Twitter has been dominated today by 'outrage' aimed at women caught singing a Republican song. In Derry twice a year Loyalist parades emit music including bloodthirsty sectarian songs. If upset by Republican songs I suggest the same degree of tolerance as shown by people of Derry
Deleted my earlier post, as I wanted to correct it & do a a detailed debunk. It took me six reads to even start to understand what the authors had done, because the methodology makes little to no sense in many ways. Here goes- 🧵
Tánaiste says public must bear cost of mica problem….but not the quarries that caused this €3Billion scandal that has ruined so many lives
https://t.co/GkQh3Lp7QB via @rte
Murdered by a man who traveled miles to kill the baby killer, hunting him down on a Sunday morning. People think of abortion as ending life, but it saves women's lives, mothers' lives. There is life today because of Dr Tiller. Where there would have been only emptiness and death.
Mary Lou McDonald doing superb work this morning setting the record straight…
“The Tory party consistently abuses language in a way that is mesmerising…”
“Ireland is also frustrated. We are dealing with the consequences of a decision…that has caused us hundreds of millions of euros. That is risking the peace process & its institutions on the island of Ireland. So when we focus on frustration, we need to think beyond Westminster”
I see @BBCNews are having a news blackout on Tory peer Michelle Mone having her house raided by police. Please retweet if you consider this to be newsworthy.
A new preprint has gone viral as it seems to indicate that mRNA vaccines are less useful than adenovirus vaccines such as Astrazeneca for COVID-19
However, there are some issues. A bit of twitter peer-review 1/n
Join the rebellion.
Directed by @iandraws
Starring @AlMennie, Daithi Harrison, Lynette Callaghan, Michael Buckley and Steve Kendall
Music by @DenisKiltyMusic
Voice by @harprendergast
As you honor my father today, please remember and honor my mother, as well.
She was the architect of the King Legacy and founder of @TheKingCenter, which she founded two months after Daddy was assassinated.
Without #CorettaScottKing, there would be no #MLKDay. #MLK
This is deeply, deeply, uncomfortable to listen to!!!! It is also an uncomfortable truth!!!! Just listen to this Irishman tell it like it is, in the world, right now!!!!!
@tom_usher_ Indeed. We’re literally seeing war crimes committed on camera but anyone calling out those war crimes is being attacked, while the perpetrators just keep going. https://t.co/fscsB34yXD