Bit flustered to see my name. Thanks all. Had a great holiday, blue skies in December. New Year resolution is to limit social media and concentrate on other things. Just staying on X as the gender stuff needs contrarian voices to break the spell and I can't abandon that task. Will probably/ hopefull...

What I read from your posts in this thread is your anti-Muslim/anti-Arab sentiments I have repeatedly said that the bombardment of Gaza must stop. I have repeatedly spoken about innocent Palestinian civilians. But I utterly deplore Hamas. Just like I deplore ISIS, and the Taliban and any jihadi ter...

That's a fairly dumb argument in fairness. But Hating Jews is antisemitism -yes Hating Israel is antisemitism - yes Antizionism is antisemitism - no Supporting Palestinians is antisemitism - no Calling for a cease fire is antisemitism - no Criticizing collective punishment is antisemitism - no Antia...

And shag off with your "I expect better from you". Fkn hell, the nuns used to say that to me in primary school. I'm not here to coddle favour with anyone. I don't care who disapproves of me. Just because I support a person's viewpoint in one case, doesn't mean I support their every fecken ...

Gideon Levi analyses Israeli attitudes. https://www.tiktok.com/@auroraengel1992/video/7310287712169299233 How can you, while declaring that you supported the side of the oppressed now imply that the Palestinian situation only deserved protestations after Oct 7th? Maybe you missed out on the protest...

To be clear, I completely disapprove of this terrible bombardment of innocent civilians in Gaza. It's deplorable. I can understand people being horrified and going out on the streets. I would also go out, if there had been mass condemnations of what Hamas did to Israeli citizens. But there really wa...

Whatever Israel should have done in response to Oct 7 events, what they did, and continue to do, for two months now, on a daily basis, is most certainly unacceptable to people as the worldwide street protests affirm. That the representatives of those protesting - their governments - do little to sl...

It was my expression correct. If total anihilation of gaza is the only way to get these terrorist thugs, then we need to rethink things. Us is expert at removing people that they dont want in positions of power, globally. They have done it for decades. Most famous was the phoenix programme in Vietn...

What percentage of Israelis are Zionists I wonder? I don't know. Is it the older generation? How does it happen that the Zionists are gotten rid of? What does getting rid of them for a much better world look like? The only bit I have heard is that many Israeli people have had a big problem before al...

I wont ever be convinced by any argument that any conflict in a theatre of war will be best served by murdering women and children who are not combatants for the benefit of the greater good. Never I never said that. The benefit of the greater good? That's your expression, nothing I said. I asked wh...

Before October 7th I was completely disgusted with settlers taking Palestinians land, the conditions in Gaza, disgusted with right wing Israeli governments, Netanyahu, I viewed Israel as a kind of despotic state, and the Zionists as cruel and racist. I still think those things. But after October 7th...

So US vetoed the UN resolution in favour of supporting Israel killing civilians. Nothing new for the US there then. What Hamas did to civilians was horrendous, and what Israel is now doing to civilians is equally horrendous. There is absolutely no way we can murder civilians in a civilized world, a...

Yiz are all very shmart. These is serious enough! A fair amount of damage done. The storm isn't even due til 6pm.

I see Galway has just come through a sudden red wind warning window of an hour.

A tornado went through Leitrim village an hour ago

I watched Leave The World Behind. In many ways it was a reasonably enjoyable caper, despite it's unsubtle 'telling not showing' preaching and some nauseating camera work. But I'm mystified how in a movie produced by Obama's production company (Higher Ground, because of course it is called that) and ...

Storm Elin will be chased immediately by Storm Fergus tomorrow. Will I even be back home on the island after Christmas before Storm Isha? Looks unlikely with the rate of storms.

Couple of nights ago I rewatched Oliver Stones JFK made in 1991. I don't care if it is a web of conspiracy theories, it's a damn fine film. Kevins Costner and Bacon give great performances. I love the way Stone put it together, flipping in and out of different modes.

Brought me to tears. Síofra Lawless being welcomed back to school after becoming World Junior Boxing Champion. AWESOME

Anyway I know few people care anymore, but I hope more of those who looked down their noses at the much deplored "antivaxxers" can at least acknowledge at this stage that we were entitled to the free choice about what we want to take into our bloodstream.

More than a quarter of people injected with mRNA Covid jabs suffered an unintended immune response created by a glitch in the way the vaccine was read by the body, a study has found. No adverse effects were created by the error, data show, but Cambridge scientists found such vaccines were not perfe...

Here's a nice surprise, for me anyway. For years and years I have dutifully made sure enough money has been in the bank to pay the weekly standing order to the credit union for the loan which has swelled and decreased variously for decades. I don't keep an eye on the loan and only see the balance on...

Leaving this here for the record. I can't read it fully. It's unbearable in the scope and depth of the depravity. This one day of intimate, personalised, up close assault by Hamas must rank as one of the worst days of human history. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12822271/Hamas-raped-men-w...

I sincerely hope we never experience such.

On and on they go about the effing "far right" and instead there's actual evidence of HEZBOLLAH recruiting in Ireland!!!! https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/10/29/irelands-intelligence-services-evaluate-hezbollah-presence/ And on a not unrelated note, do look for video of B...