Diarmaid Walsh
@deewalsh.bsky.social
Former archaeologist, now teaching.
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Oh it gets better:
Much of the "landmass" is actually below sea level and isn't really land (until it isostatically rebounds in 20,000 years).
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/new-gre...
Much of the "landmass" is actually below sea level and isn't really land (until it isostatically rebounds in 20,000 years).
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/new-gre...
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Oh it gets better:
Much of the "landmass" is actually below sea level and isn't really land (until it isostatically rebounds in 20,000 years).
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/new-gre...
Much of the "landmass" is actually below sea level and isn't really land (until it isostatically rebounds in 20,000 years).
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/new-gre...
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Suppressing Political Dissent, Who's Doing It Better? US v Iran https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/12/suppressing-political-dissent-whos-doing-it-better-us-v-iran/
Suppressing Political Dissent, Who’s Doing It Better? US v Iran
NOW IS NOT the time for the media to look on in horror at how two different countries deal with dissent but rather treat it as an amusing sport to maximise viewership and declare one …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Suppressing Political Dissent, Who's Doing It Better? US v Iran https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/01/12/suppressing-political-dissent-whos-doing-it-better-us-v-iran/
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New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
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🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
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How often can you say that you've seen a kantharos-rhyton? This cup has a bridled donkey head attachment, usually seen only on rhyta. It mirrors the donkey seen on the reverse of the cup, ridden by Dionysos. When you drank from this vessel, you looked like an ass! 🏺 1/
Greek, 520-500 BCE. 📸 me
Greek, 520-500 BCE. 📸 me
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How often can you say that you've seen a kantharos-rhyton? This cup has a bridled donkey head attachment, usually seen only on rhyta. It mirrors the donkey seen on the reverse of the cup, ridden by Dionysos. When you drank from this vessel, you looked like an ass! 🏺 1/
Greek, 520-500 BCE. 📸 me
Greek, 520-500 BCE. 📸 me
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Churning them out here..
This is a (first?) poll of BlueSky users from a representative sample. (Voting intentions of those that reported that they used BlueSky in the preceding 24 hours).
Quite similar to what Twitter used to look like.
This is a (first?) poll of BlueSky users from a representative sample. (Voting intentions of those that reported that they used BlueSky in the preceding 24 hours).
Quite similar to what Twitter used to look like.
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Churning them out here..
This is a (first?) poll of BlueSky users from a representative sample. (Voting intentions of those that reported that they used BlueSky in the preceding 24 hours).
Quite similar to what Twitter used to look like.
This is a (first?) poll of BlueSky users from a representative sample. (Voting intentions of those that reported that they used BlueSky in the preceding 24 hours).
Quite similar to what Twitter used to look like.
Reposted by Diarmaid Walsh
A few FG candidates on to me since last night with real concern about Kanturk moment.
They feel it looks very bad for them and they expect it to be something they have to deal with for days to come.
Disability issues and school access have repeatedly come up and have underfeatured in media
They feel it looks very bad for them and they expect it to be something they have to deal with for days to come.
Disability issues and school access have repeatedly come up and have underfeatured in media
November 23, 2024 at 12:50 PM
A few FG candidates on to me since last night with real concern about Kanturk moment.
They feel it looks very bad for them and they expect it to be something they have to deal with for days to come.
Disability issues and school access have repeatedly come up and have underfeatured in media
They feel it looks very bad for them and they expect it to be something they have to deal with for days to come.
Disability issues and school access have repeatedly come up and have underfeatured in media
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