Mark O’Neill 🐻
@radiobeartime.com
Ursine Plenipotentiary. Defrocked astrophysicist. Aire échta for hire.
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“O fish, are you constant to the old covenant?”
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Mark O’Neill 🐻
@radiobeartime.com
· Dec 21
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
Assyriologist: Du[ring] grad sch[ool] I [took?] a position ... [13 lines illegible] ... now.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Bear: Big pause
Bear: Big pause
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Greek speakers will smile at the name of the Councillor.
The bridge has only just reopened after repairs but too many heavy vehicles cross it :(
Greek speakers will smile at the name of the Councillor.
The bridge has only just reopened after repairs but too many heavy vehicles cross it :(
Albert Bridge closes to traffic as 'precaution' after inspection
Concerns were raised about the 150-year-old crossing following a routine maintenance inspection.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greek speakers will smile at the name of the Councillor.
The bridge has only just reopened after repairs but too many heavy vehicles cross it :(
Greek speakers will smile at the name of the Councillor.
The bridge has only just reopened after repairs but too many heavy vehicles cross it :(
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Give them three times that much. I’m serious. They’re going to end up needing it anyway, and that way we might get urgently necessary stuff done without the dispiriting “overrunning the stated budget” headlines.
Dublin City Council seeks €114m in funding to kickstart Taoiseach’s taskforce plan
Dublin City Council seeks €114m in funding to kickstart Taoiseach’s taskforce plan
City centre rejuvenation to focus on vacant and derelict buildings and sites
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Give them three times that much. I’m serious. They’re going to end up needing it anyway, and that way we might get urgently necessary stuff done without the dispiriting “overrunning the stated budget” headlines.
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This is like those adverts for animal charities you see during Countdown, but for abandoned local councillors.
‘Whether they like it or not, Fine Gael have been in government for 14 years’ – Wexford councillor calls for flood relief prioritisation
On Wednesday, Wexford County Council will begin the construction of temporary berm flood defence banks in a rural village, which has been devastated by flooding over the last half decade.
m.independent.ie
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
This is like those adverts for animal charities you see during Countdown, but for abandoned local councillors.
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A new cat set is coming soon from LEGO as their previous Black Tuxedo Cat gets a Orange Cat makeover
A new cat set is coming soon from LEGO as their previous Black Tuxedo Cat gets a Orange Cat makeover
Get your hands ready and clear some space as new LEGO sets have been revealed including a new variant pet set with the pretty Orange Cat set
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A new cat set is coming soon from LEGO as their previous Black Tuxedo Cat gets a Orange Cat makeover
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‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Less 120 Days of Sodom, more Carry on Heathcliff
‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Less 120 Days of Sodom, more Carry on Heathcliff
The Irish actor Alison Oliver shines in a film that can’t shake off the problem with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Less 120 Days of Sodom, more Carry on Heathcliff
A film of a book in which a rapacious murdering Irish hunk hides in an attic while every woman in the area has the raging horn for him may be laughable or a gothic folly but it should never be dull.
pretty, simplified, dull – emerald fennell's much-feted version of wuthering heights is a bitter disappointment that reads more as brand exercise than sensual cinema lwlies.com/reviews/wuth...
Wuthering Heights review – pretty vacant
Emerald Fennell sets out to shock with her maximalist take on Emily Brontë's classic novel, but her grand vision lacks depth or heart.
lwlies.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A film of a book in which a rapacious murdering Irish hunk hides in an attic while every woman in the area has the raging horn for him may be laughable or a gothic folly but it should never be dull.
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pretty, simplified, dull – emerald fennell's much-feted version of wuthering heights is a bitter disappointment that reads more as brand exercise than sensual cinema lwlies.com/reviews/wuth...
Wuthering Heights review – pretty vacant
Emerald Fennell sets out to shock with her maximalist take on Emily Brontë's classic novel, but her grand vision lacks depth or heart.
lwlies.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
pretty, simplified, dull – emerald fennell's much-feted version of wuthering heights is a bitter disappointment that reads more as brand exercise than sensual cinema lwlies.com/reviews/wuth...
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An odd appointment. Chris was never going to give you radicalism but then again being Cabinet Secretary these days is a bit like being manager of Man Utd.
Lots of pain and little in the way of praise
The post holder needs to a trusted convenor and willing to be direct with ministers as needed.
Lots of pain and little in the way of praise
The post holder needs to a trusted convenor and willing to be direct with ministers as needed.
EXCL: Chris Wormald, the most senior civil servant in Downing Street, is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shakeup of Keir Starmer’s operation after dramatic day - @kiranstacey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days
Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
An odd appointment. Chris was never going to give you radicalism but then again being Cabinet Secretary these days is a bit like being manager of Man Utd.
Lots of pain and little in the way of praise
The post holder needs to a trusted convenor and willing to be direct with ministers as needed.
Lots of pain and little in the way of praise
The post holder needs to a trusted convenor and willing to be direct with ministers as needed.
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Of all the people definitely not running a leadership campaign, no sir, Streeting is not running the slickest one. People are saying your whatsapps with Mandelson might finish your definitely not campaign? publish before someone else does www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Streeting wrote off his re-election chances in WhatsApp exchanges with Mandelson
Health secretary publishes messages as he seeks to draw line under his relationship with former peer
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Of all the people definitely not running a leadership campaign, no sir, Streeting is not running the slickest one. People are saying your whatsapps with Mandelson might finish your definitely not campaign? publish before someone else does www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Excellent opportunity.
Hey y'all. I'm hiring. Are you interested in building instruments for astrophysics?
wd5.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
wd5.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
Research Scientist/Engineer 2 (E S UAW Research)
Job Description The University of Washington (UW) Astronomy Department has an outstanding opportunity for a researcher who will have responsibilities in the design, development, construction, and test...
wd5.myworkdaysite.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Excellent opportunity.
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Another run of "Hidden Treasures" on BBC4 Extra this week, every day at 3pm. I'll flag up the rest in a minute, but just look what we've got on Thursday afternoon - from Midweek Theatre, 5th July 1967 - "A Criminal Practice" by Terrance Dicks.
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Another run of "Hidden Treasures" on BBC4 Extra this week, every day at 3pm. I'll flag up the rest in a minute, but just look what we've got on Thursday afternoon - from Midweek Theatre, 5th July 1967 - "A Criminal Practice" by Terrance Dicks.
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The pedant in me requires that I point out that no one knows what happened at Little Big Horn.
MPs cheering Keir Starmer at the PLP meeting "like the troops at Little Bighorn," remarks one exasperated Labour MP leaving the room
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The pedant in me requires that I point out that no one knows what happened at Little Big Horn.
"Peter was just this guy, you know."
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"Peter was just this guy, you know."
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Omg this is Shameless lol. He ain't winning any leadership election.
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Omg this is Shameless lol. He ain't winning any leadership election.
Rereading Martín Espada for obvious reasons
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Rereading Martín Espada for obvious reasons
Nobody better tell Vance that people in the UK Parliament bang the table 👀
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Nobody better tell Vance that people in the UK Parliament bang the table 👀
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I agree with Andrew! It feels like such a privilege to be a witness to (and for) Inventory. This installment is particularly wonderful. : )
Subscribe to the Backlisted Patreon now and you can read almost 100,000 words of Andy Miller’s Inventory which will be, when the right publisher grabs it, one of the finest music memoirs ever written.
Well, it already is, but you know how these things work. The most recent instalment confirms it.
Well, it already is, but you know how these things work. The most recent instalment confirms it.
A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. I put my heart, soul, brain and guts into this one, plus a lifetime of listening. 👓
This week: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Blood & Chocolate but mostly blood. 🍫
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This week: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Blood & Chocolate but mostly blood. 🍫
www.patreon.com/backlisted
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I agree with Andrew! It feels like such a privilege to be a witness to (and for) Inventory. This installment is particularly wonderful. : )
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Lads
Paddington has branched out
Paddington has branched out
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Lads
Paddington has branched out
Paddington has branched out
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The only way SEND reform will actually happen is if existing support is retained, as @danihpayne.bsky.social and I argued in our briefing last week - without that it risks being too controversial, with reforms kicked into the long grass. Good to see from govt -
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says
Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removed
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The only way SEND reform will actually happen is if existing support is retained, as @danihpayne.bsky.social and I argued in our briefing last week - without that it risks being too controversial, with reforms kicked into the long grass. Good to see from govt -
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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The Inside Aardman exhibition at the Young V&A is an absolute delight (opens 12 Feb).
1/ Early concept drawings for Wallace and Gromit. 2/ Ship from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
1/ Early concept drawings for Wallace and Gromit. 2/ Ship from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The Inside Aardman exhibition at the Young V&A is an absolute delight (opens 12 Feb).
1/ Early concept drawings for Wallace and Gromit. 2/ Ship from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
1/ Early concept drawings for Wallace and Gromit. 2/ Ship from The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
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The Summoning of Bertrand Russell -
existentialcomics.com/comic/641
existentialcomics.com/comic/641
The Summoning of Bertrand Russell
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
existentialcomics.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The Summoning of Bertrand Russell -
existentialcomics.com/comic/641
existentialcomics.com/comic/641