Siobhán McElduff
@siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
1st gen Irish (Donegal/Sligo) settler in Canada. Author of obscure academic books and slightly less obscure OERs on Roman culture. Translator of, and far too fond of Cicero. She/her nó sí/í
Opinions my own
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Opinions my own
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‘Former Washington Post staff writer Gillian Brockell has been tracking the movements of ICE-contracted aircraft and documenting repeated stopovers in Shannon since last May.’
- Colin Sheridan @gbrockell.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- Colin Sheridan @gbrockell.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Shannon Airport and ICE deportation flights raise fresh questions over Irish neutrality
ICE deportation stopovers at Shannon Airport reignite debate about neutrality, accountability and Ireland’s complicity in US removals
www.irishexaminer.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
‘Former Washington Post staff writer Gillian Brockell has been tracking the movements of ICE-contracted aircraft and documenting repeated stopovers in Shannon since last May.’
- Colin Sheridan @gbrockell.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
- Colin Sheridan @gbrockell.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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yeah so anyways, i’m never voting for gavin newsom
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
yeah so anyways, i’m never voting for gavin newsom
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when they have me flying a bomber in Civil War Woke im painting this on the payload
February 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
when they have me flying a bomber in Civil War Woke im painting this on the payload
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Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
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No.
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
No.
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“The suppression of gender studies is not only an attempt to suppress a critical analytical tool, but also knowledge itself.”
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
“The suppression of gender studies is not only an attempt to suppress a critical analytical tool, but also knowledge itself.”
In a few hours I will be on a plane to Ireland. I am so very tired and grumpy, and I do not want to be doing the thing i have to do there.
I shall, naturally, be on the drink at the airport as is traditional.
I shall, naturally, be on the drink at the airport as is traditional.
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In a few hours I will be on a plane to Ireland. I am so very tired and grumpy, and I do not want to be doing the thing i have to do there.
I shall, naturally, be on the drink at the airport as is traditional.
I shall, naturally, be on the drink at the airport as is traditional.
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The guy who first suggested doing double luge must have had to build up his confidence a bit first.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The guy who first suggested doing double luge must have had to build up his confidence a bit first.
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Forget goblin mode. It's all about amorous mothers of radioactive hybrid terror pigs mode from now on.
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Forget goblin mode. It's all about amorous mothers of radioactive hybrid terror pigs mode from now on.
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Not going to have the happy ever after you were hoping for this Valentine's Day?
Join me for an hour, and let's explore your trauma.
Join me for an hour, and let's explore your trauma.
What others have said:
"This exceeded my expectations 1,000%."
"I never thought I'd laugh during a workshop addressing my childhood abuse, but I did! Hazel is THAT good."
"I never thought I could write poems. But in an hour with Hazel, I wrote 4!"
"My only complaint is an hour wasn't long enough."
"This exceeded my expectations 1,000%."
"I never thought I'd laugh during a workshop addressing my childhood abuse, but I did! Hazel is THAT good."
"I never thought I could write poems. But in an hour with Hazel, I wrote 4!"
"My only complaint is an hour wasn't long enough."
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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Tour #Scotland 4K #Winter travel photograph and video Blog clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking in the rain by a waterfall in Burn O’ Vat #Gorge on #ancestry, #genealogy,# history visit and trip to #Aberdeenshire tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2026/02/scot...
Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt In Burn O’ Vat Gorge On Winter History Visit To Aberdeenshire Scotland
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February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Tour #Scotland 4K #Winter travel photograph and video Blog clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking in the rain by a waterfall in Burn O’ Vat #Gorge on #ancestry, #genealogy,# history visit and trip to #Aberdeenshire tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2026/02/scot...
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More than 560 items sold and over $12k raised for ACLU/NARF! Taking orders through March 1
Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Support Ptarmigan Squadron for ACLU and NARF
This rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird: the willow ptarmigan, along with the Big Dipper and the North Star, was created to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with ever...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
More than 560 items sold and over $12k raised for ACLU/NARF! Taking orders through March 1
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Finding hard to swallow some Irish people saying politics should be kept out of sport when the British Army massacred players and spectators in the largest sporting ground in the country... It was political when IRFU refused to boycott apartheid SA, it is political when FAI refuses to do so for 🇮🇱
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Finding hard to swallow some Irish people saying politics should be kept out of sport when the British Army massacred players and spectators in the largest sporting ground in the country... It was political when IRFU refused to boycott apartheid SA, it is political when FAI refuses to do so for 🇮🇱
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Having been blown away by our first ever starling murmuration experience on Monday in Limerick, we returned to the scene for more this evening. #speirgorm Truly amazing. Video doesn't do it justice. #BirdSky
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Having been blown away by our first ever starling murmuration experience on Monday in Limerick, we returned to the scene for more this evening. #speirgorm Truly amazing. Video doesn't do it justice. #BirdSky
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cw: rape and violence
Ok, this guy is going down. Please report these posts and the account for Violence > Threats or Incitement.
Profile URL to Report:
bsky.app/profile/elon...
Ok, this guy is going down. Please report these posts and the account for Violence > Threats or Incitement.
Profile URL to Report:
bsky.app/profile/elon...
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
cw: rape and violence
Ok, this guy is going down. Please report these posts and the account for Violence > Threats or Incitement.
Profile URL to Report:
bsky.app/profile/elon...
Ok, this guy is going down. Please report these posts and the account for Violence > Threats or Incitement.
Profile URL to Report:
bsky.app/profile/elon...
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🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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This is a disgraceful way to treat people with disabilities.
HSE told me í was messing my bed (I am disabled and have no control of my bowel or bladder).I received a letter today to inform me I am no longer eligible for rubber sheet allowance for bedclothes - jack chambers the minister was given 1700 a month allowance for "miscellaneous unvouched expenses"
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This is a disgraceful way to treat people with disabilities.
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From mastodon: two stories side by side in NY Times
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
From mastodon: two stories side by side in NY Times
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GRAND PLIÉ BEFORE ZOD!!!
(and donate if you feel so inclined fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...)
(and donate if you feel so inclined fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...)
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
GRAND PLIÉ BEFORE ZOD!!!
(and donate if you feel so inclined fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...)
(and donate if you feel so inclined fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...)
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"Hang on a second; I just need to remove this torn white linen blouse and use it to wipe the sweat off my impeccably sculpted and fiendishly hairy torso."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hel...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hel...
Hello 12-Year-Old Reader, My Name Is Heathcliff and I Am Sorry That I Am About to Ruin Your Future Romantic Life
Hi there — I recently reached the amends stage of my 12-step anger management program, so I’m reaching out to people I’ve hurt and/or whose romanti...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Hang on a second; I just need to remove this torn white linen blouse and use it to wipe the sweat off my impeccably sculpted and fiendishly hairy torso."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hel...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hel...
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Not once but twice in the past month I have received visa refusals where it was claimed - falsely - that the marriage/birth certificates had not been attested by the foreign ministry.
This is beginning to look like actual malfeasance.
#speirghorm
This is beginning to look like actual malfeasance.
#speirghorm
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Not once but twice in the past month I have received visa refusals where it was claimed - falsely - that the marriage/birth certificates had not been attested by the foreign ministry.
This is beginning to look like actual malfeasance.
#speirghorm
This is beginning to look like actual malfeasance.
#speirghorm
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We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
Seeking an Assistant Librarian - Marsh's Library
We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Librarian for Marsh’s Library in central Dublin. Location: St. Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 Reporting to: Assistant Director, Marsh’s Library Salary: €40,000 – €45,...
marshlibrary.ie
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Librarian in Marsh's Library. This will be a great position for an early-career librarian. Further details at: marshlibrary.ie/assistant-li...
This is how your email finds me.
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is how your email finds me.