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𝙳𝚛. 𝙹. 𝙲𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝙿𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜
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From Davidson to Wake
To McClennan to Chatham to Harnett
To Genève to l'Ain to Wake to Louth

www.jclarkpowers.ie
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I'm chuffed to kick of my semicentennial year by hanging out my shingle in Ireland, all proper like:

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So, if you yourself would like to disarm, or know of someone who should, give me a shout – I can help you talk about it.
I love to hear this
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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i donno but i’ve been feel like i am incapable of working on anything that doesn’t end with burn it all down to the ground
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Plans for white water rafting in Dublin reach fruition
Blackrock DART station.
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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there’s no way to stop my singing in this world but to cut my throat. And when that’s done, ten to one I sing ye the doxology for a wind-up
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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humans do not host the Muppet Show, Kermit the Frog hosts the Muppet Show! there i said it, i got it off my chest
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Standing Stone, near Castletown Motte And Bailey, near Dundalk, Co Louth
#StandingStoneSunday
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
👉 Finger of Contempt!
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Whilst a kid who grew up with me for a mum is … not representative of GenZ as a whole, this week said uni student swapped OneNote for Obsidian, G suite for Proton, deleted Instagram, and bought a Kobo to decant her Kindle. Next on her hit list is Spotify.

They get this, far more than their elders.
February 7, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Sizzler for the 90s
Exactly what America wants
This 4 minute video is the best thing ever ever done in the world of Brand videos. This is what happens when the client calls all the shots and has terrible ideas.

The theme song is everything.
Sizzler Promotional Commercial 1991
YouTube video by Rachel Redhouse
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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I’m saddened to hear that First Monday will be closing. It has been a valuable, open access contributor to academia. firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
First Monday @ 30 | First Monday
firstmonday.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Would love an outright ban on holiday homes. Beautiful houses that could be permanent homes lying idle and unoccupied for most of the year is madness.
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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three balls (vertical), calypso's cove mini-golf, old forge, new york, 2002
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Something has shifted in @thejournal.ie headlines of late

Too many have simply been misleading, and some just don't work as intended

This one reads like a Best in Show bit

www.thejournal.ie/-6949629-Feb...
Rescue dog who was found in Tesco bag to represent Ireland at Crufts
Indiana Bones, who is also known as Indy, was handed into an animal shelter in Mayo inside a Tesco Bag for Life when she was eight weeks old.
www.thejournal.ie
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Looking forward to this free @oralhistoryie.bsky.social event, where I'll be giving a workshop on Approaching an Oral History Project. Registration link below
🎙️Still time to join OHNI's FREE #oralhistory 'Craft, Care & Community' event, supported by @heritagecouncil.ie

🗓️Sat 21 Feb 09:30–16:30, Sheraton Athlone Hotel Free event includes tea, coffee, and a light lunch.

🎟️Tickets oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/events/commu...

#OHNI #HeritageCouncil #iCAN
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
How entrancing this is, compared to flat cg beefscapes
these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?!

"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?!

"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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TL;DR Donald Trump is blackmailing the country in exchange for naming rights
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
Funding for the Gateway Project has been held up since October.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Today in 1987, “When the Wind Blows”—an animated adaptation of the powerful 1982 satirical graphic novel by Raymond Briggs about an elderly British couple valiantly following the government’s detailed civil defense advice to try and survive a nuclear attack—opened in theaters in the United Kingdom.
Anti-War Animation Film I When the Wind Blows (1986) I Retrospective
YouTube video by Retrospective - Classic Movies
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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New Mexico’s governor signed the bill this morning. It is going to be rolled out on May 20.
New Mexico is set to bar state funds from going to ICE detention facilities and local sheriffs from working with ICE. Here is my story about the Immigrant Safety Act, which was approved by the Senate last night.
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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This pigeon ran me around for TWENTY MINUTES I'm so glad Maggie entered her gold leaf era to do it justice!!! 🪶
February 6, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM