I am a generally very calm person. I haven't got flustered or stressed in work in years and I can't recall the last time I shouted at anyone. Every app, website and specifically their customer service interface is determined to test that though.

my man looking like the baby from the Teletubby sun grew up to be an alcoholic

We've been dormant for a while here at Tipp for Choice, would appreciate any follows or boosts as we try to rebuild our community of activists and supporters here on bluesky. We campaigned for #FreeSafeLegalLocal, we voted yes, we are still fighting for what we voted for. Please join us.

My apologies to all my #Bootlegfriday pals but I have to cancel tonight. Bit of a personal emergency. But we will do it next week. Please repost to let people know and take care.

These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...

this atmosphere really has a feel of "the people in the stadium are the ones who can afford it the most, not the ones who want to be there the most".

Film bluesky 📽️ i need your help to identify a film. A scene from a family film. Late 70s or early 80s. Set in heaven (i think) someone is talking to a child who says he died of some old disease like whooping cough. Sitting beside a glittering pond while talking. Anyone?

This Belfast womens collective is raising funds to help victims. chuffed.org/project/1854...

It's hard to feel too encouraged by politicians weakly denouncing violence by posting on the organisers' fan club website.

Not at all disconcerting walking into Biarritz airport here and having a full troop of French soldiers with machine guns in hand slowly prowling around.

i literally just wanted to own a two bedroom home in a walkable neighborhood where i can have three cats and a dog and wear nice outfits to go feed pigeons and now society is about to collapse

Bilbao

A story I love about Anthony Stewart Head. Thank you to this person for sharing it on Tumblr. What a mensch.

@ronandusty.bsky.social I know you're a year round advocate of it but I do enjoy a smooth Bic of the scalp before heading off for sunnier climes.

Film nerds and film lovers, even the podcast sceptists amongst you, you owe it to yourself to listen to the newest Rewatchables episode on 2001 with Steven Spielberg. I'm only 20 minutes in but it's just a delight. All Spielberg anecdotes and film history.

The most underplayed/under appreciated Irish song going from the most under seen/under appreciated Irish film. youtu.be/xg3JfFQOyS0?...

#SpéirGhorm #IrishResearch

Dance first, think later? This is a project I have been working on for a while. If you have journeyed through clubs, raves, dancefloors, sounds and crowds of 1990s/early 2000s Northern Ireland I would love to chat!

This train trip to Ostende (well, getting off in Ghent) is just nowhere near as sexy as Daughters of Darkness led me to believe.

lmao

The UFC is a great example of everything that's gone wrong in American pop culture, sports, and the economy generally over the past few decades: an organization run entirely for the benefit of its owners that leaves broken minds and bodies in its wake while catering intentionally to awful people.

But Black Dynamite,

@jaycoyle.bsky.social as the newly minted Mr. Greece you might like this.

A milestone. For the first time ever, we have surpassed 2 million books on our website. That is 2 million books available to you through an independent, online bookshop. With competitive shipping prices. Shop local. www.kennys.ie

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

On the off chance that anyone was looking for tickets for sold out Mary Halvorson at the NCH tonight I've just returned two.

Might have went a little early with this. Feels far more like Friday night tunes but fuck it, no meetings and if it leads to me logging off early all the better.

Has @louosaurusrex.bsky.social taken over from Shawn Michaels as head booker of NXT?

Dawn of the Dead remake >>>>>>> The original. Hellraiser is embarrassingly bad. The only half decent film James Wan has ever made is Furious 7.

66% of people agree "Immigrants contribute to our culture and we're all the better for having them here", up from 64% in 2024. - 77% believe people seeking international protection should be supported to become part of the communities they live in.

Ask yourself if the media environment has reflected these numbers since 2024: - 66% agree that immigrants contribute positively to Irish culture and community, up from 64% in 2024. - 75% agree that, Trans individuals should have the freedom to live their lives, up from 70% in 2024 Now ask why.

Under a government more interested in creating a surplus than doing their job of governing and handling the economy.

But it's worth remembering that the active, militant anti-trans movement in Ireland are, despite their disproportionate voice in media and online, still very much an outside force that most people simply find off-putting and bemusing

While the sun is still shining

Call me when this is the news report.

Please ACTUALLY think about supporting small artists and creators when you see them put out work that you enjoy. Sometimes that support will make the difference between whether they make more work for free or not again at all. Support the arts you enjoy.

All major food groups covered.

If you can help at all please consider, things have not got any easier for people in Gaza.

People willing calling people by their chosen names of Clavicular or Sneako but complain about trans people pronouns. Get fucked

Reality TV shows, almost as much as smartphones, are the cause of so much of what is wrong with today. The TV screen is for actors, not normies. Not everyone gets to live their dream, we don't need to hear from you, you don't need a camera in your face to broadcast all your thoughts to the world.

A protestor who blocked the port protesting the genocide in Gaza had his wrist broken when thrown to the ground by Gardaí. I've been shoved and threatened for daring to get close to shutting down the access road to Shannon Airport. It's amazing how different the Gardaí's response is here...

"I don't know much about this complex, nuanced, specific thing, but I think-" stop. You do not need to post. Look at the clouds shifting across the sky. Inhale the gentle passing breeze. It's not too late for you.

That's Laura Loomer, no?

@ronandusty.bsky.social variety.com/2026/film/ne...

While I saw very few 2025 releases, I did see lots of great, new to me, stuff last year. Physical media (and the Criterion Channel) FTW. boxd.it/R9QBa

Cheapskates of the streaming variety: There is a new free film kid in town! WikiFlix links to 4,000 films in the public domain: "Metropolis", "Battleship Potemkin", "Wings"... wikiflix.toolforge.org Thank you, Depths of Wikipedia! techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/w...