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Máire Ní Mhórdha
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Anthropologist. Gaeilge|Fr|日本語 |Wolof.
She/they. Bijî Rojava. BLM. Free Palestine.
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So much this.

I have to battle imposter syndrome so much, but even as self concious as I am, I love the creative process and what it can result in.

This idea that it needs to be efficient so that you can make more is so depressing to see from people.
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
Creativity is not efficient!
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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47-year-old Faisal Mohammed Abu Zaher from Al-Bureij Refugee Camp has lost the ability to walk due to severe malnutrition and worsening bone fragility.

His weight has dropped from 75 kg to just 35 kg, and he urgently requires gluten-free medical nutrition and regular treatment for anemia.
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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“A universal system of human rights was built to make sure that we could never end up in that nightmare scenario [of hierarchisation of rights in the Nazi era] again. We have to be very cautious and careful about the ultimate consequences of the paths we might embark on.”
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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May 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Minister O'Donovan appears to be a complete incompetent, far out of his depth, with no real understating at all of the technology he's attempting to regulate. It's just embarrassing. We're long past the time when you could just shove any old eejit into roles that need real expertise and knowledge
December 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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the actual fuck
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”

www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students meet an AI competency requirement starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Burn it ALL down.
"Leaked document shows #US wants to pull four countries 'away from the EU' as part of Make Europe Great Again strategy".

Make #Europe great again… for #Trump, billionaires & #Putin. #UK gone, #Austria, #Poland, #Hungary & #Italy targeted next — weaken #EU till collapse, then all picked clean.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Francesca Albanese: "The last 2 years have demonstrated the majority of western govts are very fine with the continuous trashing of intl law.. Gaza & Palestine have put [us] in front of the mirror & are telling us who we are as individuals and societies"
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.

OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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My kids have measles, there are no toys on the shelves, and I can't afford a steak. But at least there's no sign language interpreter at White House press briefings now.
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Another west of Ireland #painting. "Connemara Cottage" came from a day cycling in circles in north Connemara up and down hills and onto a beach, looking for roads that didn't exist while making memories that lasted forever. And I kept coming back to this scene. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtAdventCalendar
December 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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"I'm not gonna stand idly while we're ... literally shipping the parts that make it possible to murder people."
December 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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"His face speaks before he does: deep scratches, dark blue bruises."

18-year-old Owais Hammam "was abducted and brutally tortured by a group of Israeli settlers."

"Survival here has become a daily miracle."
#WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Torture #Military #EthnicCleansing
Anatomy of a settler abduction
Ambushed, dragged to a hilltop outpost, beaten unconscious: Palestinian teen Owais Hammam recounts his brutal torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
www.972mag.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Man this @fieseler.bsky.social long-read for @canarymedia.com is fantastic, and long both due to its length and the fact you will need to walk away from your device, scream into the sky for 5 minutes and return to continue reading

So much to break down here.....
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
www.canarymedia.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Unbearable
Taim Al-Khawaja, an infant, died this morning from extreme cold at the Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.
December 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“I can’t think of any other way to describe it but an attack on the independence of the judiciary and the International Criminal Court’s independence as an institution, which is why I’m so interested in the public hearing this.”
by @naomiohreally.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Ireland’s natural habitats decline further with 90% officially in poor condition

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ireland’s natural habitats decline further with 90% officially in poor condition
Head of National Parks and Wildlife Service says time to begin conservation efforts ‘was yesterday’
www.irishtimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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"Not only does [the actor] not feel safe walking around her neighborhood for fear of being stopped by immigration enforcement agents again, she is also flooded with hate messages ... [M]essages from strangers have included sentiments such as 'go back to the rez' and 'we're just gonna lynch you.'"
"Miles presented her tribal ID."

"[T]he one guy, he's like, 'Oh, this is fake.' And then the other guy [said], 'anybody can make this.'"

"How could the first peoples of this country [..] ever be accused of not belonging here?"
#Washington #Oregon #USA #Identification #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Umatilla actress questioned by immigration enforcement
Actress Elaine Miles was stopped by federal immigration agents who then called her tribal ID 'fake.'
ictnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Preorder today. “Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance.” #books
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Want to up the digital security of communities you work with? Apply to be a part of EFF’s limited Trainer Workshop series, where over the course of four weekly sessions, we’ll prepare you and like-minded organizers to hold your own digital security trainings. Deadline 12/18. eff.org/TrainerSerie...
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM