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This is what happens when all the smart people leave a platform, you’re left reading the dumbest motherfuckers alive because it’s what’s left
It's pretty clear this person is not mentally well.
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is what happens when all the smart people leave a platform, you’re left reading the dumbest motherfuckers alive because it’s what’s left
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Before anyone starts with “he’s being jailed for refusing to use pronouns” he’s not. He’s being jailed AGAIN for trespassing at a school despite an injunction. One might even question his unhealthy obsession with children. I’m not questioning that. I’m just saying that someone might.
"A HIGH COURT judge has ordered Enoch Burke be returned to prison for repeatedly breaching a court order instructing him not to trespass at Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath." #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judgment in students
Warning over uncritical AI use in education
The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judg...
www.rte.ie
January 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Thinking, Whatever's in the Epstein files is even worse than we all imagined, and plenty of us have revoltingly lewd imaginations.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Thinking, Whatever's in the Epstein files is even worse than we all imagined, and plenty of us have revoltingly lewd imaginations.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
This is I'll-start-a-war-to-make-you-forget-for-10-minutes horrific. It's gotta be.
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‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.’
a bald man is sitting at a desk and giving a peace sign .
Alt: Dr Evil, a pale bald supervillain in a grey suit, doing air quotes.
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.’
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January 19, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Check out our cosplay gallery of #Octocon2025 where you can see how awesome and creative our members can be!
https://octocon.com/octocon-2025-cosplay-showcase-gallery/
#Octocon #cosplayers #fandom #scifi #fantasy #anime #gaming #KPop
https://octocon.com/octocon-2025-cosplay-showcase-gallery/
#Octocon #cosplayers #fandom #scifi #fantasy #anime #gaming #KPop
Octocon 2025 Cosplay Showcase Gallery - Octocon
Cosplay showcase gallery with our in-person guests Fenek and Przysto * Please note that alt text / captions are not available for this gallery. Photos by
octocon.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Check out our cosplay gallery of #Octocon2025 where you can see how awesome and creative our members can be!
https://octocon.com/octocon-2025-cosplay-showcase-gallery/
#Octocon #cosplayers #fandom #scifi #fantasy #anime #gaming #KPop
https://octocon.com/octocon-2025-cosplay-showcase-gallery/
#Octocon #cosplayers #fandom #scifi #fantasy #anime #gaming #KPop
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Registration for Octocon 2026 is now open! Clayton Hotel, Cork City & Online on 3rd-4th of October with GOHs @cemurphy.bsky.social y.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social.
€10 off limited Early Bird memberships:
octocon.com/join-us/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
€10 off limited Early Bird memberships:
octocon.com/join-us/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Registration for Octocon 2026 is now open! Clayton Hotel, Cork City & Online on 3rd-4th of October with GOHs @cemurphy.bsky.social y.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social.
€10 off limited Early Bird memberships:
octocon.com/join-us/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
€10 off limited Early Bird memberships:
octocon.com/join-us/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
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We are delighted to announce that #Octocon2026 will be taking place in Cork City with special guests @cemurphy.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social.
Find out more at
https://2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-2026/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity
Find out more at
https://2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-2026/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity
October 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We are delighted to announce that #Octocon2026 will be taking place in Cork City with special guests @cemurphy.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social.
Find out more at
https://2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-2026/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity
Find out more at
https://2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-2026/
#Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity
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I wrote this for the BFS while it's World Autism Day. Take a look if you like :)
This World Autism Awareness Day, BFS Secretary @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social shares his experience of being an autistic writer in the publishing world, and calls for more support for neurodivergent people in the industry.
britishfantasysociety.org/the-need-for...
britishfantasysociety.org/the-need-for...
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I wrote this for the BFS while it's World Autism Day. Take a look if you like :)
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I was saddened to learn of the passing away of Benjamin Zephaniah. I was fortunate enough to hear him speak on a panel and also perform years ago at the Auckland Literary festival
December 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I was saddened to learn of the passing away of Benjamin Zephaniah. I was fortunate enough to hear him speak on a panel and also perform years ago at the Auckland Literary festival
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This is one of the most honorable way to approach making art, to believe in your ability to put something into the world that helps *somewhere, sometime* & that hypothetical audience is worth caring about
Listening to an album for the first time that released nine years ago and every time I do this with music, I remember it works the same way with books. What you write today may take some time to be found by those who will love it but you can’t lose hope of that discovery occurring.
December 3, 2023 at 4:29 AM
This is one of the most honorable way to approach making art, to believe in your ability to put something into the world that helps *somewhere, sometime* & that hypothetical audience is worth caring about
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Flew in to Nashville at night, Ubered right to hotel/convention center. Generous @TASLTN president Katelyn J. not only drove @livluvlibrary and me to the airport, but also drove us through downtown Nashville. Then took us to the Nashville Public Library.
People!
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People!
1/
November 7, 2023 at 10:55 PM
Flew in to Nashville at night, Ubered right to hotel/convention center. Generous @TASLTN president Katelyn J. not only drove @livluvlibrary and me to the airport, but also drove us through downtown Nashville. Then took us to the Nashville Public Library.
People!
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People!
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Great story.
Cute sticks.
Bats!
Cute sticks.
Bats!
Hands up who’s still awake in Aotearoa? 👋 Here’s a fun little story to reward your insomnia.
It’s a story about this little stick in the photo.
It involves creatures that glow in the dark and bats and it just happened tonight. I guess we’ll just extend Halloween season for tonight. 🍄 💡 🦇 🧵
It’s a story about this little stick in the photo.
It involves creatures that glow in the dark and bats and it just happened tonight. I guess we’ll just extend Halloween season for tonight. 🍄 💡 🦇 🧵
November 6, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Great story.
Cute sticks.
Bats!
Cute sticks.
Bats!
I never thought I'd be happy about being late to the party, but hearing about Rebecca Yarros's misuse of Scots Gaelic makes me very thankful that I have not yet read Fourth Wing. Now I don't have to give up on a series I'd invested time in. #StopMisappropriatingCelticCulture #NotReadingFourthWing
November 6, 2023 at 7:15 AM
I never thought I'd be happy about being late to the party, but hearing about Rebecca Yarros's misuse of Scots Gaelic makes me very thankful that I have not yet read Fourth Wing. Now I don't have to give up on a series I'd invested time in. #StopMisappropriatingCelticCulture #NotReadingFourthWing
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I got fired from my job as a fantasy writer because my boss said I was away in a world of my own.
I got fired from my job as a conspiracy theorist. And I suppose you expect me to believe that was just some random coincidence, do you?
November 5, 2023 at 6:01 PM
I got fired from my job as a fantasy writer because my boss said I was away in a world of my own.
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At this crucial moment in SAG-AFTRA negotiations, here’s some WGA history that SAG members should know.
In our 2007-08 strike, our leadership wanted to hold out a little bit longer to get the best deal. But 30 wealthy WGA members thought they knew better.🧵
In our 2007-08 strike, our leadership wanted to hold out a little bit longer to get the best deal. But 30 wealthy WGA members thought they knew better.🧵
Here is a #SagAftraStrike story you haven't before. Several weeks ago, there was an email campaign that hoped to pressure union negotiators into settling with the studios. #SagAftraStrong www.allyourscreens.com/en/component...
The Proposed SAG-AFTRA Strike-Breaking Letter You've Never Seen (Exclusive) - AllYourScreens.com
That "A-list" star plan to end the SAG-AFTRA strike wasn't the only effort aimed at pressuring union negotiators.
www.allyourscreens.com
November 5, 2023 at 6:43 AM
At this crucial moment in SAG-AFTRA negotiations, here’s some WGA history that SAG members should know.
In our 2007-08 strike, our leadership wanted to hold out a little bit longer to get the best deal. But 30 wealthy WGA members thought they knew better.🧵
In our 2007-08 strike, our leadership wanted to hold out a little bit longer to get the best deal. But 30 wealthy WGA members thought they knew better.🧵
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Remember to always hide at work.
Because good employees are hard to find.
Because good employees are hard to find.
November 4, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Remember to always hide at work.
Because good employees are hard to find.
Because good employees are hard to find.
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Ah, yes, let us not desecrate the memorial to the War to End All War by protesting for the End of a War.
Also, it’s been 105 years, all of the people who fought it are dead, the “Ending all Wars” didn’t even make it a decade, so yeah, honoring the war dead is best done by not making more war dead.
Also, it’s been 105 years, all of the people who fought it are dead, the “Ending all Wars” didn’t even make it a decade, so yeah, honoring the war dead is best done by not making more war dead.
November 4, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Ah, yes, let us not desecrate the memorial to the War to End All War by protesting for the End of a War.
Also, it’s been 105 years, all of the people who fought it are dead, the “Ending all Wars” didn’t even make it a decade, so yeah, honoring the war dead is best done by not making more war dead.
Also, it’s been 105 years, all of the people who fought it are dead, the “Ending all Wars” didn’t even make it a decade, so yeah, honoring the war dead is best done by not making more war dead.
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ISO3103 is the International Standard covering the serving of tea. It's there to ensure consistency in taste testing.
Key points:
- Pot should be porcelain or earthenware
- Milk should be added AFTER hot water
Ireland were the only country to object, noting there is no provision for pot-warming.
Key points:
- Pot should be porcelain or earthenware
- Milk should be added AFTER hot water
Ireland were the only country to object, noting there is no provision for pot-warming.
October 25, 2023 at 10:47 AM
ISO3103 is the International Standard covering the serving of tea. It's there to ensure consistency in taste testing.
Key points:
- Pot should be porcelain or earthenware
- Milk should be added AFTER hot water
Ireland were the only country to object, noting there is no provision for pot-warming.
Key points:
- Pot should be porcelain or earthenware
- Milk should be added AFTER hot water
Ireland were the only country to object, noting there is no provision for pot-warming.