The Gist: Here come Ireland's speech police
Ireland's regulators are getting ready to change what we can see and say on the Internet. This is the Gist.
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The Gist: The New US Election
Trump got shot in the ear and the Democrats get a shot in the arm. This is The Gist.
The Gist: LPT, the Chew Toy Tax
Ireland's Local Property Tax creates the illusion of political choices for our newly-elected councillors.
The Gist: A safe pair of hands
The counts continue, but the dust is settling over some surprising results. This is the Gist.
The Gist: The Death March
The UK Prime Minister decided to call an election. Then he stepped outside to tell everyone about it and it all went downhill from there. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Banning TikTok (for starters)
The US has banned TikTok (sorta). But in doing so they've created a new permanent system for taking down foreign apps. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Office Politics and Pink Slime
A new Taoiseach promises to keep making promises and pink slime lurks in our phones. This is The Gist.
The Gist: The Zugzwang Referendum
Ireland holds its head in its hands trying to pick a vote in today's referendums. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Facing Facial Recognition Down
The Facial Recognition Bill just can't get no respect. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Coimisiún na Meán is Big Mad
Oh boy, Ireland's new Internet Regulator is super mad that their idea to get people to upload their passports and live selfies to porn sites is being criticised. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Coimisiún na Meán go off the rails
The Irish State announced its new plan to build a porn preference register for most of the EU, amongst other mad things. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Saving Face
Once again, the Government really wants to bring in laws for the police to use Facial Recognition Technology. Once agin, it won't happen. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: A foreseeable surprise
A riot in Dublin was triggered by longstanding far right networks, taking advantage of a shocking crime. This is the Gist.
The Gist: An Invitation
There's going to be a meetup 1st Dec and you're invited! This is the Gist.
UK
The Gist: A Man For All Seasons
The Rishi Sunak regenerations continued this week, with a piece of stunt casting and a crossover Two PMs special. This is the Gist.
UK
The Gist: Off Their Trolley
The UK Covid Inquiry has revealed a nation governed by a group of people you wouldn’t leave in charge of a pet rock. This is the Gist.
US
The Gist: Parliament of Fools
The US Republican Party has moved so far down the list of groups to hate it has finally reached “Republicans.” This is the Gist.
Israel
The Gist: In Want of a Miracle
We can only speak from the perspective of who we are and what our experience has taught us. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Let's do the Twist!
When you're underwater in the polls and you just need to change the topic to something your voters used to like, you do the Twist!
Ireland
The Gist: Do not pass Go...
Enoch Burke learned Back to School wasn't an invitation that applied to him and we enjoyed some malignly unseasonable heat. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Capital Crimes
Ireland’s police meet Bank of Ireland’s IT failures with some heavy presence budgeting advice. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Mapping the Election
The Courts have closed. The Oireachtas has scattered. The rains will seemingly never end. So, of course, this is the Gist!
Ireland
The Gist: The Road from Perdition
Solving RTE's three biggest problems with one weird trick. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: All the news
RTE's empties out its forty coats and its fifty pockets and Russian tanks invade Russia led by their nation’s most ambitious hot-dog salesman. This is the Gist.