A recording of a call between a top Irish EU official and a journalist was intercepted and released online. An off-the-record conversation between a communications adviser to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and journalist Gerardo Fortuna of the Brussels-based Politico website was anonymously published online this week. Though the recording has since been … Read more
It only takes three clicks to be able to watch a woman being strangled by a man during sex. One cursory search serves up video after video of women in states of distress. Tears and eye make-up are streaming down their faces, which are turning red from lack of oxygen as they twist and strain … Read more
Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport of Irish Palestine activists The Journal On 21 April, Germany will deport me – an EU citizen convicted of no crime – for standing with Palestine The Guardian Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters The Intercept ‘We condemn Germany’s complicity in genocide’: … Read more
As some of you will have noticed, my colleague Ben was on the telly the other night, debating on Virgin Media the merits or demerits of Elon Musk’s enhanced political activism. There was nothing especially remarkable about the debate: Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews, a member of the Renew Group, told us that he is … Read more