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JUST IN: Iranians are gathering on bridges and around power plants, forming human chains after threats of US and Israeli strikes on Iran's civilian infrastructure.

“When people insist that autism can be neatly divided into levels - mild, moderate, severe - I don’t recognise myself anywhere on that line. Because I am not standing at one fixed point on the spectrum. I am the spectrum”. Super moving and brilliant blog from @jaunty_aphorism 💯

Hundreds of scientists back all-Ireland service to tackle misinformation irishtimes.com/science/2026/0…

Just here to coin the term ‘slop-shaming’: the act of deriding the use of AI to create words or images, especially ‘art’ or social media (as so much of the value here is a sense of human connection). Also applicable for those wrongly accused of AI use due to style of writing etc

@paulmurphy_TD @Iskesullas Is the picture shared here generated by AI - rather than the worded letter itself as surely it would be read at least once before sending out?

@Iskesullas Look carefully at the second paragraph. Wtf is going on there?

A landlord TD with an enormous property portfolio like Ken O'Flynn would rather be banging the drum about imported 'culture war' BS than discuss why rents are so high.

I don't think its an unreasonable ask that the Irish government at least unilaterally rule out allowing the U.S. to use Shannon for further attacks on Iran

⚠️ ICE is now utilizing advanced social media monitoring to perform “sentiment analysis.” By scraping TikTok and other platforms, they can monitor the emotional and political temperature of entire geographic areas, identifying resistance hot spots. trib.al/JaUnWcB

American surgeon Mark Perlmutter who has worked in disaster and conflict zones around the globe. Israeli snipers deliberately targeting Palestinian children - "no toddler is shot twice by accident"

US Troops out of Shannon.

2025 has ended. The genocide in Gaza has not. Infographic: Israeli violations committed against Palestinians in Gaza from October 2023 through the end of 2025, despite a declared ceasefire and binding ICJ orders⤵️

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We feel your pain!

@thejournal_ie Ive no problem with trans people or anyone else getting free HRT but couldn’t this issue be solved by gp or healthcare provider indicating Free or Not Free on the prescription, if they don’t want to allow it for conditions other than perimenopause & menopause for cost reasons?

Pharmacists have said nobody entering a pharmacy should expect to be questioned on whether they are transgender. One pharmacist said the Minister for Health has “a gross misinterpretation of the role of a pharmacist" amid confusion over eligibility. thejournal.ie/free-hrt-schem…

A valuable flute went missing yesterday from the owner's bike on the way to a lunchtime session in Cassidy's in Camden St. It has huge sentimental value and a reward has been offered. If anyone sees it, please send a DM. RTs appreciated.

The Newgrange Winter Solstice livestream link is now available on Heritageireland.ie No matter where you are in the world, you can be a part of this extraordinary event by tuning in at 8.40am on 21 December by visiting heritageireland.ie/visit/newgrang… I hope you find time to watch

"Two bullets in her head." An Israeli sniper shot a six-year-old girl at a wedding in northern Gaza during the ceasefire on November 3. This is her story aje.io/66z5df

Chatbots "are befuddling students, researchers and archivists by generating “incorrect or fabricated archival references..." They "also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records." Link👇

A small reminder, especially if you struggle with low mood in the winter, that this is just 8 or 9 weeks away, fewer in some cases 👇🏼🌱🌱

Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language rte.ie/news/2025/1204…