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Like the elves, as his light fades, he must travel west, to Undying Lands in Valinor . . . or, y'know, Galway.
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
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Once again delighted that the Irish people went with the option that was cool af
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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This might be my favourite historical ad
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Bearing your cross is a lot easier with wheels.
September 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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BREAKING: Judge Stephen Merryday strikes Trump's complaint against the NYT for being hot garbage — that is, for making a mockery of the rules for concise and precise pleading in federal court.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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This is amazing, but it also shows why parrots should not be kept as pets
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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September 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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A new #painting sold last month. "Clew Bay Boat" came out of a day cycling by the County Mayo bay when I was arrested by the yellow presence of Girl Catriona somewhere near Murrisk. As I have a soft spot for Nephin I stood so the boat lined up with the mountain, then said, yes. #ArtYear #SpeirGhorm
September 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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An extraordinary evening at the Triethnés Music Festival in the old quarry of Mikrolimni above Lesser Prespa Lake the other night, including the remarkable polyphonic songs of ΧΑΟΝΙA. Their voices carried us across this borderland region in several languages. So powerful, so beautiful.
September 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Somebody is throwing things out of a window of the White House

wtaf
September 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The fun thing about hanging up the phone is that it's not merely a remnant of the pre-cellphone era, it's a remnant of this:
September 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Did someone in Cork order an 'Assumption into heaven'?
August 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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My new Politico Op Ed is live! Will send it out to my email list after I pick up lunch.

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | Why Markets Aren’t Freaking Out Over Trump’s Attack on the Fed
And why that’s a big mistake.
www.politico.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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ChatGPT’s estimation of the amount of energy / data centre power used for a single generative video AI prompt from your phone
August 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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It’s only in the video for a second but one of the cats being the conductor is really amusing me
August 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Today we took our five borough tour to Staten Island, which too often has been caricatured or ignored.

The truth is that the story of Staten Island is the story of New York — a city built by generations of immigrants, where everyone wants to be able to afford a dignified life.
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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DAILY MEMO: ICE Brutalizes and Sends High-Profile Female TikToker Who Documents Raids to Hospital

@eltragon.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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So within 2 weeks Musk is already digging the hole for his Teslas-only tunnel in Nashville even as his executives show they have no understanding of the geology?

Cool, cool. Not shady at all, @GovBillLee!

wpln.org/post/nashvil...
August 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Have yourself a #painting. "Renvyle Coast" came out of a summer day cycling in the west of Ireland, specifically in north connemara where I was entranced by the view from the Renvyle peninsula over past the mouth of Killary and on to County Mayo. #SpeirGorm #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze
July 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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He’s so good at this.
August 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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NYTimes tomorrow: Trump Unveils Unique White House Update During Spirited Diplomatic Visit, Some Constitutional Scholars Claim Concern
August 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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On "Full Self-Driving," BWS unloads: "These names are beyond misleading... giving wrong directions is misleading, but telling someone up is down is... just gaslighting." It "obliterates" the line in J3016.

Tesla tries to strike, and is overruled again. Devastating stuff here, and they know it.
July 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.
July 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM