The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this echo chamber pod we are rejoined by data protection expert, solicitor and one of our favourite troublemakers, solicitor, Simon McGarr, to talk about ChatControl, digital surveillance, State silos and the terrifying problem of paper clip maximisation. Read more here:https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-bad-state-of-affairs/

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Content Warning: This podcast contains topics that some people may find upsetting. Maram Mohammed Hammo is a 4th year medical student in Gaza. In high school, she was one of the top students nationally, with a GPA of 99.6%. Her aunt, who was her biggest supporter, was killed along with 17 members of her family and her medical studies were understandably interrupted. She still dreams of finishing her medical school and becoming a doctor. Please help her realise this dream and reach out to us here on the tortoise shack if you want to help. The latest RTE Workers Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-125501173

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber Pod we talk with War and Pacification coordinator with the Transnational Institute, Niamh Ní Bhriain about the ongoing political, social and mainstream campaign to do away with Ireland’s triple lock system and our longstanding and publicly supported commitment to neutrality. The EU ChatControl Podcast with Simon McGarr is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-125125197 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-your-124980167

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack "You don't have the cards" was a crude way for Donald Trump to say that he has the bully pulpit and that he's going to use it. Rejoining us on the tortoise shack is lecturer, author of Tax Haven Ireland and editor of the Irish Marxist Review, Dr Brian O'Boyle and he has as always some great insights to that is behind the rhetoric. We talk about the neoliberal ouroboros, the dollar in decline and why Ireland needs to have a grownup conversation about our tax haven and whether it is working for the wider society. Paul Murphy on Michael Lowry's two finger salute is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-125204820 Donate to Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-your-124980167

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this (lifting the paywall as a treat member-only) podcast we are joined by the fantastic Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya, to discuss the Do Nothing Dáil, the Garron Noone controversy, immigration, influencers, the continuing erosion of Ireland's neutrality, RTE vs Francesca Albanese and much more. Enjoy! Support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-your-124980167

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sinn Féin MEP, Lynn Boylan, has had a turbulent return to the European Parliament and that's a good thing given the current state of things at the heart of the EU. She joined us in the tortoise shack to talk about her recent experiences and the challenge of slowing the pace of attacks on climate action and other aspects that fall within the EU's competence. The Tortoise Shack Garron Noone podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-124980682 Support Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-your-124980167

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack What would you do if your country was invaded? Well our guest today, Oleksandr Khomiak, out of a sense of duty to his people made the decision to leave his career as an international corporate lawyer and become a military drone manufacturer. As you’ll hear from him, that decision wasn’t easy, but he felt he had a duty. He also talks about Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine and the wake up call for the EU. Please support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/please-support-117612489

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and loss for 15 months. She lost her grandfather, who was a survivor of the Nakba and as she explains could not bear becoming a refugee for the second time in his life. “Every place is marked red in Gaza. One day I woke up with a shrapnel next to my head on my pillow.” Tune in for the full important interview. Support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/ramadan-mubarak-123298347

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It's over 11 days since it was reported that nearly 80 percent of hip operations at a Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospital were unnecessary, thanks to a leaked expert report obtained by The Ditch. Since then several members of the Dáil have called for the report to be published and yet outside of RTE publishing what can only be described as a CHI press release, there has been no media coverage. (We don't understand how such shocking allegations have not created major uproar. Unnecessary surgeries on children!) The journalist behind that, Pádraig Ó Meiscill, joined us to discuss his scoop and to exclusively reveal that The Ditch have written to CHI and the HSE looking for them to publish the report by Friday morning or they will do so themselves. The Original Article is available here:https://www.ontheditch.com/nhs-consultant-report/ Pádraig's substack:https://padraigomeiscill.substack.com/

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Echo Chamber podcast Martin details what is happening next week at the Workplace Relations Commission and why we are all potential mugs in what doesn't seem to be, despite promises from RTE's top table, a fair and transparent process. Why is our National Public Service Broadcaster, RTE, looking to conduct these important meetings in private? The details you’ll need to use if you want to help shine some light on this process are as follows: Ref Adjudicator File: ADJ-0054211 Email address pru@workplacerelations.ie Sinn Féin's David Cullinane on the Ditch's revelations into CHI podcast is available here now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-124133431