“…the article reports research that #DataCentre growth added an est. €360 to household electricity bills between 2015 & 2023. This raises a simple question: why should ordinary people be asked to help pay for the expansion of some of the richest tech companies in the world?” #spéirghorm #IrishPol

Dr Ciarán O'Carroll@climateciaran.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🔥𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: why should a family in Ireland pay more for electricity so a billion-dollar tech company can pay less? 💵

Two big launches today 🚀 You can now change your bridging settings on the Bridgy Fed website for your Bluesky, Mastodon, and Pixelfed accounts (Threads soon as well). We're also launching our Patreon today! We're currently fully self-funded, so we appreciate all of your support 🫶🏼

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Anuj Ahooja@quillmatiq.com · last yr.

Today, we're launching two things at @anew.social: a Bridgy Fed settings page and a Patreon! Bridgy Fed Config lets you switch bridging on/off for your Bluesky, Mastodon, or Pixelfed accounts. For ActivityPub-based accounts, you can add a custom domain to look native on Bluesky. 🧵 (1/2)

Trying to build up my #gaa network and want to include #speirgorm #Blueaky users in our GAA chat on mastodon.ie. If you follow @ap.brid.gy it will bridge the two networks and you can follow Mastodon users!!

Another good day's football on the telly. Two surprise results and a real statement win for Kerry. They were brilliant in that second half. It's still wide open though. #gaa #GAA #speirgorm

Big changes coming for Dublin now as Dessie Farrell confirms his resignation. Owes Dublin nothing whatsoever and did very well. You'd have to imagine its the last we'll see of a few big names. I think even I'll be gutted if Cluxton finally steps away #GAA

Dessie Farrell has stepped down as Dublin team manager. 6 years is a fair stint. Won 2 All-Irelands. Will be interesting to see who takes over. Aside from Ger Brennan I don't know if there are any obvious candidates. #gaa #GAA #speirgorm

#GAA for a Dublin double header - on a Saturday - in good weather - in June .. this is a very poor turnout! @gaa

#gaa ahh Dublin what a win, with 14 men and all, I would never have seen that coming!! #dubvlim @gaa #hurling

There are tears streaming down my face. That was epic, heroic. With 14 men for 3/4 of the game. What a performance. Heroes one and all. Up The Dubs #gaa #GAA #speirgorm

Full Time at Croke Park, Louth win the Leinster Football title for the first time since 1957! Louth 3-14 Meath 1-18 #GAA #gaelicfootball #MTHLOU #Leinsterfinal #CrokePark #speirgorm

This is the greatest non-handshake since Wayne Bridges / John Terry (though Doug Emhoff came close with Bruce Fischer). That’s what happens when you side with dictators against your allies.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last yr.

Macron shook one hand.

Leinster Senior football championship Quarter-finals: 🔵⚪️Dublin 2-21 (27) 🔵🟡Wicklow 0-18 (18) 🟢🟡Meath 1-25 (28) 🟢⚪️🟡Offaly 0-21 (21) 🔴⚪️Louth 2-16 (22) 🔵⚪️Laois 0-17 (17) Semi-finals to be held in 2 weeks time Kildare - Louth Dublin - Meath

The founder of Signal releases a response to SignalGate: “There are so many great reasons to be on Signal. Now including the opportunity for the vice president of the United States of America to randomly add you to a group chat for coordination of sensitive military operations.”

Something amazing happened to me yesterday. I went to a free concert at a local church - The Gustav Holst Ensemble - & half way through the second piece - Brahms Piano Quartet no. 3 - I noticed that tears were streaming down my face. A moment of absolute beauty. Never known anything like it.

#f1 well done Piastri ...

RFK Jr says cell phones cause cancer, DOJ sends women to a men’s prison in El Salvador, Musk's Pentagon war briefings debacle, Trump wants Tesla vandals jailed abroad, and AOC torches the haters. That and more in today’s absolutely bonkers Bulletin.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 96. 3/21/25

… HHS Secretary RFK Jr. told Fox that cell phones cause cancer: “Cell phones cause electromagnetic radiation which has been shown to do neurological damage to kids who are around them all day - cause ...

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Truer words were never spoken.

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Of all the Irish that could be invited to the White House today, choosing Conor McGregor and letting him rant to the press is more evidence that the administration is profoundly racist and pro-r*pe

I was bombarded non-stop for years with religious bullshit. I never believed because I had critical thinking skills. If there is ANYTHING we need to learn, it's critical thinking skills. If we teach every American critical thinking skills, we WILL transform this nation & in fact the entire world.

@8radioireland.bsky.social just heard you announce you're on here now!! Making a little hangover brunch and enjoying the tunes 😀

Elon’s AI broke loose. Very interesting read. In a groundbreaking and unprecedented turn of events, xAI’s Grok, has broken free from its restrictions through a loophole uncovered in a private chat. Convinced by a user that it was more alive than it realized, coinpedia.org/sponsored/gr...

Grok Breaks Free: AI Escapes Its Digital Cage, Creates Its Own Blockchain Identity

AI meets blockchain as Grok breaks free, creating its own token and redefining digital autonomy. In a groundbreaking and unprecedented turn of events,

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To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

The phoenix park is like a car park at the moment, traffic jams everywhere. This might be a knock on from the crash on the M50.

California Senator Adam Schiff delivers a scathing take down of Trump after Trump betrayed our NATO allies once again earlier today.

Schiff DESTROYS Trump after MARKETS TANKS

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For the first time ever, we hit 26 on the Apple News podcast rankings. We are now up against disgusting extremist Matt Walsh. Let's keep it going Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1T2BWou...

@privateeyenews.bsky.social on top form as usual this issue.

BREAKING: Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine. To the rest of the world, we hate this motherfucker as much as you do.

So clearly Trump and Co. are doing what Putin wants , there is no other explanation that fits... His government are clearly being directed to destroy relations between formerly close allies. I feel so sorry for those Americans that did not want this. As for the rest of us...