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spokesoneill.bsky.social @spokesoneill.bsky.social · 6d

Wildlands in Galway. The kids had a great time.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 11d

🗳️ #aras25 Count Results live, from as soon as each of the 43 constituencies start to report their results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Presidential Election 2025 (#aras25) - live results by @gavreilly

docs.google.com

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Phil @darkphil.bsky.social · 11d

Hey, I do the same thing here in the US

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 13d

The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year

Centenary celebrations for release of 1926 census

The upcoming release of the 1926 census records of Ireland will be celebrated across a major public programme of events next year.

www.rte.ie

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Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 14d

We knew this would happen. Note how realistic the visuals and voices are.
This AI deepfake video of Catherine Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from presidential contest and that Friday’s poll is ‘cancelled’ is live and viral on Facebook tonight.
1000s watching, commenters believing it.

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spokesoneill.bsky.social @spokesoneill.bsky.social · 14d

Always boycott this crowd. Not only have they destroyed local business, now they're destroying their own employment. Immoral.

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AWS incident is why decentralization is more important than ever.

Too much power. Too much concentration risk for humanity.

Decentralize everything.

Everything everything.

Everything.

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spokesoneill.bsky.social @spokesoneill.bsky.social · 16d

Autumn in #Wicklow #Ireland

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17d

American Embassy, Dublin
#NoKings

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 18d

What I’m saying is:

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Barry McMullin @autofac.bsky.social · 19d

Hey #IrishClimate: I feel a post flashed by here in the last 24h linking to some direct comparison (?) specifically of climate action positions between #CatherineConnolly and #HeatherHumphreys. But now I can't find it - doh! Ring a bell with anyone else?

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 21d

i don't have the words to emphasise how seriously bad things are gonna get

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 22d

Photographer Rohan Reilly recently visited the library to capture these stunning images from the ground and the sky, using camera + drone. Want to experience the Reading Room in person? You're welcome to visit as part of Open House Dublin Fest: https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/open-house-dublin

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 22d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 27d

Google spokesperson Castaneda: "allegations concerning YouTube are "simply not true," in part because it's a streaming service & not a social network"

audit results: "YouTube’s algorithm violates the platform’s very own policies, recommending misinformation, violent content, hate speech & scams"

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 27d

"New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental health crisis among children by addicting them to social media." www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

www.reuters.com

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Brian Greenberg @briangreenberg.net · 28d

LinkedIn is feeding your data to Microsoft’s AI—unless you say no.

TL;DR
⚠️ Auto opt-in for AI training
🔐 Opt out in Settings > Data Privacy
🧠 Deadline: Nov 3, 2025

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
#Privacy #AIethics #LinkedIn

LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI unless you opt out now

LinkedIn has changed its Terms to include users data for Microsoft's AI training. Read here how you can opt out

www.malwarebytes.com

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 29d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

zeldawilliams
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From Create Mode
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29d

A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of artist Pablo Picasso will open on Thursday at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin

Picasso exhibition to open at National Gallery

A major exhibition celebrating the life and work of the artist Pablo Picasso will open on Thursday at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.

www.rte.ie

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 29d

Shitshow Downgraded To Total Fucking Disaster
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/06/shitshow-downgraded-to-total-fucking-disaster/

Shitshow Downgraded To Total Fucking Disaster

RATINGS agency Moody's has downgraded the Irish Presidential election from a 'shitshow' to a 'total fucking disaster' following the exit of Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin. Gavin, who was found to owe a former tenant €3,300 …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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Joe O’Brien @pnamblath.bsky.social · Oct 3

Inspirational words from Patricia Routledge
R.I.P.

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66snafu @66snafu.bsky.social · Aug 20

Think I'll read this once a week forever.

Patricia Routledge, I love you.

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Anne-Marie @amflynn.bsky.social · Oct 3

I'm so sad to read this. Manchán was one of a kind. An incredible writer and storyteller.

A warm and fascinating person with a great sense of adventure, brilliant mind, and a deep ghrá for our landscape, folklore, and language.

He had so much more to give. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Sep 26

A story that’s attracted surprisingly little attention in our media:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.com

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spokesoneill.bsky.social @spokesoneill.bsky.social · Sep 27

Parental controls though.

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spokesoneill.bsky.social @spokesoneill.bsky.social · Sep 26

Out for a hike this morning. Beautiful!

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