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Cormac Kinsella

@cormackinsella.bsky.social

Publicity. Posts mainly about books, sometimes food. Eats mainly food ... https://www.instagram.com/cormac.kinsella/

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Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Men's complaints today: we are horribly oppressed because a woman translated Homer. Women's complaints: see Heidi Blake's utterly horrific report on the Tate brothers' long campaign of rape, violent physical and psychological abuse, and trafficking of, apparently, hundreds of women.

BildIn the political landscape that Tate helped create, women hold an increasingly precarious position. These days, the far-right podcaster Nick Fuentes will openly say that women should be kept in “breeding gulags,” and the ultra-popular Joe Rogan will host a just-asking-questions discussion about whether the feminist revolution was a huge mistake. Influential Christian leaders are calling to repeal women’s suffrage. A man was elected President after being held liable for sexual assault. Even in this milieu, Tate’s violent rhetoric stands out. “I saw a woman crossing the road today but I just kept my foot down,” he posted after Trump’s reëlection. “Right of way? You no longer have rights.” His influence is being felt around the world. Last year, a seventeen-year-old boy in New Jersey allegedly drove his car into two teen-age girls, killing them both, after joking on a live stream about women getting raped by Tate. In Britain, a man who had recently watched about ten of Tate’s videos raped his ex-girlfriend and murdered her, her mother, and her sister using a crossbow. British police have warned that Tate’s teachings are radicalizing young men in a “terrifying” manner and declared that violence against women is a national emergency.
John Self@john-self.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Dillon does not seem an obvious candidate for memoir-writing; no chance of him following Philip Roth, who once wore down the “I” on his typewriter and had to have it repaired." Me on Brian Dillon's - third-person! - memoir, Ambivalence:

Ambivalence by Brian Dillon — a ‘coming-to-be’ memoir of ideas

Covering the writer’s late teens and early twenties, this pleasurable read is an elegant account of self-development through art

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Cormac Kinsella @cormackinsella.bsky.social · 3mo ago

‘The culture of the public service in Ireland has to change from being risk-averse to focusing on speed and delivery, even if projects do not always go according to plan, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said’ www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Public service must embrace risk to deliver big projects, Jack Chambers says

Minister addresses Fianna Fáil ardfheis in Dublin as party braces itself for possible double byelection loss

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JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 3mo ago

…I am trying to understand what went on in my mind over two decades – the miasma of thought, of appetites and instincts, the little tremors of fear or shame; all those inner movements and emanations, those dimly perceived undercurrents that have agency... 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/a...

A Beautiful Loan by Mary Costello

I have long been a fan of Mary Costello’s fiction, from her award-winning first novel, Academy Street, which charts the deeply affecting story of a quiet woman’s life, to Barcelona, an excellent co…

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The Lilliput Press@lilliputpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A gorgeous sunny day spent visiting bookshops with the one and only Martin Doyle to sign copies of his new book A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2026 ✍️ Signed copies of A Hosting are now available from: 📗 Easons Stephen’s Green 📘 Dubray Books Grafton Street

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Patrick Radden Keefe@praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In the New Yorker this week, a story I've been trying to get off the ground for 5 years... about a Hollywood stuntwoman-turned-personal-injury-lawyer, her ex-con fiancee, high-speed crashes with 18-wheelers, and economic desperation in 21st century America. It's set in New Orleans and it's a doozy.

The Car-Crash Conspiracy

High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.

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