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Marie Boran
@marieboran.bsky.social
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News reporter at the Carlow Nationalist | Cat parent | Lover of point ‘n click adventure games | Laois native

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Smell and sound therapy: I just snorted my cat’s head (smells like warm hay) and am now listening to him eat.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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dude i love cats. look at this
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, text says "People often wonder, why don't I see baby pigeons? Here's where they're hiding:" and there's an egg with an arrow pointing to a question mark, then an arrow pointing to an adult pigeon. Panel 2 says "Pigeons don't nest in trees. They nest in sheltered spaces on or in buildings. This keeps their babies safe from weather and predators." There's a pigeon nesting in a sheltered cavity in the side of a building. Panel 3 says "The hidden babies look like this: like moldy potatoes, but cute" and there are two baby pigeons looking, well, like moldy pink and gray potatoes with yellow fuzz. Panel 4 says "Older baby pigeons hide in plain sight. When they leave the nest, they're adult-sized, but they're still young and learning" and a fledgling pigeon is flying out of a building saying "aaaaaa". Panel 5 says "Here's how to identify these young pigeons" and shows a fledgling pigeon with arrows pointing to these features: eyes may be gray-brown, pale-edged feathers, smaller "nose" (cere), subdued hues, and looks worried. Panel 6 says "Scientifically speaking, though, all pigeons are sweet babies" and there are three very cute round pigeons, a gray, white, and red one, with arrows pointing to them to make things look scientific.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Rewatching The Postmodern Prometheus. It’s a Marmite episode but as a MofW fan I love it! #xfiles #x-files
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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wormmo.de
it's me, unnamed critter from bosch's triptych of the temptation of anthony!
me with a blue funnel like hat, with a stick out the top holding a red ball on a string. I have on a red capelet and am carrying a letter with calligraphy and a seal in my crooked beak. I've got a badge with a symbol on it the guy from the original painting that's got on my outfit except it's wearing tan turnshoes
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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jessicacalarco.com
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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"Some absolutely outstanding work by activists to sneak these wraparounds onto copies of the Daily Mail in shops."
via Ian Almond
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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fancyvegaspro.bsky.social
Terrible looking game but extremely good dream simulator
kthorjensen.bsky.social K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · Oct 24
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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rhi.bsky.social
In Discworld, cities thrive because they welcome dwarfs, trolls, vampires, and humans alike. Ankh-Morpork works because everyone belongs. Funny how fiction can seem more humane than policy sometimes.
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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starwarsexplained.com
When you think of iconic movie posters, you think of his work. RIP Drew Struzan, you will always be the gold standard.
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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happyfunnysillydog.bsky.social
it just feels like.
But I didn’t and still don’t like making a cult of women’s knowledge, preening ourselves on knowing things men don’t know, women’s deep irrational wisdom, women’s instinctive knowledge of Nature, and so on. All that all too often merely reinforces the masculinist idea of women as primitive and inferior – women’s knowledge as elementary, primitive, always down below at the dark roots, while men get to cultivate and own the flowers and crops that come up into the light. But why should women keep talking baby talk while men get to grow up? Why should women feel blindly while men get to think? Ursula K. Le Guin
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch: Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."
October 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details
A group of scientists huddle excitedly around a monitor. One says: "The program has detected a signal sent from another galaxy, but we need to upgrade to a paid version before we can reply." The screen reads "Choose a plan To unlock replies: 1. Student 2. Basic 3. Pro 4. Expert "
September 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
marieboran.bsky.social
“Spare the horses. All horses are Catholic.” 😂 #HouseOfGuinness
September 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
marieboran.bsky.social
This just came in the post! Yay! @richardosman1.bsky.social’s latest! #thursdaymurderclub
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The building of the Wall around the Brandenburg Gate, October 1961 (United States Information Service, Department of State / Public Domain)
September 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Have you ever thought about what music you’d like played at your funeral? The part where the coffin is brought in? I want the A Team theme tune. It would lift everyone’s spirits.
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Jasmine is so talented and seems so modest to boot. Though they’re all a lovely bunch this year! #gbbo
September 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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So many peeps on here asking what the hell is school cake 😂 and why anyone would make their own sprinkles from scratch. Same. But their sprinkles look nice - all unique! #gbbo
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Flappy Js? 😂 #gbbo
September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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mancunianmedic.bsky.social
#GBBO #BakeOff #greatbritishbakeoff
"Honey Ganache" sounds like Bond Girl
September 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Are flapjacks a traditional school treat? #gbbo
September 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM