Mike McGrath-Bryan
@mikemcgb.bsky.social
A scribbling, squabbling, strácáiling eejit, that got blown along the N20 and out to Cork City, Ireland. Bestselling co-author. Foghlaimeoir, bleeding-heart, AuDHDer. Opinions my own. Check https://www.linktr.ee/mike_mcgb for latest scut-acting.
Pinned
Tashi Dorji, “low clouds hang, this land is on fire”
The Bhutan-born artist's latest record is openly presented as a meditation on openness and humanity in trying times.
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So distracted was I by the return of our kittens from cat hospital (always neuter and spay!) that I hadn't realised my latest for @bandcamp.com Daily was up: thoughts on improv guitarist Tashi Dorji's newest.
#music #media #reviews
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#music #media #reviews
daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the...
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Dear journalists who left the nazi bar.
Please leave the other nazi bar.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Please leave the other nazi bar.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Dear journalists who left the nazi bar.
Please leave the other nazi bar.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Please leave the other nazi bar.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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Only 3 days left to apply for our mentorship program - write for us, be mentored, get printed in ON3. Send a brief write-up of your experience to info@on.games to apply. Ends Sunday. on.games
#GamesJournalism #GamesWriting
#GamesJournalism #GamesWriting
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Only 3 days left to apply for our mentorship program - write for us, be mentored, get printed in ON3. Send a brief write-up of your experience to info@on.games to apply. Ends Sunday. on.games
#GamesJournalism #GamesWriting
#GamesJournalism #GamesWriting
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Today’s NYT investigation into what really went on after the killing of Renee Good is shocking.
It’s centered on the apparent suppression, for political reasons, of a proper investigation. But there’s so much more.
(Link below.)
It’s centered on the apparent suppression, for political reasons, of a proper investigation. But there’s so much more.
(Link below.)
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Today’s NYT investigation into what really went on after the killing of Renee Good is shocking.
It’s centered on the apparent suppression, for political reasons, of a proper investigation. But there’s so much more.
(Link below.)
It’s centered on the apparent suppression, for political reasons, of a proper investigation. But there’s so much more.
(Link below.)
Rhodes left AEW, after co-founding and headlining it, because it wasn't enough for him. He had to go MAGA, go Saudi, go with the machine
It was my opinion before that line tonight but I now feel it's a safe time to say it, if he left WWE and was on the market, I don't really want Cody Rhodes back in AEW.
He had some incredible matches & moments but his style always stuck out in AEW & I prefer what it is without him. 🤼
He had some incredible matches & moments but his style always stuck out in AEW & I prefer what it is without him. 🤼
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Rhodes left AEW, after co-founding and headlining it, because it wasn't enough for him. He had to go MAGA, go Saudi, go with the machine
Every government should fund at least one children's television icon in each country, to give them a life at the heart of the lives they helped make better.
The cast of The Den should be in a box at every major national event, puppeteered/voiced, heckling the people involved.
#spéirghorm #ireland
The cast of The Den should be in a box at every major national event, puppeteered/voiced, heckling the people involved.
#spéirghorm #ireland
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 2:58 AM
Every government should fund at least one children's television icon in each country, to give them a life at the heart of the lives they helped make better.
The cast of The Den should be in a box at every major national event, puppeteered/voiced, heckling the people involved.
#spéirghorm #ireland
The cast of The Den should be in a box at every major national event, puppeteered/voiced, heckling the people involved.
#spéirghorm #ireland
Leader's Speech, Live from The British Conservative Party Conference
There isn't a TV show on earth that wouldn't benefit from a Mr Blobby cameo.
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Leader's Speech, Live from The British Conservative Party Conference
DIXIE CARTER ADDRESSES TNA ROSTER IN 2010.MOV
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
DIXIE CARTER ADDRESSES TNA ROSTER IN 2010.MOV
Remember when UK Labour purged the Militant Tendency over Liverpool City Council going into debt - read, making capital investment in their city - and made a song and dance about it?
When are the modern Blairites getting the boot, and why won't ordinary Labour folk administer it?
When are the modern Blairites getting the boot, and why won't ordinary Labour folk administer it?
Keir Starmer tells Wes Streeting to help lead Send reforms as rebellion looms
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Keir Starmer tells Wes Streeting to help lead Send reforms as rebellion looms
Health secretary is drafted in to sell special needs overhaul after warnings that eight in ten councils face bankruptcy over projected £14 billion Send deficits
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Remember when UK Labour purged the Militant Tendency over Liverpool City Council going into debt - read, making capital investment in their city - and made a song and dance about it?
When are the modern Blairites getting the boot, and why won't ordinary Labour folk administer it?
When are the modern Blairites getting the boot, and why won't ordinary Labour folk administer it?
KITTENS UPDATE: Vaxed, neutered/spayed, de-coned; threatening holy war on each other over the smell of the vets' ❤️
#spéirghorm #ireland #catsofbluesky
#spéirghorm #ireland #catsofbluesky
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
KITTENS UPDATE: Vaxed, neutered/spayed, de-coned; threatening holy war on each other over the smell of the vets' ❤️
#spéirghorm #ireland #catsofbluesky
#spéirghorm #ireland #catsofbluesky
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I no longer talk about Tuam or go to Tuam because of the involvement there of a TERF who objects to my presence & might make a scene, but the excavations are finding exactly what I predicted back in 2014. See my long letter to the then Minister in 2016. izzykamikaze.tumblr.com/post/1519475...
We need to talk about nuns, Katherine
A letter to the Minister with responsibility for the Tuam Babies
A few weeks ago, I was happy to hear an excavation was starting at the site of the Mother & Baby Home in Tuam. Then I saw where the...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I no longer talk about Tuam or go to Tuam because of the involvement there of a TERF who objects to my presence & might make a scene, but the excavations are finding exactly what I predicted back in 2014. See my long letter to the then Minister in 2016. izzykamikaze.tumblr.com/post/1519475...
I'd better help out with this.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I'd better help out with this.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is as good as a death sentence for these deportees; which the Irish government have kindly assisted with by allowing the aircraft to refuel in Shannon airport.
This is as good as a death sentence for these deportees; which the Irish government have kindly assisted with by allowing the aircraft to refuel in Shannon airport.
Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is as good as a death sentence for these deportees; which the Irish government have kindly assisted with by allowing the aircraft to refuel in Shannon airport.
This is as good as a death sentence for these deportees; which the Irish government have kindly assisted with by allowing the aircraft to refuel in Shannon airport.
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Whatever the showbiz version of this is Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy's shipping dynamic
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Whatever the showbiz version of this is Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy's shipping dynamic
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Both Kermit and Miss Piggy flirting with Sabrina Carpenter is ample proof The Muppets have had this crazy polyam pansexual jazz going on for decades I will not be silenced on this
February 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Both Kermit and Miss Piggy flirting with Sabrina Carpenter is ample proof The Muppets have had this crazy polyam pansexual jazz going on for decades I will not be silenced on this
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They aren't. They'll start looking for other wedges and continue along their merry way, because nothing matters to them beyond their own jollies.
I hope the LGB-without-the-T morons are happy now.
Same-sex marriage is under attack again. The Christian nationalist right has launched a new campaign, and, unsurprisingly, it’s using children’s safety as a pretext to roll back equality.
February 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
They aren't. They'll start looking for other wedges and continue along their merry way, because nothing matters to them beyond their own jollies.
He was brought in specifically to be billy-roll; because heaven forfend people who vote Labour in good faith (anywhere in the world!) get what they vote for!
It’s entirely plausible that whoever comes after Keir Starmer will be worse but that’s just not really the point. Some people simply deserve to hit the bricks and that’s been true of that fucking billy roll since day one
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
He was brought in specifically to be billy-roll; because heaven forfend people who vote Labour in good faith (anywhere in the world!) get what they vote for!
Absolutely amazing. A normal human being reacting naturally
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Absolutely amazing. A normal human being reacting naturally
Good news for those with snotty flows like snotty nose, that hold tissue like they knows karate body-blows
#spéirghorm #ireland
#spéirghorm #ireland
The law has changed to make everyday healthcare easier. Private consultation services are now available at participating pharmacies.
For more information, visit gov.ie/CommonCondit...
For more information, visit gov.ie/CommonCondit...
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Good news for those with snotty flows like snotty nose, that hold tissue like they knows karate body-blows
#spéirghorm #ireland
#spéirghorm #ireland
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My takeaway from the cute "Mamdani reacts to being interrupted by a child while making a speech" video that journalists are swooning over is that the skillset of teachers and lecturers is *vastly* underestimated in public life.
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
My takeaway from the cute "Mamdani reacts to being interrupted by a child while making a speech" video that journalists are swooning over is that the skillset of teachers and lecturers is *vastly* underestimated in public life.
A budding comedian, here
-Judge, I plead not guilty. Those drugs were planted!
-Sir you stand accused of growing cannabis plants in a large polytunnel on your property...
-Like I said...planted
-Sir you stand accused of growing cannabis plants in a large polytunnel on your property...
-Like I said...planted
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A budding comedian, here
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"What we are seeing is not a ‘new normal’. In fact, it is just the beginning of a deterioration of our climate that will continue to worsen until we stop burning fossil fuels. In parallel, restoring ecosystems is the cheapest, quickest & most effective way that we can protect ourselves"
👏
#IrishPol
👏
#IrishPol
After Midelton was flooded in 2023 Leo Varadkar said we needed a Land Use Plan. The Plan is ready but @micheal-martin.bsky.social won't publish it.
Instead, he's legally designating rivers as "highly modified"
jrnl.ie/6946724
Instead, he's legally designating rivers as "highly modified"
jrnl.ie/6946724
Ireland in the storms: Flood barriers won't save us if we keep draining the land
After flooding in the past, successive governments promised protections, but instead, doubled down on dredging and delayed land-use reform, leaving communities exposed, writes Pádraic Fogarty.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
"What we are seeing is not a ‘new normal’. In fact, it is just the beginning of a deterioration of our climate that will continue to worsen until we stop burning fossil fuels. In parallel, restoring ecosystems is the cheapest, quickest & most effective way that we can protect ourselves"
👏
#IrishPol
👏
#IrishPol
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This week’s Gist is about how the U.K. Labour Party unknowingly has been blowing itself up by following Morgan McSweeney’s FG electoral instincts.
They don’t know the patterns, but we do.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-...
They don’t know the patterns, but we do.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-...
The Gist: UK Labour's FG mastermind
The UK Labour Party is being run into the ground, thanks to adopting FG's election tactics. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This week’s Gist is about how the U.K. Labour Party unknowingly has been blowing itself up by following Morgan McSweeney’s FG electoral instincts.
They don’t know the patterns, but we do.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-...
They don’t know the patterns, but we do.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-...
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Proof that Musk bolsters the far-right. Yet the 🇮🇪 Gov is too paralyzed by fear of big tech to give a damn.
A study at U Mass Amherst finds that Elon Musk manipulated Twitter to bolster the voice of the Neo Nazi Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) before the German 2025 parliamentary elections. No surprises here. groups.cs.umass.edu/equate-ml/20...
February 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Proof that Musk bolsters the far-right. Yet the 🇮🇪 Gov is too paralyzed by fear of big tech to give a damn.
Yeah, man; fond memories of the year I gave them a digout on their Jazz Weekend special at 48hrs notice; almost immediately got ghosted; wasn't paid for six months; *and* the copy got butchered to wedge in obvious spon-con.
#spéirghorm #ireland
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#spéirghorm #ireland
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
'Staple of Irish culture' - Hot Press celebrates 50 years
Hot Press magazine will celebrate its 50th anniversary today with a special celebratory gig at the 3Arena entitled 'History in the Making'.
www.rte.ie
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Yeah, man; fond memories of the year I gave them a digout on their Jazz Weekend special at 48hrs notice; almost immediately got ghosted; wasn't paid for six months; *and* the copy got butchered to wedge in obvious spon-con.
#spéirghorm #ireland
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#spéirghorm #ireland
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...