Morning, Sunderland. Meet one of your new councillors. "In now deleted posts, Gibbins ranted on social media that he ‘carnt [sic] believe amount of Nigerians in town’ and they ‘should melt them all down and fill in the pot holes’." What happened to Reform's " metro.co.uk/2026/05/09/r...
Reform councillor said 'Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes'
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Each Irish county has been paired with an EU member state for Ireland’s presidency of the European Council
We need many many more leaders of the calibre of Kaspar Veldkamp @ministerbz.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel
Caspar Veldkamp quits after cabinet reaches deadlock on adopting harsher measures over situation in Gaza
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Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.
As I just said on CNN, my father's parents were Nakba survivors. I don't want Israeli children to live in fear and I don't want Palestinian children to starve to death. There is nothing anyone could do to make me put nationalistic talking points above basic human rights.
Day 5 of my country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, learning from the Izvor Foundation about the work being done to overcome trauma and heal the wounds of the past.
Looks like #edirama is going to win a fourth term with a clear majority www.panorama.com.al/mobile-home/...
MOBILE HOME
Gazeta Panorama Online, botim i Panorama Group, gazeta më e madhe në Shqipëri, lajmet e fundit, lajm i fundit, lajme në çdo kohë, e përditshme e pavarur, Gazeta Panorama është gazetë e përditshme në g...
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Ok it’s all gone up several notches Bosnia state police fail in attempted arrest of Serb leader Dodik - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Bosnia state police fail in attempted arrest of Serb leader Dodik
Bosnia's state police, SIPA, on Wednesday tried to arrest Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik who is wanted for attacking the constitutional order but were stopped by his armed police forces, a SIPA spokeswoman said.
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Luke O’Neill: US science is under attack – the rest of the world will suffer the consequences www.independent.ie/opinion/luke...
Luke O’Neill: US science is under attack – the rest of the world will suffer the consequences
Lately, when I meet scientists from the US, the main topic of conversation is how the Trump administration is attacking science. They fear for their jobs and the ability to fund their research.
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Mounting evidence from @barpeleg.bsky.social reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped facilitate the funding Hamas’s military as it was planning the murderous rampage of October 7 #Qatargate Excellent exposition with @allisonksommer.bsky.social www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
'Qatargate': Explaining the scandal that has Netanyahu panicked
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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @marklowen.bsky.social reporter arrested and deported from Turkey after covering protests…
I fear @stephanomics.bsky.social of @bloomberg.com is prescient in suggesting Trump may repeat his Afghanistan’ deal’ in Ukraine leaving the Europeans in lunch. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Newscast - The Week: Defence Spending, Benefit Cuts and The Spring Statement - BBC Sounds
James and Chris are joined by Lucy Fisher and Stephanie Flanders to discuss the week.
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NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.” The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
“Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking” 😛😂😳
Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him | Marina Hyde
Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Blown away by this erudite book by @valentimvicente.bsky.social 🤯 An exceptional combination of theoretical sophistication and empirical breadth and depth. His theory of normalization not just helps explain recent rise of far right but also warns for overestimating strength of democracy.
Moscow has made clear that it doesn’t plan to negotiate in any meaningful sense. Instead, Russia seeks approval for its occupation and ethnic cleansing. My op-ed in today's @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/ukrai...
Analysis: If Ukraine is sacrificed to the Russian dictatorship, no country in the region is safe
Donnacha Ó Beacháin says Russia’s main game is imperial dominance, and the problem with imperial appetites is, they tend to grow with the eating.
thejournal.ie
Happy #internationalwomensday.
Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2y agoA few years ago I made a series of mini drawings of interesting Irish women (available as a print here www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...) - this thread is a little information on the women featured, partly because it's useful, but mostly because I'm trying to be sustainable by recycling content.
Today, ahead of International Women's Day, the Defence Forces Women's Network together with the Air Corps Women's Network held an event to mark the occasion. Speakers included Maj Gen Maureen O’Brien (Retd), Nuala Moore, Author and Lucy Nugent, CEO of Children’s Health Ireland. #AccelerateAction
They cared more about his attire than Putin perfidy… Great article by @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
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Two 🇺🇸bullies attacking a man who has tried to save his country 🇺🇦 and greater Europe from Russian aggression. We stand with Zelenskyy💛💙♾️
Dr Robert Bohan@robertbohan.bsky.social · last yr.Free article: Perhaps the most disgusting moment in the Trump regime to date. Two bullies attacking a man who has tried to save his country from Russian aggression. Every American who cares about defending freedom & democracy should be on the streets tonight. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office for President Trump’s sit-down with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down | CNN Business
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters wer...
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“#Netanyahu didn’t get anything he wanted from #Trump” @alonpinkas.bsky.social fascinating insights talking with @allisonksommer.bsky.social of @haaretzcom.bsky.social #podcast
Despite shocking Gaza plan, 'Netanyahu didn't get anything he wanted from Trump'
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Let’s be clear: what we’re seeing at USAID and across government is an illegal power grab by the unelected billionaire who funded Trump’s campaign. We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs.
We won’t sit quietly as Trump hands the keys of government to Musk and his billionaire oligarchs
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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