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Sheila O’Flanagan

@sheilawriter.bsky.social

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Writer, reader, armchair sportswoman

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1h

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3h

“Fired in error” ffs these are people and they’re being treated like cogs in a machine. There’s more respect shown to AI 😡

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 18h

I’ve wondered that myself

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 18h

Oh agree they’re everywhere but they seem to have a lot of religious cults in the US which end up with people handing over large amounts of money to so-called pastors! The equivalent in Trumplandia is bribing him, sending donations, investing in his crypto…

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 19h

I’ve just watched a documentary on Scientology and am wondering if there’s anything particular in the American psyche that makes them more vulnerable to cults (including Maga) than other nationalities

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 19h

Very much looking forward to finally visiting the fab Bridge Books and hopefully meeting lots of readers 😍

Bridge Books Dromore @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social · 20h

I have three fabulous events lined up for #IrishBookWeek, which runs from Sat 18th-Sat 25th October! An evening with Wendy Erskine, A Curry Up and Read Silent Book Club and an evening with the legend @sheilawriter.bsky.social Tickets available for all three 👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

Wasn’t it the TRUMP FBI on January 6th? Any chance Jake Tapper is around to do a bit of journalism or is he too busy on the sequel to It’s All Biden’s Fault

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

Next step is that the chatbots will chat to each other and ignore the humans

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

On demand from whom?

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

Your book on Trump will surely be released any day now!

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

Except the war in Rwanda was over 30 years ago!

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly! And only last year the then British government was saying what a safe place it was as they wanted to deport “illegal immigrants” there

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

Have I just heard Trump claiming he ended a war in Rwanda?!?

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

But they are in power. And they’re exercising it to the detriment of Americans. And they don’t fear any consequences of lying because there are none

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

It’s not a news outlet. It’s a PR machine

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t think I’ve had that many emails in my lifetime 😂

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

Hyperventilating just looking at that! But are they all rubbish emails you can’t be bothered to unsubscribe to?

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

If your paper hadn’t sanewashed Trump and even now didn’t act as PR for the regime, you wouldn’t have to write this piece

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

I haven’t lived as long as Mick who has been something of a soundtrack to my life but I agree with him 💯

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 5d

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

Jeez where is Pete Hegseth when you need him

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 5d

But it doesn’t matter. Because there are no consequences.

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

How old is old Marie?

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

FAFO

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

Well that was exciting #UniversityChallenge

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

Bit of a #RyderCup match in #onlyconnect tonight @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social