Am on holiday and the internet is confused by my current location. So far I’ve had cat carrier ads, posh boat ads, dressage horse frozen sperm ads and pig weight camera ads. It’s an interesting portrait of who the algorithm thinks I am right now.

Myers Briggs test for Irish men:

He’s on a mission from God.

Four presidents

I’ve been spending this weekend in a group setting in the remote Dutch countryside, playing collaborative and murderous games. Woke up this morning, walked into the kitchen and said “so, was anyone murdered last night?” Fortunately, there was no sign of Claudia Winkleman.

You don’t until Godot arrives.

Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.

So the fabulous @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social did a retirement portrait for the man who once (allegedly) suggested that Seamus Heaney might be a good topic after she felt she’d flogged Yeats to death…

So. The weird thing about the trial of Soldier F is not that he was acquitted. It is that he was not charged for the correct crimes. The Saville Inquiry found that he definitely killed Michael Kelly, Bernard McGuigan and Patrick Doherty, and possibly also William McKinney...

A kiss on the hand might be quite continental…

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

Saturday morning on the Bernina line.

Sailed from Milazzo 90 minutes ago, heading to Naples. There’s a few stops on the way.

It's harrowing seeing some clueless North Americans accidentally stumble into Irish Bsky. It's like one of those nature documentaries where an ant colony strips an antelope to the bone.

Today, Vatican Cow and I are taking the Circumetnea railway!

It's not a war until you've faked some photos of soldiers, Piers

Vatican Cow wishes you good morning after a comfortable night on the Milan-Siracusa sleeper.

A Dracula remake, but replace the Demeter with the Irish Rover.

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

Sometimes, when walking home, it is prudent to stop, bow, and utter the immortal phrase “gronda, gronda”. Just in case.

From the Poetic Justice Files: Josef Mengele's skeleton is used for forensic research and education in Brazil. His own family refused multiple requests by the government of Brazil to repatriate his remains to Germany.

It’s just as well Cork play in red, as they’re getting massacred here. #allirelandhurlingfinal

Also going to boost this - Dorothy House is always worth supporting.

Well. (For those not familiar with the doctrines of the Catholic Church, the bishop dispensing you from the obligation to attend Mass is what's known as A Big Deal).

Coming your way in October, the new Green Man novel from Juliet E. McKenna.

I am in a bar in Turin called Charlie Bird. Am mildly disappointed that it is named for the jazz legend and not the legendary RTE correspondent. I also suspect I cracked this joke last time I was overnight in Torino.

Life is hell(es), says Vatican Cow. Mind you, she’s a bit high. 2,091m high, I believe.

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. Trans people have rights because they are humans, it's not hard. We need to stand up for our trans siblings because it's the right thing to do. Swap the words "transgender people" for any other "out" group if you can't see how viscerally wrong this is...

if the wheels had come off this thing any faster it'd be a Cybertruck

Liz Truss is heading to the White House with a chicken, lager and a fishing rod.

Superhero pose. #birds #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #photography #audubonsociety

"I never thought I'd become THAT meme" sobs man who etc

Look, I know there’s a massive pile of online drama happening right now, and I’d just like you all to remember the true meaning of today, June 5. www.deadduckday.com

I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.

Today is the last day that URBAN SHAMAN is a free #KindleDeal! #kindle #freebook #booksky

Yes, it is 30 years to the day since @keesmoeliker.bsky.social ‬ witnessed “the first case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard” when a duck flew into the glass wall of his museum, dying instantly. Violent death, however – as you may have surmised – was not the final indignity visited upon it‬‬

With it being Pride month here is a reminder that it is no longer possible to invest in the Harry Potter franchise – nor anything else connected to JKR (also known as Robert Galbraith) – and call yourself an ally of the LGBTQ community.

I’m currently on a train that is delayed by 260 minutes and SNCF have broken out the emergency rations. So what’s in the box?

I have just spent the morning in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. Absolutely stunning, but there are statues that have “challenged” my knowledge of Catholicism.

This EU Citizens Initiative to ban conversion practices is less than 30k signatures short of the magic 1 million. The servers are struggling at the moment as the deadline is the 17th, but hang in there and help them over the line! #LGBTQ+ eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

EU citizens, please take 30 seconds to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion therapy (torture against LGBTQ+ people). Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public

Peter was always the life of any get-together. A great - and sometimes outrageous - storyteller. And also a great - and sometimes outrageous - subject of stories. He’s going to be horribly missed by many, but most of all by his beloved Diane. GNU Peter Morwood.

I need it mounted on functioning chicken legs.

French farmers using pink wrap for haylage, making it look like they are growing giant marshmallows.

Lunch at Cancale. Absolutely perfect.

So I’ve just checked in to the Premier Inn at Dover. The machine demanded to know where I was going next. I was told it was because I am “foreign”. I pointed out it’s illegal to treat me like I’m “foreign”. (1/2)

Three Hobbits