Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

“100 Ways Catherine Connolly Disgraced Ireland In Her First 100 Days As President” OUR RESIDENT sage Bill Badbody assesses all the ways Catherine Connolly has failed Ireland since she took up the presidency 100 days ago. It gives me absolutely no pleasure to say I was right when I …

"100 Ways Catherine Connolly Disgraced Ireland In Her First 100 Days As President" waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/02/20/100-ways-cath...

FAI Boycott Israel Games! Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

Let's be clear here folks. Trump established the "Board of Peace" to stand in opposition to the United Nations. As opposed to the whole world having a say in the rebuilding of Palestine, Trump and cronies get to decide. This is a massive scam and horrific result of the genocide by Israel with Trump.

🔴 Gaza | Feb. 18

2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, on Wed., the 1st day of Ramadan, as Israeli forces continued striking areas across Gaza despite the ceasefire, Palestine Online reports.

On Tue., 12-year-old Youssef Rasem Asaliya was killed in...

'Apartheid now exists': In the West Bank, new Israeli regulations stoke Palestinian fears of annexation “The measures on the ground constitute annexation in every sense of the word,” the Palestinian governor of Hebron told NBC News.

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Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors The Australian Jewish Association is promoting an Israeli real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.

Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stole... #Auspol

Gaza | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

Unlike some other news sources, Al Jazeera continues to report on Gaza: Israel is still killing Palestinians.

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I've joined UpScrolled. If we follow each other here let's also follow each other over there. I'm @ cillian

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Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.

This is just the start of the backlash

Statement from Birzeit University on the Israeli military invasion of its campus and shooting of students As part of its ongoing assault on Palestinian life and institutions, the Israeli occupying army carried out a military invasion of Birzeit University during official working hours, at a time when the ...

“Birzeit reiterates its call on international organizations, human rights institutions, and media outlets to assume their moral and legal responsibilities by taking immediate action to expose these ongoing violations against Palestinian higher education …”

www.birzeit.edu/en/news/stat...

Babies Are Freezing to Death in Gaza. Israeli Policy and the World’s Inaction Are to Blame The world must stop treating the word “ceasefire” as a guarantee of safety when Gaza’s residents remain under fire, under siege, and under conditions that guarantee more suffering and heartbreak.

“Babies Are Freezing to Death in Gaza. Israeli Policy and the World’s Inaction Are to Blame”

Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections - Dailynewsegypt Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been excluded from a proposed role in administering Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, due to strong objections from Arab and Isla...

So much for Donald Trump Peace Plan for Gaza

The Gaza government media office reported 738 violations since the truce took effect on October 10, including 205 shootings at civilians,

Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections - Dailynewsegypt share.google/lbmtpzZrzEe6...

This year, in response to GenAI concerns, I made one of my assessments a recorded presentation. Currently grading them, and so far, this has been one of the most enjoyable grading sessions I've had.
Finally some good from GenAI

It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

“Are we the baddies?”

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We've all been thinking it. The data is in. Pro-Israel bias in the media is rampant. No info on @news.rte.ie but I doubt they'd fare much better. mediabiasmeter.com/framing-gaza...

a woman in a purple shirt is standing in front of a wall and looking at it . ALT: a woman in a purple shirt is standing in front of a wall and looking at it .

Even when we try to think harder, we still excuse ourselves. 🧠

A new study by Katarzyna Miazek & Konrad Bocian finds that the self-interest bias—judging bad acts as less wrong when they benefit us—persists even under time pressure or mental load. Fixing it may require awareness, not just willpower.

Deadly Israeli attack on Gaza brings death toll since ceasefire to 280 The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Israel kills at least 28 Palestinians in wave of Gaza ‘ceasefire’ attacks Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

Brazil’s Lula faces obstacles in push for agreement at climate summit Brazilian president pushes for a 'roadmap' away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.

Brazilian president pushes for a 'roadmap' away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.

At least 3 people killed in Israeli air attack on house in southern Gaza The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.

The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.

The co-action effect is a thing. But what's the mechanism for this fascinating form of social influence?

FAO anyone teaching an introductory social psychology module.

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We also found carryover effects, as well as gender and age effects - highlighting the importance of considering these factors in designing future studies examining social facilitation and/or competitive coaction. Thanks to @erc.europa.eu and @ehsfacultyatul.bsky.social for funding 2/3

A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’ Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’

Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3

Nice to meet you.(!) Gendered norms in punctuation usage People face a myriad of daily decisions about how to communicate, especially in today's digital world. We consider the decision to use exclamation poi…

Read the actual science here by Yidan Yin, @gilappel.bsky.social and Cheryl Jan Wakslak @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @usc.edu

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men? It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking

Some @theguardian.com coverage! Women use exclamation marks 3x more than men—not from extra joy, but to avoid sounding unfriendly 😬 Online, neutrality reads as hostility, so warmth is outsourced to punctuation!! BUT it boosts likability and can hurt credibility
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...