Felicity
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Felicity
@fififinx.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Quick note for the crypto bros/lonely hearts types: I ain't no folla back girl
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As I've often said, if humans were completely evil, we'd be intolerable. If we were completely good, we'd be insufferable.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
As I've often said, if humans were completely evil, we'd be intolerable. If we were completely good, we'd be insufferable.
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My point is that there has to be a critical mass of people who find brain-melting conspiracy theories or medicinal folk wisdom or racist stereotypes compelling.
Social media makes it more visible that they do exist, both to others and to themselves.
Social media makes it more visible that they do exist, both to others and to themselves.
Part of this has to do with actors intentionally abusing social media to diffuse and broadcast mis/dis-information.
But there has to be a demand side of the equation for that to work. And social media helps by reducing the information-dissemination gaps between previously isolated demand locations.
But there has to be a demand side of the equation for that to work. And social media helps by reducing the information-dissemination gaps between previously isolated demand locations.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My point is that there has to be a critical mass of people who find brain-melting conspiracy theories or medicinal folk wisdom or racist stereotypes compelling.
Social media makes it more visible that they do exist, both to others and to themselves.
Social media makes it more visible that they do exist, both to others and to themselves.
Again, no pardon can be issued unless there has been a crime. Netanyahu is guilty as hell, & Trump's a nonce. Lawfare indeed! Funny how prosecuting corruption is lawfare, but extorting Auntie Beeb for a billion is an obligation
Sidebar: who is proof-reading his missives? The grammar is atrocious
Sidebar: who is proof-reading his missives? The grammar is atrocious
Trump calls on Israeli president to pardon Bibi. Unlike Brazilian case, emphasizes he respects Israeli judicial independence, i.e. no sanctions if case isn’t dropped
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Again, no pardon can be issued unless there has been a crime. Netanyahu is guilty as hell, & Trump's a nonce. Lawfare indeed! Funny how prosecuting corruption is lawfare, but extorting Auntie Beeb for a billion is an obligation
Sidebar: who is proof-reading his missives? The grammar is atrocious
Sidebar: who is proof-reading his missives? The grammar is atrocious
"Cheat. If you still lose, say your opponent cheated, demand the prize anyway. If that doesn't work, sue everyone"
Trump’s granddaughter reveals advice from president ahead of professional golf debut
Trump’s granddaughter reveals advice from president ahead of professional golf debut
Trump’s granddaughter reveals advice from president ahead of professional golf debut
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Cheat. If you still lose, say your opponent cheated, demand the prize anyway. If that doesn't work, sue everyone"
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
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I interviewed then housing minister Darragh O’Brien and put it to him that these illegal short term lets could be brought back to the rental market with the stroke of a pen. That it wasn’t done shows the “we’re doing all we can to fix housing” line was a lie.
All Airbnbs being rented year round are in contravention of planning laws. Houses built for private residential tenancy need to apply for change of use. If you built a house without following the rules it could be torn down. We could solve this Airbnb problem overnight, there’s no political will.
Rental crisis to intensify as ‘starved of supply’ housing stock dips below 2,000
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I interviewed then housing minister Darragh O’Brien and put it to him that these illegal short term lets could be brought back to the rental market with the stroke of a pen. That it wasn’t done shows the “we’re doing all we can to fix housing” line was a lie.
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How about the BBC tell Trump to fuck off? Get Michael McIntyre to phone him and call him a big, stupid, ugly paedophile sex trafficking cunt. But then do his laugh at the end so everyone realises it’s meant in jest.
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How about the BBC tell Trump to fuck off? Get Michael McIntyre to phone him and call him a big, stupid, ugly paedophile sex trafficking cunt. But then do his laugh at the end so everyone realises it’s meant in jest.
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Bullshit. It's a SLAPP. It's lawfare. It's a grift. G-d, he's a prick. I cannot wait for them to bump him off & put Eyeliner Guy in his place www.thejournal.ie/trump-bbc-2-...
Trump says BBC ‘defrauded the public’ with editing of January 6 speech
The US President told Fox News he had an ‘obligation’ to take legal action over the speech.
www.thejournal.ie
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Bullshit. It's a SLAPP. It's lawfare. It's a grift. G-d, he's a prick. I cannot wait for them to bump him off & put Eyeliner Guy in his place www.thejournal.ie/trump-bbc-2-...
Landlord groups & other vested interests would have you believe that it's because landlords have"left the market". That's disingenuous: most have merely moved to doing Air BnB, because they're greedy shits. The solution is NOT less regulation. Ban Air BnB
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Landlord groups & other vested interests would have you believe that it's because landlords have"left the market". That's disingenuous: most have merely moved to doing Air BnB, because they're greedy shits. The solution is NOT less regulation. Ban Air BnB
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Rents are now two thirds higher than at the peak of the Celtic Tiger in 2007, according to a report by Daft.
jrnl.ie/6870778
jrnl.ie/6870778
Search Ireland's No. 1 Property Website | Daft.ie
Search 1000s of houses, apartments and properties for sale or to rent - from all leading estate agents
Daft.ie
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Rents are now two thirds higher than at the peak of the Celtic Tiger in 2007, according to a report by Daft.
jrnl.ie/6870778
jrnl.ie/6870778
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The lead author on all the SEGM reviews of trans health is a “hypnotherapist and Reiki Master.”
You can’t make this shit up.
You can’t make this shit up.
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The lead author on all the SEGM reviews of trans health is a “hypnotherapist and Reiki Master.”
You can’t make this shit up.
You can’t make this shit up.
The US straight up put Mad Uncle Billy-Bob Who We Don't Leave Alone With the Kids in charge of their country
Trump calls into ESPN show on Veterans Day to rip ‘demeaning’ NFL rule
Trump calls into ESPN show on Veterans Day to rip ‘demeaning’ NFL rule
Trump calls into ESPN show on Veterans Day to rip ‘demeaning’ NFL rule
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The US straight up put Mad Uncle Billy-Bob Who We Don't Leave Alone With the Kids in charge of their country
I'm not surprised Elon thinks elves exist. He also thinks he's a genius, that his seed should be spread, & that empathy (the thing that most makes us human) is bad. There's only so much can be blamed on the drugs, the fact is he's a filthy sociopathic nazi
Some on the right, including Elon Musk, are misinterpreting the game Dungeons & Dragons—and the intention behind its original story—to further a racist agenda, @adamserwer.bsky.social argues:
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm not surprised Elon thinks elves exist. He also thinks he's a genius, that his seed should be spread, & that empathy (the thing that most makes us human) is bad. There's only so much can be blamed on the drugs, the fact is he's a filthy sociopathic nazi
The UK gummint has a spine made of wet papier-mache when it comes the Yanks. I guess their so-called "special" relationship is too important (given that they are, despite Boris & NIge's best bluster, completely irrelevant in every other way)
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The UK gummint has a spine made of wet papier-mache when it comes the Yanks. I guess their so-called "special" relationship is too important (given that they are, despite Boris & NIge's best bluster, completely irrelevant in every other way)
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It's a remarkable trajectory, since Paris in 2015, but especially since Copenhagen in 2009.
The US and increasingly Europe have washed their hands of a catastrophe of their own making.
And the Rest is solving it for themselves with investment and tech from China.
The US and increasingly Europe have washed their hands of a catastrophe of their own making.
And the Rest is solving it for themselves with investment and tech from China.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's a remarkable trajectory, since Paris in 2015, but especially since Copenhagen in 2009.
The US and increasingly Europe have washed their hands of a catastrophe of their own making.
And the Rest is solving it for themselves with investment and tech from China.
The US and increasingly Europe have washed their hands of a catastrophe of their own making.
And the Rest is solving it for themselves with investment and tech from China.
His pathetic SLAPP has no chance of flying in a UK court, & since Panorama is geo-blocked he can't sue in a nice friendly US Court (assuming he could find any below the Supreme Court level). But all of that is immaterial, this is about asserting dominance over the UK govt & media
Media lawyer explains significant legal hurdles Trump faces to sue BBC
Media lawyer explains significant legal hurdles Trump faces to sue BBC
Media lawyer explains significant legal hurdles Trump faces to sue BBC
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
His pathetic SLAPP has no chance of flying in a UK court, & since Panorama is geo-blocked he can't sue in a nice friendly US Court (assuming he could find any below the Supreme Court level). But all of that is immaterial, this is about asserting dominance over the UK govt & media
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
It doesn't matter where he runs, he'll always be ugly, he'll always be a creep, he'll always be the lad who steals every "achievement" from people who are smarter, more able, more honest. No amount of running (nor of money) will change that
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It doesn't matter where he runs, he'll always be ugly, he'll always be a creep, he'll always be the lad who steals every "achievement" from people who are smarter, more able, more honest. No amount of running (nor of money) will change that
Not before time! Pets have been used by landlords to push folk of long tenure out of homes with 2 weeks notice for a long time, & most landlords won't allow pets. So it's lose your pets, or be homeless www.thejournal.ie/housing-plan...
New housing plan seeks to eliminate 'blanket ban’ on pets in tenancy agreements
In recent years, animal charities have reported a surge in people having to surrender their pets due to a ban in rental properties.
www.thejournal.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Not before time! Pets have been used by landlords to push folk of long tenure out of homes with 2 weeks notice for a long time, & most landlords won't allow pets. So it's lose your pets, or be homeless www.thejournal.ie/housing-plan...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Essential services should not be subject to the vagaries of profit (nor of loss). They are ESSENTIAL. Privatisation, or in this case semi-privatisation, is probably Thatcher's biggest crime. And copying the shitty ideas of Brit/Yank pols is the Irish gummint's besetting sin
Expressway routes under threat and the future of the newspaper critic
Expressway routes under threat and the future of the newspaper critic
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
www.irishtimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Essential services should not be subject to the vagaries of profit (nor of loss). They are ESSENTIAL. Privatisation, or in this case semi-privatisation, is probably Thatcher's biggest crime. And copying the shitty ideas of Brit/Yank pols is the Irish gummint's besetting sin