Chris
@cc42.bsky.social
Just wants to drink tea and read books.
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If you are somehow, beyond all reason, still on Twitter, you are financially supporting violating women and also financially supporting child pornography.
How are you financially supporting it? Your posts are sitting next advertising. That’s it! Don’t even need to subscribe!
How are you financially supporting it? Your posts are sitting next advertising. That’s it! Don’t even need to subscribe!
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
If you are somehow, beyond all reason, still on Twitter, you are financially supporting violating women and also financially supporting child pornography.
How are you financially supporting it? Your posts are sitting next advertising. That’s it! Don’t even need to subscribe!
How are you financially supporting it? Your posts are sitting next advertising. That’s it! Don’t even need to subscribe!
So #StarfleetAcademy came out swinging, the first two eps are great! 💜 Already enjoying a lot of the characters, and the post-Burn rebuilding feels real and... relevant. 🥲
Looking forward to next week 🖖
#StarTrek
Looking forward to next week 🖖
#StarTrek
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
So #StarfleetAcademy came out swinging, the first two eps are great! 💜 Already enjoying a lot of the characters, and the post-Burn rebuilding feels real and... relevant. 🥲
Looking forward to next week 🖖
#StarTrek
Looking forward to next week 🖖
#StarTrek
I'm subscribed to @esa.int email updates, agus uaireanta, bíonn siad as Gaeilge.
I just think it's neat. 🥹☘️🖖 #SpéirGorm
I just think it's neat. 🥹☘️🖖 #SpéirGorm
Seolann ESA agus Playmobil raon mhisean Mars
Tá Gníomhaireacht Spáis na hEorpa (ESA) agus Playmobil ag cur lena gcomhpháirtíocht rathúil le raon úrnua de bhréagáin ar théama an spáis, a thugann sainfís Eorpach d'fhiosrúchán Marsa i lámha t...
www.esa.int
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I'm subscribed to @esa.int email updates, agus uaireanta, bíonn siad as Gaeilge.
I just think it's neat. 🥹☘️🖖 #SpéirGorm
I just think it's neat. 🥹☘️🖖 #SpéirGorm
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Update on this from the Complex CEO/Artistic Director, Vanessa Fielding.
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Update on this from the Complex CEO/Artistic Director, Vanessa Fielding.
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A misperception about the number of people immigrating to Ireland and their reasons for doing so is linked to negative attitudes towards immigration, according to a new report published today jrnl.ie/6926698
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
jrnl.ie
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A misperception about the number of people immigrating to Ireland and their reasons for doing so is linked to negative attitudes towards immigration, according to a new report published today jrnl.ie/6926698
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NCT website cloned in online scam targeting motorists
NCT website cloned in online scam targeting motorists
Victims report losing hundreds of euros to fake NCT website appearing on search engines
www.irishtimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
NCT website cloned in online scam targeting motorists
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As of June 2025, there are 89 data centres in Ireland, all of which have been mapped by The Journal Investigates here: investigates.thejournal.ie/data-centres
The Journal Investigates: Where are all the data centres and why should you care?
investigates.thejournal.ie
January 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
As of June 2025, there are 89 data centres in Ireland, all of which have been mapped by The Journal Investigates here: investigates.thejournal.ie/data-centres
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Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
Israeli quadcopter kills three in Gaza's Khan Younis; police chief slain
Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
www.aljazeera.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.
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In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.
It’s a feature.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
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"But my people/fandom/special interest group are on X"
If your people are hanging out among the Nazis and the CSAM then fuck your people
If your people are hanging out among the Nazis and the CSAM then fuck your people
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"But my people/fandom/special interest group are on X"
If your people are hanging out among the Nazis and the CSAM then fuck your people
If your people are hanging out among the Nazis and the CSAM then fuck your people
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I will reiterate that I've never had cause to regret abandoning the former Twitter more than two years ago now, and have suffered neither personally nor professionally for doing so. Since I left it's become more toxic and, yes, evil. The people who are still there should really consider moving on.
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I will reiterate that I've never had cause to regret abandoning the former Twitter more than two years ago now, and have suffered neither personally nor professionally for doing so. Since I left it's become more toxic and, yes, evil. The people who are still there should really consider moving on.
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Folks, @womensaidireland.bsky.social have closed their X account on principle. Follow them here, give them some real engagement to acknowledge both the rightness of that decision, but also of letting go of high follower numbers (even if the algorithm meant that no longer signified actual reach).
January 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Folks, @womensaidireland.bsky.social have closed their X account on principle. Follow them here, give them some real engagement to acknowledge both the rightness of that decision, but also of letting go of high follower numbers (even if the algorithm meant that no longer signified actual reach).
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Is he saying we just give up and don't try and regulate technology that is literally designed to create nudes of children? In what other sphere of life does the Minister think there's no point trying to prevent criminal acts??
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 12:50 PM
Is he saying we just give up and don't try and regulate technology that is literally designed to create nudes of children? In what other sphere of life does the Minister think there's no point trying to prevent criminal acts??
It is ABSOLUTELY the app making the images. But even if it wasn't, the fact that it's actively facilitating their distribution is also horrific and illegal. Wtf is Patrick O'Donovan playing at here?? How is someone with this little understanding of technology in this position? #SpéirGorm
"It's not necessarily the app that's making the images... it's people using the app that's making the images. Making images of that sort is reprehensible..."
No, people are asking the app to make the images.
IT'S A FEATURE. Not a bug.
No, people are asking the app to make the images.
IT'S A FEATURE. Not a bug.
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
It is ABSOLUTELY the app making the images. But even if it wasn't, the fact that it's actively facilitating their distribution is also horrific and illegal. Wtf is Patrick O'Donovan playing at here?? How is someone with this little understanding of technology in this position? #SpéirGorm
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
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The more I see of this show, the more I'm looking forward to it. And this is a very sweet trailer given the year that's in it 💜🖖 #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
youtu.be/RqbkBY0TRdU
youtu.be/RqbkBY0TRdU
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Carry the Legacy and Create the Future
YouTube video by Star Trek
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The more I see of this show, the more I'm looking forward to it. And this is a very sweet trailer given the year that's in it 💜🖖 #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
youtu.be/RqbkBY0TRdU
youtu.be/RqbkBY0TRdU
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Fun as it is to see Peston stating outright what the situation is, here’s what’s going to happen: government and press will brazen this out with drivel until it drops out of the headlines, then everyone will get right back on their previous bullshit. This is what they always do, without fail.
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Fun as it is to see Peston stating outright what the situation is, here’s what’s going to happen: government and press will brazen this out with drivel until it drops out of the headlines, then everyone will get right back on their previous bullshit. This is what they always do, without fail.
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Flu season may have peaked, but people should still remain vigilant about the risk of infection, according to the HSE’s latest report on it and other illnesses like Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
jrnl.ie/6915026
jrnl.ie/6915026
Flu season may have peaked but HSE warns people to remain vigilant over New Year period
There are 677 people currently hospitalised with respiratory illness.
jrnl.ie
December 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Flu season may have peaked, but people should still remain vigilant about the risk of infection, according to the HSE’s latest report on it and other illnesses like Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
jrnl.ie/6915026
jrnl.ie/6915026
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![Comic. [Banner: Mathematical Society: 2025 Meeting.] PERSON 1 with bun: Any other new developments from the year to cover before we wrap? PERSON 2: Oh, the teens picked a new funny number. PERSON 3 with short hair: Aww, I’m glad to hear they’re still doing that. PERSON 4 with ponytail: I’ll add it to the list. [List: 23 (skidoo!; 42; 69; 420; 1,337; 58,008; [circled]: 67]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreig43e2u4zzpifhq6fbf2iwplmva2lt5rokfg5uws5dysbe55up6wa@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Gaza's tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the season's spirit despite the destruction and uncertainty that surround them.
https://to.pbs.org/3YafZiw
https://to.pbs.org/3YafZiw
Gaza's Christian community tries to capture some holiday spirit during the ceasefire
Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the Christmas spirit under a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
www.pbs.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Gaza's tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the season's spirit despite the destruction and uncertainty that surround them.
https://to.pbs.org/3YafZiw
https://to.pbs.org/3YafZiw
It's the 24th so I opened the next door on the Taskmaster advent calendar. I am furious. I can't stop laughing. How dare you, @alexhorne.bsky.social @taskmaster.tv 😅😅😅
December 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's the 24th so I opened the next door on the Taskmaster advent calendar. I am furious. I can't stop laughing. How dare you, @alexhorne.bsky.social @taskmaster.tv 😅😅😅