As for Catherine Connolly, she almost made a decent effort with these remarks in the Dáil offering some light criticism of NATO, and the actions of two American allies but then she opted to mangle it by repeating Killary Clinton's line that women are always the primary victims of war.
I mean sure, no woman is going to enjoy making funeral arrangements for their dead husbands but it's got to be a bit less final than being killed because your president blocked you from fleeing a war zone as a result of being born a man (which isn't a war crime).
I'm learning a lot watching this war. For example, I never knew it's not a war crime to record humiliating and demoralising videos of prisoners telephoning their mothers for propaganda.
Pictured above is a Ukrainian civilian who was attempting to escape his white male privilege but was caught in the act and charged with draft dodging.
Press S to spit on him, Catherine.
I mean sure, no woman is going to enjoy making funeral arrangements for their dead husbands but it's got to be a bit less final than being killed because your president blocked you from fleeing a war zone as a result of being born a man (which isn't a war crime).
I'm learning a lot watching this war. For example, I never knew it's not a war crime to record humiliating and demoralising videos of prisoners telephoning their mothers for propaganda.
Pictured above is a Ukrainian civilian who was attempting to escape his white male privilege but was caught in the act and charged with draft dodging.
Press S to spit on him, Catherine.
North African parents get 14 years jail time each for causing catastrophic brain damage to their 9 year old daughter whom they believed had been possessed by an evil spirit.
The trial heard the girl had been regularly punched, beaten with a belt and a stick, choked, bitten and badly burned all over her body.
The girl will be dependent on carers for the rest of her life and can no longer walk, talk or sit independently.
The court heard the father told a detective that at one stage he carried out a ritual to get the "devil" or "djinn" to leave her body.
Judge Nolan said he took into account the fact that prison would be very difficult for them as they were foreign nationals who had difficulties with English — Bless.
There was no reaction from the father when sentences were imposed. The mother bowed her head.
#NewToTheParish
They just came here looking for a better life.
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The trial heard the girl had been regularly punched, beaten with a belt and a stick, choked, bitten and badly burned all over her body.
The girl will be dependent on carers for the rest of her life and can no longer walk, talk or sit independently.
The court heard the father told a detective that at one stage he carried out a ritual to get the "devil" or "djinn" to leave her body.
Judge Nolan said he took into account the fact that prison would be very difficult for them as they were foreign nationals who had difficulties with English — Bless.
There was no reaction from the father when sentences were imposed. The mother bowed her head.
#NewToTheParish
They just came here looking for a better life.
🔗 rte.ie
RTE.ie
Parents jailed over 'savage' abuse of daughter
A married couple have been sentenced to 14 years each in jail, for what the judge described as a "savage" attack on their daughter who will need 24-hour care for the rest of her life.
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Desmond Wisley addresses well wishers after crashing his truck through the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin.
He tells the crowd that the Russian ambassador and his colleagues should go back to Poland where they have no freedom.
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He tells the crowd that the Russian ambassador and his colleagues should go back to Poland where they have no freedom.
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250 Ukrainian refugees fleeing Ukraine arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv but were told only Jewish Ukrainians would be allowed to enter Israel.
The others were turned away prompting Anger in the Ukrainian Embassy.
The Ukrainian ambassador recalled that his country did not hesitate to help Jews during WW2.
The Israeli Immigration Authority has since modified the conditions for entering Israel but not before deporting fifty Ukrainians to Europe.
A non-Jewish Ukrainian refugee with no Israeli relatives must find an Israeli citizen who agrees to vouch for him with a deposit of 10,000 shekels (nearly 3,000 euros) and ensure that the refugee leaves as soon as the fighting in Ukraine ends.
🔗 www.rfi.fr
The others were turned away prompting Anger in the Ukrainian Embassy.
The Ukrainian ambassador recalled that his country did not hesitate to help Jews during WW2.
The Israeli Immigration Authority has since modified the conditions for entering Israel but not before deporting fifty Ukrainians to Europe.
A non-Jewish Ukrainian refugee with no Israeli relatives must find an Israeli citizen who agrees to vouch for him with a deposit of 10,000 shekels (nearly 3,000 euros) and ensure that the refugee leaves as soon as the fighting in Ukraine ends.
🔗 www.rfi.fr
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Beverly is going to use her voice to improve Northern Ireland.
You'll say nice things about Beverly (or be prosecuted for hate speech, and she decides what's hateful, racist).
Pity she couldn't mange do it back in Guyana.
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You'll say nice things about Beverly (or be prosecuted for hate speech, and she decides what's hateful, racist).
Pity she couldn't mange do it back in Guyana.
🔗niassembly
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Forwarded from Pavel Durov
If you follow my posts, you know that on my Mom's side, I trace my family line from Kyiv. Her maiden name is Ukrainian (Ivanenko), and to this day we have many relatives living in Ukraine. That's why this tragic conflict is personal both to me and Telegram.
Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these people how my career in Russia ended.
Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian security agency, FSB, demanded that I provide them the private data of the Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian President.
I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave Russia.
I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post from April 2014, which shows the scanned orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them – a dog in a hoodie.
When I defied their demands, the stakes were high for me personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my old company were also based in that country.
Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or employees there. But one thing remains the same – I stand for our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now – more than ever.
Some people wondered if Telegram is somehow less secure for Ukrainians, because I once lived in Russia. Let me tell these people how my career in Russia ended.
Nine years ago I was the CEO of VK, which was the largest social network in Russia and Ukraine. In 2013, the Russian security agency, FSB, demanded that I provide them the private data of the Ukrainian users of VK who were protesting against a pro-Russian President.
I refused to comply with these demands, because it would have meant a betrayal of our Ukrainian users. After that, I was fired from the company I founded and was forced to leave Russia.
I lost my company and my home, but would do it again – without hesitation. I smile with pride when I read my VK post from April 2014, which shows the scanned orders from the FSB and my trademark response to them – a dog in a hoodie.
When I defied their demands, the stakes were high for me personally. I was still living in Russia, and my team and my old company were also based in that country.
Many years have passed since then. Many things changed: I no longer live in Russia, no longer have any companies or employees there. But one thing remains the same – I stand for our users no matter what. Their right to privacy is sacred. Now – more than ever.
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Media is too big
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Cathal McCarthy got some good footage of the IFP rally in Limerick which the alphabet cult tried to shut down.
Here's a clip of Melissa O'Neill expressing her concerns about children being groomed into this cult and the psychological damage it's doing to them.
Worth remembering that Peter Tatchell, who is involved with setting the education curriculum in the UK and was pictured associating with Irish Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman at a Dublin Pride parade, once told an audience in UCD after collecting an award that his vision for the future was one where "the vast majority of people will be open to the possibility of both opposite sex and same sex desires."
You can watch Cathal's full footage of the rally here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmfuHHdhps
Here's a clip of Melissa O'Neill expressing her concerns about children being groomed into this cult and the psychological damage it's doing to them.
Worth remembering that Peter Tatchell, who is involved with setting the education curriculum in the UK and was pictured associating with Irish Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman at a Dublin Pride parade, once told an audience in UCD after collecting an award that his vision for the future was one where "the vast majority of people will be open to the possibility of both opposite sex and same sex desires."
You can watch Cathal's full footage of the rally here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hmfuHHdhps
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Forwarded from Irish Farmer
Standing in a line in a shop, easily noticeable there's a lot of different types bags of crisps out of stock at the till.
Woman in the shop: "You should tell someone to start stacking shelves"
Guy behind counter "You'll be lucky if there's bread in here soon"
That woman is probably the typical example of the Irish mindset now, she probably thinks Putin is Satan yet doesn't realise wheat and diesel are her problem, not his.
Woman in the shop: "You should tell someone to start stacking shelves"
Guy behind counter "You'll be lucky if there's bread in here soon"
That woman is probably the typical example of the Irish mindset now, she probably thinks Putin is Satan yet doesn't realise wheat and diesel are her problem, not his.
Forwarded from Irish Farmer
One thing about the wheat situation to remember is Ukrainian wheat is mostly winter wheat, I see different numbers but somewhere along the lines of 90% of their wheat is planted in the ground and won't be due for harvest until the latter half of the year. The number of crop failures will probably be higher than most years due to the obvious problem of 2 armies running around the country, its generally not conducive to an efficient farming environment, coupled on top of that is the closure of the ports, so the stores of wheat in the country sitting in silos across Ukraine are stuck there.
Ukrainian wheat is generally of a high quality and is perfect for making that lovely soft bread we like.
With the cost of wheat heading up we will probably see more farmers in places like the USA and England planting more this year. Its a hit and hope situation for farmers this year, they can plant wheat to try get a high price, but if everything settles down in the next few months and the price goes down to a level that suits a low wage economy like Ukraine, it'll cause knock on problems in other areas around the world.
You can see the wide variety of considerations to take into account looking at the situation on a global scale, I wouldn't personally be in an absolute panic, although the hysteria that grips the vast majority of people who see no bread in a shop so they buy 30 litres of milk and 400 rolls of toilet roll is the wild card that can cause problems.
I've said it for years and it's good advice in any situation, just go to a wholesalers where you can get a 25kg bag of rice or a €15 bulk bag of pasta etc and remember: bread is a shit food for plebs
Ukrainian wheat is generally of a high quality and is perfect for making that lovely soft bread we like.
With the cost of wheat heading up we will probably see more farmers in places like the USA and England planting more this year. Its a hit and hope situation for farmers this year, they can plant wheat to try get a high price, but if everything settles down in the next few months and the price goes down to a level that suits a low wage economy like Ukraine, it'll cause knock on problems in other areas around the world.
You can see the wide variety of considerations to take into account looking at the situation on a global scale, I wouldn't personally be in an absolute panic, although the hysteria that grips the vast majority of people who see no bread in a shop so they buy 30 litres of milk and 400 rolls of toilet roll is the wild card that can cause problems.
I've said it for years and it's good advice in any situation, just go to a wholesalers where you can get a 25kg bag of rice or a €15 bulk bag of pasta etc and remember: bread is a shit food for plebs
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Desmond Wisly, the man who crashed his truck through the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin, was an organiser of the protest in 2019 which opposed the settlement of 130 asylum seekers in a newly constructed apartment block in Ballinamore, which has a population of around 900.
A picket was placed on the apartments after a community crisis meeting in the town attracted 450 local people.
The organisers expressed "grave concern and complete opposition" to the plan because it's "completely disproportionate to the needs of both the asylum seekers and the community at large".
The local community accused the Government of treating the refugees and asylum seekers as a "commodity" as part of a "failed" policy which favours only "the maximum bang for the buck for developers and investors".
Outside of programme refugees, approximately 90% of the asylum seekers Ireland receives fail their asylum bid but are seldom deported. Asylum seekers are allowed and encouraged to vote in local elections in Ireland.
A picket was placed on the apartments after a community crisis meeting in the town attracted 450 local people.
The organisers expressed "grave concern and complete opposition" to the plan because it's "completely disproportionate to the needs of both the asylum seekers and the community at large".
The local community accused the Government of treating the refugees and asylum seekers as a "commodity" as part of a "failed" policy which favours only "the maximum bang for the buck for developers and investors".
Outside of programme refugees, approximately 90% of the asylum seekers Ireland receives fail their asylum bid but are seldom deported. Asylum seekers are allowed and encouraged to vote in local elections in Ireland.
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We only went and heckin' did, guyz!
Pitch perfect selection of emoticons in his bio too.
Take that, Putler.
🔗 GeogheganCllr
Pitch perfect selection of emoticons in his bio too.
Take that, Putler.
🔗 GeogheganCllr
Hazel Chu promises to never use International Women's Day as a mere disingenuous opportunity for self-promotion.
'Incidentally, I'm also running for the Trinity Seanad Bye-Election candidate #ChooseChu'
'Incidentally, I'm also running for the Trinity Seanad Bye-Election candidate #ChooseChu'
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Forwarded from Morgoth's Review
The amount of conflicting narratives the western media have to maintain at any one time is truly astonishing.
Like a one armed juggler on a unicycle eating a banana as he keeps ten plates in the air at once.
Like a one armed juggler on a unicycle eating a banana as he keeps ten plates in the air at once.
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Must be the new logo for St. Patrick's Day being revealed in Cork.
When they started illuminating buildings with snakes for St Patrick's day, it was pointed out that snakes are a symbol of what St. Patrick is purported to have banished from Ireland.
We never used to use snakes as emblems of Ireland.
The NEW Ireland does.
Let's hope this snake gets banished soon.
🔗 youtube.com
When they started illuminating buildings with snakes for St Patrick's day, it was pointed out that snakes are a symbol of what St. Patrick is purported to have banished from Ireland.
We never used to use snakes as emblems of Ireland.
The NEW Ireland does.
Let's hope this snake gets banished soon.
🔗 youtube.com
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Forwarded from Bertie Bassett
Blair watch: https://twitter.com/kennardmatt/status/1501199504384659461?s=20&t=EvBRW_Pxp5x3TR4mYpCmpQ
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Matt Kennard
In 2008, Tony Blair said privately that Russia needed to be made a "little desperate". This should be achieved via NATO "activities in what Russia considers its sphere of interest and along its actual borders." Russia, Blair said, "had to be sown with seeds…
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That phone call between Joe Duffy and the priest who threw red paint at the Russian embassy while live on the radio.
Pure theatre put on by RTÉ to incite more attacks directed against the embassy...and they got their wish a couple of days later. The producers were well aware of what they were doing bringing him on air.
https://t.me/Catholicarena/2956
Pure theatre put on by RTÉ to incite more attacks directed against the embassy...and they got their wish a couple of days later. The producers were well aware of what they were doing bringing him on air.
https://t.me/Catholicarena/2956
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Catholic Arena
https://youtu.be/jLuTOdsEXNs
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Forwarded from Irish Patriots
'Over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees could come to Ireland'
We're getting the Roma, aren't we...
We're getting the Roma, aren't we...
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