Rita Wild
@ritawild.bsky.social
More justice and more peace. Loves a beautiful view.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
“In the shelter/shadow of each other the people live.”
Clean the Air, wear a mask.
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
“In the shelter/shadow of each other the people live.”
Clean the Air, wear a mask.
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Rita Wild
@ritawild.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello People of the Bsky!
I'm an Irish community activist and organiser who hates this introduction thing :)
I am:
Very Queer
Mostly anarchist
Non-conforming in almost everything
Loves the craic
Free Palestine (and all other colonised and oppressed beings)
Covid aware
Derry wan in West Cork
I'm an Irish community activist and organiser who hates this introduction thing :)
I am:
Very Queer
Mostly anarchist
Non-conforming in almost everything
Loves the craic
Free Palestine (and all other colonised and oppressed beings)
Covid aware
Derry wan in West Cork
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We think climate apathy is everywhere.
It isn’t.
What is everywhere is climate silence: people acting sustainably but not saying it out loud.
And silence slows change.
Read why this matters more than ever 👇
globalactionplan.ie/blogs/why-we...
#DoGoodLouder #ClimateAction #BreakTheSilence
It isn’t.
What is everywhere is climate silence: people acting sustainably but not saying it out loud.
And silence slows change.
Read why this matters more than ever 👇
globalactionplan.ie/blogs/why-we...
#DoGoodLouder #ClimateAction #BreakTheSilence
January 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM
We think climate apathy is everywhere.
It isn’t.
What is everywhere is climate silence: people acting sustainably but not saying it out loud.
And silence slows change.
Read why this matters more than ever 👇
globalactionplan.ie/blogs/why-we...
#DoGoodLouder #ClimateAction #BreakTheSilence
It isn’t.
What is everywhere is climate silence: people acting sustainably but not saying it out loud.
And silence slows change.
Read why this matters more than ever 👇
globalactionplan.ie/blogs/why-we...
#DoGoodLouder #ClimateAction #BreakTheSilence
I won’t look at your screenshots from x and I absolutely am judging you if you are still using that site. Seriously have youse no moral compass?
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I won’t look at your screenshots from x and I absolutely am judging you if you are still using that site. Seriously have youse no moral compass?
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We need to get away from big tech in our current climate. Imagine the local GAA club offering open source cloud services, mesh networks etc. Credit unions with a local jellyfin service so you don't need netflix etc. Would transform tech make it local, accessible & more robust.
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
We need to get away from big tech in our current climate. Imagine the local GAA club offering open source cloud services, mesh networks etc. Credit unions with a local jellyfin service so you don't need netflix etc. Would transform tech make it local, accessible & more robust.
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I think we need to call people who still post to Twitter nonces because why are you going on the CSAM site???????
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I think we need to call people who still post to Twitter nonces because why are you going on the CSAM site???????
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I'm thinking about the people for whom Twitter producing child pornography still isn't the Rubicon they need to be crossed for them to leave.
January 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
I'm thinking about the people for whom Twitter producing child pornography still isn't the Rubicon they need to be crossed for them to leave.
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Nationwide on RTÉ has someone going on about the 'Galway' breed of sheep being "Ireland's native breed" with not a word of challenge.
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
January 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Nationwide on RTÉ has someone going on about the 'Galway' breed of sheep being "Ireland's native breed" with not a word of challenge.
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
Sheep are not naitive to Ireland and their exploitation is destroying our biodiversity.
#speirgorm
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15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
PhD Positions
MITIME is currently hiring for these 15 PhD positions
migrationtime.eu
January 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
15 #PhD positions available in several EU countries as part of the #MITIME doctoral training programme on migration, time and urban inequalities. Two available in UCC on the #sociology of migration.
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
migrationtime.eu/phd-positions
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People can't find anywhere to live cause it's all airbnbs Michael www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Healy-Rae urges ‘serious rethink’ of planned short-term lets crackdown
Minister of State tells Taoiseach this should happen ‘before irreparable damage is done to rural Ireland’
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
People can't find anywhere to live cause it's all airbnbs Michael www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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For any MSer/person with #MultipleSclerosis on #spéirghorm, check out the #Dublin MS Meetup.
We meet every month, mostly online with F2F every few months. Talking with others who KNOW what you’re dealing with makes all the difference 🙏🏾
www.meetup.com/dublin-multi...
#Community #BrainHealth #MS
We meet every month, mostly online with F2F every few months. Talking with others who KNOW what you’re dealing with makes all the difference 🙏🏾
www.meetup.com/dublin-multi...
#Community #BrainHealth #MS
Dublin MS Meetup Online Saturday 10th January 2026 12:00-13:30, Sat, Jan 10, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Find Meetup events so you can do more of what matters to you. Or create your own group and meet people near you who share your interests.
www.meetup.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
For any MSer/person with #MultipleSclerosis on #spéirghorm, check out the #Dublin MS Meetup.
We meet every month, mostly online with F2F every few months. Talking with others who KNOW what you’re dealing with makes all the difference 🙏🏾
www.meetup.com/dublin-multi...
#Community #BrainHealth #MS
We meet every month, mostly online with F2F every few months. Talking with others who KNOW what you’re dealing with makes all the difference 🙏🏾
www.meetup.com/dublin-multi...
#Community #BrainHealth #MS
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Right #SpéirGhorm
Last chance to put up or shut up about animal welfare.
The deadline is today.
All you need to do is send an email and say what you WANT.
End fox hunting? Coursing? Live exports? Puppy farms? Millions to the greyhound industry? Dogs allowed to spend their lives on short chains?
Last chance to put up or shut up about animal welfare.
The deadline is today.
All you need to do is send an email and say what you WANT.
End fox hunting? Coursing? Live exports? Puppy farms? Millions to the greyhound industry? Dogs allowed to spend their lives on short chains?
Have Your Say on Ireland’s Animal Welfare Strategy 2026 – 2030 - ANIMAL LAW IRELAND
Deadline: 2 January 2026. Have your say on the 2026 - 2030 Animal Welfare Strategy. Submissions can be made by email. Find out how to make a submission
animallaw.ie
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Right #SpéirGhorm
Last chance to put up or shut up about animal welfare.
The deadline is today.
All you need to do is send an email and say what you WANT.
End fox hunting? Coursing? Live exports? Puppy farms? Millions to the greyhound industry? Dogs allowed to spend their lives on short chains?
Last chance to put up or shut up about animal welfare.
The deadline is today.
All you need to do is send an email and say what you WANT.
End fox hunting? Coursing? Live exports? Puppy farms? Millions to the greyhound industry? Dogs allowed to spend their lives on short chains?
And I do too
I absolutely do judge you if you're still on Twitter
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
And I do too
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Long-time readers of QueerAF will know this already: we don’t lead with trauma.
It’s why so many people tell us they can engage with the news here in ways they can’t elsewhere 🧵
It’s why so many people tell us they can engage with the news here in ways they can’t elsewhere 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Long-time readers of QueerAF will know this already: we don’t lead with trauma.
It’s why so many people tell us they can engage with the news here in ways they can’t elsewhere 🧵
It’s why so many people tell us they can engage with the news here in ways they can’t elsewhere 🧵
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#speirgorm very worthwhile piece of research here
I'm excited to be at the 'Interview' stage of my Doctoral research. If you work in the Republic of Ireland and might have contacts with students who could participate, please share with parents (for age 13-15 years) and/or students (age 16+). Thank you!
January 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#speirgorm very worthwhile piece of research here
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1. Don't give your DNA away, especially to US corporations fronting as 'heritage' firms. 2. Stop explaining shit to racists, it doesn't matter. The biggest racists in N. Ireland for instance, their origins largely track back to only 1600s here at best - they don't care about history or orgins then.
Really? You want to counter 70s-styleee “Go home” racism by fetishising commercial DNA “ancestry” tests? Really?
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:05 AM
1. Don't give your DNA away, especially to US corporations fronting as 'heritage' firms. 2. Stop explaining shit to racists, it doesn't matter. The biggest racists in N. Ireland for instance, their origins largely track back to only 1600s here at best - they don't care about history or orgins then.
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The team @fightforthefuture.org are:
-mobilizing millions of people to stop harmful AI
-beating back censorship and surveillance
-supporting frontline organizers fighting fascism
-defending LGBTQ youth & abortion access
-taking on Big Tech surveillance
Support us!
www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
-mobilizing millions of people to stop harmful AI
-beating back censorship and surveillance
-supporting frontline organizers fighting fascism
-defending LGBTQ youth & abortion access
-taking on Big Tech surveillance
Support us!
www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
How we Fight for the Future in 2026
How we Fight for the Future in 2026 Top
www.fightforthefuture.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The team @fightforthefuture.org are:
-mobilizing millions of people to stop harmful AI
-beating back censorship and surveillance
-supporting frontline organizers fighting fascism
-defending LGBTQ youth & abortion access
-taking on Big Tech surveillance
Support us!
www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
-mobilizing millions of people to stop harmful AI
-beating back censorship and surveillance
-supporting frontline organizers fighting fascism
-defending LGBTQ youth & abortion access
-taking on Big Tech surveillance
Support us!
www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
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Every Year, in the interregnum after Christmas, I commission some Guest Gists for your reading pleasure.
Today, please don't miss @cairdiul.bsky.social. I asked her to watch the Draculas and Frankenstein movies from the 1990s and compare them to this year's models.
www.thegist.ie/monsters-inc...
Today, please don't miss @cairdiul.bsky.social. I asked her to watch the Draculas and Frankenstein movies from the 1990s and compare them to this year's models.
www.thegist.ie/monsters-inc...
Monsters, Inc: Frankenstein, Dracula and masculinity
Sarah Manvel considers Monsters, Men and their 1990s selves by comparing Draculas and Frankensteins from then and now. This is The (Guest) Gist.
www.thegist.ie
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Every Year, in the interregnum after Christmas, I commission some Guest Gists for your reading pleasure.
Today, please don't miss @cairdiul.bsky.social. I asked her to watch the Draculas and Frankenstein movies from the 1990s and compare them to this year's models.
www.thegist.ie/monsters-inc...
Today, please don't miss @cairdiul.bsky.social. I asked her to watch the Draculas and Frankenstein movies from the 1990s and compare them to this year's models.
www.thegist.ie/monsters-inc...
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If you have a Brita filter these are 2 for €25 in Lidl.
Currently €51 in Tesco and €43 in Dunne’s for the same 6 filters and that’s their sale price.
#Spéirghorm
Currently €51 in Tesco and €43 in Dunne’s for the same 6 filters and that’s their sale price.
#Spéirghorm
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you have a Brita filter these are 2 for €25 in Lidl.
Currently €51 in Tesco and €43 in Dunne’s for the same 6 filters and that’s their sale price.
#Spéirghorm
Currently €51 in Tesco and €43 in Dunne’s for the same 6 filters and that’s their sale price.
#Spéirghorm
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The Fine Gael internet policy framework is also the Vladimir Putin one.
The Russian Federation Council has passed a bill which will impose harsh penalties on hosting companies that do not cooperate with the FSB and other agencies. Companies must identify their customers and filter traffic or face large fines or disconnection from the Internet.
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The Fine Gael internet policy framework is also the Vladimir Putin one.
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Darina Allen is doing her damnest to revise history and wipe Tim's involvement with Ballymaloe cookery school. Older interviews have her confirming that she & Tim founded the school (they founded it together) but every recent article has her co-founding it with Rory.
Absolute gowls. #Spéirghorm
Absolute gowls. #Spéirghorm
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Darina Allen is doing her damnest to revise history and wipe Tim's involvement with Ballymaloe cookery school. Older interviews have her confirming that she & Tim founded the school (they founded it together) but every recent article has her co-founding it with Rory.
Absolute gowls. #Spéirghorm
Absolute gowls. #Spéirghorm
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Just nerding out over history again. This time, Waring Street, Mary Ann McCracken, printed textile shops & the Merchant Hotel.
December 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Just nerding out over history again. This time, Waring Street, Mary Ann McCracken, printed textile shops & the Merchant Hotel.
I sold stationary to princess Diana before she was a princess, a photo album to princess Michael of Kent and writing paper to Kenny Everett .
I sold biscuits to Michael Caine, mustard to Alex Guinness, and apples to Terrence Stamp. At different times but all in the food hall of Fortnum and Mason.
Working there also gave me insight into the incredible amount of booze consumed by sundry hangers on of the royal family.
Working there also gave me insight into the incredible amount of booze consumed by sundry hangers on of the royal family.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I sold stationary to princess Diana before she was a princess, a photo album to princess Michael of Kent and writing paper to Kenny Everett .
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My letter in today's Examiner. I'm really fired up about this. A Dáil without gender parity will always fall short when it comes to representing women. That applies to their healthcare but also extends to labour that tends to be dominated by women such as providing care. #spéirgorm
December 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My letter in today's Examiner. I'm really fired up about this. A Dáil without gender parity will always fall short when it comes to representing women. That applies to their healthcare but also extends to labour that tends to be dominated by women such as providing care. #spéirgorm
I don’t be much exposed to mainstream woman’s fashion advertising and media so I was very unaware of Botox in terms of what it looks like. My daughter who is very in touch with mainstream woman’s fashion was home with me and we were watching various local xmassy bits on the telly 1/3
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I don’t be much exposed to mainstream woman’s fashion advertising and media so I was very unaware of Botox in terms of what it looks like. My daughter who is very in touch with mainstream woman’s fashion was home with me and we were watching various local xmassy bits on the telly 1/3