Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

@ciara2001.bsky.social

9.6K followers 2.9K following 21K posts

A lapsed moment of reasonableness She/Her Lover of utter randomness Irish (something pithy. poignant and wird will probably fill this space at some point, yes I am doing a little experiment) "For I have manifested my darkness and become god"

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · Oct 10

Oooh, a pinned post!

39 1 110

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 2m

Lol, I can't even who's giving him the paltry number of likes on any of his posts because I've got them blocked! An amazing percentage of his follows/followers are Vance/Wu/Singal followers and/or marked by VBB or one of the other lists

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 13m

I've always loved the "you can't have a private account, EVERYTHING is public", but "we'll suspend you if you point out who the mods/C-team are following and liking" aspect of BlueSky, adds a little bit of jeopardy to everyday posting

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 23m

👀

Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 15d

Um.

Just um. Yeah.

This is a problem.

Is bluesky safe?

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

DollaryyDoos @dollaryydoos.bsky.social · 1d

Pushing this a lot more lately given how things have been here, in case people want to stay in touch (plus the other stuff, always happy to talk about those) <3

DollaryyDoos @dollaryydoos.bsky.social · Aug 1

This one should be more definitive.

Friends/mutuals, always feel free to ask about:

-My Discord/Tumblr (more active on former)
-My Discord server (very queer/trans)
-My AO3 page (NSFW/SFW stories alike)
-My Bluesky writing alt (for promoting my work better)

1 5 16

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6h

If you're in Ireland, you're looking for a copy of The First Fire of Halloween and you don't want to order one from the Evil Empire, it's available from Antonia's Books, an indie bookshop, at antoniasbookstore.com/product/the-...

A púca comes to #Halloween Hill!

#SpeirGorm #PucaFestival #Samhain

Alt-Text: An image of the cover of the book set against a background similar to that used on the cover, a dark sky over a field. Under the words 'Here, why has he no trousers on? Why would someone take his trousers?'

The front cover itself features a púca, the mythical Irish shape-changer, as a muscular human figure with a goat's head. He's standing in a field in darkness, with a fire blazing in front of him. Inset in the dark sky above and behind him are a pair of yellow goat's eyes. The title is in orange against the sky, and my name is in black against the fire.

4 11

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1h

I'm writing the newsletter this week on a question I think a lot of us have been pondering: When is it really time to leave the country?

The newsletter is our primary perk for Assigned Members, free to them but not available otherwise. It's the single best way for readers to support our reporting.

Become a Member — Assigned

Support Assigned Media by becoming a member for $12 a month and get our weekly newsletter.

www.assignedmedia.org

1 19 47

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 1h

Unfortunately due to this platform’s commitment to anti-Palestinian racism, Maisa has been unable to maintain an account on here - but she still needs help.

You can donate here: www.paypal.com/pools/c/9i8N...

Raed & Maisa's Family

القصة Hello my friends I'm Ronya and I'm the host of Raed & Maisa's Family Fundraiser. Raed is my dear friend from Gaza. His family consists of Raed 38, Maisa 37, Fares 15, Adam 13, Lana 7. They are...

www.paypal.com

1 5 4

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 58m

@richardosman1.bsky.social Hey! I’m on tour too!

3 10 73

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 6h

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She's Made President http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/08/maria-steen-turning-up-at-gates-of-the-aras-refusing-to-leave-until-shes-made-president/

Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She’s Made President

A WOMAN who has never been a presidential candidate or appeared on a ballot paper has taken up residence outside the gates of Leinster House, vowing never to leave until she is made president of …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

4 67 190

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 54m

Considering how often they play chicken with the crossing there it's amazing it's not been installed until now

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 57m

2 5

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 4h

While not legally binding, its implementation will be closely monitored. Read 👉 buff.ly/bu8khD6 #GCNnews

5 6

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 1h

Human rights groups have warned of the erosion of freedoms as Fico’s government pushes anti LGBTQ+ legislation. Read 👉 buff.ly/F1ryVts #GCNnews

1 2

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1h

Well that sucks for you. I guess your party is going to keep losing then

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 2h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

12 52 280

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

dapurplesharpie @sharpiepls.com · 3h

non-black users using the blacksky.app handle is a bannable offense

BUT non-black users are welcome to join the blacksky SERVERS (not the blacksky feed) under either "myatproto.social" or "cryptoanarchy.network" handles

source: docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to...

5 72 150

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 1h

Funny, all that celebratory champagne and cigars and she's still not happy, almost like it's a her problem and not an us problem

SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 5h

Her hubris is the ugliest part of her diseased mind.

3 35

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 1h

A little from column a, a bit from column b

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 1h

I'm quite sure we're also responsible for climate change, and seemingly for not changing the climate enough.

Also not leaving the big club kind of helped Poland

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 1h

I mean I would probably recommend everyone should try it at some stage, just in case

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 1h

Surely it's Kemi's pals that did the redefining, as somebody who's not too tall, hair that's not too short and who has some undefinable feminine essence that only her and her friends can sense

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Morgan M Page @morganmpage.bsky.social · 3h

London: Come listen to me prattle on about trans history (and watch Framing Agnes!) at this free event at Birkbeck next week! www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

1 8 32

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

cassie angelpussy 😇 @sandy.meangirls.online · 10h

i got 2 transgender hills right here if anyone wants to die on them

Jeff Ryder @jeffryder.bsky.social · 11h

Maybe don’t die on transgender hills when we need to attract independents in order to actually take back the govt.

3 6 63

ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 3h

Just not if they're trans though...

The Irish Times

Conversations with Parents Podcast
Prof Donal O’Shea: ‘I’ll be advising my girls to go on HRT

1 15

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Leif Nixon @nixon.now · 5h

Not the best picture, but just to illustrate that the Viggen also folds up, but in its own way.

A Viggen in a subterranean hangar, demonstrating how its vertical stabilizer folds to allow it to fit under the low ceiling.

2 3 21

Reposted by ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ

Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 6h

in clearing the house out my dad found what we'd spent years assuming was some spare wooden steering wheel for one of his classic car projects but turns out it's from a Vickers bomber from pre-WW2

4 12 130