"AI" is for losers, pass it on.

Yes! (If only I could access Criterion Channel 🙁)

Come join my school!

a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes' 1/

Another disability scholar adding on: The "anti-ai is ableist" argument is built on the objectification of disabled people. Disabled people are treated as a tool so that AI proponents can win an argument and/or profit. The argument also acts as if disabled people are a monolith without any nuance.

Disability scholar here: opposing tech that actively harms other marginalized groups isn’t ableist. Acting like you can sacrifice the safety of other groups just so you can get ahead is what disability scholars have been fighting against since the beginning of the pandemic. Hope this helps!

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This 18-min vid is great on the disaster that is Berklee and AI. It's not "anti-tech" to be critical of how AI is being shoehorned into academia by non-academic, non-teaching corporations whose concern is the bottom line and (maybe not secondarily?) a less creative populace.

what is wild to me is how few universities with schools of education are turning to us for our expertise in pedagogy. most seem to just be hopping on the AI train and largely ignoring the downstream consequences for our teaching

If you’ve been seeing all the ‘Marcia Lucas saved Star Wars’ posts and wondering … what? I highly recommend Karen Pearlman’s chapter on women editors of the 70s (including Lucas). Not only great on these editors, but one of the best scholarly discussions of how editing works you’re likely to read!

Fuck supposedly "progressive" accounts that use AI illustrations. That tech is based on theft, it serves the interests of billionaire fascists, the AI data centers it requires displace working class and poor families and consume massive amounts of water. Show me which part of that is progressive.

Oh no, rest in peace, Marcia, you legend! I always hoped we'd get a good extensive interview with her about what "really" happened on so many of those films.

The whole thing's great, but his description of Fast Times ... 🤌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTvR...

Well said!

Watching the world let this happen leaves me speechless www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

There's a new @ticklishbiz.bsky.social! My Elaine May tribute ends with the fantastic @elizabethalsop.bsky.social joining me to talk ISHTAR. We answer the question "is it the worst movie ever made" (no!) and prove everyone just really hated Warren Beatty. thefilmmaven.com/ishtar-elain...

There's a Lebanese family that lives near me. Their sister/sister-in-law and her family (in total nine people) were killed by an Israeli bomb a few days ago, and we're supposed to play football against the nation invading Lebanon and killing people indiscriminately as if this isn't happening?

Read Lia Marcal Alves Araujo Meirelles' article in the Irish Studies in International affairs journal, which explores the persistent under-representation of women in international politics through feminist perspectives in international relations: muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...

Sugar were magnificent - loud, fast, with a bit of jangle and a ton of heart! When they kicked into Hoover Dam (pictured) I was flattened by a wave of euphoria - ‘I’m on the centerline, right between two states of mind!’

Tonight in Dublin! #Sugar #LoveYouEvenStill

RIP Sonny Rollins. The Bridge is one of my favourite albums of all time!

"Soundbites won't build houses" A state construction company will. "Where's the SocDems plan?" It's at the very top of our policy page. Here: www.socialdemocrats.ie/our-policies... #spéirgorm

Daniel Ennis has won the Dublin Central bye-election on the ninth count for the Social Democrats.

🔵 DUBLIN CENTRAL 11am and I'm calling it. Daniel Ennis (SD) to win the Dublin Central by-election.

It’s just odd AF that the workd over.. politicians are all .. “well.. people DON’T WANT social progress…” People have made it so effing clear they WANT social progress.

Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

Excited to be attending this year's Irish Screen Studies Seminar, hosted at my old stomping grounds - Media Studies at Maynooth University. One of my favourite events of the year! Programme here: irishscreenstudies.online/seminar-2026/

This is Calarts. Arguably the best animation school in the US, its alumni include industry legends. The graduating class is booing school president Ravi Ranjan, he's been gutting creative programs and pushing Ai initiatives, corporatizing the school. His secretary is treating graduates like babies.

Attention Irish journalists and editors: If you feel you can report on the "alleged shoplifting", but not the alleged knee on the victim's neck (unlike the alleged shoplifting, it's in the video of the incident), you need to ask why you made that editorial decision.

Just discovered the recent passing of Dean Tavoularis. One of the greatest prod. designers in Hollywood history, insisted on shooting in real interiors (nightmare for old-school DPs!), shooting dirty, lived-in spaces. With Platt and R Sylbert totally changed the look of American films. RIP

no one should ever be detained or restrained by private security for retail theft. let them go and catch them later, if it's worth the effort. because it definitely isn't worth this. a man is dead who would not be if his life, safety and welfare were valued more highly than inventory

Say his name Yves Sakila Say his name

So, that funeral episode of Your Friends and Neighbors is really good. Great character beats all around, and I love the way it was filmed. This show's so much better than it should be.

Despite being a major Irish city, Galway has been left behind time and time again. There is so much missed potential – from housing, to transport, to infrastructure. We need a TD who will stand up and fight every day for Galway city. We need Míde in the Dáil.

American racists in the '70s saw the popularity of Roots, The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son, etc., and thought, nope, we can't have this. But we have to kill it in a way that doesn't seem racist. I know, let's make Roots racist! Yeah, and the Voting Rights act! Took them a while, but here we are.

Waiting for the episode of Widow's Bay where the sexy rugged oysterman turns out to be the leader of that nazi mutant gang from American Werewolf in London.

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This! Ireland’s ruling political class are so feckless they can’t even follow their own commission’s guidance. Misogynist cowards

The dream of a centre left coalition that would turn the tide of 100 years of patriarchal right wing government in Ireland lies in tatters. Sinn Féin cannot be trusted. After so many who grew up in the 80’s swallowed the distaste of the Troubles to tacitly support them this is fucking disgusting.

Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs. Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy. This is just one university. Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving. Where is the rescue package for our universities?

Daniel Ennis proud of his roots and passionate about being a strong example for young people across Dublin Central. He spoke to Holly about overcoming his imposter syndrome to break down barriers for others. This May 22, vote #1 Daniel Ennis.

thank god the internet got so bad. I swear my attention is growing back. I read two books this week! that's insane. last year I could barely read an article without long breaks lol

Ireland now has the highest electricity prices in the EU. This energy crisis is getting worse by the day. Yet there is no urgency from Govt. All we get are promises of a taskforce report to bring energy costs down in the autumn. But households and businesses need help now.

Chicago folks May 19th-22nd I'll be in town presenting some special films: 5/20: Robina Rose's NIGHTSHIFT (1981) at Doc Films/ 5/21: rare 16mm Kodachrome print of WANDA (1970) at Northwestern's Block Museum Cinema / 5/22: Barbara Loden & Joan Micklin Silver's educational 16mm shorts, Block. Links ⬇️

Yes to all this!

First asparagus pee of the year, in case you were wondering!

remember what Thiel wants

17,517 in emergency accommodation while over 180,000 homes lay empty Have no doubt it is a manufactured housing crisis that is costing lives & traumatising generations Call it out ffud street art for #DerelictIreland with @judesherry.bsky.social 🎵 by Meryl Streek #speirghorm

Would anybody know where to find the list of winners from last night’s sMedias awards?