RTE news: Thousands turn out to protest Trump visit in Dublin

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0912/1591250-trump-visit-ireland/

Everyone shrugs.
Moves on.

Terrible politics.

RTE news : Seven people killed in separate crashes on Irish roads

http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0222/1559758-ireland-rtc/

What's happening in Antrim right now is pure sectarian hatred. Kids hiding in their attics waiting for thugs to loot their houses. Women not able to work because they'll be attacked. Men who have done decent jobs for years across our country being hounded out of workplaces.

Cruelty is the tactic. Power is the point:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/14/fracture-lines/#disassembly-manual

Decent writing from @pluralistic

Thanks for this reminder @pluralistic

I have a friend who last year moved into a new house. This week she couldn't figure out why her toilet refused to flush.

It turns out that the batteries used to activate the cistern had run out. She removed the panel at the flush button, changed the batteries and then saw that a manual flush mechanism existed behind the panel out of reach when said panel is returned to its place.

@pluralistic needs to know this.