Not gonna lie, finding out that the President of Nintendo America was named Bowser was a highlight of last year.

Great to see that the #chickenpox vaccine has finally been added to the early childhood schedule here in ireland. www2.hse.ie/babies-child... If your child is over two, your GP can administrator the vaccine.

A new month approaches! FIYAH will open to submissions on October 1, for our first *unthemed* issue of 2026! Polish up those pieces, we can't wait to see your work 🔥🔥🔥 Share with a hungry Black SFF author or poet who the world needs to know about ✊🏿🖤

Italy was on strike in solidarity with Palestinians last Monday. Hundreds of thousands demonstrated blocking roads, ports & railway stations. In Rome, many drivers found themselves stuck in traffic — & were happy about it, saluting demonstrators & condemning Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.

Have just seen the cost of very average BnBs and 3-star hotela in Galway the week of the university graduations. Gouging does not even begin to describe it. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Microsoft is cutting access to SOME Azure cloud services to a unit of the IDF, found to be using those services for survailance and tracking of Palestinians. It's far from a full withdrawl of services, but it is positive progress. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

'You just earned your brit card' to become biggest insult in Ireland

Your regular reminder to credit/tag your whole damn creative team. Writers, the book did not end with you (or as I sometimes see posted, just you and the artist.). You worked with an artist, a colorist, a letterer, editorial. Don't be selling them short

Oh what?! The stupid ID card that won't happen but will soak up billions of pounds that could be spent on homing the unhoused, healing the sick or feeding the hungry is also a digital information grab? Fuck OFF.

A reminder for anyone reading that exercise is usually contraindicated for anyone with PEM/PESE; and screening for exertional intolerance should be undertaken with expert advice. We recommend resources from @longcovidphysio.bsky.social for finding out more…

Dublin Zoo has begun to offer Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreted videos for visitors through QR codes

Yes this is the 'entertaing' media coverage we need. Again @thejournal.ie showing how it's done. I am As Misneach gets ready to leave the Áras with Michael D, who could be Ireland's next First Pet? jrnl.ie/6826360 #Áras25 #speirgorm

Canadians rank basic income as top answer to AI job displacement We expect this will only grow in salience

Universal Basic income (UBI) reduces poverty and income inequality. It improves physical and mental health. A UBI set at $1,000 per adult per month and $300 per child per month would entirely eradicate poverty in the U.S. www.britannica.com/procon/unive...

An attempt at making Little Mari wear a pumpkin costume

Hey folks, I've added Hollow Knight: Silksong to my curator page, it's absolutely incredible and genuinely surprising and delighting me every step of the way. For such a hugely anticipated sequel to a game that set an incredibly high bar, it delivers. 👍 store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/...

I’m supporting Connolly, but I know some on the left feel they can’t and I respect that view even if I don’t share it. They are also “unrepresented” in the election but I have seen precisely ZERO of them claim the process itself is undemocratic. Only the far right feel entitled to a candidate.

Yup they could have published yards and yards of distracting drivel. Now they have to work harder to create articles to make us click and read.

Ah so they mention Estonia news.err.ee/1608291072/h...

Fancy a chance to win some FREE Books? We've teamed up with @thestorygraph.com to give away copies of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell, AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by @voidcricket.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE by @mkhardywrites.com and GORSE by @samkhorton.bsky.social ! Closes 18th October '25.

This.

SNAs are vital part of having kids thrive in school. Mine would have never managed secondary school with out thier SNAs who they shared with another pupil. But yet SNAs were withdrawn for non physical supports for new pupils in 2016.

/sniggers 3 way rotating president?

It's not a matter of autistic people being the only people who need things, while you are a bastion of calm independence. Your needs get met as a matter of course because the system is designed for you. I am asking for a fraction of that energy.

YOU need things explained to you a certain way. YOU need your feelings managed. YOU need people to make eye contact with you when they talk, or you feel uncomfortable. YOU need people to read subtext so you don't have to say the quiet part. Those are YOUR needs and I try to meet them every day.

If I could get non-autistic people to understand one thing, it wouldn't be that I have support needs. It would be that YOU have support needs.

This will increase the amount of energy needed and destroy the middle classes which, in turn, will destroy domestic consumption and be bad for the real economy. I have no idea which side of the bet will win but either way the US economy loses.

This means that they will be able to keep wages higher and have a viable middle class which drives domestic consumption which is good for GDP. The USA are betting on using AI to drive down wages by replacing staff with computers.

It appears that China and the USA are taking opposite bets on the productivity equation. If productivity is a function of wages + energy costs + inputs, and input costs are the same for everyone then what China are doing (with massive solar and wind investment) is pushing down energy costs.

Some Yoruba teaching: The fruit you see is an ackee fruit. Native to West Africa, now the national fruit of Jamaica I believe. The Yoruba call this 'Ishin' or 'Isin'. In the pre-colonial days, a beautiful person was poetically described as 'dudu bi koro ishin' (dark as an ackee fruit seed) 1/2

I was meant to get my covid & fly shot today, but my body has said nope. Leave the house? Nah you are going to struggle to leave the bed. #longcovid #disability

JUST IN: Federal regulators say Amazon has settled their lawsuit over whether its web designs have manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions that were purposefully hard to cancel.

Can't see a 'Brit Card' causing any problems in Northern Ireland where 'Brit' is basically a slur to a large chunk of the population.

What a celebration across schools today for SNA Appreciation Day, the second one ever. We were sent a huge amount of photos from across Ireland, so these are just a snapshot! They deserve every bit of recognition for their incredibly valuable work #SNAAppreciationDay

Some of the false assumptions that Ryanair is making - that everyone has a phone - that everyone carries a phone with them all the time - that no one will lose a phone in the between check-in and boarding - that no one will lose or damage a phone while on holiday

"78% of teachers have thoughts or plans of leaving the teaching profession. This is where [UBI] can help to change lives… When a teacher’s basic needs are met, they can focus on their students and community even more. The [$500/mo in basic income] gave me the breathing room to be a better teacher…"

"We are witnessing a genocide. I hoped I would never have to say such words in my lifetime. As president I would travel to Palestine to show my support and solidarity and that of the Irish people to the people of Palestine.” @catherinegalway.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/preside... #Spéirghorm

#bringmesunshine #speirgorm www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNbT...

So it isn't the TG4 game that is blacked out in Ireland, but Premier Sports have an exclusive game which will be blacked out for 90 minutes after finish. Very frustrating, we don't have the option to subscribe digitally directly to Premier Sports in Ireland. #URC #Rugby #SpeirGorm

Dan O'Brien's Institute of International and European Affairs is holding a briefing on how the US might react to the Occupied Territories Bill. One of his two 'experts' is a Zionist settler who has a home on stolen Palestinian land in the West Bank. www.ontheditch.com/comment-dan-...

Can’t believe no one wants to adopt these two 😭 #speirghorm

It’s 21 years since Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett, was first published, #OTD 25 September 2004. Postmaster Moist von Lipwig is, finally, a proper grown-up. And remember… “The best way to get something done is to give it to someone who is busy”

I have a theory that Spock's human mum was autistic as fuck, which is why she got on with Vulcans.

🌈Hey Reading Rainbows! Happy belated Bi Visibility Day! To celebrate we have collected twenty-three book recommendations! What’s your favorite bi book? Drop us the title and author in the comments! Authors please feel free to self-promote your bi books in the comments! 🧵

For-profit age-verification providers are now pushing for "continuous biometric monitoring" — AI scans of your face, your voice, your behavior — while you're online to protect children. Every session. Every website. Every keystroke. Monitored and recorded.

Be strong for those who cannot be. Be kind, but especially to those who seldom receive kindness. Be aware of your weaknesses, but also your strengths. Be smart, be brave, be loyal. In short, be a true warrior, and know I am proud to stand with you.