Siobhán McElduff
@siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
1st gen Irish (Donegal/Sligo) settler in Canada. Author of obscure academic books and slightly less obscure OERs on Roman culture. Translator of, and far too fond of Cicero. She/her nó sí/í
Opinions my own
siobhanmcelduff.com
Opinions my own
siobhanmcelduff.com
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British journalists are always like "I only had 4 annual european holidays growing up, because my father, the Baron, was a bit of a cheapskate, so really I am working class" then 5 minutes later decree an actual working class person a faker because they drink coffee
February 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
British journalists are always like "I only had 4 annual european holidays growing up, because my father, the Baron, was a bit of a cheapskate, so really I am working class" then 5 minutes later decree an actual working class person a faker because they drink coffee
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Weirdly, people r gleefully pointing to Seamus Culleton's mistakes as a young man in Ireland as 'proof' that ICE should be locking him up and deporting him.
This guy had to go to the States in 2009. After the banking crisis torpedoed the sector in Ireland. Soon forgotten or never mattered to some
This guy had to go to the States in 2009. After the banking crisis torpedoed the sector in Ireland. Soon forgotten or never mattered to some
February 15, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Weirdly, people r gleefully pointing to Seamus Culleton's mistakes as a young man in Ireland as 'proof' that ICE should be locking him up and deporting him.
This guy had to go to the States in 2009. After the banking crisis torpedoed the sector in Ireland. Soon forgotten or never mattered to some
This guy had to go to the States in 2009. After the banking crisis torpedoed the sector in Ireland. Soon forgotten or never mattered to some
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In the past few years I've been drawn to the work of Jia Pingwa, who writes about the small villages in the mountains around Shaanxi. He's a major writer imo but for whatever reason hasn't broken through. This is an unpretentious documentary about where he grew up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZs...
Jia Pingwa - The Authentic Voice of China's Northwest
YouTube video by CGTN Documentary
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In the past few years I've been drawn to the work of Jia Pingwa, who writes about the small villages in the mountains around Shaanxi. He's a major writer imo but for whatever reason hasn't broken through. This is an unpretentious documentary about where he grew up.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZs...
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#speirgorm does anyone know how to make a formal complaint about the lack of balance in this? RTE's formal complaints process doesn't seem to me to cover the website, only "broadcast material". Or am I wrong about that?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
#speirgorm does anyone know how to make a formal complaint about the lack of balance in this? RTE's formal complaints process doesn't seem to me to cover the website, only "broadcast material". Or am I wrong about that?
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Anyone who like Wim Wenders says that film should stay out of politics doesn’t understand politics. To ‘stay out of politics’ is to take a political position. It’s to be in politics. This is the sociopolitical equivalent of Russell’s Antinomy in set theory, since by saying one is not involved one is
February 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Anyone who like Wim Wenders says that film should stay out of politics doesn’t understand politics. To ‘stay out of politics’ is to take a political position. It’s to be in politics. This is the sociopolitical equivalent of Russell’s Antinomy in set theory, since by saying one is not involved one is
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📣 We’re #hiring! AK1 Photographic Collections 📸
The National Library of Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Keeper Grade 1 to help care for and develop our Photographic Collections.
🗓️ #Apply by 3pm, 27 Feb 2026 via our website: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland
The National Library of Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Keeper Grade 1 to help care for and develop our Photographic Collections.
🗓️ #Apply by 3pm, 27 Feb 2026 via our website: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📣 We’re #hiring! AK1 Photographic Collections 📸
The National Library of Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Keeper Grade 1 to help care for and develop our Photographic Collections.
🗓️ #Apply by 3pm, 27 Feb 2026 via our website: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland
The National Library of Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Keeper Grade 1 to help care for and develop our Photographic Collections.
🗓️ #Apply by 3pm, 27 Feb 2026 via our website: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland
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Why was she on at all? Some random woman is all she is. She holds no public position, doesn't seem to be involved in any community or similar organisations, has never held an elected position or even run for one. The only time she tried she couldn't get nominated.
Maria Steen was on RTÉ Radio 1, the country’s most listened to radio station, this morning lamenting the lack of conservative voices in our national media.
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Why was she on at all? Some random woman is all she is. She holds no public position, doesn't seem to be involved in any community or similar organisations, has never held an elected position or even run for one. The only time she tried she couldn't get nominated.
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Maria Steen on RTE radio and Hillary "Andrew Wakefield" Cass* on RTE website is a reminder that forces of hate and oppression need to be constantly defeated...
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Maria Steen on RTE radio and Hillary "Andrew Wakefield" Cass* on RTE website is a reminder that forces of hate and oppression need to be constantly defeated...
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
*Cass report has been so massively shredded by actual science only the ignorant or the malevolent refer to it with any credence
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I hear our “national broadcaster” is yet again platforming the Bless’d Handbag just as we had started to forget that bitch even existed.
The Epstein Class 💀
The Epstein Class 💀
February 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I hear our “national broadcaster” is yet again platforming the Bless’d Handbag just as we had started to forget that bitch even existed.
The Epstein Class 💀
The Epstein Class 💀
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Maria Steen was on RTÉ Radio 1, the country’s most listened to radio station, this morning lamenting the lack of conservative voices in our national media.
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Maria Steen was on RTÉ Radio 1, the country’s most listened to radio station, this morning lamenting the lack of conservative voices in our national media.
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.
Make it make sense!
I salute the way Connolly station is determined to make waiting for the train as unpleasant as possible. 8 seats up a set of stairs with broken lift is clearly enough for people not driving to the west.
February 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I salute the way Connolly station is determined to make waiting for the train as unpleasant as possible. 8 seats up a set of stairs with broken lift is clearly enough for people not driving to the west.
This fucking woman and her cronies, gatekeeping what they see as 'essential' womanhood based on some notion that all of 6 of them share.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
Hillary Cass both sides-ing the “trans debate” dismisses the material power imbalance
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This fucking woman and her cronies, gatekeeping what they see as 'essential' womanhood based on some notion that all of 6 of them share.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
I swear losing the empire has sent some English people off finding new realms they can oppress and attack people in for status points.
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One of several scholarships for Palestinian students available at the University of Liverpool. This one is for the MRes in Irish Studies. Please share to relevant circles.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarship in Irish Studies | Study | University of Liverpool
Learn about our University of Liverpool Humanitarian Scholarship in Irish Studies.
www.liverpool.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
One of several scholarships for Palestinian students available at the University of Liverpool. This one is for the MRes in Irish Studies. Please share to relevant circles.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder*
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professor finds Iron Age coin hoard near Bury St Edmunds
Tom Licence says he feels a personal connection to the coins, which are to be auctioned.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder*
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Show our volunteers some love this Valentine’s Day.
They’re out in all weathers restoring the canal - we want to give them the welfare facilities they deserve; somewhere warm, somewhere to make a hot drink, and to wash.
❤️ Please donate
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lhcrt-welf...
#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
They’re out in all weathers restoring the canal - we want to give them the welfare facilities they deserve; somewhere warm, somewhere to make a hot drink, and to wash.
❤️ Please donate
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lhcrt-welf...
#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Show our volunteers some love this Valentine’s Day.
They’re out in all weathers restoring the canal - we want to give them the welfare facilities they deserve; somewhere warm, somewhere to make a hot drink, and to wash.
❤️ Please donate
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lhcrt-welf...
#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
They’re out in all weathers restoring the canal - we want to give them the welfare facilities they deserve; somewhere warm, somewhere to make a hot drink, and to wash.
❤️ Please donate
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lhcrt-welf...
#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
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I think “floaty boats murder monster” is how I’m going to refer to all bears from now on
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 15, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I think “floaty boats murder monster” is how I’m going to refer to all bears from now on
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Accurately assessing the rise of fascism? That’s something women do
You can just feel the loneliness dripping off this comment
You can just feel the loneliness dripping off this comment
February 15, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Accurately assessing the rise of fascism? That’s something women do
You can just feel the loneliness dripping off this comment
You can just feel the loneliness dripping off this comment
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Overton window moved fully on this isdue. Remember when this idea by the UK government had outrage attached to it.
Now the EU just fully went with the idea too.
jrnl.ie/6954030
Now the EU just fully went with the idea too.
jrnl.ie/6954030
Unease from Fianna Fáil MEPs at EU plan to use 'third countries' to hold asylum seekers
The plan would allow Ireland and other member states to use so-called ‘third countries’ to hold asylum seekers in immigration ‘hubs’.
jrnl.ie
February 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Overton window moved fully on this isdue. Remember when this idea by the UK government had outrage attached to it.
Now the EU just fully went with the idea too.
jrnl.ie/6954030
Now the EU just fully went with the idea too.
jrnl.ie/6954030
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We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
i think this is what drives me nuts. people talk about how, say, the UN was founded by "starry eyed idealists" who didn't understand "reality." the truth is that the UN was founded by those who had just fought and *won* the bloodiest war in human history.
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
We bought Article II of the United Nations Charter with the blood of a hundred million human beings, and less than a century later, it's being sold for nothing by people who don't even understand what they're doing.
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Jace's first pup cup experience...
Don't wait! Come meet him 2400 Lone star drive in Dallas!
#adoptdontshop #adoptme #dog #puppy #shelterdog #dfw
Don't wait! Come meet him 2400 Lone star drive in Dallas!
#adoptdontshop #adoptme #dog #puppy #shelterdog #dfw
February 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Jace's first pup cup experience...
Don't wait! Come meet him 2400 Lone star drive in Dallas!
#adoptdontshop #adoptme #dog #puppy #shelterdog #dfw
Don't wait! Come meet him 2400 Lone star drive in Dallas!
#adoptdontshop #adoptme #dog #puppy #shelterdog #dfw
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1940 Irish language scif-fi book Manannán by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
1940 Irish language scif-fi book Manannán by Máiréad Ní Ghráda
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
It is the first Mecha Robot outside of Japan and mention of a Gravity assist in fiction. It was never republished or translated.
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"Ireland’s neutrality is often presented as a settled identity. Shannon exposes it as a performance: a set of words repeated in Dublin while the logistics of American power pass through Clare."
"if you criminalise protest, you can shift the story from what is being facilitated to who is objecting."
"if you criminalise protest, you can shift the story from what is being facilitated to who is objecting."
February 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"Ireland’s neutrality is often presented as a settled identity. Shannon exposes it as a performance: a set of words repeated in Dublin while the logistics of American power pass through Clare."
"if you criminalise protest, you can shift the story from what is being facilitated to who is objecting."
"if you criminalise protest, you can shift the story from what is being facilitated to who is objecting."
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I want to leave a record of Aseel and her love to her dear cat Lisa, her princess, whose soul rests now.
Aseel wants her to be remember, so it feels like a duty to include her on this thread.
She is still caring for her family and starving mininos.
You can support:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel...
Aseel wants her to be remember, so it feels like a duty to include her on this thread.
She is still caring for her family and starving mininos.
You can support:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel...
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I want to leave a record of Aseel and her love to her dear cat Lisa, her princess, whose soul rests now.
Aseel wants her to be remember, so it feels like a duty to include her on this thread.
She is still caring for her family and starving mininos.
You can support:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel...
Aseel wants her to be remember, so it feels like a duty to include her on this thread.
She is still caring for her family and starving mininos.
You can support:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-aseel...
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Excited to finally share the first paper from my PhD 🎉
A computer vision–based Python Shiny app for identifying individual invertebrates in photo datasets for mark–recapture studies.
Out now in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688...
#ecology #computervision #shinyapp
A computer vision–based Python Shiny app for identifying individual invertebrates in photo datasets for mark–recapture studies.
Out now in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688...
#ecology #computervision #shinyapp
High‐throughput recognition of small invertebrates via computer vision
We introduce PlanarID, a Python pipeline and Shiny app that facilitates the rapid processing of photographic records of invertebrates to identify individuals recaptured over time. The app extracts co....
doi.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Excited to finally share the first paper from my PhD 🎉
A computer vision–based Python Shiny app for identifying individual invertebrates in photo datasets for mark–recapture studies.
Out now in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688...
#ecology #computervision #shinyapp
A computer vision–based Python Shiny app for identifying individual invertebrates in photo datasets for mark–recapture studies.
Out now in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: doi.org/10.1002/2688...
#ecology #computervision #shinyapp