🧵 Fascinated with narcissistic sociopaths, having encountered one in person. The most infamous case is the US President. The medico-scientific community have followed the analysis by some of the world’s most respected profs on Trump with enormous alarm. They have released a new scary analysts [1]

🧵 One of the great pleasures, for me, is taking a walk & seeing gardens. This lawn of tulips lifts my heart. Vibrant colours & nature are central to my one off ink on paper drawings as you can see in this thread, if you scroll down! [1]

Incredible opportunity for kids & older kids to do something unique & fascinating! Sunday in Collins’ Barracks [on the Luas]. What a treat for interested children! Highly recommend!

A scary aspect of the move to the far right, of British politics, is the witch hunt against trans ppl & the influence of hate groups on the UK govt. The Labour govt has moved further right on human rights than the prior Tory govts. No one could support Labour who cares about liberal democracy.

This is a great expansion of the role of an tUachtarán [President] & within her remit representing every Irish person here & internationally. Water is life & as a conservationist I know it’s a crisis we need to address. In fact Ireland’s climate means our water is needed globally* & not just at home

Fascinating in showing the link between ‘Gender Critical’ [anti-trans ‘ideology’] & far right as represented by the Israeli govt. RTÉ is not taking part in Eurovision due to the genocide in Gaza. Equally it could boycott based on Israel breaking the rules of the competition as revealed in the NYT*

The most respected report on hate, in Europe, based on factual legal data. Ireland is 14th & the UK is 22nd on LGBTQ equality to straight ppl. The Irish govt is not ambitious enough. The UK one is removing rights. Think about it. The ranking is based on which nations see us as human in 2026. 😞

Good for her. I'm only an amateur Kerrywoman but I do know my Rose history and 1) The competition has had prominent participants and winners of mixed heritage in the last number of years. 2) It's also based on a lovesong which is, in some sense, about crossing established boundaries.

▪️Some of my best friends are Black.▪️My trans friends tell me they agree with my transphobia. ▪️Gay people have the same rights as straight ones. These are all indicators of White authoritarian supremacy. The ‘all lives matter brigade’ & designed as wolf whistles to limit minority rights further

🧵 It’s the vocation of an artist to predict the future. Rembrandt predicted existentialism, Picasso the rise of liberal democracy… So let me suggest 3 things [1] Trump will continue in power until death winks & [2] Ivanka will inherit the presidency* & [3] the US will not rise up. (1)

🧵 I love Chaim Soutine (1893-1943), he was one of the greatest modern artists. Active in France he was of Jewish Russian origin. He has always been one of my favourite painters. That he is so little known bewilders me! Here is Le Petit Pâtissier, Self-Portrait & Mad Woman. [1]

🧵 I love Chaim Soutine (1893-1943), he was one of the greatest modern artists. Active in France he was of Jewish Russian origin. He has always been one of my favourite painters. That he is so little known bewilders me! Here is Le Petit Pâtissier, Self-Portrait & Mad Woman. [1]

I remember learning about Haring in the ‘80s & loving his iconic style. As the years have passed you see so much design & art that is derived from his original work. Together with Mapplethorpe he’s NYC to me!

🧵 These two one-off ink on paper drawings were shipped to Nebraska today. I like drawing nature as well as images from the subconscious & using bold colours as you can see in this thread, if you scroll down [1]

As a former RIA research scholar I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to have regular access to this library of world importance. You can pop into the library, on Dawson St, to see the Manuscript of the week - each an internationally important text & a work of art. Do visit!

As anyone who is a mutual knows, I have shared a lot about Irish libraries. As a country famous for its writers such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde & Elizabeth Bowen there’s enormous respect for learning & books. This is most obvious in the regular opening of new libraries. This is an exciting new one!

Kashiwani, the yellow crocodile mascot of Kashiwa City, has an oak leaf on his head and two decayed teeth from eating snacks.

I’ve been building this list since I joined BlueSky in the early days. These are many of the important voices in human rights, art, history, science, academia & news sources. Take a look for some interesting accounts to follow. I’m also v open to suggestions!

How cool is it to be an art detective? Lovely pastoral Van Gogh & restoration!

My French genes are begging me to click the link. My Irish ones are reminding me I need to buy a year’s worth of ink. Enjoy some exquisite design!

Firefighter/Paramedics from Tara Street and Phobsborough are attending a fire on Pearse Street.

It’s fascinating watching how America seems to have normalised AI in its culture in such a short time. Meanwhile, speaking to Irish & British teachers, they’re teaching their kids, no matter the subject, not to use AI as it’s [put more diplomatically] for losers. The story, however … [1]

Cavan to ‘borrow’ its first Pride March from Leitrim. Leitrim is pretending it doesn’t know & is going to count the Twinks & Lazer Beams once they give it back. [Cavan is infamous for being mean, Leitrim for being the poorest county, yet famed for its generosity & patience [1]

🧵 Harry Kernoff (1900-74) was one of Ireland’s greatest artists. He was important in that he introduced European modernism to Ireland & remained in the country despite its hostility to modern art. His art evolved from realism to surrealism & finally, form based abstraction. [1]

Just when you thought Andrew Saxe-Coburg-Goethe-Windsor-Mountbatten couldn’t be more of a sleazy fuckwit, or be more accused of abuse, it turns out he kicked his dog in the head*. What a prince. Andrew Lownie is the historian revealing these >facts<.

🧵 If you are a Jewish UK citizen & scared by the dramatic rise of the far right, in British politics, you have the option of moving to Ireland. Despite media & political propaganda, fewer than 1% of the electorate voted far right in our most recent elections. [1]

🧵 Analysis of the self-described rally against antisemitism, London* Lionising far right speakers, & failure to invite the only Jewish party leader, tells a story. The flags for the Iranian King in exile & laughter/booing of left wing figures, tells another. Fascism doesn’t protect minorities [1]

🧵 Gave my friend tulips & daffodils for her garden & it was the best thing I’ve done in a while. She sends me photos of flowering & they make us both happy! It’s the splash of colour after dark Winter, that I love. The joy of the rainbow is central to my work, as you can see if you scroll down! [1]

I’m negotiating with the family as to whether I can have my epitaph on the family grave stone. They weren’t closed to it, but thought I had said I wanted ‘a decent skin’, when I wanted ‘a semi-decent skin’. I was even willing for the other incumbents to add ‘*see what we had to put up with’ [1]

Where they choose not to invite the only Jewish party leader, to a rally against antisemitism, reminds me of US corps where they appointed a straight person as LGBTQ liaison, in each dept, as part of their career development. Even better was they could claim to support diversity, without diversity*

You couldn’t make it up! The Jewish leader of the centrist Green Party is not invited to this rally against antisemitism, but the far right leaders of Reform & the Torys are. Up is down, black is white, hate is love etc etc. The Greens have called out the Gaza genocide, the others haven’t.

Horrific revelations on the willingness of the EU to give data to US. Included will be the sexual orientation of the person* As older readers might be aware, far right regimes historically torture, jail & murder ppl who are not heterosexual. The EU is complicit in homophobia & breaching the ECHR

🧵 I’ve been getting out more, recently. The old pneumonia knocked me out. I really enjoy inspecting gardens to see plants doing their thing! It’s these blasts of colour that I find inspiring, as you can see in my one-off drawings if you scroll down, in this thread [1]

Night

Beautiful & wild imagery! There are so few ppl who are actually good at poetry & then you see a master at work! Peigí seems to breathe poems.

The media is desperate to find reasons to smear Polanski*. Can I suggest they use Google to see Major’s gymnastic history, Blair’s band, Cameron’s Bullingdon escapades & everything by Truss & Johnson. Altho it’s a hard time for them trying to work out which they hate most: gay, Jewish or Green!

I’m reading a set of diaries which recount 2 authors exchanging who they wrote for, in their mind’s eye. One said young uneducated, & the other, ppl like himself. Amusingly the former lacked empathy for his purported readers, whilst the latter comes across as v human. [1]

And there it is, tacit admission that the Israeli state cheated in last year’s Eurovision. Despite the allegations being put to Eurovision, with evidence, they did nothing. Now they are repeating the abuse & all they get is a formal warning. Ireland won’t be taking part as we don’t support genocide.

From now on I’m using this 19th C Hiberno-English curse: May the seven terriers of hell sit on the spool of your breast and bark in at your soul-case!

🧵 A variation on this view is quite common on here. It is wrong. Labour voters are not necessarily left wing. Indeed since Blair’s time the party has been centre right. Additionally some voters just vote for who their parents voted for, others again vote on class. To assume Labour is leftwing… [1]

Am listening to birdsong, in a sunny patch, in the sitting room. I say birdsong but it, in fact, sounds like the avian version of soccer hooligans. The sky is that colour blue that reminds me of setting off for the airport. Ranelagh blackbirds seem to be wolf-whistling now! Sacré bleu!

[1] This banning of social media, for minors, really irks me. It’s indicative that democracy is being usurped by tech barons. I know plenty of children less impressionable than journalists, for instance. Previously censorship was of the publication, now it’s of the people. The correct…

BBC bigotry. If Morgan were this inflammatory about Black ppl or Jews, would he be invited? Instead he’s allowed to do his ‘gotcha’ question. It’s worthwhile considering why it’s not ‘what is a man?’ The answers wld be so diverse they’d be laughed at. But women are, in the patriarchy, just bodies*

Good night my fellow Sans-Culottes, from Dublin! You can see more of my art here: robbohan.etsy.com but meanwhile enjoy this Covid care package from 6 years ago! Doesn’t time fly! [1]

Outrageous how far right BBC reporting on LGBTQ ppl has become. They use the far right term ‘trans identifying’. It’s the same misnomer the far right loved using about gay men as having a gay ‘lifestyle’. Both imply choice. You’re born gay or trans, you have to really fuck up in life to be a bigot!

Must be confusing to be a candidate for Farage’s far right UK Reform Party. This tulip said all the quiet bits out loud*, so he got expelled. Imagine trying to explain to a far right tulip the difference between ‘in your head’ & ‘out loud’? However, he did get the memo about the flag-shagging!

Immersion Feet, ankles Cold as bones Grasp the shell-sand Between toes A calving Cold as a sickening Black as shale Cooking Cleaning Setting a fire The rocks are heavy Hard and shattering White quartz The blood is red It runs into the drain of the byre #PegsPoyums

For Robert Óg Carrún Blessings on your head in a glowing heap for ever, beloved, as you grip the great wooden carrying-harp. With a stream of polished playing, profound and sweet, you have banished the spiders' webs out of all our ears. Translated from early modern Irish by Thomas Kinsella

Wiki is on the case. Q Manivannan is Scotland’s first trans/non-binary Member of the Scots Parliament [MSP]. At a time when far right media & establishment politics is scapegoating trans ppl, this is a major result for the LGBTQ community in these Islands! Congratulations @qmanivannan.bsky.social

Scotland has its first trans MSP 🏳️‍⚧️