Noel Baker
@noelbaker.bsky.social
Journalist. Irish. Amadán. Winner 2022 @newsbrandsirl Podcast of the Year and Shortlisted for Feature Writer of the Year 2023 and Arts Writer of the Year 2024. Winner, Headline Mental Health Media Award 2022 & 2023.
Met Brother Kevin Crowley numerous times over the years, usually while reporting on the distribution of food parcels. A great (Cork)man and someone who seemed to do Christianity right…
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Met Brother Kevin Crowley numerous times over the years, usually while reporting on the distribution of food parcels. A great (Cork)man and someone who seemed to do Christianity right…
In a world gone mad, we should cherish the moments of magic. Exhibits A and B: the last two Thursday night shows of the mighty An Taobh Tuathail. One an ingenious flip through the Factory Records back catalogue, full of gems; the other, one killer track after another. True radio, at its best
May 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In a world gone mad, we should cherish the moments of magic. Exhibits A and B: the last two Thursday night shows of the mighty An Taobh Tuathail. One an ingenious flip through the Factory Records back catalogue, full of gems; the other, one killer track after another. True radio, at its best
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This is ace - if you like factory tracks you’ll love this selection @cociobh.bsky.social
This is ace - if you like factory tracks you’ll love this selection @cociobh.bsky.social
ATT26 - Factory Records special
An Taobh Tuathail radio special, broadcast from Gaillimh, Éire on 01.05.25 to celebrate this radio show's 26th anniversary
www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/an-taobh-tuathail/
For the show's 26th anniversary,
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May 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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This is ace - if you like factory tracks you’ll love this selection @cociobh.bsky.social
This is ace - if you like factory tracks you’ll love this selection @cociobh.bsky.social
The last two times we won the league I was at home - 1990 and 2020. This time: Osaka. I just wish I could flip on a telly and watch the actual match. Up the 20-time league winning Reds
April 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The last two times we won the league I was at home - 1990 and 2020. This time: Osaka. I just wish I could flip on a telly and watch the actual match. Up the 20-time league winning Reds
On a bus out of Tokyo (don’t say that very often) and Friday night’s masterful An Taobh Tuathaill concludes with a space age track from Tokyo’s Igaxx. Mega
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
On a bus out of Tokyo (don’t say that very often) and Friday night’s masterful An Taobh Tuathaill concludes with a space age track from Tokyo’s Igaxx. Mega
SEVERANCE FUCKING HELL
March 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
SEVERANCE FUCKING HELL
Important piece - www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Important piece - www.newyorker.com/news/essay/w...
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The Onion 'Streaming Guide'
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March 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Onion 'Streaming Guide'
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Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
March 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Too many things are happening all at once. We’re basically bombarded with occurrences and like the atoms, we’re going to split. We all need to slow down
How the fuck was Luigi Mangione only last month? I haven’t experienced time dilation like this since lockdown
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Too many things are happening all at once. We’re basically bombarded with occurrences and like the atoms, we’re going to split. We all need to slow down
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It's Blue Monday, which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday
January 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's Blue Monday, which is a load of nonsense, but it is an excuse for a thread about the UK's best-selling 12-inch single of all time #BlueMonday
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com: Kyle MacLachlan writes of his longtime collaborator, the late David Lynch: “David didn’t fully trust words because they pinned the idea in place. They were a one-way channel that didn’t allow for the receiver. And he was all about the receiver.”
Opinion | Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Invented Me
How could words possibly do justice to an experience like that?
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com: Kyle MacLachlan writes of his longtime collaborator, the late David Lynch: “David didn’t fully trust words because they pinned the idea in place. They were a one-way channel that didn’t allow for the receiver. And he was all about the receiver.”
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UFC star Conor McGregor was sued Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in 2023 after an NBA Finals game.
McGregor’s lawyer called Tuesday’s filing “a new false story.”
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
McGregor’s lawyer called Tuesday’s filing “a new false story.”
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
January 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
UFC star Conor McGregor was sued Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in 2023 after an NBA Finals game.
McGregor’s lawyer called Tuesday’s filing “a new false story.”
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
McGregor’s lawyer called Tuesday’s filing “a new false story.”
Full story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...
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“‘Not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a malign force,’ [The Post’s opinions editor David] Shipley said in [a] statement.”
(ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ *ɴᴏᴛ* ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...
(ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ *ɴᴏᴛ* ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed (Gift Article)
The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“‘Not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a malign force,’ [The Post’s opinions editor David] Shipley said in [a] statement.”
(ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ *ɴᴏᴛ* ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...
(ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ *ɴᴏᴛ* ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ʀᴇᴀꜱꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...
Sensational from Hills, as usual. Still laughing at the scarf pic
The annual highlight that is @davidhills.bsky.social's alternative sports awards of the year
The alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos
The best and worst of 2024 – featuring Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the war on woke and the happiest 34 seconds of the year
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Sensational from Hills, as usual. Still laughing at the scarf pic
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Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news
Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news
Minister calls bill demanding digital platforms publicly correct false information ‘good news for democracy’
Spain’s leftwing government has announced a bill extending a requirement to publish corrections to posts by digital platforms and social media…
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Spain introduces bill to combat online fake news
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The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit
December 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit
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Happy birthday to Mike Scott. Here's a joyous video of him singing his Waterboys classic The Whole of the Moon with a bunch of very excited schoolchildren in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland in 1987
youtu.be/pLAPOxpXGkU
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The Waterboys - Whole of the Moon
YouTube video by The Waterboys
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December 14, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Happy birthday to Mike Scott. Here's a joyous video of him singing his Waterboys classic The Whole of the Moon with a bunch of very excited schoolchildren in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland in 1987
youtu.be/pLAPOxpXGkU
youtu.be/pLAPOxpXGkU
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As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt.
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
December 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt.
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India.
My father worked for the Pulse Polio program.
What is happening?
When former Neighbours regular Craig Maclachlan turned up as a character in Home and Away he’d regularly turn up at the Surf Club while his contemporary hit ‘Mona’ was playing on the jukebox…
In THE MARTIAN, Sean Bean's character makes a reference to THE LORD OF THE RINGS which means Sean Bean's character in THE MARTIAN has seen Sean Bean's character in THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
In Avengers Endgame, Tony Stark says "One side there Lebowski" to Thor. This means Stark has seen the film The Big Lebowski, the titular character played by Jeff Bridges, who also played Stark's mentor and villain Obadiah Stane in the first Iron Man film 🤔
December 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
When former Neighbours regular Craig Maclachlan turned up as a character in Home and Away he’d regularly turn up at the Surf Club while his contemporary hit ‘Mona’ was playing on the jukebox…
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Insurance Company Celebrates 50 Billionth Fucking Over Of Customer
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December 11, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Insurance Company Celebrates 50 Billionth Fucking Over Of Customer
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A day in the life of David Squires and the secrets of his ‘artistic process’
A day in the life of David Squires and the secrets of his ‘artistic process’
In an extract from his new book, cartoonist reveals how a plunge pool and pickleball with Jake Humphrey fuel his fire
The six-year period covered in my new book has witnessed wars, a global plague, more UK prime ministers than I can be arsed to google…
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A day in the life of David Squires and the secrets of his ‘artistic process’