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Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-

Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it

Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it

Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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exactly. this is not difficult.

as.ft.com/r/58ed1b23-d...
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Anytime the news is terrible and I start to feel like I’m living in end of times, I remind myself of the medieval people who also thought this.
But I can definitely relate to them.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Maybe the existential dread at the ways of the world wasn’t so existential after all.
I want everyone who has spent years in therapy wondering what is wrong with them, wondering why they had so many bad relationships, why they felt so much dread, to know that it was in part because you were living in a world run by evil, evil people and you could tell that somewhere deep down
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This is who runs this account
February 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Beannachtaí na féile Bríde! Happy Spring! Big Imbolc!
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Lá Fhéile Bríde #imbolc
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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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
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I have spent fifty years rolling my eyes at conspiracy theories where all the elite rich people are in a secret evil gang, and thrillers where everyone remotely important has the same Dark Secret, and now sodding look.
January 31, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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Gotta say, the New York Times narrative on Ukraine consistently takes a negative approach to the country - they seem to be always reporting on imminent collapse. It’s 2026 & an impoverished country of ~38m has held back a Superpower for 4 years.

That’s not imminent collapse, that’s backbone*
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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I'm not sure what occasion you'd buy this card for and how it would help but I think my Mother created it.
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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We need to get real. Met Éireann is not to blame for flooding damage - poor planning, building on flood plains, not implementing over 20 years of remedial action are. We were warned decades ago winter rain would increase, but continued doing nothing and built on space needed for water #spéirghorm
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Petition to get Zach Woods on Bluesky
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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This might be a useful screenshot for you
February 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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On Grafton Street, for today only, lies what looks on the outside to be an ordinary flower shop.

Men and women stoppedat the storefront looking to buy a dozen roses for their Valentine.

But on the inside, it isn’t a florist’s at all jrnl.ie/6622859
February 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I have signed this #EU initiative to propose a ban on #LGBTQ+ conversion "therapy" which every EU citizen above the age of 16 should be able to sign.

#Ireland needs maybe 5,000 more signatures to reach the threshold #Spéirghorm #Spéirgorm

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public . Sign it and share it!
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
January 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Again, hate to bring the real world into this, but...

Watch American companies that *aren't* abandoning their inclusion policies in what must be the face of enormous pressure.

They're worth noting.
Accenture, a multinational company that employs thousands of people in Ireland, is ending programmes that try to support equality and diversity in its workforce in the wake of anti-inclusion policy orders issued by US President Donald Trump.

http://jrnl.ie/6616454
Accenture, employer of thousands in Ireland, abandons diversity measures after Trump orders
The global company, which has its headquarters in Dublin, is reacting to executive orders signed by Trump
jrnl.ie
February 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I, personally, am shocked.

Oh wait
Graham's gone MAGA.
February 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The amount of people who describe themselves as politically progressive in Ireland still posting on X is both amazing and depressing. You can google their usernames and see them. Why are they still on a fascist owned site? Especially those in Labour, SocDems and PBP? #IrishPolitics #SpeirGorm
February 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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We are so lucky to have the deer in Phoenix Park (one of the largest enclosed city parks in Europe!). Love this 👇 ♥️😂👌👏 #Deer #Dublin #Speirgorm #Bluesky
February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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yep
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The National Library of Ireland has a huge model of itself made of LEGO in the lobby.
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
www.salon.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM