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fun ireland fact: there is a small exclave of county waterford inside county cork because of an agreement between two 14th century hiberno-norman lords. they were kind of forced into it bc the king of england was sick of them fighting constantly. this did not stop them fighting
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
fun ireland fact: there is a small exclave of county waterford inside county cork because of an agreement between two 14th century hiberno-norman lords. they were kind of forced into it bc the king of england was sick of them fighting constantly. this did not stop them fighting
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18th October is the feast of St Luke the Evangelist who is depicted in The MacDurnan Gospels.
MS 1370; The MacDurnan Gospels; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v @lampallib.bsky.social
MS 1370; The MacDurnan Gospels; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v @lampallib.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
18th October is the feast of St Luke the Evangelist who is depicted in The MacDurnan Gospels.
MS 1370; The MacDurnan Gospels; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v @lampallib.bsky.social
MS 1370; The MacDurnan Gospels; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v @lampallib.bsky.social
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‘The only way out of this cycle of death is to talk about peace and freedom for the Palestinian people.’
Israeli teenager Iddo Elam, who is refusing to be drafted into the IDF, says the war in Gaza will ‘never end’ if the ‘narrative that we can make peace by force continues.'
Israeli teenager Iddo Elam, who is refusing to be drafted into the IDF, says the war in Gaza will ‘never end’ if the ‘narrative that we can make peace by force continues.'
August 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
‘The only way out of this cycle of death is to talk about peace and freedom for the Palestinian people.’
Israeli teenager Iddo Elam, who is refusing to be drafted into the IDF, says the war in Gaza will ‘never end’ if the ‘narrative that we can make peace by force continues.'
Israeli teenager Iddo Elam, who is refusing to be drafted into the IDF, says the war in Gaza will ‘never end’ if the ‘narrative that we can make peace by force continues.'
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"In Netanyahu’s words, Trump’s action will “change history” – as though making the world safe for more war is anything new."
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
By bombing Iran, the US continues to make the world safe for war
Netanyahu is thrilled by Trump’s attacks on Iran, as will be the arms manufacturers who used to love the shah of Iran.
aje.io
June 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"In Netanyahu’s words, Trump’s action will “change history” – as though making the world safe for more war is anything new."
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
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“A fabulous, really lovely book to even just flick through.”
Thank you Gillian and Limerick Today for a great chat with folklorist Jo Kerrigan about her recent book ‘Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past’
Thank you Gillian and Limerick Today for a great chat with folklorist Jo Kerrigan about her recent book ‘Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past’
Ireland's fairy forts | Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts
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June 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“A fabulous, really lovely book to even just flick through.”
Thank you Gillian and Limerick Today for a great chat with folklorist Jo Kerrigan about her recent book ‘Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past’
Thank you Gillian and Limerick Today for a great chat with folklorist Jo Kerrigan about her recent book ‘Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past’
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From @skip-rhudy.bsky.social: I’ve got a post-graduate certificate in artificial intelligence (AI). I’m also an author, and I believe writers and publishers should not use AI in publishing. ... But the reasons I oppose using AI are not the usual ones you hear.
AI Is Dead
A Texas author earned a certificate in AI—but there’s no way he’d ever use it to write a book.
www.texasobserver.org
April 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
From @skip-rhudy.bsky.social: I’ve got a post-graduate certificate in artificial intelligence (AI). I’m also an author, and I believe writers and publishers should not use AI in publishing. ... But the reasons I oppose using AI are not the usual ones you hear.
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Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity.
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kelp forest project in West Sussex having 'remarkable results'
The rewilding project off the West Sussex coast is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
www.bbc.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity.
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This country is awash with money. The very rich are rich beyond imagination. So when Starmer wants to stay within his arbitrary fiscal rules, who does he decide to take money from? The very rich? No, from people with disabilities who depend on benefits for the bare minimum of a decent life.
March 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This country is awash with money. The very rich are rich beyond imagination. So when Starmer wants to stay within his arbitrary fiscal rules, who does he decide to take money from? The very rich? No, from people with disabilities who depend on benefits for the bare minimum of a decent life.
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Oops. Meant to text that to Musk.
March 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Oops. Meant to text that to Musk.
I'm listening to Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell | The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on? on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-2544n...
The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on?
I spoke to the man in the lucky orange hat, everyone's favourite war correspondent John Sweeney about the latest developments from Kyiv in this week of extraordinary events relating to Ukraine. Find J...
www.podbean.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'm listening to Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell | The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on? on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-2544n...
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Here's the latest ep of my Cool Zone Media/iHeartRadio show Better Offline. I walk you through how OpenAI isn’t a real company - it's a VC-backed welfare recipient that spent $9bn to lose $5bn with its unprofitable, commoditized business.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
OpenAI Is Not A Real Company
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/26/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Here's the latest ep of my Cool Zone Media/iHeartRadio show Better Offline. I walk you through how OpenAI isn’t a real company - it's a VC-backed welfare recipient that spent $9bn to lose $5bn with its unprofitable, commoditized business.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
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I'm listening to Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell | THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-434g8...
THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE
The actual end of the Western Alliance, the departure of the United States from European Security and the need for a new Euro-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (EATO) is the subject of this fascinating and...
www.podbean.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm listening to Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell | THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-434g8...
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Here’s the latest ep of my iHeartRadio/Cool Zone Media show Better Offline. I walk you through how the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy has used software to poison so many parts of our lives - and how the tech media can fight back.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
How The Tech Media Can Beat The Rot Economy
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/19/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Here’s the latest ep of my iHeartRadio/Cool Zone Media show Better Offline. I walk you through how the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy has used software to poison so many parts of our lives - and how the tech media can fight back.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
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Good to see this kind of action from the authorities - we really shouldn't allow factory fishing boats of any kind to be in our waters
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Man arrested as 'monster trawler' detained in Cork for alleged fishing offences
The German-registered, 117m long Helen Mary has been involved in multiple alleged fisheries breaches internationally and was detained in Tivoli dock on Monday
www.irishexaminer.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Good to see this kind of action from the authorities - we really shouldn't allow factory fishing boats of any kind to be in our waters
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Whale Effigy
Chumash (California, West Coast)
c. 1200-1600
Chumash (California, West Coast)
c. 1200-1600
February 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Whale Effigy
Chumash (California, West Coast)
c. 1200-1600
Chumash (California, West Coast)
c. 1200-1600
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“Eighty years after American soldiers liberated Dachau, top German officials this weekend all-but accused Mr. Vance — and by extension, President Trump — of boosting a political party that many Germans consider to be dangerously descended from Nazism”
NYT’s refusal to plainly describe reality, again
NYT’s refusal to plainly describe reality, again
It's altogether pretty disturbing how the Times undersells the AfD's Nazi connections here, and also undersells the linkages Musk and Vance have with Nazis/white supremacists: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech
Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Eighty years after American soldiers liberated Dachau, top German officials this weekend all-but accused Mr. Vance — and by extension, President Trump — of boosting a political party that many Germans consider to be dangerously descended from Nazism”
NYT’s refusal to plainly describe reality, again
NYT’s refusal to plainly describe reality, again
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It is exactly like Mao's Cultural Revolution -- I wrote a column about this www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ purges trigger alarming echoes of Mao | Will Bunch
The Trump regime's purges of bureaucrats and educators over issues like diversity offer scary similarities to China's 1960s abuses.
www.inquirer.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It is exactly like Mao's Cultural Revolution -- I wrote a column about this www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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Startling photos from NASA reveal Elon Musk is only second biggest asshole in the Universe.
February 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Startling photos from NASA reveal Elon Musk is only second biggest asshole in the Universe.
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If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
February 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If you're an early career researcher - perhaps based in a fledgling authoritarian state - and want an out, @britishacademy.bsky.social offer 2-year fellowships to come to a UK university (including relocation costs and research funds).
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/inte...
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UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’
UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’
Phosphate, key to food production, is choking waterways, but a new sponge-like material returns it to the soil for crops
It is one of the least appreciated substances on the planet and its misuse is now threatening to unleash environmental mayhem.…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’