ciara moloney
@ciaramoloney.bsky.social
film and TV critic, at current affairs and other places. eclectic academic. phd on martin mcdonagh + diaspora. intermittent podcaster. into sitcoms, slasher movies, and martin and lewis.
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all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
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"The only thing the Irish navy can do when it spots a suspicious ship lurking is say 'hello'." What? Are they implying the Irish Naval Service is unarmed, or something? Or have we totally abandoned the pretense that this is anything but an opinion piece
Despite these high stakes, Ireland has no dedicated intelligence agency, just four working navy vessels and the smallest defence budget in the EU. In fact, the only thing the Irish navy can do when it spots a suspicious ship lurking is say “hello”.
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"The only thing the Irish navy can do when it spots a suspicious ship lurking is say 'hello'." What? Are they implying the Irish Naval Service is unarmed, or something? Or have we totally abandoned the pretense that this is anything but an opinion piece
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"We need to have a debate about neutrality"
We're constantly having this debate and you keep losing it
We're constantly having this debate and you keep losing it
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"We need to have a debate about neutrality"
We're constantly having this debate and you keep losing it
We're constantly having this debate and you keep losing it
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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Help 🙏 I’m moving into Ch2 of my PhD by PP, which focuses on the shift in practice embodied by my memoir Negative Space. If you know of any academic writing which references my work, I’d be very grateful to be pointed in its direction. @lilydunn.bsky.social @minxmarple.bsky.social please share? #phd
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Help 🙏 I’m moving into Ch2 of my PhD by PP, which focuses on the shift in practice embodied by my memoir Negative Space. If you know of any academic writing which references my work, I’d be very grateful to be pointed in its direction. @lilydunn.bsky.social @minxmarple.bsky.social please share? #phd
you're acting like life's got me on the ropes. I /want to be/ on the ropes. okay? I'm just – I'm letting life hit me til it gets tired. then I'm gonna hit back. It's a classic rope-a-dope
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
you're acting like life's got me on the ropes. I /want to be/ on the ropes. okay? I'm just – I'm letting life hit me til it gets tired. then I'm gonna hit back. It's a classic rope-a-dope
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By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-you...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-you...
Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”
By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-you...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-you...
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watched two episodes of traitors australia and it's already insane
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
watched two episodes of traitors australia and it's already insane
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I wrote about andrea arnold's cow for @currentaffairs.bsky.social's animals issue, and it's now online for your reading pleasure 🫡
Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”
By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I wrote about andrea arnold's cow for @currentaffairs.bsky.social's animals issue, and it's now online for your reading pleasure 🫡
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i watched these episodes on british tv in the 2000s. YOU LIE.
The infamous flop has released its long-unseen final eight episodes for free, allowing U.S. Friends diehards to watch the spinoff's full run for the first time.
Friends Spinoff Joey Releases 8 'New' Episodes Online — Nearly 20 Years Later - TVLine
www.tvline.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
i watched these episodes on british tv in the 2000s. YOU LIE.
I know it's not in the top hundred crazy things ivan yates goes around saying but his use of "the beltway" to refer to political and media elites is a bizarre and telling incident of Terminal America Exposure Brain
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I know it's not in the top hundred crazy things ivan yates goes around saying but his use of "the beltway" to refer to political and media elites is a bizarre and telling incident of Terminal America Exposure Brain
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"super junior at the department of children" undeniably a funny title, it's like what someone might call you for being a big crybaby about something
Hildegarde Naughton will be new Education Minister. Simon Harris will take finance, Helen McEntee foreign affairs and defence. Emer Higgins will be the new FG super junior at Dept of Children. Frank Feighan will be a junior minister for public procurement. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"super junior at the department of children" undeniably a funny title, it's like what someone might call you for being a big crybaby about something
I wrote about andrea arnold's cow for @currentaffairs.bsky.social's animals issue, and it's now online for your reading pleasure 🫡
Everyone Should Watch Andrea Arnold’s “Cow”
By showing the lives of cows on their own terms, Arnold’s 2021 film reveals the depth of the dairy industry’s violence.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I wrote about andrea arnold's cow for @currentaffairs.bsky.social's animals issue, and it's now online for your reading pleasure 🫡
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the government that claims we need to abolish the Triple Lock to protect our sovereignty and independence also thinks our foreign policy should be decided in Washington and our asylum policy decided in Westminster
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
the government that claims we need to abolish the Triple Lock to protect our sovereignty and independence also thinks our foreign policy should be decided in Washington and our asylum policy decided in Westminster
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Jerry Lewis and Martin Scorsese during the filming of THE KING OF COMEDY (1982)
Scorsese was BOTD in 1942
Scorsese was BOTD in 1942
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Jerry Lewis and Martin Scorsese during the filming of THE KING OF COMEDY (1982)
Scorsese was BOTD in 1942
Scorsese was BOTD in 1942
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This is the "mature debate" they keep banging on about btw. What level of cruelty we should aspire to, with the claimed fear of being seen as less cruel than a country rapidly sliding towards fascism. An ivory tower scumbag
Justice and Migration Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he's committed to ensuring Ireland is 'not viewed more favourably than the UK by those seeking to claim asylum'.
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
His statement comes following proposed reforms to the UK's asylum practices
jrnl.ie/6877693
O'Callaghan 'committed' to ensuring Ireland not viewed 'more favourably' than the UK by asylum seekers
A new International Protection Bill to reform Ireland’s asylum system will be published later this year.
jrnl.ie
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is the "mature debate" they keep banging on about btw. What level of cruelty we should aspire to, with the claimed fear of being seen as less cruel than a country rapidly sliding towards fascism. An ivory tower scumbag
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My father went to a Western just about every night of his life that I remember. He didn't care if it was a good one or a bad one or if he'd seen it before. He said it didn't matter. I have seen just three new Westerns...and I think I understand what my father meant. (1967)
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My father went to a Western just about every night of his life that I remember. He didn't care if it was a good one or a bad one or if he'd seen it before. He said it didn't matter. I have seen just three new Westerns...and I think I understand what my father meant. (1967)
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
wow you're telling me i can use AI to do things in a spreadsheet that are basic functions of a spreadsheet
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
wow you're telling me i can use AI to do things in a spreadsheet that are basic functions of a spreadsheet
is it a good or bad mental health indicator to just about stave off tears when the middle by jimmy eat world comes on
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
is it a good or bad mental health indicator to just about stave off tears when the middle by jimmy eat world comes on