Caesar is turning in his grave

About time the UK stood strong on this, not least given its partial and ill-judged Balfour Declaration of 1917, and its poorly-performed former League of Nations mandate. British misrule and mismanaged decolonisation left a legacy of broken divided territories/countries behind, from North America and Ireland to Palestine, Raj India, Cyprus, Rhodesia to apartheid South Africa

7 October: Online at 7.15pm (Dublin and London) today: facebook.com/events/21737817…

This is the latest appeal to the pertinent high authorities of the EU and its member states to ACT NOW to demand action to halt further deterioration of the prospects for a two-state solution for #Israel🇮🇱 & 🇵🇸#Palestine, with explicit measures demanded. Read & share! See also: euformeramb.eu/index.html

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is the United Nations specialised agency that promotes and protects intellectual property (IP) worldwide. Switzerland ranks first globally in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026. Top 10 Innovative Economies (2026) 1. Switzerland 2. Sweden 3. United States 4. Republic of Korea 5. Singapore 6. United Kingdom 7. Netherlands 8. Finland 9. Denmark 10. China Special Theme: Entitled "Powering Entrepreneurs at the Frontier of Science," the 2026 report focuses on deep-science ventures turning early research into scalable industries. Global R&D: Total worldwide research and development expenditure is estimated to reach $3.4 trillion. Venture Capital: Artificial intelligence companies continue to dominate venture capital investments. Top Clusters: The Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou area leads the world's top 100 science and technology innovation clusters. 🇮🇪 >>>> Ireland's Performance National Rank: Ireland ranks 19th among the 139 featured economies in the 2026 index. Local Cluster: Dublin is ranked 72nd globally in the top 100 science and technology innovation cluster rankings. @ShonaMurray_ @Ireland2026eu @IrishCollegeLVN @NewstalkFM @rtenews @Independent_ie @IrishTimes

The Art & Music of Francis M. O'Donnell youtu.be/Qqkz_Ku8B-I?si=Bbr6… via @YouTube

Russian attack on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, must be roundly condemned, as with all its aggression against Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦bbc.com/news/videos/cqj9xkdy… @pass_blue @_WAAS_ @GeraskoLarysa @KatyaYushchenko @NizamiGanjaviIC

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶❣️💖 Tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 September 2026 is when the UN Security Council will next conduct a straw poll to select the next Secretary-General. It is also the Feast of the Archangels, celebrated in Western traditions to honor the Biblical archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Will they inspire the result in the Security Council? It is also World Heart Day. Your heart is one of the few things you rely on all day without ever having to think about it. It works continuously, whether you're asleep, rushing through a busy day, laughing with friends or simply sitting still. Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day. In Memoriam my mother Stephanie (née Tyndall) O’Donnell (26.12.1926-29.09.2029) ❤️🙏💕

This is what should have happened to the ICC-indicted suspected war criminal Netanyahu. @ShonaMurray_ @pass_blue @Ireland2026eu @MichealMartinTD @HMcEntee @amanpour @FareedZakaria

A pox on the child kidnappers and their extremist settler-colonialist ilk.

Proud of Ireland, shame on war criminals.

The latest intervention by former international civil servants, who urge UN Member States "to act together to restore confidence in the United Nations as the indispensable instrument for peace, cooperation, human rights, and protection of the global commons" • More specifically, we call on the leaders gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly high-level week to: Recommit to the UN Charter's central purpose: preventing war, and support stronger preventive diplomacy, early warning, mediation, and protection of civilians in today's gravest conflict theatres; Reduce Security Council paralysis by exercising restraint in the use of the veto, referring blocked crises more systematically to the General Assembly and considering Council retorm; Pay assessed contributions fully and on time, and to give the UN a broader, more predictable financial base to fulfil its mandates and support global public goods; Strengthen protection for people most at risk trom war, trafficking, displacement, and discrimination, with particular attention to women, children, minorities, and affected communities; Open the UN more tully to citizens and civil society through structured consultation channels and serious debate on democratic innovations; Fully implement the UN Convention Against Corruption and move beyond reliance on voluntary compacts to ethical and stewardship principles in the corporate/private sector; Advance common binding legal rules for artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and protection of the global commons, including the high seas, deep seabed, outer space, the biosphere, and the digital sphere. The full text of "Revitalizing the United Nations: A Call to Member States", including the list of signatories, is attached.

Wisdom, honesty, compassion and political pragmatism, governed by global norms: excellent lucid and concise speech by King Abdallah II of Jordan at UN today; every word of it. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2iIwXv…. @RMcGreevy1301 @ShonaMurray_ @JilanWahba @amremoussa @I_Serageldin @NizamiGanjaviIC @Rza_Aliyev_ @InterActCouncil @ClubdeMadrid @Ireland2026eu @fergalrte @MythenFergal

While Trump fumbled at golf in Doonbeg, Ireland, his government reports U$3.7 billion in strategic military equipment losses alone, thanks to the delusional Netanyahu-Trump arbitrary war on Iran. That would have been enough to pay off America’s persistently delinquent annual debt arrears of its contribution to the UN - which with overdue strong political support would then be better able to prevent wars and save millions of innocents. Little wonder Hegseth now faces an impeachment effort - by a Republican - but it is geriatric Trump - and all the MAGA maniacs who undermine America’s reputation - that deserve permanent retirement at the mid-terms👎. God save America from their destructive predation (said by an erstwhile New Yorker) aol.com/articles/photos-show…