Michela
@michelabarlow.bsky.social
Treehugger in Tipperary. 🇵🇸
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We couldn't possibly let the gambling addiction and dead dog factory fend for itself
October 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
We couldn't possibly let the gambling addiction and dead dog factory fend for itself
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Don't be confused, this is just a public grant to gambling companies
Horse and greyhound fund up €3m in the budget, up to €102m - split €81.6m horseracing, €20.4m greyhound racing. In 2020, the fund stood at €84m, so it's gone up 21% over the past six years...
October 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Don't be confused, this is just a public grant to gambling companies
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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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It's been raining all day. We don't even riot in bad weather if we can avoid it. Hard to get fires going properly.
October 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It's been raining all day. We don't even riot in bad weather if we can avoid it. Hard to get fires going properly.
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🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road
🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown.
🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures.
@RhonddaBryant @HMcEntee
🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown.
🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures.
@RhonddaBryant @HMcEntee
October 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🚨 Open letter from people of Protestant backgrounds concerning the Garvaghy Road
🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown.
🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures.
@RhonddaBryant @HMcEntee
🚨 We feel compelled to speak publicly about what is happening in Portadown.
🚨Over the past few hours we have collected over 140 signatures.
@RhonddaBryant @HMcEntee
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Industrial action by over 100,000 public sector workers in Ireland doesn’t even make the front page of the public broadcaster, RTÉ. And what it does say includes a lot of misinformation from the Irish government who are the ones refusing to enter negotiations without preconditions. #SIPTU #Speirgorm
Over 100,000 public sector workers begin work-to-rule
More than 100,000 public sector workers in areas such as health, education and local authorities have begun industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule.
www.rte.ie
September 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Industrial action by over 100,000 public sector workers in Ireland doesn’t even make the front page of the public broadcaster, RTÉ. And what it does say includes a lot of misinformation from the Irish government who are the ones refusing to enter negotiations without preconditions. #SIPTU #Speirgorm
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This is just a sentence that gets progressively more fabulous with each word
Arya Satheesh, an 18-year-old student from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades
Eighteen-year-old Arya Satheesh created her award-winning Eco Purge to help address the global problem of plastic pollution
www.smithsonianmag.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This is just a sentence that gets progressively more fabulous with each word
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If Anthropic would like to give me $12.6 billion in order to receive $4.6 billion back, I'd like to make it known that I have a gap in my schedule that could work well for both of us.
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
September 29, 2026 at 8:27 AM
If Anthropic would like to give me $12.6 billion in order to receive $4.6 billion back, I'd like to make it known that I have a gap in my schedule that could work well for both of us.
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something extraordinary is happening on Garvaghy Road Northern Ireland.
Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary.
quick 🧵
Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary.
quick 🧵
September 29, 2026 at 6:40 AM
something extraordinary is happening on Garvaghy Road Northern Ireland.
Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary.
quick 🧵
Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary.
quick 🧵
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This is why, every year, the whole of Ireland is required to celebrate the Puck Fair.
We can’t just say that hauling a goat into the air for days on end is something just for Kerry. We are a united country, which is why we have airborne goats everywhere.
We can’t just say that hauling a goat into the air for days on end is something just for Kerry. We are a united country, which is why we have airborne goats everywhere.
🗣️ “When you become a united Ireland, you can’t just become partitionist and say, well, they can celebrate that up north but not in the rest of the country.”
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
The #MondayGR panel discussed the Garvaghy Road dispute and how Orange Order marches could be dealt with in a potential united Ireland.
September 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
This is why, every year, the whole of Ireland is required to celebrate the Puck Fair.
We can’t just say that hauling a goat into the air for days on end is something just for Kerry. We are a united country, which is why we have airborne goats everywhere.
We can’t just say that hauling a goat into the air for days on end is something just for Kerry. We are a united country, which is why we have airborne goats everywhere.
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Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
June 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
.... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
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Imagine saying there is nobody in NI politics who wants to go back 28 years and relitigate everything again when that is all the DUP want.
September 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Imagine saying there is nobody in NI politics who wants to go back 28 years and relitigate everything again when that is all the DUP want.
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Suleiman al-Obeid left behind his wife and five children. He is not the only Palestinian footballer to be killed. Local officials put the death toll of players in the hundreds. Sports facilities and school playgrounds have been destroyed."
- Fergal Keane
- Fergal Keane
September 27, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Suleiman al-Obeid left behind his wife and five children. He is not the only Palestinian footballer to be killed. Local officials put the death toll of players in the hundreds. Sports facilities and school playgrounds have been destroyed."
- Fergal Keane
- Fergal Keane
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Fergal Keane:
'For Bazunu to refuse to play is a sacrifice that required immense moral courage. Ultimately, he was the lone voice who said no, and that will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza.'
'For Bazunu to refuse to play is a sacrifice that required immense moral courage. Ultimately, he was the lone voice who said no, and that will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza.'
September 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Fergal Keane:
'For Bazunu to refuse to play is a sacrifice that required immense moral courage. Ultimately, he was the lone voice who said no, and that will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza.'
'For Bazunu to refuse to play is a sacrifice that required immense moral courage. Ultimately, he was the lone voice who said no, and that will be remembered in the broken alleys of Gaza.'
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Solidarity to a man with courage and conviction #StopTheGame #Ireland 💪
It has been confirmed that Gavin Bazunu has withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad after a "significant majority" of players voted to fulfil tomorrow's nights UEFA Nations League game with Israel.
#VMSport #FAI #Israel #Nationsleague
#VMSport #FAI #Israel #Nationsleague
September 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Solidarity to a man with courage and conviction #StopTheGame #Ireland 💪
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20 years from now there’s gonna be a saipan-esque film about gavin bazunu that paints everyone else here as a complete prick and i am looking forward to it
September 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
20 years from now there’s gonna be a saipan-esque film about gavin bazunu that paints everyone else here as a complete prick and i am looking forward to it
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Frankly, you can stick your black armbands and your match fee donations up your hole. The Palestinian people and Palestinian football begged you to boycott the games, and you refused to listen to them.
Nothing else you do matters.
Nothing else you do matters.
September 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Frankly, you can stick your black armbands and your match fee donations up your hole. The Palestinian people and Palestinian football begged you to boycott the games, and you refused to listen to them.
Nothing else you do matters.
Nothing else you do matters.
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Fair play to Bazunu for putting his head above the parapet and trying. Shame on the FAI.
September 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Fair play to Bazunu for putting his head above the parapet and trying. Shame on the FAI.
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utter shame on the rest of them
🚨 Israel v Republic of Ireland game goes ahead, FAI’s David Courell confirms, at delayed press conference in Debrecen
Fresh meeting this morning followed one player (goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu) saying they wanted to withdraw from the squad
Squad voted after that meeting to establish the view
Fresh meeting this morning followed one player (goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu) saying they wanted to withdraw from the squad
Squad voted after that meeting to establish the view
September 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
utter shame on the rest of them
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As this players meeting is ongoing, immediate communication from govt to the FAI is needed.
Govt need to tell FAI that if the players refuse to play they will get 100% political support.
#StopTheGame
Govt need to tell FAI that if the players refuse to play they will get 100% political support.
#StopTheGame
September 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
As this players meeting is ongoing, immediate communication from govt to the FAI is needed.
Govt need to tell FAI that if the players refuse to play they will get 100% political support.
#StopTheGame
Govt need to tell FAI that if the players refuse to play they will get 100% political support.
#StopTheGame
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Just to say what complete scumbags the FAI and Micheál Martin are for putting Irish players in this position.
September 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Just to say what complete scumbags the FAI and Micheál Martin are for putting Irish players in this position.
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Imagine the power of a game not played.
September 26, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Imagine the power of a game not played.
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Interesting short piece on the movement to Kill the Cookie Banner and the tracking lobby's effort to maintain the status quo: noyb.eu/en/open-lett...
September 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Interesting short piece on the movement to Kill the Cookie Banner and the tracking lobby's effort to maintain the status quo: noyb.eu/en/open-lett...
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These are the deaths connected to the parade route that got the go ahead today. Telling residents that they need to build bridges feels particularly perverse
September 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
These are the deaths connected to the parade route that got the go ahead today. Telling residents that they need to build bridges feels particularly perverse
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The public have been disenfranchised until now, states do little but hand out favours and contracts to allies and intensify or relax crackdowns. The only means people have for influence are withholding their votes, or withholding their custom. So of course, that shit needs cracking down on too.
September 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The public have been disenfranchised until now, states do little but hand out favours and contracts to allies and intensify or relax crackdowns. The only means people have for influence are withholding their votes, or withholding their custom. So of course, that shit needs cracking down on too.