I'm not an American. But if I was a citizen, I would have voted for Clinton and Biden in the past. And I don't like either.
Enabling a genocide is my rock bottom.
#Gaza

The kindly nuns of the Good Shepherd laundry didn't see fit to acknowledge the humanity of 143 inmates, listing them only by initials.

Enumerator, 25-year-old Garda Edward Kingston, obligingly attached his signature, no doubt in deference to the entity calling itself only "Rev Mother Provincial".

Protest for Earth Day in Green

Protest for Earth Day in pink

A government of fossil fools

We can't afford your fossil fuel wars

Today at 5.30

Make your voice heard!

@randolph1234 is a far-right account. Report and block.

Another "child enthusiast" account spreading lies.
Report and block @randolph1234.bsky.social.

Aww. 🥰

House Sparrow nest building is coming on apace under the eaves.
"Absolutely marvellous to have a well-supplied builders merchant on hand" chirped Ma Spuggy "and all this beautiful shredded organic jute cut into safe convenient lengths - I can't cheep highly enough about this cottage resident". 🦉

Hang on.
There's TWO of them?!
😧

Oh fuck off and just build social housing, you fucking gowls.

4 eggs!

Coca-Cola supports Israel in their Palestinian genocide.
F*** them!

Never mind income tax cuts -
Build some f uc king infrastructure in this country.

SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE HERE AND STUFF WORKS

Outright lies.

DON POST Studios 1964 Universal monster mask Phantom of the Opera b&w photo of the iconic Lon Chaney look from the silent classic

accidentally opened the front camera

Thank you to Mary Bishop in Ireland for sharing this beauty , your #FoxOfTheDay this morning !

A dog stands on a table, posing next a basted peak lapel sport coat. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posting next to a basted blue tweed sport coat with notch lapels. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posing in front of a wall where three tailored jackets are hanging.

A dog poses on a table. He's surrounded by a tailor's measuring tape.

Every time this tailor posts a photo of their workspace, it looks like their dog is a tailor and he's showing off the garments he made.

IG z.o.e.y.a.t.e.s

😊

It would have been interesting if he had announced this AFTER Inviting Netanyahu to Budapest and his arrival at the airport.

Newly elected Hungarian PM categorically states that Benjamin Netanyahu, the wanted war criminal, wil be arrested in accordance with the international arrest warrant issued in accordance with the laws all European nations, including the lawless Germany, have signed up to.

We're witnessing start of a recalibration among American lines.
Fuel protests and Independent Ireland saying Ireland is full herald birth of Irish Trumpism.
Housing bill shed scheme and Harris investment idea end pretence of government for all.
They're pulling up the drawbridge.
A new age dawns.

Online abuse of politicians is a profitable business Senator Eileen Flynn's comments on far-right use of the tricolour have made her a lightning rod for online abuse - because viral hatred is highly profitable

In the space of a few weeks in 2025, Simon Harris required armed gardaí at his family home due to multiple bomb threats, while former taoiseach Leo Varadkar was subjected to a homophobic tirade by a self-styled citizen journalist who filmed the confrontation for social media. A man is due before the courts in July in connection with an alleged assault on Mary Lou McDonald and two canvassers the day before the presidential election last year. The incident was filmed and went viral online. So, last week when a video of Senator Eileen Flynn speaking about racism and nationalist propaganda went viral, a predictable and inevitable online pile on began, with posts attacking Flynn's "patriotism" or perceived

Much of the abuse directed at Ms Flynn came from Irish accounts run by people who benefit from algorithmically amplification (so called blue tick accounts), and content monetisation. Monetisation is now a commonplace feature on social media platforms like X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, that allows the company to "share" revenue. The more attention (likes, shares, comments etc) a post gets, the more revenue a user earns. Influencers also often have accounts on three or four platforms and post dozens of times a day, and can also benefit from tips, and paid subscribers so it is difficult to gauge how much they earn, but a single viral post on X can generate over €300 for an influencer, so this can become a quite lucrative activity for not a lot of work. Power

The abuse directed at Ms Flynn did not only come from Irish accounts; international social media influencers whose attention was already on Ireland since the fuel protests latched onto it too. Defiant Ls, an account run by a Macedonian influencer who promotes Maga content shared the video, as did the account LibsofTikTok, with the caption, 'Irish Senator Eileen Flynn says that she is "terrified" to see her nation's flag and thinks it's "disgraceful" to fly it', received more than 250,000 views and over 1,300 comments, mostly abusive. LibsOfTikTok has nearly five million fans and the account is run by Chaya Raichik, a right wing influencer who has previously targeted schools, hospitals and libraries across the United States. Victims of her attention have gone to be inundated with threats of violence.

I have a piece in the Examiner today on how content monetisation is fuelling a new wave of online harassment

Irish influencers with monetised accounts are mimicking the behaviour of people like Chaya Raichik, the owner of LibsOfTikTok, who has turned online abuse & harassment into a business model.

I fully agree on this point.
Billionaires hate criticism.
And our leaders hate hearing that criticism.

Sun rising over a lovey clear morning in Southern half but it feels fresh and the windchill will keep it cool in the East today. Still feeling cool Wednesday with that Easterly breeze. Temperatures will rise on Thursday with plenty of sunny spells.

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

Creeps get to be CEOs.
Sadly.

my mom worked with tim at IBM for a little bit and every time he comes up she goes "UGH that fuckin' creep" so there you go.

Happy Birthday. 🎈

‘Every time I write, I doubt myself’: Michael Rosen at 80 on deep grief, self-belief and chocolate cake The children’s author answers questions from readers, friends and writers on losing his son Eddie, surviving Covid, who he’d invite to his perfect birthday dinner and where he goes for inspiration

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Islands in the sky

The Mourne, Cooley, and Gullion peaks peeping through the clouds this morning as Carlingford Lough vanished under a blanket of fog. A ‘Dawning of the Day’ to remember.

📍 Viewed from the Turf Road, Omeath

🗓️ 20th April 2026
🎶 Fáinne Geal an Lae

#carlingfordlough #ireland

why not $750M? why not $250B? either seems just as likely to succeed, and i am sure there’s no way this can go wrong for him