@echancrure.bsky.social
RIP to The Clobberer, Ranken ♥️
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
RIP to The Clobberer, Ranken ♥️
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4 stories in the @irishtimes.com highlight the crazy approach to climate action by the government. 3 articles detailing the heavy financial & social cost of climate breakdown, and 1 where the govt celebrates increasing climate emissions for the airport by lifting the passenger cap. 🤯 #SpeirGorm
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
4 stories in the @irishtimes.com highlight the crazy approach to climate action by the government. 3 articles detailing the heavy financial & social cost of climate breakdown, and 1 where the govt celebrates increasing climate emissions for the airport by lifting the passenger cap. 🤯 #SpeirGorm
I despair: Irish government to remove passenger cap in Dublin airport.
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
I despair: Irish government to remove passenger cap in Dublin airport.
If Gen AI had a body, could it do everything I do today? As a lecturer in software development, a runner, a familly man I would say yes. Often better than me. Even be more social.
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
If Gen AI had a body, could it do everything I do today? As a lecturer in software development, a runner, a familly man I would say yes. Often better than me. Even be more social.
That's good and sustainable: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
First of its kind ‘high-density’ hydro system begins generating electricity in Devon
Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM
That's good and sustainable: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Between 2030 and 2050 oil production is likely to fall by 50% of current levels.
Forget cheap flight seats...
A new white elephant in 2040:
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Forget cheap flight seats...
A new white elephant in 2040:
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
MetroLink paying €30m+ for Ranelagh homes a 'no brainer'
The head of MetroLink has said it is likely to pay over €30 million to buy homes in Dartmouth Square in south Dublin, as part of a deal with residents to withdraw their judicial review of the project.
www.rte.ie
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Between 2030 and 2050 oil production is likely to fall by 50% of current levels.
Forget cheap flight seats...
A new white elephant in 2040:
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Forget cheap flight seats...
A new white elephant in 2040:
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Let me make my position clear.
Donald Trump is incompetent, corrupt, and depraved.
And those who continue to support him enable and encourage that behavior.
x.com/politicsusa4...
Donald Trump is incompetent, corrupt, and depraved.
And those who continue to support him enable and encourage that behavior.
x.com/politicsusa4...
x.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Let me make my position clear.
Donald Trump is incompetent, corrupt, and depraved.
And those who continue to support him enable and encourage that behavior.
x.com/politicsusa4...
Donald Trump is incompetent, corrupt, and depraved.
And those who continue to support him enable and encourage that behavior.
x.com/politicsusa4...
Trump is seriously dangerous
January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump is seriously dangerous
Catch up on Mussolini to try to understand what Trump might do next.
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Catch up on Mussolini to try to understand what Trump might do next.
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"Sure that factory has been making an industrial quantity of child sex abuse images, but the Government also gets some leaflets printed there."
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
A great read by
@tupped.bsky.social
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
A great read by
@tupped.bsky.social
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 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Sure that factory has been making an industrial quantity of child sex abuse images, but the Government also gets some leaflets printed there."
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
A great read by
@tupped.bsky.social
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
A great read by
@tupped.bsky.social
the irish economy has 27 masts
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
the irish economy has 27 masts
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Code Yikes!
The CO2 data for November, 2025, was just released by NOAA, and the 3-year mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth hit yet another new record high, at 7.93 ppm per 3 years.
That dip in the early 1990's is due to Mt. Pinatubo.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
I think the modern root of all evil is calculus.
If it had been banned, a no-zone, we would be a steampunk world of 18th-century technology with basic computers.
The planet would be in a happier state.
If it had been banned, a no-zone, we would be a steampunk world of 18th-century technology with basic computers.
The planet would be in a happier state.
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think the modern root of all evil is calculus.
If it had been banned, a no-zone, we would be a steampunk world of 18th-century technology with basic computers.
The planet would be in a happier state.
If it had been banned, a no-zone, we would be a steampunk world of 18th-century technology with basic computers.
The planet would be in a happier state.
Just reread this, and I think it still stands up. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer
Given the increasing reliance on software for public administration, do we need a government-wide figure to provide advice and guidance?
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Just reread this, and I think it still stands up. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Worst MR cringe from reviewer: " You committed a merge conflict"
😱
Not my day.
😱
Not my day.
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Worst MR cringe from reviewer: " You committed a merge conflict"
😱
Not my day.
😱
Not my day.
methink that we ought to resist the power of money for all our sakes: environment & people together in a forever sustainable harmony.
So that's a no on burning fossil fuels, on plastic, on destructive mining and a yes on communities.
Quite a long way to go, but degrowth is a good start.
So that's a no on burning fossil fuels, on plastic, on destructive mining and a yes on communities.
Quite a long way to go, but degrowth is a good start.
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
methink that we ought to resist the power of money for all our sakes: environment & people together in a forever sustainable harmony.
So that's a no on burning fossil fuels, on plastic, on destructive mining and a yes on communities.
Quite a long way to go, but degrowth is a good start.
So that's a no on burning fossil fuels, on plastic, on destructive mining and a yes on communities.
Quite a long way to go, but degrowth is a good start.
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Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps:
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps:
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
The right defends economic power.
The left resists economic power.
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The fact that the Netherlands (18 million inhabitants, ~at 52°N) has more solar installed than all of Africa (1,561 million inhabitants, entirely in the sunbelt) is a gross failure of humanity.
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The fact that the Netherlands (18 million inhabitants, ~at 52°N) has more solar installed than all of Africa (1,561 million inhabitants, entirely in the sunbelt) is a gross failure of humanity.
30 Millions developing a non-viable commercial airport in an era of climate emergency: private money with public carbon liabilities...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Ryanair says 'likely' to operate flights from Waterford
The group chief executive of Ryanair has said it is "likely" the airline will operate a number of weekly services from Waterford Airport, once an upgrade has been completed.
www.rte.ie
October 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
30 Millions developing a non-viable commercial airport in an era of climate emergency: private money with public carbon liabilities...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
So finally we have been cut off from BBC radio 6. As it happens my "student" subscription to the Irish Times has lapsed (goodbye simplex). As we just bought Netflix for the first time I am reluctant to fork our more money for subs.
At least www.radiofrance.fr/fip will keep me singing.
At least www.radiofrance.fr/fip will keep me singing.
FIP – Écouter la radio en direct et les radios thématiques
Tout l'univers musical de FIP, sélection de titres Jazz, Electro, Rock, Pop, Groove et bien plus. Écoutez la radio en direct et les radios thématiques.
www.radiofrance.fr
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
So finally we have been cut off from BBC radio 6. As it happens my "student" subscription to the Irish Times has lapsed (goodbye simplex). As we just bought Netflix for the first time I am reluctant to fork our more money for subs.
At least www.radiofrance.fr/fip will keep me singing.
At least www.radiofrance.fr/fip will keep me singing.
So let me get this right. Catherine Connolly wished she had awakened to the "militarisation of Europe" earlier than for the Nice Treaty over 20 years ago?
Seems to me those baby steps in the Nice Treaty have been proved utterly necessary in the face of Putin and Trump...
Seems to me those baby steps in the Nice Treaty have been proved utterly necessary in the face of Putin and Trump...
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So let me get this right. Catherine Connolly wished she had awakened to the "militarisation of Europe" earlier than for the Nice Treaty over 20 years ago?
Seems to me those baby steps in the Nice Treaty have been proved utterly necessary in the face of Putin and Trump...
Seems to me those baby steps in the Nice Treaty have been proved utterly necessary in the face of Putin and Trump...
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Catherine Connolly is a Thundering Disgrace
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/catherine-...
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/catherine-...
Catherine Connolly is a Thundering Disgrace
Connolly's historical amoralism.
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Catherine Connolly is a Thundering Disgrace
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/catherine-...
www.irishpoliticsnewsletter.ie/p/catherine-...
Ah Ah! It's not even 2% of his wealth: it is 2% of wealth minus all the taxes he already pays... He should not worry at all. Unless, of course, his tax liabilities are currently 0...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man
LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, who could take €1bn hit, says proposed 2% levy ‘aims to destroy liberal economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Ah Ah! It's not even 2% of his wealth: it is 2% of wealth minus all the taxes he already pays... He should not worry at all. Unless, of course, his tax liabilities are currently 0...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump destroys NVidia:
1 Ban NVidia selling into China
2 China develops its own chips
3 Trump allows export to China
4 China instructs its companies to only use Chinese chips [we are here]
5 China develops better, cheaper chips
6 China floods the world with its chips
7 NVidia is destroyed
1 Ban NVidia selling into China
2 China develops its own chips
3 Trump allows export to China
4 China instructs its companies to only use Chinese chips [we are here]
5 China develops better, cheaper chips
6 China floods the world with its chips
7 NVidia is destroyed
September 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump destroys NVidia:
1 Ban NVidia selling into China
2 China develops its own chips
3 Trump allows export to China
4 China instructs its companies to only use Chinese chips [we are here]
5 China develops better, cheaper chips
6 China floods the world with its chips
7 NVidia is destroyed
1 Ban NVidia selling into China
2 China develops its own chips
3 Trump allows export to China
4 China instructs its companies to only use Chinese chips [we are here]
5 China develops better, cheaper chips
6 China floods the world with its chips
7 NVidia is destroyed