Gerard Cunningham
@faduda.bsky.social
Formerly a productive member of society. Denied a 2023 Hugo.✒️
#journalist #writer #podcasts
Occasionally here, but mostly https://mastodon.ie/@faduda
Recent(ish) project https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerard-Cunningham/e/B002FZ5UG2/
#journalist #writer #podcasts
Occasionally here, but mostly https://mastodon.ie/@faduda
Recent(ish) project https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gerard-Cunningham/e/B002FZ5UG2/
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Gerard Cunningham
@faduda.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Time to give this another boost [now available outside the Amazon ecosystem]
Space Navigator and other stories: short stories and short short stories from the lockdown
www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Naviga...
www.draft2digital.com/book/3033557
Space Navigator and other stories: short stories and short short stories from the lockdown
www.amazon.co.uk/Space-Naviga...
www.draft2digital.com/book/3033557
Checking the latest Nato fervour.
Can only a matter of days (if not hours) until some brandy-soaked Col. Blimp-Brexit announces that the Paddies should get in line or HM armed forces might have to invade, for their own good.
Can only a matter of days (if not hours) until some brandy-soaked Col. Blimp-Brexit announces that the Paddies should get in line or HM armed forces might have to invade, for their own good.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Checking the latest Nato fervour.
Can only a matter of days (if not hours) until some brandy-soaked Col. Blimp-Brexit announces that the Paddies should get in line or HM armed forces might have to invade, for their own good.
Can only a matter of days (if not hours) until some brandy-soaked Col. Blimp-Brexit announces that the Paddies should get in line or HM armed forces might have to invade, for their own good.
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Oh, boo. Saw something fun, shared it—no alt text.
And… delete.
I truly wish there was a setting on Bluesky *not* to show me images without alt-text. I’d opt-in for that in a second, if only to stop myself from accidentally boosting stuff without it.
And… delete.
I truly wish there was a setting on Bluesky *not* to show me images without alt-text. I’d opt-in for that in a second, if only to stop myself from accidentally boosting stuff without it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Oh, boo. Saw something fun, shared it—no alt text.
And… delete.
I truly wish there was a setting on Bluesky *not* to show me images without alt-text. I’d opt-in for that in a second, if only to stop myself from accidentally boosting stuff without it.
And… delete.
I truly wish there was a setting on Bluesky *not* to show me images without alt-text. I’d opt-in for that in a second, if only to stop myself from accidentally boosting stuff without it.
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@ianbetteridge.com’s law remains undefeated despite strenuous efforts of the most credulous
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
@ianbetteridge.com’s law remains undefeated despite strenuous efforts of the most credulous
Burn. The. Servers.
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Burn. The. Servers.
So if you're a journalist and your employer still insists you post on X, maybe show them this?
Dutch public broadcaster NOS (finally) stops posting on X.
The disadvantages are seen as too big. The reach has dwindled.
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
Dutch public broadcaster NOS (finally) stops posting on X.
The disadvantages are seen as too big. The reach has dwindled.
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
NOS plaatst vanaf vandaag geen nieuwsberichten meer op X - Over NOS
De NOS en Nieuwsuur (NOS/NTR) zijn gestopt met posten op X. Het platform past niet meer bij onze visie op...
over.nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
So if you're a journalist and your employer still insists you post on X, maybe show them this?
Dutch public broadcaster NOS (finally) stops posting on X.
The disadvantages are seen as too big. The reach has dwindled.
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
Dutch public broadcaster NOS (finally) stops posting on X.
The disadvantages are seen as too big. The reach has dwindled.
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
So I'm pretty much at the point now where I think if you ever find yourself in the same room as a billionaire, you have a moral obligation to kill them.
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So I'm pretty much at the point now where I think if you ever find yourself in the same room as a billionaire, you have a moral obligation to kill them.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
God I'm so sick of how "Activist" is used to un-person trans people.
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That was DOGEs intention though. The purpose of a system is always what it does. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
That was DOGEs intention though. The purpose of a system is always what it does. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
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The CJEU know they’ve blown the bloody doors off on this one.
⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki:
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?
🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The CJEU know they’ve blown the bloody doors off on this one.
Frustrating watching terfery and bigotry ooze into newsrooms carried by journalists who spend too much time hanging out with Elon's x-bots and think that's what real life looks like.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Frustrating watching terfery and bigotry ooze into newsrooms carried by journalists who spend too much time hanging out with Elon's x-bots and think that's what real life looks like.
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The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany
Same-sex marriage should be recognised in bloc - EU court
The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Ge...
www.rte.ie
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The EU's highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany
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Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
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The fact that he was found guilty of criminal damage doesn't make the headline, and the person whose property he damaged is described as a "transgender activist" but Linehan has "well-publicised strong views on gender issues". 🙄
This is not journalism failing trans people - it's failing EVERYONE.
This is not journalism failing trans people - it's failing EVERYONE.
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The fact that he was found guilty of criminal damage doesn't make the headline, and the person whose property he damaged is described as a "transgender activist" but Linehan has "well-publicised strong views on gender issues". 🙄
This is not journalism failing trans people - it's failing EVERYONE.
This is not journalism failing trans people - it's failing EVERYONE.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Read the full statement on our website → https://bit.ly/3M4hmfM
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Read the full statement on our website → https://bit.ly/3M4hmfM
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Former FG TD John Deasy giving the game away.
This is the plan of FF/FG on immigration - use it to distract from their failures on housing.
Don't let them. Don't be distracted.
They're the reason there are 16,000+ homeless now, and why it will continue to get even worse.
This is the plan of FF/FG on immigration - use it to distract from their failures on housing.
Don't let them. Don't be distracted.
They're the reason there are 16,000+ homeless now, and why it will continue to get even worse.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Former FG TD John Deasy giving the game away.
This is the plan of FF/FG on immigration - use it to distract from their failures on housing.
Don't let them. Don't be distracted.
They're the reason there are 16,000+ homeless now, and why it will continue to get even worse.
This is the plan of FF/FG on immigration - use it to distract from their failures on housing.
Don't let them. Don't be distracted.
They're the reason there are 16,000+ homeless now, and why it will continue to get even worse.
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Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
Irish asylum plans ‘will undermine refugee integration’
Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
www.irishlegal.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Irish government plans to follow the UK in making it harder for refugees to secure permanent settlement are “deeply alarming”, the Irish Refugee Council has said.
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One fascinating and yet expected thing is that none of the big foreign accounts pretending to be American are left of center, or even anti-Trump. Not a single one. Says something about the economics and geopolitics of political grifting
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
One fascinating and yet expected thing is that none of the big foreign accounts pretending to be American are left of center, or even anti-Trump. Not a single one. Says something about the economics and geopolitics of political grifting
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
There's Joe fake-chuckling along like a guy who knows the humourless goon can bankrupt him on a whim...
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There's Joe fake-chuckling along like a guy who knows the humourless goon can bankrupt him on a whim...