Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ

Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ

@dfertl.bsky.social

Political analyst. Nordic co-ord RosaluxEU. Ex EU advisor Sinn Féin & The Left (I helped drive Brexit into the Irish Sea). Píobaireacht & 'zouks. Climate alarmist. Fenian. gRBB. Notions. 詠春 🏡 KBH NV / BÁC / Hintadupfing (Gathang-guba Barray) / Walpy City

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Senator David Shoebridge
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social

The antisemitism envoy told the Royal Commission that Gaza’s death toll was “grossly inflated” and that the UN accepted this. The UN said otherwise. When I asked she said she “notes” the UN’s views.

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Joe Noonan
@joenoonan.bsky.social

Ireland: Judicial review by Gaza scholarship student - awarded place at University College Cork - overturns visa refusal decision by Minister for Justice. Judge criticizes significant errors in handling of application by Department of Justice. Minister told to think again, quickly.

Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social

High Court quashes Visa refusal decision. Minister must reconsider the application.

rte.ieHigh Court overturns decision to deny Gazan student visaThe High Court has overturned a decision by the Minister for Justice to refuse a study visa to a Gazan student and ordered that the application be reconsidered and a decision made within ten days.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"Flavio #Bolsonaro flees #Brazil for US amid investigation" Facing a money laundering probe, the failed #farright presidential candidate flouted a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, leading to their cancellation He then secretly fled to #Argentina, then the US www.dw.com/en/flavio-bo...

dw.comFlavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US amid investigation — reportsFlavio Bolsonaro is on the way to the US, according to reports citing people close to the senator. The US State Department said it will issue visas to the senator and his family.

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Emmet Ó Briain
@emmet.quiddity.ie

if we want to take road safety seriously, we need elevated levels of human fluorescence so that everyone remains highly visible at all times (my proposal is to augment the water supply, something akin to fluoridation, to produce the necessary bioluminescence)

IrishCycle.com@irishcycle.com

Should Irish politicians lead by example and wear high-vis clothing everywhere? -- Pedestrians should wear high-vis in urban areas, even on the edge of Dublin City Centre, according to the Assistant Garda Commissioner for roads policing and community…...

irishcycle.comShould Irish politicians lead by example and wear high-vis clothing everywhere?-- Pedestrians should wear high-vis in urban areas, even on the edge of Dublin City Centre, according to the Assistant Garda Commissioner for roads policing and community engagement. Comment & Analysis: Up to now, when Irish authorities have talked about people walking wearing high-vis clothing, people have brushed it off and dismissed that they mean in urban areas too. But their advice has generalised for a long time.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"Pedestrians should wear high-vis in urban areas, even on the edge of Dublin City Centre, according to the Assistant Garda Commissioner" Mental stuff from An Garda, suggesting everyone wear high-vis because drivers can't be arsed not running people over. #SpéirGhorm irishcycle.com/2026/10/24/s...

irishcycle.comShould Irish politicians lead by example and wear high-vis clothing everywhere?— Pedestrians should wear high-vis in urban areas, even on the edge of Dublin City Centre, according to the Assistant Garda Commissioner for roads policing and community engagement. Comment &…
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

" #Lula ’s extraordinary victory in #Brazil… is the most important defeat for the #farright we have seen anywhere in the world in recent times, and its impact will be felt worldwide… The next stage will be difficult… #Bolsonaro is refusing to recognise the results" links.org.au/lulas-extrao...

links.org.auLula’s extraordinary victory in BrazilLula’s re-election in Brazil is the most important defeat for the far right in recent times, and its impact will be felt worldwide, writes Iain Bruce.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Lula 's win is not only a win for the left & democracy over the #farright menace, but a win for life in this planet. A #Bolsonaro win would have meant the destruction of the #Amazon. Lula has reduced #deforestation by 70% since 2022, & will reduce it further. 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comLula wins historic fourth term as Brazilian president in defeat of far-right Flávio BolsonaroLeftist incumbent Lula says unprecedented comeback was a ‘defeat for denialism’ as Bolsonaro refuses to accept election result
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

“ #Cuba mocks US 'desperation' calling on Cubans to work with #CIA … Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio wrote… “There must be a great deal of desperation or misery within the agency for it to be forced to sell its services like a tube of toothpaste." www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

lemonde.frCuba mocks US 'desperation' calling on Cubans to work with CIAUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Friday, called for Cubans to make 'discreet' contact with the American intelligence services as Washington seeks to force an end to the island's communist governm...
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Lula ‘s victory in #Brazil has halted Latin America’s #farright wave, but in #Ecuador the war on #democracy intensifies Opposition leader #LuisaGonzález has been arrested for “money laundering”, weeks before regional elections (from which her party has been banned) www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

aljazeera.comEcuador opposition leader Luisa Gonzalez arrested in campaign finance probeGonzalez’s Citizen Revolution Movement has denounced the arrest as politically motivated, calling for her release.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

With 81.2% of the vote counted in #Brazil 's presidential election, it seems the improbable is becoming the inevitable. #Lula (PT, centre-left): 51.3% (+0.3) #Bolsonaro (PL, right): 48.7% (-0.3) (+/- vs 72.8% counted) #BoraLula #LulaPresidente

Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"Irish troops should be in new #Lebanon mission - McEntee" They're not even done dismantling the #TripleLock based on a lie, & they're already for deploying troops in a (non-UN) EU mission that'll support #Israel 's anti- #Hezbollah operations. #SpéirGhorm #IrishNeutrality www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...

rte.ieIrish troops should be in new Lebanon mission - McEnteeIrish troops should be deployed to Lebanon as part of a new EU mission and be involved in both peacekeeping and peace enforcement duties, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Hele...
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

Voter suppression in #Brazil. #Bolsonaro allies have closed public bus services to suppress the #Lula vote, flouting court orders. 29% of #SãoPaulo 's municipal bus fleet remained in garages. The Supreme Court has ordered a nationwide two-hour extension of voting, but many booths are already shut.

Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

" #Serbia 's longtime leader, strongman Aleksandar #Vučić, conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections on Sunday in what represents a seismic political shift" www.dw.com/en/serbia-el...

dw.comSerbian strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement shiftIn a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in the country's parliamentary elections.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

“ #Meta faces election interference allegations in #Brazil after restricting #Lula ‘s Instagram while recommending #Bolsonaro ‘s accounts. Researchers uncovered 1613 foreign-funded political ads generating 171 million impressions” #LulaPresidente2027 #Lula13 #BoraLula www.yacnews.com/meta-accused...

yacnews.comMeta accused of foreign election interference in Brazil, helping Trump ally Flávio BolsonaroMeta faces election interference allegations in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. Researchers uncovered 1,613 foreign-funded political ads generating 1...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

Ignoring repression, vilification, curfews, bans, & 70000 police, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of #France today. This movement will not be bowed by an arrogant centre, a growing #farright, or state violence. It will grow, & it will win #FranceProtests www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

theguardian.comHundreds of thousands march in France as protests take place across Europe – as it happenedFrench police have made 1,000 arrests and Italian officers have raided homes in Milan, with protests also taking place in Spain and Albania

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"German police have arrested a suspect after a fire ripped through Adolf Hitler’s former mountain retreat in Bavaria, leaving the historic Nazi meeting place – known as the Eagle’s Nest – largely destroyed." Oh, what a shame! 🙃 Anyway... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comSuspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in BavariaAbout 200 firefighters deployed to tackle blaze at former Nazi mountain retreat in remote part of southern Germany
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@dfertl.bsky.social

#Sweden: Christian Democrats leader Ebba Busch has called on the Social Democrats to support a renewed (continuation) centre-right govt of the Moderates, Christian Democrats, & Liberals. I don't even have the words to describe the amount of stupid it takes to suggest this. www.dn.se/sverige/ebba...

dn.seEbba Busch: S bör överväga att släppa fram KristerssonKD-ledaren Ebba Busch anser att Socialdemokraterna bör överväga att släppa fram Ulf Kristersson som statsminister, om de pågående…

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KetAnthropic JoshAI
@ketanjoshi.co

About one third of claimed carbon capture just dumped secretly into the atmosphere by chevron

Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈@ssteingraber1.bsky.social

Climate disaster keeps disastering: Satellite monitoring has detected massive plumes of methane pouring from Chevron's Gorgon LNG plant in Western Australia. (This is the one connected to the world’s biggest carbon capture and storage project WHIICH IS ALSO FAILING) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auUN sends warning as satellite detects greenhouse gas plumes over Gorgon plantSatellite monitoring has detected huge plumes of methane above one of Australia's largest gas complexes, triggering a United Nations alert and enquiries by state authorities.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

“‘Pure arrogance’: anger in #Finland as #Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for #datacentre… After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area… all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Ireland ‘s govt has forced through a vote, after guillotining debate, on scrapping the #triplelock on deploying Irish troops. The move is a threat to #IrishNeutrality, another step on the road to military escalation, & a betrayal of the Irish electorate. #SpéirGhorm www.rte.ie/news/2026/10...

rte.ieLegislation to remove Triple Lock passes Dáil voteLegislation to scrap the Triple Lock has passed its first vote in the Dáil after 79 TDs backed the change and 71 opposed it.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Czechia: #KateřinaKonečná, sole MEP of the Communist Party of Bohemia & Moravia ( #KSČM), & its leader from 2021-26, has joined the #farright #PatriotsforEurope group in the EU Parliament. KSČM is - for now - an observer member of the Party of the #EuropeanLeft. www.expats.cz/czech-news/a...

expats.czCzech Communist leader joins far-right EU political groupingKateřina Konečná's decision to join the Patriots for Europe grouping in the EU Parliament has sparked mixed reactions across the Czech political scene.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

The move also breaks a deadlock in the EU Parliament between the hard-right #ECR & #farright Patriots for Europe (PfE) for 3rd biggest group. This gives #PfE a better chance of getting their pick in the Parliament’s bureau, committees, & delegations, which are resetting their leaderships in January.

Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

“Prime Minister Pedro #Sánchez’s chances of staging a poll-defying election comeback have suffered a serious dent #Spain ‘s notoriously fragmented far left has failed to unite on a single ticket ahead of November’s election… #Podemos did not join” #FrenteAmplio #Sumar www.politico.eu/article/spai...

politico.euSpanish left-wing chaos dampens Sánchez’s hopes of election miracleConservatives get a boost ahead of the November vote as the main parties to the prime minister’s left fail to form a united ticket.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"Residents of a remote town in #Norway that is in one of the fastest-warming places in the world… told they must no longer drink tap #water due to heavy metal contamination…linked to the thawing #permafrost" #Longyearbyen #Svalbard #drinkingwater #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comTap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metalsWarning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"The government dropped plans to tell households to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours during emergencies because of concerns it could prompt anxiety about why the advice was being issued" This prompts more anxiety than any booklet ever could. #SpéirGhorm 1/2 www.thejournal.ie/emergency-bo...

thejournal.ieBe Emergency Ready booklet dropped 72-hour advice after concerns it would make people anxiousAdvice to keep 72 hours worth of supplies was recommended by the EU as part of a wider preparedness strategy.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"‘Damaging’ to claim White Paper and #CitizensAssembly will deliver #Irishunity, Taoiseach says" #MicheálMartin is a partitionist who refuses to take any steps towards a #UnitedIreland because he can't control & suffocate it Useful as a chocolate teapot #SpéirGhorm www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

irishtimes.com‘Damaging’ to claim White Paper and Citizens’ Assembly will deliver Irish unity, Taoiseach saysFianna Fáil leader said recent events at Portadown had ‘damaged everyone’
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

" #HelenHaines. We have been warning this would happen… Mental illness, extremism or terrorism?… Eight weeks ago, a Women for Election survey… found nearly nine in 10 Australian women in politics had been abused and more than half questioned whether to run again" michaelwest.com.au/helen-haines...

michaelwest.com.auHelen Haines. We have been warning this would happen - Michael WestMental illness, extremism or terrorism? The horrific attack on Helen Haines puts Australia at a crossroads. Aleta Moriarty - gender violence
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

" #AnneAly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the past week alone After an opposition MP says she should be ‘shamed and stoned’, the federal minister hits back at ‘ #racist and #misogynistic’ language" #HelenHaines #misogyny #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comAnne Aly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the past week aloneAfter an opposition MP says she should be ‘shamed and stoned’, the federal minister hits back at ‘racist and misogynistic’ language
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

" #IanPaisley said in 2021 he knew of a Donaldson ‘victim’ — and used that information for political ends" The #DUP knew #JeffreyDonaldson was an abuser, for years. The #GarvaghyRoad/ #Drumcree dispute was a conveniently-timed distraction. #SpéirGhorm www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

belfasttelegraph.co.ukIan Paisley said in 2021 he knew of a Donaldson ‘victim’ — and used that information for political endsTwo years ago, a source met the Belfast Telegraph on wasteland, leading to a second meeting with another source — which we can only now report
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Canada: in a non-binding vote, more than 2/3 of voters in #Alberta have voted against initiating the process to hold a binding referendum on secession. The #farright populists behind the move vow to keep pushing for independence for the #oil -rich province. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.auAlberta voters reject move to separate from CanadaA group of separatists in Alberta say they will pursue a second referendum despite most people voting to remain part of Canada.
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

"the #Berlin District Where the Left Broke Through #Neukölln is a working-class, multicultural district of Berlin that embodies the turnaround in the German left… This has also made it the target of efforts to demonize… #DieLinke and disqualify its Muslim voters" #Germany jacobin.com/2026/10/neuk...

jacobin.comNeukölln, the Berlin District Where the Left Broke ThroughNeukölln is a working-class, multicultural district of Berlin that embodies the turnaround in the German left’s fortunes. This has also made it the target of efforts to demonize socialist party Die Li...
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

#Sweden: parliamentary speaker Andreas Norlen has asked Center Party (C) leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to try to form a govt of the "middle" after talks led by the Social Democrat's Magdalena Anderson failed twice because C refuses to work with the Left Party. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

lemonde.frSwedish parliament speaker asks Center Party leader to try to form governmentIn a bid to break the deadlock with neither the left nor the right blocs able to build a majority, speaker Andreas Norlen said he asked Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore the conditions for a 'middl...
Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social

“We were never supposed to stand on the #GarvaghyRoad again… It has shown me the courage of those who came before us, the responsibility carried by those of us who came after them… that solidarity is not an abstract political idea” #SpéirGhorm #Drumcree www.anphoblacht.com/contents/28832

anphoblacht.comWe were never supposed to stand on the Garvaghy Road againThousands of activists travelled from all over Ireland to support the residents of Garvaghy Road. Here Lauren Slane gives a personal testimony of her exp...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

“ #Berlin ‘s #LeftParty, #Greens and #SPD have reached a historic preliminary agreement that could pave the way for one of #Germany ‘s most ambitious #housing reforms” #DieLinke www.thelocal.de/20261019/how...

thelocal.deHow Berlin’s proposed left-wing coalition aims to reshape housing and integrationBerlin’s Left Party, Greens and SPD have reached a historic preliminary agreement that could pave the way for one of Germany’s most ambitious housing reforms. We look at what their proposals would mea...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

“As #PaulineHanson ‘s #OneNation mounts its biggest-ever Victorian election campaign, candidates have been cleaning up their social media histories. Unfortunately for them, journalists got there first” #Farright conspiracists, #racists, & crooks galore… searchlightmagazine.com/2026/10/why-...

searchlightmagazine.comWhy are Australia’s far-right candidates scrubbing their social media histories? | SearchlightAs Pauline Hanson’s One Nation mounts its biggest-ever Victorian election campaign, candidates have been cleaning up their social media histories. Unfortuna ...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

“After opening an investigation into political strategist #FernandoCerimedo, “ #MAGA ‘s man in Latin America,” for attempted femicide and drug ties, #Bolivia ‘s attorney general was arrested by his own government. Even the vice president now fears for his life” #Trump jacobin.com/2026/10/boli...

jacobin.comUnder Trump Pressure, Bolivia Arrests Its Own Attorney GeneralAfter opening an investigation into political strategist Fernando Cerimedo, “MAGA’s man in Latin America,” for attempted femicide and drug ties, Bolivia’s attorney general was arrested by his own gove...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

"For British socialists, there remains a clear responsibility to campaign for Irish unification and an end to British-imposed partition… Labour Movement for #IrishUnity has launched a new campaign: “Ireland 2030. Let the People Vote.”" #SpéirGhorm #TradeUnions morningstaronline.co.uk/article/putt...

morningstaronline.co.ukPutting Irish reunification on the table of the British labour movementIN MAY 1913, just months before Dublin’s Great Lock-Out, James Connolly wrote: “I have spent a great portion of my life alternating between interpreting Socialism to the Irish and interpreting the Iri...
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@dfertl.bsky.social

" #Sweden ’s Left Faces a Political Deadlock In September, Swedish voters defeated a governing coalition that the far right had propped up. But the Center Party is now blocking a new government because it wants to keep Left Party ministers out of the cabinet" jacobin.com/2026/10/swed...

jacobin.comSweden’s Left Faces a Political DeadlockIn September, Swedish voters defeated a governing coalition that the far right had propped up. But the Center Party is now blocking a new government because it wants to keep Left Party ministers out o...

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European Left
@european-left.bsky.social

Yesterday, @Walter Baier met The Palestine Liberation Organisation representatives Qasem Awwad and Jana Jarrar, alongside Vincent Boulet @pcf.bsky.social , for a friendly exchange in Paris. The European Left wants to make the PLO’s voice heard in Europe.