Paul Carroll
@paulcarroll15.bsky.social
Mostly Harmless. Personal views only.
Employment lawyer and ever slower runner🏃, likes: good coffee and craft beer.
🇮🇪 #SocDems #YNWA
#FreePalestine /Saoirse don Phailistín 🇵🇸
Kildare, Ireland.
Employment lawyer and ever slower runner🏃, likes: good coffee and craft beer.
🇮🇪 #SocDems #YNWA
#FreePalestine /Saoirse don Phailistín 🇵🇸
Kildare, Ireland.
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If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If there isn't a #ThankYouMichaelD hashtag, then there should be. Thanks for 14 years of the kind of leadership the rest of the world is crying out for.
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
"I wish we could ignore Bill Gates. Unfortunately his economic and political power makes that impossible. But unlike him, we can recognise that this power exists and, when it speaks, it does so on its own behalf."
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"I wish we could ignore Bill Gates. Unfortunately his economic and political power makes that impossible. But unlike him, we can recognise that this power exists and, when it speaks, it does so on its own behalf."
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A cartoon by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A cartoon by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
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"I don't normally share AI things..."
So fucking DON'T. Stop normalising the theft and bullshit machine.
So fucking DON'T. Stop normalising the theft and bullshit machine.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
"I don't normally share AI things..."
So fucking DON'T. Stop normalising the theft and bullshit machine.
So fucking DON'T. Stop normalising the theft and bullshit machine.
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A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
Orders pour in for 'Catherine Connoll-Tea' tea cosies
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A Dublin woman who has crocheted thousands of 'Michael Tea Higgins' tea cosies is preparing for a new presidency
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3/ secured the freedoms that the far right and other racists enjoy today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-4612...
Me? I am grateful to all those who fought against fascism and secured the freedoms I enjoy today - thank you.
Me? I am grateful to all those who fought against fascism and secured the freedoms I enjoy today - thank you.
Forgotten Muslim soldiers of World War One 'silence' far right
Historians say highlighting the Muslim contribution during the Great War 'silences' far-right groups.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
3/ secured the freedoms that the far right and other racists enjoy today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-4612...
Me? I am grateful to all those who fought against fascism and secured the freedoms I enjoy today - thank you.
Me? I am grateful to all those who fought against fascism and secured the freedoms I enjoy today - thank you.
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Orbán sees independence—whether it be independent media, universities, or civil organizations—much like Hungary’s former communist overlords. That anyone would work in support of democracy for all is simply a ruse. Those who give their lives for it are, in the words of Trump, “suckers” and “losers,”
“Independence is a concept fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary…What’s left is a poor country subsumed with politics, propaganda, and polarization; a state that stomps out independence while feigning conservatism.”
time.com/7332003/vikt...
time.com/7332003/vikt...
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump’s Attacks on Independence
Independence is "fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary."
time.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Orbán sees independence—whether it be independent media, universities, or civil organizations—much like Hungary’s former communist overlords. That anyone would work in support of democracy for all is simply a ruse. Those who give their lives for it are, in the words of Trump, “suckers” and “losers,”
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For starters - no Irish State/Gov agencies/politicians should be on Twitter. None. They could do this today and it would actually be more than just empty words.
The Minister for Justice has said that he wants social media companies to do more to ensure their platforms are not used to "freely spread incitement or hatred of others"
Call for action against spread of hatred on social media
The Minister for Justice has said that he wants social media companies to do more to ensure their platforms are not used to "freely spread incitement or hatred of others".
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
For starters - no Irish State/Gov agencies/politicians should be on Twitter. None. They could do this today and it would actually be more than just empty words.
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Make no mistake, this excavation wouldn’t be happening if Catherine Corless hadn’t stuck her neck out and defied people telling her to leave it alone.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Make no mistake, this excavation wouldn’t be happening if Catherine Corless hadn’t stuck her neck out and defied people telling her to leave it alone.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
But the scale of this is unimaginable. It’s not just M&B homes, it’s laundries, it’s industrial schools, it’s giant psych hospitals.
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This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight… 👏🏼
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This poster appeared at a bus stop near Tesla's flagship London store overnight… 👏🏼
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This is heroic rail worker Samir Zitouni, who tackled the Cambridgeshire train attacker and is still in hospital.
Thank you Samir.
Thank you Samir.
Cambridgeshire stabbing attack: ‘heroic’ train worker praised for saving passengers’ lives
LNER employee Samir Zitouni, who was hospitalised after Saturday’s incident, hailed by police and transport secretary for ‘bravery beyond measure’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is heroic rail worker Samir Zitouni, who tackled the Cambridgeshire train attacker and is still in hospital.
Thank you Samir.
Thank you Samir.
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New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New version of Girl Yelling In Guy's Ear at Concert Dropped:
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If it’s not called And Another Thing don’t bother
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'
"We'll see"
"We'll see"
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If it’s not called And Another Thing don’t bother
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400,000 dead children. They were starved to death by the world’s wealthiest man. They weren’t white, so it didn’t matter to him.
And Tesla rewards him with a $1,000,000,000,000 payday.
And Tesla rewards him with a $1,000,000,000,000 payday.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
400,000 dead children. They were starved to death by the world’s wealthiest man. They weren’t white, so it didn’t matter to him.
And Tesla rewards him with a $1,000,000,000,000 payday.
And Tesla rewards him with a $1,000,000,000,000 payday.
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This is fucking madness, and has to stop.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
This is fucking madness, and has to stop.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Really REALLY important that everyone who enjoys #SpéirGhorm goes through these settings and toggles the switch to enable 'rude' posts. Tis a rare one of us who doesn't have a colourful tongue.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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They really hate mass transit.
Even if driverless cars lived up to everything they promised... they're still fucking expensive.
Even if driverless cars lived up to everything they promised... they're still fucking expensive.
We are almost at the point where we can let people text and drive, Musk says. In the next month or two, we will allow you to text and drive, essentially, he says to wild applause. No word of Tesla taking legal responsibility if the car crashes when you are texting, which is what actually matters
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
They really hate mass transit.
Even if driverless cars lived up to everything they promised... they're still fucking expensive.
Even if driverless cars lived up to everything they promised... they're still fucking expensive.
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This story comes out the same day the architect of this monstrous policy gets approval for a near-trillion-dollar payout from his government-subsidized company.
Utterly despicable.
Utterly despicable.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This story comes out the same day the architect of this monstrous policy gets approval for a near-trillion-dollar payout from his government-subsidized company.
Utterly despicable.
Utterly despicable.