The voters of Berlin have voted to seize property from institutional landlords at knockdown prices. While voter frustration over housing is understandable, JOHN MCGUIRK goes through the reasons this is a catastrophic idea:
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Berlin voters: Hey, maybe it is time to seize property from the landlords | Gript
Soak the Rich, etc
More Americans SUPPORT Texas Heartbeat Law than oppose it, according to Rasmussen poll
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More Americans SUPPORT Texas Heartbeat Law than oppose it, according to Rasmussen poll | Gript
Companies should take note
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was dubbed a “war criminal” by a heckling crowd in Northern Ireland as she was inaugurated as chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
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“WAR CRIMINAL” - Hillary Clinton heckled in Belfast | Gript
“Shame on Queen’s, shame on you!”
The far-left, according to the study, are dogmatic, censorious, aggressive, delight in seeing those they perceive as political opponents suffer, prone to belief in conspiracy theories, and willing to support the use of violence to advance their cause.
https://gript.ie/far-left-views-share-key-psychological-traits-with-far-right-study/
https://gript.ie/far-left-views-share-key-psychological-traits-with-far-right-study/
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Far-left views share “key psychological traits” with far-right: Study | Gript
A new study says that far-left authoritarianism is real, and that we should be paying more attention to its dangers.
"So it seems that what RTÉ reported was not a full reflection of the findings of the study. Of course, they are not to blame for that since they relied on the quote given to them by Dr Hyland."
NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes
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NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN writes
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Vaccine hesitancy: RTÉ, Maynooth and what wasn't said in reporting - Gript
Research never said religion "irrational"
Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the officer who rose to internet stardom after posting a viral video blasting the pentagon over the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, has been jailed, according to a report.
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Marine JAILED after blasting Pentagon in viral video over Afghanistan withdrawal | Gript
Slammed military leadership
“One of many small victories”: University of Nottingham REINSTATES ‘cancelled’ pro-life priest
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“One of many small victories”: University of Nottingham REINSTATES ‘cancelled’ pro-life priest | Gript
U-turn for the University
Two Nigerian nationals who brought four young women from a deprived background illegally to Ireland to force them to work in prostitution and exploit them, have been sentenced to more than five years in jail.
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Two Nigerian women jailed for human trafficking, organising prostitution in Ireland - Gript
Edosa was sentenced to five years and eight months, while Enoghaghas received a sentence of five years and one month.
Michael Collins TD "Absolute dismayed" at proposed closure of residential homes in Castletownbere
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Michael Collins TD "Absolute dismayed" at proposed closure of residential homes in Castletownbere | Gript
Families will have travel well over an hour and a half to be with their loved ones
Defence Minister meets Military #MeToo women: inquiry promised
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Defence Minister meets Military #MeToo women: inquiry promised | Gript
Retired captain Yvonne Murphy, whose story featured in the RTÉ documentary, said the women were glad their voices had been heard and thanked the nation “for standing behind us”.
"The media’s job, in a democracy, is to tell the voters when politicians are spoofing. In that spirit, we may as well tell you plain: Mr. Martin is engaging in olympic-level spoofing on this issue." READ MORE:
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Good news from Taoiseach: 12.5% rate not actually very important | Gript
Spin.
JOHN MCGUIRK: "The new spin is that Ireland's electricity supply is in a "transition phase". Indeed it is. We are transitioning from reliable sources of energy to unreliable sources of energy. All of it a result of political choices":
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https://gript.ie/eamon-ryan-having-sabotaged-irelands-electricity-supply-now-wants-to-regulate-demand/
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Eamon Ryan, having sabotaged Ireland's electricity supply, now wants to "regulate demand". | Gript
Of course.
AARON KHERIATY: Pushing back against intimidation to protect the rights of Covid-recovered patients
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Pushing back against intimidation to protect the rights of Covid-recovered patients | Gript
A medical ethicist and psychiatrist is suing his employer, the University of California
The CEO of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said that normal life could return within a year, but not without regular Covid-19 vaccinations.
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https://gript.ie/pfizer-ceo-no-normal-life-without-regular-vaccinations/
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https://gript.ie/pfizer-ceo-no-normal-life-without-regular-vaccinations/
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Pfizer CEO: No “normal life” without regular vaccinations - Gript
Just last week, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said that even young people would need to get vaccine booster shots at least once every three years.
ON THIS DAY: 29 SEPTEMBER 1929: Death of Fenian Leader, John Devoy
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ON THIS DAY: 29 September 1929: Death of Fenian Leader, John Devoy | Gript
John Devoy was an Irish nationalist leader and exile. He was the owner and editor of the Gaelic American, a New York weekly newspaper, 1903-1928.
DR MATT TREACY: The support of luuvies like Ben and Jerry’s for attempts to bully southern American states on abortion restrictions contrasts rather embarrassingly one would think, if you were a leftie, with the fact that Ben and Jerry’s had to be browbeaten into signing an agreement to pay Vermont minimum wage to migrant workers in 2010.
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Texas: The left are now the establishment backed by Big Capital | Gript
"Then again, very few of those who work for Big Tech are allowed to join trade unions"
"Thanksgiving as an Irish bank holiday is truly a brown-nosing, genuflecting gesture absolutely no one has ever asked for - not even Americans."
By @Ben_Scallan.
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By @Ben_Scallan.
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Fine Gael: Hey lads, let’s make Thanksgiving a bank holiday | Gript
But why???
The TD for Cork North Central Mick Barry has called for the Leaving Cert to be abolished. He has form on this issue, although earlier in the year he was content on the exams just being cancelled for 2021.
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Mick Barry says to abolish the Leaving Cert. | Gript
Education and exams and standards are there for a reason.
The Sports Councils in the UK have released new guidelines which say that the inclusion of transgender players in female sports undermines the safety and competitive fairness of those sports.
https://gript.ie/trans-inclusion-cannot-co-exist-with-fairness-and-safety-uk-sports-councils/
https://gript.ie/trans-inclusion-cannot-co-exist-with-fairness-and-safety-uk-sports-councils/
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Trans inclusion cannot co-exist with fairness and safety: UK Sports Councils | Gript
The new guidelines say that, for many sports, allowing trans people to compete as women undermines the fairness and safety of the sport.
Another Australian state, Queensland, legalised assisted dying last week. The bill passed in the unicameral parliament by an impressive margin — 61 to 30 — on Thursday afternoon. It was a “conscience vote”, ie, MPs were not bound by their party’s policy."
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Why has opposition to euthanasia crumbled? | Gript
Politicians aren't listening to logical, evidence-based arguments.
"Mr. Martin attempted to win votes for his struggling Government. Instead, with this bonus scheme, he will have alienated most of the public sector, and won weeks of miserable coverage about who will get what"
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https://gript.ie/on-bonuses-the-government-shoots-itself-in-the-foot-yet-again/
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On Bonuses, the Government shoots itself in the foot, yet again | Gript
Clueless.