There's a petrol station near me, had to do some pickups so I ended up passing by it 4 times today. 9.30 am: Diesel 172 10.30 am: Diesel 174 12.00: Diesel 178 3.30: Diesel 179

Enoch Burke has been transferred from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon. The move has been described as “scandalous” by his family. jrnl.ie/6972401

NEW: I wrote about THE RAIN. It is affecting so many different things - including, let me emphasise, people's mental health. I know so many people who have felt that impact. I suggest a new term: weatherjammed, to describe when conditions just won't budge. www.thereengineer.pro/p/weatherjam...

Parts of Mexico are in something close to civil war. Jalisco governor Pablo Lemus suspends classes throughout the state on Monday. The measure is intended to protect students and teachers after the killing of drug lord El Mencho.

This is enraging. We expect our healthcare workers to do their best whenever an infectious diseases rages out of control, but politicians tie their hands and deny them data/tools critical to doing their jobs. www.propublica.org/article/sout...

Huge change in ground warfare. Hopefully realised by those responsible for preparing and procurement. defence24.com/geopolitics/...

A Status Yellow rain warning issued by Met Éireann in now in effect for 17 counties jrnl.ie/6959465

Tuesday’s front pages 📰 #TomorrowsPapersToday

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

It’s #SuperBowl time and thankfully with time zones - I can avoid it all* Especially the absolute marketing driven obsession with the half-time show. * c’mon The Patriots 😉

So good 😊 youtube.com/watch?v=--nT...

Now the World Fact Book has ended, the CIA no longer have to worry about contradicting POTUS’s facts… www.cia.gov/stories/stor...

Crime headline of the day.

Fantastic and bang on read regarding #StormChandra blame game going on 🙌🏼

There are about two dozens stateless shadow tankers in European waters at the moment. All are fair game for any navy, anywhere.

From Declan Lynch in todays Sunday Indo., the wit and truth of Irish writing 🙌🏼 #SpeirGorm

From the other place, which still provides comedy gold.

Back in the Autumn, No.10 blocked the publication of a report into the risks the UK could face if climate change causes ecosystems around the world to collapse. On Tuesday, after an FOI request, it published the report. But it turns out, that wasn't the full version. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

The person who filmed rather than helped those trying to escape the Swiss nightclub fire - don’t ever be that person!

Quick timelapse showing guard vessel activity as work on the Celtic Interconnector progressed in the second half of 2025. www.eirgrid.ie/celticinterc...

Today on Volts: you've probably heard that Australia has cheap rooftop solar power. You've probably also heard some rumors & myths about it. (Is it destabilizing the grid?) I called my favorite Australian energy expert to clear it all up. This is a fun one! www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...

An Astonishing Graph. For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.3%. (It’s 0.3% in countries like Japan & Norway.) [kottke.org]

This spoken version of "Fairytale of New York", was released for charity during Christmas 2000 in Ireland 🇮🇪 Just close your eyes, listen and wherever you are think of friends and family near and far. youtu.be/T0K2MAOSxe8?...

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party.

The ‘godshitery’ of replies across Bluesky and the other place 🤦‍♂️

It’s too early! It’s not especially Christmassy! But damn this dust in my eyes!! #JohnLewis youtu.be/z1bRlnyQeDk?...

Amid all the climate scepticism, those who only look at the financials have something to say that should resonate with their banking cousins! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How the Female Scientist Who Discovered the Greenhouse Gas Effect Was Forgotten by History

This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...

€300m plan to buy massive naval ship may be changed as officers seek more combat-oriented craft

The rise of the cheap, daily newspaper in the 19th century created the first true attention economy—an endless churn of spectacle and sensation that remade the American mind, Jake Lundberg writes in Time-Travel Thursdays.

An important message.

The legal issues raised by Trump sending the National Guard to L.A.

From @volcaholic1.bsky.social on the ‘other’ place. A definition of stupid for the Instagram generation 🤦🏻‍♂️ twitter.com/volcaholic1/...

This is a phenomenal operation!

Orson Welles has a new gig — despite being dead since 1985 — thanks to AI. His voice has been digitally re-created "using licensed audio from his estate." Which reminds me of something the real Welles once said: "I hate almost everything in the modern world.” variety.com/2025/digital... #FilmSky

This week @theaircurrent.com published my 35-page report on the past, present and future of Ukraine’s drone war, an enormous undertaking that actually started with a post on BlueSky. 1/

My first time visiting the Sliabh Liag cliffs and simply blown away by the pure rugged beauty. A photo cannot capture I’m afraid, so make the visit yourself - you will not be disappointed.

Significant lack of Canada Goose in that crowd marching in Letterkenny!