Dr. K
@kurleymcd.bsky.social
Seeking refuge from the hell site.
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"The British empire invented and commited crimes so heinous people had to invent new words for them" is a surprisingly large category 👀
The word dystopia was first coined by John Stuart Mill to describe the British governments rule in Ireland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
"they ought rather to be called dys-topians... what they appear to favour is too bad to be practicable."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia
"they ought rather to be called dys-topians... what they appear to favour is too bad to be practicable."
Dystopia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"The British empire invented and commited crimes so heinous people had to invent new words for them" is a surprisingly large category 👀
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My great grandfather was killed two weeks before the end of WWI. His youngest daughter, my nanny, couldn’t remember him because he left for the war when she was a baby. Do not give an inch to anyone championing a repeat of this. Not an inch.
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My great grandfather was killed two weeks before the end of WWI. His youngest daughter, my nanny, couldn’t remember him because he left for the war when she was a baby. Do not give an inch to anyone championing a repeat of this. Not an inch.
Found in a ledger in the Mines of Moria.
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Found in a ledger in the Mines of Moria.
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Patrick O’Donovan went out on the national airwaves with a half-baked, bad set of ideas about linking access to online spaces to our PPS numbers.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
December 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Patrick O’Donovan went out on the national airwaves with a half-baked, bad set of ideas about linking access to online spaces to our PPS numbers.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
If he had these ideas himself, it would be a Christmas miracle.
But in fact, they are the Zuckerberg lobbying aim across the world.
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I would like to know what are the inhumane and degrading treatments the Minister believes should be legal.
European court interprets inhuman and degrading treatment too broadly, says O’Callaghan
European court interprets inhuman and degrading treatment too broadly, says O’Callaghan
Ireland shares concerns over challenges posed by convention on human rights in relation to migration and deporting criminals, Minister tells meeting
www.irishtimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I would like to know what are the inhumane and degrading treatments the Minister believes should be legal.
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your socials are going to be tied to yr MyGov.ie account if you want to use em and they’re handing all that info over to SM companies. What could possibly go wrong?
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
your socials are going to be tied to yr MyGov.ie account if you want to use em and they’re handing all that info over to SM companies. What could possibly go wrong?
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Interview with minister Patrick O'Donovan may be summed up in a gif
Never mind the public services card is illegal, this other thing over here is terrible....
#dataprotection #psc
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Never mind the public services card is illegal, this other thing over here is terrible....
#dataprotection #psc
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
a cartoon of a woman saying " oh won 't somebody please think of the profits "
Alt: Live scenes of Patrick O'Donovan justifying ongoing illegality by the government.
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Interview with minister Patrick O'Donovan may be summed up in a gif
Never mind the public services card is illegal, this other thing over here is terrible....
#dataprotection #psc
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Never mind the public services card is illegal, this other thing over here is terrible....
#dataprotection #psc
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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A really great Gist, as always.
December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A really great Gist, as always.
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My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Too small to matter’ is the laziest-possible excuse in climate debate
At a time of crisis, co-operation is the only way to resolve the climate collective-action problem
www.irishtimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If Ireland's emissions are "too small to matter" then I might as well evade my taxes and eat doughnuts for lunch.
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Read my latest column about the laziest excuse in the climate debate:
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Wait, wasn't someone saying that everyone should be heading back to the office..?
By order of Malta.
By order of Malta.
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wait, wasn't someone saying that everyone should be heading back to the office..?
By order of Malta.
By order of Malta.
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Yes we've always had racists, and the far-right have been growing unchecked by the political establishment, but Harris has been working overtime to push this shit into the mainstream. He has done horrific damage to this country.
December 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yes we've always had racists, and the far-right have been growing unchecked by the political establishment, but Harris has been working overtime to push this shit into the mainstream. He has done horrific damage to this country.
Daniel Craig's James Bond has been found alive and well and chatting up archaeology students.
Hoping for aliens/pirate treasure/ancient magical balls
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Daniel Craig's James Bond has been found alive and well and chatting up archaeology students.
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"These are ordinary people who just take a decision to do the right thing."
Whistleblowers play an incredibly important role in our society — we have to support and protect them.
Instead, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael allow many whistleblowers to be harrassed and penalised.
#Whistleblowers #SpéirGhorm
Whistleblowers play an incredibly important role in our society — we have to support and protect them.
Instead, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael allow many whistleblowers to be harrassed and penalised.
#Whistleblowers #SpéirGhorm
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"These are ordinary people who just take a decision to do the right thing."
Whistleblowers play an incredibly important role in our society — we have to support and protect them.
Instead, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael allow many whistleblowers to be harrassed and penalised.
#Whistleblowers #SpéirGhorm
Whistleblowers play an incredibly important role in our society — we have to support and protect them.
Instead, Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael allow many whistleblowers to be harrassed and penalised.
#Whistleblowers #SpéirGhorm
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Truely a landmark moment for the Man In The Pub.
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in a future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers. The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
Who will offer early-stage legal help to people seeking asylum in future, speedier process? It might not be lawyers
The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact allows for “legal counselling”. Those who give it won’t have to be “qualified lawyers”, says the Department of Justice.
www.dublininquirer.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Truely a landmark moment for the Man In The Pub.
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Nice ad for @alexvitale.bsky.social's book!
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Nice ad for @alexvitale.bsky.social's book!
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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
What's the Irish for hostile environment?
New: major overhaul of immigration laws to see citizenship denied to those who got welfare, or are in debt. Family reunification only for close family, tighter rules around self sufficiency. Changes to revoke residency for those who commit serious crimes
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...
No Irish citizenship for refugees on welfare benefits
Ministers to crack down on migration after UK review of asylum-seeking rules
www.thetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What's the Irish for hostile environment?
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All Landlords Are Bad
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
All Landlords Are Bad
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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MUPPET KNIVES OUT
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
MUPPET KNIVES OUT
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FINALLY a judge is pointing it out explicitly.
The behaviour of Enoch (& the other Burkes) is a clear safety concern.
Genuinely, how far off are they from rationalising violence as appropriate to their cause?
The behaviour of Enoch (& the other Burkes) is a clear safety concern.
Genuinely, how far off are they from rationalising violence as appropriate to their cause?
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
FINALLY a judge is pointing it out explicitly.
The behaviour of Enoch (& the other Burkes) is a clear safety concern.
Genuinely, how far off are they from rationalising violence as appropriate to their cause?
The behaviour of Enoch (& the other Burkes) is a clear safety concern.
Genuinely, how far off are they from rationalising violence as appropriate to their cause?