Finbarr O'Reilly
@finoreilly.bsky.social
Irish science fiction writer (possibly the world's slowest). Squid, spaceships, síntí fada -- what's not to like? https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/author/finbarr-oreilly/
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One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
I think this deserved more.
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I think this deserved more.
Did you say "30,000 pigs to blame for radioactive terror pig boom?"
No, I said "Flirty sows and pigs".
No, I said "Flirty sows and pigs".
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Did you say "30,000 pigs to blame for radioactive terror pig boom?"
No, I said "Flirty sows and pigs".
No, I said "Flirty sows and pigs".
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The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
Ratcliffe is supposedly worth £17 billion, but his companies are £18 billion in debt. No wonder he's desperate for Farage and his bitcoin grifters to bail his failing companies out.
The state of this Worzel Gummidge-looking prick. Climate denier, pro-Brexit, racist billionaire is lobbying for government handouts but it's immigrants who are the problem. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ratcliffe says immigrants cost too much, while Ineos lobbies for state funding
Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800m
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Ratcliffe is supposedly worth £17 billion, but his companies are £18 billion in debt. No wonder he's desperate for Farage and his bitcoin grifters to bail his failing companies out.
The state of this Worzel Gummidge-looking prick. Climate denier, pro-Brexit, racist billionaire is lobbying for government handouts but it's immigrants who are the problem. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ratcliffe says immigrants cost too much, while Ineos lobbies for state funding
Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800m
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The state of this Worzel Gummidge-looking prick. Climate denier, pro-Brexit, racist billionaire is lobbying for government handouts but it's immigrants who are the problem. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
Well done Starmer. This type of quick reaction is not only the right thing to do, but the only chance you have of beating Reform and ill-informed racists like Ratcliffe.
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PM tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'
Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Well done Starmer. This type of quick reaction is not only the right thing to do, but the only chance you have of beating Reform and ill-informed racists like Ratcliffe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My (unsurprising) take on Radcliffe: "invented numbers to justify his prejudices"
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain has been colonised by immigrants
The British billionaire claims immigration is one of the country’s main problems, but Sir Keir Starmer said his comments were ‘offensive and wrong’
www.thetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
My (unsurprising) take on Radcliffe: "invented numbers to justify his prejudices"
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Will economic migrant Sir Jim Ratcliffe answer the homeland's call from his tax exile in Monaco?
Or are INEOS just bidding to be Farage's IG Farben?
Or are INEOS just bidding to be Farage's IG Farben?
All that foreign talent and he still can't win a match, the racist prick. news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Will economic migrant Sir Jim Ratcliffe answer the homeland's call from his tax exile in Monaco?
Or are INEOS just bidding to be Farage's IG Farben?
Or are INEOS just bidding to be Farage's IG Farben?
All that foreign talent and he still can't win a match, the racist prick. news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
All that foreign talent and he still can't win a match, the racist prick. news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
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Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
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Typical, if you win a Oscar, you're an Irishman in the papers, but if you are a key member of the downfall of the British Prime Minster, suddenly it's Corkman this, Corkman that!
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Typical, if you win a Oscar, you're an Irishman in the papers, but if you are a key member of the downfall of the British Prime Minster, suddenly it's Corkman this, Corkman that!
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¡Aiii, qué lástima!
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
¡Aiii, qué lástima!
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That's Ent-ertainment.
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
That's Ent-ertainment.
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Authoritarian’s best friend…
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Authoritarian’s best friend…
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I love political columns. They're never right and the people they're addressed to don't read them. You might as well write HE SHALL RESIGN on a pebble and drop it into a well.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I love political columns. They're never right and the people they're addressed to don't read them. You might as well write HE SHALL RESIGN on a pebble and drop it into a well.
Nice neighbourhood. And if you zoom out, you can see me far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy
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February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Nice neighbourhood. And if you zoom out, you can see me far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy
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I haven’t listened to this because I hate hearing my voice - which will come as a surprise to anyone who knows me well - but here I am rambling incoherently about The Essence and the Europe books and a whole bunch of other stuff I know nothing about. Many thanks to Jon, who was the perfect host.
New Video! I chat to @hutchinsondave.bsky.social author of the Fractured Europe series, and most recently of The Essence which I read and very much enjoyed last month. Check it out 👀! 📚🪐🩵 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
Dave Hutchinson Interview | Fractured Europe, The Essence & Spy Sci-Fi
YouTube video by SciFiScavenger
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February 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I haven’t listened to this because I hate hearing my voice - which will come as a surprise to anyone who knows me well - but here I am rambling incoherently about The Essence and the Europe books and a whole bunch of other stuff I know nothing about. Many thanks to Jon, who was the perfect host.
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Do I think Starmer will do that? Not really. But at least there's now a chance.
February 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Do I think Starmer will do that? Not really. But at least there's now a chance.
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It's a chance to fundamentally change the approach to governance and elections: to be clear about what the govt is trying to achieve and how it will do so, to stop alienating supporters and appealing to opponents.
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It's a chance to fundamentally change the approach to governance and elections: to be clear about what the govt is trying to achieve and how it will do so, to stop alienating supporters and appealing to opponents.