support, so we have gathered together a list of current Bursaries and Grants for Writers you may be eligible to apply for. www.writing.ie/resources/bu... #writersky #speirgorm #writersQ

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Yesterday we marched to the US Embassy in total rejection of Trump's racist proposal to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in Gaza and apartheid Israel's genocide. Hands off Gaza! #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

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On St Gobnait's feast day, we'd like to share this tiny but awesome #SheelaNaGig. She forms part of St Gobnait's pilgrimage around Ballyvourney church in Co Cork. In pre-contraception days, women would rub their hankies on the Sheela and put under their pillows to ward off pregnancy* #SpeirGorm

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About this Gulf of America business. We have a wee city here called Derry, from its old Irish name, Doire. In 1613 some Brits decided it should be called Londonderry and that became its "official" name. But nobody called it that. /1 #GulfofMexico #GulfofAmerica #Trumpisanidiot #Speirgorm

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Protest at Stonewall tomorrow. You can’t spell Stonewall without the T.

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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

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There is absolutely no justification whatsoever for discriminating and creating panic about trans people. All it is is bigotry and picking on a minority to make yourself feel powerful. It's amazing that that has to be said at all. Trans people are human, trans rights are human rights end of story.

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Insults To Use As Gaeilge In The Dáil That The Ceann Comhairle Won’t Understand

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Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

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Trans+ History Week launches 2025 workbook to champion hidden stories

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If you are in the EU, please sign this petition to ban conversion therapy. Ireland needs 450 signatures to reach its threshold. Let's goooo! #conversiontherapy #lgbti #rights #europeanunion https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

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www.idonate.ie/cause/CorkLG... @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social

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💯 THIS!!! When we look back at the 'gender critical' transphobes who sided with the extreme-right in their joint hatred of trans people, nobody will care about their motives or justifications!… #WrongSideOfHistory Ranty thread 👇🏻…

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“They did this to me while I was 8 months pregnant in the rain…I only had a tank top and leggings on, it was freezing, I probably walked for 6 hours before I got picked up.” Starlight tours still happen to this day, alongside other forms of constant brutality Indigenous people face via the RCMP

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‘Bout time! www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Please sign this petition to ban ‘gay conversion*’ throughout the EU. The UN considers such brainwashing as a form of mental torture. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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📣 CALLING ALL LGBTQ+ ARABS! 📣 We are running an open call for contributors for This Queer Arab Family, eds. Elias Jahshan , pub Sep 2025. We would love you to be a part of it. Info here 👉 saqibooks.com/2025/02/open...

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A corrupt official, secret societies, and unexpected solidarity collide in this extraordinary account of defiance in Georgian London that shaped LGBTQ+ history https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/author-a-j-west-on-the-queer-riot-that-history-forgot-nearly-three-centuries-on-its-a-spirit-we-can-still-…

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Review of The Politics of Gender and Sexuality book - I have a chapter in it on The Cork LGBT Archive and Lesbian Activism in Cork @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.actnowni.org/petitions/bo...

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Today is the day I become some version of an Independent Scholar. I'm thinking of rebranding as a "Highly Dependent Scholar". I wish the job market was in a better way but I am nonetheless determined to find a way to keep History as my day job.

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Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far to @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social call for donations. There is still time to donate idonate.ie/CorkLGBTArchive

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I won't lie: after 3 weeks of experiencing almost unimaginably abundant and diverse Costa Rican nature, returning home to the Irish ecological moonscape is a visceral gut punch. But what Costa Rica shows is that it doesn't have to stay like this: nature CAN return. #Rewilding 🌍

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There's a petition to ban conversion practices (targeting LGBTQIA+ people) in the European Union. We need one million signatures, and we currently have 180,000+. If you live in Europe (even if you don't), spread the word ! 🌈🔥✊ eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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#speirgorm @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social www.idonate.ie/cause/CorkLG...

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