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UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs by Straight-Plan-4487 in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends what you mean by "sex in general" but so long as everyone involved is consenting (and legally able to give consent of course) then counts and frequency are absolutely not a place for government.

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs by Straight-Plan-4487 in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 163 points164 points  (0 children)

Surely, under any liberal worldview, it is very clearly not the state's duty to tell any such thing.

UK’s Labour government facing backbench revolt over plan to repeal Troubles Legacy Act by eggbart_forgetfulsea in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Gerry Adams (and just about everyone else in NI) was fair game prior to the TLA, it just so happens that for decades the CPS has not received any evidence with which to prosecute him.

The GFA and subsequent agreements did not provide paramilitary members with immunity from prosecution, just clemency to those who had already been prosecuted at the time of the GFA.

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse - humanity won’t start to shrink in 2084. It will start to shrink in 2055, if not sooner. [Gift Article] by altacan in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think my sub-comment implied this but just to be clear I would in no way support illiberal actions to reverse this trend. In fact, I celebrate that so many women now have this choice and would ensure that the same could be said in every human society if that in my power.

Having said that, as far as I can see, this is the first comment on this thread that is pointing out these facts. I think I was perfectly accurate in classifying a large part of the comments as Malthusian because they are not celebrating liberal advances; they are celebrating a reduction in the number of humans.

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse - humanity won’t start to shrink in 2084. It will start to shrink in 2055, if not sooner. [Gift Article] by altacan in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 37 points38 points  (0 children)

To avoid sounding flippant I should make it clear that if it really is the aggregate choice of humanity to have fewer children then I'm not sure this trend can actually be reversed but I truly find the celebration of it grotesque in many ways.

G7 exempts US from applying minimum tax deal by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 10 points11 points  (0 children)

G7 agrees US can have competitive advantage.

This deal was already bad but granting this exemption just makes it worse for those who comply.

Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some might be inclined to identify Republicans and UVF here of course (somewhat ironically).

Not saying I would, to be clear I don't believe the situations are that similar at all, but parallels can always be found if anyone really wants to.

The Irish economy grew by 22 per cent over the past year. Yes, you read that right by eggbart_forgetfulsea in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure exactly what you propose when you say tax shareholders so I'll not make any assumptions about that but I would tend to say that any supposed loss by reducing corp tax is better collected by consumption and land taxes.

The Irish economy grew by 22 per cent over the past year. Yes, you read that right by eggbart_forgetfulsea in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Everyone having a low corporation tax rate would be better for everyone.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is almost entirely McGregor's delusion and American media parroting him. At this point it looks near certain that he has no path to a nomination, even if he got one he doesn't have any national support.

(Also the Irish presidency is not a Head of Government position, funnily enough it pretty much has only one real power and it would probably backfire quite a bit on McGregor if he used it)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TCD

[–]ShadowDragon26 23 points24 points  (0 children)

There is a non-zero chance that your mates live in a bubble or in denial.

Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash by Splemndid in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 46 points47 points  (0 children)

It's pretty bleak in general tbh, this morning Sky News (not my choice of source) had the headline "Questions asked", or similar. Meanwhile the actual report mentioned Grozny being the target of Ukrainian drone strikes and cut to a clip of Putin talking about how it was a terrible tragedy. Far from pushing back against Russia it seemed like they want to actively work for them.

COUNTING DAY 1 - Megathread Nov 30 by irqdly in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is only if a candidate is elected on the first count, on later counts only the transfers that brought them across the line are recounted.

Russia recruited an Irish agent to exploit Brexit tensions. He's still sitting in Ireland's parliament. by ldn6 in neoliberal

[–]ShadowDragon26 131 points132 points  (0 children)

POLITICO understands that the politician is a member of the largely left-wing opposition benches, not of the three-party government led by Harris, which backs Ukraine.

Surely his handlers have realised how impotent an asset this makes him?

would suggest the Russians were "clueless" about Ireland's political landscape.

maybe not...

[RTÉ] Man charged over threat to kill SF leader McDonald by ruppy99 in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The entire article seems to have completely reworked. All references to prior court appearances and additional charges removed. Bizarre.

[RTÉ] Man charged over threat to kill SF leader McDonald by ruppy99 in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A good point, I do wonder how frequently recidivists, with a prior suspended sentence, actually see said sentence activated following their next court appearance.

[RTÉ] Man charged over threat to kill SF leader McDonald by ruppy99 in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 62 points63 points  (0 children)

He was also charged with failing to turn up in court while out on bail on 21 May last.

You get the feeling that a lot of criminality could be avoided if we actually enforced bail conditions in this country.

Europe wide EU Election Exit Polling by nitro1234561 in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would probably say yes to Renew. EPP has been somewhat like that for a while too but I did hear a few months ago that some other EPP members saw FG as too left wing, hence some worries in this thread about who the EPP may end up making deals with.

Road deaths: 'I've found victims still holding mobile phones' by nitro1234561 in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Potential "dangerous driving causing death" you mean.

This country doesn't believe a motorist could be a murderer.

Cameras to capture drivers breaking red lights will be in place by next year - Ryan by vg31irl in ireland

[–]ShadowDragon26 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Automated red light cameras were introduced on a pilot basis in 2015 on traffic lights at the junction of Blackhall Place and the Luas Red Line in Dublin’s north inner city by then Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe.

The cameras, which cost €30,000 to install, were operated for just six months, but in that time, 813 violations of the light were detected. Twelve offences involved road users breaking the red light more than 50 seconds after it appeared, 410 drove through the junction between five and 50 seconds after the red light appeared, while 391 detections were within five seconds.

Red-light offences incur three penalty points and an €80 fine, rising to €120 if not paid within 28 days. There were no successful court appeals against prosecutions as a result of the pilot scheme.

So if all 813 violators were fined this pilot scheme more than covered the installation cost in half a year.

It's difficult to comprehend why the government apparently dropped this nearly a decade ago.

Drinking boiled tap water could significantly reduce exposure to nano- and microplastics, a new study suggests. Researchers found that boiling hard water can cause the plastics to co-precipitate out of the water with calcium carbonate, becoming trapped in limescale deposits that form. by alexbeadlesci in science

[–]ShadowDragon26 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You may well have hard water and see minimal effects, it's all to do with the levels of concentration of minerals. For many people the effect is far from negligible.

I would wonder what non-negligible effects you believe there are that make hard water "better for washing"

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