Laura Boyle 🇮🇪

Ironically the first time I ever read anything questioning the rationale for vaccines (way back in 1993) was in ‘Animal Liberation’ by Peter Singer who makes a strong case for animal rights and an end to vivisection. In the book he outlines several examples of disease reductions preceding the introduction of vaccines to illustrate why use of animals in the testing of medications including vaccines is not only cruel but is also pointless. It’s ironic because many progressives in the animal welfare/rights space abhor RFK Jr for his sceptical position on vaccines and yet here he is supporting bigger wins for animals and the anti-vivisection movement than any animal welfare scientist or activist could ever have dreamed possible. You’ve simply got to ♥️ this man 👏 #animalwelfare #RFKjr #Stoptheshots

So the fuel price hike bothers you then? Suggests a line has been crossed for you…. For those of us living in towns and cities around Ireland our ‘line’ was crossed several years ago. It will come to everyone eventually and eventually you too will understand #HowIrelandWorks #fuelprotests

I reckon if you speak for more than five minutes to many of the people currently blocking roads something along the lines of "men of military age/Irelands full" etc will come up. (Government should still cap fuel prices)

Cork, Ireland Irish army on standby to dismantle peaceful fuel protest. Our constitution is gone! Pray for 🇮🇪

@SK_00001 Although the alliteration works better I’ve never heard of ‘the fighting Finnish’ 🇫🇮 🤔

Fuel prices in Finland. Struggling to understand why the idiots in Ireland think they're any worse off? And secondly, why aren't they protesting down at Trump's golf course in Clare? It's all his fault

@EoinLenihan Congratulations Eoin! I only came across her recently and she rocks 💪🏻👏

I didn't want to put it in my initial tweet in case I sounded braggy when talking about a very serious topic but I am really proud to be the first ever 'correspondent' on Dumpster Fire. I've been a fan of Bridget's a long, long time. We've seen similar trials and tribulations on here. A cool moment for me personally.

We did something different for Dumpster Fire tonight and actually talked to someone who is Irish! ☘️ And wrote a book about the tinder box that is Ireland. Drops tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT.

@ethicalfarmIE @catlowry54 @Roxanesweet The fat cats who run this country use ‘the proper channels’ to shut down dissent. There is no option for those with grievances at the grass roots but to work this way

@catlowry54 @Roxanesweet But on day one they were causing havoc across the country. Maybe they should have gone through the proper channels first.

A calf died due to a vet being unable to get through a blockade. There are also issues with feed deliveries. There must be livestock trucks delayed going to the ports and slaughterhouses. We are heading for an animal welfare crisis.... agriland.ie/farming-news/c…

We are possibly heading for an animal welfare crisis Caroline and that worries and scares me too. However it’s nothing compared to the crisis people are facing all over Ireland. They either address it now or it will bring us all down eventually. Animals and humans alike #onewelfare

I STILL support the #FuelProtest Retweet if you agree. Let them know the country is backing them. ✊🇮🇪

Stand with the #FuelProtest. ☘️

Please, if you do not live in Ireland, keep sharing posts about the situation on the ground. The Irish Government have deployed the Military to break up protests today, and they might “temporarily” shut down the Internet to stop footage from getting out. It’s getting bad. 🙏

@Annie_deBhal And that everyone who is not is a left wing nut

Isn’t it funny how pretty much everyone supporting the “fuel protests” is a right wing nut?

Just a quick bullet point advice to the people protesting on the ground throughout the country. Please share. - it is extremely important that they keep any interactions with the Gardaí or the Army peaceful (both physically and verbally i.e. no shouting verbal abuse, no intimidation, no threatening gestures, no following officials etc) - Extremely important that any interaction with the Gardai or the army is recorded on phones (they have the right to record under Article 10 of the European Convention also decisions in Grigoryan v Armenia (2025) and Butkevich v Russia) - If the Gardaí or the army approaches, it is advisable that they nominate one person to talk as opposed to having a shouting match (as this would increase the risk of escalation); - they should be prepared that they can be arrested for blocking the roads / failure to comply with directions (either under the Road Traffic Act or Public Order Act). If someone is formally arrested (i.e. informed that he is being arrested) they should not resist arrest. Solicitor should be contacted immediately after arrest. - Emergency vehicles must be given free passage (fire access/ ambulances etc). Stay strong, stay calm. #FuelProtest #MakeWorkPay

@debatuin Possibly because all that we’re all sick of is finally coming out in the wash 🤔

Surprising amount of these #fuelprotest crowd seem to have a lot to say about immigration and gender. 🤨

Is there a religious revival happening or not? Yes, is the answer. It's small and tentative, but hard data like increased adult baptisms in a lot of countries bears it out. Good news for Easter weekend. (Link in replies).

On this sacred day, many families across Ireland pause to reflect on faith, sacrifice, and the enduring values that have shaped our country. The image of the Cross reminds us of duty, resilience, and the strength found in belief. These are not abstract ideals. They are the foundations of family, community, and nation. Ireland’s story is deeply rooted in Christian tradition. It has guided our sense of right and wrong, our care for one another, and our respect for human dignity. Today is a moment to reflect quietly. To remember the meaning behind the sacrifice. To recommit to the values that hold our society together. Faith still matters. Family still matters. Ireland still matters. #GoodFriday #Faith #Ireland #Tradition #Community

Cultural totalitarianism...

Countries with death penalty for gay people: 🇮🇷 Iran 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇧🇳 Brunei Countries with death penalty for terrorists: 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 USA 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇭 Thailand Guess which one European are outraged over.

The craziest discovery from this war: Iran’s regime has way more fans in Europe than in the entire Middle East 😂 Europe.. what on earth is going on with you!?

@Nick_Delehanty Disappointing take Nick 👎🏻

This is depraved. The world is currently being turned upside down to “defend Israel’s democracy”. Israel started this war. The resulting fuel crisis will cause mass starvations across the poorest countries in the world, Sudan etc. How many new refugees will flock to Europe because of this? Livelihoods across the developed world are about to be destroyed. The world is in total chaos right now. Meanwhile Israel continues to invade Lebanon.… they are not stopping anytime soon. They need to be.

I think I know why everything sucks... ...and it's because everything is fake We are getting fake college degrees that cost 4 years and six figures that teach you fake education and get you fake jobs. We are eating fake food, with fake ingredients, funded by fake research. We are scrolling through fake lives, with fake relationships, who take fake, curated vacations to promote brands that make fake products. We are voting for fake candidates, who run on fake promises, inside a fake system that was never designed to fix anything. We are raising kids in fake schools that teach fake history, fake science, which quietly produce fake adults who can't think for themselves. We are watching fake news, about fake crises, produced by fake journalists, for fake outrage. We are borrowing fake money that was printed from nothing, to fund a fake economy that would collapse in an afternoon if people stopped pretending it was real. We are buying fake organic food that's just a paid label, and drinking fake juice with two percent juice in it, and putting fake cheese on cheeseburgers that's just "cheese product" on fake burger meat. We are donating to fake nonprofits where the moeny never makes it to the people and then funding fake foreign aid that buys real weapons to prop up fake governments. We are going to fake therapy that teaches fake coping skills instead of telling you hard truths. We are buying fake furniture made of fake wood that's actually compressed sawdust and glue that looks like wood, ships in fourteen boxes with instructions written in a fake language that isn't quite any language, requires tools it doesn't include, takes 4 hours to build, wobbles on day 1, and is totally destroyed in 6 months. We are downloading fake "free" apps that charge a subscription after three days for AI features that don't work, hidden behind a paywall we didn't see, protected by a privacy policy we didn't read, buried inside Terms of Service written by lawyers specifically so we wouldn't read them, that we agreed to by tapping a button the size of a thumbnail, that gave a company we've never heard of the right to sell our data to companies we'll never hear of, to build a profile on us we'll never see, to influence decisions we'll never know were made. IT. IS. ALL. FAKE. And we all yearn for what was once real. Don't you remember? Did you forget? There was a time with a simple handshake between men was a contract. When bread went stale because... well, that's what real bread does! When kids played outside all day until it was dark, and nobody tracked them. When a family could live off a single income. When music was made by people who LIVED something real and you could feel it. When schools was HARD... and that was the point! When doctors knew your name and your family, they even came to your house, When you bought something once... and it was yours forever. When the chair your grandmother bought once lasted 70 years and she passed it onto your dad. And now nothing is real, and that's why everything sucks.