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Siobhán McElduff
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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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Tony. Just seen on Reddit. Tubridys media appearances since just the 2nd of this month. Jesus Christ
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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UPDATE: This plane landed in Cairo and is now headed back to Shannon.

Previous ICE flights to Cairo delivered Russian dissidents and asylum-seekers to Egyptian authorities, who forced them onto planes to Moscow. At least one is now missing.
#speirghorm
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February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Leading Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was shot 14 times and killed by loyalist paramilitaries (UFF/UDA) on this day in 1989, in front of his wife and children. A high-profile human rights lawyer, his murder highlighted collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and British security forces.
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Let's get playful Adriano #chipoo his forever family by sharing🥰 Hes a healthy, affectionate little guy with perfect manners. See his adoption page at www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?i... #poodle #Chihuahua #goodvibes
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
You've earned a video of a happy turkey being wheeled around.
Frankie has an announcement. 👑
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Frankie has an announcement. 👑
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Damn we really gotta hike these taxes ASAP
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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New rental rules passed in Dáil tonight by 79/70 votes. Rents will only increase. A real landlords law. Incentives to evict people because rents can rise with a new tenancy. #housingcrisis
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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The guilty silence:

"Irish government officials have so far avoided answering questions about if the treatment of the migrants on the flights violates Irish law."

- @gbrockell.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...
Cyclist crushed twice by SUV in Dublin city centre recalls ‘the worst day of my life’ in court
Andrew Brett told the court that he was ‘convinced he was going to die’ during the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Ireland fuels ICE flights.
BREAKING: An ICE flight just refueled in Ireland again. A local activist pressed police to investigate for human trafficking; the plane took off 30 minutes ago.

Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
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ICE flight refuels in Ireland again; Irish activist pressed police to investigate
MAGA billionaire’s jet also did another ICE flight, to Sierra Leone.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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BREAKING: An ICE flight just refueled in Ireland again. A local activist pressed police to investigate for human trafficking; the plane took off 30 minutes ago.

Plus, that MAGA billionaire's jet did another ICE flight, this time to Sierra Leone.
#speirghorm
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/ice-flight-r...
ICE flight refuels in Ireland again; Irish activist pressed police to investigate
MAGA billionaire’s jet also did another ICE flight, to Sierra Leone.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Like I said a couple years ago, leftist antisemitism is getting worse. Like, we're at the Naming The Jew stage and next I guess will be the triple parentheses
February 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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A look-back at individual surgeries of children between 2016 and 2023 is not good enough.

I have been contacted by an adult patient who feels that she was mistreated by this Doctor. All child and adult patients should be included.

www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/...
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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February is #BlackHistoryMonth
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
Black History Month: Journal of Genetic Counseling
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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I "enjoy" the hybrid roles this sort of doomerism serves to simultaneously misrepresent what the technology is actually capable of, and misdirect attention away from the fact the real problem is a pretty traditional one: greedy, shitty people
Anthropic safety researcher quits, warning ‘world is in peril’
Other AI safety researchers have also left leading firms, citing concerns about potentially catastrophic risks.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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The problem with the David Quinn thing here is there are in fact many orders of nuns doing good work (in Cork, the Nano Nagle centre) and it is reported as such. The problem tis they are doing Woke things like helping migrants when what he wants is just to import culture wars.
I dunno if you can put a sympathetic spin on ‘Baby Mass Graves’
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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The Ditch gained access to Jeffrey Epstein’s FedEx account – records show it was used for shipments long after his death and an address book including a senior Israeli military officer now considered a “strategic consultant” for “diplomatic matters”.

www.ontheditch.com/gained-acces...
Gained access to Epstein’s FedEx account: Still live
Shipments in 2024, address book with 90+ names
www.ontheditch.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Ages ago, while out in the Triassic of New Mexico, paleontologist Kevin Padian told me - apropos of nothing - “You’re a good writer, Riley. Not great. But good.”

And to this day I think Fuck You Kevin.
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Robert Briscoe, surely another one of those 20th century Irish lives worthy of a film. Revolutionary, Gunrunner, TD, First Jewish mayor of Dublin, confidant of both Collins and Dev. For the Life of Me, his autobiography, HB 1st edition.
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is just so awful. I have no idea how anyone else is dealing with it in class. Or how I'll talk about the change in syllabus I'm making.
RCMP have said police are "not in a place" to understand what motivated a shooter suspected of killing two people at a home before going to a school and committing one of Canada's worst mass shootings.
RCMP has few details about shooting at Tumbler Ridge school
RCMP continue to search for the motive behind the killing of 10 people, including the shooter, at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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The sheer gormlessness of Ireland proposing to build a massive LNG terminal when even the right wing WSJ says it’s lunacy for Europe to depend on the US for anything important really is something to behold.

www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Europe Needs to Learn Its Lesson: Stop Relying on Imported Energy
Growing reliance on American gas looks foolish given how unpredictable the White House has become.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM