Oisín McGann
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI data scraping. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
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Oisín McGann
@oisinmcgann.bsky.social
· Nov 9
I've had a lot of new followers joining this weeks, so short introduction: I'm an Irish writer and illustrator who's been working since the 90's and has published 47 books for different reading levels in a range of genres, including 14 novels. I also work in a range of different illustration styles.
There’s video. Despite the comments I’ve seen about this, it’s not a ‘billionaire’s yacht’, it’s just a small yacht, and the guy who’s recording is pretty respectful of the orcas, pointing out that they may be reacting to the lack of food. ‘It’s their ocean’.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Killer whales ‘violently’ attack yacht off Portugal weeks after orcas sink ship
‘Violent’ night time assault on family’s boat left it taking on water, only just making it to shore
www.independent.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
There’s video. Despite the comments I’ve seen about this, it’s not a ‘billionaire’s yacht’, it’s just a small yacht, and the guy who’s recording is pretty respectful of the orcas, pointing out that they may be reacting to the lack of food. ‘It’s their ocean’.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
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This is lacking in ambition. The goal should be to make the ICE agents cry.
At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
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‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is lacking in ambition. The goal should be to make the ICE agents cry.
I can’t remember where I first head the story of the Halifax explosion, but the event was extraordinary. It was like an atomic bomb going off.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I can’t remember where I first head the story of the Halifax explosion, but the event was extraordinary. It was like an atomic bomb going off.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax...
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I can’t wait for the action figures. The kids are gonna love ‘em.
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I can’t wait for the action figures. The kids are gonna love ‘em.
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Netflix refers to Jake Paul as a ‘boxing disruptor’, so I think the whole disruptor well has run dry now and we can stop using that term. Just let it dribble away and we shall not speak of it again.
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Netflix refers to Jake Paul as a ‘boxing disruptor’, so I think the whole disruptor well has run dry now and we can stop using that term. Just let it dribble away and we shall not speak of it again.
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It may get to the point where we start asking Bluesky to *remove* the option to post videos, just to keep our sanity.
Sadly, this appears to be AI. There are some tells throughout (hands disappearing, the people in the background staring like collective zombies, some weird configurations on the walls) but overall, this looks pretty real -- it's getting harder to tell what's real and what's not. Which ain't great.
Saturday Sweetness
Some shelters do something I love. They let the dog choose.
You sit in a quiet room. One dog walks in. No pressure. No scripts. The dog decides who feels safe.
A tiny reminder that sometimes the best connections happen when we let ourselves be chosen 🥹🫶🏻
Some shelters do something I love. They let the dog choose.
You sit in a quiet room. One dog walks in. No pressure. No scripts. The dog decides who feels safe.
A tiny reminder that sometimes the best connections happen when we let ourselves be chosen 🥹🫶🏻
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It may get to the point where we start asking Bluesky to *remove* the option to post videos, just to keep our sanity.
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Pack it up, folks that’s it for the construction industry
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pack it up, folks that’s it for the construction industry
Netflix refers to Jake Paul as a ‘boxing disruptor’, so I think the whole disruptor well has run dry now and we can stop using that term. Just let it dribble away and we shall not speak of it again.
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Netflix refers to Jake Paul as a ‘boxing disruptor’, so I think the whole disruptor well has run dry now and we can stop using that term. Just let it dribble away and we shall not speak of it again.
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James Gunn says theatrical releases are “incredibly important” for DC after the Warner Bros & Netflix merger news
“The communal theatrical experience is something that is incredibly important & remarkably well suited to our big spectacle films”
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
“The communal theatrical experience is something that is incredibly important & remarkably well suited to our big spectacle films”
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
James Gunn says theatrical releases are “incredibly important” for DC after the Warner Bros & Netflix merger news
“The communal theatrical experience is something that is incredibly important & remarkably well suited to our big spectacle films”
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
“The communal theatrical experience is something that is incredibly important & remarkably well suited to our big spectacle films”
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
It may get to the point where we start asking Bluesky to *remove* the option to post videos, just to keep our sanity.
Sadly, this appears to be AI. There are some tells throughout (hands disappearing, the people in the background staring like collective zombies, some weird configurations on the walls) but overall, this looks pretty real -- it's getting harder to tell what's real and what's not. Which ain't great.
Saturday Sweetness
Some shelters do something I love. They let the dog choose.
You sit in a quiet room. One dog walks in. No pressure. No scripts. The dog decides who feels safe.
A tiny reminder that sometimes the best connections happen when we let ourselves be chosen 🥹🫶🏻
Some shelters do something I love. They let the dog choose.
You sit in a quiet room. One dog walks in. No pressure. No scripts. The dog decides who feels safe.
A tiny reminder that sometimes the best connections happen when we let ourselves be chosen 🥹🫶🏻
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It may get to the point where we start asking Bluesky to *remove* the option to post videos, just to keep our sanity.
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Saw this video going around that says it’s an NYPD officer arresting an ICE agent. Paused on the jacket. Phew, Ai is going to really cook folks when it fixes errors like this.
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Saw this video going around that says it’s an NYPD officer arresting an ICE agent. Paused on the jacket. Phew, Ai is going to really cook folks when it fixes errors like this.
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a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
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There is "no scientific support" for a mandatory waiting period for abortions in Ireland, according to the chief medical director of the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).
jrnl.ie/6894839
jrnl.ie/6894839
'No scientific support' for mandatory abortion waiting period, IFPA says
The Irish Family Planning Association found that between 2021 and 2024, 98% of IFPA clients went on to access abortion services after the waiting period.
jrnl.ie
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
There is "no scientific support" for a mandatory waiting period for abortions in Ireland, according to the chief medical director of the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA).
jrnl.ie/6894839
jrnl.ie/6894839
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You have til midnight TONIGHT to bid on #Creatives4Sudan - your chance to help raise funds for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan and bag some incredible Christmas presents (including for yourself)
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app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You have til midnight TONIGHT to bid on #Creatives4Sudan - your chance to help raise funds for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan and bag some incredible Christmas presents (including for yourself)
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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Not to be salty on a Saturday, but just listened to a podcast with a very famous SFF author exploring books he's loved & been inspired by. He said a couple of times how very widely he reads...
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Not to be salty on a Saturday, but just listened to a podcast with a very famous SFF author exploring books he's loved & been inspired by. He said a couple of times how very widely he reads...
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
...Folks, among the dozens he mentioned? ZERO women authors.
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This video feed is, actually, nuts, especially if you've spent any time looking at volcano feeds
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This video feed is, actually, nuts, especially if you've spent any time looking at volcano feeds
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To paraphrase Douglas Adams, the US had always considered it was vastly superior the EU because it had generated billionnaires like Sam Altman, Elon Musk or Marc Andreessen, and the EU had not.
An the EU considered it was vastly superior to the US for exactly the same reason.
An the EU considered it was vastly superior to the US for exactly the same reason.
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
To paraphrase Douglas Adams, the US had always considered it was vastly superior the EU because it had generated billionnaires like Sam Altman, Elon Musk or Marc Andreessen, and the EU had not.
An the EU considered it was vastly superior to the US for exactly the same reason.
An the EU considered it was vastly superior to the US for exactly the same reason.
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Floods in #Indonesia.
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Floods in #Indonesia.
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
This is lacking in ambition. The goal should be to make the ICE agents cry.
At MPR now: Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make ICE agents' jobs as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
share.google/4LfU58LW6iUR...
‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
share.google
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is lacking in ambition. The goal should be to make the ICE agents cry.
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Sam Altman wanting all the money and all the data for his digital god that will definitely solve all of our problems some day.
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sam Altman wanting all the money and all the data for his digital god that will definitely solve all of our problems some day.
I can’t wait for the action figures. The kids are gonna love ‘em.
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I can’t wait for the action figures. The kids are gonna love ‘em.
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❄️ "Snow droughts" are increasing in the Himalayas ❄️
Scientists warn that they could have far-reaching impacts on both people & nature
Satellites reveal their frequent occurrence btw 3,000 and 6,000 meters across 11 major river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas & a decline in snow cover days:
Scientists warn that they could have far-reaching impacts on both people & nature
Satellites reveal their frequent occurrence btw 3,000 and 6,000 meters across 11 major river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas & a decline in snow cover days:
Snow droughts intensify across the Hindu Kush Himalayas
A new study finds the frequent occurrence of snow droughts and their hotspots across 11 major river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
india.mongabay.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
❄️ "Snow droughts" are increasing in the Himalayas ❄️
Scientists warn that they could have far-reaching impacts on both people & nature
Satellites reveal their frequent occurrence btw 3,000 and 6,000 meters across 11 major river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas & a decline in snow cover days:
Scientists warn that they could have far-reaching impacts on both people & nature
Satellites reveal their frequent occurrence btw 3,000 and 6,000 meters across 11 major river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas & a decline in snow cover days: