New Delhi is a tinder box. The Modi government is essentially shutting down roads, rail, metro, and cellphone networks, and deploying police and military personnel in response to protests calling for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

India: Delhi police must facilitate right to peaceful protest amid lockdown-like restrictions in capital

Responding to the sweeping and disproportionate restrictions imposed by the Delhi Police and the Government of India ahead of planned protests in the capital on Saturday 10 October, Aakar Patel, Chair...

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Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 12h ago

Modi has lost it. "The govt has responded by massively increasing the security presence in the capital. Around thirty thousand police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed, internet services have been disrupted, trains to Delhi have been cancelled, metro stations and roads have been closed."

Tens of thousands of protestors are facing off against tens of thousands of police in the capital of India, as they demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner who has illegally deleted millions of people from India's electoral rolls. Biggest democracy story on the planet, not in BSky.

Eyeliner and two dangly earrings and homoeroticism with Johannes, thank you Nikita.

"What's ambiguous?" Your sexuality, Aljaž.

It's always fun on Strictly Come Dancing seeing which dancers are too Anglo-Saxon for Latin dances.

Gaza Ceasefire definitely exists only on paper and Why there is no international Peace Keeping Forces going there is a question that should be asked of our leaders Every Single Day. #spéirghorm

Shibley Telhami@stelhami.bsky.social · yesterday

More than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations said on Friday that the Gaza ceasefire “exists only on paper,” citing continued Israeli attacks and restrictions on aid and reconstruction a year after the agreement. v.aa.com.tr/4083509

It needs to be stated even further, the EU has been infiltrated by Christianity a long time ago. Catholicism literally has it’s own country inside the EU pulling the levers. There is a simple solution to all of this ….. tax religions like corporations. Then raise corporation tax. #speirgorm

Dean Buckley@deanbuckley.bsky.social · yesterday

huge "every accusation is a confession" energy here, given Fine Gael is a not insignificant vector for infiltration of public institutions by Catholic fundamentalists who claim adherence to democratic values while working to undermine them

For non-Irish folk to get an idea of how bleak this number is we have a population of roughly 5.3 million people This is nearly ONE FIFTH of the fucking population!

Fergal Bowers@fergalbowers.bsky.social · 2d ago

RTÉ News: Hospital waiting lists surpass 1m patients for first time

Morning 🥰

Here is the imdb profile shot of Richard Summers-Calvert, the Biddy Blas voice actor

it’s ben@yotsuben.bsky.social · 4d ago

you know, the voice actor for Biddy Blas has gotta be having the time of their life lmao

Yes please reach out, we'll get you 8 sessions of CBT in 12-24mths

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 19h ago

The HSE is encouraging people to reach out for support "if they are finding things difficult", as it marks World Mental Health Day

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Flu and covid jabs done. Time to rot in bed for the weekend and watch Bob Ross videos.

The tour of Kimd Hearts and Coronets continues on Saturday 17th October at Fishguard's Theatr Gwaun! Book here: share.google/ZswSZgiA5piW...

Every time a government politician is asked about the strike, they manage to be extremely condescending. There is absolutely grounds for strike action. We’ve been without a pay deal since the end of JUNE.

Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · 2d ago

What a week! The only thing that will cheer him up now is a night at the dogs. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

AI really took cute animal videos from us and that’s unforgivable

"What are we, a bunch of BROWN people?" This is white people doing white people shit. Y'all had picnics under our hanging bodies but sure ok. It's like the Taliban.

Eric Levai@ericlevai.bsky.social · 2d ago

Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.

Yes. On the other hand, statements like this do make me think of her as being somewhere in the family. (Paris Review i/v.)

I met my wife while sabotaging fox hunts together. We started dating when we found out we're both furries. If the fursuits weren't so expensive, we'd be sabotaging fox hunts dressed as foxes.

I watched a student nearly drop out due to unmedicated ADHD, and then return following diagnosis and medication. She completed a fantastic, award-winning dissertation on her return - one of the best I have supervised at Plymouth. She always had the ability, just needed her ADHD under control.

Atrios@eschatonblog.com · 2d ago

I don’t know a lot about ADHD but i do know a young guy who struggled a lot and might not have finished university who got diagnosed and treated, then did extremely well, and now makes a boatload of money at a good job I thought "getting people into work" was labour's whole thing

We once convinced an American friend to go into Paddy Power to pay the electricity bill in cash.

Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · 3d ago

Lookit. Deep down every Irish person wants to spin some yank a yarn that gets cited as fact in some factual text. We told an Irish American girl that when the Muppets was released in Ireland, Kermit the Frog was called Dermot the Frog because Cromwell’s son was a Kermit.

Remarkable wording in the announcement of the Nobel Peace prize. Seemingly it's OK to point out that Pilay is chair of a court in which "Myanmar stands accused of genocide", but not that she chaired a UN commission that found that Israel is committing genocide in the Occupied Palestinian territory?

Would like to see a journalist ask the 7 of Ireland's 14 MEPs (3 FG, 3 FF, 1 II) who just voted to: -endorse burqa bans -call "hatred of Israel" a sign of "Islamist influence" -identify European Muslim communities as potential tools of "malign foreign actors" to justify themselves

The lack of disabled voices in the budget discussions is so demoralising. It's all carers, and how difficult it is for them to care for disabled loved ones. What is the point of dedicating yourself to advocacy if nobody wants us in the room?

This is literally a scene from Un Chien Andalou

James@james.tarnation.lol · 2y ago

boobs are the butt of the chest

On the day he is a main candidate in a very important by-election, Facebook has *suspended* Zack Polanski’s account. This ON ITS OWN should be reason to vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras. This is foreign interference in British democracy. And guess what, the media (and Labour) is silent.

Go get yourself some gorgeous art from the wonderful @ciaraioch.bsky.social!

Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 3d ago

Fine art prints for the season of 🍂 spooktivity 🍂 and much more available on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints - if you're in the market for some Irish Human-Made Art, please take a look, I have children* to feed. *Alright, crows.

We told our American college flatmate that no electricity is used on St Brigid's Day and flipped the trip switch for added effect. When he noticed that other flats nearby seemed to have lights on, we said they must be Protestant.

Darach Ó Séaghdha@darach.bsky.social · 3d ago

Lookit. Deep down every Irish person wants to spin some yank a yarn that gets cited as fact in some factual text. We told an Irish American girl that when the Muppets was released in Ireland, Kermit the Frog was called Dermot the Frog because Cromwell’s son was a Kermit.

Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose resistance to eviction from her flat in Madrid sparked a growing nationwide protest, has died. Her case inspired the housing bills that eventually led Pedro Sánchez to call snap elections.

Breaking news. - Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing protests, dies

The 87-year-old woman had withstood four eviction attempts in the past decade. In a final message from her hospital bed, she urged protesters: "Fight!" #EuropeNews

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