Fiona Small
@fionasmall.bsky.social
Irishposting, shitposting and seriousposting
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One of social media’s rare redeeming qualities is the unhinged chaos of Facebook groups like this Princess Diana memorial group
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"it is right to give him thanks and praise" was always the funniest part of catholic mass to me. a bunch of people murmuring "retweet"
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"it is right to give him thanks and praise" was always the funniest part of catholic mass to me. a bunch of people murmuring "retweet"
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While my sympathy is limited, a 23 year old tech nerd with likely no media experience giving cringey answers to the FT about working 90 hour weeks and eating steak is probably less deserving of our dunks than the billionaires and VCs that have convinced him this is how he must live to be valued.
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
While my sympathy is limited, a 23 year old tech nerd with likely no media experience giving cringey answers to the FT about working 90 hour weeks and eating steak is probably less deserving of our dunks than the billionaires and VCs that have convinced him this is how he must live to be valued.
Paying rent every month makes think of it as this - my subscription to housing
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Paying rent every month makes think of it as this - my subscription to housing
@rayminehane.bsky.social as you’ve been saying
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
@rayminehane.bsky.social as you’ve been saying
Dutch is such a cool language
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Dutch is such a cool language
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“Straight cringe” and it’s about the state smearing a murdered person as a terrorist.
This woman is a parody of Beltway journalists.
This woman is a parody of Beltway journalists.
January 25, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Straight cringe” and it’s about the state smearing a murdered person as a terrorist.
This woman is a parody of Beltway journalists.
This woman is a parody of Beltway journalists.
I know everyone (including me) gives off about Americans not resisting their govt but it goes without saying that the people of Minneapolis are the exception and no-one can say a bad word about them
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I know everyone (including me) gives off about Americans not resisting their govt but it goes without saying that the people of Minneapolis are the exception and no-one can say a bad word about them
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Walz having to basically plead with Minnesotans not to take up arms against the federal government. That’s the extent of the breakdown of political authority in the United States.
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Walz having to basically plead with Minnesotans not to take up arms against the federal government. That’s the extent of the breakdown of political authority in the United States.
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In 1921 there was concern in English newspapers about the calibre of person employed by the Black & Tans in Ireland.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
In 1921 there was concern in English newspapers about the calibre of person employed by the Black & Tans in Ireland.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
From the Leicester Catholic News.
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
Cruz Beckham with his girlfriend
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Cruz Beckham with his girlfriend
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No one, and I mean no one, hates Dublin as much as the Dublin City Council www.independent.ie/regionals/du...
Dublin City Council housing chair suggests ‘encouraging people away from the city’
The chair of the Dublin City Council (DCC) housing committee has suggested the local authority adopt a policy to “encourage people away from the city”.
www.independent.ie
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
No one, and I mean no one, hates Dublin as much as the Dublin City Council www.independent.ie/regionals/du...
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During the Scottish Independence referendum a number of English people were saying "but Scotland can't leave! Then we'll be stuck with the Tories forever!"
Basically this.
Basically this.
January 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM
During the Scottish Independence referendum a number of English people were saying "but Scotland can't leave! Then we'll be stuck with the Tories forever!"
Basically this.
Basically this.
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“10s of thousands have died or suffered abject ruination in the service of a few glossy pictures. The shambolic project that killed or ruined them was made possible not only by a seemingly bottomless supply of oil money, but by the borrowed prestige of some of the West’s leading architecture firms”
The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead
It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
“10s of thousands have died or suffered abject ruination in the service of a few glossy pictures. The shambolic project that killed or ruined them was made possible not only by a seemingly bottomless supply of oil money, but by the borrowed prestige of some of the West’s leading architecture firms”
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Delighted to announce that Season 2 of Storytime Takeover, my children's podcast with RTE Jr that takes a big absurd dive into all the different stories types we like to tell, IS OUT NOW!
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Ep 7 - Mystery
Sam, Izzy, and Mr. Morgan get lost in the mysterious world of mystery stories. Full of red herrings, big feet, and deceptive crabs, can they solve the mystery before it's too late?
www.rte.ie
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Delighted to announce that Season 2 of Storytime Takeover, my children's podcast with RTE Jr that takes a big absurd dive into all the different stories types we like to tell, IS OUT NOW!
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
Featuring episodes about action, romance, mystery, horror, and much much more!
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
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it is kind of jarring how quickly "you should come into your office job even if you are sick with a contagious illness" became the norm for so many offices after covid.
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
it is kind of jarring how quickly "you should come into your office job even if you are sick with a contagious illness" became the norm for so many offices after covid.
Second-hand embarrassment seeing people referring to Donald Trump as the “orange man” / “orange man baby” / “Mr Orange” etc. in the year 2026
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Second-hand embarrassment seeing people referring to Donald Trump as the “orange man” / “orange man baby” / “Mr Orange” etc. in the year 2026
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I got very choked up in class today showing my students what James Baldwin had to say about Shakespeare:
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I got very choked up in class today showing my students what James Baldwin had to say about Shakespeare:
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
“the greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. he could have done this only through love…”
The Onion is going to file for bankruptcy
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The Onion is going to file for bankruptcy