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What I trip over may end up here!

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[John @TheTrips]

#EVERYWOMAN Erin Pizzey

@erin_pizzey
- Founded 1st #Refuge centre; & movement
- Authored 1st book on #DV
- Gender inclusive #DV advocate https://t.co/IgVaoh3aG9

[EverywomanBook @EverywomanBook]

Name the women who inspire you, drive you, empower you. For every shout out using #EVERYWOMAN a book will be donated to a @womensaid refuge.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

@StephenM @DouglasCarswell The parasitic suicidal empathy of socialism/communism: https://t.co/MyiE7bjYGx

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

If you come across someone asserting there is "no scientific evidence" that social media is causing harm, please send them this link.

We lay out seven lines of evidence, including RCTs, natural experiments, and testimony from victims & perpetrators of harm

https://t.co/lZsNalKZE5

[John @TheTrips]

A rare moment of truth at the @UN

https://t.co/0edyDcap2h

[Lisa Britton @LisaBritton]

Unbelievable misandry in Ireland’s “most respected newspaper.”

I speak to a lot of mothers of boys, and they are indeed worried for their sons… not how their sons will treat the world, but how the 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 will treat their 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴. And they’re worried because of the constant anti-men messages like this horrible article pumped out every day.

“I don’t know how parents don’t spend all day, every day, worrying that they’re creating monsters. Or passing down generational trauma.” and "Most of the mothers of boys I know expressed hope that they might have a queer son... (in) the hope that an LGBTQI+ son might more readily treat others with empathy."

Just horrible.

[John @TheTrips]

Modern ed 😶🙄

https://t.co/NmhS1dtYfp

[Saul Sadka @Saul_Sadka]

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is wrong. Grokipedia will crush Wikipedia. It’s not AI that stole Wikipedia’s work without permission—it’s Wikipedia that stole the work of millions of volunteers and handed it over to the most evil people in the world to use as propaganda.

Wikipedia persuaded people to donate tens of millions of hours of their free time—thousands of human lifetimes—to build something collaboratively that would be a repository of human knowledge. Then they handed their work over to shills for everyone who hates the West, freedom, and life itself, and let them use it to rewrite history on behalf of the world’s most evil people. Wikipedia’s leadership betrayed all those people, stole their good work, and turned it evil. So Wikipedia will die, and that's a good thing, but the work of those volunteers will be salvaged.

[Dr. Eoin Lenihan @EoinLenihan]

My view on politics has always been that a nation is like a family. I can disagree with your politics but in the end we need to find a way to live together because we're family and families have similar, narrow needs.

Mass immigration changes that dynamic. Politics moves from familiar to transactional and instead of what's best for the nation, the focus becomes what's best for individual ethnic, religious, economic etc. blocs.

Those who open the borders of a nation - especially to stuff the ballot box - deserve special contempt.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Erica Komisar drops a fascinating insight on the biological roles of moms and dads:

"Fathers produce vasopressin in high quantities — the protective, aggressive hormone that helps them guard their family.

Study example:

- Baby cries at night → mothers wake instantly (nurturing hormones on alert).

- Fathers sleep through it.

- But rustling leaves outside the window? → Fathers wake up immediately (predator threat detection). - Mothers sleep through the noise.

Our hormones literally make us different in how we respond to danger vs. distress."

39-second clip embedded — her calm, science-backed delivery makes this hit hard.

Biology doesn’t lie: moms and dads are wired to complement each other, not compete.

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

The "1,800 gallons of water goes into making one pound of beef" statistic is brilliant deception.

They calculate "water footprint" using three categories: green water (rainfall), blue water (actual irrigation), and grey water (theoretical dilution water).

For beef, 94% is green water. Rain falling on pasture that cattle drink and piss back within days. This rain was falling anyway. It's the natural water cycle.

Only 4% is blue water - actual irrigation.

For almonds? They often only report blue water and leave out green water calculations they included for beef.

Actual blue water comparison:

Beef: 50 liters per liter
Almonds: 600 liters per liter

Almonds use 12 times more actual irrigation than beef. But the headline says beef uses more water because they counted rain falling on pasture.

British beef: 90% of water is rainfall on permanent pasture in Wales and Scotland. Rain that falls constantly whether cattle are there or not. The cattle drink it, piss it back, it returns to the water table within days. Closed loop.

California almonds: 80% of world's almonds grown in chronic drought region. Pumping groundwater from aquifers that took 10,000 years to fill. The Central Valley is literally sinking as water is drained. Some areas have dropped 28 feet.

One borrows from the rain cycle. One mines prehistoric water reserves. But the statistics make you draw the opposite conclusion.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.

If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.

If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.

If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

The more time students spend on screens, the less they learn.

Ed tech does not belong in schools (until it is thoroughly tested & proven to help).

Excerpt from Jared Cooney Horvath's excellent new book, The Digital Delusion, in @TheFP

https://t.co/A5XWRplsRo

[Àgbà John Doe @jon_d_doe]

As a parent, I think this video has taught me something useful.

I recommend that you should try it on your kids, too.

I have also shared it with my wife.

Credit: joe_drummer_boy on IG.

[Mark Simpson @BBCMarkSimpson]

Signed by political leaders from London, Dublin & Belfast. The deal which confirmed the Irish border a century ago. 💯

[Fundamental Investor ™ 🇮🇳 @FI_InvestIndia]

A businessman once bought a massive diamond in South Africa, about the size of an egg yolk.

But to his disappointment, the stone had a crack inside.

He took it to a skilled jeweler, hoping for advice.

The jeweler examined it carefully and said:

“This diamond can be split into two perfect gems, each worth more than the original stone. But one wrong strike and it will shatter into worthless fragments. I won’t take that risk.”

The businessman traveled the world, showing the diamond to jewelers in many countries.

Each one gave the same answer: "Too risky".

Finally, someone told him about an old master jeweler in Amsterdam known for his golden hands.

He flew there the same day.
The old jeweler studied the diamond through his monocle and warned him again of the risk.
The businessman interrupted:

“I’ve heard that story before. I’m ready. Just do it.”

The jeweler nodded, agreed on the price, then turned to a young apprentice working quietly nearby.

The boy took the diamond, placed it on his palm, and struck it once, clean and precise.

The stone split beautifully into two flawless gems.

Without even looking up, he handed them back to the master.

Astonished, the businessman asked:

“How long has he been working for you?”

The old jeweler smiled.

“This is his third day. He doesn’t know the real value of the stone, that’s why his hand didn’t tremble.”

Sometimes the more we fear losing something, the less capable we become of doing what needs to be done.

Treat life’s challenges as if they are lighter than they seem, and your hand will stay steady.

[Ahmed Al-Khalidi @khalidi79397]

Antisemitism never arrives wearing its real name.
It almost never says “kill the Jews” on day one.
It hides behind a mask. A slogan, an excuse, a “principle,” a political campaign.
Today, the mask is “the Zionist regime.”
Same hate. New packaging.

But this tactic is not new. It’s the oldest trick in the book.

“They killed Jesus.”
A theological accusation used for centuries to justify pogroms, expulsions, and forced conversions.

“They poisoned the wells.”
During the Black Plague, Europeans claimed Jews spread disease leading to mass burnings and massacres.

“They control the banks.”
Medieval rulers framed Jews as financial manipulators to justify seizing their property.

“They are disloyal to the crown.”
England used this narrative to expel Jews in 1290, one of the first documented national expulsions.

“They corrupt Christian society.”
Spain used this to launch the Inquisition and force Jews to convert or flee.

“They are racial outsiders.”
19th-century “scientific racism” framed Jews as a biological threat, paving the way for genocide.

“They control the media and culture.”
A favorite of early 20th-century Europe that led directly to violence and boycotts.

“They are capitalists exploiting the workers.”
Soviet antisemitism hid behind Marxist language while banning Hebrew, shutting synagogues, and persecuting Jews.

“They are colonial invaders.”
Arab regimes used this after 1948 to justify expelling nearly 900,000 Jews from Middle Eastern countries.

“They control global systems, the banks, the UN, the world.”
Modern conspiracy theories recycled straight from The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, just with better graphics.

“We only oppose Zionism.”
The newest mask.
The safest way to target Jews collectively while pretending it’s about politics.

History is repeating itself.
Antisemitism always begins as a clever slogan and ends as violence.
And every generation has its “mask of the moment.”

Today’s mask is “anti-Zionism.”
The hate behind it is very old.
The consequences are always the same.

[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

The proposal to rename Herzog Park should be withdrawn in its entirety and not proceeded with.

[Alan Shatter @Alan__Shatter]

RTE News reporting that proposal to rename Herzog Park to be withdrawn! It seems sanity has broken out.
Report relating to renaming Herzog Park to be withdrawn via @RTENews https://t.co/GhRP5qgQLi

[IᖇIᔕᕼ ᘔIOᑎIᔕT 🎗️ 💙 🐬 @TaraZehut1981]

#HandsOffHerzogPark ✡️🇮🇪
A little Irish boy grew up on Cliftonville Road, spoke Irish, hurled for Dublin, son of the Chief Rabbi.
His name was Chaim Herzog.
Now Dublin wants to erase the only place in Ireland that bears an Irish-Jewish name.
One park!
Don’t let hatred scrub our shared history from the map.
Stand with us.
#HandsOffHerzogPark ✡️🇮🇪 @DubCityCouncil