Zacharia ‘transitioning out’ as White House press secretary after 5 days on job. In a very short time when the investigations start she will look back on today and think wow that was a stroke of fortune. I wish her the best of luck in her Bar exam.
Larry Dunne
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Retired Civil Servant, Bibliophile, Lifelong Trade Union and Credit Union supporter. Whovian & Trekkie Be Kind in Your Postings.
🚀🇺🇦 Zelensky: If there's no energy ceasefire, give us anti-ballistic missiles so that I can protect my energy facilities. Don't give us too many. Give us enough for the period you will need.
"Ah, right. Okay then, I suppose that's me."
•Marns🌿🍉🐸@marnshibski.bsky.social · 3d agoAustralia’s version of the French ad. Made by AHA.
🌙 Dublin By Dusk | Kildare Street After-hours Explore the NLI’s iconic Reading Room after hours, with talks, tours and more! 📅 Thurs 29 Oct, 5–8:30pm 📚 All welcome, no booking required! https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/dublin-dusk-kildare-street-after-hours
Dublin By Dusk | Kildare Street After-hours
Visit the Reading Room and enjoy talks, tours and more at the NLI
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The average U.S. 10-year fixed-rate mortgage is 7.09%. A 10-year fixed-rate mortgage in the Eurozone & broader Europe averages roughly 3.23% to 3.46%, depending on country, lender & local bond yields. The markets have judged Trumponomics and found them wanting & you are paying the cost.
Helping people make good financial decisions every everyday.
The U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield is 5.09%. Ireland’s 10 Year Government Bond Yield increased to 3.70% The markets have spoken. Trumps economy policies are a disaster.
How does Brian Friel’s work resonate around the world? 🌍 The NLI’s second annual 'Ballybeg Goes Global' event brought scholars and performers together on 2 Oct to explore how his plays cross languages, cultures and theatrical traditions. https://ow.ly/40tw50ZXa1q
Ballybeg Goes Global: Brian Friel’s Work Around the World
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Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize? ->Al Jazeera | More on "Navi Pillay Nobel Peace Prize" at BigEarthData.ai | #Peace
Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the fifth South African to win it. Making the announcement on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Pillay for her decades-long efforts to prosecute genocide and war crimes, which have been marked by “judicial rigour, personal integrity and considerable courage”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3UN discusses prevention of genocide: Six times it failed to do just that list 2 of 3Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates list 3 of 3Malaysia gave refuge to Rohingya; now it wants them to go end of list From defending activists in apartheid-era South Africa, to more recently overseeing a United Nations inquiry which declared Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza, the 85-year-old, who is also a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has specialised in international law for decades. Here’s what we know about her life and why she has been awarded the world’s top peace prize: Who is Pillay? Navanethem Pillay, known as Navi Pillay, was born in the racially segregated city of Durban in South Africa’s Natal province in 1940 to parents of Tamil descent. After earning...
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ARKANSAS ❌ The hungriest state in America for the third year running, with 1 in 5 households unable to count on enough food, and 188,000 Arkansas children facing hunger ❌ Worst voter turnout in America
❌ 79 Arkansas workers were killed on the job in 2024, the fifth worst death rate in America ❌ Republicans have run the Arkansas legislature since 2013 and held the governor's office and all 6 seats in Congress since 2015, so this record is theirs
❌ Arkansas Republicans banned abortion with no exception for rape and no exception for incest, and doctors face up to 10 years in prison ❌ Arkansas librarians can face a year in jail over the books on their shelves
🐙 TODAY IS WORLD OCTOPUS DAY 🐙 Octopuses are intelligent, mysterious & vital to our oceans. Yet many suffer from overfishing, bycatch & cruel octopus farms. Protecting them means protecting ocean biodiversity. #FriendsNotFood #SaveTheEarth
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
Precautions in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia amid uncertainty over death of Darya Shipilova Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute. Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill. Continue reading...
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Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths ->Ars Technica | More on "Measles outbreak and vaccination deaths" at BigEarthData.ai | #Vaccine #CDC #Health #Measles
Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
A fifth, unvaccinated person has died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s health department announced Wednesday. The department identified the deceased as a resident of Lancaster County, which is the epicenter of a raging outbreak that began in late April. The updated case count as of Wednesday is 943 across 39 counties, including 119 cases reported in just the last seven days. At least 176 people have been hospitalized. Lancaster County has reported 381 cases and three of the five deaths in the outbreak. The previous two deaths were both in infants too young to be vaccinated. That includes a newborn boy and a 6-week-old baby girl. So far, no other information has been released about the county’s third death announced today. The other two deaths were in an unvaccinated 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, who developed a severe neurological complication of measles, and an unvaccinated 40-year-old woman, who had several chronic underlying health conditions that put her at higher risk of severe infection, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Prior to these five deaths in Pennsylvania, the state had not reported a measles death in 35 years. To date, they are the only measles deaths reported this year in...
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Hey FARMERS & TRUCKERS , are you happy now ? Your President did this 👇🏾👇🏾
Republicans have held Idaho's governor's office and both chambers of the legislature since 1995, more than 3 decades, and today hold 90 of 105 legislative seats and every statewide office. Now they're running on this record and asking you to reelect them. IDAHO BY THE NUMBERS:
In 1985, poets Michael Hartnett, Hugh Maxton, and Seamus Heaney joined the strikers in solidarity and in protest against the hanging of South African poet Benjamin Moloise.
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3w agoOne from the archives In 1984 Dunnes shop worker Mary Manning refused to handle South African goods & was backed by her shop steward, Karen Gearon. Both were suspended. 9 colleagues came out in support. The strike lasted 3yrs & forced the Irish govt to ban the import of all SA goods. All heroes
On this day in 1942, a 19 year old Dutch Jewish man, an apprentice tailor, perished at Auschwitz. His wife (18) perished in the camp two days earlier. His name was Machiel Joël Zilverberg Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/environment/... Someone out there is thinking of the good things we can do with technology. 🐠 🐟 🪸
Irish scientists lay 3D-printed reefs in pioneering bid to restore deep-sea coral
Artificial reef project aims to speed up recovery process after decades of damage by commercial fishing ships
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Agatha Christie may be the Queen of Crime, but Dorothy L. Sayers and her character Lord Peter Wimsey deserve a wider audience. A remade of the Lord Peter mysteries is well over due .
On this day in 1898, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. A Roman Catholic, on the 12 Sep 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 26 Oct 1942 to Auschwitz where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Anna Čechová Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
It’s now been a week since Hong Kong trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 7 years in prison. I appeal to trade unionists everywhere to take action to demand his immediate release. Start here: it will take you just a few seconds and it makes a difference: bit.ly/freeleenow
Hong Kong: Free Lee Cheuk-yan now!
Please support this LabourStart urgent action campaign and spread the word.
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My kids always like to know what I'm eating when I'm away.
