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
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It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
Bet he did more than have an ale.
#theaterthursday 🎭
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
February 12th, 1661: A WOMAN in The Scornful Lady?! – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Bet he did more than have an ale.
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In college I did a paper comparing government responses between the AIDS crisis and the Justinianic plague. Some of the texts I cited from contemporaneous Byzantine accounts had no published translations. As far as I knew, my translations were the first "published" excerpts. There's a ton of stuff!
A lot of people really don’t realize that there is a vast amount of information out there that is not online and plausibly never will be, or can’t be.
I think that's a point that will surprise a lot of people. There's a lot of calling the internet capable of accessing "the sum of all human knowledge" and such that I think gives people the impression that any and all records exist online somewhere.
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 PM
In college I did a paper comparing government responses between the AIDS crisis and the Justinianic plague. Some of the texts I cited from contemporaneous Byzantine accounts had no published translations. As far as I knew, my translations were the first "published" excerpts. There's a ton of stuff!
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Anyone on this app who even comes close to blowing kisses at AI deserves whatever beating they get, is all I'm saying.
I am pro worker, pro union, pro maker, pro artist. I am anti boss, anti Nazi, anti fascist, anti billionaire, anti oligarch. I believe in reading, writing, education. I don’t believe in a robot voice coaxing you to kill yourself. So yeah, I guess I don’t want ChatGPT to write a fucking email for me
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Anyone on this app who even comes close to blowing kisses at AI deserves whatever beating they get, is all I'm saying.
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Well thank god that Irish man being held in a US concentration camp may have committed some crimes. Our valiant crime correspondents have saved Micheál Martin from an awkward position by letting us know the guy deserves his ill fate.
February 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Well thank god that Irish man being held in a US concentration camp may have committed some crimes. Our valiant crime correspondents have saved Micheál Martin from an awkward position by letting us know the guy deserves his ill fate.
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oh noooooo, is someone trying to scrape your output to make a shitty knock off of the work you did without acknowledging or paying you for it??? gosh that must suck so much for youuuu
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
oh noooooo, is someone trying to scrape your output to make a shitty knock off of the work you did without acknowledging or paying you for it??? gosh that must suck so much for youuuu
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Great to see that the lads have finally started a cult with good intentions that will quickly get out of hand and lead to the discovery of dozens of bodies in a remote Donegal barn.
#Ad It’s our 1 month anniversary since launching our #zigandzagfanclub
And it’s only getting started!
Plus for the select few, you get access to Ciaran and Mick’s secret diaries and memories of almost 40 years of Z brother mayhem. #zigandzag
So why not come and join us!
And it’s only getting started!
Plus for the select few, you get access to Ciaran and Mick’s secret diaries and memories of almost 40 years of Z brother mayhem. #zigandzag
So why not come and join us!
February 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Great to see that the lads have finally started a cult with good intentions that will quickly get out of hand and lead to the discovery of dozens of bodies in a remote Donegal barn.
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#theaterthursday 🎭
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
February 12th, 1661: A WOMAN in The Scornful Lady?! – Extending the London Stage Database
blogs.uoregon.edu
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
#theaterthursday 🎭
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
On this day in history, 1661: Samuel Pepys sees a show, says women (now on-stage) make it "much better" than previously all-male casts, and ends the night with an ale!
More RE: Pepys's night out here
blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...
#digitalhumanities #18thc #theaterhistory
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This is a travesty. African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin has been one of the best programs in the country. And for historical context, this is explicitly about reversing the gains of student movements in the 60s and 70s.
www.statesman.com/news/educati...
www.statesman.com/news/educati...
UT to consolidate gender and ethnic studies programs into one new department
Affected departments include those that focus on African and African Diaspora Studies, Mexican American Studies, Women and Gender Studies and American Studies.
www.statesman.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This is a travesty. African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin has been one of the best programs in the country. And for historical context, this is explicitly about reversing the gains of student movements in the 60s and 70s.
www.statesman.com/news/educati...
www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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Romania:
"...has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, & perhaps even the world. Its net greenhouse gas emissions...fell by 88% between 1990 & 2023.... Emissions have plunged by 75%."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#spéirghorm #ClimateChange
"...has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, & perhaps even the world. Its net greenhouse gas emissions...fell by 88% between 1990 & 2023.... Emissions have plunged by 75%."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#spéirghorm #ClimateChange
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Romania:
"...has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, & perhaps even the world. Its net greenhouse gas emissions...fell by 88% between 1990 & 2023.... Emissions have plunged by 75%."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#spéirghorm #ClimateChange
"...has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, & perhaps even the world. Its net greenhouse gas emissions...fell by 88% between 1990 & 2023.... Emissions have plunged by 75%."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#spéirghorm #ClimateChange
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A private jet touched down in Shannon Airport. Onboard were Palestinian deportees from the US, their wrists and ankles shackled.
It’s not that the Irish state doesn’t want to involve itself with this depravity – it doesn’t want to acknowledge it.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
It’s not that the Irish state doesn’t want to involve itself with this depravity – it doesn’t want to acknowledge it.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
Comment: The Shannon Three – awaiting judgment
For the last two and a half years the state has done all it can to reserve judgment on Israeli genocide.
www.ontheditch.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
A private jet touched down in Shannon Airport. Onboard were Palestinian deportees from the US, their wrists and ankles shackled.
It’s not that the Irish state doesn’t want to involve itself with this depravity – it doesn’t want to acknowledge it.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
It’s not that the Irish state doesn’t want to involve itself with this depravity – it doesn’t want to acknowledge it.
www.ontheditch.com/comment-the-...
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Sharing this in light of a load of landlord TDs voting for new measures which they openly admit will drive rents even higher
TDs shouldn't be landlords and this shouldn't be an even remotely controversial thing to say.
So many simple solutions for the housing crisis that get shouted down as very controversial.
"People should be able to afford their rent"
"Lol check out this economically incoherent rube over here"
So many simple solutions for the housing crisis that get shouted down as very controversial.
"People should be able to afford their rent"
"Lol check out this economically incoherent rube over here"
February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Sharing this in light of a load of landlord TDs voting for new measures which they openly admit will drive rents even higher
All he's asking for is a decent amount of sauce.
February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
All he's asking for is a decent amount of sauce.
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What good does this information being made public do?
Call me mad, but whatever someone does, I would say they don't deserve to be in a concentration camp because of it.
Odd timing given the family said on the Tonight Show that they haven't had much help from the gov other than consular support.
Call me mad, but whatever someone does, I would say they don't deserve to be in a concentration camp because of it.
Odd timing given the family said on the Tonight Show that they haven't had much help from the gov other than consular support.
Seamus Culleton, the Irish man who has spent months in a Texas immigration detention centre, failed to appear in court in Ireland in 2009 on drugs-related charges
Culleton failed to appear in Irish court on drugs charge
Seamus Culleton, the Irish man who has spent months in a Texas immigration detention centre, failed to appear in court in Ireland in 2009 on drugs-related charges.
www.rte.ie
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
What good does this information being made public do?
Call me mad, but whatever someone does, I would say they don't deserve to be in a concentration camp because of it.
Odd timing given the family said on the Tonight Show that they haven't had much help from the gov other than consular support.
Call me mad, but whatever someone does, I would say they don't deserve to be in a concentration camp because of it.
Odd timing given the family said on the Tonight Show that they haven't had much help from the gov other than consular support.
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totally enthralled by this oven mitt with an onion sitting on it at LAX with the words “2. Keep important medications with you” over it. I took dozens of photos
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
totally enthralled by this oven mitt with an onion sitting on it at LAX with the words “2. Keep important medications with you” over it. I took dozens of photos
Some people just know how to live properly.
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Some people just know how to live properly.
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
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The thing I really don't like about Jim Ratcliffe is that he looks like your granddad and/or a retired bus driver.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The thing I really don't like about Jim Ratcliffe is that he looks like your granddad and/or a retired bus driver.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to get away with it like that. They should all look like complete freaks you'd leave well alone. Bezos, Musk & the facebook guy are doing it properly.
Who is the one with the egg head? He's great at it.
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Who is the one with the egg head? He's great at it.
It could be an Air BnB.
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It could be an Air BnB.
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Irish government unable to sleep because they're so angry that the child of Omelas doesn't pay rent on the filthy basement room they're locked in
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Irish government unable to sleep because they're so angry that the child of Omelas doesn't pay rent on the filthy basement room they're locked in
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MAJOR ANNOUNCE :
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
MAJOR ANNOUNCE :
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
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All disruptive tech that eventually becomes a crucial element of modern life starts out as mostly scam products that don't actually do anything useful. Everyone knows that. The first fridge was an oven. The first tv sets were aquariums. The first earbuds were spider eggs. This is how tech evolves.
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
All disruptive tech that eventually becomes a crucial element of modern life starts out as mostly scam products that don't actually do anything useful. Everyone knows that. The first fridge was an oven. The first tv sets were aquariums. The first earbuds were spider eggs. This is how tech evolves.
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The thing I realized yesterday about the Worst Person in the World concept is that you have to rotate them.
Like, yesterday Pam Bondi was certainly the worst person in the world.
But today might well be someone else's turn!
I'm thinking Ron Johnson, but it's early yet.
Like, yesterday Pam Bondi was certainly the worst person in the world.
But today might well be someone else's turn!
I'm thinking Ron Johnson, but it's early yet.
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The thing I realized yesterday about the Worst Person in the World concept is that you have to rotate them.
Like, yesterday Pam Bondi was certainly the worst person in the world.
But today might well be someone else's turn!
I'm thinking Ron Johnson, but it's early yet.
Like, yesterday Pam Bondi was certainly the worst person in the world.
But today might well be someone else's turn!
I'm thinking Ron Johnson, but it's early yet.
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I’m going to go out of a limb and say this is not the fist time people have heard her saying shit like this across the NINE SEASONS of this show. Cameras just happens to be rolling this time.
HGTV has canceled its home restoration series, Rehab Addict, after host Nicole Curtis was caught using a racial slur during filming.
‘Rehab Addict’ Canceled by HGTV After Host Nicole Curtis Uses Racial Slur During Filming
HGTV has canceled its home restoration series, Rehab Addict, after host Nicole Curtis was caught using a racial slur during filming.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I’m going to go out of a limb and say this is not the fist time people have heard her saying shit like this across the NINE SEASONS of this show. Cameras just happens to be rolling this time.