The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Just in case she makes it onto the ballot, it’s good to remind yourself who Maria Steen and the Iona Institute are - fundamentalist zealots who represent almost no one cos even most Catholics think they’re awful

Be careful what you wish for. Courtesy of @robbie.hood.poetry on Instagram

I’ve stopped watching the news before going to bed. Better for my mental health and sleep. Night all!!

The great thing about watching European TV series is that people look normal. Also women don’t wear cocktail dresses to the office!

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So if Jimmy Kemmel’s showwas axed over his Charlie Kirk comments why hasn’t Kilmeade been fired for suggesting homeless people should be murdered by the state?

Cultural vandalism added to genocide

Recently in Sephora Alicante a mother wanted to buy a retinol cream for her daughter who looked to be about 10. The saleswoman eventually persuaded her that it was unsuitable but both mum and daughter had been adamant it was the perfect product. I hate this whole “influencer” stuff

Enjoying myself by re-reading the Miss Silver series of detective novels by Patricia Wentworth. Like Miss Marple, this older woman is vastly underestimated! The writing is good and the plots are clever. Comfort reading 😍

I’m wondering what the end game for the tech bros who continue to enable fascism is. What Utopia does Elon and Zuckerberg et al see for the future? They’re enabling division and hatred. Do they expect to sit in their ivory towers away from it all?

It’s possible to be completely different yet still live together 🥰

These cowards together have the power to stand against him but instead they débase themselves while continuing to pay themselves 600x their average worker.

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The pharmacy cat living his best life 😍

Irish Examiner... #Aras25 #FeckOffIona

adopting national flags as racist symbols disguised as patriotism isn’t harmless. It’s an aggression. Those putting up the flags know this

The Man and I discussed the English Romantic poets over dinner tonight. Never let it be said we don’t have our intellectual moments 😂

NO LIES TOLD......

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Think we're going to like Mamdani !

Parece que hay en el cerebro una región totalmente específica, que podría denominarse memoria poética, donde se almacena lo que nos ha conmovido y ha hecho hermosa nuestra vida. Es una zona que un lector puede ver claramente en su memoria externa, en su biblioteca #MilanKundera

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A happy sporting day for me with a win from Rory McIlroy and Carlos Alcaraz ⛳️ 🎾

Fun Game: North Korea or The USA? A supercut of tech CEO’s utterly humiliating themselves

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Is this enough for @washingtonpost.com @nytimes.com @cnn.com @nbcnews.com and even Fox to say aloud what everyone knows? That he is insane and a clear and present danger to the USA

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What is the point of this? Nobody can spend a trillion dollars but they can certainly use it to influnce politicians and not in a way for the greater good www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

On the same day in the Telegraph:

‘King Gimme’ Trump is lording it over the planet. Time someone stood up to him www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

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End of summer vibes

Another lovely read from Felicity 😍

Do billionaires lose empathy when they become rich, or did they become billionaires because they had no empathy in the first place?

Is it actually possible to see what’s going on if you’re sitting in the top tier at #usoprn Arthur Ashe stadium? It seems so high and far away from the action

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There is a lot of “we”in this piece but many of us do regard Trump as an authoritarian dictator— its the media that isn’t doing its job by fudging the issue @theguardian.com

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A counterpoint to the Trump narrative that everyone respects the USA Trump shames America and Americans with his pathetic pandering to dictators www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

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Whenever I read hints and tips from published authors I worry that I am doing it all wrong!