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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 21h

#Ireland #BlueSkyArtShow #glow #photography #EastCoastKin

The ship sails on through evening’s glow,
Where day meets night in calm below.

Golden rays of sunlight stream dramatically through a break in dark clouds over a calm sea at sunset. A distant silhouette of a ship glides along the horizon near a shadowed coastline, while dark rocks in the foreground catch glimmers of gold reflected on the rippling water.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 5h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Mark Doyle @markdoyle.bsky.social · 4h

Might go as Annie Hall for Halloween.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 7h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

This is the thing. Republicans blocked a standalone Dem bill in the House to pay the troops because they thought it would weaken their ability to just get Dems to fold on the clean CR.

Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 8h

That sound you just heard is Johnson and Thune loudly shitting themselves. He just completely eliminated their leverage

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

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Thom Weaver @thomweaver24.bsky.social · 8h

That sound you just heard is Johnson and Thune loudly shitting themselves. He just completely eliminated their leverage

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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10/11/25, 10:35 AM

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Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · 8h

Not all correlation is causation, but causal relations are always correlated…

MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 9h

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Cathy @cathyby.bsky.social · 8h

(Wild that this is being discussed at UUP conference).

"Why would a proud Irish person want me, or [DUP leader] Gavin Robinson, or Jim Allister [Traditional Unionist Voice leader] choosing their next Taoiseach?”

Because that would mean you mean you had accepted a UI & were participating, perhaps?

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 9h

United Ireland could result in unionists holding Dáil’s balance of power, conference hears

Mike Nesbitt warns ‘biggest threat’ to NI remaining part of UK is English nationalism

www.irishtimes.com

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Cathy @cathyby.bsky.social · 9h

The cause of the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems near McEwen, Tennessee is still under investigation.

Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 9h

'No survivors' found after explosion in Tennessee, sheriff says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

'No survivors' found after explosion in Tennessee, sheriff says

The cause of the Friday morning explosion is under investigation.

www.nbcnews.com

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 9h

Step one of doing a military coup, which Republicans are 100% trying to do, is to buy the loyalty of the military. These motherfuckers are treasonous, but also so so so fucking stupid

CNN @cnn.com · 14h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Stephanie Rains 🪼 @acidrains.bsky.social · 10h

It's all starting to feel very 2008...I wonder if the Central Bank here in Ireland has done any financial modelling for the impact on us of Google and/or Meta completely collapsing?

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 19h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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Smartphone Photographer @averagesphotos.bsky.social · 18h

Ocean Therapy. #seascape #beachlife #coastalliving #rockybeach #oceanview #moodygrams #waveafterwave #seaweed #naturephotography #greysky #cloudscape #ukshots #smartphonephotography #photography

A wide-angle, moody photograph of a rocky beach on a cloudy, dramatic day. The foreground features wet, dark sand, pooling water, and scattered seaweed. Jagged, dark rocks covered in barnacles and algae extend into the middle ground as waves crash gently around them. The sea, a dark grey-blue, stretches to the horizon under a heavily overcast sky with patches of bright white light breaking through.

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El Espectro 👻 🎃 @telescoper.bsky.social · 1d

Shackleton: a Lesson in Leadership

two things exemplify Ernest Shackleton's leadership qualities: one is that he would never ask any of his men to do anything he wouldn't do himself, and the other is that he put the wellbeing of his men at the centre of all his decisions. Can you say those things…

Shackleton: a Lesson in Leadership

two things exemplify Ernest Shackleton's leadership qualities: one is that he would never ask any of his men to do anything he wouldn't do himself, and the other is that he put the wellbeing of his men at the centre of all his decisions. Can you say those things about your "Leader"?

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11h

The EU will urge its G7 allies to use Russian frozen assets to issue their own reparation loans to Ukraine when the group’s finance ministers gather in Washington next week, according to the bloc's economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis.

EU pressures G7 countries to loan frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

Brussels wants other countries to follow the EU’s lead in issuing reparation loans to help war-torn country.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21h

CNN reporting that 4,000 federal employees were fired on Friday, in HHS, Education, Energy, HUD, Homeland Security, Patent and Trademark Office, EPA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

www.cnn.com

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Cathy @cathyby.bsky.social · 13h

Handel's Messiah, no less.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 13h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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Gray Frights! @clickgate.bsky.social · 14h

Shoutout to one of my fave tweets ever of all time

Martin Leahy tweets:

“There was a bus going through Béal na Bláth once and the bus driver announced to the passengers, 'This is where Michael Collins died' and someone on the bus said 'Tis a bad bend alright'.”

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Cathy @cathyby.bsky.social · 13h

#aras25

(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · 15h

If you want the best laughs today, read #SmeartheBejaysis tag.
( context for non-Irish folks: A ghastly politicians said his tactics to destroy socialist Catherine Connolly's presidential campaign would be to 'smear the bejaysis out of her- you'll see how people approach mockery here )

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 13h

Great journalism here

Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · 14h

Q: Why was the person responsible for the Blackwater fish kill never found?

A: it wasn’t anybody’s job.

I talked to the heads of all the agencies involved in the investigation, about why the biggest pollution event in Irish history fell between the cracks.

Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

CountryWide - RTÉ Radio 1

The CountryWide team feature the events, people and happenings that bring colour and life to communities, towns and villages across the country.

www.rte.ie

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Michael @rushstreetblues.bsky.social · 14h

A view of Portland during the dog killers visit. Noem is a pathological liar. Maybe that's why Trump likes her so much. Or maybe it's the knee pads.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."