Dr. K
@kurleymcd.bsky.social
Seeking refuge from the hell site.
HUGE news!
STOP.
We have a major news story in our house. It's been building up for a few days and this afternoon came the denouement.
It's the story of a banana.
We have a major news story in our house. It's been building up for a few days and this afternoon came the denouement.
It's the story of a banana.
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
HUGE news!
Fine stretch everyone! #speirgorm
Sunrise is back to before 8:30am tomorrow and in 10 days time sunset will be after 5pm again 🙌
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Fine stretch everyone! #speirgorm
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For sale: Peace prize. Never used.
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
For sale: Peace prize. Never used.
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This is absolutely appalling, no company should give material support to apartheid Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people in any shape or form. #GazaGenocide
Irish company insuring Israeli weapons ship via @wereontheditch www.ontheditch.com/irish-compan...
Irish company insuring Israeli weapons ship via @wereontheditch www.ontheditch.com/irish-compan...
Irish company insuring Israeli weapons ship
An Irish company insured a ship so it could deliver 440 tonnes of munitions to Israel last month.
www.ontheditch.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This is absolutely appalling, no company should give material support to apartheid Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people in any shape or form. #GazaGenocide
Irish company insuring Israeli weapons ship via @wereontheditch www.ontheditch.com/irish-compan...
Irish company insuring Israeli weapons ship via @wereontheditch www.ontheditch.com/irish-compan...
Malcolm in the Middle episode one on @tg4.bsky.social RIGHT NOW PEOPLE! This is not a drill, run don't walk!
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Malcolm in the Middle episode one on @tg4.bsky.social RIGHT NOW PEOPLE! This is not a drill, run don't walk!
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Malcolm in the Middle episode one on @tg4.bsky.social RIGHT NOW PEOPLE! This is not a drill, run don't walk!
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Just as Napoleon learned you don't invade Russia in winter, occupying Minnesota in January seems to be a similarly dicey proposition.
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Just as Napoleon learned you don't invade Russia in winter, occupying Minnesota in January seems to be a similarly dicey proposition.
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Unfortunately almost all Postmasters are bogus self employed. It’s a complete basket case waiting to be acknowledged.
The post office is a public service, and making it pay for itself is an abdication of responsibility by the government. Fund the bloody thing so it doesn’t overprice itself into a death spiral.
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
Cost of stamps to rise because people are sending fewer letters, An Post says
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Unfortunately almost all Postmasters are bogus self employed. It’s a complete basket case waiting to be acknowledged.
Really struggling to find sympathy or inspiration in an Irish chap who joined the French foreign legion.
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Really struggling to find sympathy or inspiration in an Irish chap who joined the French foreign legion.
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Clear and incisive from @tupped.bsky.social as usual.
The abuse factory is just down the road, but this time, while our government may mostly wish to look away once again, the people of Ireland will not.
The abuse factory is just down the road, but this time, while our government may mostly wish to look away once again, the people of Ireland will not.
"The world's most prolific child sexual abuse material and sexual harassment factory is now on Fenian Street in Dublin. We don't need a dawn raid, or an Interpol investigation to reveal that address. We can just look it up in the Irish Companies Registration Office."
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Clear and incisive from @tupped.bsky.social as usual.
The abuse factory is just down the road, but this time, while our government may mostly wish to look away once again, the people of Ireland will not.
The abuse factory is just down the road, but this time, while our government may mostly wish to look away once again, the people of Ireland will not.
With small edits this could be applied to just about every minister in the government.
The commissioning and publication of the tone-deaf video was in itself a resiging matter, but the subsequent bare-faced lying about its provenance is simply not acceptable, and nor is the continued failure to provide housing.
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
With small edits this could be applied to just about every minister in the government.
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OK so now they’re consciously trying to make money from the CSAM-generating feature.
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OK so now they’re consciously trying to make money from the CSAM-generating feature.
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If you haven’t heard our Minister for Communications deliver his analysis of how software works, you may want to brace yourself against the back of a chair, or into the corner of a room, before pressing play here.
Patrick O’Donovan’s statement here is farcically wrong, grimly idiotic and would be laughable if this were a situation which was capable of ever being a laughing matter.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
It should be quoted, cited or just played at him every time he opens his mouth on any matter, for the rest of his career.
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
If you haven’t heard our Minister for Communications deliver his analysis of how software works, you may want to brace yourself against the back of a chair, or into the corner of a room, before pressing play here.
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When a left-wing party comes to your door and asks for your vote, the first question you need to ask them is if they'll rule out a coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. If they don't say yes, you don't either. #spéirgorm
That includes my own party BTW
That includes my own party BTW
Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil have thrown in the towel on climate action and don't even get me started on Independents.
They're even rolling back/standing still on the most popular measures the Greens brought in: public transport investment and housing retrofits. www.thejournal.ie/green-party-...
They're even rolling back/standing still on the most popular measures the Greens brought in: public transport investment and housing retrofits. www.thejournal.ie/green-party-...
Green Party 'profoundly alarmed' as minister admits greenhouse gas targets will be missed by half
The government had committed to reducing the emissions by 51 per cent between 2018 and 2030, which it is now not on track to achieve.
www.thejournal.ie
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
When a left-wing party comes to your door and asks for your vote, the first question you need to ask them is if they'll rule out a coalition with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. If they don't say yes, you don't either. #spéirgorm
That includes my own party BTW
That includes my own party BTW
Congestion charges will not be introduced in Dublin, despite worsening traffic
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
a cartoon says we 've tried nothing and were all out of ideas
Alt: Dublin City Council trying to solve the congestion problem by nixing any idea that may work...
"We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas."
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Congestion charges will not be introduced in Dublin, despite worsening traffic
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
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Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84
In damaging intelligence breach, Ames admitted to passing information to Moscow for nearly a decade
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The Department lists out a bunch of things that X dot com’s Grok is doing and says that each of them is illegal.
So asking the AG to see if there are more ways it could be illegal just seems like a delaying tactic to actually doing something.
So asking the AG to see if there are more ways it could be illegal just seems like a delaying tactic to actually doing something.
Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlash
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Attorney General examining laws on sexualised AI images amid X backlash
Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok
www.irishtimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The Department lists out a bunch of things that X dot com’s Grok is doing and says that each of them is illegal.
So asking the AG to see if there are more ways it could be illegal just seems like a delaying tactic to actually doing something.
So asking the AG to see if there are more ways it could be illegal just seems like a delaying tactic to actually doing something.
Going to try a book thread. Expect such reviews as "nice" or "I liked it."
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Going to try a book thread. Expect such reviews as "nice" or "I liked it."
Nationwide on RTÉ has someone going on about the 'Galway' breed of sheep being "Ireland's native breed" with not a word of challenge.
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Nationwide on RTÉ has someone going on about the 'Galway' breed of sheep being "Ireland's native breed" with not a word of challenge.
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
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Their drift to the far right is becoming more and more visible … and dangerous! No Taoiseach, it’s the polices of FF/FG governments that created this crisis #speirgorm
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Their drift to the far right is becoming more and more visible … and dangerous! No Taoiseach, it’s the polices of FF/FG governments that created this crisis #speirgorm
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My new book, THE MOST AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY goes on sale TODAY! It is a NEW argument about TRUMAN AND THE ATOMIC BOMB, from Hiroshima through the Korean War, from HarperCollins. alexwellerstein.com/writing/book...
The Most Awful Responsibility – Alex Wellerstein
alexwellerstein.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My new book, THE MOST AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY goes on sale TODAY! It is a NEW argument about TRUMAN AND THE ATOMIC BOMB, from Hiroshima through the Korean War, from HarperCollins. alexwellerstein.com/writing/book...
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Israel killed Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer with six of his relatives on December 6th 2023 in Gaza.
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Israel killed Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer with six of his relatives on December 6th 2023 in Gaza.
Ehh, sure how would they stop him? Aren't we hearing all the time that we can't control our own airspace.
🚨 annual ‘Santa has clearance to enter Irish airspace’ announcement 🚨
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ehh, sure how would they stop him? Aren't we hearing all the time that we can't control our own airspace.
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"Synthetic panels" are AI-generated survey responses...
The obvious point is: If it was possible to "accurately predict how certain populations would respond to a survey" we wouldn't need surveys, polls or panels, and survey/polling companies wouldn't exist.
We also wouldn't need elections.
The obvious point is: If it was possible to "accurately predict how certain populations would respond to a survey" we wouldn't need surveys, polls or panels, and survey/polling companies wouldn't exist.
We also wouldn't need elections.
Did you know that from tomorrow, Qualtrics is offering synthetic panels (AI-generated participants)?
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
Follow me down a rabbit hole I'm calling "doing science is tough and I'm so busy, can't we just make up participants?"
December 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Synthetic panels" are AI-generated survey responses...
The obvious point is: If it was possible to "accurately predict how certain populations would respond to a survey" we wouldn't need surveys, polls or panels, and survey/polling companies wouldn't exist.
We also wouldn't need elections.
The obvious point is: If it was possible to "accurately predict how certain populations would respond to a survey" we wouldn't need surveys, polls or panels, and survey/polling companies wouldn't exist.
We also wouldn't need elections.
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"The British empire invented and commited crimes so heinous people had to invent new words for them" is a surprisingly large category 👀
The word dystopia was first coined by John Stuart Mill to describe the British governments rule in Ireland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
"they ought rather to be called dys-topians... what they appear to favour is too bad to be practicable."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
"they ought rather to be called dys-topians... what they appear to favour is too bad to be practicable."
Dystopia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"The British empire invented and commited crimes so heinous people had to invent new words for them" is a surprisingly large category 👀