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
siobhanmcelduff.com
Opinions my own
siobhanmcelduff.com
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This specific author said splurging on chicken:
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This specific author said splurging on chicken:
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In case you don't follow hgtv, this lady who got caught n-word dropping had a show that "rescued historic homes in Detroit and Minneapolis from demolition, restoring them to their former beauty."
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In case you don't follow hgtv, this lady who got caught n-word dropping had a show that "rescued historic homes in Detroit and Minneapolis from demolition, restoring them to their former beauty."
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The Ditch can reveal that 75 Irish citizens have served in the Israel Defense Forces during its genocide in Gaza.
Opposition asked government about Irish nationals serving with Israeli forces – while they committed war crimes – two years ago.
www.ontheditch.com/seventy-five...
Opposition asked government about Irish nationals serving with Israeli forces – while they committed war crimes – two years ago.
www.ontheditch.com/seventy-five...
75 Irish citizens served in IDF during Gaza genocide
Micheál Martin won't answer questions about them.
www.ontheditch.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Ditch can reveal that 75 Irish citizens have served in the Israel Defense Forces during its genocide in Gaza.
Opposition asked government about Irish nationals serving with Israeli forces – while they committed war crimes – two years ago.
www.ontheditch.com/seventy-five...
Opposition asked government about Irish nationals serving with Israeli forces – while they committed war crimes – two years ago.
www.ontheditch.com/seventy-five...
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1 in 5 women experience perinatal mental health difficulties in the first year after they give birth.
I fully support the Year of Care campaign by Aolish Gormley which sets out a vision for truly supportive maternal health care.
I fully support the Year of Care campaign by Aolish Gormley which sets out a vision for truly supportive maternal health care.
February 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
1 in 5 women experience perinatal mental health difficulties in the first year after they give birth.
I fully support the Year of Care campaign by Aolish Gormley which sets out a vision for truly supportive maternal health care.
I fully support the Year of Care campaign by Aolish Gormley which sets out a vision for truly supportive maternal health care.
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Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
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Start here and work backwards in this thread.
Just to be clear, I am not now, nor ever have I been, the owner of a horse
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Start here and work backwards in this thread.
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The issue remains though. There should be no corporations given seaweed harvesting rights in Ireland my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The issue remains though. There should be no corporations given seaweed harvesting rights in Ireland my.uplift.ie/petitions/st...
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"It was odd. The big guy who was like half robot was about to kill me, and then he paused and asked if I accepted the updated terms and conditions in the firmware update. And that's where I left him"
‘My assault rifle won’t fire unless you load my shotgun and grenade launcher too.’
It would be great if the robots and cyborgs in films were more like my printer.
Arnie stands up in the alleyway, out of the smoke, but takes six goes to do it, with a swirl of deafening servos then spits out an error report and turns himself off.
Arnie stands up in the alleyway, out of the smoke, but takes six goes to do it, with a swirl of deafening servos then spits out an error report and turns himself off.
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
"It was odd. The big guy who was like half robot was about to kill me, and then he paused and asked if I accepted the updated terms and conditions in the firmware update. And that's where I left him"
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That is some greek myth shit right there
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
That is some greek myth shit right there
This is like the message a doomed Agatha Christie character gets before they wander off on their own to be despatched.
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is like the message a doomed Agatha Christie character gets before they wander off on their own to be despatched.
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Not sure what this company is trying to imply…
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Not sure what this company is trying to imply…
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Has the word "just" ever done heavier lifting than in this abomination of a headline?
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school. Homeschooling, long associated with hippies and religious conservatives in the U.S., is in the middle of a rebrand and a boom.
The Homeschooling Hack
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school. Homeschooling, long associated with hippies and religious conservatives in the U.S., is in the middle of a rebrand and a boom.
nymag.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Has the word "just" ever done heavier lifting than in this abomination of a headline?
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Blackbird dejected.
Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here…
*Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy.
#birds #blackbird #nature
#NaturePhotography #rain
#WorldBeeSanctuary #february
Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here…
*Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy.
#birds #blackbird #nature
#NaturePhotography #rain
#WorldBeeSanctuary #february
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Blackbird dejected.
Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here…
*Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy.
#birds #blackbird #nature
#NaturePhotography #rain
#WorldBeeSanctuary #february
Even the birds seem fed up with the constant rain here…
*Image courtesy Mrs The BeeGuy.
#birds #blackbird #nature
#NaturePhotography #rain
#WorldBeeSanctuary #february
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The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Belfast when I saw that photo.
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Belfast when I saw that photo.
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The Dept website has just yesterday evening changed the status of the massive arramara application from 'applied' to 'withdrawn' this is good news but both Arramara and Bioatlantis still have applications in for seaweed rights in mayo, galway, and kerry
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The Dept website has just yesterday evening changed the status of the massive arramara application from 'applied' to 'withdrawn' this is good news but both Arramara and Bioatlantis still have applications in for seaweed rights in mayo, galway, and kerry
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Interrupting my regularly scheduled programming to announce the happy news that the Baltic Sea froze over, generating vast surfaces suitable for long-distance skating. My old friend Jens Liljestrand and I took some time off to explore the edge of the archipelago today, and it was glorious ❄️❄️❄️
February 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Interrupting my regularly scheduled programming to announce the happy news that the Baltic Sea froze over, generating vast surfaces suitable for long-distance skating. My old friend Jens Liljestrand and I took some time off to explore the edge of the archipelago today, and it was glorious ❄️❄️❄️
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12 February 1920 | A German Jewish woman, Hildegard Rheinstein, was born in Frankfurt am Main.
On 16 September 1942 she was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, from where she was deported to Auschwitz on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
On 16 September 1942 she was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, from where she was deported to Auschwitz on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
12 February 1920 | A German Jewish woman, Hildegard Rheinstein, was born in Frankfurt am Main.
On 16 September 1942 she was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, from where she was deported to Auschwitz on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
On 16 September 1942 she was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto, from where she was deported to Auschwitz on 23 October 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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Am still home-hunting but now also job-hunting on top of it. This is no fun so if you happen to know of something that might suit please let me know!
#SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #JobFairy
#SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #JobFairy
C'mere #SpéirGorm and #SpéirGhorm, might anybody have any leads on a Dublin-based admin-y type job? Ideally with a charity or nonprofit but really anywhere that kind of makes the world a better place? #JobFairy
February 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Am still home-hunting but now also job-hunting on top of it. This is no fun so if you happen to know of something that might suit please let me know!
#SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #JobFairy
#SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #JobFairy
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I said this quietly to senior officials in Ireland over the last 12 months. Now it requires public statement.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I said this quietly to senior officials in Ireland over the last 12 months. Now it requires public statement.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.
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There's no patriot like a Monaco-based patriot.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
There's no patriot like a Monaco-based patriot.
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I had to delete 5Gb of Chive Bunny videos in order to update my OS. They were the clips where she looked like she *might* flopse or binky but didn’t. But she still looked so adorable! Here is two minutes of her chomping a strand of oats. Volume up: very soothing watch.
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I had to delete 5Gb of Chive Bunny videos in order to update my OS. They were the clips where she looked like she *might* flopse or binky but didn’t. But she still looked so adorable! Here is two minutes of her chomping a strand of oats. Volume up: very soothing watch.
Someone in the DUP will be out there complaining how the ratio is unfair to loyalists soon.
Eight times more prosecutions of republican paramilitary displays than loyalist
Eight times more prosecutions of republican paramilitary displays than loyalist
The figures have emerged amid renewed debate over how laws on paramilitary symbols are enforced
www.thedetail.tv
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Someone in the DUP will be out there complaining how the ratio is unfair to loyalists soon.