j_g_fitzgerald

j_g_fitzgerald, 8 months ago to random

Depressing post from FB; European artists & musicians are being turned back at British border controls. GB artists face restrictions going to Europe, because fanatically anti-EU English nationalist politicians erected barriers to trade and personal movement.
GB is becoming the Hermit Kingdom of Europe. This insane policy is supported by the opposition Labour party.
#Brexshit

j_g_fitzgerald, 11 months ago to random

Hydrogen powered trains are carrying passengers in Quebec, replacing diesel as fuel. Hydrogen offers a great way to store surplus wind & solar power for later use. There is no good reason for delaying widespread use of this green technology.
#GreenTechnology
#GreenTransport

j_g_fitzgerald, 1 year ago to random

Live updates: SpaceX's uncrewed Starship explodes on launch attempt
Misk fails to get it up.
#CurseOfMusk
https://www.cnn.com/webview/us/live-news/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-04-20-23?adobe_mc=TS%3D1682004974%7CMCMID%3D07592102701682704288670073657516946059%7CMCORGID%3D7FF852E2556756057F000101%40AdobeOrg&iid=cnn-mobile-app

j_g_fitzgerald, 1 year ago to random

RTE news : Spanish Navy ship sent to draw up maps loses its way
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

http://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2023/0427/1379594-spanish-navy-ship-sent-to-draw-up-maps-loses-its-way/

j_g_fitzgerald, 5 months ago to random

Merry Christmas everyone
#merrychristmas

j_g_fitzgerald, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

https://www.thejournal.ie/israeli-troops-al-shifa-hospital-gaza-conflict-6226231-Nov2023/

Barbaric Israeli army demands sick and wounded people should leave hospital, with no transport, fuel or assistance.
Israel has descended to inhuman savagery. It will never be forgiven for this.

j_g_fitzgerald, 3 months ago to random

A short lecture from an expert (in BS).

j_g_fitzgerald, 2 months ago to random

Dementia Donald's handlers are cancelling public appearances, to avoid more embarrassment.
#TraitorTrump
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/this-is-the-biggest-story-in-all-of-politics-right-now-and-its-still-being-fully-ignored/55183/

j_g_fitzgerald, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Does GOP support Russian "holy war" against western civilisation, including USA?

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-orthodox-church-declares-holy-war-against-ukraine-and-west/

j_g_fitzgerald, 1 year ago to random

RTE news : Trump says he will 'probably' attend civil rape trial

TFG cuts short his visit to Irish golf resort, returning to NYC to face the music.

http://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/0504/1380629-donald-trump-doonbeg/

j_g_fitzgerald, 1 year ago to random

In our city garden, Auden's wonderfully lyrical lines come to mind;
Out on the lawn I lie in bed,
Vega conspicuous overhead
In the windless nights of June ...
etc.
But it's afternoon & there's a slight breeze, open-air, natural air-conditioning. I wonder; are we mad to leave this place? Then I think of future days in the mountains with another lawn, other afternoons.
No moment lasts forever. We've had the best of this urban space. It's time to move on & find new challenges, new discoveries & friends yet to be encountered.
#CityGarden
#Garden
#Auden

j_g_fitzgerald, 11 months ago to random

Last day. We closed up the city house, contents packed & moved out. I walked around the empty rooms, taking a video record for reasons I can't fully explain. Moving is a gigantic effort, a decisive break with 22 years of parenthood, adolescence, family crises & reconciliations. I'm happy to go. Loose ends are tied up, with some frayed knots. It's time to change direction. We face the future with high ambitions. All the family are on board (after some persuasion). We can't complain, living by the sea in a house overflowing with baggage, crates of books, pictures & furniture from elsewhere isn't the worst way to spend the summer. I wish the new owners of our old house well. Good luck to them. Our past is their future. Our future is ours to determine, as best we can, as ever.
#Hope
#Ambition
#FutureHopes
#MovingHome

j_g_fitzgerald, 8 months ago to random

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/sleepwalking-our-way-to-the-apocalypse/52441/

We are in grave danger of being wiped out by the extinction crisis & for the most part, politicians are doing nothing but deny, dither and distract.
The time for action has gone. It's time to hit the 'panic' button now.
#ClimateCatastrophe

j_g_fitzgerald, 8 months ago to random

EV charging in densely populated cities looks like a great revenue opportunity for ambulance chasing lawyers.

j_g_fitzgerald, 9 months ago to random

A friend found these in his office complete with USB cables. He plugged them in but doesn't know their intended use, other than pretty light effects.
Any ideas Mastodonians?

j_g_fitzgerald, 10 months ago to random

Having attended the funeral of a family friend in Banbridge, NI, we stopped overnight, near the border, at Killeavy Castle on the way south. A pleasant morning walk was enlivened by this character who's clearly reserved his proprietary perch on a balcony overlooking the gardens.
#Think32
#IrelandUnited

j_g_fitzgerald, 9 months ago to random

Walking in the Avonmore river valley, near Rathdrum, Wicklow, this afternoon.

j_g_fitzgerald, 2 months ago to random

Israel kills international aid workers delivering food to Gaza.

Https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gaza-aid-workers-killed-briton-world-central-kitchen-israel-idf-hamas-b1148832.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0ybb3R9A_ZM1g54FazrXhReA_6JE3lieM1AOeo8h-7N4JRORIp1_ZNW_4#Echobox=1712037149

j_g_fitzgerald, 9 months ago to random

https://claireberlinski.substack.com/p/dear-linda-yaccarino

Xhitter hits new lows with Muskovich's latest antisemitic rant. I maintained a slim presence on the xhit site, to stay in touch with a severely ill user I got to know. She died earlier this week so I'm packing up, leaving xhitland to the hate mongers as they destroy what's left of the festering birdsite.
#MuckFusk

j_g_fitzgerald, 9 months ago to random

https://fb.watch/mIAeyl5GQd/
Trackless trams are emerging as a new, low-cost option in sustainable public transport.
This could be of great benefit in places like Ireland where development lead times for rail projects are measured in decades, not years.

j_g_fitzgerald, 11 months ago to random

The grand old Duke of Wagner
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to Moscow
Then he marched them back again.
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

j_g_fitzgerald, 8 months ago to random

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/24/2195169/-Ukraine-Update-Ukraine-just-had-its-best-week-of-the-year

Ukraine breaches Russian positions at several key points. Putin's forces are paying a heavy price for his stupidity
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

j_g_fitzgerald, 10 months ago to random

This is not a drill. US govt environment agency approves high risk cancer toxin as a fuel additive.

https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-approved-chevron-fuel-ingredient-cancer-risk-plastics-biofuel

j_g_fitzgerald, 7 months ago to random

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/demand-a-ceasefire-by-all-parties-to-end-civilian-suffering/

End the human catastrophe, #CeasefireNow

j_g_fitzgerald, 3 months ago to random

Biden to announce US airdrops of humanitarian assistance into Gaza, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/politics/biden-airdrops-assistance-gaza

USA puts on a show to calm worldwide anger, planning to drop "aid .... within days" while American bombs, bullets, warplanes, tanks & diplomatic support are killing starving civilians.
#GenocideJoe