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One of the most painful aspects of this saga is the message that we -as law abiding tax paying immigrants and children of immigrants propping up various UK public and private sectors- are fair game to be left felt feeling fearful, unvalued, unsafe & rejected by this whole rhetoric. Who cares?

Donal Fallon includes Norah Hoult here, citing writer John Broderick on how censorship had stolen a livelihood from Hoult: “She died with nothing except the old-age pension and was a most distinguished writer. She ended up in great poverty, and nobody bothered their heads about it.” archive.ph/rVmKZ

Hello world, has anyone done a comparison of Irish folktales/legends etc and Grimm Brothers' tales? Or something along those lines.

Ai and plastics have so much in common - yes, they can be useful in some very specific applications, but they're actually subpar in many cases (breaks/spills BS) - they are huge sources of pollution - they are marketed to us as "inevitable" - once introduced, they're impossible to get rid of

If this intends to make it legally compulsory for every adult in Derry to carry something called a "Brit Card", then I'm willing to offer some high-paid consultancy on why this plan might be flawed.

IMAGINE if Mary Lou was photographed with a twenty grand birkin handbag. The Irish Times letters page would be throbbing for weeks.

I know nothing matters anymore, but I feel that the answer should really be in the title. You know, because people will not read the article but remember the question and think that if it was a ridiculous question we would not ask it in the first place...

As I was saying…

Pritzker seems to be the only one warning about this regularly

1. AI is currently used to increase oil and gas recovery - i.e. directly CONTRIBUTING to the problem 2. AI energy/water use is exploding and, for what? So LLMs can rephrase the internet 3. Even talking AI in the climate context saps bandwidth from WHAT WE KNOW WORKS (i.e. rapid fossil fuel phaseout)

I use this graph a lot.

"President Trump is remaking the country in his image: crude, harsh, gratuitously mean." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

If you're in Dublin @ 2 Sunday, pop into @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social where I'll be launching @sylvialeatham.bsky.social 's most excellent debut novel, "Chaos Theory". Support real bookshops, cultural institutions of the northside, brilliant Irish writing, and love stories! 2pm! Chapters!

genuinely believe that a large number of political, economic and media elites do not realize that nearly half the voting public did not vote for trump

#academicSky and ##IrishStudies hivemind - can you recommend me an irish contemporary short story set on a university campus?

Have reached the age where my pals' kids are making music. Check out Oscar's Chemicals in Me. youtu.be/WDTgst-zUBk?...

Truly sickening to watch this treatment of peaceful protesters in my country. Images like these almost always accompany the process of losing democracy. I’ve seen them in Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey & beyond. But the masked men & rapidity w/ which we’re autocratising is incredible.

“Searching for Grandfather” by Rafael Mendes (@langslitscultures.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social Early Career Researcher) is a moving new poem published by RTÉ Culture for #CultureNight2025. Read now ➡️ www.rte.ie/culture/2025... #Poetry #NewIrishWriting

Cancelling Disney was hard with a pre-teen but she agreed. We have an annual subscription so the plan is to binge watch Buffy until December.

the New Yorker on Jimmy Kimmel

Another #TranslatorInterview, this time from @racheltranslates.bsky.social I'm loving the thought and effort that is going into these answers and I'm finding out so much about the world of translation I just didn't realise #BookSky #TranslatorsOnTheCover #Translator 💙📚

Colbert on Kimmel www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdGL...

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

"We do not have to do this. This is a choice the government is making to oppress hundreds of thousands of us. They are making a choice to try and appease fascism rather than fight it."

Look who came with

If you’re rich and not a coward, this is what you’d refer to as a “market opportunity” to dominate a media ecosystem that’s about to be covered in grotesque government slop. To be a pop of color in a sea of beige will be easier than ever. People will flock to it. You gotta be a little brave, though.

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

i respect how every tribute to robert redford is at least a little bit horny

Net Approval Rating By State (toggle to see views of 2024 voters) A sea of red. (a bit different when you toggle) Where he is not yet below water: Idaho, Wyoming, West Virginia and Montana. And, more narrowly in Utah, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama.

Robert Redford talking about how the Algerian War led him to interrogate his own understanding of the United States of America.

Sugarhill Gang releases “Rapper’s Delight” 46 years ago today — changing music forever. “.. We could’ve made a four-hour record,” Wonder Mike said. “We only cut that 15-minute record because the tape ran out.”

BREAKING: Justice Gregory Carro has dismissed the first degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione in his state case, finding the DA put legally insufficient evidence before the grand jury. More TK.

Like I said after the first one, if you are out on a boat in the gulf fishing, Trump may blow you up and kill you. Then he will say you had drugs on board. Maybe you did, maybe you didn’t - what he says is what goes and that’s the end of it. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Farewell to a legend. youtu.be/_nAIb_J9T5M?...

Join the online EFACIS Book Club on 15 October for a discussion of Michael Magee's novel Close to Home (2023)! More information at www.efacis.eu/content/efac...

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Tomorrow Sept 16th 5.30pm @tcddublin.bsky.social: @tricondublin.bsky.social seminar with @hbirk.bsky.social on the rule of law in Germany.

Well now, what a surprise - not! Conor McGregor has withdrawn from his attempt to get on the ballot for the Presidential Election (on the day he was due to present himself before Kildare & Dublin councils). Hallelujah! #Ireland #Áras25 #SpeirGorm

This is, I believe, the first official word from the Government on what happened yesterday in London. Not only inaction in the face of violence and hate, but a celebration of it. I passed through London twice yesterday with my two kids & what Labour seem to be missing is that people aren't just...

Hello 👋 Looking to speak to more people in relation to this please. My DMs are open or you can email me at [email protected] Any shares would be much appreciated! #journorequest

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

This is a better explanation and coverage on the dark side of gaming and online culture than most mainstream media orgs have. Because for years, mainstream media ignored / disbanded their gaming culture coverage.

In the rush to be first, mainstream media has been false. America deserves only the facts and accurate reporting from its journalists.

As a grey-haired Masters student, a lot of this chimed. Not sure the hair is the issue though... www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

That three major British newspapers jumped on the poorly sourced (ATF to Steven Crowder to WSJ) line about the bullets having ‘trans’ symbols (actually a, wait for it, Helldivers 2 code) is such a tell on what they really care about. They really need to apologise (they won’t)

Evergreen, from @eleanormorton.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/shorts/i4l8T...

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...