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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 19m

Catherine Connolly abandoned her tent at Electric Picnic

#smearthebejaysis

Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 6h

Catherine Connolly always forgets to turn off the immersion 😱 #smearthebejaysis

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El Espectro 👻 🎃 @telescoper.bsky.social · 41m

Catherine Connolly publishes in Elsevier journals

#SmearTheBejaysus #Spéirgorm

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 2d

"Hostages and prisoners ..."

Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

Israel and Hamas agree to peace deal as hostages and prisoners set for release

Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza so that the remaining hostages there can be freed in the coming days in exchange for ...

dlvr.it

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 10h

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 13h

CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 21h

Catherine Connolly questioned by Gardaí over allegations of installing a dodgy box for local GAA club

#SmearTheBejaysis #SpeirGorm

Izzy Fox, PhD 🍉 @izzyfox.bsky.social · 23h

Catherine Connolly seen buying 11 items in the 10 items or less aisle!

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 22h

Catherine Connolly didn't raise her index finger from the steering wheel to acknowledge me when I pulled in to let her continue on!

Niamh Ní Cheallaigh 🇮🇪 ♿️ 🇵🇸 @niamhnicheallaigh.bsky.social · 22h

Catherine Connolly never thanked the driver when she got off bus 10 years ago.

Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 22h

I saw Catherine Connolly watch an ambulance pass by and she didn't bless herself.

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 2d

In @thetimes.com letters page today

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

Pfffft!!

The QS World University Rankings is where its at

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

We've been sailing a steady course in the "351-400" waters for the past few years.

The breahtless press releases are only for those in single number territory.

Scene from "The Prisoner" where Number Six (played by Patrick McGoohan) is being followed by a white balloon that recaptures or kills those who attempt to escape.

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 2d

Effective Business leaders: "It takes several months for new employees to become fully productive members of the team..."

Universities: EXCITING 6 MONTH POSITION REPLACING THE LAST PERSON WHO WAS HERE 6 MONTHS.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

That's not today. That's Tuesday.

Today is Times Higher Education World University Rankings day!

a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating out of a brown bag

ALT: a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating out of a brown bag

media.tenor.com

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2d

Evictions include people with disabilities and children - 13 of the children go to one local school, and their families will have to move outside the catchment area as there is so little available to rent in Killarney. There's a petition to prevent it here: www.change.org/p/prevent-a-...

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 6d

No, you're not going crazy. You did read this and also read about the PSNI arresting people in London for being members of a proscribed organization.

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onefinekitty.bsky.social @onefinekitty.bsky.social · 7d

It began with crowd size.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 8d

"Uncooperative statistician": the term used (typically by a senior clinician) to describe a well-trained and knowledgeable statistician who refuses to conduct flawed or fraudulent research.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 8d

'What is your research question?

- a sardonic new drama about a group of jaded medical statisticians who each week must explain the same issues over and over again to their arrogant clinical colleagues. All while receiving minimum recognition or reward.

I'd watch that!

Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · Sep 27

14 new shows a year about medical doctors. Zero shows ever about medical statisticians. WTF!?

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 8d

RIP Manchán Magan

This was my first introduction to him. I recommend giving it a listen before you go home today.

shows.acast.com/blindboy/epi...

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 8d

Manchán Magan's newly published book Ninety nine words for rain (and one for Sun)

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 15d

Let. Humanitarian aid. In.

Denying humanitarian aid is part of the genocide against the Palestinian people. It is a war crime.

We stand with the Global Sumud Flotilla & all the activists on board as they attempt to deliver aid to Gaza.

They must be afforded safe passage.

Several dozens of boats wearing the colors of the palestinian flag are sailing on the sea in the same direction, with a banner on one of them writing "Flotilla Global Sumud".

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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.bsky.social · 15d

I could have told you this
www.thejournal.ie/gaa-palestin...

Palestinian GAA club's visas for summer tour of Ireland were refused due to 'risk of overstay'

The club was told at the time that the decision was due to issues with documentation.

www.thejournal.ie

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Brendan Palmer @bapalmer.bsky.social · 15d

My superpower is having a mirror on my handle bars. It helps me judge what the idiot behind is about to do and respond before they do it.

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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 16d

COME TO OUR CONFERENCE!

Lots of people work on medicines data: researchers; but also "medicines optimisation" teams, using data to directly improve NHS care; and teams who build data tools. These clans rarely meet... Until now! Join us, Dec 10th, in Oxford.

www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...

2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

The two-day 2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium will take place at Jesus College in Oxford on 10–11 December 2025.

www.bennett.ox.ac.uk

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