Ian Roche
@ianroche.bsky.social
➡️ He/They
➡️ Dog parent
➡️ Amateur photographer
➡️ Dog parent
➡️ Amateur photographer
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Also worth noting that Trump's mum was an immigrant, as was his grandfather. Trump's older brother was what he calls an "anchor baby", born before his mother had citizenship. Some questions over how his mother got citizenship and if his grandfather ever was a citizen I think.
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Also worth noting that Trump's mum was an immigrant, as was his grandfather. Trump's older brother was what he calls an "anchor baby", born before his mother had citizenship. Some questions over how his mother got citizenship and if his grandfather ever was a citizen I think.
First community labeler taking actions on atproto using @roost.tools’s Osprey. entire Ozone and Osprey stack running on a $50/m OVH machine, with up to seven days of full firehose backfill for investigating patterns and exploring the network.
December 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Let’s set the record straight: the em dash doesn’t belong to ChatGPT. Gen AI has been around for two years—the em dash has been around for centuries. History time! 🧵👇 [1/11]
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Let’s set the record straight: the em dash doesn’t belong to ChatGPT. Gen AI has been around for two years—the em dash has been around for centuries. History time! 🧵👇 [1/11]
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
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Cool Spot (1993)
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Cool Spot (1993)
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I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
Wait until they hear about billionaires hoarding resources lol
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Wait until they hear about billionaires hoarding resources lol
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@evelyn.northsky.team talk at @eurosky.social has been published along with the others.
If you missed the livestream, watch the recording to see what’s coming!
#EuroskyLive #ATproto
If you missed the livestream, watch the recording to see what’s coming!
#EuroskyLive #ATproto
Eurosky: sovereign European technology
Eurosky is building European infrastructure for the open social web - the foundation that lets startups create safer, fairer social web products and services that users actually control, enabling Euro...
vimeo.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
@evelyn.northsky.team talk at @eurosky.social has been published along with the others.
If you missed the livestream, watch the recording to see what’s coming!
#EuroskyLive #ATproto
If you missed the livestream, watch the recording to see what’s coming!
#EuroskyLive #ATproto
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tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
tech companies continually learning people don't want these things
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This sucks. Teen Vogue has had consistently good politics and current affairs coverage for years
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This sucks. Teen Vogue has had consistently good politics and current affairs coverage for years
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.
We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.
Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.
Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges
Show your support with a contribution.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ.
We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.
Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.
Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal
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The UK has surpassed US in VPN use. Just a few months into the disastrous roll-out of the Online Safety Act, the UK the number one G7 nation for VPN downloads and one of the fastest growing VPN markets in the world.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
VPN usage is exploding in the UK — here's how it compares to Europe and the US
The UK has become one of the world's top VPN-using nations, and the trend is accelerating
www.techradar.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The UK has surpassed US in VPN use. Just a few months into the disastrous roll-out of the Online Safety Act, the UK the number one G7 nation for VPN downloads and one of the fastest growing VPN markets in the world.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
It's competitors? Repressive regimes like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Singapore.
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Now WeRateDogs is TRIPLING THE FUCK DOWN and talking about how often cops shoot dogs
October 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Now WeRateDogs is TRIPLING THE FUCK DOWN and talking about how often cops shoot dogs
For your blocking consideration
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bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
For your blocking consideration
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Block the White House and Homeland Security accounts. They’re here to bait you, and Jay will definitely give these fascist pigs your information.
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Block the White House and Homeland Security accounts. They’re here to bait you, and Jay will definitely give these fascist pigs your information.
The Empty Man is so good! The colours of the posters on my pics pleases me lol
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Empty Man is so good! The colours of the posters on my pics pleases me lol
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October 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM