Karl McDonald
@karlusss.bsky.social
For if I triumph I must make men mad. Occasional columnist
Bloom taking what must have been like a 15 minute longer route of his way in order to collect a sordid letter from Westland Row post office, which is completely unnecessary because it winds up at Westland Row anyway by definition and he immediately bumps into two lads he knows there: >>>
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Bloom taking what must have been like a 15 minute longer route of his way in order to collect a sordid letter from Westland Row post office, which is completely unnecessary because it winds up at Westland Row anyway by definition and he immediately bumps into two lads he knows there: >>>
Idea: a third type of Olympics, neither sunny nor snowy but rainy.
February 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Idea: a third type of Olympics, neither sunny nor snowy but rainy.
Happy for this energy efficient fellow, but this is too hot for a house to be
www.irishtimes.com/property/int...
www.irishtimes.com/property/int...
‘Some of the rooms are 23 degrees with no heating on’: the joys of living in an energy efficient house
Just 70 passive houses and buildings have been certified in Ireland to date - something this Cork pioneer wants to change
www.irishtimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy for this energy efficient fellow, but this is too hot for a house to be
www.irishtimes.com/property/int...
www.irishtimes.com/property/int...
tuairisc.ie/cees-nootebo... Found out Cees Nooteboom has died via Irish-language news
Cees Nooteboom – meas mór thar lear ach neamhshuim sa bhaile
LÉAMH AGUS SCRÍOBH: An tseachtain seo: ar go leor bealaí ba scríbhneoir Eorpach, seachas Ísiltíreach, a bhí in Cees Nooteboom, a fuair bás an tseachtain seo
tuairisc.ie
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
tuairisc.ie/cees-nootebo... Found out Cees Nooteboom has died via Irish-language news
The anonymous colour on Starmer the past few weeks has been amazing. Particularly a fan of "he doesn't read" - i.e. he has no idea of the context of any of his positioning - and "he thinks his job is to look serious and say yes or no". A fascinating character
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The anonymous colour on Starmer the past few weeks has been amazing. Particularly a fan of "he doesn't read" - i.e. he has no idea of the context of any of his positioning - and "he thinks his job is to look serious and say yes or no". A fascinating character
B'fhearr é seo ar an Árdteist seachas An Triail imo. Stór focal breá nua faoi dhomhantarraingt 7rl
1940 Irish language scif-fi book Manannán by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
B'fhearr é seo ar an Árdteist seachas An Triail imo. Stór focal breá nua faoi dhomhantarraingt 7rl
Possible thing noticed: a reaver, in the sense of a medieval raider (or the bandits from Morrowind) might be from the same root as the Hiberno-English "reef", which I think is kind of rare now but I would have used as a young gurrier to mean "to pull back forcibly" or "to violently remove".
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Possible thing noticed: a reaver, in the sense of a medieval raider (or the bandits from Morrowind) might be from the same root as the Hiberno-English "reef", which I think is kind of rare now but I would have used as a young gurrier to mean "to pull back forcibly" or "to violently remove".
Philosophical question encountered while editing: is the sea in the Gaeltacht?
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Philosophical question encountered while editing: is the sea in the Gaeltacht?
It finally happened. Despite me being a longtime advocate for the seagulls, saying things like "I don't mind the seagulls" and "it's to do with EU bycatch laws", I got divebombed by a seagull on Grafton Street for my M&S sandwich.
February 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It finally happened. Despite me being a longtime advocate for the seagulls, saying things like "I don't mind the seagulls" and "it's to do with EU bycatch laws", I got divebombed by a seagull on Grafton Street for my M&S sandwich.
Let's check in on the post-redundancies Washington Post
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Let's check in on the post-redundancies Washington Post
Have these attempts at overlaying some kind of left-compatible theory over right-wing anti-immigration sentiment ever worked, or helped in any way? People either hate it because they think you're morally wrong or they hate it because they think you're factually wrong.
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Have these attempts at overlaying some kind of left-compatible theory over right-wing anti-immigration sentiment ever worked, or helped in any way? People either hate it because they think you're morally wrong or they hate it because they think you're factually wrong.
Keep forgetting to develop or learn a theory as to why so many pubs in Dublin have photos of Michael Collins. Ideas welcome.
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Keep forgetting to develop or learn a theory as to why so many pubs in Dublin have photos of Michael Collins. Ideas welcome.
Remain baffled by the level of resources in US gardening vs UK where they are often telling you to reuse a yoghurt container. Someone put an electric fence around their cherry tree to stop pests getting the fruit which, firstly squirrels can jump and birds can fly, and secondly cmon.
February 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Remain baffled by the level of resources in US gardening vs UK where they are often telling you to reuse a yoghurt container. Someone put an electric fence around their cherry tree to stop pests getting the fruit which, firstly squirrels can jump and birds can fly, and secondly cmon.
Shout out to the figure skater from Kazakhstan who appears to be skating to the Dune soundtrack
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Shout out to the figure skater from Kazakhstan who appears to be skating to the Dune soundtrack
It is, you have to admit, class that Wes Streeting managed to leak texts with Peter Mandelson that outlined his policy differences with the current leadership
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It is, you have to admit, class that Wes Streeting managed to leak texts with Peter Mandelson that outlined his policy differences with the current leadership
Reposted by Karl McDonald
I used to leave my notes app ready to record ideas for drawings/tweets etc that’d barely be hanging on in my consciousness as I’d wake from dreams. One morning I reached for my phone immediately, knowing I’d typed something that seemed of great import during the night. It read:
“Adult Hitler”
“Adult Hitler”
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I used to leave my notes app ready to record ideas for drawings/tweets etc that’d barely be hanging on in my consciousness as I’d wake from dreams. One morning I reached for my phone immediately, knowing I’d typed something that seemed of great import during the night. It read:
“Adult Hitler”
“Adult Hitler”
Chess police here: the number of squares on board remains the same through the opening, the middlegame and the endgame
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Chess police here: the number of squares on board remains the same through the opening, the middlegame and the endgame
Incredible rebrand. It is probably the case that Keir Starmer would beat Nigel Farage in a fight, and that is a strength Labour should absolutely highlight in the coming weeks and months.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Incredible rebrand. It is probably the case that Keir Starmer would beat Nigel Farage in a fight, and that is a strength Labour should absolutely highlight in the coming weeks and months.
Reposted by Karl McDonald
One of my favourite Bernhard snaps...
Thomas Bernhard, hangjng with the roofers after buying his second house (in 1971)
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
One of my favourite Bernhard snaps...
The two things I have noticed Anas Sarwar do recently are: make an enormous fuss out of trans prisoners for what seemed like quite obviously political reasons and then call a press conference to express disloyalty to his party leader for what seemed like quite obviously political reasons.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The two things I have noticed Anas Sarwar do recently are: make an enormous fuss out of trans prisoners for what seemed like quite obviously political reasons and then call a press conference to express disloyalty to his party leader for what seemed like quite obviously political reasons.
"Deputy heads must roll"
Keir Starmer’s director of communications Tim Allan steps down
Keir Starmer’s director of communications Tim Allan steps down
Exclusive: Decision follows departure of chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over Peter Mandelson scandal
Tim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has stepped down after just five months in the job, his resignation coming a day after the prime minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, also resigned.
Allan said in a brief statement: “I have decided to stand down to allow a new No10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
"Deputy heads must roll"
Like to see Guehi centre backing.
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Like to see Guehi centre backing.
You have to expect this when jestergooning I think. Can't embark on a period of jestergooning at the club without a strategy for something like this happening
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
You have to expect this when jestergooning I think. Can't embark on a period of jestergooning at the club without a strategy for something like this happening