Conor Gallagher

1 week ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

Penguin Poop Helps Antarctica Stay Cool 404 Media A paraglider in China survived a rare updraft incident, and was lifted to nearly 9,000 meters high. Video footage shows him covered in ice as he navigates the altitude. Experts say convective weather caused the accident. Survival at this altitude is extremely rare.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Gallagher

Irish military flight operations are to move to part-time hours at the Air Corps headquarters and may soon have to cease entirely, according to senior military sources. The move will have huge implications for rescue, medical and policing services. As it stands, an acute shortage of trained air traffic controllers (ATCs) at the Air Corps’s only base at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Dublin, is resulting in moving to a five-day-a week, daytime-only flying schedule.

1 week ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

For all the talk of how incompetent our elites are, there’s one area where they show remarkable skill and determination: relentlessly creating conditions to shorten the lifespans of the disabled, poor, and working class. Let’s look at just a few of the many examples before examining potential reasons it’s becoming so much more brazen. In the US, policies to hurt the working poor and disabled are nothing new, but they’ve exploded in scope in recent years.

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Gallagher

Defence Forces Ombudsman Mr Justice Alan Mahon has written to Tánaiste Simon Harris recommending the promotion of an army officer following the conclusion of a court martial process against him. The letter to Mr Harris, who is also Minister for Defence, follows two official reports by the retired appeal court judge stating the career of the officer, who he describes as a highly-regarded member of the Defence Forces, should be “rehabilitated” and that he should be granted promotion without delay.

1 week ago | nakedcapitalism.com | Conor Gallagher

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