It was a bright cold day in April, & the clocks were striking 13. Tiny Tim, who DID NOT die, nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering with him.

Limp, the body of Tiny Tim, who DID NOT die, hung from the pink palette hanging high above us in the computer chamber, and it did not shiver in the chill, oily breeze that blew eternally through the main cavern.

Limp, the body of Tiny Tim, who DID NOT die, hung from the pink palette hanging high above us in the computer chamber, and it did not shiver in the chill, oily breeze that blew eternally through the main cavern.

So what's the outcome? 2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week 2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped) 0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover

3 years ago, when I recommended a massive organised switch away from X/Twitter, the EU Commission’s argument was “but our audience is there.” Since then, that argument has become less valid by the day. #DefendDemocracy #DSA #HandsOffMyEU

I am tired of this earth, and these people. I am tired of being caught up in the tangle of their lies.

Ugh. Allah yerhhamho.

I am tired of this earth, and these people. I am tired of being caught up in the tangle of their lies.

Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”

US issues visa ban on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton as well as Imran Ahmed, the British CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate; Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon of the German nonprofit HateAid; and Clare Melford, co-founder of the Global Disinformation Index (GDI).

'scepticism of climate science has largely disappeared from [UK] opinion pieces and editorials, but criticism of the policies required to tackle climate change is pervasive.' IOW, the media message has become: yes, climate change is a major problem but, let's not bother doing anything about it.

United States government strengthens Thierry Breton's position in European politics

In a major escalation against the EU, alongside civil society representatives the Trump Administration sanctions former Commissioner Breton for work he did in official capacity ↘️ www.state.gov/releases/off...

Six months ago, the vet gave Jack 50/50 odds of making it through the weekend. As I left the practice on Friday evening they made sure I had the contact details for the out of hours service in case he needed emergency end of life care. This was shot 5 months later. #uplift

SIMPLY HAVING A MAGICAL PENIS WINE

If you try to board the LUAS while people are still getting off, I should be legally allowed to zap you with an electric cattle prod.

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

my latest in The Ditch. Ireland is not immune to foreign interference, but it comes in many guises, not just from state actors. and it won't always be this clumsy

Age verification is quickly going to take over the whole internet reason.com/2025/12/22/s...

And this is part of a larger trend in France to expand age verification rules way beyond porn sites. It's also going after marketplaces like Etsy over bikini or lingerie sales that link to OnlyFans sites Le Monde's Damien Leloup called the age check law "a Swiss army knife for the government"

The risk of adopting overly simplified solutions to address child online safety may have a significant impact on the fundamental rights of both children and adults, Joan Barata writes.

As the capital, you kind of expect Dublin to do badly on these traffic metrics. But drivers in Galway lose the same amount of hours to traffic as those in Montreal, a city with a metro population more than 27 times that of Galway.

the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now

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10 seconds before this photo was taken someone told this cat that the Cork Jazz festival is an "overhyped waste of time"

THE SOLSTICE OCCURRED @ 20251221 10:03 AM UR ASTRONOMICAL WINTER HAS JUST BEGUN THO UR METEOROLOGICAL WINTER BEGAN 12/1 BUT UR DAYS WILL NOW BEGIN 2 GET LONGER CONGRATS U MADE IT

A 3-step guide for iPhone users annoyed to discover they have to fix the clock transparency on each new lock screen individually: STEP 1: While phone is in lock mode, long-press your wallpaper to bring up the customize button at center bottom. Click it.

My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow. Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site. X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.

An aspect of the defeated bill to ban fox hunting that it seems was intentionally misrepresented. It did NOT include preventing fox control via shooting, only the hideously cruel use of dogs, snares, or traps. The issue must be revisited, with this point made crystal clear.

I've a piece in the paper today

Still missing, if you’re in the area please do whatever you can to help find Ernie 😭 #speirghorm

So it turns out there’s loads of us who are online enough to encounter the phrase “Butlerian Jihad” regularly, nerdy enough to know who Judith Butler is, but not the right kind of nerd to know it’s actually from Dune. My mind is blown by this revelation.

Children are being exploited. Let’s respond by dramatically hindering our ability to point out or criticize children being exploited, using methods we don’t understand because we’re old and incurious.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake.

"The Austrian Supreme Court also held that Meta must stop providing personalised advertisements to Mr Schrems, given that they never had a legal basis to process his personal data for this purpose."

This is obviously more bad news re: the AI bubble and coming bailouts, stated or unstated. The more personally invested Trump is in the hype cycle, the more he will use public money to delay truth time. But for now he has a notional technology saving his failed media company. Good times!

If you were on Twitter you’d be forgiven for believing that this bill would have legalised “abortion up until birth”. When it actually was to remove the ridiculous 3 day waiting period and make greater allowance for late term abortions for fatal foetal abnormalities. #ireland

If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.

This month, OpenAI announced "up to $2 million" in funding for research on AI safety and well-being. This may seem generous, write J. Nathan Matias and Avriel Epps, but following in the footsteps of other tech giants facing scrutiny over mental health impacts, it's nothing more than grantwashing.

Jennifer Lawrence is channeling the spirit of Dorothy Parker here.

DFA argued that releasing feedback on plan to label Algeria as “safe” would hurt diplomatic relations. “It’s probably fair to assume that if the DFA said anything positive about Algeria’s human rights record, they wouldn’t be so determined to withhold it". www.dublininquirer.com/dfa-argued-t...

"Professor Daly shows that if existing, pending, and proposed gas-connected data center sites all operate at full capacity, they would emit up to 16.6 MtCO₂ per year — equivalent to 68% of Ireland’s total national emissions in 2023." @hannahdaly.ie www.techpolicy.press/what-ireland...

Dolan is a deeply conservative figure, who has called for Catholics to engage in acts civil disobedience against laws covering abortion and same sex relationships. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Dolan described Kirk as a "modern day St Paul". Cannot imagine JD Vance is happy with this.

i'm hiring a postdoc to map the age-verification space and do some audits if you’ve worked in this area, pls apply: aial.ie/hiring/postd... pls share widely

How Movies Created Their Special Effects Before CGI: Metropolis, 2001: A Space Odyssey & More

📣 @pietrocastellig.bsky.social and I are absolutely thrilled to announce that the call for the 5th @ecpr.bsky.social Summer School on ‘Concepts and Methods for Research on Far-Right Politics’ is now open! 🇮🇹 The event will be hosted by @unibo.it, from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🔗 ecpr.eu/Events/353

NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media. A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.

This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)

New from me @techpolicypress.bsky.social: How far did tech firms' 2025 realignment with the Republican party reach into their systemic risk reports to the European Commission (which hardly anyone even reads)? A fair bit, it turns out. www.techpolicy.press/platforms-re...