Fianna Fáil TD (and former junior minister at the Dept of Finance) Sean Fleming calling for price caps on motor fuels. As pointed out here, this can’t be achieved through tax - a price cap would mean artificially limiting the non-tax bit that forecourts can charge, forcing them to trade at a loss.

Was driving earlier during the Celtic-Hearts finale but I did get to enjoy another cracker on comms from Conor McNamara. Sound on for this one.

Also on ‘vote left, transfer left’… the election in Dublin Central is masking the fact that seats are being left behind. Interview with Holly Cairns on this week’s #MondayGR is available to listen back on Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4UIC...) or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/K_aU2sLE_o4):

The Taoiseach has named former IRA man Freddie Scapaticci as the British informant 'Stakeknife'. Micheál Martin was speaking during Dáil statements on the Report of Operation Kenova, in which he called on UK authorities to formally confirm Scapatticci as the informant. @virginmedianews.bsky.social

Some Gardaí due to graduate from Templemore next week can’t enter service straight away… because they don’t have Garda vetting. The process has been changed so that trainees are now vetted during college, not beforehand - but the new process seems to have hit some teething issues…

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Take it away, Luciano. 🇮🇪

Kate Scott and Sarah Kustok welcome audiences to USA's inaugural WNBA game presentation. 🏀

I have questions… and thank Czech for receiving an American Ebola patient. 🙏😢 All hands on deck. Trump needs to bring back to Washington our appropriate teams of specialists, Doctors, and programs from previous administration to handle Ebola.

Who knew there were different types of Plankton? Where SpongBob let you down, Magic School Bus is here to help. #AGirlandHerGay #Science #Podcast #Curiosity

Read Arshia Sattar's review of Audrey Truschke’s ‘India: 5,000 Years of History in the Subcontinent’: https://www.himalmag.com/politics/audrey-truschke-india-southasia-history

While traveling for work, the search for a new Comic Shop had great results! And a little Retail Therapy may have happened along the way! #booksky #blacksky #comicbooks #retailtherapy #bookhaul #comicshop #blerd #staynerdy

We judge books by their covers every day—on shelves, in feeds, and in meetings. The trick isn’t to stop judging; it’s to judge better. questionclass.com/what-can-you... #decisionmaking #reading #design #leadership #questionclass

These are some of the laws of our state of #Minnesota regarding #ice. Please know all your rights. We love all our immigrants in our state, in #Minneapolis and #St.Paul. Everyone looks out for each other. If you need to go somewhere, use an Uber or Lyft. Please don’t go out alone. Travel in a group.

Great learning is like great pizza. We all have preferences in how we learn and what we learn, and we each need the right ingredients to match our #LearningAndDevelopment needs. Our job is to craft a perfect mix, so every learning bite feels relevant, satisfying, and empowering!

Oh, Yoko. Harper is sorry about the quote but it wasn’t his fault! Check out the latest episode of Office Hours at vist.ly/53mfu

Protestors in Naples, Italy have unfurled a giant shroud bearing the names of 18,457 Palestinian children killed by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza...

Arvell Reese arrives for the #NFLdraft red carpet 🙌 Original post

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Teachers don't get paid enough to live in California. On my first day as governor, I'll close a corporate tax loophole and raise $22 billion to fund services like education.

#mn #ice #federal #occupation #resist

Caturday in the village of Dolyna in the Donetsk region of Ukraine: Only 1 resident is left, Yuriy Trofimovich. He cares for more than 20 cats plus two dogs—and today he added some kittens! The Hachiko team left food+medicine for Yuriy so he can keep helping them. 😺

Grace Van Dien describes what it is like watching herself on Netflix during the Stranger Things cast panel at Megacon 2024 Instagram/Threads: SheFantasyEnt TikTok: therealmsshe YouTube: SheFantasy-fe7lo   YouTube: SheComics5172   #strangerthings #megacon #megaconorlando #gracevandien #panels

Merry morning sunshine and all my lovelies 🌞✨🖤 Today is world goth day.☠️ I hope you have the best day ever and it's a little spooky.

disappearing guy inside a tadc dating sim XD #vtuber #clip #funny #tadc

Still hard at work on Magical Showdown! We can get a bit wild sometimes, too- here's a bit of some animations for our latest character, Eili, the Wild Rocker! #indiedev #indiegame #animation #madeinunity

The thing is, these lights aren’t visible. Here, let me show you…

Hör auf, Geld als Motivator zu nutzen! Wenn du dein Team nur mit Kohle lockst, brennst du aus – und dein Laden in Berlin gleich mit. Echte Leistung, echte Loyalität ents... #kostenWärmepumpealtbau #Berlin

How Netanyahu Uses Genocide to Cling to Power

Imagine being sent back into your past unwillingly, only to discover you are part of a dark spell cast by your ex-boyfriend to include you in his selfish agenda! #Romance #DarkFiction #darkromance #RomanticSciFi #RomanticSuspense #Betrayal #TimeTravel #Suspense books2read.com/u/3nMAB8

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En el primer trimestre del año los precios de la vivienda se han disparado casi un 14%, según datos del ministerio De media, el metro cuadro ya se ha pagado a 2.300€, un nuevo máximo En marzo se han comprado menos casas pero más caras 🎙️ Blanca Pascual

Anne Applebaum exposes how the #TrumpCrimeFamily is trampling on the constitution and breaking our institutions all while they loot the treasury and set themselves up to trade on stocks that the government is doing business with. Come November vote every Republican out.

The Metro is delayed again due to a Judicial Review being lodged. What is a Judicial Review you say? Let's have a chat about it and on why public transport infrastructure is vital to tackling the ongoing Climate Crisis and our Housing Crisis.

#blacksky #gymsky #fitnesssky #weightliftingsky

Do harsh penalties actually stop youth crime? #ABQ Judge Cindy Leos explains what happens after an arrest & shares why diversion programs like Young Adult Court offer a different path. Who qualifies? What's working to change criminal behavior? #NewMexicoNewsInsiders Podcast

http://cat.world/ RIONS UN PEU Les Traqueurs de Chair à Canon du #TCC ont #eu la très mauvaise idée de vouloir kidnapper un mobilisable pour l'envoyer sur le front... Ces criminels ont eu droit à un comité d'accueil en bonne et due forme.

A volcano was erupting in the Philippines when a meteor suddenly crashed behind it and it appeared that something came out of meteor and began flying upwards

What you're paying for is the editor. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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"Fusion center databases represent a modern general warrant." The whole point of the Fourth Amendment was to stop the dragnet. These databases are all-encompassing, exist in perpetuity, and anyone can fall in. #Surveillance #Privacy #FusionCenters Full conversation in the thread 👇

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1/23 is Ranked Choice Voting Day (1/23): as easy as 1, 2, 3. In PEOPLE vs POLITICS, former Colorado House Speaker Terrance Carroll breaks down what ranked choice voting actually does and why the way we choose winners matters. 📌 @rankthevoteusa.bsky.social #rankthevote #rankchoicevoting

From a very special birthday gathering for Kay Lycett to kindergarteners at Whittier Elementary in Oak Park learning about the weather. Here’s what caught Suzanne Le Mignot and Mary Kay Kleist’s eye this week.

Albanese unleashes on Angus Taylor’s uncosted policies & reminds he promised things would “get better” by knifing Sussan Ley in the back “The truth is they’re getting worse” Says No of Coalition MPs is shrinking “I suspect when we come back, that will decrease further”💥 #auspol

Collectibles & Videogames Part 280 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 Remaster (PlayStation 5, 2024) Grid Studio DualSense Controller Frame (202?) #fyp #POV #Gaming #Collectibles #GamingRoom #Sony #PlayStation #Aspyr #SoulReaver #GridStudio #Samsung #Divoom #Paladone

Nova Scotia has updated its EOI system under the NSNP, introducing a 12-month validity period starting May 1, 2026. Candidates must now receive an invitation within one year or submit a new profile to stay in the pool. zurl.co/iAjEz

@genesperling.bsky.social: President Trump is doubling down on tariffs, risking even higher prices, weaker job growth, and more economic uncertainty instead of prioritizing consumers, small businesses, and long-term growth.

Sometimes they play so nicely together.

The two closest rivals in world football are separated by just 44m across the narrow Rue Claude Farrére in western Paris 🇫🇷 🏟️ Parc des Princes (PSG) 🏟️ Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris FC) #groundhopping #footballhistory

Tens of thousands of people are heading to downtown Detroit this weekend. Coming up this morning on CBS News Detroit, we'll have more on the 2025 Detroit Free Press Marathon.

Older Australians are dying waiting for care. Labor and the Liberals are selling the care of our parents and grandparents off for private profits and releasing less care than people need each year. In a wealthy country like ours, there’s no excuse for a crisis of aged care.

Just two buds, also Grey Cup Champions.

Stai vivendo la settimana che ti meriti, Flavio🫂 #Tennis #RolandGarros #Cobolli

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