Dara O'Reilly
@daraor.bsky.social
Gonna have to level with you, I'm not a real architect. I just showed up in this turtleneck and, well, everything spiralled from there.
Not sure "Action Has Intended Consequence" is a headline, really.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Not sure "Action Has Intended Consequence" is a headline, really.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Happy "That Time I Took A Photo Of My Infant Son And He Looked Like Mark E Smith From The Fall" Day, to all who celebrate*.
(*Me. I'm "all who celebrate.")
(*Me. I'm "all who celebrate.")
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy "That Time I Took A Photo Of My Infant Son And He Looked Like Mark E Smith From The Fall" Day, to all who celebrate*.
(*Me. I'm "all who celebrate.")
(*Me. I'm "all who celebrate.")
Not necessarily regarded as "gay," but a boy who turned up at my school with both straps on his rucksack on his first day in 1987 is still known as "Parachute" nearly forty years later.
Using both straps on your schoolbag. Common knowledge at our secondary school.
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Not necessarily regarded as "gay," but a boy who turned up at my school with both straps on his rucksack on his first day in 1987 is still known as "Parachute" nearly forty years later.
Guys! Guys! Stop what you're doing and get a load of what Maurizio Pocchetino looks like these days!
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Guys! Guys! Stop what you're doing and get a load of what Maurizio Pocchetino looks like these days!
This isn't a TERRIBLE piece by Gaby, but it is an active decision to write about middle-aged people getting radicalised online towards extremism and not mention either Mumsnet, or a lot of people in her staff canteen.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meet gen X: middle-aged, enraged and radicalised by internet bile | Gaby Hinsliff
Who is driving the populist insurgency? It’s not grumpy pensioners or vulnerable teenagers – it’s my generation, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This isn't a TERRIBLE piece by Gaby, but it is an active decision to write about middle-aged people getting radicalised online towards extremism and not mention either Mumsnet, or a lot of people in her staff canteen.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Look, he seems like a nice fella and all, but David Olusoga must surely face some professional consequences for his moronic antics here.
I've read three of his books and I feel CHEATED.
I've read three of his books and I feel CHEATED.
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Look, he seems like a nice fella and all, but David Olusoga must surely face some professional consequences for his moronic antics here.
I've read three of his books and I feel CHEATED.
I've read three of his books and I feel CHEATED.
Pretty excited about this, actually. Can't wait to see who wins it!
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC
Fifa unveils a new Peace Prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pretty excited about this, actually. Can't wait to see who wins it!
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Young people these days might know their LPs and 12" Singles, but getting your daughter to be interested in there being an article about them in a newspaper does regrettably involve explaining what a "newspaper" is.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Young people these days might know their LPs and 12" Singles, but getting your daughter to be interested in there being an article about them in a newspaper does regrettably involve explaining what a "newspaper" is.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
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I regret to inform you that, if this is on the polling station premises itself, this is an inducement to vote, and is an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána in Clonmel, and I trust the O'Donovan family will be swiftly arrested and imprisoned.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána in Clonmel, and I trust the O'Donovan family will be swiftly arrested and imprisoned.
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I regret to inform you that, if this is on the polling station premises itself, this is an inducement to vote, and is an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána in Clonmel, and I trust the O'Donovan family will be swiftly arrested and imprisoned.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána in Clonmel, and I trust the O'Donovan family will be swiftly arrested and imprisoned.
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Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters
Unless the person she asked that of is a Registered Companion, or the Presiding Officer, I regret to inform you that she has committed an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána and I trust she will be arrested immediately.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána and I trust she will be arrested immediately.
Just took 93yr Mum to vote, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which box for foxhunting?" A cheer went up from waiting voters
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Unless the person she asked that of is a Registered Companion, or the Presiding Officer, I regret to inform you that she has committed an offence under the 1963 Electoral Act.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána and I trust she will be arrested immediately.
I have alerted the Garda Síochána and I trust she will be arrested immediately.
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On today of all days:
"I would say to the good people of Ireland: you’ve been independent for more than 100 years. Stop blaming the Brits."
Ex NATO Commdr at Westminster
#Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLock #SoldierF
"I would say to the good people of Ireland: you’ve been independent for more than 100 years. Stop blaming the Brits."
Ex NATO Commdr at Westminster
#Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLock #SoldierF
October 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
On today of all days:
"I would say to the good people of Ireland: you’ve been independent for more than 100 years. Stop blaming the Brits."
Ex NATO Commdr at Westminster
#Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLock #SoldierF
"I would say to the good people of Ireland: you’ve been independent for more than 100 years. Stop blaming the Brits."
Ex NATO Commdr at Westminster
#Áras25 #Neutrality #TripleLock #SoldierF
There are fireworks going off in Drumahoe this evening.
The next thing after the families being shattered by this verdict today will be British right wing and Unionist politicians climbing over each other's backs to twist the knife in them and the people of Derry over the next days.
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
There are fireworks going off in Drumahoe this evening.
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"We tried out a British AI. It worked well, until we asked it 'Who is Lance Corporal David James Cleary?'"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan
The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"We tried out a British AI. It worked well, until we asked it 'Who is Lance Corporal David James Cleary?'"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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No British Justice.
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No British Justice.
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As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As we await a verdict in the trial of Soldier F, another reminder that in 2010 the Bloody Sunday inquiry found
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
- the killings were unjustified
- none of the 14 dead (7 of whom were children) had guns
- no warnings were given
- no soldiers were under threat
- the troops were the first to open fire
This is anything but a Jess Phillips fan account, and there's a darkly comic finger-of-the-monkey's-paw-curls aspect to her finally getting to be the centre of attention, but I do think these staggered resignations are a bit sus.
And why would survivors want to limit the scope of an inquiry anyway?
And why would survivors want to limit the scope of an inquiry anyway?
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is anything but a Jess Phillips fan account, and there's a darkly comic finger-of-the-monkey's-paw-curls aspect to her finally getting to be the centre of attention, but I do think these staggered resignations are a bit sus.
And why would survivors want to limit the scope of an inquiry anyway?
And why would survivors want to limit the scope of an inquiry anyway?
"Well, my perfectly innocent Totenkopf tattoo has upset some people, so I should cover it up. What's something utterly unproblematic, that nobody could possibly be offended by? I know! NORSE MYTHOLOGY! A WOLF from Norse mythology! Nobody could possibly have a problem with that!"
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Well, my perfectly innocent Totenkopf tattoo has upset some people, so I should cover it up. What's something utterly unproblematic, that nobody could possibly be offended by? I know! NORSE MYTHOLOGY! A WOLF from Norse mythology! Nobody could possibly have a problem with that!"
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If this gets reskeeted 483,000 times I’ll buy a miniature donkey.
October 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If this gets reskeeted 483,000 times I’ll buy a miniature donkey.
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oh sure, we just have to find a candidate who’s “perfect” and “has never done anything wrong” and “isn’t serving consecutive life sentences for a string of brutal murders” do you hear yourself right now? grow up
October 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
oh sure, we just have to find a candidate who’s “perfect” and “has never done anything wrong” and “isn’t serving consecutive life sentences for a string of brutal murders” do you hear yourself right now? grow up
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM