Gazafication.

If corporations are lining up to donate to the White House, there are really only two explanations: either CEOs suddenly love paying taxes voluntarily... or they're expecting something in return.

The question worth asking is simple: if they're buying, what is the White House selling?

EU-Israel treaty remains standing.

Irish lawmaker urges Stripe to flout US sanctions on UN investigator Albanese United States sanctions against U.N. official Francesca Albanese cut her off from most financial institutions.

An Irish lawmaker in the European Parliament has urged the Irish brothers who own payments giant Stripe to allow payments outside the U.S. for United Nations official Francesca Albanese.

LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty outside a federal building during a ‘Kings Day’ protest. (Connor Sheets/Los Angeles Times)

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon over the past week, part two.
More up here: www.instagram.com/p/DWYXD0Rjak...
At least 1,116 people have been killed since March 2, incl 121 children, acc to min of health. At least 3,229 have been injured, incl 399 children.

🧵

‘Substantial evidence’ of double-tap strike in killing of Hind Rajab Avaaz analyses the timeline of events to conclude that violations show Israel systematically kills first responders.

Double tap strikes to kill school girls and first responders - a repeated pattern across Gaza and Iran.

Utter barbarity.

New data from EPA:

'Nitrogen concentrations in rivers increased by 10% in 2025 ... Nitrogen levels in south‑eastern half of country are too high to support good ecological health in water bodies ... Primary source of nitrogen in Irish rivers is agriculture'

www.epa.ie/publications...

Sánchez: “You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.

“We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.”

Why do surveys show strong public support for cycle paths, but Facebookers call it “fake news”? -- "Leadership means pushing past the noise — and over the Hill of Hysteria," says a leading mobility academic. The National Transport Authority has just published the latest findings of its Walking and Cycling Index for 2025 research which led The Irish Times to report that "the vast majority of residents across the State’s five main cities want increased investment in cycling infrastructure, even when that results in less road space for cars." That and other news reports have led many on social media to cry foul!

Why do surveys show strong public support for cycle paths, but Facebookers call it “fake news”?

-- "Leadership means pushing past the noise — and over the Hill of Hysteria," says a leading mobility academic. The National Transport Authority has just published the latest findings of its Walking and…

Maybe not a Pulitzer Prize, but a MacArthur Fellowship for sure

Cycling numbers in Dublin up 50%

78% of people support #Love30 being rolled out and the Minister continues to do nothing

Yet Darragh O’Brien is still looking for the magic pill to solve congestion…

Dublin’s a great city for cycling. Fairly flat, fairly compact, fairly dry (though it might not seem like that now). The only problem is that the bike lane network doesn’t reach everywhere. Delighted to see that with improvements in the network that more people are out on their bikes!

"Everything is politics...You don't get to make art in a fascist state"

CMAT delivering, mar is gnách. 👏

(Same goes for sport btw)

#Speirgorm

Saturday 28th February it’ll be a year since our first monthly Stoneybatter book swap! So we’ll be at An Siol on Manor St from 11am-12.30pm if you want to pop by to browse, pick up a new to you book or just have a chat. All welcome. And it should - famous last words!! - be sunny!

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

Just when you think you've seen the most brain-dead hysterical media reporting on nonsensical anti-renewables "fears" whipped up on deranged Facebook groups, along comes the epic nonsense below:

Now, the franchise has been extended to include graduates from the other universities and institutes of technology, etc.

🗳️ Crucially, whether you had a vote before or not, you need to register this time around. Don’t miss out.

www.seanadvoter.ie/indexEN.shtml

📣 The deadline to register to vote in the new Higher Education Constituency of the Seanad is this Thursday, the 26th of February.

🧑‍🎓 Previously, only graduates of the National University of Ireland’s colleges or the University of Dublin had a vote.

Thanks to all who joined us to stand up for safer streets in Cabra.

We want enforcement of existing planning conditions at the Go Petrol Station on Old Cabra Road.And safe cycle lines and crossing points for all

We’ll keep pushing for streets that put our community first. #SaferStreets #Cabra

Ireland No. 1 in Europe - yet again. GHGs rose faster (+3.2%) in Ireland in Q3 2025 than ANYWHERE else in Europe.

#Climate action, my eye.

Ireland's councils only applied to CPO one derelict building last month A national slowdown on tackling dereliction continued in January.

A national slowdown on tackling dereliction continued in January

SEN. KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”

Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl skewered by @kaine.senate.gov

Photo of an article in the 25th January 2025 Sunday Times by Ciarán Nevin titled "How is our basic infrastructure so poor"

Thought provoking piece on the causes of our stumbling infrastructure by @ciarannevin.bsky.social in today's Sunday Times.

. This is the playbook used by Trump and the other pseudo-populist strongmen the world over: throw some minor economic concessions to the base (or at least claim to do so), unleash the dogs of race and gender-based hatreds, and preside over a rapid upward transfer of wealth, alongside an authoritarian concentration of power.

Well put by Naomi Klein in Doppelgänger. (Even before Trump 2)