Oisín McGann
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI data scraping. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
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Oisín McGann
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
· Nov 9
I've had a lot of new followers joining this weeks, so short introduction: I'm an Irish writer and illustrator who's been working since the 90's and has published 47 books for different reading levels in a range of genres, including 14 novels. I also work in a range of different illustration styles.
Imagine if a man with no substance to his character became the richest man in the world, and all it achieved was that an unprecedented number of people were made aware that he had no substance to his character.
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Imagine if a man with no substance to his character became the richest man in the world, and all it achieved was that an unprecedented number of people were made aware that he had no substance to his character.
I’m really beginning to believe that the MAGA lot have no sense of embarrassment. I mean, imagine hearing your leader speak like this, all the time, and not curling up in a ball with the embarrassment of it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I’m really beginning to believe that the MAGA lot have no sense of embarrassment. I mean, imagine hearing your leader speak like this, all the time, and not curling up in a ball with the embarrassment of it.
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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Ah, fantasy battles. When I started out, I thought I'd be doing a LOT more of this, but life has been far more varied than I expected.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ah, fantasy battles. When I started out, I thought I'd be doing a LOT more of this, but life has been far more varied than I expected.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
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Just to point out again: The inevitable technology that everyone's desperate for and is going to change the world . . . can't make a profit.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just to point out again: The inevitable technology that everyone's desperate for and is going to change the world . . . can't make a profit.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
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There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
Breaking | Israeli occupation forces set fire to lands near the separation wall in the village of ‘Arbouna, east of Jenin.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
There is no "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
There never was a "ceasefire".
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During a power outage from the Russian attacks, an elderly lady with a flashlight selects seeds from a catalog to order them via post and plant in the spring.
"That's all you need to know about faith in the future," the writing on the video says.
📹: Darya Shut/Facebook
"That's all you need to know about faith in the future," the writing on the video says.
📹: Darya Shut/Facebook
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
During a power outage from the Russian attacks, an elderly lady with a flashlight selects seeds from a catalog to order them via post and plant in the spring.
"That's all you need to know about faith in the future," the writing on the video says.
📹: Darya Shut/Facebook
"That's all you need to know about faith in the future," the writing on the video says.
📹: Darya Shut/Facebook
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Oh an 'ENGLISH war action movie', is it? Come over here and say that, why don'tcha?!
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh an 'ENGLISH war action movie', is it? Come over here and say that, why don'tcha?!
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Joyce Carol Oates to Musk
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Joyce Carol Oates to Musk
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It takes years to properly train new air traffic controllers...
Uh, the idea of having air traffic controllers "quickly replaced" is not very reassuring.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It takes years to properly train new air traffic controllers...
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
“Israeli ceasefire” continues to involve drone-striking children
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
Ah, fantasy battles. When I started out, I thought I'd be doing a LOT more of this, but life has been far more varied than I expected.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ah, fantasy battles. When I started out, I thought I'd be doing a LOT more of this, but life has been far more varied than I expected.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
If there's one thing I'd urge new illustrators to take on board, it's to keep your options open. There's much more out there than the kind of work you see online.
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Effing moron. While some heroes were landing in Normandy, other, Indian, heroes were winning medals at Monte Cassino and Imphal/Kohima.
The British Indian Army was the largest all-volunteer force in history.
The British Indian Army was the largest all-volunteer force in history.
"I wouldn't expect someone like Adil Ray to understand...I'd love to have grabbed Adil Ray by the scruff of the neck & thrown him back to 1944... on the beaches of Normandy... and also for him to look to his left and his right and realise they look nothing like him."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
'Grab Adil Ray By The Scruff Of The Neck' Says Former UK Special Forces Officer Ant Middleton
YouTube video by TalkTV
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Effing moron. While some heroes were landing in Normandy, other, Indian, heroes were winning medals at Monte Cassino and Imphal/Kohima.
The British Indian Army was the largest all-volunteer force in history.
The British Indian Army was the largest all-volunteer force in history.
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I'm rewatching The Expanse at the moment, and I'm on season 5. I stayed up to watch that amazing episode where Naomi was stuck on the doomed ship, and completely forgot that it was, in fact, stretched out over three episodes, So I only got to bed at 2.30am. Thrilling, but not clever.
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm rewatching The Expanse at the moment, and I'm on season 5. I stayed up to watch that amazing episode where Naomi was stuck on the doomed ship, and completely forgot that it was, in fact, stretched out over three episodes, So I only got to bed at 2.30am. Thrilling, but not clever.
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
Just to point out again: The inevitable technology that everyone's desperate for and is going to change the world . . . can't make a profit.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just to point out again: The inevitable technology that everyone's desperate for and is going to change the world . . . can't make a profit.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
By free market standards, your local convenience store is a more successful business than OpenAI.
Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
“Israeli ceasefire” continues to involve drone-striking children
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Israelis. Still scared of children after murdering tens of thousands of them.
Oh an 'ENGLISH war action movie', is it? Come over here and say that, why don'tcha?!
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh an 'ENGLISH war action movie', is it? Come over here and say that, why don'tcha?!
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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My latest @newscientist.com cartoon.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now! Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now! Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now! Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now! Order from your local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com