Mark Wale
@markwale.bsky.social
Screenwriting, ballad-singing, parentating - beaganín Ghaeilge is dócha. If there's no good story to be told, make one up.
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Sorry, but I'm going to get real annoying about this.
If you're an Irish artist/creative, this survey only takes a few minutes to do.
As mentioned by Ian Fay, this is getting brigaded by far right types over on X, and we need to drown them out.
If you're an Irish artist/creative, this survey only takes a few minutes to do.
As mentioned by Ian Fay, this is getting brigaded by far right types over on X, and we need to drown them out.
Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡
Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Basic Income for the Arts public consultation
ec.europa.eu
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sorry, but I'm going to get real annoying about this.
If you're an Irish artist/creative, this survey only takes a few minutes to do.
As mentioned by Ian Fay, this is getting brigaded by far right types over on X, and we need to drown them out.
If you're an Irish artist/creative, this survey only takes a few minutes to do.
As mentioned by Ian Fay, this is getting brigaded by far right types over on X, and we need to drown them out.
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Oisin McGann here provides a very clear and beautifully articulated analysis of the life and challenges of a professional creative artist, and makes it abundantly clear why a Universal Basic Income (for everyone, not just artists) is the intelligent solution. Well worth the read.
Some are talking about this extension as a half-hearted measure, but I think the main point of it is to ensure the people currently on the pilot scheme don’t get dumped off it before a full version can get up and running.
Here’s why I think BIA is badly needed:
oisinmcgann.com/working-for-...
Here’s why I think BIA is badly needed:
oisinmcgann.com/working-for-...
June 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Oisin McGann here provides a very clear and beautifully articulated analysis of the life and challenges of a professional creative artist, and makes it abundantly clear why a Universal Basic Income (for everyone, not just artists) is the intelligent solution. Well worth the read.
This is who runs this account:
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is who runs this account:
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This morning, the Israeli occupation army forcibly removed these Palestinian families from their homes in Khallet Al-Dabe' village, in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, before the army proceeded to demolish several homes in the village.
May 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This morning, the Israeli occupation army forcibly removed these Palestinian families from their homes in Khallet Al-Dabe' village, in the Masafer Yatta region, south of the occupied West Bank, before the army proceeded to demolish several homes in the village.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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america: we need more people
everyone else: didn't you ju-
america: NOT THOSE ONES
everyone else: didn't you ju-
america: NOT THOSE ONES
April 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
america: we need more people
everyone else: didn't you ju-
america: NOT THOSE ONES
everyone else: didn't you ju-
america: NOT THOSE ONES
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liven up a trip to the shop by getting them to throw the change into your mouth
March 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
liven up a trip to the shop by getting them to throw the change into your mouth
It is past time the world was subjected to a long-form rant from this magnificently demented madman.
going through old forgotten writing
April 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It is past time the world was subjected to a long-form rant from this magnificently demented madman.
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who called it a dog licence and not a barking ticket
April 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
who called it a dog licence and not a barking ticket
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Yes.
"What if you never had to think? What if we removed agency and accountability from your work? What if communication didn't need human input?" That seems to be the general pitch from the AI companies as they shove their loss-making, environmentally damaging gamble down our throats
April 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yes.
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This site needs a bookmark function.
Amazing. After nearly losing her house, and being locked away in a legal battle for years because of one innocuous line in her last TED Talk, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social returns to the Lion’s Den, and calls out the Broligarchs
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
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April 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This site needs a bookmark function.
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I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
April 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm not sure which video to post--the fifteen paramedics in their last moments as one of them prays amid gunfire, the journalist being burned alive, the man holding a headless toddler, the people blown into the air, or the young man quietly rocking the shrouded body of a child.
It's a genocide.
It's a genocide.
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This is outrageous! Wtf does asylum mean if a woman can be returned to a country where she has no right even to speak or show her face in public?
Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum
Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is outrageous! Wtf does asylum mean if a woman can be returned to a country where she has no right even to speak or show her face in public?
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"It’s not that OpenAI picked something cute and accidentally the co-founder of that studio hates. OAI picked Ghibli because Miyazaki hates their approach
It is display of power: You, as artist, animator, illustrator, writer are powerless. We will take what we want & do what we want. Because we can"
It is display of power: You, as artist, animator, illustrator, writer are powerless. We will take what we want & do what we want. Because we can"
OpenAI's move to allow generating "Ghibly stlye" images isn't just a cute PR stunt. It is an expression of dominance and the will to reject and refuse democratic values. It is a vulgar display of power.
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
https://tante.cc/2025/03/28/vulgar-display-of-power/
Vulgar Display of Power
Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity. About what it means to be a human, about how to care for one another and the world […]
tante.cc
March 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"It’s not that OpenAI picked something cute and accidentally the co-founder of that studio hates. OAI picked Ghibli because Miyazaki hates their approach
It is display of power: You, as artist, animator, illustrator, writer are powerless. We will take what we want & do what we want. Because we can"
It is display of power: You, as artist, animator, illustrator, writer are powerless. We will take what we want & do what we want. Because we can"
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This report should break something in all of us.
15,613 children.
The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.
26% were under the age of 5
15,613 children.
The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.
26% were under the age of 5
March 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This report should break something in all of us.
15,613 children.
The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.
26% were under the age of 5
15,613 children.
The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0.
26% were under the age of 5
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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The Irish have started calling Conor McGregor, ‘Andrew Tayto’.
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Irish have started calling Conor McGregor, ‘Andrew Tayto’.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
March 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
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We are tired of Israel. Not Gaza
The world is tired of Gaza—I don’t blame you. But imagine being one of 2 million people, trapped, starved, dehumanized. Israel turned us into beggars for food and water, made you see us as less than human. But we are not. We are educated, we are civilized—we are people. Do we not deserve to live?
March 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We are tired of Israel. Not Gaza
Writer friends - a very good thread from Nate Federman listing the questions that can really acid-test your script, particularly aimed at comedy. Read and learn…
When I worked on The Office, Greg Daniels had a list of questions he asked of every story. Some were show-specific (eg “Are we saying something truthful if exaggerated about office life?”), but many are applicable to any script. Here’s a little thread on them…
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#Scriptsky #Screenwriting
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Writer friends - a very good thread from Nate Federman listing the questions that can really acid-test your script, particularly aimed at comedy. Read and learn…
People hardly ever talk about ley lines any more. It’s frustrating but understandable. I memorised so many of them back in the day. Not one of them ever got me leid.
March 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
People hardly ever talk about ley lines any more. It’s frustrating but understandable. I memorised so many of them back in the day. Not one of them ever got me leid.
'Monolingualism is carbon monoxide to culture, multilingualism is culture's oxygen.' Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - Cé níos fearr ná duine ciallmhar Afracach chun é seo a mhíniú dúinn go léir! Ouvre tes oreilles, ouvre ton coeur - Obre les orelles, obre el cor - افتح أذنيك وافتح قلبك - 打开你的耳朵，打开你的心
Is laoch liteartha de mo chuid Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
February 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
'Monolingualism is carbon monoxide to culture, multilingualism is culture's oxygen.' Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - Cé níos fearr ná duine ciallmhar Afracach chun é seo a mhíniú dúinn go léir! Ouvre tes oreilles, ouvre ton coeur - Obre les orelles, obre el cor - افتح أذنيك وافتح قلبك - 打开你的耳朵，打开你的心
The mighty Paul Duane has made his doco on the former Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy available FOR FREE! Watch it, and please wire him a few yoyos in thanks because, you know, rent in Dublin, the artists hard life etc. We need him to keep making stuff.
In 2019 I made a film about the return of The KLF, Jimmy Cauty & Bill Drummond in their new incarnation as Pyramid Builders and Undertakers.
This is the first version, not previously released.
If you enjoy it donations via PayPal @PaulDuane449 or Revolut @paulxme4x welcome
vimeo.com/screenworks/...
This is the first version, not previously released.
If you enjoy it donations via PayPal @PaulDuane449 or Revolut @paulxme4x welcome
vimeo.com/screenworks/...
What Time Is Death (2019)
This is "What Time Is Death (2019)" by screenworksfilmandtv on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The mighty Paul Duane has made his doco on the former Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy available FOR FREE! Watch it, and please wire him a few yoyos in thanks because, you know, rent in Dublin, the artists hard life etc. We need him to keep making stuff.
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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”
To repeat: "A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for."
Today's university slashing and burning is Edinburgh, where about 10% of the budget will be cut. There'll be another case every single day until UK govts actually do something. A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”