Stephanie Rains 🪼
@acidrains.bsky.social
Mainly politics and cute animals, with occasional images from the archives. For the day job, follow the Irish Cultural and Media History blog at irishmediahistory.com
Snoozing in winter sunshine ☀️
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Snoozing in winter sunshine ☀️
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
18thC aristocrats would like a word.
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
18thC aristocrats would like a word.
I have some images of this, from when I was writing about it years ago:
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I have some images of this, from when I was writing about it years ago:
But then you get these things, which cops like but everyone else hates. I’d assume the Optimus type designs are intended to humanise them in every sense. It makes no technological sense but I think it’s a marketing/PR issue
November 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
But then you get these things, which cops like but everyone else hates. I’d assume the Optimus type designs are intended to humanise them in every sense. It makes no technological sense but I think it’s a marketing/PR issue
Reddit suggests this, which I’ll have a go at tomorrow 🤞
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reddit suggests this, which I’ll have a go at tomorrow 🤞
Happy retirement Michael D. We’ve been very lucky to have him (and the dogs!) during the last 14 years. As someone who became a citizen during his term of office, he’s the kind of President who reminds you why it’s good to live in a republic.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy retirement Michael D. We’ve been very lucky to have him (and the dogs!) during the last 14 years. As someone who became a citizen during his term of office, he’s the kind of President who reminds you why it’s good to live in a republic.
#speirgorm might be interested to see this, as we await President Connolly’s inauguration this week. A vision of what might have been 😬
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#speirgorm might be interested to see this, as we await President Connolly’s inauguration this week. A vision of what might have been 😬
Few are called to dance the Black Hornbill
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Few are called to dance the Black Hornbill
Give me a chance, it’s only Thursday. I’ll ruin it eventually I’m sure.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Give me a chance, it’s only Thursday. I’ll ruin it eventually I’m sure.
Even by Dublin standards, this is an absolute unit of a seagull. Proof that a solid diet of chips and spice bags is good for you.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Even by Dublin standards, this is an absolute unit of a seagull. Proof that a solid diet of chips and spice bags is good for you.
I’m not a lawyer, but I think the answer might be in the question.
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’m not a lawyer, but I think the answer might be in the question.
I think this might be considered a shepherd’s warning in Dublin this morning!
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I think this might be considered a shepherd’s warning in Dublin this morning!
Well that's my central heating needs sorted for the winter, at least. My favourite bit of this message (which came to my work email over the weekend) is the last sentence, which talks about crude oil the same way that a supermarket talks about fruit and veg.
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Well that's my central heating needs sorted for the winter, at least. My favourite bit of this message (which came to my work email over the weekend) is the last sentence, which talks about crude oil the same way that a supermarket talks about fruit and veg.
Loughcrew passage tomb this morning. It was just us, the sheep and a man from the OPW up there.
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Loughcrew passage tomb this morning. It was just us, the sheep and a man from the OPW up there.
As you struggle to work this dark morning in the wind and rain, can I point out that your main error in life was in not choosing to be a cat.
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
As you struggle to work this dark morning in the wind and rain, can I point out that your main error in life was in not choosing to be a cat.
Post an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
What do you mean ‘going to’?
What do you mean ‘going to’?
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Post an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
What do you mean ‘going to’?
What do you mean ‘going to’?
Just to clarify, the opposition to Connolly is now divided between Humphreys, Gavin and the nutty spoil-your-vote campaign launched yesterday. THIS is how left unity candidates can function so well. And we don’t have to 100% love them all - they only need to be better than FFG, and we win!
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Just to clarify, the opposition to Connolly is now divided between Humphreys, Gavin and the nutty spoil-your-vote campaign launched yesterday. THIS is how left unity candidates can function so well. And we don’t have to 100% love them all - they only need to be better than FFG, and we win!
Mr Ben’s career seems to have taken a bit of a turn in recent years. I guess you have to pay for all that costume hire somehow.
October 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Mr Ben’s career seems to have taken a bit of a turn in recent years. I guess you have to pay for all that costume hire somehow.
Whomst amongst us, etc etc 🤣
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Whomst amongst us, etc etc 🤣
The eternal feline fear of missing something.
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The eternal feline fear of missing something.
Well that’s going to be…an issue!!
October 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Well that’s going to be…an issue!!
Two consecutive posts on my timeline *grim thousand yard stare*
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Two consecutive posts on my timeline *grim thousand yard stare*