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BEN SCALLAN: The government say they’re broke and need people to urgently pay tax on their covid payments, while wasting billions on some of the most useless tripe you’ve ever seen in your life.

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https://gript.ie/pup-is-being-taxed-because-the-state-is-broke-so-why-do-they-keep-wasting-money/

US prosecutors have opened a murder investigation into the death of a US Capitol Police man who died of the injuries he sustained following Wednesday’s rioting at Capitol Hill. #gript

https://gript.ie/murder-capitol-police-man/

Blue ribbons were fixed to the gates of Stormont as mourners gathered to remember 14-year-old Noah Donohoe.

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https://gript.ie/blue-ribbons-tied-to-stormont-gates-in-support-of-belfast-schoolboy-noah-donohoe/

The company claims two of the president’s tweets today had violated its policy prohibiting the glorification of violence.

They were, “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” and, “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th”.

https://gript.ie/twitter-permanently-suspends-trumps-account/

SHANNON ROBERTS: The demographics of 2021

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https://gript.ie/the-demographics-of-2021/

BEN SCALLAN: Birthrates can change a lot in a society over time - & they may just be the key to a long-term conservative victory.

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https://gript.ie/the-long-game-how-the-family-will-decide-the-future/

MATT TREACY: Ireland is getting no favours from the EU re the vaccine roll-out

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https://gript.ie/ireland-is-getting-no-favours-from-the-eu-re-the-vaccine-roll-out/

Paul Murphy TD is all in favour of zero covid and a total lockdown.
Unless you want to hold a large protest about the shooting of George Nkencho:

https://gript.ie/paul-murphys-exception-to-zero-covid-is/

"What happened this weekend happened because a critical mass of western liberals would rather live in a world run by corporate boards who share their values, rather than risk losing elections to their fellow citizens."
https://gript.ie/the-purge-of-the-deplorables/

“A cultural coup”: reactions to Big Tech’s ban on Trump

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https://gript.ie/a-cultural-coup-reactions-to-big-techs-ban-on-trump/

Der Spiegel is reporting that the EU is set to give Germany 27 million more doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines than the country should receive based on its population. This means other EU countries will receive less of these vaccines.

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https://gript.ie/selfish-germany-getting-60-more-moderna-vaccine-than-other-eu-states/

Thierry Breton, one of the key EU commissioners pushing for greater regulation of digital platforms, also criticised “the fact that a CEO can pull the plug on POTUS’s loudspeaker without any checks and balances is perplexing. It is not only confirmation of the power of these platforms, but it also displays deep weaknesses in the way our society is organized in the digital space.”

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https://gript.ie/angela-merkel-criticises-twitter-trump/

TIM JACKSON: Donald Trump didn’t “incite” any violent wars, unlike Mr. Biden

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https://gript.ie/donald-trump-incite-war-joe-biden/

Dr MATT TREACY: All aboard for the asylum appeals gravy train

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https://gript.ie/all-aboard-for-the-asylum-appeals-gravy-train/

ON THIS DAY: 12 JANUARY 1885: Birth of Thomas Ashe was born in Kerry

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-12-january-1885-birth-of-thomas-ashe-was-born-in-kerry-2/

The German lockdown - which is almost identical to the Irish one - could last until April, Mrs. Merkel says. But Germany had seven times fewer cases than Ireland, per capita, yesterday. So if theirs will last till April, how realistic are Dublin's hopes?

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https://gript.ie/merkel-our-german-lockdown-could-last-till-april

The new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, says he is in favour of married priests, female deacons, and blessing rings for gay couples. Nothing wrong with any of that, says John McGuirk, but is he sure he's in the right denomination?

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https://gript.ie/is-the-new-catholic-archbishop-of-dublin-a-protestant/

The men, who were broadcasting Mass on speakers from a nearby car, are thought to have been arrested by Gardaí for failing to provide their names and addresses when asked, and for reportedly gathering illegally on the street.

https://gript.ie/three-mass-goers-arrested-waterford-cathedral/

Dr MATT TREACY: Damien Duff, Lyle Taylor and having the courage of your convictions

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https://gript.ie/damien-duff-lyle-taylor-and-having-the-courage-of-your-convictions/

TRSI 183 - Defining the exception

New limits on alcohol sales mean that today is the last day you can use loyalty cards to buy alcohol; and Trump’s removal from pretty much everything online shows that elections have consequences.

https://gript.ie/podcasts/trsi-183-defining-the-exception/