Aoife
@aoifenf.bsky.social
Mostly into foreign policy, fantasy, sport, trains, and lamenting Dublin's planning situation.
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Horrifyingly fascinating. Would benefit from some sustained gender analysis. Free to read.
Everything about this is as exactly as bad as you think it's going to be www.ft.com/content/b127...
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Horrifyingly fascinating. Would benefit from some sustained gender analysis. Free to read.
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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Teresa Mannion Remix - SUPER CÉILÍ
YouTube video by SUPER CÉILÍ
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December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Peeps! Brains up! Need recs!
(this is for someone else)
Post T.H. White Arthuriana novels (literary and genre), films, tv series, games, comics, etc. Anything in the King Arthur storyworld. Hoping for a blend of new and older material. Thanks!
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Post T.H. White Arthuriana novels (literary and genre), films, tv series, games, comics, etc. Anything in the King Arthur storyworld. Hoping for a blend of new and older material. Thanks!
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Peeps! Brains up! Need recs!
(this is for someone else)
Post T.H. White Arthuriana novels (literary and genre), films, tv series, games, comics, etc. Anything in the King Arthur storyworld. Hoping for a blend of new and older material. Thanks!
(this is for someone else)
Post T.H. White Arthuriana novels (literary and genre), films, tv series, games, comics, etc. Anything in the King Arthur storyworld. Hoping for a blend of new and older material. Thanks!
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
This is incredible!
Better late than never LOL. I didn't get to show Kery James' video Lettre à la république at the start of the semester, but it's here & ready for our last meeting of the semester in our Decolonization unit. Thanks again @jenniferheuer.bsky.social!
Thanks to @jenniferheuer.bsky.social for sending me Kery James' Lettre à la République. 🎤💥🔥
Definitely showing it my French colonialism class this fall. BOOM! Counter-memory.... (& yes, there are English subtitles & you should watch it) 🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp3X...
Definitely showing it my French colonialism class this fall. BOOM! Counter-memory.... (& yes, there are English subtitles & you should watch it) 🗃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp3X...
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is incredible!
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
NI through the looking glass here. (Also, not a lawyer, but bemused by the idea that reinvestigations would constitute an "obvious potential breach" of Art 8 ECHR - surely one or the other?)
SAS Regiment Association raise ECHR Articles 8 and 6 as grounds to object to Northern Ireland Troubles bill
www.scribd.com/document/951...
www.scribd.com/document/951...
Special Air Service Regimental Association Letter to the RT Hon Hilary Benn MP (1) | PDF
Veterans
www.scribd.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
NI through the looking glass here. (Also, not a lawyer, but bemused by the idea that reinvestigations would constitute an "obvious potential breach" of Art 8 ECHR - surely one or the other?)
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I'm attending a workshop hosted by @techpolicypress.bsky.social tomorrow. They invited me to write a "provocation" about the state of technology and democracy right now.
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0 | TechPolicy.Press
If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we are going to have to do it ourselves, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm attending a workshop hosted by @techpolicypress.bsky.social tomorrow. They invited me to write a "provocation" about the state of technology and democracy right now.
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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honestly you have to admire Infantino's sheer commitment to the funniest, most overt and humiliating forms of corruption possible
Fifa to award new ‘peace prize’ in Washington next month on.ft.com/43efnLR
Fifa to award new ‘peace prize’ in Washington next month
Head of football governing body is close ally of Donald Trump, fuelling speculation that US president may be first recipient
on.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
honestly you have to admire Infantino's sheer commitment to the funniest, most overt and humiliating forms of corruption possible
Well, can confirm Zohran Mamdani has broken through to the 14yr old Dubliners (my nephew sent me a Tik Tok).
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Well, can confirm Zohran Mamdani has broken through to the 14yr old Dubliners (my nephew sent me a Tik Tok).
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Glad to hear Richard is doing well - especially because he’s partly responsible for my “Noble Call” speech at the Abbey Theatre
You see…
The play The Risen People by James Plunkett had a three month run in The Abbey from Nov ‘13 to Feb ‘14, and the theatre invited a different person to “respond”…
You see…
The play The Risen People by James Plunkett had a three month run in The Abbey from Nov ‘13 to Feb ‘14, and the theatre invited a different person to “respond”…
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Glad to hear Richard is doing well - especially because he’s partly responsible for my “Noble Call” speech at the Abbey Theatre
You see…
The play The Risen People by James Plunkett had a three month run in The Abbey from Nov ‘13 to Feb ‘14, and the theatre invited a different person to “respond”…
You see…
The play The Risen People by James Plunkett had a three month run in The Abbey from Nov ‘13 to Feb ‘14, and the theatre invited a different person to “respond”…
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Very glad to hear Prof John Sweeney draw a direct line between Hurricane Melissa and the need for climate action on RTÉ Drivetime a little while ago. Would be good if our political leaders showed a bit more willingness to draw the same connections rather than looking for excuses not to act.
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Very glad to hear Prof John Sweeney draw a direct line between Hurricane Melissa and the need for climate action on RTÉ Drivetime a little while ago. Would be good if our political leaders showed a bit more willingness to draw the same connections rather than looking for excuses not to act.
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We are a f***ing class country, let it be said.
The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We are a f***ing class country, let it be said.
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I did not know specialising in heist economics was an option. My life has been wasted.
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
A few things to consider before committing a museum heist
Art heists may sound glamorous, but stealing priceless cultural artifacts doesn't always pay off like you'd expect. We talked with a veteran art thief, a lawyer, and an expert on heist economics.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I did not know specialising in heist economics was an option. My life has been wasted.
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Nerd that I am, ridiculously exited at the prospects of scouring through the 1926 census.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
Centenary celebrations for release of 1926 census
The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year.
www.rte.ie
October 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Nerd that I am, ridiculously exited at the prospects of scouring through the 1926 census.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
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In this degraded era of influencers touting NFTs of cartoon apes in Dubai, there's honestly something wholesome about a good old-fashioned jewel theft in Paris.
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports reut.rs/43u2cX1
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports
A robbery has taken place at the Louvre museum in Paris early on Sunday, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, with the newspaper Le Parisien reporting several thieves have stolen pieces of jewellery from the Napoleon collection.
reut.rs
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In this degraded era of influencers touting NFTs of cartoon apes in Dubai, there's honestly something wholesome about a good old-fashioned jewel theft in Paris.
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Tom Daley just posted this on TikTok #CelebrityTraitors
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Tom Daley just posted this on TikTok #CelebrityTraitors
La collaboration européenne, en style moderne... (I kind of love it).
@paris.fr @davidbelliard.bsky.social Bonjour!
Serait-il possible d’obtenir plus d’informations sur ces barrières?
Par exemple, un plan technique (afin que nous puissions en tester un), ou bien existe-t-il un fabricant particulier utilisé par la Ville de Paris que nous pourrions contacter?
Serait-il possible d’obtenir plus d’informations sur ces barrières?
Par exemple, un plan technique (afin que nous puissions en tester un), ou bien existe-t-il un fabricant particulier utilisé par la Ville de Paris que nous pourrions contacter?
A video of how the swing gates work in Paris.
There is a slide pin on the hinge side of the gate which slides in and out with minimal effort.
When the pin is in, it prevents the gate from swinging open.
The pin can't be removed out of the gate, to avoid loss of the slide bolt.
There is a slide pin on the hinge side of the gate which slides in and out with minimal effort.
When the pin is in, it prevents the gate from swinging open.
The pin can't be removed out of the gate, to avoid loss of the slide bolt.
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
La collaboration européenne, en style moderne... (I kind of love it).
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Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources. He now aims to help at least 50 countries embark on the path to more clean energy.
He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?
Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources. He now aims to help at least 50 countries embark on the path to more clean energy.