Reg Coppinger
@regcoppinger.bsky.social
Food, parkrun, football, books, and my dog Ollie. If that's not your thing, you know what to do!
Pronouns...she/her/hers. #Speirgorm
Pronouns...she/her/hers. #Speirgorm
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Booker Prize 2025: David Szalay wins for Flesh
Booker Prize 2025: David Szalay wins for Flesh
‘We had never read anything quite like it,’ says judging panel chair Roddy Doyle of the author’s ‘extraordinary, singular’ novel
www.irishtimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Booker Prize 2025: David Szalay wins for Flesh
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I loved this conversation with Andi, and tried to get at something important that I think has been lost: feminism is a discrete ideology, and has a more specific meaning than “anything any woman ever says about gender.”
![The vagueness and nonspecificity that characterize “Did women ruin the workplace?” are hallmarks of right-wing rhetoric, says Moira Donegan, a Guardian columnist and writer-in-residence at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research who co-hosts the podcast “In Bed With the Right.” “One revealing thing about the conversation is that you can tell these people are in an epistemic bubble where they’re not being challenged on what they’re saying. [They] presume a kind of intellectual entitlement where these are not words you have to make your audience understand. It’s one thing to do that when you’re at the National Conservatism Conference; it’s another when you’re in The New York Times.” Donegan adds one more term to the list, pointing out that the conversation “uses ‘feminism’ as a euphemism for ‘women,’ rather than defining feminism as a set of political commitments or ideals. [When] it’s espoused by a woman and is about gender, that’s presumed to be sufficient to define it as feminism.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sdu4rudzew7rtf26u5o4bdf7/bafkreiewwm3xmwvvxkqspo6ao6seoro5bcmynxh4imtcfhtbr54gxb7bgm@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I loved this conversation with Andi, and tried to get at something important that I think has been lost: feminism is a discrete ideology, and has a more specific meaning than “anything any woman ever says about gender.”
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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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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)
It's a long read but a fascinating one....
Sitdown Sunday: She gave birth to her 13th child at 62 - but she wanted more jrnl.ie/6863576
Sitdown Sunday: She gave birth to her 13th child at 62 - but she wanted more
Settle down in a comfy chair with some of the week’s best longreads.
jrnl.ie
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a long read but a fascinating one....
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#speirgorm might be interested to see this, as we await President Connolly’s inauguration this week. A vision of what might have been 😬
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#speirgorm might be interested to see this, as we await President Connolly’s inauguration this week. A vision of what might have been 😬
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Congratulations to @shamrockrovers.ie on completing their 7th league and cup double 🏆🏆
The Hoops are the League of Ireland's most successful side, historically, but they've come close to extinction before and lost their spiritual home.
Read all about it in my book, Shades of Green 📗 #SRFC
The Hoops are the League of Ireland's most successful side, historically, but they've come close to extinction before and lost their spiritual home.
Read all about it in my book, Shades of Green 📗 #SRFC
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Congratulations to @shamrockrovers.ie on completing their 7th league and cup double 🏆🏆
The Hoops are the League of Ireland's most successful side, historically, but they've come close to extinction before and lost their spiritual home.
Read all about it in my book, Shades of Green 📗 #SRFC
The Hoops are the League of Ireland's most successful side, historically, but they've come close to extinction before and lost their spiritual home.
Read all about it in my book, Shades of Green 📗 #SRFC
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FAI Cup final: Shamrock Rovers complete the double with victory over Cork City
FAI Cup final: Shamrock Rovers complete the double with victory over Cork City
Rory Gaffney scored twice in the second half against 10-man Cork City
www.irishtimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
FAI Cup final: Shamrock Rovers complete the double with victory over Cork City
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Today's parkrun attendance total smashed last week's all time November record by a HUGE margin - of over 25,000! 😲😲
Superb weather conditions in SE Eng will have helped! (View at Dover Waterfront parkrun).
#parkrun
Superb weather conditions in SE Eng will have helped! (View at Dover Waterfront parkrun).
#parkrun
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Today's parkrun attendance total smashed last week's all time November record by a HUGE margin - of over 25,000! 😲😲
Superb weather conditions in SE Eng will have helped! (View at Dover Waterfront parkrun).
#parkrun
Superb weather conditions in SE Eng will have helped! (View at Dover Waterfront parkrun).
#parkrun
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Haven't seen anything from the "protect women and children" folks about this. But I know, pointing out hypocrisy does not do anything.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Haven't seen anything from the "protect women and children" folks about this. But I know, pointing out hypocrisy does not do anything.
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Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business.
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
We make lovely things by hand.
Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging?
Thanks a mill.
#Boycottamazon
#shoplocal
slated.ie
Reposts would be fabulous.
#SLATED
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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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Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello it's me the leader of the party full of landlords that has been in power your whole adult life and created the housing crisis we now refuse to resolve.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
I'm here to tell you it's actually the foreigners' fault.
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Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
A women's soccer star is the target of an anti-trans activist - Outsports
Barbra Banda's peers in the NWSL stood up for her when the head of an anti-trans fashion brand tried to demean her.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial.
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...
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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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I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.
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If you’re a morning rail commuter in Ireland you could do worse than follow @railusersie.bsky.social for early morning updates
#speirGorm
#speirGorm
Another messy morning due to what looks like overnight engineering works going wrong
0629 Maynooth Connolly start from Clonsilla
0557 Howth Bray start from Howth Junc +8
0617 Malahide Bray start from Clongriffin
0612 M3 Docklands cancelled
0629 Maynooth Connolly start from Clonsilla
0557 Howth Bray start from Howth Junc +8
0617 Malahide Bray start from Clongriffin
0612 M3 Docklands cancelled
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If you’re a morning rail commuter in Ireland you could do worse than follow @railusersie.bsky.social for early morning updates
#speirGorm
#speirGorm
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More feminist rage! A President, a head of state, a woman, cannot walk on the street without being sexuslly harassed! #killthepatriarchy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More feminist rage! A President, a head of state, a woman, cannot walk on the street without being sexuslly harassed! #killthepatriarchy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
More feminist rage! A President, a head of state, a woman, cannot walk on the street without being sexuslly harassed! #killthepatriarchy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More feminist rage! A President, a head of state, a woman, cannot walk on the street without being sexuslly harassed! #killthepatriarchy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
FFS!
BREAKING: US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
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reut.rs/43gmuDx
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
FFS!
This is obscene. 😖
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is obscene. 😖
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This is useful 👇
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 8:57 PM
This is useful 👇
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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
My last 11-a-side football game. Circa 2006 I think?. Memory posted in our WhatsApp group in honour of a second squad member who died today. #RIP Annette.
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My last 11-a-side football game. Circa 2006 I think?. Memory posted in our WhatsApp group in honour of a second squad member who died today. #RIP Annette.