Gerard Cunningham
@faduda.bsky.social
Formerly a productive member of society. Denied a 2023 Hugo.✒️
#journalist #writer #podcasts
Occasionally here, but mostly https://mastodon.ie/@faduda
Recent(ish) project https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerard-Cunningham/e/B002FZ5UG2/
#journalist #writer #podcasts
Occasionally here, but mostly https://mastodon.ie/@faduda
Recent(ish) project https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerard-Cunningham/e/B002FZ5UG2/
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Gerard Cunningham
@faduda.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Time to give this another boost [now available outside the Amazon ecosystem]
Space Navigator and other stories: short stories and short short stories from the lockdown
www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Naviga...
www.draft2digital.com/book/3033557
Space Navigator and other stories: short stories and short short stories from the lockdown
www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Naviga...
www.draft2digital.com/book/3033557
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I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Stormont knew. They were warned. They did it anyway.
Declassified files show officials knew for decades that intensive agriculture was poisoning Lough Neagh - too many animals, leaking slurry tanks, toxic silage effluent and failed “voluntary” codes.
1/4
Declassified files show officials knew for decades that intensive agriculture was poisoning Lough Neagh - too many animals, leaking slurry tanks, toxic silage effluent and failed “voluntary” codes.
1/4
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Stormont knew. They were warned. They did it anyway.
Declassified files show officials knew for decades that intensive agriculture was poisoning Lough Neagh - too many animals, leaking slurry tanks, toxic silage effluent and failed “voluntary” codes.
1/4
Declassified files show officials knew for decades that intensive agriculture was poisoning Lough Neagh - too many animals, leaking slurry tanks, toxic silage effluent and failed “voluntary” codes.
1/4
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This podcast extends two key concepts in my vocabulary as a critic.
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
We have already had some great episodes of this new #Journalism2050 podcast - this is one of my favorites so far with @jayrosen.bsky.social - the internet that promised so much, what went wrong, and where do we go now
In a new Journalism 2050, @jayrosen.bsky.social recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This podcast extends two key concepts in my vocabulary as a critic.
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
“The People Formerly Known as the Audience” (PressThink, June 2006) archive.pressthink.org/2006/06/27/p...
and...
"There are no masses, there are only ways of seeing people as masses." (Raymond Williams, at 22:07
This is the future I want to see.
Fewer fascists dystopias, more jaunty heists.
Fewer fascists dystopias, more jaunty heists.
Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room during the extended Christmas break and steal cash, gold and jewellery worth €30 million, police and the bank said
Gang steals cash, gold worth €30m from German bank
Robbers used a large drill to break into a German bank's vault room during the extended Christmas break and steal cash, gold and jewellery worth €30 million, police and the bank said.
www.rte.ie
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is the future I want to see.
Fewer fascists dystopias, more jaunty heists.
Fewer fascists dystopias, more jaunty heists.
Give it another decade or so, the US will be so desperate for heroes they'll do a movie where Mike Pence courageously remembers the address from the cast of Hamilton before doing the right thing while the crowd outside the Capitol is baying for his blood.
December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Give it another decade or so, the US will be so desperate for heroes they'll do a movie where Mike Pence courageously remembers the address from the cast of Hamilton before doing the right thing while the crowd outside the Capitol is baying for his blood.
Things on the To Do List that I will probably never get around to doing
To Do List
Things on the To Do List that I will probably never get around to doing
faduda.ie
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Things on the To Do List that I will probably never get around to doing
Watching the American newsfeed still reporting on US Fascism in the Future Conditional instead of Present Tense.
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Watching the American newsfeed still reporting on US Fascism in the Future Conditional instead of Present Tense.
Holiday nostalgia rewatch -
Washington: Behind Closed Doors.
The story of a simpler era when American presidents still felt the need to cover up their crimes.
Washington: Behind Closed Doors.
The story of a simpler era when American presidents still felt the need to cover up their crimes.
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Holiday nostalgia rewatch -
Washington: Behind Closed Doors.
The story of a simpler era when American presidents still felt the need to cover up their crimes.
Washington: Behind Closed Doors.
The story of a simpler era when American presidents still felt the need to cover up their crimes.
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The Spanish woman whose failed restoration of a century-old painting of Jesus Christ captured global headlines more than a decade ago has died at 94
Spanish woman known for failed fresco restoration dies
The Spanish woman whose failed restoration of a century-old painting of Jesus Christ captured global headlines more than a decade ago has died at 94.
www.rte.ie
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Spanish woman whose failed restoration of a century-old painting of Jesus Christ captured global headlines more than a decade ago has died at 94
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This might be a little unprofessional but I'm excited so I want to share this online, I have just had my first story published with the Irish Independent, the story is about the lovely Grace McIntyre and her assistance dog Mozart from Irish Dogs for the Disabled! 💛🫶🏼
December 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This might be a little unprofessional but I'm excited so I want to share this online, I have just had my first story published with the Irish Independent, the story is about the lovely Grace McIntyre and her assistance dog Mozart from Irish Dogs for the Disabled! 💛🫶🏼
Continent cut off...
Eurostar suspended its cross-Channel train services to and from London until further notice following a power supply problem in the tunnel that links Britain and France, a company spokesperson said
Eurostar suspends Channel Tunnel services
Eurostar suspended its cross-Channel train services to and from London until further notice following a power supply problem in the tunnel that links Britain and France, a company spokesperson said.
www.rte.ie
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Continent cut off...
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Now exclude all the cases where it was added to software that people were already using without them asking for it.
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Now exclude all the cases where it was added to software that people were already using without them asking for it.
Bugger, I'm still a struggling journalist
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Bugger, I'm still a struggling journalist
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December 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Betteridge's Law: any news headline in the form of a question can be answered with the word No*
*Because if they answer was yes, they'd just state the fact.
*Because if they answer was yes, they'd just state the fact.
NEW: Did Trump Just Confess to Attacking Venezuela?
“They have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. We hit them very hard.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/29/t...
“They have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. We hit them very hard.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/29/t...
Did Trump Just Confess to Attacking Venezuela?
“They have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. We hit them very hard.”
theintercept.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Betteridge's Law: any news headline in the form of a question can be answered with the word No*
*Because if they answer was yes, they'd just state the fact.
*Because if they answer was yes, they'd just state the fact.
So anyway, I think it might be a good idea to always publish advice from the AG on transparency grounds
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
AG felt FF ministers intended to mislead Dáil on Smyth
The attorney general in 1994 believed Fianna Fáil ministers had withheld information and deliberately intended to mislead the Dáil during a controversy surrounding the extradition of paedophile priest...
www.rte.ie
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So anyway, I think it might be a good idea to always publish advice from the AG on transparency grounds
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Well, what else could we mark on 29 December but the 97th anniversary of the birth of that gift to the world, Bernard Cribbins? (small🧵)
December 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Well, what else could we mark on 29 December but the 97th anniversary of the birth of that gift to the world, Bernard Cribbins? (small🧵)
I'm calling on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie
No to online surveillance
I'm calling on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
December 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm calling on Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan to scrap plans that would force people to use a state-run Digital ID card to access social media. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/no... @uplift.ie
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Wow just wow
In case you needed one more reason not to use AI …
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
The CEO of ChatGPT is blaming a teen’s suicide on his failure to follow the terms of service:
Adam Raine, 16, told ChatGPT he was suicidal and the AI bot told him his feelings were valid and even provided suggestions and detailed instructions.
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Wow just wow
Long shot: any journos here who are going through the NI pfficial archives this week?
December 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Long shot: any journos here who are going through the NI pfficial archives this week?
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hheres the thing about AI. its for goobers
December 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
hheres the thing about AI. its for goobers
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“Is féidir freagrú sa diúltach a thaibhairt do cheannlíne ar bith a chríochnaíonn le comhartha ceiste.”
December 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“Is féidir freagrú sa diúltach a thaibhairt do cheannlíne ar bith a chríochnaíonn le comhartha ceiste.”