Monthly Archives: August 2026

Eoin Lenihan on X: Pavee Point and 35+ other regional Traveller support NGO’s need to be stripped of all public funding … and…

@EoinLenihan Pavee Point and the 35+ other regional Traveller support NGOs need to be stripped of all public funding. Same for the public funding to Irish universities to run courses like “Travellers, Rights and Nomadism” in UCD or “Undoing Traveller … Continue reading

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Dan O’Brien on X: Ireland’s personal taxes rated worst among 38 countries. This has been the case for almost two decades. Comment: Is this a consequence of foreigners from overseas working in the top tech and pharma industries here. I have heard a few people from abroad saying they are charged a lot of tax here.

@danobrien20 · Aug 22 Ireland’s personal taxes rated second worst among 38 countries. This has been the case for almost two decades.

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Nexta: BREAKING: Peskov drags Britain into the War “Kyiv regime”

BREAKING: Peskov drags Britain into the war The Kremlin spokesman claimed that Britain is taking part in the war on the side of the “Kyiv regime” and is “systematically and regularly adding fuel to the fire” by providing Ukraine with … Continue reading

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Chay Bowes on X: Germany may lose its AAA credit rating from S&P due to record levels of debt: Most 2027 budget spent on servicing debts

@BowesChay · 1h Germany may lose its AAA credit rating from S&P due to record levels of debt. The federal government’s debt currently stands at 65.2% of GDP, and Berlin plans to spend almost a third of its 2027 budget … Continue reading

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The Tea Myriam Francoise: The Real Story Behind The US-China Tech Rivalry — Yi-Ling Liu

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Fortune: Women want ‘dads’ not ‘duds’@ A Nobel-winning historian has a theory for falling birthrates, but the economics aren’t straightforward

Subscribe Sign in 1 Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says 2 ‘We will not endure’ — Top Iranian leaders signal they are running … Continue reading

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MOSSADil on X: Robots … beyond what is conceivable

https://twitter.com/MOSSADil/status/2091449383011123433/video/1

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Shining Science: Research shows constant criticism rewires a child’s brain. And the emotional stress shapes lifelong mental health. Children raised in environments filled with constant criticism often develop a stress-response system that remains on high alert, even in the absence of actual threats.

Shining Science @ShiningScience Research shows constant criticism rewires a child’s brain. And the emotional stress shapes lifelong mental health. Children raised in environments filled with constant criticism often develop a stress-response system that remains on high alert, even in the … Continue reading

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DW: Are the Iran and Ukraine crises morphing into a world war?

Ralph Martin08/22/2026August 22, 2026 Russia’s war against Ukraine and the US-Iran conflict are becoming increasingly intertwined. From Iranian drones in Ukraine and Ukrainian support for Gulf states, the lines between the conflicts are beginning to blur.

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Grok 4.5 AI: Charles ffrench Blake-Forster, son of Mary Josephine Blake-Forster (daughter of Henry Comerford) and Captain Francis Blake-Forster

Current historical work: https://share.google/d2bWHA6RuBiRSC0lu Charles Ffrench (or French) Blake-Forster (c. 1850/1851–9 September 1874) was a short-lived but prolific Irish writer, genealogist, and local public figure from a landed Galway-Clare family. He was born at Forster House (Forster Street House) on … Continue reading

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