My daughter’s primary school, for example, sent out a notice to say they were going to stop using their X account for comms. It’s as simple as that. There are plenty of alternatives. But even if there weren’t you can’t contribute to that.

I can name several people I was in school with who were almost certainly autistic, I'm sure lots can. Also, while working as a vet on farms way back, was common to meet a brother/sister, who were 'a bit different' and stayed at home when adult. Also in retrospect probably autistic.

Reposting my own post as it is a reply. But I thought that it might be useful for people looking to finally get completely rid of their dormant twitter account given recent events.

Asked the FF press office what the party stance is on still continuing to use Twitter in light of current events and got this response back. Make of it what you will. #Speirgorm

"Investigations have to run their course first". What investigations can you possibly need before you decide a site producing images abusive to women and children is bad? That's a personal moral judgement and if you've decided you're fine with it then it's a reflection of your character.

This kind of implies that if it stopped now he wouldn't be concerned that it has already happened a bunch

I would make the assumption that anybody still on the CSAM site is there because they don't have a problem with CSAM

Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.

Warren, a big backer of republicans who has the lowest possible score for philanthropy, has called for environmental activists to be "removed from the gene pool."

Wikipedia template for every prominent right wing businessman

"Ox-bow lakes" was just an answer on Jeopardy and I wish all of #speirgorm was here in the room celebrating with me like it's Italia 90 as I yelled it

Every Irish Minister and the counterparts across the EU should be questioned as to why they and their departments are still on the hellsite that is X:

Very hard not to think that when this period of history is written about it will be as the events running up to WW3. If there is anyone left to write about it.

And for this, we will suck up all the water, create a massive and insatiable need for power, build gigantic data centres, and cause irreparable environmental damage. AI is a curse. X is a curse. Musk (but not only Musk) is a curse.

Yesterday I heard a word/phrase I hadn't heard in so long I'd forgotten about it: "He's only blaggarding you" (know it's really 'blackguarding'). Used to be in common use when I was young - my father and uncle used it all the time - but has it completely gone now? Or have I just not heard it?

See a bridge, post a bridge

Phil Lynott, 40 years gone, a terrible loss. And yes. youtu.be/HG0JIDu6n4I?...

It seems what happened is that the US mil executed an operation specifically and only to kidnap Maduro, and then withdrew, leaving the Venezuelan govt otherwise intact. But Trump is talking like they've occupied the entire country which they have not - *and probably have no plans to*

Not to understate the seriousness of this present moment, which is serious and sucks, but I feel like this post could possibly apply to like several dozens of events of the last three decades.

I was among those protesting this. In case people don't know what we lost, under those buildings was a settlement dating back to the 9th century, occupied & developed for the next 500 years. 100s of buildings, many 1000s of objects, old city walls, and much more were revealed during excavation.

In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I. On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence. www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...

I have cheap shoes I bought less than a year ago that are only fit for the bin, and expensive ones I bought in the 1990s that are in good nick and still get an occasional outing.

A reminder that OpenAI’s chief financial officer, Sarah Friar, met with the Taoiseach in May to push for the use of ChatGPT in schools in Ireland. And many in the government think we can’t face the future without it.

This summer wasps made a nest in our garden beside our bike stand in an old tree stump. I persuaded the family to put up with it and the wasps have finally died off. This is what it looks like now. (Wasps don’t reuse their nests) #biodiversity #speirgorm @gardeningwell.ie

My niche wish for 2026 is that Irish government & related accounts get off the nazi site. Don't care where they go but there is no excuse for being there. Looking at you President of Ireland, Gov dot ie, HSE, National Museum, RSA, DPC, Irish Rail and so many more. Just leave, please.

Love the moon in a blue sky. Gorgeous day to start the new year.

I let a man with two items go ahead of me in the queue in Lidl. After checking out he turned to me and said "Thanks, though I feel a bit guilty going ahead of an aul one like you". He was at least 10 years older than me. Cashier, doubled up laughing, to me: "Well you won't be doing that again!".

This filthy obnoxious bigoted scabby piece of sh1t will be lining up the worst people in Ireland in search of his Irish trump. You'd hope the government will see the danger and cut out the kind of commentary that plays right into his grubby hands. You'd hope.

Went for a Winter's evening walk and found Spring.

Absolute force of nature. Old school drag at its stupidly brilliant best. Non stop for ten minutes. And Parky and Babs knew well enough to just get out of her way! (all the UK "gender critical" weirdos who grew up with Lilly in their living rooms now trying to pretend drag queens are a danger 🙄)

Excuse me was I the only one not aware that Paschal Donohoe collects funko pops

The Irish Times using "He didn't actually achieve anything but he was VERY racist" as their excuse to give O'Callahan their politician of the year award is just so perfectly on brand for that fascist rag.

A really very important piece re Irish neutrality, international peacekeeping and the triple lock. Clearly pointing out the misinformation, disinformation and the partisan agendas behind much of the debate.

"...in favour of tight regulation rather than an outright ban". How would that work exactly?

Read this word salad twice, and still not clear what SF thinks it got wrong job immigration policy www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Because we had Irish Christmas dinner on Sunday, to fit in with family who will have a Lithuanian Christmas at the weekend, I have no reached the best part early!

No doubt that housing policies have played a big part in homelessness and in making life more difficult for everyone resident in the state. Also, no doubt that migration has played a big part in ensuring hospitals and other institutions continue to function despite lack of funding. Says voter.

I feel like this should be obvious but it is not "taking security seriously" to keep referring to the alleged drone incursion near Dublin as if it's been demonstrated that it happened at all, let alone who did it or why. truth still matters, however much we'd like to write it off

Ireland Thinks poll just completed. Quite a few opportunities to express rank racism in this one if you'd a mind to. 🤬

On the left, this week at Bondi, refugee faces deportation after tackling the gunman and getting shot by police for his efforts On the right, at Bondi last April, French guy given residency

Yes, the ads are annoying. But whoever came up with that 'Swipe for next article' thing, that covers the text you are trying to read and that can't be dismissed, deserves a terrible fate.

I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful. A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.

They'll never find me.

You never know who you'd meet on a run in the Phoeno. www.instagram.com/p/DSXfse3jJaD/

Oh wow, just heard that clip on the radio of Micheál Martin getting super narky with Louise Burne from the Examiner… yikes. She was asking questions, simply doing her literal job as a decent journo. Trying to insinuate she has no manners? Ick. What a deeply unpleasant man.

Lots to unpick here. 1. This VAWM is essentially a pro-hunting group (it was originally called Vets for Hunting), not a wildlife group or a welfare group. It has 150 members in the UK and Ireland, or 0.4% of registered vets. #foxhunting www.theirishfield.ie/horse-and-fa...

Once again, if you believe that FF&FG would only love to give us a well-resourced, world beating welfare state but it’s just those pesky immigrants won’t let them, you are a gobshite. You have a loyalty card with your local bridge salesman. You were, in fact, born yesterday.

Partly FF eyeing those sweet sweet transfers from the unelectable right, partly the increasing influence of JOC within the ranks. But they were never a party of either policy or conviction, and always populists by inclination, so really not that surprising.