Josef O'Shea
@josefoshea.bsky.social
Stories and whatnot from the South Coast of Ireland
Trump probably betting the starving hordes will be too weak with the explosive diarrhea to storm his spray-gold Versailles
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3h agoThe U.S. is undergoing one of the biggest changes to its social safety net in recent history, with huge numbers of people getting dropped from the government’s food assistance program. Nowhere has this been more dramatic than in Arizona. Listen as we explain why and its implications on "The Daily."
Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 5h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
This is 5-year-old Emilia and 10-year-old Sofia Dvornychenko, Russia killed them in a terrorists attack on girls own home in Sumy on August 4. 🕯💔 Russians struck the family's home with a guided aerial bomb, completely destroying it and killing two children…
This is an astounding loss for the US if it comes to fruition. One of the biggest strategic losses the US has ever endured—perhaps biggest?—and all from a war the US chose to start for no reason, illegally.
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h agoIran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.
News alert - “Former neo-Nazi withdraws as Tory council election candidate - and Kemi Badenoch offers him new role”. How can this even be real? 😩
Lucky Americans, getting to pay tarrifs twice!
Rio Tazewell@riotazewell.bsky.social · 22h agoDid you see how Apple, Amazon Walmart and other big companies are refunding the billions of dollars they got back from the federal tariff settlement to their customers, who ultimately bore the cost of higher prices? Yea, me neither.
Society needs a term for “People were rightfully upset, but also it was a really good bit.”
Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · 11h agoFirst, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.
One of Cork's lesser known beaches- Howe Strand - with its burnt out Coastguard Stn
holy shit lmao “let’s cut taxes!” “no.”
The real impasta@therealimpasta.bsky.social · 17h agoATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS
Greenway users forced onto busy national road in peak tourist season as farmer closes route Users of the Great Western Greenway have been pushed out onto the N59, a national secondary road with a 100km/h speed limit, for around a 200-metre section of the greenway between Westport and Newport after…
Greenway users forced onto busy national road in peak tourist season as farmer closes route
Users of the Great Western Greenway have been pushed out onto the N59, a national secondary road with a 100km/h speed limit, for around a 200-metre section of the greenway between Westport and Newport after a farmer closed a shorter section outside of his farm. The section closed by the farmer amounts to around 40 or 50 metres, but because of fences and greenery in the way, detouring around the closed section involves using the main road for 200 metres.
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Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!
Hey ChatGPT How can we make the driver even less aware of their surroundings? It’s hard as drivers are already extremely distracted but one way would be for auto manufacturers to sell ad space on their giant display screens.
852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterdayThis sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.
Thugs - all of these flag shaggers are thugs
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterdayLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening.
Someone was behind the social media posts that convinced Moroccans that the border to Spain was opening up. They didn't all start by accident. (AP) #Ceuta #Spain #Morocco apnews.com/article/ceut...
Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta
By the time authorities reacted, an estimated 60,000 people had reached Ceuta in just a few days, the largest migration surge between Morocco and Spain in years.
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7 Although they have had some success at Minor level - no crab has yet one a senior All Ireland medal in Hurling or Football.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoSix mind-bendingly amazing facts about invertebrates
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy nut - the US Congress, last week, saw a resolution that #Cueta is 'part of Morocco' - what are the chances the Trump admin dropped some heavy hints to the Moroccans? Like - Trump hates Spain already.....
Would like some Actual Good News about the environment ?
Joy as Irish bird feared gone forever returns to Cork
Return of the corncrake gives hope for other native species
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Not speaking ill of the dead is how Jimmy Saville got something approaching a state funeral.
French forces held a fierce defensive perimeter around Dunkirk and lost 18,000 souls. 40,000 became POWs. Without their resolve we wouldn’t have our nation’s story. It’s estimated 20-60k French resistance fighters died during the war. These fuckers really are vile bastards 😡😡
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
I think we're generally much too chill about how mainstream and normal this weird, obsessive anti-Irish stuff is in the UK. #speirgorm
