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Siobhán McElduff
@siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
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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

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faduda.bsky.social
From mastodon: two stories side by side in NY Times
The first story is captioned "Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its smart glasses"; the second is "Iran turns to digital surveillance tools to track down protesters."
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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susandixon.bsky.social
GRAND PLIÉ BEFORE ZOD!!!

(and donate if you feel so inclined fundraisemyway.cancer.ca/participants...)
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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mcsweeneys.net
"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."
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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...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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wendylyon.bsky.social
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
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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marshslibrary.bsky.social
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
siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
This is how your email finds me.
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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ria.ie
With St Valentine’s Day tomorrow, we’re dipping into some of the courtship rituals and games explored in Pious and Promiscuous by @leannecalvert.bsky.social

Find out more about Pious and Promiscuous: shop.ria.ie/products/pious
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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despod.bsky.social
Where has the fabulous stained glass gone ?
Street view from 20220 showing a stained glass porch.
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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amandawasielewski.com
The latest iteration of AI hype has everyone being forced to live in some kind of meta fanfic LARP 😒
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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sineadgibney.bsky.social
Next month, government ministers will be relying on Irish arts and culture to open diplomatic doors for them as they travel around the world for St Patrick’s Day – yet, at the same time, they are slamming the door in the face of Irish artists here.

www.hotpress.com/opinion/soci...
Social Democrats' Sinéad Gibney on Basic Income For the Arts: "The government’s handling of this issue has been shambolic" | Hotpress
The permanent BIA plan will not go into effect until later this year, leaving some artists without support
www.hotpress.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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cormacos.bsky.social
Love that an English hotel chain sets up in Dublin and five minutes later is going to the courts to try and shut down a long-running staple of our nightlife.

Hoxton? More like Poxton, amirite?
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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anniewestdotcom.bsky.social
SQUEEEEEE Cheers is on @tg4.bsky.social with HARRY THE HAT ❤️❤️❤️
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Suntou Susso on winning not one, but two Global Music Awards!
Gold Medal Winner for composer / composition and for originality / creativity.
Congrats Suntou!
www.globalmusicawards.com
Home | Global Music Awards
Global Music Awards is a well-known international music competition which celebrates independent musicians. Global Music Awards is widely recognized by industry insiders as giving legitimacy to highly...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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weratedogs.com
CW: animal neglect

This is Reba. She was surrendered to a shelter extremely malnourished with every bone in her body visible. She needs emergency care to survive, including a feeding tube for nutritional support. You can donate to her care below ❤️‍🩹

1510.fan/reba-bsd
a small black and brown dog wearing a green sweater stands on extremely skinny legs. her hip bone is easily discernable. she has a feeding tube attached to her nose and an I.V. connection bandaged to her front leg. her head is slightly droopy and she looks up with brown eyes. the poor pup is so exhausted.
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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mattpope.bsky.social
🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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dustinvanwechel.com
Here’s one from a wayzzz back, “Slow Drift,” oil on linen, 30”x24”.
A white trumpeter swan drifts across the glass surface of a pond peppered with lilly pads. Stacks of submerged deadfall lie undisturbed.
February 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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pigsonthewing.org.uk
"But Wikipedia’s volunteer community of editors reverted changes within minutes..."
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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frankoconnor.bsky.social
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social are overwhelmed by response to this award winning Poetry-Film featuring #DerelictIreland campaign & our ffud streetart

Here's closing sequence
It's being screened in various festivals across Ireland, UK & Europe

Poem: Jennifer Horgan
Film: Philip Denvir

#SpeirGorm
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
'Unique global position' really covering a lot of colonial extraction and genocide.
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
A 16 year old San Antonio kid was essentially killed by a football coaching staff during an offseason workout.

Players were subjected to punishment drills and repeatedly noted the distress of their teammate, to no avail.

After he collapsed, the rest of the team was compelled to continue the drill.
According to the student, who asked to remain anonymous, Lawson began slowing down, stumbling and struggling to stand. His eyes appeared to be closing, and his speech became slurred as practice continued. You could tell for a while that there was something wrong with him,” the student said. “Even me and the kids next to him were saying something wasn’t right. The student said players attempted to help their teammate up and down during the drills, believing at first he was simply exhausted in the heat. As his condition worsened, the student said Lawson tried to speak but was unable to clearly communicate. The student said Lawson eventually collapsed while standing. Trainers were called to the field and moved the teen to the side, while an ambulance was requested. During that time, the student said the rest of the team was instructed to continue practicing. We had to watch it happen while we were still doing the workout,” the student said. “We couldn’t stop.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Short thread. This is pure institutional cruelty.
fiercemum.bsky.social Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 1d
New School Guidance announces:

Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.

Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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mcsweeneys.net
"Rather than building courses through faculty expertise or disciplinary knowledge, faculty gather complaints from alums now trying to get real jobs, feed those complaints into AI, and allow the system to revise the course accordingly."
The Next Innovation in Higher Education: Vibe-Teaching™
As the associate vice provost for the Office of Asynchronous Online Courses for Student-Centered High-Impact Learning (OAOCSCHIL, an office we crea...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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romgothsam.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/culture/film...

I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff is just a really terrible landlord
The new Wuthering Heights adaptation is in cinemas. Will the new film portray Heathcliff as a hearthrob or the cruel landlord of the novel?
www.bigissue.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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kjcharleswriter.com
This is BRILLIANT. Less 'Cathy!', more rent control please
romgothsam.bsky.social Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 6h
www.bigissue.com/culture/film...

I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on
Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)
Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff is just a really terrible landlord
The new Wuthering Heights adaptation is in cinemas. Will the new film portray Heathcliff as a hearthrob or the cruel landlord of the novel?
www.bigissue.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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richardkadrey.bsky.social
Some of Elric's incarnations are confusing.
A hedgehog holding a black sword aloft
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM