Tommy Weir
@tommyw.bsky.social
Photographer, filmmaker and educator
Ring the bells that still can ring.
Ring the bells that still can ring.
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
Go Maxine, brava Canada!
February 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Go Maxine, brava Canada!
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Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. https://to.pbs.org/4kFA5f3
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dies at 95
He first gained notice for a small part as the reclusive neighbor in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” He won an Academy Award as best actor for portraying the over-the-hill country music singer in the 1983 fi...
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February 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. https://to.pbs.org/4kFA5f3
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Ireland Professor of #Poetry Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture at @tcddublin on 26 February - details below. It’s a free event. Vona is a fine poet. Her talk is sure to be interesting.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
Vona Groarke, 'A Lonely Began: The Poem Alone and the Poem in Company'
Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture as Ireland Professor of Poetry in the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building,Trinity College
www.eventbrite.ie
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Ireland Professor of #Poetry Vona Groarke will deliver her first public lecture at @tcddublin on 26 February - details below. It’s a free event. Vona is a fine poet. Her talk is sure to be interesting.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/vona-groar...
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Studies, including a 2019 peer-reviewed analysis in the Journal of Philosophy of Education, link early philosophy exposure to improved critical thinking and moral reasoning skills in adolescents.
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Studies, including a 2019 peer-reviewed analysis in the Journal of Philosophy of Education, link early philosophy exposure to improved critical thinking and moral reasoning skills in adolescents.
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Ronald Reagan, apparently trying out a snazzy touch-screen TRS-80 Model III, circa 1983. (I am assuming the computers to his right spelled out "R E A G A N" and that he didn't personally write the BASIC code involved.
February 14, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Ronald Reagan, apparently trying out a snazzy touch-screen TRS-80 Model III, circa 1983. (I am assuming the computers to his right spelled out "R E A G A N" and that he didn't personally write the BASIC code involved.
Happy Valentines Day y’all.
February 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Happy Valentines Day y’all.
Single best series I’ve seen this year so far - Esterno Notte, on the kidnapping and murder of Italy’s President Aldo Moro.
www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/e...
www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/e...
Exterior Night - streaming tv show online
Find out how and where to watch "Exterior Night" on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options.
www.justwatch.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Single best series I’ve seen this year so far - Esterno Notte, on the kidnapping and murder of Italy’s President Aldo Moro.
www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/e...
www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/e...
Two things I never thought would align, David Byrne and St Anne’s Park. Sign me up.
February 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Two things I never thought would align, David Byrne and St Anne’s Park. Sign me up.
Whoa Connections… what is this…
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Whoa Connections… what is this…
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Want to re-raise this banger of an article, which really helped frame the differences between atproto and bluesky, and turned me into a convert for atproto
bsky.app/profile/dana...
bsky.app/profile/dana...
formats over apps
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Want to re-raise this banger of an article, which really helped frame the differences between atproto and bluesky, and turned me into a convert for atproto
bsky.app/profile/dana...
bsky.app/profile/dana...
"…autonomous AI feedback loops naturally drift toward common attractors—very generic-looking images, which we call “visual elevator music.”
…if left unchecked, these systems could amplify the biases and redundancies already present in large datasets, reinforcing aesthetic and cultural uniformity.
…if left unchecked, these systems could amplify the biases and redundancies already present in large datasets, reinforcing aesthetic and cultural uniformity.
*Presumably this "convergence to generic visual motifs" has something to do with that "Generative Formalism" in AI poetry
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
www.cell.com/patterns/ful...
Autonomous language-image generation loops converge to generic visual motifs
When AI systems generate and evaluate their own creative outputs in autonomous feedback
loops, they converge toward remarkably generic visual motifs, called “visual elevator
music,” regardless of the ...
www.cell.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"…autonomous AI feedback loops naturally drift toward common attractors—very generic-looking images, which we call “visual elevator music.”
…if left unchecked, these systems could amplify the biases and redundancies already present in large datasets, reinforcing aesthetic and cultural uniformity.
…if left unchecked, these systems could amplify the biases and redundancies already present in large datasets, reinforcing aesthetic and cultural uniformity.
If anyone in the UK or Ireland is having an issue with their Gen 1 Apple HomePod... may I heartily recommend the good folks at Howard Conrad for repairs.
howardconrad.repairshopr.com
howardconrad.repairshopr.com
howardconrad.repairshopr.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
If anyone in the UK or Ireland is having an issue with their Gen 1 Apple HomePod... may I heartily recommend the good folks at Howard Conrad for repairs.
howardconrad.repairshopr.com
howardconrad.repairshopr.com
This is true. We learned quite a lot drafting our will about legal status of stepchildren. Very important to clarify what you wish for inheritance.
Will my stepchildren lose out on tax exemption if they inherit from me?
Will my stepchildren lose out on tax exemption if they inherit from me?
Who is considered family in Ireland can depend on whether you have written a will or not
www.irishtimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This is true. We learned quite a lot drafting our will about legal status of stepchildren. Very important to clarify what you wish for inheritance.
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“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 AM
“We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.”
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Noteworthy excellent writing during these times from the good folks at @wired.com I’ve become a subscriber www.wired.com/story/how-to... but this page is free to read.
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Noteworthy excellent writing during these times from the good folks at @wired.com I’ve become a subscriber www.wired.com/story/how-to... but this page is free to read.
Bravo everyone who brought this into being.
January 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Bravo everyone who brought this into being.
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This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't is for anybody who's had to clear a house, who's found objects that must have had significance for someone no longer here to tell their story....
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This poem from Whatever You Do, Just Don't is for anybody who's had to clear a house, who's found objects that must have had significance for someone no longer here to tell their story....
Fantastic.
Thrilled that Peor es Nada by @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social has been selected for Best Microfiction 2026. Congratulations to Niamh and thank you to judge @dseuss.bsky.social @megpokrass.bsky.social. If you missed it the first time, please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/08/08/p...
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Fantastic.
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Who is that stunning lass
Set across liminal landscapes, Four Night Seas is a collection of stories from award-winning author Niamh Mac Cabe. The collection is due to be released on March 19th and is available for preorder now at lilliputpress.ie!
January 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Who is that stunning lass
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"There is one political problem from which all others follow, [including] the devastation of the living world.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
"There is one political problem from which all others follow, [including] the devastation of the living world.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
It is simply stated: the extreme wealth of a small number of people."
If you truly care about nature, it's madness to ignore the root cause of its destruction.
Pleased to be included in the virtual exhibition "Evidence of Existence" with the lovely folks at @griffinmuseum.bsky.social - griffinmuseum.org/show/evidenc...
Evidence of Existence
Evidence of Existence by Various Artists. in the Griffin Museum of Photography's gallery - The Virtual Gallery. Also view on-line
griffinmuseum.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Pleased to be included in the virtual exhibition "Evidence of Existence" with the lovely folks at @griffinmuseum.bsky.social - griffinmuseum.org/show/evidenc...
The wealthy are such a disappointment.
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The wealthy are such a disappointment.
Rick Steves. Legend.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Rick Steves. Legend.
My favourite post on Bluesky this year.
I up the ante.
December 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My favourite post on Bluesky this year.