Maud Gonne
@christinedoran.bsky.social
Writer, editor, cat person, person person. Dubliner in Maryland.
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The long-awaited return of Julia Kelly is finally here! STILL is a profoundly moving memoir that transforms grief into something unforgettable - vivid, life-affirming, and unexpectedly joyful. Available everywhere now!
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
#juliakelly #memoir #irishwriters
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
#juliakelly #memoir #irishwriters
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The long-awaited return of Julia Kelly is finally here! STILL is a profoundly moving memoir that transforms grief into something unforgettable - vivid, life-affirming, and unexpectedly joyful. Available everywhere now!
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
#juliakelly #memoir #irishwriters
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
#juliakelly #memoir #irishwriters
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Just another yes-man lackey who doesn’t care about the history or the mission of the agency he was appointed to lead. He could never do the job of any of us at the agency so he sees no issue with destroying it.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
NASA chief to defy agency's charter, terminating science
NASA's 1958 charter's top priority was, "the expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space." Is this how it ends?
bigthink.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Just another yes-man lackey who doesn’t care about the history or the mission of the agency he was appointed to lead. He could never do the job of any of us at the agency so he sees no issue with destroying it.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
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Is anyone talking about the shuttering of USDA facilities in Maryland would free up a huge amount of land that can be bought by billionaire investors to make billions more dollars? Add the NASA Goddard facilities and that’s almost 8,000 acres right outside DC. So much grift.
July 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Is anyone talking about the shuttering of USDA facilities in Maryland would free up a huge amount of land that can be bought by billionaire investors to make billions more dollars? Add the NASA Goddard facilities and that’s almost 8,000 acres right outside DC. So much grift.
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Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented…
The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science…
www.planetary.org
July 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...
June 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Publishing this September, STILL by Julia Kelly is a stunning portrait of grief, transformation, and the lasting power of love. A deeply moving tribute to a woman who died as she had always longed to live: in the middle of a great adventure. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
June 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Publishing this September, STILL by Julia Kelly is a stunning portrait of grief, transformation, and the lasting power of love. A deeply moving tribute to a woman who died as she had always longed to live: in the middle of a great adventure. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/still...
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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
I just had a really great customer service experience from Moo cards and I promised I would praise them to the skies. They're great. And the cards are really nice. And the website is well designed. In short, go Moo. www.moo.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I just had a really great customer service experience from Moo cards and I promised I would praise them to the skies. They're great. And the cards are really nice. And the website is well designed. In short, go Moo. www.moo.com
Son, math genius: I can't wear these favorite pants any more because the cord on one side is lost inside the waistband.
Me, mom genius: Bring me a piece of wire 6 inches long!
Son brings me a piece of wire barely 4 inches long. I fashion it into a small hook and pull out the missing cord.
Me, mom genius: Bring me a piece of wire 6 inches long!
Son brings me a piece of wire barely 4 inches long. I fashion it into a small hook and pull out the missing cord.
June 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Son, math genius: I can't wear these favorite pants any more because the cord on one side is lost inside the waistband.
Me, mom genius: Bring me a piece of wire 6 inches long!
Son brings me a piece of wire barely 4 inches long. I fashion it into a small hook and pull out the missing cord.
Me, mom genius: Bring me a piece of wire 6 inches long!
Son brings me a piece of wire barely 4 inches long. I fashion it into a small hook and pull out the missing cord.
Unexpected thoughts on rewatching Spellbound:
How did Gregory Peck get younger while I got older?
How did Gregory Peck get younger while I got older?
April 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unexpected thoughts on rewatching Spellbound:
How did Gregory Peck get younger while I got older?
How did Gregory Peck get younger while I got older?
Even my yard is pretty once a year.
April 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Even my yard is pretty once a year.
I still think about that time two years ago when I accidentally said Brittney Spears when I meant Taylor Swift. #GenXproblems #morto
April 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I still think about that time two years ago when I accidentally said Brittney Spears when I meant Taylor Swift. #GenXproblems #morto
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The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
@capitalweather.bsky.social Tree on my house in Greenbelt.
February 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@capitalweather.bsky.social Tree on my house in Greenbelt.
No but can anyone tell me how it's decided whether the #groundhog has seen his shadow or not? Doesn't it depend on where he stands / is placed in relation to the daylight? If he keeps his eyes closed does that count as not seeing it? Who decides what he saw? And how dare they?
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
No but can anyone tell me how it's decided whether the #groundhog has seen his shadow or not? Doesn't it depend on where he stands / is placed in relation to the daylight? If he keeps his eyes closed does that count as not seeing it? Who decides what he saw? And how dare they?
The moon and venus were beautiful last night. (Imagine how good this would look if it was taken with a proper camera instead of my phone.)
February 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The moon and venus were beautiful last night. (Imagine how good this would look if it was taken with a proper camera instead of my phone.)
Lord preserve me from responding to comments on Irish Times FB posts about America. #restraint
February 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Lord preserve me from responding to comments on Irish Times FB posts about America. #restraint
I just cut a slice of bread in half with a scissors. Stroke of genius or the last dregs of civilized behavior unspooling before my eyes?
February 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I just cut a slice of bread in half with a scissors. Stroke of genius or the last dregs of civilized behavior unspooling before my eyes?