Ireland is Full
Of empty homes
Of derelict buildings
Of derelict sites
Of land
Ireland is full
Of empathy
Of love
Of care
Of community
Ireland is Full
Of ideas
Of Hope
Of energy
Of capacity & ability
Ireland can ensure everyone here has a home, security, dignity
The UN Security Council just voted on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The vote came after 17,000+ Palestinians, including 7,000+ children, have been killed.
The USA vetoed the resolution & the UK was the only abstention.
Utterly shameful complicity in a massacre of a people.
We're hitting 1.5/2°C of global warming even earlier than scientists' worst-case scenarios. Abrupt permafrost thaw and the collapse of major tropical ecosystems have begun. Planetary catastrophe is here. The neoliberal energy transition has already failed. Rethink everything. 🧵
Hey, all you 'good Christians' who couldn't give a f*** about Palestine: You do know they're killing and ethnically cleansing Palestinian Christians, too? Or do you only give a shit about Christians who look like you?
In 1985 Shane MacGowan used "the sick-bed of Cúchulainn" (in mythology, a standing stone he tied himself to in order to stay upright and continue to fight off enemies) as a clever way of saying "too drunk to stand" and that's why I'll never be happy with any metaphor I ever write
And to be quite frank, most anti-child rants on this web site sound like reactions stemming from sociopathic envy that a small child’s needs and development is being prioritized above your preferences and convenience.
Tonight is Patrick Kielty's first night hosting the Late Late Toy Show and by all means, I hope he puts on an enjoyable night for all concerned. But I ain't spending any time on it because in the meantime, every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in north Que