midweshterner
@watermemory.bsky.social
R Mumble-Mumble: a caffeinated Internet owl, a quaintrelle, a flaneuse. Big on mudita. A Friend.
she/her/sí/í, Tipp & Dublin, IE
she/her/sí/í, Tipp & Dublin, IE
Ah, how I miss @hallmarksnark.bsky.social! It might be time for a rerun of some of my favourite episodes.
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ah, how I miss @hallmarksnark.bsky.social! It might be time for a rerun of some of my favourite episodes.
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Save The Complex!!! If you could boost, @pantibliss.bsky.social ?
Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Save The Complex!!! If you could boost, @pantibliss.bsky.social ?
Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
Silent Monks Sing the Hallelujah Chorus
YouTube video by ProudSKParent
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A #painting I finished and sold last year. "Connemara Boats", a view from a small but storied bridge in south Connemara, east to the Rosmuc peninsula - a stunning part of the world. I painted it because I like the organic mish-mash punctuated by human made moments. #art #stunday #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A #painting I finished and sold last year. "Connemara Boats", a view from a small but storied bridge in south Connemara, east to the Rosmuc peninsula - a stunning part of the world. I painted it because I like the organic mish-mash punctuated by human made moments. #art #stunday #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm
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I have just heard an advert for Amazon Black Friday WEEK.
How in God's name are small businesses meant to compete with this crap?
Will you all do me a favour and support a small business today. Share the love.
#SLATED #Boycottamazon
Slated.ie
How in God's name are small businesses meant to compete with this crap?
Will you all do me a favour and support a small business today. Share the love.
#SLATED #Boycottamazon
Slated.ie
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I have just heard an advert for Amazon Black Friday WEEK.
How in God's name are small businesses meant to compete with this crap?
Will you all do me a favour and support a small business today. Share the love.
#SLATED #Boycottamazon
Slated.ie
How in God's name are small businesses meant to compete with this crap?
Will you all do me a favour and support a small business today. Share the love.
#SLATED #Boycottamazon
Slated.ie
RTE Radio 1- Brenda Power off on her usual anti-trans tear. Well done Brendan O'Connor and Catherine Prasifka for meaningfully challenging this brand of specious, bad-faith nonsense.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
RTE Radio 1- Brenda Power off on her usual anti-trans tear. Well done Brendan O'Connor and Catherine Prasifka for meaningfully challenging this brand of specious, bad-faith nonsense.
I love these responses. As for mine.. I am sort of, somewhat at least, in the process of doing it?? Watch this space..
What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I love these responses. As for mine.. I am sort of, somewhat at least, in the process of doing it?? Watch this space..
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A reminder that there are still a lot of people on this planet who could probably better use the large amount of time they have on their hands.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A reminder that there are still a lot of people on this planet who could probably better use the large amount of time they have on their hands.
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Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity. “The program would require electricity retailers to provide free electricity to everyone for at least three hours a day…” [electrek.co]
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
Australia’s extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity. “The program would require electricity retailers to provide free electricity to everyone for at least three hours a day…” [electrek.co]
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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if you liked this great story about how zohran's campaign and youth outreach, you should
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
if you liked this great story about how zohran's campaign and youth outreach, you should
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
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New statement from Chuck Schumer:
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
New statement from Chuck Schumer: "Tonight’s results are a repudiation of the Trump agenda. The cruelty, chaos, and greed that define MAGA radicalism and are skyrocketing costs were firmly rejected by the American people." Calls it "a good night for Democrats and our fight to lower costs."
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
New statement from Chuck Schumer:
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
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I know many of you will already have done something to help the people of Jamaica, but if you felt like helping a specific family, this is the GoFundMe set up by my son’s girlfriend for her relatives, who find themselves in dire straits. Every bit helps, shares appreciated. gofund.me/9b5b74984
Donate to Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica, organized by Taylor Mitchell
Hello everyone,
Many of you have heard about Hurricane Melis… Taylor Mitchell needs your support for Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica
gofund.me
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I know many of you will already have done something to help the people of Jamaica, but if you felt like helping a specific family, this is the GoFundMe set up by my son’s girlfriend for her relatives, who find themselves in dire straits. Every bit helps, shares appreciated. gofund.me/9b5b74984
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O'Callaghan was told on the same day that he made the fireworks claim that fireworks were not the cause of the fire, but deliberate use of petrol.
"No correction has been issued to date by the minister."
But he has found time to announce charging fees and possible evictions of Ukranian refugees.
"No correction has been issued to date by the minister."
But he has found time to announce charging fees and possible evictions of Ukranian refugees.
This is a complete scandal, and Jim O'Callaghan should have to answer serious questions about this. It's been days and he's still said nothing since the incorrect fireworks claim. FFG are committed to downplaying the rise of the far right in this country
www.thejournal.ie/drogheda-ipa...
www.thejournal.ie/drogheda-ipa...
How false reports downplayed the severity of arson attack at a Drogheda Ipas centre
The confusion centred around fireworks first getting blamed for the suspected arson attack.
www.thejournal.ie
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
O'Callaghan was told on the same day that he made the fireworks claim that fireworks were not the cause of the fire, but deliberate use of petrol.
"No correction has been issued to date by the minister."
But he has found time to announce charging fees and possible evictions of Ukranian refugees.
"No correction has been issued to date by the minister."
But he has found time to announce charging fees and possible evictions of Ukranian refugees.
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I think in general I have a fairly high “politician forgiveness” threshold because I understand they face a firehose of shit everyday and also in a democracy they have to comprise all the time, but Simon Harris not standing up for immigrants in this moment feels like one that crosses that threshold
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I think in general I have a fairly high “politician forgiveness” threshold because I understand they face a firehose of shit everyday and also in a democracy they have to comprise all the time, but Simon Harris not standing up for immigrants in this moment feels like one that crosses that threshold
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Married her yesterday.
I asked my girlfriend if there was anything she wanted from the store and the first thing she asked was, “how is our cheese situation.” I’m going to marry this woman.
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Married her yesterday.
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Investigations continuing into arson attack at arson attack that could saw several people - including babies - hospitalised on Friday night.
Local TD Ged Nash says this “sinister, premeditated attack” is attempted murder - and authorities need to take these attacks far more seriously.
Local TD Ged Nash says this “sinister, premeditated attack” is attempted murder - and authorities need to take these attacks far more seriously.
November 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Investigations continuing into arson attack at arson attack that could saw several people - including babies - hospitalised on Friday night.
Local TD Ged Nash says this “sinister, premeditated attack” is attempted murder - and authorities need to take these attacks far more seriously.
Local TD Ged Nash says this “sinister, premeditated attack” is attempted murder - and authorities need to take these attacks far more seriously.
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I have suggested in the past that it would be a good idea to leave Substack if that's where you have your newsletter.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
Get the hell off Substack before you literally can’t anymore without blowing up your business
August 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I have suggested in the past that it would be a good idea to leave Substack if that's where you have your newsletter.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
But now?
Now I'm just telling you to flee.
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Here is your semi-annual reminder that I do draw stuff sometimes & have an online store: shop.roxiqt.com 👻
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here is your semi-annual reminder that I do draw stuff sometimes & have an online store: shop.roxiqt.com 👻
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It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s important to remember that community care doesn’t have to come in the form of $100s in donations or dropping off pallets of food.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
Sometimes it’s picking up an extra rotisserie chicken for a neighbor, or doing a grocery pick up for an elder, or helping someone with laundry or childcare.
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BREAKING: Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials say.
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say
Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children. That's according to local hospital officials on Wednesday.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM
BREAKING: Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children, local hospital officials say.
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Actor Alan Cumming says trans people are ‘vilified’ to distract from politicians’ ‘screwing up’
“We make it all about them, when actually it isn't about them. They are such a tiny part of our population and they are a population that we should respect and, in this case, celebrate. “
“We make it all about them, when actually it isn't about them. They are such a tiny part of our population and they are a population that we should respect and, in this case, celebrate. “
Actor Alan Cumming says trans people are ‘vilified’ to distract from politicians’ ‘screwing up’ | LBC
Hollywood actor and director Alan Cumming told LBC he wants to celebrate refugees, trans and queer people who are being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for political problems.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Actor Alan Cumming says trans people are ‘vilified’ to distract from politicians’ ‘screwing up’
“We make it all about them, when actually it isn't about them. They are such a tiny part of our population and they are a population that we should respect and, in this case, celebrate. “
“We make it all about them, when actually it isn't about them. They are such a tiny part of our population and they are a population that we should respect and, in this case, celebrate. “