Sadie
@sadiemonks.bsky.social
Irish arthritic occasional artist. Dog mam, cat & chicken servant. Foraging enthusiast. Housework-shy tinkerer and DIY ADHDer. Never met a bad habit I didn't love.
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I make a Brigid's cross every year but this time I did something a bit different! Been making original fridge magnets at my kitchen table since I broke my ankle over the Christmas, but this one is special. The photo is too bright.... They're actually a proper rush colour!
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie
Stop a Canadian corporation harvesting huge forests of seaweed from the west coast
There should be a public consultation on this plan opening soon but lets gather signatures to demonstrate the fact that up and down the west coast, thousands of people don't want our seaweed rights gi...
my.uplift.ie
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: my.uplift.ie/petitions/st... @uplift.ie
As per my previous post, I'm definitely going to puke. And/or sharpen my bill hook.
the absolute unmitigated GALL of the man
who the fuck keeps voting for these absolute melters?
who the fuck keeps voting for these absolute melters?
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Cahill claimed he was driving at 190km/h because he was eager to facilitate a meeting with the parents of children with profound disabilities.
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
Last week he voted against providing disabled people with an emergency winter payment of €400.
#spéirgorm 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
As per my previous post, I'm definitely going to puke. And/or sharpen my bill hook.
Because it works for them ALL, and it's down to who gets out in front of it. The only voting public they're appealing to are Facebook junkies who fall for the likes of "I was on a train and foreigners were taking photos of my children". Trump handbook political gaslighting. I could puke, honestly.
He's some joker. He simultaneously held two Cabinet positions in 2023. How is he possibly acting like this is all the fault of the last lot?!
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Because it works for them ALL, and it's down to who gets out in front of it. The only voting public they're appealing to are Facebook junkies who fall for the likes of "I was on a train and foreigners were taking photos of my children". Trump handbook political gaslighting. I could puke, honestly.
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my brother in Christ, you were the Taoiseach less than two years ago
He's some joker. He simultaneously held two Cabinet positions in 2023. How is he possibly acting like this is all the fault of the last lot?!
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
my brother in Christ, you were the Taoiseach less than two years ago
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What is wrong with us?
Why do we hand so much power to the bewildering inept?
We really are no better off than our deluded ancestors who allowed absolute power to whomever was the eldest heir still living when the previous despot popped their clogs because 'God said..'
Why do we hand so much power to the bewildering inept?
We really are no better off than our deluded ancestors who allowed absolute power to whomever was the eldest heir still living when the previous despot popped their clogs because 'God said..'
🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
EU plan to share data with US border force sparks surveillance fears
Washington is demanding access to sensitive data as ICE heightens fears in Europe.
www.politico.eu
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 AM
What is wrong with us?
Why do we hand so much power to the bewildering inept?
We really are no better off than our deluded ancestors who allowed absolute power to whomever was the eldest heir still living when the previous despot popped their clogs because 'God said..'
Why do we hand so much power to the bewildering inept?
We really are no better off than our deluded ancestors who allowed absolute power to whomever was the eldest heir still living when the previous despot popped their clogs because 'God said..'
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FF & FG have had literally over 100 unbroken years of governance to do something. Yet they constantly act like they popped into existence five minutes ago and throw a strop if you suggest otherwise. Refuse to govern, refuse to take responsibility, refuse to do anything except say "DONT BLAME ME"
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
FF & FG have had literally over 100 unbroken years of governance to do something. Yet they constantly act like they popped into existence five minutes ago and throw a strop if you suggest otherwise. Refuse to govern, refuse to take responsibility, refuse to do anything except say "DONT BLAME ME"
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Give the people what they want.
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features | TechCrunch
Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.
techcrunch.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Give the people what they want.
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JK Rowling: oh jeffrey i'm so glad that you could come ssseee my new harry potter musssical
Jeffrey Epstein: iz hermwimmnone in this one
Rowling:
Rowling: "hermwimmnone?"
Epstein: yeh yah yoo no
Epstein: hermiminvoijo=
Rowling:
Rowling: are you trying to ssay herminone
Epstein: yeah heeemitomninoo
Jeffrey Epstein: iz hermwimmnone in this one
Rowling:
Rowling: "hermwimmnone?"
Epstein: yeh yah yoo no
Epstein: hermiminvoijo=
Rowling:
Rowling: are you trying to ssay herminone
Epstein: yeah heeemitomninoo
February 1, 2026 at 6:46 PM
JK Rowling: oh jeffrey i'm so glad that you could come ssseee my new harry potter musssical
Jeffrey Epstein: iz hermwimmnone in this one
Rowling:
Rowling: "hermwimmnone?"
Epstein: yeh yah yoo no
Epstein: hermiminvoijo=
Rowling:
Rowling: are you trying to ssay herminone
Epstein: yeah heeemitomninoo
Jeffrey Epstein: iz hermwimmnone in this one
Rowling:
Rowling: "hermwimmnone?"
Epstein: yeh yah yoo no
Epstein: hermiminvoijo=
Rowling:
Rowling: are you trying to ssay herminone
Epstein: yeah heeemitomninoo
@frankie49.bsky.social happy birthday Frank, to you and to me! I also managed to avoid being named Brigid, Brigit, Bridget, Bríd, Biddy, Birgit, or Bridey, to the absolute disgust of my Catholic granny. #LáFhéileBríde
Happy birthay (sic) and a Happy Saint Biddy's Day to #Irentagebuchstammverfasser @frankie49.bsky.social.
Reverse-engineered authenticity is a powerful adjuvant in our quest for meaning. #speirgorm
Reverse-engineered authenticity is a powerful adjuvant in our quest for meaning. #speirgorm
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
@frankie49.bsky.social happy birthday Frank, to you and to me! I also managed to avoid being named Brigid, Brigit, Bridget, Bríd, Biddy, Birgit, or Bridey, to the absolute disgust of my Catholic granny. #LáFhéileBríde
January's polymer clay work. I plan to be a fridge magnet magnate 😏😁 #Spéirghorm #PolymerClay
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
January's polymer clay work. I plan to be a fridge magnet magnate 😏😁 #Spéirghorm #PolymerClay
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We are back!
Congratulations to all who made it.
It was a team effort.
Well done all 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all who made it.
It was a team effort.
Well done all 👏👏👏
Today is 2026-01-31, the sun sets at 17:05:55 and the grand auld stretch tonight was 1 hour, 00 mins and 12 secs. #GrandStretch #TheGrandStretchIsBack
January 31, 2026 at 6:14 PM
We are back!
Congratulations to all who made it.
It was a team effort.
Well done all 👏👏👏
Congratulations to all who made it.
It was a team effort.
Well done all 👏👏👏
I make a Brigid's cross every year but this time I did something a bit different! Been making original fridge magnets at my kitchen table since I broke my ankle over the Christmas, but this one is special. The photo is too bright.... They're actually a proper rush colour!
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I make a Brigid's cross every year but this time I did something a bit different! Been making original fridge magnets at my kitchen table since I broke my ankle over the Christmas, but this one is special. The photo is too bright.... They're actually a proper rush colour!
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
#Spéirghorm #LáFhéileBríde
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We held a terrible racist referendum, which passed by a large majority, to strip children born in Ireland of their citizenship in order to do it.
Going further than Trump’s Admin have even tried yet.
Going further than Trump’s Admin have even tried yet.
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 AM
We held a terrible racist referendum, which passed by a large majority, to strip children born in Ireland of their citizenship in order to do it.
Going further than Trump’s Admin have even tried yet.
Going further than Trump’s Admin have even tried yet.
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Please note: This has been Ireland’s immigration policy for over 20 years.
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos was deported to Honduras on January 11 despite being a US citizen, and now she is trapped in a country she had never known. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Please note: This has been Ireland’s immigration policy for over 20 years.
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Sharing again, because we still haven't passed the threshold.
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
We are at 77%.
This petition is really important. Sign, share and make sure others sign, please. 🙏
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public
#Speirgorm #Speirghorm
#JusticeForPalestine
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
As public opinion turns, reports from within Mount Doom suggest Orc Lieutenant Gothmog is to be relieved of command and withdrawn from Gondor back to Minas Morgul where he is expected to soon retire.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
Sauron hopes this ends the matter and the Fellowship will now go home and stop blowing whistles.
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Here we are in a world where as Europeans we look askance at the US with a mixture of fear, loathing, and superiority.
Meanwhile in the EU a blind eye is turned to trade terms and conditions as long as it's Israel breaking them.
Well... there's a mechanism to complain
Get signing #SpéirGhorm.
Meanwhile in the EU a blind eye is turned to trade terms and conditions as long as it's Israel breaking them.
Well... there's a mechanism to complain
Get signing #SpéirGhorm.
Sign! For ECIs to be considered by the European Commission, each country must meet its threshold, for Ireland that's 10,080. We are currently at just under 6,000, approx 58%, so we need a big push! Belgium, Finland, France and Spain are there, let's get there too!
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Here we are in a world where as Europeans we look askance at the US with a mixture of fear, loathing, and superiority.
Meanwhile in the EU a blind eye is turned to trade terms and conditions as long as it's Israel breaking them.
Well... there's a mechanism to complain
Get signing #SpéirGhorm.
Meanwhile in the EU a blind eye is turned to trade terms and conditions as long as it's Israel breaking them.
Well... there's a mechanism to complain
Get signing #SpéirGhorm.
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It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors.
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors.
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
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Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.