Franwald
@franwald.bsky.social
Queer, crafty, geeky, humanist.
AuDHD, menopause, PMOS (PCOS), mental health - knowledge is power.
AuDHD, menopause, PMOS (PCOS), mental health - knowledge is power.
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“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years,” says Jaco Cilliers, the UNDP’s special representative in Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
October 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years,” says Jaco Cilliers, the UNDP’s special representative in Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
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Whenever the Irish government earnestly claim to take climate breakdown *terribly* seriously, just remember this fact.
"On a per capita basis, Ireland is subsidising fossil fuels at a rate up to 5 times the EU average."
"The total fossil fuel subsidy figure for 2026 may well now be more than €6 billion."
Compare: the new Children’s Hospital cost €2.24 billion & the total Education Budget for 2026 is €13.5 billion.
"The total fossil fuel subsidy figure for 2026 may well now be more than €6 billion."
Compare: the new Children’s Hospital cost €2.24 billion & the total Education Budget for 2026 is €13.5 billion.
"What is needed now are not alternatives to more fossil fuel subsidies but political leadership to implement transformational change – and protect our shared future"
Terri Morrissey, Chair, An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/yet-mor...
Terri Morrissey, Chair, An Taisce
www.antaisce.org/news/yet-mor...
October 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Whenever the Irish government earnestly claim to take climate breakdown *terribly* seriously, just remember this fact.
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Almost like it’s genetic
Most neurodivergent children have a neurodivergent parent – diagnosed or not
Most neurodivergent children have a neurodivergent parent – diagnosed or not
Part two: Neurodiversity and your parenting style
www.irishtimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Almost like it’s genetic
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Teachers: we are just going to do what we are paid to do
Government:
Government:
October 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Teachers: we are just going to do what we are paid to do
Government:
Government:
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Your reminder that Brenda Power is an adjudicator for the International Protection Appeals Tribunal which currently has a number of appeals before it from transgender Americans
This is written to fly under the radar, from today’s Sunday Independent (Ireland).
The press council upheld a complaint about an offensive and transphobic opinion column by Brenda Power. Sindo was required to publish the decision.
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The press council upheld a complaint about an offensive and transphobic opinion column by Brenda Power. Sindo was required to publish the decision.
@mams4transrights.bsky.social @jesalady.bsky.social
![A half page article from the Sunday independent with the headline OMB2590 A woman and the Sunday independent.
The article outlines the complaint, the appeal and the decision.
The complaint relates to an opinion column deploring the fact that an unnamed td provided a character reference for a man convicted of sexual violence against children. A sentence in the column argued that this case threw light on the possibility that a man would “identify as a woman” in order to commit sexual violence.
The press council concluded that “a reference to a protected group [trans people] in this context should have been extremely carefully scrutinised”. It found that the Sunday independent was in violation of principle 8 of the press council code of practice.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:n2qmeigsng3rhkgmqihius4g/bafkreia7cdisf6qfj6fetyejhbmojfdwomrxs6pib6za3zu377t6pfypry)
October 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Your reminder that Brenda Power is an adjudicator for the International Protection Appeals Tribunal which currently has a number of appeals before it from transgender Americans
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Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
blog.documentfoundation.org
October 4, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Much like the e-scooter guff, the legislation was there, government simply didn't ensure it was being enforced.
The government doesn't have to wait on new European Union legislation in order to make children safer online, an expert has said.
Govt urged to enforce existing child social media laws
The government doesn't have to wait on new European Union legislation in order to make children safer online, an expert has said.
www.rte.ie
October 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Much like the e-scooter guff, the legislation was there, government simply didn't ensure it was being enforced.
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It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think….
October 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think….
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Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.
October 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet.
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Oooooooh.
If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent
October 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Oooooooh.
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Those tech bros accord their AI more humanity than they do the vast majority of, well, humanity.
October 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Those tech bros accord their AI more humanity than they do the vast majority of, well, humanity.
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It’s 186 years to the day since a man called Thomas O’Conor wrote a report about a stone figure on a church in Kiltinane, County Tipperary. This would be unremarkable were it not for what the statue looked like, because this was the first written use of the term Sheela-na-gig
October 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
It’s 186 years to the day since a man called Thomas O’Conor wrote a report about a stone figure on a church in Kiltinane, County Tipperary. This would be unremarkable were it not for what the statue looked like, because this was the first written use of the term Sheela-na-gig
Manifesting dinnertime.
October 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Manifesting dinnertime.
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my brain just said "scholastic terrorism" instead of "stochastic terrorism" and now i'm imaging a scholastic book fair with not enough copies of the book everyone wants and the book fair lady makes the kids fight to the death for it
October 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
my brain just said "scholastic terrorism" instead of "stochastic terrorism" and now i'm imaging a scholastic book fair with not enough copies of the book everyone wants and the book fair lady makes the kids fight to the death for it
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Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London.
This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
October 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London.
This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.
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I wonder what makes it a terror attack and not just an attack because I no longer know what is and isn't classified as terrorism in the UK.
Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, say police
The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism including against Nigel Farage, police have said.
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service on Friday with one count of preparation of terrorist acts. The charge relates to activity alleged to have taken place between 31 May 2024 and 8 July this year, counter-terrorism police said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I wonder what makes it a terror attack and not just an attack because I no longer know what is and isn't classified as terrorism in the UK.
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I'm sorry but 'disingenuous bastards' is the only phrase suitable to characterize the behaviour of disingenuous bastards. The gulf between the compassionate instincts of its citizens and the hypocrisies of government have never been more clearly or deeply defined.
Ireland: 418% increase in refusals of study visas for Palestinian students this year.
Palestinian student visa refusals to Ireland rise 418% this year
Most of the students had secured fully funded places at Irish universities, with appeals and four High Court challenges now underway
www.irishexaminer.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I'm sorry but 'disingenuous bastards' is the only phrase suitable to characterize the behaviour of disingenuous bastards. The gulf between the compassionate instincts of its citizens and the hypocrisies of government have never been more clearly or deeply defined.
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We're never going to reach forestry targets if we only see forests as an economic, rather than an ecological, project
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
DAFM needs 'at least 50 years' to reach forestry targets
'To achieve this level of forest cover by (say) 2050, additional planting of 16,000 hectares a year would have to be achieved'
www.agriland.ie
October 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
We're never going to reach forestry targets if we only see forests as an economic, rather than an ecological, project
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Dolly Parton sings Jolene in Welsh in recording released after her death. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dolly Parton sings Jolene in Welsh in recording released after her death
Parton's niece Jada Star and Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis say the country artist was proud to sing in Welsh.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Dolly Parton sings Jolene in Welsh in recording released after her death. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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He’s summoning Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael to do battle with villains who are “shredding” literature and art for profit.
Is it too early to say cowabunga?
Is it too early to say cowabunga?
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
October 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
He’s summoning Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael to do battle with villains who are “shredding” literature and art for profit.
Is it too early to say cowabunga?
Is it too early to say cowabunga?