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It’s coming.

With this new InfoWars, we will democratize psychological torture, welcoming brutal and sadistic ideas from everyone, even the very stupidest among us. It will be like the Manhattan Project, only instead of a bomb, we will be building a website. The InfoWars of tomorrow will converge into a swirling vortex of content about content, talent acquiring talent, rings of concentric media mergers processing all human artistry into one endlessly digestible slurry. This will be a dank, sunless place, one where panic and capital feed on each other like twins in the womb of a hulking, unknowable monster—a monster known by many names, but which I like to call modern-day America.

What a beautiful piece of writing from my boss, @brycetetraeder.bsky.social.

theonion.com/at-long-last...

Please no carbon taxes to invest in public transport, renewable energy or heat pump retrofits.

Please shit the country’s future away on tax cuts for angry man business owners and leave us all more exposed to a massive global fuel shock in 6 months with turbo austerity.

I am very left wing.

It’s a mark of how completely normalised the corruption & depravity have become that we barely bat an eyelid at the thought of two *property developers*, one Trump’s nepo baby son-in-law, being sent to represent the USA in peace negotiations with Iran. Sometimes it all hits you afresh.

Since when are you far right?

A recipe for total chaos. And worse, cos we know who'll be most militant and it won't be the ones looking to help the vulnerable or most in need

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It is hilarious in every way but my fingers are still firmly crossed for Hungary today.

Ireland’s continued reliance on fossil fuels leaves households, communities, farmers, the transport sector, healthcare and other essential services exposed to global instability. We have the renewable resources to build a cleaner, healthier and more secure future, but we are not moving fast enough. The US-Israeli war on Iran has once again showed us how dependent Ireland remains on imported fossil fuels. When supply is disrupted, costs rise and communities feel the impact immediately. The response however, cannot be more fossil fuel subsidies or lower fuel prices that further lock in this dependence. The response must be to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, starting now.

People across Ireland are under real pressure. The cost of living is high. Any subsidies should directly benefit people, not fossil fuel companies. But decades of policy decisions have tied our economy and daily life to fossil fuels, leaving us vulnerable. At the same time, burning fossil fuels is driving climate change and harming health. Air pollution contributes to heart disease, respiratory illness and premature death. Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more damaging. Reducing fossil fuel use is a health, economic and environmental necessity. The Government’s Moving Together transport strategy sets out a clear direction: better public transport, safer walking and cycling, cleaner air and more liveable towns and cities. These are practical solutions that reduce costs and improve quality of life.

Yet, the ongoing protests in Dublin are blocking public transport and active travel routes. These actions are disrupting the very solutions that can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and lower costs for people. Calls to remove VAT, carbon tax and excise duty on fuel chain us ever further to fossil dependence that is subject to geopolitical volatility – a price that we are so fortunate to pay with only our pockets, and not our lives, as do others around the world. Ireland is well placed to change course. Our wind energy can power homes, transport and industry while reducing exposure to volatile global fuel prices.

Investing in electrified transport, rural infrastructure and sustainable farming will improve health and strengthen our economy. Renewable electricity has already reached record levels, supplying more than half of demand at times in late 2025. We need to accelerate this progress. We call on governments at all levels to act now and deliver a faster transition to clean energy for a healthier, more secure and more resilient Ireland.

Our statement on the fuel protests.

We call on governments at all levels to act now and deliver a faster transition to clean energy for a healthier, more secure and more resilient Ireland.

Fuel protests cause widespread disruption | Prime Time YouTube video by RTÉ News

James Geoghegan, one of the organisers of the fossil fuel protests, on Prime Time this evening asking for the government to open Irish oil fields. This is absolute madness.

Yes, we need to support people, but this is not the way.

The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, owns a property company - Quidnet REIT.

From 2020 to 2022 it paid Tice and his trust £600k in dividends. Quidnet should have paid £120k of tax on those dividends. It didn't.

A 🧵 with evidence from the company's own filings:

Thugs and bullies

Overboard broadband!
Ireland now has rural fibre but the NBP remains a monument to bad planning, political avoidance and a settlement pattern that makes every infrastructure project cost more than it should.
By Michael Smith
villagemagazine.ie/overboard-ba...

British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech

Well he looks like a completely straight up guy who will totally be making our politics better... for the greater good.... (may include sarcasm)

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Disinformation about London has become a global industry.

The new “outrage economy” is growing - and it’s eating away at the bonds that hold our society together.

That's why I'm calling for urgent action from social media companies and government.

This is absolutely nuts

Relaxing compilation of commuters fighting back against Just Stop Oil (JSO). - YouTube A humble playlist of commuters and the public fighting back against Just Stop Oil (JSO). Enjoy guilt free!

The same types gloating over the assaults on Just Stop Oil protesters who blocked roads are cheerleading this right wing-coordinated blockade. Total double standard. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

He’s also a criminal www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/kild...

These lads seem to be able to take loads of time off work - occupying the Bord Bia offices for weeks & then they block public transport for 1000s of working people. Living off subsidies from the tax payers they are blocking. Why aren’t they protesting outside the US Embassy - it’s Trump’s fault!

Come on then, and remove him.

Meanwhile, the Fox News Cabinet is rallying behind Trump's call for war crimes. www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth...

This is well worth reading to get a sense of the issues raised by the campaign to save a late 1980s iconic postmodern landmark - Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green Shoppjng Centre www.type.ie/blog/saving-...

“The scale of the nightmare in Gaza and the West Bank is vast. It is her job to somehow absorb and relay it to the rest of the world. That costs her profoundly — more than any American sanctions.”

And you don’t even need stabilisers! 👏🏼

Still expensive but half price: www.theoutnet.com/en-gb/shop/p...

Getting very discouraged at my inability to land a job. Even interviews are hard to get. If anyone know of any business or heritage organisation that needs some graphics done, or their website maintained, even a couple of hours a week, I'm their guy.

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Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump

The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK.

Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is absolutely bananas.