@ursulabyrne.bsky.social
Good article...
my first article of the year is about how Alan Shatter is not in the Epstein Files, obviously, despite a circulating hoax claim to the contrary
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/01/a...
leftinthelurch.net/2026/02/01/a...
Alan Shatter is Not in the Epstein Files (Obviously)
Last night, I had the unfortunate responsibility of informing Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon that he had been taken in by a right-wing hoax.
leftinthelurch.net
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Good article...
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So the NYT calls this movie, that is on track to lose $50-60 million, a "strong showing".
We're on our own out here folks.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
We're on our own out here folks.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
So the NYT calls this movie, that is on track to lose $50-60 million, a "strong showing".
We're on our own out here folks.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
We're on our own out here folks.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/b...
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I’m sure others have noticed this exchange between Michael Wolff and Epstein about exorbitant price Rybolovlev’ paid to Trump for his the Palm Beach Mansion and suspicious trades with MBS - but how many have twigged that Rybolovlev is part of the current Ukraine negotiating team?
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I’m sure others have noticed this exchange between Michael Wolff and Epstein about exorbitant price Rybolovlev’ paid to Trump for his the Palm Beach Mansion and suspicious trades with MBS - but how many have twigged that Rybolovlev is part of the current Ukraine negotiating team?
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Epstein survivors joint statement condemning the latest release.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Epstein survivors joint statement condemning the latest release.
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Hello Bluesky hive-mind! Plant query: Native Irish plants (for preference) that tolerate shade, attract pollinators, most importantly absorb water (LOTS of water). Dr Google is no help, so I thought I'd ask ye instead
January 31, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Hello Bluesky hive-mind! Plant query: Native Irish plants (for preference) that tolerate shade, attract pollinators, most importantly absorb water (LOTS of water). Dr Google is no help, so I thought I'd ask ye instead
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I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
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This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
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An 367ú lá de Eanáir... 👀
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM
An 367ú lá de Eanáir... 👀
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Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Another day in the archive, reading the diaries of a 19th-century doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. This Irish migrant's story was, I thought, heartbreaking:
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
May 30 1877,
"Yesterday I was called into a ward to interpret for an old man who had been knocked down by an omnibus. ...
1/2
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I am interested to hear feedback from drivers/passengers of Suzuki Swift and Vitara. What was your experience? What did you think of the suspension? Keen to receive any feedback, particularly if comfort is a priority for you 🚗 #Spéirgorm #suzuki #disability
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am interested to hear feedback from drivers/passengers of Suzuki Swift and Vitara. What was your experience? What did you think of the suspension? Keen to receive any feedback, particularly if comfort is a priority for you 🚗 #Spéirgorm #suzuki #disability
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Ireland desperately needs to put in place legally enforceable Marine Protected Areas. This is becoming a dangerous joke. The Ascophyllum is already dangerously overharvested as it is and will take 5 years to regenerate the way it's being cut.
www.maritimeregulator.ie/wp-content/u...
#Spéirgorm
www.maritimeregulator.ie/wp-content/u...
#Spéirgorm
www.maritimeregulator.ie
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Ireland desperately needs to put in place legally enforceable Marine Protected Areas. This is becoming a dangerous joke. The Ascophyllum is already dangerously overharvested as it is and will take 5 years to regenerate the way it's being cut.
www.maritimeregulator.ie/wp-content/u...
#Spéirgorm
www.maritimeregulator.ie/wp-content/u...
#Spéirgorm
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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#StormChandra
M50 now CLOSED northbound between J16 and J12.
Extensive delays remain following this morning's flooding.
M50 now CLOSED northbound between J16 and J12.
Extensive delays remain following this morning's flooding.
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 PM
#StormChandra
M50 now CLOSED northbound between J16 and J12.
Extensive delays remain following this morning's flooding.
M50 now CLOSED northbound between J16 and J12.
Extensive delays remain following this morning's flooding.
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This is going to keep happening across the country if we don't start introducing flood management plans that incorporate the whole catchment.
Upstream land management dictates downstream impacts. We need to restore floodplains and pay the landowners for the service that provides. #spéirgorm
Upstream land management dictates downstream impacts. We need to restore floodplains and pay the landowners for the service that provides. #spéirgorm
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
This is going to keep happening across the country if we don't start introducing flood management plans that incorporate the whole catchment.
Upstream land management dictates downstream impacts. We need to restore floodplains and pay the landowners for the service that provides. #spéirgorm
Upstream land management dictates downstream impacts. We need to restore floodplains and pay the landowners for the service that provides. #spéirgorm
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Some of the spam mail we get is a bit, well, odd.
Like the carpet cleaning company in Dublin that keeps offering its services to a roofless ruin of a medieval church.
And today I got this one. I mean, maybe people are going to go to another round tower. Should I be worried? 🤔
Like the carpet cleaning company in Dublin that keeps offering its services to a roofless ruin of a medieval church.
And today I got this one. I mean, maybe people are going to go to another round tower. Should I be worried? 🤔
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Some of the spam mail we get is a bit, well, odd.
Like the carpet cleaning company in Dublin that keeps offering its services to a roofless ruin of a medieval church.
And today I got this one. I mean, maybe people are going to go to another round tower. Should I be worried? 🤔
Like the carpet cleaning company in Dublin that keeps offering its services to a roofless ruin of a medieval church.
And today I got this one. I mean, maybe people are going to go to another round tower. Should I be worried? 🤔
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Inspired by #StormChandra flooding, here is an Irish travel feed. Bluesky traffic and transport updates in one place.
Suggestions for additions welcome (thanks to @livedrive.dublincityfm.ie for their list)
bsky.app/profile/cath...
#SpéirGorm
Suggestions for additions welcome (thanks to @livedrive.dublincityfm.ie for their list)
bsky.app/profile/cath...
#SpéirGorm
January 27, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Inspired by #StormChandra flooding, here is an Irish travel feed. Bluesky traffic and transport updates in one place.
Suggestions for additions welcome (thanks to @livedrive.dublincityfm.ie for their list)
bsky.app/profile/cath...
#SpéirGorm
Suggestions for additions welcome (thanks to @livedrive.dublincityfm.ie for their list)
bsky.app/profile/cath...
#SpéirGorm
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
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Rainfall warning has been updated now but remember this is only what is going to fall and doesn’t take into account how much has already fallen and how high rivers are. Flood warnings are not made public at present. Wicklow and Mourne mountains likely to see significant totals.
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Rainfall warning has been updated now but remember this is only what is going to fall and doesn’t take into account how much has already fallen and how high rivers are. Flood warnings are not made public at present. Wicklow and Mourne mountains likely to see significant totals.
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Planning to establish an adult cochlear implant peer support network. Will be helpful for adults with a CI/anyone deemed eligible. Sharing experiences to help others who are in the same process & navigating the Irish health system. Online first, then regional meets depending on numbers. Plz share!!!
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Planning to establish an adult cochlear implant peer support network. Will be helpful for adults with a CI/anyone deemed eligible. Sharing experiences to help others who are in the same process & navigating the Irish health system. Online first, then regional meets depending on numbers. Plz share!!!
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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This is an *exceptional* piece of work, and ought to be borne in mind when looking at literally any online ragebait in future.
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This is an *exceptional* piece of work, and ought to be borne in mind when looking at literally any online ragebait in future.
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
A TikTok account that professed to be highlighting how 'illegal immigrants get free housing in London' was… well, not that at all.
www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
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Ghislaine Maxwell The Shock Oscar Frontrunner Ahead Of Giving Evidence To Congress https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/23/ghislaine-maxwell-the-shock-oscar-frontrunner-ahead-of-giving-evidence-to-congress/
Ghislaine Maxwell The Shock Oscar Frontrunner Ahead Of Giving Evidence To Congress
A SENSATIONAL last minute addition to the Oscar race, Ghislaine Maxwell is set to earn rave reviews for her acting performance in front of US Congress in the coming weeks in a tawdry but much …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell The Shock Oscar Frontrunner Ahead Of Giving Evidence To Congress https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/23/ghislaine-maxwell-the-shock-oscar-frontrunner-ahead-of-giving-evidence-to-congress/
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“Trump has as much interest in making peace as he has in making apple pie. Greed and ego are what get him out of bed in the late morning.”
~Justine McCarthy
The Irish Times
☕️
~Justine McCarthy
The Irish Times
☕️
January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
“Trump has as much interest in making peace as he has in making apple pie. Greed and ego are what get him out of bed in the late morning.”
~Justine McCarthy
The Irish Times
☕️
~Justine McCarthy
The Irish Times
☕️