Mahoganygaspipes
@mahoganygaspipes.bsky.social
Mundus sine caesaribus
IT drone, cat butler
"Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all"
IT drone, cat butler
"Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all"
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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"A black and tan christmas" absolutely needs to be mocked up for Netflix
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"A black and tan christmas" absolutely needs to be mocked up for Netflix
As I think @alanlester.bsky.social has mentioned, if you want to most brutal takedown of British Imperial policy look no further than William Dalrymple's The Anarchy- which analyses how the EIC tricked its way into dominance of India, and killed millions on the way. Olusoga is kind by comparison.
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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“My name is Inigo Monturkey. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“My name is Inigo Monturkey. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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Signed copies of From Crown to Harp available in @ravenbooks.bsky.social in Blackrock. Thanks to Lili for the warm welcome!
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Signed copies of From Crown to Harp available in @ravenbooks.bsky.social in Blackrock. Thanks to Lili for the warm welcome!
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i don't want nato to help us with that, because i don't want them to have anything to do with us at all & there is a diplomatic solution to the problem in sight that the majority on the island agreed to. i'm just pointing out the absurdity of badgering us to join an alliance founded by the brits.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
i don't want nato to help us with that, because i don't want them to have anything to do with us at all & there is a diplomatic solution to the problem in sight that the majority on the island agreed to. i'm just pointing out the absurdity of badgering us to join an alliance founded by the brits.
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here you go...
@mickennedy.bsky.social asked how "Ireland responded to brexit".
a quick 🧵
TL;DR: "Ireland has played a blinder. It's already 10 - 0 to Ireland and it's only half time. Brexit is only just beginning to unravel.".
1/8
a quick 🧵
TL;DR: "Ireland has played a blinder. It's already 10 - 0 to Ireland and it's only half time. Brexit is only just beginning to unravel.".
1/8
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
here you go...
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: almost all of the arguments deployed in favour of Ireland joining European military structures are based on obfuscation, made-up threats, and scaremongering
This is particularly stupid given *there are good arguments in favour of it*. They're never used
This is particularly stupid given *there are good arguments in favour of it*. They're never used
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I've said this before and I'll say it again: almost all of the arguments deployed in favour of Ireland joining European military structures are based on obfuscation, made-up threats, and scaremongering
This is particularly stupid given *there are good arguments in favour of it*. They're never used
This is particularly stupid given *there are good arguments in favour of it*. They're never used
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stratcann.com/news/cannabi...
Excellent!
If only the #Irish govt would legislate & provide a net positive for #Ireland. Sadly, they're too thick, & in other cases, wilfully ignorant to do anything about #Cannabis.
Obvious vested interests, lobbying also: #Alcohol #Pharmaceutical & #Christian bodies
Excellent!
If only the #Irish govt would legislate & provide a net positive for #Ireland. Sadly, they're too thick, & in other cases, wilfully ignorant to do anything about #Cannabis.
Obvious vested interests, lobbying also: #Alcohol #Pharmaceutical & #Christian bodies
Cannabis legalization drives significant decline in Canadian drug crime
Canada has seen a decline in drug crime over the past decade, with much of that decline attributed to the legalization of cannabis in 2018.
stratcann.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
stratcann.com/news/cannabi...
Excellent!
If only the #Irish govt would legislate & provide a net positive for #Ireland. Sadly, they're too thick, & in other cases, wilfully ignorant to do anything about #Cannabis.
Obvious vested interests, lobbying also: #Alcohol #Pharmaceutical & #Christian bodies
Excellent!
If only the #Irish govt would legislate & provide a net positive for #Ireland. Sadly, they're too thick, & in other cases, wilfully ignorant to do anything about #Cannabis.
Obvious vested interests, lobbying also: #Alcohol #Pharmaceutical & #Christian bodies
My Cat is a different colour, otherwise...
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My Cat is a different colour, otherwise...
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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slowly decolonising my word processor by forcing it to learn irish spellings one word at a time ... today's was "plámás"
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
slowly decolonising my word processor by forcing it to learn irish spellings one word at a time ... today's was "plámás"
It’s a balancing act ….
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
The setting sun balancing on the taller of the Poolbeg Chimneys yesterday evening. Photo taken from Sutton Strand, Co. Dublin.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On the growth of Irish-language learning in Britain
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Celtic revival: The growth of Gaeilge in Britain
There's been a significant surge in interest in learning the Irish language in Britain, according to those involved in teaching it. One of the largest online education providers in the UK, City Lit, s...
www.rte.ie
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
www.thejournal.ie/judge-shown-...
This is bollocks.
( 6 grand for cat shit ? - how insecure is this solicitor ?)
This is bollocks.
( 6 grand for cat shit ? - how insecure is this solicitor ?)
Judge shown videos of cat defecating in south Dublin garden after neighbours brought owner to court
Michael Nugent, a Dublin solicitor, appeared for and represented himself and his wife.
www.thejournal.ie
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
www.thejournal.ie/judge-shown-...
This is bollocks.
( 6 grand for cat shit ? - how insecure is this solicitor ?)
This is bollocks.
( 6 grand for cat shit ? - how insecure is this solicitor ?)
@nadiawithaboringj.bsky.social
Hi Nadia, why is your account marked as RUDE ?
You don't post anything i wouldn't post.
Anyway, greetings from Dublin !
Hi Nadia, why is your account marked as RUDE ?
You don't post anything i wouldn't post.
Anyway, greetings from Dublin !
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@nadiawithaboringj.bsky.social
Hi Nadia, why is your account marked as RUDE ?
You don't post anything i wouldn't post.
Anyway, greetings from Dublin !
Hi Nadia, why is your account marked as RUDE ?
You don't post anything i wouldn't post.
Anyway, greetings from Dublin !
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
Thanks to your
'TV on the radio slot',
I have heard the future of TV:
Barely Mormon
No doubt, presented by Megan Kelly
( or as she is now known:
Megan R. Kelly)
Thanks to your
'TV on the radio slot',
I have heard the future of TV:
Barely Mormon
No doubt, presented by Megan Kelly
( or as she is now known:
Megan R. Kelly)
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social
Thanks to your
'TV on the radio slot',
I have heard the future of TV:
Barely Mormon
No doubt, presented by Megan Kelly
( or as she is now known:
Megan R. Kelly)
Thanks to your
'TV on the radio slot',
I have heard the future of TV:
Barely Mormon
No doubt, presented by Megan Kelly
( or as she is now known:
Megan R. Kelly)
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Many thanks to aborist Bernard Carey who tells us about the value of trees and the long history of tree planting in the village of Mountshannon in County Clare, and to Eibhlín Dunne who showed us Ireland’s largest Oak the Bé Binn. Tonight 22 – 23 on Mooney Goes Wild @rteradio1.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Many thanks to aborist Bernard Carey who tells us about the value of trees and the long history of tree planting in the village of Mountshannon in County Clare, and to Eibhlín Dunne who showed us Ireland’s largest Oak the Bé Binn. Tonight 22 – 23 on Mooney Goes Wild @rteradio1.bsky.social
Update. Having rolled out feature that showed where everyone was living... thus exposing all those "patriot" accounts as foreign peddlers of disinformation... Musk thought better of it and removed it
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Few shitty pics of My Bloody Valentine last night. Colm Ó Cíosóig is a savage. #Speirgorm
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Few shitty pics of My Bloody Valentine last night. Colm Ó Cíosóig is a savage. #Speirgorm
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I'm 3 episodes in to Hector's new travel show Oz / Nz on TG4 & tá sé tharr barr.
How he highlights the unequal situation of the Aboriginal people in Australia is excellent.
He spoke to people that were taken as children & put into industrial schools.
The stories are heartbreaking.
#Speirgorm
How he highlights the unequal situation of the Aboriginal people in Australia is excellent.
He spoke to people that were taken as children & put into industrial schools.
The stories are heartbreaking.
#Speirgorm
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm 3 episodes in to Hector's new travel show Oz / Nz on TG4 & tá sé tharr barr.
How he highlights the unequal situation of the Aboriginal people in Australia is excellent.
He spoke to people that were taken as children & put into industrial schools.
The stories are heartbreaking.
#Speirgorm
How he highlights the unequal situation of the Aboriginal people in Australia is excellent.
He spoke to people that were taken as children & put into industrial schools.
The stories are heartbreaking.
#Speirgorm