The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.
Jim MacMillan
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Journalist, educator, researcher and social innovator. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Recently relocated to Cork. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. JimMacMillan.com | Signal: JRM.353 | He/him | Pax et Lux
"The Government should use a compulsory purchase order to acquire the grounds of Bessborough Mother and Baby Home and ask the Attorney General to direct an inquest be held into the deaths of almost 900 women and babies whose graves have never been found, an academic has urged."
Bessborough researcher urges purchase of site and inquest into deaths of women and babies
We still don’t know where 19 mothers and 859 infants associated with Bessborough were buried, Conall Ó Fatharta says
irishtimes.com
Why is it not front page news on every major media outlet that the United States commander in chief had hundreds of his bank accounts frozen for money laundering??????
Kyiv. The smell of last night’s attack is in the air. I’m making warcoffee. Reading the news. Warehouses belonging to civilian businesses were on fire. A railway station in the Kyiv region was hit. People were killed.
Two years now since this yellow crowned night heron showed up in Belcarra, Co. Mayo - the only ever recorded in Ireland. Was such a treat to see and photograph #birds #fabulouswaders
Heartwarming to come upon some old style haycocks, complete with 'headscarves' against the damp weather. #UibhLaoighre #Ireland
Stop calling them "data centers." Start calling them pollution centers. 🧵👇
I didn't know anything when I photographed the cathedral below at sunrise from my hotel when we came here looking for apartments six months ago but here is a fresh primer:
The Patron Saint of Cork
St. Finbarr's legacy extends from the countryside to the city center
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Jim MacMillan@jimmacmillan.com · 7mo agoGood morning from Cork.
I'm thinking about posting a CMAT live performance video every day since I can't stop watching them anyway. Their schedule is incredible. Here's a new new one:
CMAT - Stay For Something (OSHEAGA 2026)
YouTube video by Janco
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This is what an actual *hero* of Irish music looks like:
We went out for our first Cork Pride march and it was beautiful and diverse and the biggest event we have seen since moving here. Seemed like thousands. Somebody needs to explain the armoured battle to me.
We went out for our first Cork Pride march and it was beautiful and diverse and the biggest event we have seen since moving here. Seemed like thousands. Somebody needs to explain the armoured battle to me.
I’ve seen a lot of my colleagues’ interactions with Claude working on research problems & it would be easier for me to accept it as a serious scientific tool if it didn’t end every single response with the LLM equivalent of “you want fries with that?” — constantly trying to goad you into asking more
Here's a YouTube version with better audio than that TikTok link I shared last week:
I'd Want U - CMAT with Brandi Carlile
Newport Folk Festival - Fort Adams State Park 07/26/26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++…
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"The scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has grown to include at least seven states and may be far wider."
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
nytimes.com
The Long Valley Bar, Winthrop Street, #Cork pictured back in 1934 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike📸Echo
I count at least six cities with the fewest murders through July since before 1970 (NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Oakland & New Orleans). New York City and Philadelphia are on pace to have the fewest murders reported in a year in each city since 1944.
First look at murder through July (still waiting on the Texas cities) shows murder is still falling at unprecedented levels in the United States with no signs of levelling.
Be sound. Keep fit. Act silly. Enjoy nature. Read books. Love freely. Find purpose. Hate Everton Travel often. Cook passionately Feel content. Antagonise dickheads. Ignore anxieties. Value mates. Celebrate life Be you.
Big colourful procession through Cork City right now - looks great - for some lad called Harry?
can we stop saying “centrists” and just say “cowards”