Jess Hayden
@teabutton.bsky.social
Designing fairer futures for all forms of life on this planet via The Brave Lab and teaching NCAD’s MA Circular by Design.
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Since I'm a famed sappy dad, the Observer asked me to interrogate the John Lewis Christmas Ad Industrial Complex. On this oddest of cultural lodestars being stripped to its bare wires; a confusing, crass, and effective bit of emotional weaponry.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
The John Lewis Christmas ad is machine-tooled schmaltz – ...
Expensive, creative yet weirdly formulaic: this annual extravaganza has nearly collapsed under its own weight
observer.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Since I'm a famed sappy dad, the Observer asked me to interrogate the John Lewis Christmas Ad Industrial Complex. On this oddest of cultural lodestars being stripped to its bare wires; a confusing, crass, and effective bit of emotional weaponry.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Sharp & very funny dissection of inflated, vacuous political language. This is why Kemi Badenoch would rather people didn't study English at university.
This week: Deep Disillusionment with Stewart Lee. Does what it says in the title. And then some. #StrongMessageHere www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Strong Message Here - Deep Disillusionment in This Country (with Stewart Lee) - BBC Sounds
Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee find the sources of deep disillusionment in this country.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sharp & very funny dissection of inflated, vacuous political language. This is why Kemi Badenoch would rather people didn't study English at university.
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“There is a question that hovers over Irish politics: what will the parties of power do when they start to panic about losing it? Last week, after their joint debacle in the presidential election, we got the grim answer: turn on immigrants.” - @fotoole.bsky.social
Fintan O’Toole: Simon Harris is deliberately spreading disinformation on immigration
For Fine Gael, the small number awaiting deportation is proof inward migration has become ‘too high’
www.irishtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“There is a question that hovers over Irish politics: what will the parties of power do when they start to panic about losing it? Last week, after their joint debacle in the presidential election, we got the grim answer: turn on immigrants.” - @fotoole.bsky.social
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Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Centrism is the belief that society achieved perfection around the same time as you became a homeowner
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Bad enough the Gardaí gave free run to the far right for years.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bad enough the Gardaí gave free run to the far right for years.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists.
Bad enough we've already had race riots.
The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.
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There’s never been a better time to join the Greens.
If you’re interested in protecting nature, revolutionising public transport, delivering truly affordable housing and paving the way towards a future free of fossil fuels, get involved today!
👉 greenparty.ie/take-action
If you’re interested in protecting nature, revolutionising public transport, delivering truly affordable housing and paving the way towards a future free of fossil fuels, get involved today!
👉 greenparty.ie/take-action
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
There’s never been a better time to join the Greens.
If you’re interested in protecting nature, revolutionising public transport, delivering truly affordable housing and paving the way towards a future free of fossil fuels, get involved today!
👉 greenparty.ie/take-action
If you’re interested in protecting nature, revolutionising public transport, delivering truly affordable housing and paving the way towards a future free of fossil fuels, get involved today!
👉 greenparty.ie/take-action
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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In Ireland
• Nature is haemorrhaging
• Water bodies are sick and dying
• Greenhouse gas emissions from land are soaring
• Flooding is ever more catastrophic
• Etc...
Because we've turned nearly all wild, natural habitat into barren monocultures of grass or shitka.
Mass REWILDING is the solution.
• Nature is haemorrhaging
• Water bodies are sick and dying
• Greenhouse gas emissions from land are soaring
• Flooding is ever more catastrophic
• Etc...
Because we've turned nearly all wild, natural habitat into barren monocultures of grass or shitka.
Mass REWILDING is the solution.
October 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
In Ireland
• Nature is haemorrhaging
• Water bodies are sick and dying
• Greenhouse gas emissions from land are soaring
• Flooding is ever more catastrophic
• Etc...
Because we've turned nearly all wild, natural habitat into barren monocultures of grass or shitka.
Mass REWILDING is the solution.
• Nature is haemorrhaging
• Water bodies are sick and dying
• Greenhouse gas emissions from land are soaring
• Flooding is ever more catastrophic
• Etc...
Because we've turned nearly all wild, natural habitat into barren monocultures of grass or shitka.
Mass REWILDING is the solution.
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Heather Humphreys on the News at One asked about her government's failings on issues like housing.
She points to what they inherited in the construction sector and the economy.
Unrelated: She has thanked Bertie Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Mary Harney for their endorsements since yesterday.
#Aras25
She points to what they inherited in the construction sector and the economy.
Unrelated: She has thanked Bertie Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Mary Harney for their endorsements since yesterday.
#Aras25
October 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Heather Humphreys on the News at One asked about her government's failings on issues like housing.
She points to what they inherited in the construction sector and the economy.
Unrelated: She has thanked Bertie Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Mary Harney for their endorsements since yesterday.
#Aras25
She points to what they inherited in the construction sector and the economy.
Unrelated: She has thanked Bertie Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Mary Harney for their endorsements since yesterday.
#Aras25
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I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
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Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
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I think we have a window of opportunity to stop AI from ruining us that is slowly closing
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I think we have a window of opportunity to stop AI from ruining us that is slowly closing
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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October 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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I write full time largely because of one thread about getting high with the Irish president. As cringe as it is to admit, my entire life has been massively enhanced by Twitter and ketamine over precisely the same time that those two things have proven less beneficial for Elon Musk.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I write full time largely because of one thread about getting high with the Irish president. As cringe as it is to admit, my entire life has been massively enhanced by Twitter and ketamine over precisely the same time that those two things have proven less beneficial for Elon Musk.
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Absolutely. The two most important things I learned at uni were "Check the source. If it gives you an emotional response, check it twice. If you want it to be true, check it three times" and "Who gave them the flag?" and these were in the social geography classes I took one semester.
October 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Absolutely. The two most important things I learned at uni were "Check the source. If it gives you an emotional response, check it twice. If you want it to be true, check it three times" and "Who gave them the flag?" and these were in the social geography classes I took one semester.
‘Meanwhile, the latest opinion polls show over 85% of the Irish public are listing Jim Gavin’s former tenant as their preferred presidential candidate.’ 🤣
Shitshow Downgraded To Total Fucking Disaster
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/06/shitshow-downgraded-to-total-fucking-disaster/
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/06/shitshow-downgraded-to-total-fucking-disaster/
Shitshow Downgraded To Total Fucking Disaster
RATINGS agency Moody's has downgraded the Irish Presidential election from a 'shitshow' to a 'total fucking disaster' following the exit of Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin.
Gavin, who was found to owe a former tenant €3,300 …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
‘Meanwhile, the latest opinion polls show over 85% of the Irish public are listing Jim Gavin’s former tenant as their preferred presidential candidate.’ 🤣
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Omg 11 o clock on a Sunday night? He's got the Glenroes 100%
October 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Omg 11 o clock on a Sunday night? He's got the Glenroes 100%
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Probably the most important thing the government could do this budget? Start saving.
Deeply unsexy policy, I know, but I've seen first hand what happens when a government just spends everything immediately - without looking to future crises and the threat of climate change.
Deeply unsexy policy, I know, but I've seen first hand what happens when a government just spends everything immediately - without looking to future crises and the threat of climate change.
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Probably the most important thing the government could do this budget? Start saving.
Deeply unsexy policy, I know, but I've seen first hand what happens when a government just spends everything immediately - without looking to future crises and the threat of climate change.
Deeply unsexy policy, I know, but I've seen first hand what happens when a government just spends everything immediately - without looking to future crises and the threat of climate change.
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A question for UK/Irish political types/writers/correspondents. I'm writing a piece for The Fence and need to know: what is the single cringiest thing you've ever seen at a party conference?
September 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A question for UK/Irish political types/writers/correspondents. I'm writing a piece for The Fence and need to know: what is the single cringiest thing you've ever seen at a party conference?
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!