Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
Knitting, crocheting and ranting. Sewing too. Raving about music. Cyborg. MSc Physics. GradCert Green Energy. Climate Justice. Dublin, Ireland.
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Bionic Laura
@bioniclaura.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Let us all make our art, the weirder the better.
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new newsletter about how i’m staying sane sort of www.humbleoffering.com/something-to...
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
new newsletter about how i’m staying sane sort of www.humbleoffering.com/something-to...
Free pastry from Lidl with my cup of tea this morning. Shopping all done, we got a new air fryer so I’m going to test it out this week.
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Free pastry from Lidl with my cup of tea this morning. Shopping all done, we got a new air fryer so I’m going to test it out this week.
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So after insisting on destroying Dublin’s Viking heritage, amid widespread public opposition-and building those Stephenson carbuncles, DCC now want to leave Wood Quay - even if no longer fit for purpose they should be made stay there forever … Sitric’s revenge! #speirgorm www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Concern as council plans to leave Wood Quay offices
Councillors have called for more details about plans by Dublin City Council to leave its headquarters on Wood Quay and replace the controversial office block with social housing.
www.rte.ie
January 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM
So after insisting on destroying Dublin’s Viking heritage, amid widespread public opposition-and building those Stephenson carbuncles, DCC now want to leave Wood Quay - even if no longer fit for purpose they should be made stay there forever … Sitric’s revenge! #speirgorm www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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The post office is a public service, and making it pay for itself is an abdication of responsibility by the government. Fund the bloody thing so it doesn’t overprice itself into a death spiral.
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
Cost of stamps to rise because people are sending fewer letters, An Post says
Cost of stamps to rise because people are sending fewer letters, An Post says
Company also links the hikes to wage increases it must cover for postal staff in line with national pay awards
www.irishtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The post office is a public service, and making it pay for itself is an abdication of responsibility by the government. Fund the bloody thing so it doesn’t overprice itself into a death spiral.
#speirghorm
#speirghorm
Watching a lovely documentary about a fella restoring Shackleton’s cabin on BBC4.
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Watching a lovely documentary about a fella restoring Shackleton’s cabin on BBC4.
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I love Keith telling the potters they should be proud of their work. Like, creativity is hard and it’s so easy to nitpick yourself but this show is so good at emphasising how any act of creativity is magical, even if it doesn’t come out as planned. #PotteryThrowdown
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I love Keith telling the potters they should be proud of their work. Like, creativity is hard and it’s so easy to nitpick yourself but this show is so good at emphasising how any act of creativity is magical, even if it doesn’t come out as planned. #PotteryThrowdown
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Mother, I LOVE HIM. #PotteryThrowdown
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Mother, I LOVE HIM. #PotteryThrowdown
I would die for everyone on the #potterythrowdown Bookends inspired by peat hags. Absolutely awesome.
January 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I would die for everyone on the #potterythrowdown Bookends inspired by peat hags. Absolutely awesome.
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Efrem Gidey among 10km record breakers in Valencia
Efrem Gidey among 10km record breakers in Valencia
Limerick teenager Ava Crean improved her 10km best by almost a minute
www.irishtimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Efrem Gidey among 10km record breakers in Valencia
@wolvendamien.bsky.social Last year you mentioned clipping and I have really gotten into them. My son watched their tiny desk concert and now he’s inspired to make robots that make music. So thanks for that.
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
@wolvendamien.bsky.social Last year you mentioned clipping and I have really gotten into them. My son watched their tiny desk concert and now he’s inspired to make robots that make music. So thanks for that.
Absolutely love this article about Gladiators! So looking forward to season three. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Bring me a gigantic Gladiator who can cradle me like a baby!’: behind the scenes of the most joyous show on TV
When it first returned to our screens, people said Gladiators was a tired format. They had clearly forgotten the joy of watching half-clad hulks with silly names go to battle, says superfan Helen Pidd...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Absolutely love this article about Gladiators! So looking forward to season three. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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'What is that supposed to mean? That the law is obsolete in the face of a white supremacist sexual exploitation material-generating machine?'
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
Surrealing in the Years: We're entering a new era of lawlessness. Don't expect much help from our leaders
Am I going completely insane?
www.thejournal.ie
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
'What is that supposed to mean? That the law is obsolete in the face of a white supremacist sexual exploitation material-generating machine?'
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
It's the first column of the new year and it's grimmer than ever before, my friends.
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How Death Redefined David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’
www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/m...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/m...
How Death Redefined David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’
Looking back on the Thin White Duke’s passing, legacy, and swan song 10 years later
www.theringer.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
How Death Redefined David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’
www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/m...
www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/m...
Jessie and Harriet are great. #TheTraitorsUK
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Jessie and Harriet are great. #TheTraitorsUK
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They’re a Great Dane away from solving mysteries in a mini van! #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
They’re a Great Dane away from solving mysteries in a mini van! #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK
Looking forward to #TheTraitorsUK tonight. Last night was great. I missed a decrease row because I was so stuck into the drama.
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Looking forward to #TheTraitorsUK tonight. Last night was great. I missed a decrease row because I was so stuck into the drama.
Live footage from my house. 😂 (Applies to other household members not me though)
A set of tattered rags loosely held together by fraying threads that no longer remotely resemble a hoodie still has “plenty of wear left”, an autistic man has claimed.
Autistic man insists collection of holes held together by threads is “just a little worn”
Headline by John Butler A set of tattered rags loosely held together by fraying threads that no longer remotely resemble a hoodie still has "plenty of wear left”, an autistic man has claimed. Dexter…
thedailytism.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Live footage from my house. 😂 (Applies to other household members not me though)
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Thanks @conorom.bsky.social for writing this piece for us setting out the legal position on X and CSAM… in short, yes, they could be prosecuted.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland could prosecute Twitter/X for AI 'child porn' deepfakes
The horrific child sex abuse material produced every day by Grok is already banned under Irish law. The real test is if we are ready to enforce that law against large tech companies
www.irishexaminer.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Thanks @conorom.bsky.social for writing this piece for us setting out the legal position on X and CSAM… in short, yes, they could be prosecuted.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Finally got a filofax insert (not the exact one I like though) from Terenure office supplies. Getting it set up for the year now.
Also on this point I can’t get the Filofax insert I like for said calendar anywhere. Idk they probably started selling 2026 calendars in 2024 or something. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Finally got a filofax insert (not the exact one I like though) from Terenure office supplies. Getting it set up for the year now.
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this, coming from the Media Minister in Ireland is embarrassing.
other genAI providers have managed to minimise generation of non-consensual porn and CSAM, why can’t X?
it is absolutely scandalous to put the onus on the user and not the platform owner financially benefiting from this
other genAI providers have managed to minimise generation of non-consensual porn and CSAM, why can’t X?
it is absolutely scandalous to put the onus on the user and not the platform owner financially benefiting from this
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 12:53 PM
this, coming from the Media Minister in Ireland is embarrassing.
other genAI providers have managed to minimise generation of non-consensual porn and CSAM, why can’t X?
it is absolutely scandalous to put the onus on the user and not the platform owner financially benefiting from this
other genAI providers have managed to minimise generation of non-consensual porn and CSAM, why can’t X?
it is absolutely scandalous to put the onus on the user and not the platform owner financially benefiting from this
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There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
There are real people, real women, real girls whose images have been edited by grok at the request of users.
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
This is not some fictionalised, nebulous harm.
That the 'adults in the room' and 'rules-based order' governments are humming and hawwing over taking a firm line on this is extraordinary
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"Hey Alexa... What is Bristol like?"
These are apparently facial reconstructions of a 2,300-year-old Pazyryk Scythian male and female from the same kurgan in Berel, Kazakhstan and not - as I first thought - that couple I met at a Spiral Tribe soundsystem in 1992 who sold me E that turned out to be paracetamol.
January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"Hey Alexa... What is Bristol like?"
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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The state shot &killed people in the uk for decades, colluded with citizens to kill & has frustrated justice in uk courts ever since. Sean Browns widow awaits her day in the Supreme Court. THAT has been a warning siren ringing for decades - the colonial attitude of us being lesser stops them hearing
The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The state shot &killed people in the uk for decades, colluded with citizens to kill & has frustrated justice in uk courts ever since. Sean Browns widow awaits her day in the Supreme Court. THAT has been a warning siren ringing for decades - the colonial attitude of us being lesser stops them hearing