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This afternoon.

Meanwhile…

Anyone?

It’s blowback!

This afternoon.

Further to the release last week of figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing the price of fertiliser increased by 127% in the past year.

Social Democrats Agriculture Spokesperson Holly Cairns said:

“I met with local representatives of the Irish Farmers’ Association and the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association this week to discuss the current challenges facing farmers and food producers, including the shortage of fertiliser.

“Since autumn, fertiliser prices have skyrocketed. Some farmers have only been able to buy a portion of what is needed for the year – while others have not been able to purchase any at all. This situation is made even worse with a shortage of supply which affects farmer’s capacity to grow sillage. The Minister for Agriculture must put in place a process to secure emergency access to fertiliser to prevent a crisis this winter.”

In 2020, nearly 266,000 tonnes of fertiliser compound was imported from Russia, close on 40% of Ireland’s total compound imports.

Deputy Cairns added:

“The Ukrainian conflict has again shown our dependence on global food chains. From potential shortages in wheat and sunflower oil, to the scarcity of fertiliser, we need a new approach to food security. The Department of Agriculture failed to learn the lessons from the pandemic. This crisis must be a wakeup call. We need policies that will ensure our food sovereignty.”

No poo, Sherlock.

Previously: Official figures confirm the soaring price of fertiliser

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Temple Bar, St Patrick’s Day, 2021

Temple Bar St Patrick’s Day 2022

This afternoon.

Several European countries, including Ireland, lifted their Covid curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organisation has said.

Via RTÉ News:

WHO Europe director Hans Kluge told a press conference in Moldova that he was “optimistic but vigilant” about the pandemic’s development in Europe.

“The countries where we see a particular increase are the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy and Germany”.

He said the main reason behind the increase was likely the BA2 variant, which is more transmissible, but not more dangerous than other variants.

But in addition, “those countries are lifting the restrictions brutally from too much to too few,” he said.

Several European countries – including Ireland – lifted Covid restrictions too ‘brutally’: WHO (RTE)

Lauren Ann – Blatant

Don’t go breaking my heart.

Irish grunge-pop raconteur Lauren Ann (top) dissects affairs of the heart on this single from her forthcoming EP on Faction Records.

Lauren Ann writes:

“‘Blatant’ is about a blunt end to a relationship that you cared about. It’s about being let down by someone you didn’t think (or rather didn’t want to believe) could hurt you. It’s about being left out in the cold, yet you still care for them even though they don’t care for you anymore.

“My songs are centred around heartbreak and anger. I didn’t want to write love songs as it’s not who I am. So I ended up doing break-up songs instead.”

Nick says: I know it’s over.

Lauren Ann

Yale University study to test “how persuasive messaging affects COVID-19 vaccine uptake intentions”

Ever felt manipulated?

Read on.

Via The Naked Emperor’s newsletter:

You may have naively believed that the fear, pressure and psychological toll of the pandemic caused your friends, family or colleagues to act in an unrecognisable way but it was all carefully planned.

They conducted a study (and I’m sure this wasn’t the only one) to see which pressure points would work best on different parts of the population and then carefully released mountains of propaganda (funded by you) to turn your friends and family against you. This nudging was all done to get you to take a vaccine you decided you didn’t want.

The ethics statement in the study says the experiments conducted were fielded under an exemption granted by the University. It’s not difficult to understand why.

Whether mass vaccination was the only way out of the pandemic or not, behaviourally nudging citizens to guilt each other into taking a novel treatment was not the way a civilised society should have acted.

They wanted you to get angry in order to get vaccinated but they failed. But they wanted you to get angry, so get angry. Get angry that the population was psychologically manipulated to turn on one another. Get angry that your friends and family were nudged into parroting the phrases used in the study to make you feel guilty, stupid or embarrassed.

Get angry that you were socially ostracised and de-invited from events. Get angry that your colleagues made you lose your job.

And if you were one of those who tried to convince someone to get vaccinated, get angry that you were so easily manipulated.

Fight!

Why Anger towards the Unvaccinated was Intentional Psychological Manipulation (The Naked Emperor’s newsletter)

Meanwhile…

…via Steve Kirsch:

If they truly wanted to end vaccine hesitancy, all they have to do is require autopsies if you die within 60 days of vaccination and require the medical examiners to make the required tests to determine vaccine involvement (as doctors Bhakdi and Burkhardt have done) and publish them. Publishing a fraudulent report would be a criminal offence.

This would end the debate.

Or they could simply require all licensed embalmers to check for the telltale clots and make the numbers public. Again, it would be a crime to falsify reports.

Or they could do both.

Why don’t they do this?

I’ll tell you why they don’t do it: They don’t do it because they know the results would be devastating and would immediately halt the vaccine and discredit the FDA, CDC, the entire medical establishment, virtually all members of Congress, and the mainstream media.

Why doesn’t Florida Governor DeSantis require this in Florida? What is he afraid of? Why doesn’t Governor Newsom require this in California? What does he have to fear? DeSantis would be the most likely of any governor to do this. He could be a world hero if he did this.
Nobody wants transparency of the data. They all want to keep you in the dark.

My suggestion isn’t limited to the US. Any public health official anywhere in the world could order this…

Anyone?

A simple way to end vaccine misinformation immediately (Steve Kirsch)

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan at Dublin Castle this morning.

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Opening the first National Climate Stakeholder Forum, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and Transport, Eamon Ryan, said:

“This National Forum is all about coming together, listening to different viewpoints and then working collectively to identify what we can do, and where challenges might exist, to deliver on our climate action ambitions. I am delighted to see representatives here from industry, civil society, trade unions, state bodies and agencies, and policy makers, as well as representatives from the National Youth Assembly on Climate.

“I look forward to hearing what will undoubtedly be lively discussions and, most importantly, listening to the innovative suggestions that are put forward to overcome any challenges that exist. This type of national dialogue is vital to ensuring that we are delivering on our transition to a lower-carbon future in a way that is inclusive, fair and effective.”

Minister Ryan opens first National Climate Stakeholder Forum (Gov.ie)

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The results are in.

Last week, with a stunning Expedition Emerald watch from Huguenot Horology on offer, we asked you how long would you wait for a date before accepting you have been stood up.

You answered in your dozens.

Alas there could be only one winner.

Wubbelz wins the watch with this timeless memory:

“Waited over three and a half hours when I was a broke student in Bewley’s for a girl I was very much enamored with. The staff kept coming over as I nursed cold coffees, anxiousness turning to heartbreak. When i bumped into her the next day, i expected to be avoided, but she was FURIOUS. ‘Who do ye think you are ye ignorant so and so..’Well, as you may have guessed, right time, wrong Bewley’s. Anyway, 20 years married this year, so worked out OK!”

Well done, Wubbelz and thanks all.

Yesterday: is That The Time?

Previously: Wherever Green Is Worn

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney at Dublin Castle this morning

This morning.

Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.

Meanwhile, via RTE News:

Simon Coveney has said Irish troops could take part in a new rapid reaction force envisaged as part of the EU’s long term security and defence needs, which have been rapidly updated in light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

“As regards a rapid reaction force, yes, I think there’s a good chance that we’ll be involved in that,” Mr Coveney said.

The rapid reaction force idea was approved by EU defence ministers as part of the so-called Strategic Compass, the EU’s new defence strategy which has been under discussion since November 2020.

He said that if there was a crisis “we could have up to 5,000 trained personnel that have trained together, worked together, have shared equipment, and are ready to go at short notice. And if Ireland chooses to be part of that, then of course we can be.”

Mr Coveney said Ireland had already been part of the development of so-called EU battle groups, and the rapid reaction force was building upon that structure.

Irish troops could take part in new EU rapid reaction force – Coveney (RTE)

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