Dean Buckley
@deanbuckley.bsky.social
bad news from the zone, tumbleweeds
catholic socialist & smalltown journalist
in the valley near Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
catholic socialist & smalltown journalist
in the valley near Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary
leftinthelurch.net | thesundae.net
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"We found insufficient statistical rigor, unreliable datasets, claims presented without evidence, and misrepresentation of quotes from primary research participants."
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Critically appraising the cass report: methodological flaws and unsupported claims - BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background The Cass Review aimed to provide recommendations for the delivery of services for gender diverse children and young people in England. The final product of this project, the Cass report, re...
link.springer.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"We found insufficient statistical rigor, unreliable datasets, claims presented without evidence, and misrepresentation of quotes from primary research participants."
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Yeah, that sounds just great.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The presentation of the Cass report as this gospel text is also disingenuous given the significant academic criticism it has received.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The presentation of the Cass report as this gospel text is also disingenuous given the significant academic criticism it has received.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
Just last year, a peer-reviewed critique led by Irish researchers from the University of Galway found serious flaws with the report.
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The eagerness of some people for Ireland to follow the UK in its anti-trans crusade is genuinely worrying.
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The eagerness of some people for Ireland to follow the UK in its anti-trans crusade is genuinely worrying.
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
If the UK jumped off a cliff are we supposed to follow?
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IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know connachttribune.ie/i... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know
connachttribune.ie
January 31, 2026 at 6:45 PM
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know connachttribune.ie/i... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
this says you can't tell who sent the messages, but actually a lot of the documents in the Epstein files appear repeatedly in multiple versions with varying levels of redaction and it was in fact Jeffrey Epstein who sent these messages, to Slovakian politician Miroslav Lajčák
Messages released in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files talk of Irish people's "horrible asses" that the writer says were "from the potato famine". jrnl.ie/6943442
Texts in Epstein files talk of Irish people's 'horrible asses' that were 'from the potato famine'
The heavily redacted documents don’t show who sent the texts, but the October 2018 conversation centred a trip to Dublin.
jrnl.ie
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
this says you can't tell who sent the messages, but actually a lot of the documents in the Epstein files appear repeatedly in multiple versions with varying levels of redaction and it was in fact Jeffrey Epstein who sent these messages, to Slovakian politician Miroslav Lajčák
here is a genuinely interesting email from the Epstein files that mentions Ireland: Epstein's lawyer William Blum cited "how Apple/Microsoft, et al. are being taxed in Ireland" as the model for what they were seeking in drafting new financial services taxation legislation for the US Virgin Islands
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
here is a genuinely interesting email from the Epstein files that mentions Ireland: Epstein's lawyer William Blum cited "how Apple/Microsoft, et al. are being taxed in Ireland" as the model for what they were seeking in drafting new financial services taxation legislation for the US Virgin Islands
this screenshot is not from the Epstein files. this is an itinerary from a visit of former US Attorney General Eric Holder to the EU. the claim that this is Epstein's itinerary originated with a "news" account on X called The Flare (@/TheFlareNews) that's since deleted the tweet featuring the claim
January 31, 2026 at 9:24 PM
this screenshot is not from the Epstein files. this is an itinerary from a visit of former US Attorney General Eric Holder to the EU. the claim that this is Epstein's itinerary originated with a "news" account on X called The Flare (@/TheFlareNews) that's since deleted the tweet featuring the claim
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As Dean notes, a bizarre sovereign citizen style organisation claiming to be a continuation of the historical IRB could well become an issue during the upcoming by-election
Dara Bradley has done great work covering the IRB in Galway, and I think he's right that they're going to be an issue in the Galway West by-election with Noel Thomas (II) and Thomas Welby (Ind) both in the race. Noel Thomas attended at least two IRB meetings
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know
connachttribune.ie
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
As Dean notes, a bizarre sovereign citizen style organisation claiming to be a continuation of the historical IRB could well become an issue during the upcoming by-election
Dara Bradley has done great work covering the IRB in Galway, and I think he's right that they're going to be an issue in the Galway West by-election with Noel Thomas (II) and Thomas Welby (Ind) both in the race. Noel Thomas attended at least two IRB meetings
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune
IRB conspiracists in Galway haven’t gone away, you know
connachttribune.ie
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Dara Bradley has done great work covering the IRB in Galway, and I think he's right that they're going to be an issue in the Galway West by-election with Noel Thomas (II) and Thomas Welby (Ind) both in the race. Noel Thomas attended at least two IRB meetings
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
connachttribune.ie/irb-conspira...
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#Spéirghorm / Ireland only info request: Does a service exist whereby a person recovering from MH crisis can hire someone (like a PA) to re-engage with daily tasks for a set period of time, specifically to support them 1-on-1 to re-establish routine, parenting duties, exercise and return to work?
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
#Spéirghorm / Ireland only info request: Does a service exist whereby a person recovering from MH crisis can hire someone (like a PA) to re-engage with daily tasks for a set period of time, specifically to support them 1-on-1 to re-establish routine, parenting duties, exercise and return to work?
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I find myself nostalgic for the days when evil people had to pretend not to be evil, because being evil was considered socially unacceptable.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I find myself nostalgic for the days when evil people had to pretend not to be evil, because being evil was considered socially unacceptable.
a pretty good background gag in the musical number "Brighter" from Hazbin Hotel S2 is that media demon Vox really was a TV visionary in his human life, but only in the worst ways. he died in the fifties and his corkboard of ideas for the future of TV include the 24 hour news cycle and Shark Week
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
a pretty good background gag in the musical number "Brighter" from Hazbin Hotel S2 is that media demon Vox really was a TV visionary in his human life, but only in the worst ways. he died in the fifties and his corkboard of ideas for the future of TV include the 24 hour news cycle and Shark Week
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Jeff Epstein calling Elon an idiot for not grokking “people in town for the UN” was an innuendo for “I, Jeff, am trafficking girls for diplomats and the powerful. Would you, Elon, a powerful man, like in on the action?” and then having to explain it to him might be my fave thing in the files so far
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Jeff Epstein calling Elon an idiot for not grokking “people in town for the UN” was an innuendo for “I, Jeff, am trafficking girls for diplomats and the powerful. Would you, Elon, a powerful man, like in on the action?” and then having to explain it to him might be my fave thing in the files so far
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
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now with fireplace 🔥 open.spotify.com/episode/3VJl...
Crackling Fireplace Edition of Heart and Souls (1993): A Lost Robert Downey Jr. Classic
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
now with fireplace 🔥 open.spotify.com/episode/3VJl...
my grand unified theory of the development of modern political conspiracism essentially places the birth of the US militia movement as the turning point in history that led us down this path, so it has been pretty interesting watching them do sweet fuck all, fair or foul, as shit hits the fan
The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
my grand unified theory of the development of modern political conspiracism essentially places the birth of the US militia movement as the turning point in history that led us down this path, so it has been pretty interesting watching them do sweet fuck all, fair or foul, as shit hits the fan
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Yeah you were right, our politicians, all the big tech guys who are also surveilling us 24/7, they're all paedos. Also the government is massively overreaching its powers to kill civilians and squash protest. Isn’t this the time you rise up and start opposing some of this or what lol
January 31, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Yeah you were right, our politicians, all the big tech guys who are also surveilling us 24/7, they're all paedos. Also the government is massively overreaching its powers to kill civilians and squash protest. Isn’t this the time you rise up and start opposing some of this or what lol
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The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it
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Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities?
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities?
someone needs to design a fuzzy logic search engine that can search the Epstein files for both a word and probabilistic misspellings of the word
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
someone needs to design a fuzzy logic search engine that can search the Epstein files for both a word and probabilistic misspellings of the word
as infuriating as the conspiracising about the local democracy grant is, it is also pretty funny to imagine a world where news orgs feel they have to go soft on government because otherwise government might take away funding for local reporting they're only doing because there's money on the table
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM
as infuriating as the conspiracising about the local democracy grant is, it is also pretty funny to imagine a world where news orgs feel they have to go soft on government because otherwise government might take away funding for local reporting they're only doing because there's money on the table
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A lot of older Irish men on X right now:
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
A lot of older Irish men on X right now:
this is very important from the head of CCPC. how much of the state’s annual spend is being lost to systemic fraud by contractors? we spend so much time and energy in this country ritualistically whipping civil servants for overspends while the firms corruptly profiting from them walk away unscathed
Interviewed the competition/consumer head
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
Watchdog hits out at ‘cartels’ that are rigging their bids for big state projects
The consumer watchdog has warned there is “no doubt” that cartels are operating to fix the price of publicly funded projects in Ireland.
m.independent.ie
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 AM
this is very important from the head of CCPC. how much of the state’s annual spend is being lost to systemic fraud by contractors? we spend so much time and energy in this country ritualistically whipping civil servants for overspends while the firms corruptly profiting from them walk away unscathed
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Interviewed the competition/consumer head
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
Watchdog hits out at ‘cartels’ that are rigging their bids for big state projects
The consumer watchdog has warned there is “no doubt” that cartels are operating to fix the price of publicly funded projects in Ireland.
m.independent.ie
January 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Interviewed the competition/consumer head
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
- Bid-rigging (companies fixing tenders) is a “significant” problem
- paltry €1k ‘fines’ for retailers conning consumers at Black Friday are a joke
- people are sick of hard-to-exit subscriptions and contracts
m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her