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@ciara2001.bsky.social
A lapsed moment of reasonableness
She/Her
Lover of utter randomness
Irish
(something pithy. poignant and wird will probably fill this space at some point, yes I am doing a little experiment)
"For I have manifested my darkness and become god"
She/Her
Lover of utter randomness
Irish
(something pithy. poignant and wird will probably fill this space at some point, yes I am doing a little experiment)
"For I have manifested my darkness and become god"
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@ciara2001.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Oooh, a pinned post!
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"Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover" www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover" www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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Fairness from the New York Times? 🤣 I’d love to see @nytimespr.bsky.social respond to this, but they won’t/can’t. Those are some stats fit to print. fair.org/home/nyt-les...
NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.
fair.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Fairness from the New York Times? 🤣 I’d love to see @nytimespr.bsky.social respond to this, but they won’t/can’t. Those are some stats fit to print. fair.org/home/nyt-les...
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Ask not for whom the Venga Bus comes, it comes for thee.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Ask not for whom the Venga Bus comes, it comes for thee.
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Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
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This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This morning Rape Crisis Ireland has called for a ban on AI 'nudification' functions which can (and have) produced sexual images of children and adults.
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
RCI: 'There seems to be no reason for the existence of "nudification" functionality on AI apps beyond exploitation...'
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Dr Clíona Saidléar: 'Anyone generating and sharing a non-consensual image is committing a crime. Anyone who has been affected by online deepfake abuse can report it to the Gardaí or hotline.ie and can reach out to receive support from their local rape crisis centre.'
Hotline
hotline.ie
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Dr Clíona Saidléar: 'Anyone generating and sharing a non-consensual image is committing a crime. Anyone who has been affected by online deepfake abuse can report it to the Gardaí or hotline.ie and can reach out to receive support from their local rape crisis centre.'
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Time for me to reveal that I was in Robin of Sherwood
Kind of
Not the actual
It was what would today be called a fan production… I think about this increasingly as I get older… short 🧵
Kind of
Not the actual
It was what would today be called a fan production… I think about this increasingly as I get older… short 🧵
[The ITV Robin of Sherwood series is the most significant change in how Robin Hood stories were told in a good couple of hundred years, and have shaped every one since, including viewing Richard as a shit.]
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Time for me to reveal that I was in Robin of Sherwood
Kind of
Not the actual
It was what would today be called a fan production… I think about this increasingly as I get older… short 🧵
Kind of
Not the actual
It was what would today be called a fan production… I think about this increasingly as I get older… short 🧵
I decided to take a chance and order some Blu-rays before Christmas from a UK supplier that was registered for EU VAT. All grand I thought, it sat in customs in Dublin for 5 weeks before being returned to sender because of a problem with the electronic customs data. Much success, big winning there
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I decided to take a chance and order some Blu-rays before Christmas from a UK supplier that was registered for EU VAT. All grand I thought, it sat in customs in Dublin for 5 weeks before being returned to sender because of a problem with the electronic customs data. Much success, big winning there
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Imagine going back to the 90s & telling everyone this would be a 2026 headline
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
Björk urges Greenland to declare independence as Trump threatens takeover
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Imagine going back to the 90s & telling everyone this would be a 2026 headline
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And the whole article is also free to read:
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM
And the whole article is also free to read:
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The UK Ghost Story Festival is back. A landmark event built over years by @alexdavis1981.bsky.social This February offers two packed weekends of spectral tales
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
Ghouls, Gatherings & Giveaways: Your Chance To Win Pass To The UK Ghost Story Festival - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Alex Davis's UK Ghost Story Festival. Win a full pass for Derby or online. Join Catriona Ward, Laura Purcell & more.
gnofhorror.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM
The UK Ghost Story Festival is back. A landmark event built over years by @alexdavis1981.bsky.social This February offers two packed weekends of spectral tales
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
WANT TO WIN A FULL PASS?
Here’s your chance to join the haunting. #GhostStoryFestival #HorrorCommunity
gnofhorror.com/win-a-pass-t...
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Happy Nollaig na mBan to all the great women, feminists, activists, historians, family, friends and colleagues in my life #nollaignamban #speirgorm
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Happy Nollaig na mBan to all the great women, feminists, activists, historians, family, friends and colleagues in my life #nollaignamban #speirgorm
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Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here:
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here:
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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As we’ve reached more people in recent months, and are approaching 80k signatures, we of course receive push-back against our core message.
We simply won’t engage where that feedback debates trans identities, positions trans people as a harmful group, or suggests they are something to be fixed.
We simply won’t engage where that feedback debates trans identities, positions trans people as a harmful group, or suggests they are something to be fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 AM
As we’ve reached more people in recent months, and are approaching 80k signatures, we of course receive push-back against our core message.
We simply won’t engage where that feedback debates trans identities, positions trans people as a harmful group, or suggests they are something to be fixed.
We simply won’t engage where that feedback debates trans identities, positions trans people as a harmful group, or suggests they are something to be fixed.
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The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
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Thinking idly about how there was a time in the past where the Grok CSAM scandal would lead to a huge exodus off X to Bluesky and elsewhere but how now everyone who cared about such things has already left
January 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Thinking idly about how there was a time in the past where the Grok CSAM scandal would lead to a huge exodus off X to Bluesky and elsewhere but how now everyone who cared about such things has already left
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US naval aircraft flew over Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
US naval aircraft flew over Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker
Irish policy forbids foreign military aircraft use of Irish airspace while on active military operations
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 AM
US naval aircraft flew over Ireland during pursuit of sanctioned oil tanker
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Even if she does have to give it up, she can be content in the knowledge she'll be a shoo-in for the Nobel Dignity Prize next year.
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Even if she does have to give it up, she can be content in the knowledge she'll be a shoo-in for the Nobel Dignity Prize next year.
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
There's a wrong answer?
As a trans woman, what's going to get you run off social media and/or socially murdered?
Wrong answers only.
Wrong answers only.
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
There's a wrong answer?
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I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.
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NGL, telling people "what's meant for you won't pass you by" hasn't gone down all that well at this bus-stop
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
NGL, telling people "what's meant for you won't pass you by" hasn't gone down all that well at this bus-stop
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland