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Paddy Kiernan
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Teacher, musician, photographer

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Paddy Kiernan @pddykrnn2.bsky.social · Feb 3
FOLLOW THE MOSKVA, my new #photozine, is available now. A4, 44 pages, saddle-stitched. €12 + P&P

pddykrnn2.bigcartel.com/product/follow-the-moskva
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jomiles.bsky.social
It's also the day for my favorite meme!

If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
Jadzia Dax and Kor hugging: "Curzon, my beloved old friend." "I'm Jadzia now." "Jadzia, my beloved old friend!"
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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blindboyboatclub.bsky.social
Just learning that the managing director of Shoe Zone was named Peter Foot and was replaced by a fella called Terry Boot
February 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Angharad Davies, Rhodri Davies and Dominic Lash performing Éliane Radigue’s Occam Ocean today at Reception 2025
Angharad Davies (violin), Rhodri Davies (harp) and Dominic Lash (bass) performing onstage
February 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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dril.bsky.social
i need a 52 year old man with $800 billion to impregnate my wife . i am worried our offspring wont be sufficiently feeble and/or annoying
February 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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sorrowscopes.bsky.social
Save money this Valentine's Day by being unlovable
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Big fan of these lampposts
An image of a classic moulded concrete lamppost in Dublin
February 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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irishrainforest.bsky.social
Eamon Ryan was in a position of real power to change a disastrous sitka-based forestry model, but did nothing. (The Green Party's Pippa Hackett was in charge of a review.)

Now he's lamenting our disastrous sitka-based forestry model???

Words fail.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Eamon Ryan: Storm Éowyn is a reminder why we need more EVs and fewer Sitka spruce trees
It makes no sense to put public money into a forest that is going to be blown down again in 10, 20 or 30 years' time
www.irishtimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Old-school shops in Drumcondra
A view of the shopfront of Scribbles newsagents in Drumcondra A view of the shopfront of Consort Motor Parts in Drumcondra. In the foreground, bottles of motor oil and other supplies are on display.
February 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Some local trees
A photo of a tree at night, maybe starting to bud a little bit A photo of a tree at night, maybe starting to bud a little bit A photo of a tree at night, maybe starting to bud a little bit A photo of a tree at night, maybe starting to bud a little bit
February 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
New Microsoft study finds that using generative AI at work makes employees' critical thinking skills "atrophied and unprepared"

www.404media.co/microsoft-st...
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Everyone in the staffroom this week was talking about how good my coffee smelled, and they were right! A great Dublin business to support
imbibecoffee.bsky.social Imbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · Feb 9
We're really good at roasting coffee. We're also run differently to other businesses. In each of our last 2 years we've given up 30% of our profits to good causes and 15% to staff. If you need coffee this week you might consider us. imbibe.ie/shop/
Shop - Imbibe Coffee Roasters
Speciality coffee to buy
imbibe.ie
February 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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caseyexplosion.bsky.social
Silicon Valley be all like "You didn't want to buy our monkey jpgs and conduct meetings with VR headsets, I guess we have no choice but to start WW3"
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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atticuspeirgorm.bsky.social
'Journalists who become special advisers generally aren’t hired to provide expert advice – they are mercenaries whose job is to manage criticism of government by rewarding compliant journalists.'

.@wereontheditch.bsky.social

#Irishpolitics #Speirgorm

www.ontheditch.com/comment-spec...
Special advisers: higher paid political correspondents
Political correspondents becoming special advisers isn't a symptom of dysfunction. It means everything is working exactly as intended.
www.ontheditch.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
this is essentially, what's up
maximillianalvarez.bsky.social Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · Feb 8
The Silicon Valley billionaires & techno-feudal lords who are waging a capitalists' coup right now are rebelling against the people & the "free market" for rejecting them & the tech they need us to become dependent on. They're taking over the government to ensure we have no more choice in the matter
"You know when we (the people, the "market") made fun of AI slop & said we didn't want it in our feeds, movies, searches, phones, etc? You know when we (the people, the "market") made fun of the obvious crypto grifts happening the last few years & said we didn't want to rewire our economy & our economic lives around it? You know when we (the people, the "market") made fun of M*sk for buying/tanking Tw*tter, people fled en masse & called him out online for being a fascist broligarch? The Silicon Valley billionaires & techno-feudal lords who are waging a coup right now have all their money, business, power, & philosophy about society tied up in achieving unregulated control & forcing society to become irreversibly dependent on these technologies. It is the capitalists rebelling against the "free market" for rejecting its shit & taking over government to ensure we have no more choice in the matter. That's why it's happening. They truly, genuinely, openly don't give a fuck about you, me, or what we actually want.
February 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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archiseek.bsky.social
Architectural model of Hawkins House. #dublin

www.archiseek.com/1962-hawkins...
It never looked this well and was demolished in 2020
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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dril.bsky.social
Kanye west , you are hereby Guilty, Guilty, Guilty !!! of saying the N-Word
February 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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meljoann.bsky.social
Release Day! 'Translate Me'.

This even got a spin on BBC6music, so that PROVES it's a good tune. Hyperjack, R&B, pop, Bass, electronic, with a touch of experimentalisms just to throw yis off.

All links here:
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

#songs #nowplaying #music
Translate Me by Meljoann
Stream and Save Translate Me - Distributed by DistroKid
distrokid.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Human Nature
Vogue
Holiday
Like a Virgin
beukema.bsky.social Fred Beukema @beukema.bsky.social · Feb 5
Gimme your top 3-5 Madonna songs! No order, no ties, don't think too hard, we know it's your top picks for today and that might change: just go!

Mine:
- Vogue
- Cherish
- Express Yourself
- Live to Tell
- Take a Bow
Why yes, I was primarily listening to Top 40 radio from 1989-1996. Why do you ask?
A frame from the movie Dick Tracy shows Madonna as Breathless Mahoney in a high-necked, backless, sparkly black gown, looking side-eyed over her shoulder toward the camera. Behind her a band in black tie and white jackets is playing.
February 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
FOLLOW THE MOSKVA, my new #photozine, is available now. A4, 44 pages, saddle-stitched. €12 + P&P

pddykrnn2.bigcartel.com/product/follow-the-moskva
February 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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news.rte.ie
Gardaí are seeking the public's help in tracing 14-year-old Mohammad Al Mashal (also goes by Mohammed Khalid), who was last seen on Lower Dorset Street in Dublin 1 at around 1.45pm today. Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí
February 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
pddykrnn2.bsky.social
Imbolc sunrise at Shankill this morning
The sun rising over low tide at Shankill beach this morning
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM