Paula Gilligan
@gilliganpaula.bsky.social
Digger. Senior Lecturer in Film and Cultural Studies, Dublin. #socialist #transrightsarehumanrights #FreePalestine
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Paula Gilligan
@gilliganpaula.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Extreme Weather and Global Media
In the two decades bracketing the turn of the millennium, large-scale weather disasters have been inevitably constructed as media events. As such, they challenge the meaning of concepts such as identi...
www.routledge.com
For those of you interested in critical takes on media narratives, colonial spaces (property), extreme heat, and wildfires, I have an essay in this book.
www.routledge.com/Extreme-Weat...
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Erm, isn't Aslan a.....lion? Surely we should cast a lion for the part? Fine, male lion.
So just getting this straight....having a person pretend to be a made up character in a made up story that may or may not be an allegory for a made up deity is a huge problem....if that person is a woman
www.thepinknews.com/2026/09/21/m...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/09/21/m...
Meryl Streep's Narnia casting branded 'blasphemous'
Christian backlash has followed Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia film, with critics calling it a ‘blasphemous’ gender swap.
www.thepinknews.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Erm, isn't Aslan a.....lion? Surely we should cast a lion for the part? Fine, male lion.
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Originally posted September 19, 2026: “The occupation killed my son before my eyes”: Israeli strike kills son of Gaza Health Min. dir. in Jabalia
Basir Muneer Al-Boursh, the son of Dr. Muneer Al-Boursh, dir. gen. of Gaza’s Min. of Health, was killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia, northern Gaza...
Basir Muneer Al-Boursh, the son of Dr. Muneer Al-Boursh, dir. gen. of Gaza’s Min. of Health, was killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia, northern Gaza...
September 21, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Originally posted September 19, 2026: “The occupation killed my son before my eyes”: Israeli strike kills son of Gaza Health Min. dir. in Jabalia
Basir Muneer Al-Boursh, the son of Dr. Muneer Al-Boursh, dir. gen. of Gaza’s Min. of Health, was killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia, northern Gaza...
Basir Muneer Al-Boursh, the son of Dr. Muneer Al-Boursh, dir. gen. of Gaza’s Min. of Health, was killed in an Israeli strike in Jabalia, northern Gaza...
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Let this haunt Jim O'Callaghan for the rest of his days. When you've got Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh arguing against you, you know you're on yhe wrong side of history.
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity
Student who got fully-funded five-year scholarship is among more than 100 denied visas
www.irishtimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Let this haunt Jim O'Callaghan for the rest of his days. When you've got Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh arguing against you, you know you're on yhe wrong side of history.
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
Minister opposes Gaza student’s challenge over refusal of visa to study at Trinity.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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🇩🇪 🗳️ The hard-left #DieLinke party surged ahead in regional elections held in Berlin on Sunday, with polls showing it secured more than 25% of the vote.
The party's top candidate in the German capital, Elif Eralp, could now become Berlin's first mayor from a migrant background.
The party's top candidate in the German capital, Elif Eralp, could now become Berlin's first mayor from a migrant background.
September 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🇩🇪 🗳️ The hard-left #DieLinke party surged ahead in regional elections held in Berlin on Sunday, with polls showing it secured more than 25% of the vote.
The party's top candidate in the German capital, Elif Eralp, could now become Berlin's first mayor from a migrant background.
The party's top candidate in the German capital, Elif Eralp, could now become Berlin's first mayor from a migrant background.
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"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
noyb.eu
September 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
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Remembering Anne Devlin
‘She was tortured, imprisoned (becoming the first female political prisoner at Kilmainham), held in solitary confinement, interrogated & threatened … but she still held out, refusing to betray any of the others involved in the rebellion’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
‘She was tortured, imprisoned (becoming the first female political prisoner at Kilmainham), held in solitary confinement, interrogated & threatened … but she still held out, refusing to betray any of the others involved in the rebellion’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
Clodagh Finn: Anne Devlin was never just Robert Emmet’s housekeeper. It’s time we told her story
A new children’s book and the work of historian Mícheál Ó Doibhilín are helping restore Anne Devlin’s place in Irish history
www.irishexaminer.com
September 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Remembering Anne Devlin
‘She was tortured, imprisoned (becoming the first female political prisoner at Kilmainham), held in solitary confinement, interrogated & threatened … but she still held out, refusing to betray any of the others involved in the rebellion’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
‘She was tortured, imprisoned (becoming the first female political prisoner at Kilmainham), held in solitary confinement, interrogated & threatened … but she still held out, refusing to betray any of the others involved in the rebellion’ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
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The lawsuit challenges the NIH's current policy of using keywords to flag grant applications associated with climate change, DEI, gender, misinformation research, and vaccine hesitancy, keywords that have been used to terminate my own funding as well.
Below: just a few of the banned words.
Below: just a few of the banned words.
September 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The lawsuit challenges the NIH's current policy of using keywords to flag grant applications associated with climate change, DEI, gender, misinformation research, and vaccine hesitancy, keywords that have been used to terminate my own funding as well.
Below: just a few of the banned words.
Below: just a few of the banned words.
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Ameer had just left home when he was shot and killed. He was 15.
Jerusalem's children ensnared in a slow genocide
Ameer’s life was cut short by a soldier’s bullet and Israeli impunity.
electronicintifada.net
September 17, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Ameer had just left home when he was shot and killed. He was 15.
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Since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began, night raids – often targeting children – have become even more common.
Night raids rise in Palestine
Spike in detentions and incursions since October 2023 only accelerate decades of military abuses.
electronicintifada.net
September 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began, night raids – often targeting children – have become even more common.
yeah and golf is not political, Doonbeg?
⚡️Drop Site Daily | September 16, 2026
Trump approves $2.8 billion arms deal for Israel, including 40,000 bombs; Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21; U.S. diesel prices top $6.30
dropsitenews.com/p/trump-arms...
Trump approves $2.8 billion arms deal for Israel, including 40,000 bombs; Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21; U.S. diesel prices top $6.30
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Trump approves $2.8 billion arms deal for Israel, including 40,000 bombs; Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21; U.S. diesel prices top $6.30
Drop Site Daily: September 16, 2026
dropsitenews.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
yeah and golf is not political, Doonbeg?
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More than 100 people, including 50 children, are estimated to have been sheltering in the building, with rescuers struggling to reach survivors amid a severe shortage of specialized machinery due to Israeli restrictions. “We can still hear the voices of people alive beneath...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
More than 100 people, including 50 children, are estimated to have been sheltering in the building, with rescuers struggling to reach survivors amid a severe shortage of specialized machinery due to Israeli restrictions. “We can still hear the voices of people alive beneath...
x.com/gazanotice/s...
x.com/gazanotice/s...
I can't bear it ....such a conversation..you can hear the heartbreak in the rescuer' s voice.
September 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I can't bear it ....such a conversation..you can hear the heartbreak in the rescuer' s voice.
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“For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem. “We actually find that there is one very coherent logic behind all of them, and this is the logic of elimination."
“The Elimination Project”: Israel's Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B'Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.”
“For too long, Israel's policies in the West B...
www.democracynow.org
September 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem. “We actually find that there is one very coherent logic behind all of them, and this is the logic of elimination."
Internationalist Law Center
@Intllawcenter
12h
'Today, 100 South Florida residents alongside Noura Erakat, Oliver Larkin, and former US State Department Official Charles Blaha came to give public comment during the Palm Beach County Budget hearing against Israel Bonds'.
She was released on bail.
@Intllawcenter
12h
'Today, 100 South Florida residents alongside Noura Erakat, Oliver Larkin, and former US State Department Official Charles Blaha came to give public comment during the Palm Beach County Budget hearing against Israel Bonds'.
She was released on bail.
September 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Internationalist Law Center
@Intllawcenter
12h
'Today, 100 South Florida residents alongside Noura Erakat, Oliver Larkin, and former US State Department Official Charles Blaha came to give public comment during the Palm Beach County Budget hearing against Israel Bonds'.
She was released on bail.
@Intllawcenter
12h
'Today, 100 South Florida residents alongside Noura Erakat, Oliver Larkin, and former US State Department Official Charles Blaha came to give public comment during the Palm Beach County Budget hearing against Israel Bonds'.
She was released on bail.
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For example it costs the government £310 to process a settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain) application, but charges ten times as much: £3226.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
September 15, 2026 at 6:47 AM
For example it costs the government £310 to process a settlement (also known as indefinite leave to remain) application, but charges ten times as much: £3226.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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Webinar with myself, Pat Brodie, Miriyam Aouragh and Mona Shtayya this Wednesday (16th) @tninstitute.bsky.social
'Considering how imperial digital infrastructures materialise and formulate across geographies and in local settings, from Ireland to Palestine.'
www.tni.org/en/event/dig...
'Considering how imperial digital infrastructures materialise and formulate across geographies and in local settings, from Ireland to Palestine.'
www.tni.org/en/event/dig...
Digital Fortresses Webinars | Transnational Institute
The Digital Fortresses Project is hosting a webinar series where we hope to learn from and with researchers and activists working on understanding and exposing digital infrastructures that underpin an...
www.tni.org
September 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Webinar with myself, Pat Brodie, Miriyam Aouragh and Mona Shtayya this Wednesday (16th) @tninstitute.bsky.social
'Considering how imperial digital infrastructures materialise and formulate across geographies and in local settings, from Ireland to Palestine.'
www.tni.org/en/event/dig...
'Considering how imperial digital infrastructures materialise and formulate across geographies and in local settings, from Ireland to Palestine.'
www.tni.org/en/event/dig...
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“Every relationship of ‘hegemony’ is necessarily an educational relationship.”
“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
—Gramsci
canaan48.substack.com/p/what-they-...
#FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #Decolonization #WesternLiberalism
“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
—Gramsci
canaan48.substack.com/p/what-they-...
#FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #Decolonization #WesternLiberalism
What They Read
The Tactics of Eliminating the Palestinians from Palestine
canaan48.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“Every relationship of ‘hegemony’ is necessarily an educational relationship.”
“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
—Gramsci
canaan48.substack.com/p/what-they-...
#FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #Decolonization #WesternLiberalism
“I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
—Gramsci
canaan48.substack.com/p/what-they-...
#FreePalestine #PalestineSolidarity #Decolonization #WesternLiberalism
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The venues that allegedly objected to Macklemore performing because he said "Free Palestine":
🏈 Gillette Stadium
🏈 Lincoln Financial Field
🏈 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🏈 Lucas Oil Stadium
🏈 Bank of America Stadium
🏈 AT&T Stadium
🏈 Raymond James Stadium
🏈 Gillette Stadium
🏈 Lincoln Financial Field
🏈 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🏈 Lucas Oil Stadium
🏈 Bank of America Stadium
🏈 AT&T Stadium
🏈 Raymond James Stadium
September 15, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The venues that allegedly objected to Macklemore performing because he said "Free Palestine":
🏈 Gillette Stadium
🏈 Lincoln Financial Field
🏈 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🏈 Lucas Oil Stadium
🏈 Bank of America Stadium
🏈 AT&T Stadium
🏈 Raymond James Stadium
🏈 Gillette Stadium
🏈 Lincoln Financial Field
🏈 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🏈 Lucas Oil Stadium
🏈 Bank of America Stadium
🏈 AT&T Stadium
🏈 Raymond James Stadium
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***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
UCU members at Brighton University face the threat of derecognition. We have called an emergency rally tomorrow at 1:15pm.
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
It would be amazing to see as many #TUC26 delegates as possible in attendance.
58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 0JY
September 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
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Just for context, Youssouf E. The young man who was so violently thrown to the concrete ground by this horrible police officer died a couple of weeks later.
Disposable lives that whiteness manufactures.
May Youssouf E. rest in peace! May we have the spine to stop French police monsters.
Disposable lives that whiteness manufactures.
May Youssouf E. rest in peace! May we have the spine to stop French police monsters.
French police. Is the UN or any international org taking note of the violence? Human rights were never French — they love to take ownership of rights they never were familiar with in the first place.
Dismantle the police, esp French police. The violence against POCs is well recorded over the ages!
Dismantle the police, esp French police. The violence against POCs is well recorded over the ages!
September 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Just for context, Youssouf E. The young man who was so violently thrown to the concrete ground by this horrible police officer died a couple of weeks later.
Disposable lives that whiteness manufactures.
May Youssouf E. rest in peace! May we have the spine to stop French police monsters.
Disposable lives that whiteness manufactures.
May Youssouf E. rest in peace! May we have the spine to stop French police monsters.
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Quick equalities check: across English, History/Politics/War Studies 6 women have lost their jobs and 0.5 men. 4 men and one woman are safe. English goes from 50:50 (6M, 6F) to 1 woman and 2.5 men.
September 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Quick equalities check: across English, History/Politics/War Studies 6 women have lost their jobs and 0.5 men. 4 men and one woman are safe. English goes from 50:50 (6M, 6F) to 1 woman and 2.5 men.
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I woke up to find Nick Radburn on the front of the Guardian this morning! This is such important evidence of the intentionality of a wide range of people in the violence of the slave trade.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade
From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I woke up to find Nick Radburn on the front of the Guardian this morning! This is such important evidence of the intentionality of a wide range of people in the violence of the slave trade.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...