James Wilson

@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️ It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors. Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Nice to meet you today, @saraita101.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️

Badenoch just said, on national TV, that UK's carbon emissions have gone up "in total" because of the 2008 Climate Change Act. They have, in fact, declined by more than half. Did #Kuenssberg break in to point this basic fact out? Of course not

It tells you everything you need to know about the state of British society when the Anne Frank Trust has to step in because of the dehumanising attacks on the LGBT community. What a disgrace we’ve become

The appeal and problem for Nigel Farage and Reform in one quote. HT @johnharris1969.bsky.social

Watching this at 1.30am while waiting for the Makerfield result felt like I was experiencing a psychotic break

Europe birds disappearing 600 million breeding birds lost in EU since 1980. Largest drop in population is seen in the house sparrow with 247 million fewer individuals, followed by yellow wagtail with 97, starling with 75, and skylark with 68 million fewer individuals www.birdlife.org/news/2021/11...

reading about the May government for a thing and mad, mad, mad that a Conservative Prime Minister said this nine years ago, I hate how much we've lost since then! I hate it so much! www.theguardian.com/society/2017...

Canada and Ireland are transatlantic nations sharing a simple but profound conviction: that we are stronger when we are connected. Thank you to Trinity College Dublin today for inviting me today, and for the wellspring of ideas, inventions, and moral clarity that you remain.

Starmer has got many things wrong, but not this. It really doesn’t reflect well on Burnham’s ability to take “tough decisions” www.ft.com/content/1021... Andy Burnham pledges to back pension campaigners claiming billions

*pinching the bridge of my nose* the, erm, Cromwell club?

My Nazi grandfather sent Tomi Reichental to Bergen-Belsen death camp

a lot of people really do say ‘twink’ because they’re not allowed to say ‘faggot’ any more

Forty Foot, Dublin - 9 pm and just lovely

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Much to enjoy about this, but I think the 'you used to be there' hand gesture is my favourite and even more enjoyable than the original 'well, if you're gonna set me up' response.

The landing technique of Swans 🦢

Reports of a third attempted arson attack on Jewish targets in North London this week. It's getting really scary and more people need to start taking it seriously.

I have seen a lot of NIMBY selfishness in my time, but "my convenience matters more than cancer care" is a new low. Quite seriously tempted to email them and tell them as much.

“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.

A great success story which is hopefully being mirrored in Ireland (where we know cranes are breeding but accurate numbers are lacking, albeit much lower than in Britain) www.bbc.com/news/article...

They fled the threat of violence and built new lives in Cork. A Jewish community was born

Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan - mo Mhamó agus mo Dheaide ar a corróig, a máthair fhéin lena taobh agus cliabhán ar a droim.

Cannot believe the German for Airport is Flugenhafen, honestly my favourite language.

Hey @saraita101.bsky.social , could you please follow for a DM?

I seem to have woken up in 1529…

Kishwer Falkner in The Times talking about the rights of "biological people". As compared to trans people, who are, of course, non-biological.

I don't know why anyone thinks this is a good day for the armed forces when the judge said this:

America: No Kings Britain: No Dukes of York

@mitildide.bsky.social

The council are flying the national flag at half mast today to mark that it is 10 years today that ten of our neighbours in Carrickmines lost their life in a fire at their homes. Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí dá n-anam.

I can never cope how French books write the titles upside down on the spine

it’s so stupid we have to pretend everyone was ‘wrong’ about the law for 15 years and not just say the actual objective truth that the Supreme Court changed the law

Feel like this little sob story *could* have mentioned that Boyne's Polari nomination came five days after he wrote a piece referring to trans-inclusive women as the evil wives in the Handmaid's Tale, "ready to pin a handmaiden down as her husband rapes her". www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I’m desperate for publicity for my book, for it to be read far and wide (as surely all these authors are), for it must be read to change minds - but at any cost? I hope I’d have been as principled as these amazing writers including the lovely @sachacoward.bsky.social on here. Go buy their books.

Yet another problem Keir Starmer just refuses to address www.ft.com/content/60b5...

The bullet train in 🇯🇵-as glorious as everyone says. A reminder the Japanese built their first high speed train for the 1964 Olympics and it became national by the 80s. They’re now building Maglevs (floating trains). Meanwhile in 🇬🇧 we can’t be sure we’ll connect HS2 to Euston. Pathetic.

Golden eagles were reintroduced to Ireland, but are now struggling. How come? Severe ecosystem imbalance due to overgrazing and other factors, causing a lack of prey. Rewilding *must* take a holistic approach to restoring nature, or it won't work. theconversation.com/golden-eagle...

#Stunday #Photography #EastCoastKin Of all the bird sights in all the world, nothing fills my heart with joy more than seeing mallards in flight. Four Mallards Rising in the Dawn Sky

Happy Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #SpéirGorm

British decline in one story. Any state which finds itself incapable of managing a project as basic as rolling out a 20th century tech between its biggest cities needs to ask itself some profound questions about what hope it has of managing the technologies of the 21st.

My letter to the editor in the Irish Times today on why we ought to target one million people cycling every day instead of one million EVs on Irish roads by 2030. #ActiveTransport

Bród shona 🏳️‍🌈