I mean this is all terrible but I gotta be honest, "Feminism has a problem: women." is an absolute BANGER of an opening sentence for a social media post. I have been laughing for two minutes solid.

perfect metaphors don’t exis—

Hey if you buy someone a present and had it shipped directly to them, and they never mention receiving it, it is OK to ask them if it actually arrived or does that just sound like you're trying to passive-aggressively berate them for not thanking you? #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

I’m looking for a reader - a 7 to 10 year old who is interested in Greek mythology or history (and that child’s grown up). Any takers? #ClassicsBluesky

Sweet jesus this is monstrous!

Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.

Not many people realize that Die Hard was originally a pagan movie.

Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

In the last...I dunno, month maybe? I have seen four TV shows in which family members are estranged for damn good reasons and the person who cut off contact is guilted or manipulated into letting the other person back into their life because "you only get one family!" God I hate that bollocks.

In my day, he'd have got a mince pie under the tree and a glass of sherry, if he was lucky.

Merry Christmas to the best the now deceased Irish Twitter had to offer. #Speirgorm

So in the UK, they'll arrest you for supporting Palestine, and now we find they'll also arrest you for supporting those who support Palestine. If you hold a Free Greta sign, will they arrest you for supporting someone who supports those who support Palestine? British Matryoshka doll-ass fascism.

Got given a wallet of #crochet tools for Christmas and I've been meaning to learn how for ages so should probably get off my arse and do it now. Any crafty folks got recommendations for helping an absolute beginner learn? #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.

people always laugh when bears run away from housecats because they're so much bigger but like. imagine you were in the woods & you ran into a weird little guy that looks kinda like you but like 1/5th the size & his head is shaped weird & he is running toward you full tilt yelling. what would you do

Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.

Today at my mum's month's mind mass, I had a hysterical fit of giggles when I found out that the Catholic Church now offers gluten-free body of Christ. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

you gotta be nice if you want those TOYS a FES TIVE MESSAGE from the BEAST E BOYS

🇬🇧 You can enjoy your Newgrange without shitting on our Stonehenge, you know. 🇮🇪 We know. 🇬🇧 So... will you stop? 🇮🇪 We will... when Stonehenge stops being a big pile of SHITE!

This was actually very helpful, in case you’re like me and were curious about all the schadenfreude you kept scrolling past.

Once again, I spent four months last year in (Irish) hospital, got Illness Benefit the whole time and I actually turned a profit. My parents considered moving to America when I was a wean. I am so glad my life did not go down that leg of the Trousers Of Time.

I’ve decided that my whole personality this festive season will be insisting that ‘it’s Christmas time’ by status quo is an underrated Christmas banger m.youtube.com/watch?v=91vW...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 1726: Fiction hates coincidences. Just because it happens in real life doesn't mean it will work in fiction. In 1379, in Yorkshire, there was born a girl named Diot Coke. This, although actually true, still doesn't mean you can use her name in your historical novel.

There's a thesis or two to be written on how much responsibility South Park bears for the spread of indifference and performative cruelty throughout society

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin

I have hope that we're going to get through this, but when we do, we're not going to forget the alleged allies who folded like wet paper

Please enjoy this weird-ass looking candle. I did my best with the alt text, but if anyone has any suggestions how to improve the description I'm all ears. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

For generations people “cut off” parents by moving away and mailing them a card once a year. Travel and long distance phone calls were expensive; distance effectively cut people off w/o being so explicit. The difference now is that communication is cheap so cutting them off requires being explicit.

It is kind of wild that the future trajectory for Luigi Mangione ranges from "federal death penalty" to "51st president of the USA."

The perfect holiday gift for the discerning pervert on your list. Pick up Moonflow for someone you love today!

Am in search of a Christmas miracle...a place to live in Dublin that I can afford and with decent people. If you help me find it, you get to call yourself someone's Christmas angel! #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

Kit, Kit, Kit... Getting the same feeling I got in school when people would swoon over the jock types... 'Like, why? What are they really bringing to the table?' Some pretty people should maybe just be purely ornamental... No need to say stuff... It's not your thing, and that's ok 🤷🏼‍♂️

Fucking hell, I miss living in a city with sensible public transport though...Paris in 2008. I would get annoyed if I had to wait a whole five minutes for my Metro to turn up. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

("Robin you can't read ALL literary characters as autistic" can too! "but it's unrealistic! there aren't that many autistic people!" that's true. the reason autistic and neurodivergent people are overrepresented among characters that fiction authors choose to write about is: we're interesting)

We will have about 13,000 in 2025. About half will be allowed stay. I don't think 6,500 extra people in a population of 5 million is a threat to "social cohesion". Not being able to afford a home or to see a doctor or not having to wait 3 years for my kid's needs to be assessed is.

Sad to hear of the death of Rob Reiner. Not only did he direct a dozen classic movies (Spinal Tap, Misery, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally and my fave, The Princess Bride) he was a fighter for equality, His Foundation for Equal Rights paved the way for marriage equality in California and the US.

Rob Reiner, the legendary director and actor who rose to prominence in 'All in the Family' and went on to direct classics 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me,' and 'The Princess Bride,' was found dead in his home alongside his wife. Story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

Enjoying the Knives Out franchise as the anti-Bond series Benoit Blanc vs Racism Benoit Blanc vs Capitalism Benoit Blanc vs Christian Nationalism

my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides

A lot of pop culture geniuses get away with acting like arseholes because of their brilliance, and there are a lot of things to love about the Knives Out movies but Benoit Blanc's deep kindness is my favourite I think. More positive masculinity like this please.

🎶 It was a strawberry bidet The kind you find in the homeware store

Epic pays for licensing fees for the games they give away for free as promotions. Which means even if YOU aren't paying for it, you're giving money to JK Rowling to harm transgender people AND elevating her stature by giving her franchise higher numbers. NO TERF WIZARD GAME. NO TERF WIZARD SHOW.

Yea it’s a tapped R. Some Indian dialects of english have it as well. Uses the tip of the tongue. Probably comes from the slender R in Irish which is somewhere between a D and a Z. compare “an rothar” with ”na rothair” - the latter has slender R.

Irish linguistic people! Y'know that thing where some people (generally Aul Fellas) pronounce certain words(squirrel and girl jump to mind) almost as if there's a D in the middle? Is there a name for that sound? #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm

End the child surveillance state

"The British empire invented and commited crimes so heinous people had to invent new words for them" is a surprisingly large category 👀