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Pierce Maguire

@drpiercem

Former materials scientist and marketer, now Scientific Project Officer at Research Ireland. See piercemaguire.com for more. Pronouns: he/him.

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People can debate AI all they like, but surely we can all agree that anyone who owns or uses a pair of the pervert glasses that secretly record people should be ostracised immediately and totally from our society? I'm sorry but your pervert glasses prove you're a pervert! Get out of town!

04.03.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

Remind me, when you slaughter 85 young school children, are you the Good Guys?

28.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 11
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Statement by President Connolly following strikes on Iran

president.ie/en/media-lib...

28.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 12
A graph showing grant success rates over the years.

A graph showing grant success rates over the years.

Funding rates for investigators seeking research grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health dropped sharply in 2025, according to recently released data.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4s76GwK

24.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Truly the Enoch Burke of the US

05.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies

03.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 8927 πŸ” 1670 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 28
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Danone Recall

23.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.

19.01.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 10098 πŸ” 1779 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 52
Collage of prints from my site 


#SpΓ©irGorm #SpΓ©irGhorm #Ireland

Collage of prints from my site #SpΓ©irGorm #SpΓ©irGhorm #Ireland

One of the handwritten gift notes that I can include for free with all orders, if desired.

One of the handwritten gift notes that I can include for free with all orders, if desired.

First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

03.12.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 12
β€œThe British Museum better have an air-tight alibi.”

Aaron Goldstein, Helium Expert

β€œThe British Museum better have an air-tight alibi.” Aaron Goldstein, Helium Expert

Priceless Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Daytime Raid
https://theonion.com/priceless-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-daytime-raid/

21.10.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 1124 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 9

Another article in the Irish times asking why we’re not talking about trans people more. Cites Stella O’Malley, the Cass report and it just has a tone of β€˜well shouldn’t we be debating this’ as if we debate the healthcare decisions that cancer patients make. SHUT UP.

10.06.2025 08:28 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how easy it is to get Al to agree with what you want.
I asked it where soap was invented and then responded with this suggestive but unfortunately wrong question.
This, your honour, is called leading the witness.

Chatgpt instantly goes along with it:

05.06.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

To be clear, this shields any research coming out of the NIH from independent peer review, which gives him total control to spread propaganda and makes any NIH study completely untrustworthy.

30.05.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 1402 πŸ” 583 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10
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We are PhD researchers with advice for US colleagues: don’t come to Ireland Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
29.05.2025 05:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The UN says no aid has been distributed in Gaza, despite 93 lorries entering yesterday with food and medical supplies.

Aid has yet to reach civilians following the 11-week blockade.

#VMNews

21.05.2025 09:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This is the front page of a fraudulent research article that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. The word "RETRACTED" is written across it in large red letters. 

Wikipedia: On 28th February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia, Non-Specific Colitis, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.[1] The paper falsely claimed causative links between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and colitis and between colitis and autism. The fraud involved data selection, data manipulation, and two undisclosed conflicts of interest.

This is the front page of a fraudulent research article that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. The word "RETRACTED" is written across it in large red letters. Wikipedia: On 28th February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-Lymphoid-Nodular Hyperplasia, Non-Specific Colitis, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder in Children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.[1] The paper falsely claimed causative links between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and colitis and between colitis and autism. The fraud involved data selection, data manipulation, and two undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Today is Retraction Day, when we observe the anniversary of the retraction (Feb. 2, 2010) of the fraudulent paper that purported to show a link between vaccines and autism. πŸ§ͺ#medsky

02.02.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 3990 πŸ” 1712 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 74
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'Depressing': MicheΓ‘l Martin criticised for appointing just three women to Cabinet There are as many women as there are men called James in the new Cabinet.

Taoiseach MicheΓ‘l Martin is facing backlash for his decision to appoint just three women to his 15-member government.Β 

There are as many women as there are men called James in the new Cabinet.

http://www.thejournal.ie/new-government-women-6603232-Jan2025/

23.01.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
Nazikeule im Dritten Reich | Browser Ballett
Nazikeule im Dritten Reich | Browser Ballett YouTube video by Browser Ballett

This is very much the vibe right now (has English subs)

21.01.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can say, β€œgravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.

And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.

21.01.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 879 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 13

The "they can't have done that, because if they had done it, it would be shocking" line the media is taking doesn't bode well for the next very long four years, does it

21.01.2025 08:18 πŸ‘ 735 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
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The truth about Blue Monday #bluemonday #science

20.01.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Man, fuck this guy. Fuck him & all the people like him.

14.01.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 15
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Baby girl freezes to death in Gaza while Israel and Hamas argue over ceasefire Three-week-old Sila is the third baby to die from the cold in Gaza’s tent camps in recent days, according to doctors A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind…

Baby girl freezes to death in Gaza while Israel and Hamas argue over ceasefire

25.12.2024 22:21 πŸ‘ 354 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 17
Screenshot of the livestream of the solstice at Newgrange

Screenshot of the livestream of the solstice at Newgrange

Using modern technology to allow us to continue to witness something the people of this island built in connection with the seasons and the universe thousands of years ago is pretty cool, actually

21.12.2024 09:23 πŸ‘ 483 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7
A tortoiseshell cat with white bits sitting on the back of a chair, its eyes wide in apparent horror. It is reaching out with one paw, and is reminiscent of Alan Rickman at the end of Die Hard

A tortoiseshell cat with white bits sitting on the back of a chair, its eyes wide in apparent horror. It is reaching out with one paw, and is reminiscent of Alan Rickman at the end of Die Hard

As it’s the season to debate whether *that film* is a Christmas movie, here’s a seasonal treat: a cat that looks like it’s falling from Nakatomi Plaza

15.12.2024 12:54 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

If @twisteddoodles.bsky.social is live-doodling the #latelatetoyshow on @bsky.app then it's already over for x/Twitter

06.12.2024 22:03 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight is the test of just how many Irish people are here, and just how much we can baffle anyone who isn't Irish.

See you later...

#LateLateToyShow

06.12.2024 09:16 πŸ‘ 436 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Trad fusion Thunderstruck is an instant classic. Get that on Youtube @latelateshow.rte.ie !!!

#ToyShow

06.12.2024 21:58 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0