Chris Hapka
@chapkachapka.bsky.social
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Reducing - and enforcing - speed limits for ALL vehicles to 30km/hr in urban areas & cameras to detect cars breaking traffic lights would save scores of lives annually, but it might annoy some motorists so instead we get this performative BS from gov’t.
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Reducing - and enforcing - speed limits for ALL vehicles to 30km/hr in urban areas & cameras to detect cars breaking traffic lights would save scores of lives annually, but it might annoy some motorists so instead we get this performative BS from gov’t.
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
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The Vettweiß-Froitzheim Dice Tower featured in Legion: life in the Roman army, which began at the British Museum #OTD in 2024. It reads PICTOS VICTOS HOSTIS DELETA LUDITE SECURI, 'The Picts are beaten, the enemy annihilated, let us play without a care'. 📸LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn #medievalsky
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Vettweiß-Froitzheim Dice Tower featured in Legion: life in the Roman army, which began at the British Museum #OTD in 2024. It reads PICTOS VICTOS HOSTIS DELETA LUDITE SECURI, 'The Picts are beaten, the enemy annihilated, let us play without a care'. 📸LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn #medievalsky
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For the uninitiated, these are Irish Throwing Stars, an ancient weapon wielded by St. Brigid during the 1916 Rising, striking fear into the hearts of the British, and responsible for the eventual smiting of both Cromwell and Thatcher.
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
For the uninitiated, these are Irish Throwing Stars, an ancient weapon wielded by St. Brigid during the 1916 Rising, striking fear into the hearts of the British, and responsible for the eventual smiting of both Cromwell and Thatcher.
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Timeline cleanse: the Muppet Show, but overdubbed as gaeilge (in Irish)
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Timeline cleanse: the Muppet Show, but overdubbed as gaeilge (in Irish)
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Small businesses who only have Facebook as a website, did you know you are losing potential customers who don't use Facebook?
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Small businesses who only have Facebook as a website, did you know you are losing potential customers who don't use Facebook?
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It's like when a dad wins a giant stuffed animal at the fair for his toddler.
The kid feels like a superstar walking around dragging that huge bear behind him for the rest of the day, but everyone who sees him knows that two-year-old didn't toss those darts at the balloons himself.
The kid feels like a superstar walking around dragging that huge bear behind him for the rest of the day, but everyone who sees him knows that two-year-old didn't toss those darts at the balloons himself.
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It's like when a dad wins a giant stuffed animal at the fair for his toddler.
The kid feels like a superstar walking around dragging that huge bear behind him for the rest of the day, but everyone who sees him knows that two-year-old didn't toss those darts at the balloons himself.
The kid feels like a superstar walking around dragging that huge bear behind him for the rest of the day, but everyone who sees him knows that two-year-old didn't toss those darts at the balloons himself.
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BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.
Hot buttered whiskey is the best winter beverage.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Hot buttered whiskey is the best winter beverage.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 AM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
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Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her. He did not. Oh hi, ghost
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her. He did not. Oh hi, ghost
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The Glasgow union is in the last chance saloon. This is not a drill. Please share far and wide.
Future of union set hits point of no return
Last month, the drinks business reported on efforts to find a new home for the historic six-barrel union set gifted by the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (now Carlsberg Britvic) to Epochal Barrel...
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Glasgow union is in the last chance saloon. This is not a drill. Please share far and wide.
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Manhattan Peanuts Ltd have taken a judicial review against the Luas Finglas project
This is an important time of year for crisp companies… lots of hungry people in pubs
Remind them with your wallets that they shouldn’t hold up essential public infrastructure
This is an important time of year for crisp companies… lots of hungry people in pubs
Remind them with your wallets that they shouldn’t hold up essential public infrastructure
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Manhattan Peanuts Ltd have taken a judicial review against the Luas Finglas project
This is an important time of year for crisp companies… lots of hungry people in pubs
Remind them with your wallets that they shouldn’t hold up essential public infrastructure
This is an important time of year for crisp companies… lots of hungry people in pubs
Remind them with your wallets that they shouldn’t hold up essential public infrastructure
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If a train wore trousers would it wear them like this or like this?
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If a train wore trousers would it wear them like this or like this?
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December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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You want niche? Oh, we got niche.
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
You want niche? Oh, we got niche.
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Whatever spin you may hear from politicians, there are only two actual positions on healthcare. “Universal healthcare that covers everybody,” or “we must protect the huge industry of insurance middlemen making money off of it.”
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Whatever spin you may hear from politicians, there are only two actual positions on healthcare. “Universal healthcare that covers everybody,” or “we must protect the huge industry of insurance middlemen making money off of it.”
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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You see Captain, it was the 32 County Toy Show vehicular parade that led directly to Irish re-unification in the 2020s. #LateLateToyShow
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You see Captain, it was the 32 County Toy Show vehicular parade that led directly to Irish re-unification in the 2020s. #LateLateToyShow
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It's just not the #LateLateToyShow if a 9 year old doesn't sing with the voice of a 94 year old pub singer who looks like they're made out of turf.
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It's just not the #LateLateToyShow if a 9 year old doesn't sing with the voice of a 94 year old pub singer who looks like they're made out of turf.