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Increasingly Grumpy Old Man with a professional history which includes sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. But in the nicest possible way. Various progressive interests.

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For the first time, a European report puts a price on hashtag#stress at work πŸͺ™

Read it here πŸ”— etui.org/ZL5

02.07.2025 07:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' Ireland's Taoiseach MicheΓ‘l Martin called the situation in Gaza β€˜hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response. Food an...

Via Euronews: Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' www.euronews.com/news/2025/05...

09.05.2025 09:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins

08.05.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 29712 πŸ” 8396 πŸ’¬ 545 πŸ“Œ 1413

Citizens of the country could be called Turtles. With all due respect to my many USA friends who are excepted, this seems appropriate for that country's recent history in that it brings to mind immense, cold-blooded creatures, and their frequent description as living fossils! πŸ™‚

08.05.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Given the proclivity of the USA President for changing geographic names, I suggest that the rest of the world now refer to his country as "Turtle Island". This is the name originally used by the largest indigenous nation, the Navajo, for their homeland.

08.05.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I see media commentary announcing the first American pope. Was not the previous incumbent American? And it occurs to me that it is surely now time to stop referring to the USA as "America" and recognise that there are many more countries on those continents.

08.05.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this. Celebrating Nell McCafferty for International Women's Day. Another great mural for Derry!

08.03.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Writer Jennifer Johnston dies aged 95 How Many Miles To Babylon author was widely recognised for her novels and plays

Enjoyed so much of her writing in the 70s. Sad to learn of her passing but a long life well lived. RIP
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

26.02.2025 09:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'Etcetera' is pronounced "et-SET-uh-ruh."

There is no other word in the English language that begins with \et-set\.

This is probably why many people (not you, of course) pronounce it β€œecsetera” or β€œexcetera.”

11.02.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 738 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 13
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Hey Google, WTAF?!
Here in Europe land we want no part of this nonsense

11.02.2025 06:12 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12
bishop's collar - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

I am writing from Dublin, and that (distressingly bubbly) head is what we would call here a "Bishop's collar" en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bishop%...

11.02.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15 brilliant short books to get you back in the habit of reading Whether a powerful meditation or a gripping detective story, a classic doesn’t have to be 500 pages long

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

11.01.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem

Elon Musk Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $447 billion

Jeff Bezos Wealth
2012: $18 billion
2024: $249 billion

Mark Zuckerberg Wealth
2012: $44 billion
2024: $224 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25 an hour
2024: $7.25 an hour

14.12.2024 19:39 πŸ‘ 1941 πŸ” 812 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 56
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Lovely fresh morning on Montpelier Hill #goodmorning #sunrise

14.12.2024 10:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And ruthful, feckful, ept, wieldy, and full of gorm.

11.12.2024 08:40 πŸ‘ 1564 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 16
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French government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament
04.12.2024 20:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

www.wired.com/story/big-in...

04.12.2024 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Either Danny Healy Rae has announced a major policy shift or the automatic captions programme misheard "and we're proud of Kilgarvin"

02.12.2024 20:38 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11
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The (art) world has gone mad.

04.12.2024 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching the Irish election results come in, and wondering why everyone seems to feel it necessary to lift successfiul candidates should-high? Many are so obese it is a definite hazard for lifters and lifted alike.

01.12.2024 12:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.11.2024 17:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think I'm going to like Bluesky...

27.11.2024 18:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Featuring my @forsatradeunion.bsky.social colleagues Katie Morgan and Westmeathlibrarian Edel Scally at the #UnityAndHope rally lat Saturday in Dublin. youtube.com/watch?v=26Zq...

27.11.2024 12:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
sun setting behind Roman dome

sun setting behind Roman dome


Roman dusk

27.11.2024 17:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not promoted by Andrew Tate, Conor McGregor and co.

24.11.2024 18:01 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Have been going for years. Even if you don't speak Estonian the sheer emotion of the experience will hit you. Amazing cultural event. Tickets go on sale in January I suspect.

25.11.2024 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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25.11.2024 17:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.11.2024 21:55 πŸ‘ 1388 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 14
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Me popping back to Twitter to see if it's improved....

16.11.2024 08:52 πŸ‘ 3354 πŸ” 624 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 44
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Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sum

Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims

17.11.2024 17:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0