Crann Bethadh Weekly Podcast

My apologies for being so late this week. I have been dealing with a lot of IT issues the last few days.Crann Bethadh My website where you can browse and navigate to this page, my writers profile and also my profile at Medium.comShadows of the Troubles linger 25 years after Northern Ireland peace dealSome who lived through conflict still grapple with how to address pain of the pastThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 07, 2023Global warming is 'juicing home runs' in Major League Baseball, Dartmouth study findsPlayers and executives say the research fits with what they've seen on the fieldCanadian Arctic Snow School hopes to boost climate fightResearchers hope first-ever ‘Arctic Snow School’ in Nunavut will bolster cooperation, understanding of changing region.How teachers and librarians are subverting book bans in the USBooks on race and gender identity are the subject of a record number of book bans in the United States.Why are migrant children working dangerous jobs in the USChina sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second dayTensions have increased across the Taiwan Strait after President Tsai Ing-wen met the US House speaker.Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas defends luxury tripChained woman case: Six jailed in trafficking case that horrified ChinGreen groups sue to stop Ohio from leasing state parks for oil and gas drillingNew law – condemned as ‘illegitimate giveaway to the oil and gas industry’ – requires state parks to be leased to interested partiesStar Wars announces three new films on the way, with Daisy Ridley to return as ReyLucasfilm has announced three new live-action films, and confirmed the return of Ridley’s Rey to build ‘a new Jedi Order’Mifepristone: US abortion pill in limbo after competing rulingHow Tennessee GOP expelling 2 Democrats could have ripple effect in other states* Ivana SaricThe elusive promise of 'control' is steering an ever more radical UK migration policyBy Rob McNeil, Deputy Director, The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford  • Kansas lawmakers pass third anti-transgender bill that bans gender-affirming care for youthAndrew BahlTopeka Capital-JournalIndiana and Idaho enact bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youthBy Sydney Kashiwagi, CNNEight bills targeting transgender rights in North Dakota on governor's desIn East Texas, skepticism over private school tuition assistance persists despite push from conservative leadersGov. Greg Abbott and other conservatives say families need options to escape “woke” education in public schools. East Texas parents and school leaders say the national talking points are off base.BY POOJA SALHOTRA APRIL 7, 2023SC students could go to any public school in the state under bill passed by House BY JAVON L. HARRIS UPDATED APRIL 07, 2023How Wisconsin Republicans Got So AngryThey’ve lost four major statewide elections since 2018, for starters, and this year’s supreme-court election exposed their growing vulnerability.By Charles SykeVigilantes along US-Mexico border? Texas bills would shift border patrol to state handsRick JervisUSA TODAYPentagon Investigates More Social-Media Posts Purporting to Include Secret U.S. DocumentsDocuments include details on Ukrainian forces, U.S. arms provided to UkraineBy Yaroslav Trofimov and Nancy A. YousseDefense officials warn of potential impact Tuberville hold on nominations will have on militaryBy Haley Britzky, CNNFlorida sheriff goes on a wild rant against gun laws while announcing arrests in shootings that killed 3 teenagers“There are individuals out there viewing, and includes some of you media, that want to blame the one thing that has no ability or the capacity to commit the crime itself, and that’s the gun. These individuals committed the crime,” Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said.Meet the MAGA movement’s new favorite autocratThe American right is falling in love with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, over his crime crackdown. But he’s also tearing down Salvadoran democracy.By Zack BeauchamMaternity units are closing across America, forcing expectant mothers to hit the roadBy Amanda Musa and John Bonifield, CNNChild Mortality In The U.S. Should Be Going Down, But It’s Rising. Here’s Why.We have the ability to prevent these deaths, but so far we have failed to do so.By Marie HolmesCBS faces backlash over 60 Minutes interview with Marjorie Taylor GreeneFar-right, pro-Trump congresswoman uses appearance on flagship current affairs show to defend calling Democrats paedophilesHow the parental rights movement resurged in response to trans inclusivity in classroomsWhile parental rights have become a top issue for U.S. Republicans, a similar movement is growing in CanadaJenna Benchetrit · CBC NewsCanada’s infant mortality rate on the riseCanada’s infant mortality rate is on the rise. The country has fallen from the top 10 of developed nations to near the bottom of the ranking — a clear sign that health care and support for new mothers is slipping.DeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would controlBy Steve Contorno, CNNWelcome to the GOP’s Fascist DystopiaChecking Kids Genitals? Banning Birth Control? The GOP’s Fully Authoritarian Now — And It’s Going to Get WorseBy Umair Haque in Medium.comAfter more than a century, Vancouver's 'bloody' anti-Asian riot still resonatesMedia companies slam proposed reforms to Australian privacy lawsAmericans, beware what belies the smile of Ron DeSantisI met the Florida governor years ago, at Guantanamo.Mansoor AdayfiWriter, artist, activist, and former Guantánamo prisonerPhilippines won’t allow US to use bases for ‘offensive actions’President Ferdinand Marcos Jr says military bases accessible to the US would not be used in any ‘offensive action’.Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs existGOP embraces a new foreign policy: Bomb Mexico to stop fentanylRepublicans suggest everything from terrorist labels to an invasion to decimate drug cartels in Mexico.As elections near, Turkey weaponizes the law to suppress speechTurkish president Erdogan is using a ‘disinformation law’ passed in October to jail and intimidate critics* BY FRANKIE VETCHHounded by baseless voter fraud allegations, an entire county's election staff quits in VirginiaSix secrets uncovered by Al Jazee​​ra’s Gold Mafia investigationArlene Foster ‘wrong’ to say Joe Biden hates UK, says Irish deputy PMMicheál Martin says remarks by former DUP leader during US president’s visit ‘misplaced’ This is a public episode. 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