Karen Melvin
@kitmelvin.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist, North West of Ireland. Trainer and Registered Intermediary (Criminal Justice). Passionate about Justice, Human rights, Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. Neuroaffirmative and always curious. She/her
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📺 Today’s report:
X didn’t respond to the Government or the EU - so we went to try to have a word.
Meanwhile, AI Minister urges EU to immediately suspend Grok and says she’ll speak to the Taoiseach about the Government off X.
🗣️ @conorom.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
X didn’t respond to the Government or the EU - so we went to try to have a word.
Meanwhile, AI Minister urges EU to immediately suspend Grok and says she’ll speak to the Taoiseach about the Government off X.
🗣️ @conorom.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
📺 Today’s report:
X didn’t respond to the Government or the EU - so we went to try to have a word.
Meanwhile, AI Minister urges EU to immediately suspend Grok and says she’ll speak to the Taoiseach about the Government off X.
🗣️ @conorom.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
X didn’t respond to the Government or the EU - so we went to try to have a word.
Meanwhile, AI Minister urges EU to immediately suspend Grok and says she’ll speak to the Taoiseach about the Government off X.
🗣️ @conorom.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
I couldn't either to be fair and I'm sure their workload is intense but jeez they pay enough to advisors around them to have good information surely. It is madness! I think 2026 is looking to age us all overnight 😅
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I couldn't either to be fair and I'm sure their workload is intense but jeez they pay enough to advisors around them to have good information surely. It is madness! I think 2026 is looking to age us all overnight 😅
Its astonishing levels of incompetence.
a man in a purple shirt is talking to another man in a dark room .
Alt: a scene from the movie the departed man in a purple shirt is talking to another man in a dark room. Text says "I am the guy who does his job you must be the other guy"
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Its astonishing levels of incompetence.
Such ignorance about people and how they are connected to the land they are from. The orange lad thinks everything is for sale and its a case of getting the numbers right. I fear he is going to take it and the EU will stand and watch, really hope I am wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Such ignorance about people and how they are connected to the land they are from. The orange lad thinks everything is for sale and its a case of getting the numbers right. I fear he is going to take it and the EU will stand and watch, really hope I am wrong.
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Very good from @nixonsimon.bsky.social on how Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" poses a grave threat to Europe that its leaders urgently need to wake up to
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/06/d...
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/06/d...
Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' Is an Existential Threat to NATO and Europe
The US President's plans to capture Greenland pose a grave threat to Europe's future that its leaders can no longer afford to ignore, argues Simon Nixon
bylinetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Very good from @nixonsimon.bsky.social on how Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" poses a grave threat to Europe that its leaders urgently need to wake up to
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/06/d...
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/06/d...
Brilliant thread @ciaraioch.bsky.social talked me into ordering a print this morning for the day that's in it. #NollaignamBan #spéìrgorm
Happy Nollaig na mBan! Here's a piece celebrating some of Ireland's most interesting women, with a thread about each of them here:
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
bsky.app/profile/ciar...
Prints also available (currently on sale):
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Brilliant thread @ciaraioch.bsky.social talked me into ordering a print this morning for the day that's in it. #NollaignamBan #spéìrgorm
I didn't want to just scroll by and not acknowledge your feelings and say hi 👋. I am so sorry your experiences have been so tough with other people.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I didn't want to just scroll by and not acknowledge your feelings and say hi 👋. I am so sorry your experiences have been so tough with other people.
Bought it for my Mancunian other half for Christmas and by all accounts it is excellent judging by the intermittent chuckling going on 😃
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Bought it for my Mancunian other half for Christmas and by all accounts it is excellent judging by the intermittent chuckling going on 😃
You are so right... our own peace is important. Thanks Aslynn ❤️
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
You are so right... our own peace is important. Thanks Aslynn ❤️
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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...
Had to Google it 😅
January 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Had to Google it 😅
#SpeirGormLego definitely needs to be a thing!
January 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#SpeirGormLego definitely needs to be a thing!
Ah this looks class! Thanks for the tip on where to get it too.
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ah this looks class! Thanks for the tip on where to get it too.
Thanks, hope your list of books continues to grow too. It must feel seriously cool to get to the end of the year and see you have read that many 👏
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Thanks, hope your list of books continues to grow too. It must feel seriously cool to get to the end of the year and see you have read that many 👏
I read 'Small things like these' which was beautiful. Antartica seems to be stand alone short stories with linked human themes. Tried to read The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood before Christmas but crashed and burned with my attention span so starting with short stories to work up to it 😅
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I read 'Small things like these' which was beautiful. Antartica seems to be stand alone short stories with linked human themes. Tried to read The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood before Christmas but crashed and burned with my attention span so starting with short stories to work up to it 😅
Thanks so much for replying about your experience 💚 Leaning into the TY year as a time for rest and recoup and interests they want to bed into. I hear you on the situation in the North, also a consideration for us and dont see it changing anytime soon.
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Thanks so much for replying about your experience 💚 Leaning into the TY year as a time for rest and recoup and interests they want to bed into. I hear you on the situation in the North, also a consideration for us and dont see it changing anytime soon.
Thats impressive Eílìs! I am in a reading for pleasure slump but starting how I mean to go on today... started Claire Keegans Antartica. Hopefully it will kick-start my 2026 reading for fun not just work.
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Thats impressive Eílìs! I am in a reading for pleasure slump but starting how I mean to go on today... started Claire Keegans Antartica. Hopefully it will kick-start my 2026 reading for fun not just work.
Dont feel pressure to answer but wondering has TY been a good experience for your family? Kiddo been off for 18 months and is venturing back the odd day at the moment. Ty starts in Sept and we cant decide if its a good idea or not. We live near the border so college in the north is also an option.
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Dont feel pressure to answer but wondering has TY been a good experience for your family? Kiddo been off for 18 months and is venturing back the odd day at the moment. Ty starts in Sept and we cant decide if its a good idea or not. We live near the border so college in the north is also an option.
Hi Aishling 👋 super topic and would be very happy to be interviewed. My kiddo experienced burnout at end of 1st year and was off for the best part of 2 years. They dont like online stuff though so it would me chatting rather than them 😁
January 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Hi Aishling 👋 super topic and would be very happy to be interviewed. My kiddo experienced burnout at end of 1st year and was off for the best part of 2 years. They dont like online stuff though so it would me chatting rather than them 😁
Concerning but nothing new here. Farage was also at this in his support for Irexit and was shown the door. Bannons ignorance about Ireland is telling but equally we shouldn't be complacent with open threats of interference in our democracy. #spéìrgorm
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Steve Bannon promises ‘Irish Trump’ and says he is working to form ‘national party’ in Ireland
Former White House strategist says he is ‘behind the scenes on the Irish situation’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Concerning but nothing new here. Farage was also at this in his support for Irexit and was shown the door. Bannons ignorance about Ireland is telling but equally we shouldn't be complacent with open threats of interference in our democracy. #spéìrgorm
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Shared via @thrivingautistic.bsky.social - I have been facilitating this course over the past year or so, and highly recommend!
It is almost the new year.... why not consider signing up for our neuro-affirming Discovery Programme to find out more about your Autistic identity in 2026
Fully funded for Irish citizens & sliding scale of fees for international participants
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Fully funded for Irish citizens & sliding scale of fees for international participants
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...
Discovery Programme: Welcome to Your Autistic Self
Have you recently discovered that you’re Autistic? Would you like to learn more about your neurotype and discuss what it means for you in a supportive group with other newly identified Autistic adults...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Shared via @thrivingautistic.bsky.social - I have been facilitating this course over the past year or so, and highly recommend!
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December 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Nyika, I read your story and it really moved me. I didnt want to just scroll past without saying how incredibly brave you are and I am so happy for you that you have found a better place in your life where you are free to be yourself and take up space that is yours.
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Nyika, I read your story and it really moved me. I didnt want to just scroll past without saying how incredibly brave you are and I am so happy for you that you have found a better place in your life where you are free to be yourself and take up space that is yours.
Happy Solstice! Longer, brighter days ahead 💚 #speirgorm
That Arthur C Clarke quote about technology and magic comes to mind. The builders of Newgrange would be incredulous that people around the world could watch the solstice sunrise on hand-held devices. We have come so far and yet the magic of stones and ideas still captivated us like little else.
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Happy Solstice! Longer, brighter days ahead 💚 #speirgorm