Game Set & Match to Trump on trade it looks like. Argued on pod, the EU's weakness was various countries had different trade agendas/links with US. Yanks exploited this fragility & won the day. Commission not strong enough, so folded. Relief for Ireland! podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/why…

Understandably lots of stress about this. But the fact that we can have a few cases of Listeria and then quickly trace it to specific foods from specific retailers is an indication of how safe our food pipeline is. Listeria isn’t to be messed with, but it’s found in quite a lot

Nearly back up to 7k followers after the exodus. Those numbers are not *that* important to me these days, but if you DO like things like sunrise, calm, Irish Seascapes, light on water & a very handsome dog…? …then you should absolutely follow us. ☺️ Please share if you agree?

Grok is once again misleading X users. When asked to find the source of this viral image of a girl seeking food in Gaza, Grok incorrectly said that the photo shows a Yazidi girl fleeing ISIS in Syria in 2014, leading to many users repeating Grok's inaccurate claim and calling for

Memory preserved in wood. In 2022, a storm broke a branch of an old linden tree near the foundation of the Church of the Tithes, destroyed in 1240 during the Mongol invasion. Legend says it was planted 400 years ago by Metropolitan Petro Mohyla to honour the Kyivan victims of

‘Omer Bartov, a leading historian of the Holocaust and a veteran of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, said that it was a “misnomer” to call Israel’s operation in Gaza a “war”; instead, he writes of “genocide”’ newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

Russia bombed a penal colony in Zaporizhzhia today. 16 killed, 35 wounded. Exactly three years after they burned Ukrainian POWs alive in Olenivka. A deliberate, repeated war crime.

Day 1252 🇺🇦👊 #Ukraine

Her name was Diana. She was 23 years old and 7 months pregnant. Russia murdered her today in an attack on the maternity hospital in Kamyanske.

“Just use ChatGtP to write it, Marc?” . It took me years to find my ‘creative’ voice & hone it. Why would I give it away to a machine? #AI

We should have a larger convo about how companies like American Eagle use beautiful people to add glamor to unglamorous products. In 2023, a young Bangladeshi woman committed suicide at a factory that made American Eagle clothes bc of abuse. This is the cost of cheap clothes.

In the past 24 hours, Russia has: • Bombed several medical centers • Bombed a maternity ward • Bombed a prison • Bombed a grocery store • Bombed 73 Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages • Killed over two dozen people, including prisoners and pregnant women

Mark Twain would have been absolutely brilliant on Twitter

Yep 15 smart home gadgets that are easy targets for hackers share.google/u9NzL2soR4tpgw…

We’ve been leaving irreversible scars on Earth for 2 million years. Now, as we drill the last intact Arctic wildlands, we’re nearing the end of what’s left to destroy—and what can sustain us. yahoo.com/news/articles/…

Poetry Ireland is delighted to announce Alvy Carragher (Ireland) and Ali Choudhary (UK) as winners of the The Eavan Boland Award 2025. Full press release here: poetryireland.ie/education/news…

1411 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. 951 days since the Taliban banned women from going to university. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

Challah bread French toast with mascarpone, roasted pistachio, Irish strawberries and a drizzle of honey. Our summer brunch menu Tuesday through to Sunday. Greenwich.ie

Well this is frightening. As we overheat the oceans, Blue whales are under stress and are falling silent. They are a warning of what is to come. What on Earth are we doing? nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Every. Single. Day. Genocide.