Sydney Nolan
@sydneylkethecty.bsky.social
Bits and pieces put together to present a semblance of a whole. Brownie points if you know where it's from.
American currently living in Dublin, Ireland.
American currently living in Dublin, Ireland.
Starting with: WHAT is this Polish entry…?!?
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Starting with: WHAT is this Polish entry…?!?
Guess we’ll find out if Bluesky has much of a #eurovision community?!
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Guess we’ll find out if Bluesky has much of a #eurovision community?!
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Sometimes I just stop, shake my head, and think how ridiculous it is watching my country be destroyed by a demented old man just because some white people are afraid of the future.
May 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Sometimes I just stop, shake my head, and think how ridiculous it is watching my country be destroyed by a demented old man just because some white people are afraid of the future.
I mean, you elected the same two parties that largely didn’t do anything the last five years. Not totally sure what you expected…? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on the Government’s first 100 days: lacklustre and listless
There has been little of the fresh thinking and renewed vigour that one might have hoped for from a new administration
www.irishtimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I mean, you elected the same two parties that largely didn’t do anything the last five years. Not totally sure what you expected…? www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
Very good read
I followed the San Jose State volleyball controversy as it happened, and this detailed account, with the participation of the trans athlete involved, is utterly heartbreaking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/m...
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart (Gift Article)
Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Very good read
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
SO excited to see @roxanegay.bsky.social in Dublin next month…
When people here ask where I’m from I just wave my hand and mumble vaguely. The golfer sounds so stupid it’s an insult to stupidity. It’s unbearable.
April 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
SO excited to see @roxanegay.bsky.social in Dublin next month…
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The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
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Also, feminism has shown the way! Subsidized childcare! Robust, paid parental leave. Tax credits! Reproductive freedom. Universal healthcare. Until they make the world better, there is little incentive to have kids (though they are adorable lil munchkins)
One idea I have is not turning the country where the putative child would be raised into an authoritarian hellscape. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article)
The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Also, feminism has shown the way! Subsidized childcare! Robust, paid parental leave. Tax credits! Reproductive freedom. Universal healthcare. Until they make the world better, there is little incentive to have kids (though they are adorable lil munchkins)
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April 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How do you write an entire article about “solutions” to increase births and not address the country’s abysmally cruddy social safety net…? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How do you write an entire article about “solutions” to increase births and not address the country’s abysmally cruddy social safety net…? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
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In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
Uhhhhhh...why? www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
April 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Uhhhhhh...why? www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
Pretty sure a masking policy was one of the demands these goons made of Harvard, too. C'mon.
This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
April 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Pretty sure a masking policy was one of the demands these goons made of Harvard, too. C'mon.
I do enjoy watching random mid-low level managers run around in their fire marshall vests though.
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I do enjoy watching random mid-low level managers run around in their fire marshall vests though.
Irish fire drills are way less stressful than US ones since the alarm sound is a lot less intense and less ~scary, but those drills still put me so on edge...
April 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Irish fire drills are way less stressful than US ones since the alarm sound is a lot less intense and less ~scary, but those drills still put me so on edge...
Feels a little weird to root for Harvard of all places but after reading this...let's go Crimson!
April 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Feels a little weird to root for Harvard of all places but after reading this...let's go Crimson!
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
Totally agree with reader comments here AND ALSO how the heck can a Dallas paper claim they "didn't know" about a massive protest movement...?
April 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Totally agree with reader comments here AND ALSO how the heck can a Dallas paper claim they "didn't know" about a massive protest movement...?
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The ROI for "one-off s*** to keep kids engaged in school" is basically infinite, this is all so dumb.
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ROI for "one-off s*** to keep kids engaged in school" is basically infinite, this is all so dumb.
Once again, sorry not sorry but if you’re not going to look out the window of the airplane at least on takeoff and landing, then you don’t deserve the window seat…
April 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Once again, sorry not sorry but if you’re not going to look out the window of the airplane at least on takeoff and landing, then you don’t deserve the window seat…
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The fact that Kamala is still laughing is genuinely inspiring. If she can find grace and confidence…so can we.
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The fact that Kamala is still laughing is genuinely inspiring. If she can find grace and confidence…so can we.
Platforming done right. Love it. youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
Amber Ruffin Defends Both Sides After Her Cancelled White House Correspondents' Gig
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Platforming done right. Love it. youtu.be/rUlTIeKeTVA?...
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63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
March 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less.
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?
They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time.
When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?