Brenda Power is a regular contributor to the Irish Independent. I say this in case anyone was considering subscribing.

Philip O'Connor@philipoconnor.bsky.social · 4d ago

Brenda Power is also a regular on Brendan O'Connor's show on RTE on Sundays.

That meta's messaging service was used to confound a trump/bolso/zuck attempt to shut Lula down is just delicious.

Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev · 2d ago

Genuinely I don't know that it comes across to people who haven't been here to watch how almost unbelievable this was, just people taking something that looked impossible and dragging it kicking and screaming all the way to inevitability.

It is deeply satisfying to see Brazil tell a second generation of populist gobshite to fuck off into the sun. Could the rest of the "strongmen" take notice please? Your time is up.

Delightful starter. Could i also take an Israeli election with a side of American mid-term, no incumbents thanks.

Russ@pappyparki.bsky.social · 3d ago

Serbia votes out their pro-Putin authoritarian government. Ending strongman Vucic after 14 yrs. Students, educators & farmers rallied together to reclaim their democracy by voting in historic numbers. See America, it's all on us. We vote. We win. Fascist fade share.google/MpOmcEDB2o1n...

Hey, who remembers Linehan's appearance on the day today? Jumping around shouting "muslims muslims" and making "woomp woomp" noises like the horrendous impression of native americans kids did in the 80s? Top quality satire. What a writer. And colossal loser.

The Author, Séamas O'Reilly@seamas.bsky.social · 3d ago

This is not a "you didn't KNOW?" post because I truly envy and respect anyone unaware of Linehan's output BUT he's been EXTREMELY racist for years now. Attacking black actors on his wife's show Motherland as diversity hires; podcast screeds about muslims in Ireland; delighting in Palestinian deaths.

Meaning less accountability, less traceability, and less regulation of content. This does not strike me as good news at all #SpeirGorm

@lostexpectation.bsky.social · 4d ago

Irish Electoral Commission told political parties there is no need to declare posters as political advertising under EU 2024/900 if they are put up by volunteers #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol (cost declared to SIPO) Printer and publisher on poster requirement repealed

Your daily reminder that Hamas isn't in the West Bank. #SpeirGorm

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 5d ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would lock down Hebron in the West Bank, go house to house and demolish homes after the Israeli military ⁠said Palestinian attackers killed two soldiers at a military checkpoint near the city

It's not just wordpress. If any other self-hosting nerds out there are watching this PHP disaster unfold, this list may be of interest. productimpossible.com/articles/php...

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What kind of statement is it to make that actually the views of the government are that kids CAN be touched without their consent?

This is Dublin Rape Crisis Centre's donations page. Now would be a really good time to show your support for all their work - including education on consent. www.drcc.ie/donate/

Hysterical and predictable reaction to an advert on Liveline and earlier in the Dáil from the usual suspects. Text DRCC to 50300 to donate to DRCC. They really do fantastic work!

So the minister used a site known for at BEST a lax attitude towards CP and user protections to distance the government from a rape crisis centre calling for *squints* children to demand consent. is that the long and short of it, yeah? FF are THAT scared of pensioners are they? #SpeirGorm

It makes me deeply uncomfortable that the Minister for Justice has used his Twitter account to create an online pile on of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. It also appears to me a dangerous precedent that this minister, and his dept. have instructed the DRCC to remove content that he disapproved of.

My favourite thing about the triple lock is that we can always involve ourselves in any operation, up to a hard limit of 12 troops. #SpeirGorm

Last I'll post about this, but Elon Musk disagrees with me. This means I am onto something, and I feel more valid in my opinion than ever.

Ah would you look at paddy there, trying to elbow his way into the cool kids circle across the way. You're not one of them, lad. You never will be. You'd be better off not making a prick of yourself by trying to be. #SpeirGorm

Tony - Pod Guy - Groves@tonygroves.bsky.social · 2w ago

‘Supposed.’

I swear it's the clearest stock market bubble in history. Tulips and Bulgarian apartments wouldnt get a look-in. The tech is advancing in cost faster than consumers are willing to pay for it.

Graham@1fivefive.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sure am glad the Irish government hasn't bet the farm on AI. (Puts finger to earpiece) Wait what? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Whatever about productivity, value for money is an application of capitalist return from public services. In other words, he's talking shite #SpeirGorm

polifeed@feed.gavreilly.com · last wk.

TheJournal.ie: Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach

Of all the lazy answers. I know of at least one irish TD that's left twitter (rightly so) and I'm fairly certain I still see them on the news and panel discussions regularly. If enough others followed suit, journalists would follow.

Jim Waterson@jim.londoncentric.media · 2w ago

At Labour conference I asked Emily Thornberry, who’d just explained she hated Twitter, why she couldn’t quit. “I’m on Twitter because journalists pick it up. If I put it on Twitter they pick it up. If I put it on other platforms, they don’t.” Which is prob true and a challenge for politicians!

This is why it's time to wave goodbye and good luck to the tolerant left. Nobody should be tolerating liars. Not all opinions have value. Some people need to be told to fuck off.

Louise@selkies.bsky.social · 2w ago

Some things shouldn't be dignified with argument, you're a liar shut the fuck up

A horse, to take to France, thereby settling a long-running national mystery #SpeirGorm

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 2w ago

question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?

Hi, insurance industry? Deal with this, won't you?

Yahoo Finance@yahoofinance.com · 2w ago

Tesla stock pops after unveiling Roadster with compressed air thrusters for limited flight

We got here thanks to a demented idea of the justice minister's : that regardless of the number of appearances involved in a trial, solicitors delivering legal aid should be paid a flat fee. In other words, an exploitation of workers (even if they're working in a high-prestige industry).

polifeed@feed.gavreilly.com · 2w ago

TheJournal.ie: Widespread criticism after woman cross-examined by man alleged to have threatened to kill her

Seamus' threads about council meetings are significatnly more entertaining than council meetings.

Seamus Ryan@seamusryan.bsky.social · last mo.

Morning all. The September meeting of Limerick Council's Metro District is this morning at 9:45am. Oh, joy. Will be watching, will be typing, feel free to follow along. #CouncilMeetingThread

Sarah Carey writing an article about how the far right winning in Germany is just democracy and the sky won't fall in, will come perhaps as a surprise to people who read her articles about Catherine Connolly before the Irish presidential election.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=es9-... A banger by anyone's standards.

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Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Name your fav song by a nonbinary/genderqueer/trans artist

There are roughly 75,000 wind turbines in the USA.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Trump: "Any country with windmills is a loser"