If you had doubts about who Independent Ireland are and some of the fuel protest leaders - well they’re showing us.

Protesters and those whose livelihoods are at stake should have nothing to do with the far right or bigotry. #fuelprotests

There are so many variables.
And you can write a page long description of something that reads instantly on screen, or you can say "car chase" that amounts to 5 minutes in the final edit.
The theory is that it all balances out in the end but I think a rule with so many exceptions just isn't useful.

Feels good seeing this. Every time I've questioned the validity of this rule I've been assured that, no, it actually does work, actually.

fuckin'...

Ar fheabhas

A group of Muslim women who feed Dublin's homeless week in, week out, attacked by fuel protestors. I think we see who they are now.

A simple illustration of a chestnut sprouting. A haiku by Issa. In English; little chestnuts how often you are trampled upon. In Irish; a chastána beaga nach mion minic a shatlaítear oraibh!

RIP Gabriel Rosenstock.
I know it's only a tiny fraction of his output, but I love his translation of Issa's haiku into English and Irish.

Protesters add new conditions to ending blockades Caroline O’Doherty reports: Protesters have added new demands to the conditions under which they say they will end their blockades. They now want the Dáil recalled immediately and want the ban on oil exploration off the Irish coast rescinded. That is in addition to removal of the carbon tax from fuel products and price caps on agricultural diesel, auto diesel and home heating kerosene. James Geoghegan, one of the organisers of the protests, told Newstalk the new demands came from discussions with protesting groups around the country.

Ah, so they have now ADDED demands. Just like everyone said they would. These are unserious people.

Asking chatGPT to write a sketch about how an Irish Mammy would deal with the Iran War.

While an impressionist on TikTok imagines what Roy Keane would say about it.

Kowloon Walled City-inspired Suzuki’s hideout BG

Keita Sakai, one of the youngest BG artists of Art Director Shinji Kimura’s team, did these.

So much evocative “lived-in” detail. I’m particularly fond of the “Slippery Springs” (ヌルヌル温泉) towel hanging.

#Tekkon #AmerBeton #鉄コン #木村真二 #anime #アニメ

I don't like thinking or talking about this shithead but he clearly didn't write this. Which is a wee bit exciting.

Clockwork duck à l'Orange

Paul McCartney?

@johnhyphen.bsky.social

Australian dollar coin. Kangaroos on one side

Australian dollar coin. King on the other side.

Australia.
Animals on the coins 👍
Some prick on the other side 👎

Thanks D! Yeah, the magpies sound bizarre. Like a weird steel/glass whistle. In fact, all the songs and calls here are very trippy.

These are spectacular. I can't imagine having this level of patience.
And skill.

This'd be a funny post if I'd forgotten to attach the image

A painting of a cockatoo

I'm in Australia and these himbos just will not shut the fuck up

mm

In accordance with new FIFA rules, in the event of a draw at the end of regulation time, the winner will be decided by asking ChatGPT who deserves the win.
And the winner of Czechia v Ireland is: Yugoslavia
Congrats!
#coybig

A photo of an overpass in Tokyo

A restaurant in Tokyo with many neon signs

A small shop in Tokyo surrounded by plants

The front of a restaurant in Tokyo

Tokyo 📷

A hand painted background painting of a city from the animated film, Kikis delivery service

went to the Ghibli museum this morning and seeing the original background paintings hurt me. Not only am I not in the same league, it's not clear that I'm playing the same sport.
They're Real Madrid - I'm pretty decent at throwing a welly.

If I reply twice in a day, I feel like I'm overdoing it and then I take a few days off. Like a monk who's taken a vow of near-silence.

I'm trying to celebrate but they won't let me.

A bilingual road sign for an industrial estate in Wales. The Welsh text actually says "I'm not in the office at this time. Please send any work to be translated to the translation team."

Bhí mé ag smaoineamh faoin ceann seo mar 'rogha B'

Are these images or wee films or what?

What's your sign?

Auld farmers looking at you, going "sure where else would ye get it?"

An AI-generated poster for a flea market featuring a bus. The bus has no front wheel because AI is dumb.

Behold this poster for a pub in Kilkenny that has an old bus in its beer garden. The actual bus has 4 wheels. Kilkenny, a small town with two big animation studios might.. MIGHT.. have someone who could do a better job? But just writing the details with black marker on a blank page would be better.