Diarmuid
@falcologist.bsky.social
Éisteolaíocht, ceol, peil srl. "A bit of an idiot" - Síd Lowe.
Better buy loads of shit you don't need, lads! And you'd better do it now!
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Better buy loads of shit you don't need, lads! And you'd better do it now!
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two years old.
ICE detains 2-year-old and father, Minneapolis city council member says
The 2-year-old was reportedly detained one day after a 5-year-old was detained at school pickup.
www.kare11.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM
two years old.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
Not as many as you might think.
But yes, America is a laughing stock.
But yes, America is a laughing stock.
There are many serious governments in the world.
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Not as many as you might think.
But yes, America is a laughing stock.
But yes, America is a laughing stock.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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More complex than the systemic dehumanisation, ethnic cleansing and violent annihilation of an entire people? Just say that you are too cowardly to do your job. At least be honest if you can’t be decent.
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
More complex than the systemic dehumanisation, ethnic cleansing and violent annihilation of an entire people? Just say that you are too cowardly to do your job. At least be honest if you can’t be decent.
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ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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I feel like I'm going crazy. Our leader just casually told us he can't stop illegal trade with another nation in case it impacts on the multinationals from another state that have set up residence here.
He can't enact the will of the Irish people because it will upset foreign billionaires #Spéirgorm
He can't enact the will of the Irish people because it will upset foreign billionaires #Spéirgorm
Micheál Martin today told the Dáil that any ban on importing services from illegal Israeli settlements would be “unimplementable” as well as having legal consequences for US multinationals here. Separately the government’s spring legislative programme refers only to a ban on “goods” from those areas
January 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I feel like I'm going crazy. Our leader just casually told us he can't stop illegal trade with another nation in case it impacts on the multinationals from another state that have set up residence here.
He can't enact the will of the Irish people because it will upset foreign billionaires #Spéirgorm
He can't enact the will of the Irish people because it will upset foreign billionaires #Spéirgorm
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New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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So, is the Minister a liar, or merely incompetent?
If he knew, then he lied. If he didn't know, then his special advisor and press secretary approved this without his knowledge (which also raises the question as to their competence!)
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/movi...
If he knew, then he lied. If he didn't know, then his special advisor and press secretary approved this without his knowledge (which also raises the question as to their competence!)
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/movi...
'Moving in with Family' social video was approved by Housing Minister's officials, emails show | BreakingNews
The Housing Minister moved to distance himself and his department from the ‘Moving in with Family’ video after it was pilloried online last month,
www.breakingnews.ie
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
So, is the Minister a liar, or merely incompetent?
If he knew, then he lied. If he didn't know, then his special advisor and press secretary approved this without his knowledge (which also raises the question as to their competence!)
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/movi...
If he knew, then he lied. If he didn't know, then his special advisor and press secretary approved this without his knowledge (which also raises the question as to their competence!)
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/movi...
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The end of the line for me as a news reporter was my pieces or my posts being used as launchpads in comments or Quote Tweets for misinformation.
If you're a conspiracy theorist or racist - jump straight in to the top comment spot or use the reporting to gather new followers, spread your message
If you're a conspiracy theorist or racist - jump straight in to the top comment spot or use the reporting to gather new followers, spread your message
January 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The end of the line for me as a news reporter was my pieces or my posts being used as launchpads in comments or Quote Tweets for misinformation.
If you're a conspiracy theorist or racist - jump straight in to the top comment spot or use the reporting to gather new followers, spread your message
If you're a conspiracy theorist or racist - jump straight in to the top comment spot or use the reporting to gather new followers, spread your message
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Ireland could easily do this - but as this week has shown, it doesn't have the will or backbone to do transformation.
Ireland certainly doesn't do "the vision thing".
Ireland certainly doesn't do "the vision thing".
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Ireland could easily do this - but as this week has shown, it doesn't have the will or backbone to do transformation.
Ireland certainly doesn't do "the vision thing".
Ireland certainly doesn't do "the vision thing".
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Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"
He never dropped his phone.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
January 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Never escaping the adage "men are afraid that women are laughing at them; women are afraid that men will kill them"
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Very useful thread from someone who studies cases of actual vehicle ramming attacks, and says the Minneapolis shooting does not fit
bsky.app/profile/yvei...
bsky.app/profile/yvei...
Across hundreds of cases, intentional VRAs have a "signature." A purposeful approach line toward a person. Commitment to that line. Steering corrections that track a target. Acceleration and follow through. All of these are absent in the videos of the incident I have seen thus far. 5/7
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Very useful thread from someone who studies cases of actual vehicle ramming attacks, and says the Minneapolis shooting does not fit
bsky.app/profile/yvei...
bsky.app/profile/yvei...
I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie
I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing & sharing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same?
I've signed this petition calling for the government to stop X allowing their chatbot Grok to ‘digitally undress’ women and share sexualised and illegal photos of children. Will you sign too?
my.uplift.ie
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie
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Patrick O’Donovan’s statement here is farcically wrong, grimly idiotic and would be laughable if this were a situation which was capable of ever being a laughing matter.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Patrick O’Donovan’s statement here is farcically wrong, grimly idiotic and would be laughable if this were a situation which was capable of ever being a laughing matter.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
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The world's richest man runs a subscription-based automated service that removes clothing from photographs of children.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
The world's richest man runs a subscription-based automated service that removes clothing from photographs of children.
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In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I.
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
Guest Gist: 2026, Our Already Rotting Future
Seamus O'Reilly warns of AI maximum bubbledrive this year.
www.thegist.ie
January 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I.
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence.
www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...
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Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
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Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
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One thing all Democrats running in 2026 and 2028 should be explicit about is a promise that regardless of pardons, the crimes committed by everyone in this administration will be investigated and published.
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM
One thing all Democrats running in 2026 and 2028 should be explicit about is a promise that regardless of pardons, the crimes committed by everyone in this administration will be investigated and published.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter