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@dochasisgra.bsky.social
She/her, Irish, 2 kids, 3 cats, 1 dog; many books, unfinished knitting projects, dreams and good intentions; insufficient dopamine receptors. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
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This duet cover of Radiohead's "Creep", between a son and his Shastriya Sangeet classically trained mother, is the mash-up I didn't know how much I needed in my life. Totally spontaneous sobbing may have taken place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
Mom & I Cover Creep By Radiohead (she is a classical Indian singer 🕉️)
YouTube video by Avie Sheck
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
This duet cover of Radiohead's "Creep", between a son and his Shastriya Sangeet classically trained mother, is the mash-up I didn't know how much I needed in my life. Totally spontaneous sobbing may have taken place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoH...
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Dr Beth Upton having to leave the NHS is a shame on the country.
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Dr Beth Upton having to leave the NHS is a shame on the country.
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"Nnedi Okorafor credits Le Guin with proving fantasy heroes didn't have to be white."
WRONG.
AI is just out here flat out lying about me. I never said this. No disrespect the Great LeGuin but no one ever needed to "prove" such a thing. Mschew. Anyone who knows me knows I don't speak like that.
WRONG.
AI is just out here flat out lying about me. I never said this. No disrespect the Great LeGuin but no one ever needed to "prove" such a thing. Mschew. Anyone who knows me knows I don't speak like that.
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Nnedi Okorafor credits Le Guin with proving fantasy heroes didn't have to be white."
WRONG.
AI is just out here flat out lying about me. I never said this. No disrespect the Great LeGuin but no one ever needed to "prove" such a thing. Mschew. Anyone who knows me knows I don't speak like that.
WRONG.
AI is just out here flat out lying about me. I never said this. No disrespect the Great LeGuin but no one ever needed to "prove" such a thing. Mschew. Anyone who knows me knows I don't speak like that.
Cached UK/IE #KindleBookGiveaway: 5 copies of Scarlet (The Scarlet Revolution Book 1) by @genevievecogman.bsky.social, which I *have* but *haven't read yet*, oops. I hear it's very good. Since this is a #UKKindleBookGiveaway, you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account to claim one!
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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I am utterly sick and tired of self-declared experts who've never knowingly listened to a trans person in their life being elevated and presented by the media as definitive voices on our lives. A trans person is always too "biased" to comment on our own life and healthcare, but not these charlatans
February 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I am utterly sick and tired of self-declared experts who've never knowingly listened to a trans person in their life being elevated and presented by the media as definitive voices on our lives. A trans person is always too "biased" to comment on our own life and healthcare, but not these charlatans
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Maria Steen on RTE radio and Hillary "Andrew Wakefield" Cass* on RTE website is a reminder that forces of hate and oppression need to be constantly defeated...
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Maria Steen on RTE radio and Hillary "Andrew Wakefield" Cass* on RTE website is a reminder that forces of hate and oppression need to be constantly defeated...
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
#speirgorm does anyone know how to make a formal complaint about the lack of balance in this? RTE's formal complaints process doesn't seem to me to cover the website, only "broadcast material". Or am I wrong about that?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
#speirgorm does anyone know how to make a formal complaint about the lack of balance in this? RTE's formal complaints process doesn't seem to me to cover the website, only "broadcast material". Or am I wrong about that?
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I'm an expert in drag performance.
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I'm an expert in drag performance.
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
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This fucking woman and her cronies, gatekeeping what they see as 'essential' womanhood based on some notion that all of 6 of them share.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
Hillary Cass both sides-ing the “trans debate” dismisses the material power imbalance
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This fucking woman and her cronies, gatekeeping what they see as 'essential' womanhood based on some notion that all of 6 of them share.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
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I posted this on instagram last year for Valentine’s Day but it’s only become more obvious so I’m reusing it this year🫠
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I posted this on instagram last year for Valentine’s Day but it’s only become more obvious so I’m reusing it this year🫠
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
A regular verb in the past tense
Gets a séimhiú.
Violets are blue
A regular verb in the past tense
Gets a séimhiú.
February 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
A regular verb in the past tense
Gets a séimhiú.
Violets are blue
A regular verb in the past tense
Gets a séimhiú.
My dad grew up in Dublin in the 30s and 40s, he loved Bang Bang and often talked about him. #speirgorm
#DIBLives Raised in an orphanage in Cabra, Dublin Thomas ‘Bang Bang’ Dudley ‘fired’ on the citizens of Dublin with a large brass key. Often his ‘victims’ joined in the wild-west pantomime, shooting back, clutching at ‘wounds’ & ‘dropping dead’. He was born #OTD 1906. www.dib.ie/biography/du...
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
My dad grew up in Dublin in the 30s and 40s, he loved Bang Bang and often talked about him. #speirgorm
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We'd love to have more followers on Blue Sky. Can you help us by sharing our posts with others? #Speirgorm
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
We'd love to have more followers on Blue Sky. Can you help us by sharing our posts with others? #Speirgorm
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It brings me great amounts of joy to announce that Labour voters are going to need to vote tactically and get behind the clear left front runner if they want to keep out Reform
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
It brings me great amounts of joy to announce that Labour voters are going to need to vote tactically and get behind the clear left front runner if they want to keep out Reform
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It would cost around €60,112 per year to employ someone to do the various jobs carried out by a stay-at-home parent, according to new research.
Role of stay-at-home parent valued at €60k a year
It would cost around €60,112 per year to employ someone to do the various jobs carried out by a stay-at-home parent, according to new research.
www.rte.ie
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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I still have a few spaces on my 28 Feb botanical illustration & mental health w'shop
I teach you
🌿how to break plants down to simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
Earlybird price expires 14 Feb
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you
🌿how to break plants down to simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
Earlybird price expires 14 Feb
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I still have a few spaces on my 28 Feb botanical illustration & mental health w'shop
I teach you
🌿how to break plants down to simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
Earlybird price expires 14 Feb
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
I teach you
🌿how to break plants down to simple shapes & add shading
🧠how creative activity alters brain biochemistry to improve mental health
Earlybird price expires 14 Feb
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/bota...
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It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
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mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
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#BREAKING EU Parliament votes to accept a report, that calls for "the full recognition of trans women as women" as part of the EU priorities for the UN CSW on "women’s rights and gender equality."
#Eurovision #EU
#Eurovision #EU
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 PM
#BREAKING EU Parliament votes to accept a report, that calls for "the full recognition of trans women as women" as part of the EU priorities for the UN CSW on "women’s rights and gender equality."
#Eurovision #EU
#Eurovision #EU
#speirgorm I can't read too much about the new UK guidance for schools on trans kids due to a mixture of heartbreak and apoplectic rage. What they are recommending would certainly have meant my son didn't finish school and very possibly he would have ended his life. Instead 1/
“We would expect support for full social transition to be agreed very rarely”
There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet
There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet
This explicit transphobia is spelled out in excruciating detail. Direct from Cass again.
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#speirgorm I can't read too much about the new UK guidance for schools on trans kids due to a mixture of heartbreak and apoplectic rage. What they are recommending would certainly have meant my son didn't finish school and very possibly he would have ended his life. Instead 1/
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Ireland, Day 1056 of The Rain. Everything is saturated to the grey of the sky. Moss covers every surface. The outdoors sounds like constant static. The entire staff of Met Éireann is on mental health leave. I’ve forgotten what dry clothes feel like.
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ireland, Day 1056 of The Rain. Everything is saturated to the grey of the sky. Moss covers every surface. The outdoors sounds like constant static. The entire staff of Met Éireann is on mental health leave. I’ve forgotten what dry clothes feel like.
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
It is still a yellow weather alert.
#SpeirGorm
Brilliant book.
There's a new edition of @thecallya.bsky.social 's The Call out today. If you don't know it, this is an incredible read - a modern horror where Ireland has been isolated from the world by the sidhe, uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Call
Check out The Call - The magical Sídhe have been expelled from their home and forced into the Grey Land - a place under the earth; a place of darkness and death. But now they've returned to take back ...
uk.bookshop.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Brilliant book.
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The man who was killed last night wasn't the first Black man killed by government forces in DC since the government occupation of DC. He's like the 6th or 7th. If you're Black, you know that's how it is, no one makes a fuss over our murders & they're not big news.
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The man who was killed last night wasn't the first Black man killed by government forces in DC since the government occupation of DC. He's like the 6th or 7th. If you're Black, you know that's how it is, no one makes a fuss over our murders & they're not big news.
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I scroll down and it somehow gets worse
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I scroll down and it somehow gets worse
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Keir Starmer has called on Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying that ‘the UK has been colonised by immigrants’ and to instead use the Prime minister approved ‘island of strangers’ phrasing.
February 12, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Keir Starmer has called on Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying that ‘the UK has been colonised by immigrants’ and to instead use the Prime minister approved ‘island of strangers’ phrasing.
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It shouldn't need to be said, but if we apportioned human rights to a demographic based on the number of them who have done mass shootings, all straight white men should be in prison, but, of course, straight white men are never judged in that way, only minorities are. It's ridiculous.
February 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
It shouldn't need to be said, but if we apportioned human rights to a demographic based on the number of them who have done mass shootings, all straight white men should be in prison, but, of course, straight white men are never judged in that way, only minorities are. It's ridiculous.