Philip O'Connor
@philipoconnor.bsky.social
"Love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night."
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
Irish journalist based in Stockholm, covering the world.
Unfortunately, after three prompts it went full Nazi
Meta have announced the launch of Zuckerburg 4.0 a more realistic and empathetic model that can mimic human behaviour and responses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to testify in court over allegations that his platforms were deliberately designed to make young users addicted.
It will mark the multibillionaire's first appearance on the platforms' safety before a jury.
www.thejournal.ie/mark-zuckerb...
It will mark the multibillionaire's first appearance on the platforms' safety before a jury.
www.thejournal.ie/mark-zuckerb...
February 18, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Unfortunately, after three prompts it went full Nazi
This.
Banning social media, and indeed the anti-social use of scramblers and mopeds, will not solve anything.
Banning social media, and indeed the anti-social use of scramblers and mopeds, will not solve anything.
“A ban does not provide the clubs, the youth workers, the safe playgrounds, the links to their families and friends in the offline world that might nourish and support children.”
Well said by Noeline Blackwell from the Children's Rights Alliance.
www.thejournal.ie/social-media...
Well said by Noeline Blackwell from the Children's Rights Alliance.
www.thejournal.ie/social-media...
Government confirms plan to restrict social media for teenagers
It’s understood Cabinet will discuss measures concentrating on restrictions for under 16s.
www.thejournal.ie
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This.
Banning social media, and indeed the anti-social use of scramblers and mopeds, will not solve anything.
Banning social media, and indeed the anti-social use of scramblers and mopeds, will not solve anything.
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Winter Olympics costs explained: Equipment prices by sport and how developing country athletes qualify. Read more: reut.rs/4kJXhbV
✍️ Pasit Kongkunakornkul and Sumanta Sen
📸 Athit Perawongmetha, Kacper Pempel, Katie Stratman (Imagn Images), Hannah Mckay, Marko Djurica
✍️ Pasit Kongkunakornkul and Sumanta Sen
📸 Athit Perawongmetha, Kacper Pempel, Katie Stratman (Imagn Images), Hannah Mckay, Marko Djurica
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Winter Olympics costs explained: Equipment prices by sport and how developing country athletes qualify. Read more: reut.rs/4kJXhbV
✍️ Pasit Kongkunakornkul and Sumanta Sen
📸 Athit Perawongmetha, Kacper Pempel, Katie Stratman (Imagn Images), Hannah Mckay, Marko Djurica
✍️ Pasit Kongkunakornkul and Sumanta Sen
📸 Athit Perawongmetha, Kacper Pempel, Katie Stratman (Imagn Images), Hannah Mckay, Marko Djurica
This is absolutely can't-miss stuff for journalists and students.
Freelance Forum Spring 2026
with a focus on legal reporting issues, rules of contempt, defamation law etc.
Dublin, 21 March
NUJ members/students €5
Others €20
Organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ with support from @cnam-ie.bsky.social
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
ti.to/freelance-fo...
with a focus on legal reporting issues, rules of contempt, defamation law etc.
Dublin, 21 March
NUJ members/students €5
Others €20
Organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ with support from @cnam-ie.bsky.social
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
ti.to/freelance-fo...
February 18, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This is absolutely can't-miss stuff for journalists and students.
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How can I be expected to work with people who do not understand “everything’s coming up Millhouse”.
a cartoon character is driving a car and saying `` i 'm old , so i 'm the victim ''
ALT: a cartoon character is driving a car and saying `` i 'm old , so i 'm the victim ''
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
How can I be expected to work with people who do not understand “everything’s coming up Millhouse”.
For the record - Ronda Rousey v Gina Carano is not "the biggest super-fight in women's MMA history".
It's a sad, influencer boxing-style cash-grab by one has-been and one never-was, and it further taints Rousey's undeniable legacy.
It's a sad, influencer boxing-style cash-grab by one has-been and one never-was, and it further taints Rousey's undeniable legacy.
February 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
For the record - Ronda Rousey v Gina Carano is not "the biggest super-fight in women's MMA history".
It's a sad, influencer boxing-style cash-grab by one has-been and one never-was, and it further taints Rousey's undeniable legacy.
It's a sad, influencer boxing-style cash-grab by one has-been and one never-was, and it further taints Rousey's undeniable legacy.
Build. Social. Housing.
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Build. Social. Housing.
BRB, just getting over @lastweektonight.com quoting from my story about Norwegian biathlete/love cheat Sturla Holm Laegreid. 😳
www.instagram.com/p/DU04XkWiHW...
www.instagram.com/p/DU04XkWiHW...
February 18, 2026 at 7:29 AM
BRB, just getting over @lastweektonight.com quoting from my story about Norwegian biathlete/love cheat Sturla Holm Laegreid. 😳
www.instagram.com/p/DU04XkWiHW...
www.instagram.com/p/DU04XkWiHW...
Lol
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Lol
@sallyhayd.bsky.social has been reporting on this for years.
‘Journey of hell’: Migrants in Libya endure torture, rape, forced labour https://aje.news/mclg0p
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
@sallyhayd.bsky.social has been reporting on this for years.
Aside from the work I do on sport, I've been wandering around Europe for more than 20 years interviewing politicians, business people and academics, and the only time this ever comes up is when someone in an Irish think tank says it's a thing.
It's not.
It's not.
🗣️ “Are we seen as freeloaders across Europe in terms of how we are not minding our own backyard?” — guest presenter Shane Coleman
🗣️ “We represent the weakest link along the coast,” — Mick Clifford, special correspondent with the Irish Examiner
#TonightVMTV #Defence #Ireland
🗣️ “We represent the weakest link along the coast,” — Mick Clifford, special correspondent with the Irish Examiner
#TonightVMTV #Defence #Ireland
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Aside from the work I do on sport, I've been wandering around Europe for more than 20 years interviewing politicians, business people and academics, and the only time this ever comes up is when someone in an Irish think tank says it's a thing.
It's not.
It's not.
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Boston Celtics Face Deadline To Fill Roster Spots. Here's Their Most Likely Approach
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
Boston Celtics Face Deadline To Fill Roster Spots. Here's Their Most Likely Approach
The Celtics have two days have to sign two players to fill open roster spots by Thursday, February 19. The open spots were the result of the trade deadline move
www.si.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Boston Celtics Face Deadline To Fill Roster Spots. Here's Their Most Likely Approach
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
This is the sports section of the @nytimes.com . 🤷
ANYONE ELSE CRYING???
ALYSA LIU. WOW. 🇺🇸
ALYSA LIU. WOW. 🇺🇸
February 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This is the sports section of the @nytimes.com . 🤷
Tips - sluta ge era röster till rasistiska (SD, KD, M, L, S) partier. 👍
76% (!) är emot tonårsutvisningarna. T o m bland SD-väljarna är fler emot (42%) än för (36%). Detta är en politisk jordbävning, som överrumplar Tidö+S
omni.se/a/2p8kRx
omni.se/a/2p8kRx
February 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Tips - sluta ge era röster till rasistiska (SD, KD, M, L, S) partier. 👍
Paul Brady must be one of Ireland's most underrated songwriters - not the easiest man to work with by all accounts, but a tremendously skilful musician and songsmith. This has been on repeat in my head for days.
open.spotify.com/track/2jAAjA...
open.spotify.com/track/2jAAjA...
Nothing but the Same Old Story
open.spotify.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Paul Brady must be one of Ireland's most underrated songwriters - not the easiest man to work with by all accounts, but a tremendously skilful musician and songsmith. This has been on repeat in my head for days.
open.spotify.com/track/2jAAjA...
open.spotify.com/track/2jAAjA...
A colleague from the Philippines still lives under similar laws to what Ireland had. None of us is free until all of us are free.
I think even a lot of Irish people don't really think about how insane it is that divorce was only legalised in Ireland in 1997, and homosexuality in 1993. An unrecognisable country (in almost all ways for the better) from the one I was born in.
Ireland went from the mid 1970s to the 2000s between 1997 and 2000.
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
A colleague from the Philippines still lives under similar laws to what Ireland had. None of us is free until all of us are free.
But of course ...
And they have increased DIRT on savings, and reduced state savings rates to reduce competition for banks.
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
But of course ...
How people save their money is a direct result of the boom-and-bust policies pursued by Simon and his pals for the last century, and as the politicians have never learned their repeated lesson, small savers will remain risk-averse. 👍
Simon Harris' new savings scheme: Ireland has billions sitting idle in low-interest accounts, so the Government’s new investment strategy must focus on building a culture of long-term investing, not just more saving, writes Nick Charalambous.
jrnl.ie/6959386
jrnl.ie/6959386
Simon Harris' saving scheme plan: 'It could make Irish savings work harder, if done properly'
With billions sitting idle in low-interest accounts, the Government’s new investment strategy must focus on building a culture of long-term investing, not just more saving, writes Nick Charalambous.
jrnl.ie
February 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
How people save their money is a direct result of the boom-and-bust policies pursued by Simon and his pals for the last century, and as the politicians have never learned their repeated lesson, small savers will remain risk-averse. 👍
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Om ett vämjeligt politiskt skådespel.
Vämjeligt politiskt skådespel efter utvisningen av bebisen
Ledande politiker tävlar just nu i upprördhet över beslutet att bebisen Emanuel ska utvisas. Sanningen är att de varnade för just riskerna för barn i sitt lag
www.aftonbladet.se
February 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Om ett vämjeligt politiskt skådespel.
If you want to know why AI based on LLMs get things wrong, here's a perfect example. This post from the @nytimes.com is factually incorrect, but it remains up. LLMs will scrape it and present it as correct information, and the wrong information will continue to propagate.
The German pair won of Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot with a score of 159.31 in 2018.
From @theathletic.com: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan triumphed in the mixed pairs figure skating final, with a world-record free skate score of 158.13. nyti.ms/3Ochmf0
February 17, 2026 at 7:48 AM
If you want to know why AI based on LLMs get things wrong, here's a perfect example. This post from the @nytimes.com is factually incorrect, but it remains up. LLMs will scrape it and present it as correct information, and the wrong information will continue to propagate.
The German pair won of Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot with a score of 159.31 in 2018.
From @theathletic.com: Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan triumphed in the mixed pairs figure skating final, with a world-record free skate score of 158.13. nyti.ms/3Ochmf0
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The German pair won of Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot with a score of 159.31 in 2018.
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"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
Socialdemokrarerna är numera också ett rasistiskt parti.
På hemmaplan har S precis svängt i frågan om de så kallade tonårsutvisningarna. I EU röstar partiet nu igenom två kontroversiella migrationslagar – tillsammans med Europaparlamentets ytterhöger.
S röstar med ytterhögern – för kritiserade migrationslagar
Gör det lättare att utvisa till tredje land • MP: De avskaffar asylrätten.
www.etc.se
February 16, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Socialdemokrarerna är numera också ett rasistiskt parti.
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I’m not normally that person but….
It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago
Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!
It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago
Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I’m not normally that person but….
It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago
Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!
It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago
Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!