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A wise and perceptive thread.
When you drift through some unheralded point in your 40s, you start accumulating actuarial risks.
The odds of illness, heart attack, or the chances losing of a parent go up.
But there is another risk- particularly acute for men.
There is a risk you will lose your capacity for joy.
The odds of illness, heart attack, or the chances losing of a parent go up.
But there is another risk- particularly acute for men.
There is a risk you will lose your capacity for joy.
December 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A wise and perceptive thread.
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Men, as they move upwards in the demographic boxes, don’t have to conform to demands for “seriousness” in public (or, god help the Victorian antecedents of the same in private).
Find something you knock some craic out of, and knock that thing *hard*.
Find something you knock some craic out of, and knock that thing *hard*.
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Men, as they move upwards in the demographic boxes, don’t have to conform to demands for “seriousness” in public (or, god help the Victorian antecedents of the same in private).
Find something you knock some craic out of, and knock that thing *hard*.
Find something you knock some craic out of, and knock that thing *hard*.
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‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life.
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan 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 8:08 PM
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life.
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
My interview with Canadian judge Kimberly Prost, who was sanctioned by the US for ruling to authorise an investigation into war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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If you are in Cork and looking for a doggie - these are in local rescue centres and ... COME ON!?
Gallery: 12 loving Cork rescue pups looking for a forever home this Christmas
Thinking of getting a dog for Christmas? Why not rescue one instead
www.corkbeo.ie
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you are in Cork and looking for a doggie - these are in local rescue centres and ... COME ON!?
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your socials are going to be tied to yr MyGov.ie account if you want to use em and they’re handing all that info over to SM companies. What could possibly go wrong?
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
your socials are going to be tied to yr MyGov.ie account if you want to use em and they’re handing all that info over to SM companies. What could possibly go wrong?
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Dressing it up as a measure to ‘Protect the children’ is larval stage fascist language.
#Spéirghorm
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
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The last time this happened was about 12,000 years ago and Ireland became uninhabitable. This is the reality of the climate crisis
New research finds a 70% chance the AMOC collapses under current emissions…37% under moderate cuts, 25% even under low ones.
That collapse would upend rainfall, chill Europe, wreck crops, and raise seas.
We blame fossil fuel billionaires because mirrors are awkward.
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/25/r...
That collapse would upend rainfall, chill Europe, wreck crops, and raise seas.
We blame fossil fuel billionaires because mirrors are awkward.
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/25/r...
Risk of Atlantic Current Collapsing Much Higher Than Previously Expected - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Unsurprisingly, climate risks keep growing. However, it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that has concerned ...
cleantechnica.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The last time this happened was about 12,000 years ago and Ireland became uninhabitable. This is the reality of the climate crisis
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Recent Aras elections saw multiple candidates get through process via Oireachtas or local authority support - 1997 had 5 candidates, 2011 had 7 and 2018 had 6. There is no need to change the system because the 2025 motley crew were late to process, poor quality or not serious about running at all.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Oireachtas may have to look at changing the process by which a person gets on the ballot in presidential elections, which he described as "restrictive".
jrnl.ie/6856687
jrnl.ie/6856687
Taoiseach suggests referendum on changing 'restrictive' process for getting on presidential ballot
One in eighter people spoiled their votes.
jrnl.ie
October 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Recent Aras elections saw multiple candidates get through process via Oireachtas or local authority support - 1997 had 5 candidates, 2011 had 7 and 2018 had 6. There is no need to change the system because the 2025 motley crew were late to process, poor quality or not serious about running at all.
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Top line here is exactly it.
The spoiled vote segment is an issue for FF and FG to contend with, not the left. It's not our problem.
I doubt that the government will change its handling of the far right.
Today we celebrate!
I doubt that the government will change its handling of the far right.
Today we celebrate!
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Top line here is exactly it.
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So despite knowing full well that Connolly had to take the clients assigned to her as a barrister and trailing massively in the polls, Humphries doubles down with an attack in the Sindo.
What an awful, petty, snide person she is - completely unfit to be Ireland's president.
#SpeirGorm #Aras25
What an awful, petty, snide person she is - completely unfit to be Ireland's president.
#SpeirGorm #Aras25
October 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
So despite knowing full well that Connolly had to take the clients assigned to her as a barrister and trailing massively in the polls, Humphries doubles down with an attack in the Sindo.
What an awful, petty, snide person she is - completely unfit to be Ireland's president.
#SpeirGorm #Aras25
What an awful, petty, snide person she is - completely unfit to be Ireland's president.
#SpeirGorm #Aras25
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I'm so sad to read this. Manchán was one of a kind. An incredible writer and storyteller.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55
The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.
www.rte.ie
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm so sad to read this. Manchán was one of a kind. An incredible writer and storyteller.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.
He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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New Gist: A Presidential Trio
"Jim Gavin (or Don Uachtaránacht as he's also known to the less observant poster reader) ...can't wait to visit some community groups, he explains in his interviews with the zeal of a man eating a slice of waterlogged bread"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-p...
"Jim Gavin (or Don Uachtaránacht as he's also known to the less observant poster reader) ...can't wait to visit some community groups, he explains in his interviews with the zeal of a man eating a slice of waterlogged bread"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-p...
The Gist: A Presidental Trio
After a campaign lead up where every head-the-ball in Ireland suggested they'd like to be President, we're left with the bare minimum of three choices. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
September 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
New Gist: A Presidential Trio
"Jim Gavin (or Don Uachtaránacht as he's also known to the less observant poster reader) ...can't wait to visit some community groups, he explains in his interviews with the zeal of a man eating a slice of waterlogged bread"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-p...
"Jim Gavin (or Don Uachtaránacht as he's also known to the less observant poster reader) ...can't wait to visit some community groups, he explains in his interviews with the zeal of a man eating a slice of waterlogged bread"
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-a-p...
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"Delehanty is just a guy who used to work for Arthur Cox or something. Now he owns a daycare for dogs. I have absolutely no idea why he gets to be on TV, or why we should be hearing from him, other than he wants to be president."
This week's column is about the presidential election.
This week's column is about the presidential election.
Surrealing in the Years: The vibes of this presidential election are badly off
Why do we have to hear so much from so many unserious people?
www.thejournal.ie
September 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"Delehanty is just a guy who used to work for Arthur Cox or something. Now he owns a daycare for dogs. I have absolutely no idea why he gets to be on TV, or why we should be hearing from him, other than he wants to be president."
This week's column is about the presidential election.
This week's column is about the presidential election.
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Dismayed by the "I loathe Gl**ner but his arrest should scare us all" takes. The bar for arrest over a social media post *should be extremely high*, but a guy who's harassed trans people 19 hours a day for 8 years, telling his 600k fans to attack any trans women they see, clears that bar v easily?
September 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Dismayed by the "I loathe Gl**ner but his arrest should scare us all" takes. The bar for arrest over a social media post *should be extremely high*, but a guy who's harassed trans people 19 hours a day for 8 years, telling his 600k fans to attack any trans women they see, clears that bar v easily?
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a....camera?
BREAKING: The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what it believed was a Hamas camera.
Israeli military says strike on Gaza hospital was targeting a Hamas camera
The Israeli military says its strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was aimed at what military officials believed was a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as people they identified as militants.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
a....camera?
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We are all busy. Life is hectic. Days pass by in a blur. But you can always find a minute or two to say FUCK CONOR MCGREGOR
July 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We are all busy. Life is hectic. Days pass by in a blur. But you can always find a minute or two to say FUCK CONOR MCGREGOR
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Whenever public opinion and international pressure becomes unignorable, offer a token concession that will diffuse momentum and act as a fig leaf, while maintaining the mass death and expulsion. It’s a playbook.
Israel said Friday that it will allow other countries to drop aid from the air into the Gaza Strip, where children have died of malnutrition and nearly one in three people is coping with food insecurity, according to the UN's World Food Program.
Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were expected to begin airdrops in the coming days, but experts warned that the bulk of necessary aid could come only by land.
trib.al
July 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Whenever public opinion and international pressure becomes unignorable, offer a token concession that will diffuse momentum and act as a fig leaf, while maintaining the mass death and expulsion. It’s a playbook.
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i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.
July 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
i can’t remember anything that has felt more foisted upon us than AI. repeatedly telling us why we actually need is like thinking a joke will get funnier the more you explain it.
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Think for a minute that European leaders have voluntarily immolated their own credibility in order to allow impunity for this.
June 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Think for a minute that European leaders have voluntarily immolated their own credibility in order to allow impunity for this.
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*strangled scream* www.radiokerry.ie/news/no-long...
May 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
*strangled scream* www.radiokerry.ie/news/no-long...
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charging an Irish republican musician with a terror offence for waving a flag is some real "the Brits are never not at it" shit
May 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
charging an Irish republican musician with a terror offence for waving a flag is some real "the Brits are never not at it" shit
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This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
May 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is incredibly powerful from the WHO’s Emergencies Director, Dr Mike Ryan, on the world doing nothing as the children of Gaza die.
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)
“This is an abomination.”
(🎥 Middle East Eye)