Josef O'Shea
@josefoshea.bsky.social
Stories from the South Coast of Ireland
great fun
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
great fun
This guy was pardoned by Trump - who got upset by the BBC suggesting he may have had something to do with Jan 6th riots.
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This guy was pardoned by Trump - who got upset by the BBC suggesting he may have had something to do with Jan 6th riots.
V interesting on rogue VAPE and Phone stores in the UK - assume there will - eventually - be some sort of clampdown here in Ireland. Few years. Ish.
‘Success is shutting them down’: Met police in fight against illegal vape and phone shops
Products that fail fire safety checks, are counterfeit and breach laws protecting children targeted in raids in London
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
V interesting on rogue VAPE and Phone stores in the UK - assume there will - eventually - be some sort of clampdown here in Ireland. Few years. Ish.
It's CRAZY that the UK was not prepared for this bullshit after seeing events in the US - will Ireland be able to dodge the worst of it?
🔴US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about the link between extreme rhetoric in the media and politics and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues Professor Bo...
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It's CRAZY that the UK was not prepared for this bullshit after seeing events in the US - will Ireland be able to dodge the worst of it?
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this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
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Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
Harry Lawtwy is great as a young Richard Burton on BBC1 right now - even looks like the real thing at that age ...
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Harry Lawtwy is great as a young Richard Burton on BBC1 right now - even looks like the real thing at that age ...
Cue the Benny Hill/Yakkity Sax tune
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Cue the Benny Hill/Yakkity Sax tune
Altogether now ... DAWWWWW!
President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina are preparing to leave Áras an Uachtaráin for the final time this evening as his term comes to an end.
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated tomorrow as Ireland’s next president.
#VMNews
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Altogether now ... DAWWWWW!
Coming up with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social on Today FM - ME! plus @elaineburke.bsky.social talking TV and streaming - return of the Tubs, Trump's BBC bullshit & how u should watch Mr Burton on BBC1 tonight.
a man in a white hat is holding a candle and says `` excommunicate and anathema '' .
Alt: RICHARD burton - as Bishop Thomas Beckett in white hat is holding a candle and says "excommunicate and anathema '' .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Coming up with @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social on Today FM - ME! plus @elaineburke.bsky.social talking TV and streaming - return of the Tubs, Trump's BBC bullshit & how u should watch Mr Burton on BBC1 tonight.
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People who think Celtic fans are Irish immigrants want their views on the state of modern Britain to be taken seriously
Babe wake up the anti-immigrant fash are now angling to deport the Irish
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
People who think Celtic fans are Irish immigrants want their views on the state of modern Britain to be taken seriously
'And now, the weather forecast with Claude Rains...'
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
'And now, the weather forecast with Claude Rains...'
World weary chef, singing the Cordon Bleus; "Nobody Knows, The Truffles I've Seen..."
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
World weary chef, singing the Cordon Bleus; "Nobody Knows, The Truffles I've Seen..."
As you know, a group has suggested, albeit without evidence, that you are a silicone-based lifeform from the planet Alpha-Cucumberi 4 ....
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
As you know, a group has suggested, albeit without evidence, that you are a silicone-based lifeform from the planet Alpha-Cucumberi 4 ....
What in the name of Jaysis?
LEVI'S - THE STRANGER (1971): This psychedelic Levi jeans advert is a beautifully animated work of art (rotoscoping in action!). Spoken word jazz legend Ken Nordine provides the cool voiceover.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
What in the name of Jaysis?
Asking Kelvin about journalism standards, a bit like asking Cruella de Vil about Pet Care.
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor on to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Asking Kelvin about journalism standards, a bit like asking Cruella de Vil about Pet Care.
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*John Carpenter sighs, breaks out the synth*
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
*John Carpenter sighs, breaks out the synth*
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NEW: EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to sources at FBI and DOJ that reviewed the Epstein files. It’s worse than the photos. I’ll let you know what they said today at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @meidastouch.com. Link to show: www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
NEW: EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to sources at FBI and DOJ that reviewed the Epstein files. It’s worse than the photos. I’ll let you know what they said today at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @meidastouch.com. Link to show: www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Had a friend who flew in further reaches of the former Soviet Union in early 1990s and couldn't understand why the plane was so low - realised they were following the roads ....
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Had a friend who flew in further reaches of the former Soviet Union in early 1990s and couldn't understand why the plane was so low - realised they were following the roads ....
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And if we think it’s bad now, imagine what it could look like, say, two months from a U.K. general election?
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And if we think it’s bad now, imagine what it could look like, say, two months from a U.K. general election?
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)