Jen Keane
@zenbuffy.bsky.social
Jen Keane - she/her. Thoughts about migraine, cakes, sewing, and occasional spicy political rants.
https://jenniferkeane.ie for long-form thoughts.
https://paygap.ie/ for my Irish Gender Pay Gap data portal
https://ko-fi.com/zenbuffy to support my work
https://jenniferkeane.ie for long-form thoughts.
https://paygap.ie/ for my Irish Gender Pay Gap data portal
https://ko-fi.com/zenbuffy to support my work
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Jen Keane
@zenbuffy.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Ok, ok. The shock has settled down. PayGap.ie is now an award winning website, taking home the Social Impact award from the Analytics Institute. I'm thrilled and humbled, we had an amazing night at the gala, and you could have knocked me over with a feather when they said I'd won it.
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it is just so 🥴🥴🥴 to me that governments and law enforcement bodies across the world have to be begged and pleaded with to even consider investigating what is quite literally sexual crime on an unbelievable scale, taking place openly on one of the most popular digital platforms in the world.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
it is just so 🥴🥴🥴 to me that governments and law enforcement bodies across the world have to be begged and pleaded with to even consider investigating what is quite literally sexual crime on an unbelievable scale, taking place openly on one of the most popular digital platforms in the world.
I did not cough up a lung on the radio, great success.
That's the only amount of being competent I have to do today, now it's back to being a sick lump on the couch
That's the only amount of being competent I have to do today, now it's back to being a sick lump on the couch
Going on The Last Word this evening, 5.45 or so, to discuss gender pay gap stuff. Which will win, my desire to share information, or the head cold currently filling my mind with goop and robbing me of a voice? Tune in to find out!
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I did not cough up a lung on the radio, great success.
That's the only amount of being competent I have to do today, now it's back to being a sick lump on the couch
That's the only amount of being competent I have to do today, now it's back to being a sick lump on the couch
Going on The Last Word this evening, 5.45 or so, to discuss gender pay gap stuff. Which will win, my desire to share information, or the head cold currently filling my mind with goop and robbing me of a voice? Tune in to find out!
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Going on The Last Word this evening, 5.45 or so, to discuss gender pay gap stuff. Which will win, my desire to share information, or the head cold currently filling my mind with goop and robbing me of a voice? Tune in to find out!
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
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Remember when Nestle convinced African women that baby formula was better than breastmilk and thousands of babies died as the water was contaminated?
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Remember when Nestle convinced African women that baby formula was better than breastmilk and thousands of babies died as the water was contaminated?
I have woken up with a terrible lurgy.
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I have woken up with a terrible lurgy.
Sent my first big batch of "hey where's your report" emails this morning, and thankfully, multiple companies have replied very quickly with links to their reports! This is so helpful, as there's just no telling where they are linked and sometimes they are too buried for me to find them.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Sent my first big batch of "hey where's your report" emails this morning, and thankfully, multiple companies have replied very quickly with links to their reports! This is so helpful, as there's just no telling where they are linked and sometimes they are too buried for me to find them.
If you haven't yet watched The Capture, it's worth a look. Leaving Netflix at the end of this month but it's just two seasons and it's a quick enough watch so there's definitely time for you to start and finish it still.
It raises so many interesting moral questions throughout.
It raises so many interesting moral questions throughout.
January 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
If you haven't yet watched The Capture, it's worth a look. Leaving Netflix at the end of this month but it's just two seasons and it's a quick enough watch so there's definitely time for you to start and finish it still.
It raises so many interesting moral questions throughout.
It raises so many interesting moral questions throughout.
Watched The Perfect Neighbour on Netflix this morning. I hope Susan Lorincz never knows a moment of peace for the rest of her days. Horrific.
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Watched The Perfect Neighbour on Netflix this morning. I hope Susan Lorincz never knows a moment of peace for the rest of her days. Horrific.
The fact that you can bet on war. And that people avail of it to profit? And that other people rig the betting by leaking info so their mates can profit from war betting?
Jesus we are actually cooked. Humanity is done, pack it up folks.
Fuck me.
Jesus we are actually cooked. Humanity is done, pack it up folks.
Fuck me.
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The fact that you can bet on war. And that people avail of it to profit? And that other people rig the betting by leaking info so their mates can profit from war betting?
Jesus we are actually cooked. Humanity is done, pack it up folks.
Fuck me.
Jesus we are actually cooked. Humanity is done, pack it up folks.
Fuck me.
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Now now killer fungus
We are BUSY
We are BUSY
Killer fungus becoming more infectious and spreading worldwide https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/candida-auris-fungus-infection-symptoms-b2892497.html
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Now now killer fungus
We are BUSY
We are BUSY
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Keep it up, everyone
Fewer Irish people using ChatGPT than in other countries, OpenAI told Taoiseach
Fewer Irish people using ChatGPT than in other countries, OpenAI told Taoiseach
Micheál Martin was told application had been rolled out to all secondary school students in Estonia ‘to complement the curriculum’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Keep it up, everyone
My injection day is the first of every month, so happy new year to the thing that keeps my brain from exploding most of the time. Happy new year also to the person who invented auto pen injectors, you're the real GOAT.
#migraine
#migraine
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
My injection day is the first of every month, so happy new year to the thing that keeps my brain from exploding most of the time. Happy new year also to the person who invented auto pen injectors, you're the real GOAT.
#migraine
#migraine
So the post that I was assured would arrive yesterday (after a delay in being sorted) did not, in fact, arrive yesterday. Tracking now says address is incomplete despite it including an eircode which is, effectively, my complete address. I am losing it.
Me, mid December ordering buckles from an EU supplier so that they will arrive quickly and I can support EU and Irish businesses rather than Amazon.
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
So the post that I was assured would arrive yesterday (after a delay in being sorted) did not, in fact, arrive yesterday. Tracking now says address is incomplete despite it including an eircode which is, effectively, my complete address. I am losing it.
This is the definitive Batman for me. If I imagine Batman, it's this cartoon version. He had a sense of humour that is chronically lacking from every movie incarnation now, those Batmen are grim and gritty and dark and allergic to cracking a smile. Where are the jokes Batmen? The wry commentary?
Were 90s kids clamoring for a Batman cartoon with 1930s Art Deco aesthetics? Is that what the market demanded? Or did some really smart creative people have a vision and make a genre-defining hit that sustained 20 years of TV shows? If you want success look for vision, not just metrics.
January 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This is the definitive Batman for me. If I imagine Batman, it's this cartoon version. He had a sense of humour that is chronically lacking from every movie incarnation now, those Batmen are grim and gritty and dark and allergic to cracking a smile. Where are the jokes Batmen? The wry commentary?
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Sorry but we literally debunked this like last month when he did this dog whistle. Fintan O'Toole literally did the maths, in the Times no less, that showed that this isn't true.
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
Why are we bothering to publish such an obvious lie when we know it's a lie?
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Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
I do not care even a bit about darts but when I tell you that "Ally Pally" has awakened a slumbering rage within me...
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I do not care even a bit about darts but when I tell you that "Ally Pally" has awakened a slumbering rage within me...
Me, mid December ordering buckles from an EU supplier so that they will arrive quickly and I can support EU and Irish businesses rather than Amazon.
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Me, mid December ordering buckles from an EU supplier so that they will arrive quickly and I can support EU and Irish businesses rather than Amazon.
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
Me today, crying out to the universe "where the F are my buckles"
For real though, I know there's a lot of post this time of year but where buckles!?
In addition to cutting out the anti-immigration rhetoric, the govt. actually needs to change things so that women don't torpedo their finances and careers just to have a baby. For example, why is paid maternity leave a perk and not mandatory? Why is parental leave unpaid?
Ireland must encourage larger families and higher migration as birth rates fall, report warns
Ireland must encourage larger families and higher migration as birth rates fall, report warns
NESC tells Oireachtas that declining births and an ageing population threaten workforce sustainability and public finances
www.irishtimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In addition to cutting out the anti-immigration rhetoric, the govt. actually needs to change things so that women don't torpedo their finances and careers just to have a baby. For example, why is paid maternity leave a perk and not mandatory? Why is parental leave unpaid?
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Here’s the report and it’s worth reading in full. Our current anti-immigrant, anti-integration trajectory is not only morally reprehensible but is leading us toward a demographic disaster #speirghorm
www.nesc.ie/building-a-v...
www.nesc.ie/building-a-v...
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Here’s the report and it’s worth reading in full. Our current anti-immigrant, anti-integration trajectory is not only morally reprehensible but is leading us toward a demographic disaster #speirghorm
www.nesc.ie/building-a-v...
www.nesc.ie/building-a-v...
Officially finished my first ever embroidery hoop. Some imperfections, but it's been fun and improved my hand sewing skills no end too.
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Officially finished my first ever embroidery hoop. Some imperfections, but it's been fun and improved my hand sewing skills no end too.
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They say #MeToo went too far and yet, this shit is still the norm.
VSO faces backlash after legal threat against violinist who spoke out about alleged retaliation
Orchestra sends cease and desist letter to Esther Hwang after she broke an NDA to speak out about her sexual-assault complaint
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
They say #MeToo went too far and yet, this shit is still the norm.