Val 🏳️⚧️
@valondar.bsky.social
@VK_HM on twitter, Val (or valondar) most places. Autistic. Trans woman. (she/her) Dublin, Ireland.
At this point they might as well sell Paramount to WB
Paramount is adding more financial incentives to try to convince Warner Bros shareholders to let them buy the studio.
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
At this point they might as well sell Paramount to WB
Talk about misleading advertising: that head was a jerk
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Talk about misleading advertising: that head was a jerk
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I know I've said before multiple times that this government isn't interested in governing but holy shit. This is next-level allergy to responsibility
Good news for Ministers who will no longer be even nominally responsible for another politically hot issue.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
Plan to bypass ministers in bid to cut red tape and speed up major infrastructure projects
Ministers will be bypassed for major infrastructure projects under new planning rules aimed at cutting red tape and shortening the delivery time by 20 weeks.
www.independent.ie
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I know I've said before multiple times that this government isn't interested in governing but holy shit. This is next-level allergy to responsibility
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Margot on For All Mankind speaking Russian
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Margot on For All Mankind speaking Russian
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My story yesterday; the Irish Times and I broke this now-international story and I am hoping he'll have some resolution and that this case will draw ever more scrutiny to the horrific conditions and circumstances in which so many detainees are held.
Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says Government
Several Irish citizens detained by Ice in US sought official help, says Government
Taoiseach says he will raise concerns about treatment of undocumented Irish with Donald Trump in Washington
www.irishtimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My story yesterday; the Irish Times and I broke this now-international story and I am hoping he'll have some resolution and that this case will draw ever more scrutiny to the horrific conditions and circumstances in which so many detainees are held.
Well, they’re gonna need something. Most of HBO’s catalogue is already available through Sky. Notably not the Pitt, though. These events will make it easier for me to recommend the Pitt
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and is taking the hit-show Friends with it in a bid to woo customers.
The service will be available directly through HBO, as well as via its launch partner Sky.
jrnl.ie/6952439
The service will be available directly through HBO, as well as via its launch partner Sky.
jrnl.ie/6952439
HBO Max is coming to Ireland next month and taking Friends with it
HBO Max will offer four plans, starting at €5.99 a month and rising to €15.99 a month.
jrnl.ie
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Well, they’re gonna need something. Most of HBO’s catalogue is already available through Sky. Notably not the Pitt, though. These events will make it easier for me to recommend the Pitt
That and Tommy Robinson being imprisoned for contempt of court for repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. The idea that Britain has no free speech where Muslims are concerned is popular in far right circles
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
That and Tommy Robinson being imprisoned for contempt of court for repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. The idea that Britain has no free speech where Muslims are concerned is popular in far right circles
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Eric von Stroheim hated his role in the movie but needed the money, IIRC.
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Eric von Stroheim hated his role in the movie but needed the money, IIRC.
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On balance this is bad, but a twisted part of me is looking forward to hearing how Kirk will demonstrate her ignorance of Northern Ireland.
American conservative Erika Kirk is expected to visit Northern Ireland as part of a tour to recruit young people to Turning Point, the organisation founded by her murdered husband.
Widow of murdered US activist Charlie Kirk to recruit students on NI visit
Ex-DUP MP Ian Paisley backing plan to launch branch of Christian-right group Turning Point here
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
On balance this is bad, but a twisted part of me is looking forward to hearing how Kirk will demonstrate her ignorance of Northern Ireland.
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Wonder Man (2026)
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Wonder Man (2026)
Guy who's a mod of the Mod Squad subreddit. Every statement they make about being a mod is ambiguous in nature
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Guy who's a mod of the Mod Squad subreddit. Every statement they make about being a mod is ambiguous in nature
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There was a #StarTrekProdigy Art Book in the works. I was going to co-write it.
It went into limbo when it was removed from Paramount+ with uncertainty if Season Two would find a home. Then more uncertainty when Paramount was merging with Skydance.
If you want it — Trek fans should rally for it!
It went into limbo when it was removed from Paramount+ with uncertainty if Season Two would find a home. Then more uncertainty when Paramount was merging with Skydance.
If you want it — Trek fans should rally for it!
That said, if they don't release a #StarTrekProdigy art book it will be a literal crime.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
There was a #StarTrekProdigy Art Book in the works. I was going to co-write it.
It went into limbo when it was removed from Paramount+ with uncertainty if Season Two would find a home. Then more uncertainty when Paramount was merging with Skydance.
If you want it — Trek fans should rally for it!
It went into limbo when it was removed from Paramount+ with uncertainty if Season Two would find a home. Then more uncertainty when Paramount was merging with Skydance.
If you want it — Trek fans should rally for it!
And an opera by Bernard Herrmann. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nV5...
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
And an opera by Bernard Herrmann. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nV5...
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« Space Wreck », c. 1977
by Syd Mead (American designer, 1933-2019)
Features in "The Flights of Icarus", by Donald Lehmkuhl, Martyn & Roger Dean, Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #SydMead #RogerDean #retroFuturism #scienceFantasy #spaceFantasy
by Syd Mead (American designer, 1933-2019)
Features in "The Flights of Icarus", by Donald Lehmkuhl, Martyn & Roger Dean, Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #SydMead #RogerDean #retroFuturism #scienceFantasy #spaceFantasy
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 PM
« Space Wreck », c. 1977
by Syd Mead (American designer, 1933-2019)
Features in "The Flights of Icarus", by Donald Lehmkuhl, Martyn & Roger Dean, Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #SydMead #RogerDean #retroFuturism #scienceFantasy #spaceFantasy
by Syd Mead (American designer, 1933-2019)
Features in "The Flights of Icarus", by Donald Lehmkuhl, Martyn & Roger Dean, Dragon's World / Paper Tiger, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #SydMead #RogerDean #retroFuturism #scienceFantasy #spaceFantasy
And yet he did Star Wars (...a minor recurring character on the show for preschoolers.)
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 AM
And yet he did Star Wars (...a minor recurring character on the show for preschoolers.)
Oh my god new Dankmus www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOci...
- M E D I U M - B R O W N -
YouTube video by Dankmus
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Oh my god new Dankmus www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOci...
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This tool dates back to 2021, before the generative AI boom that one might associate with an article like this. So it's just another, related shitty implementation of machine learning we all have to worry about. Wonderful.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This tool dates back to 2021, before the generative AI boom that one might associate with an article like this. So it's just another, related shitty implementation of machine learning we all have to worry about. Wonderful.
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So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
One could even say Nolan made a conservative coded then a left coded movie in short succession about the same war.
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
One could even say Nolan made a conservative coded then a left coded movie in short succession about the same war.
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such a canonical post i would have sworn it was 10 years older
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
such a canonical post i would have sworn it was 10 years older
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"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide