Terry McDonald
@terrymcdonald.bsky.social
Scéirí woman. She/Her. Works in a library, lives by the sea
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We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive
December 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive
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a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
a neat (and scary) survey into AI "companions" and kids www.aura.com/reports/stat...
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
"nearly half of the time kids and teens use AI, it is
for companionship, and when they do, the themes of discussion are primarily sexual, romantic, and violent."
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regulators need to get their acts together. fast. these “companions” are destroying young people
December 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
regulators need to get their acts together. fast. these “companions” are destroying young people
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Completely correct; O'Callaghan has in reality achieved the square root of fuck all but he's done a lot of anti-migrant rhetoric and inside baseball bullshit so that'll do I guess?
Also, "no obvious winners"? Catherine Connolly???
Also, "no obvious winners"? Catherine Connolly???
With my tinfoil hat on, I detect an effort to normalise talk on immigration that would have been considered extreme a few years ago. No mention of any achievements or the like, just wishy washy statements like "he hasn’t shied away from the thorny issue of immigration"
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Completely correct; O'Callaghan has in reality achieved the square root of fuck all but he's done a lot of anti-migrant rhetoric and inside baseball bullshit so that'll do I guess?
Also, "no obvious winners"? Catherine Connolly???
Also, "no obvious winners"? Catherine Connolly???
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Only a matter of time until a UC Berkeley law professor writes a memo justifying torture, a brave Vanity Fair writer gets tortured to say whether it hurts, and we have a national discussion about whether certain people should be tortured for our safety.
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Its not a tactic I agree with
But
Regardless of my opinions one or more of these hunger strikers will die fairly soon ..having *never* been tried for *anything* ...and the alleged crimes, at the end of the day, being mostly minor property damage
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
But
Regardless of my opinions one or more of these hunger strikers will die fairly soon ..having *never* been tried for *anything* ...and the alleged crimes, at the end of the day, being mostly minor property damage
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Its not a tactic I agree with
But
Regardless of my opinions one or more of these hunger strikers will die fairly soon ..having *never* been tried for *anything* ...and the alleged crimes, at the end of the day, being mostly minor property damage
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
But
Regardless of my opinions one or more of these hunger strikers will die fairly soon ..having *never* been tried for *anything* ...and the alleged crimes, at the end of the day, being mostly minor property damage
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
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Look after your Da’s, it’s been a rough couple days for them
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Look after your Da’s, it’s been a rough couple days for them
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I will use any excuse I can to tell the story about the time Bongino threatened to kill me on Twitter because I kept calling him Danny Bongos.
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I will use any excuse I can to tell the story about the time Bongino threatened to kill me on Twitter because I kept calling him Danny Bongos.
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You've heard of Elf on the Shelf but how about
December 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf but how about
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Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
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Hi all.
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hi all.
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
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Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
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🥚 An adoptee scriptwriter calls it:
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood must stop writing harmful stereotypes, says adoptee
Writers who use adopted children as plot devices for evil characters are "lazy", say adoptees.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🥚 An adoptee scriptwriter calls it:
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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men describing pregnancy: it's not a big deal, your body was naturally designed for it
women describing pregnancy: yeah 7 of my toenails fell off, my liver and spleen switched places, my lung fell out of my butthole, and I began seeing an entity known only as "the shadow lady"
women describing pregnancy: yeah 7 of my toenails fell off, my liver and spleen switched places, my lung fell out of my butthole, and I began seeing an entity known only as "the shadow lady"
December 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
men describing pregnancy: it's not a big deal, your body was naturally designed for it
women describing pregnancy: yeah 7 of my toenails fell off, my liver and spleen switched places, my lung fell out of my butthole, and I began seeing an entity known only as "the shadow lady"
women describing pregnancy: yeah 7 of my toenails fell off, my liver and spleen switched places, my lung fell out of my butthole, and I began seeing an entity known only as "the shadow lady"
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
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For most of human history half of babies born died before they were five. And then we collectively worked out how to stop that.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For most of human history half of babies born died before they were five. And then we collectively worked out how to stop that.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites
The Gallatin City-County Health Department has confirmed a second case of measles in Gallatin County, with the latest case identified on Dec. 1, 2025.This foll
nbcmontana.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.