Underfuckingstatement of the Year #SpeirGorm

Right in time for World Cup crowds (or lack of by the way things are going, no one wants to go there at this time) 1st match 11th June

‘Europe’s crediblity is at stake’ – EU divided on suspension of Israel pact despite Irish and Spanish push for action European countries including Ireland and Spain pushed on Tuesday to suspend a pact governing the EU's ties with Israel but failed to garner enough support from the bloc's other members for any action.

Blocked again.

Israel tells Germany how high to jump.

European Union decides to continue supporting Israel.

This is the face of a war criminal.
The IDF say they are rooting out terrorists. Instead their soldiers are terrorizing people out of their homes and then setting themselves up in the abandoned homes and stealing their food.
Israel is a terror state.

Ya using land and fertiliser to grow crops for fuel was always a terrible idea now it has to go and the amount of crops grown just to be fed to animals has to be reckoned with

Landlocked Malawi gets 52% of its fertiliser from the gulf. 11 out of 28 districts have declared a state of disaster. When I was there three years ago farmers told me there was only one response to fertiliser price increases - plant less food

FDF revises food inflation forecast to at least 9% by the end of 2026 The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is the voice of the UK food and drink industry, the largest manufacturing sector in the country.

At 3.3% food inflation is already running ahead of general inflation in the economy. The Food & Drink Federation in the UK is forecasting that, even if the straits reopen permanently now, food inflation will be triple that rate by the end of the year.

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Michael Collins' brother Danny is in the Examiner complaining that homeless people from Cork city are getting emergency accommodation in Glengarriff.
Independent Ireland's commitment to "our own" is a strange thing. "Foreigner" now apparently means someone from a different part of the same county.

After drawing with Hull City, Leicester City have been relegated to League One.

10 years ago, they were Premier League winners. Next season, they will be playing in England's third tier.

Renowned historian Tom Devine has drawn comparisons between Reform UK and Nazi Germany after the party pledged it would tell museums how to present history

🗣️ 'If Reform dare to advance this policy in Scotland, it will be met by outraged opposition well beyond the ranks of museum professionals'

DETE increases military export licences to US, Germany It failed to publish because of “a new IT system”.

After failing to publish data on Irish companies granted licences for military exports to the US and Germany because of “a new IT system”, the Department of Enterprise has confirmed the licences increased by tens of millions of euros between 2024 and 2025

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👇 Truth

Helen McEntee seeks review of EU’s trade agreement with Israel at Foreign Ministers' meeting McEntee and her colleagues from Spain and Slovenia have called for today’s meeting of Foreign Mnisters to include a discussion of the EU-Israel trade agreement.

Helen McEntee is among three Foreign Affairs ministers calling for the EU to review its trade agreement with Israel at a meeting today.

McEntee and her colleagues from Spain and Slovenia asked that today’s meeting includes a discussion of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
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Sir Olly Robbins: No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson's vetting clearance Sir Olly Robbins explains: "The vetting process is not there to determine fitness for office or reputational risk. It's there to protect national security."

Sir Olly Robbins: No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson's vetting clearance

Will you be posted to a PL team next season Steve? Or have we dragged you down with us?

Screenshot of a Mirror news article titled “Urgent warning of long Covid symptoms as number of cases rise in UK.” Subheading explains long COVID occurs when symptoms last more than 12 weeks and can be debilitating. Article by Bradley Jolly, dated 21 April 2026. Main image shows a middle-aged woman outdoors holding her chest, appearing short of breath. Caption notes it is a file image representing breathlessness.

UK: Urgent warning of long Covid symptoms as number of cases rise in UK.

Over 2 million people in the UK are living with long COVID, the “forgotten epidemic,” with symptoms lasting over 12 weeks.

"Long Covid is not a problem that has gone away, as some people like to think."

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Wolves have been relegated to the Championship. This is what will happen next Relegated Wolves face numerous financial implications and a squad rebuild - but they have at least been preparing for this for some time

A grim season has reached its inevitable conclusion. Wolves are relegated.
If there is one positive from a horrible campaign, it is that they have had time to plan for the future. A look here at those plans and where the club stand. @theathleticfc.bsky.social #WWFC

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Big Tech Is Powering Israel's AI War Machine From Gaza to now Iran and Lebanon, Israel is expanding its testing ground for AI-enabled military technology in terrifying ways.

From Gaza to now Iran and Lebanon, Israel is expanding its testing ground for AI-enabled military technology in terrifying ways.

Read my latest piece in Zeteo about how big tech is powering Israel’s AI war machine 👇

The crowd was just awful, it definitely affected the overall ambience and feel to the show. The second night crowd was slightly more noisy but not a patch on the usual chanting and roaring. Nash hit the nail on the head.

Israel kills more than 780 Palestinians in Gaza since ceasefire began, ministry says <article data-history-node-id="438664" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-more-780-palestinians-gaza-ceasefire-began-ministry-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-more-780-palestinians-gaza-ceasefire-began-ministry-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel kills more than 780 Palestinians in Gaza since ceasefire began, ministry&nbsp;says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>More than 780 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire was agreed in October, according to the territory’s health ministry.</p> <p>Officials said five people were killed on Monday in separate incidents across the enclave.</p> <p>The ministry said three people were killed in the shelling of a police checkpoint in Khan Younis, one in a drone strike in the Bureij refugee camp, and another in a strike near Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel kills more than 780 Palestinians in Gaza since ceasefire began, ministry says - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-upda...

😭 knew it was happening but still horrible to see it in print. My fb memories popped up last week reminding me that it's been 8 years since we got promoted back up. Hopefully won't be long before we climb the ranks again. #WWFC #WolvesFC

This is just perfection 👌

The European right is pivoting away from America Electoral logic is driving a shift as polls lay bare European disgust at the US administration

Thanks indeed to @financialtimes.com for publishing me on the anti-US turn of the European right. From moderate conservatives to nationalist radicals, it is nimbly shifting towards a politics of autonomy. The centre and left must move fast - or risk being outflanked.

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So...what now?

Centrepoint cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after support for far-right rally | BreakingNews Osbourne voiced her support on a social media post about a rally being organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

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Lol

Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick following the publication of an article on April 17 alleging the FBI director had a drinking problem that could pose ‌a threat to national security. Patel seeks $250 million in damages reut.rs/4ex3FSM

FT Exclusive: Germany and France have called for Ukraine to be granted 'symbolic' benefits in a pre-accession phase that excludes EU farming subsidies and voting rights. ft.trib.al/XV6nqYA

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

😆👇 Brilliant