Orla Fitz
@itsorlafitz.bsky.social
Seeker of ideas & maker of things, equality fundamentalist, ADHD daydreamer, mom of two, writer, baker but not candlestick maker… yet! 🇮🇪
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I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
Watching “Becoming” on a Friday night… that incredible surge of hope, decency, excitement and unity in the White House feels like several lifetimes ago… #michelleobama #becoming
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Watching “Becoming” on a Friday night… that incredible surge of hope, decency, excitement and unity in the White House feels like several lifetimes ago… #michelleobama #becoming
"Social media brings out the worst of humanity and the worst of humanity is the existential threat." - Aza Raskin
We didn't learn from the "move fast & break things" social media experiment. Now we're repeating it with AI.
Pod: "Our AI blindspot" - Reid Hoffman's Possibilities. #ai #socialmedia
We didn't learn from the "move fast & break things" social media experiment. Now we're repeating it with AI.
Pod: "Our AI blindspot" - Reid Hoffman's Possibilities. #ai #socialmedia
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"Social media brings out the worst of humanity and the worst of humanity is the existential threat." - Aza Raskin
We didn't learn from the "move fast & break things" social media experiment. Now we're repeating it with AI.
Pod: "Our AI blindspot" - Reid Hoffman's Possibilities. #ai #socialmedia
We didn't learn from the "move fast & break things" social media experiment. Now we're repeating it with AI.
Pod: "Our AI blindspot" - Reid Hoffman's Possibilities. #ai #socialmedia
There I was thinking email would be the hardest part of migrating away from Google Workspace... its the freakin' calendar that is giving me all the headaches! Battling with CalDav issues is no fun... #caldav #ethicaltech #leavinggoogle
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
There I was thinking email would be the hardest part of migrating away from Google Workspace... its the freakin' calendar that is giving me all the headaches! Battling with CalDav issues is no fun... #caldav #ethicaltech #leavinggoogle
“Act with no expectations”
#TaoTeChing Ch10.
It’s such an alien concept to me after a life of striving to reach a finishing line that keeps moving further away and the compounding disappointment of that.
It feels really exciting too…
#TaoTeChing Ch10.
It’s such an alien concept to me after a life of striving to reach a finishing line that keeps moving further away and the compounding disappointment of that.
It feels really exciting too…
January 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
“Act with no expectations”
#TaoTeChing Ch10.
It’s such an alien concept to me after a life of striving to reach a finishing line that keeps moving further away and the compounding disappointment of that.
It feels really exciting too…
#TaoTeChing Ch10.
It’s such an alien concept to me after a life of striving to reach a finishing line that keeps moving further away and the compounding disappointment of that.
It feels really exciting too…
Is there anything as beautiful as nature? There is only one natural source of light in my office - this little Velux window. It is something bemoan most of the year because the room is so dark but on bright frosty days - it is a perfect viewing station for natures creative expression.
January 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Is there anything as beautiful as nature? There is only one natural source of light in my office - this little Velux window. It is something bemoan most of the year because the room is so dark but on bright frosty days - it is a perfect viewing station for natures creative expression.
Over €4m raised in 3 hours for Irish children’s charities, so many kids dreams brought to life and all our hearts warmed on this stormy night #soproud #LateLateToyShow
December 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Over €4m raised in 3 hours for Irish children’s charities, so many kids dreams brought to life and all our hearts warmed on this stormy night #soproud #LateLateToyShow
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December 6, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 11:35 PM
I’ve a pain in my face from smiling and through half a toilet roll with the happy tears - the #LateLateToyShow always delivers ❤️❤️❤️
December 6, 2024 at 11:47 PM
I’ve a pain in my face from smiling and through half a toilet roll with the happy tears - the #LateLateToyShow always delivers ❤️❤️❤️
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Props Patrick - it’s no laughing matter to get into tights that quickly #LateLateToyShow
December 6, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Props Patrick - it’s no laughing matter to get into tights that quickly #LateLateToyShow
Phew Kerry outside of the red warning… hope the power lines hold up - fingers crossed for y’all in Clare up to Donegal 🤞 #latelatetoyshow
December 6, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Phew Kerry outside of the red warning… hope the power lines hold up - fingers crossed for y’all in Clare up to Donegal 🤞 #latelatetoyshow
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People in Ireland are preparing for the Storm and The Toy show ...
#LateLateToyShow #StormDarragh #Speirgorm
#LateLateToyShow #StormDarragh #Speirgorm
December 6, 2024 at 9:03 PM
People in Ireland are preparing for the Storm and The Toy show ...
#LateLateToyShow #StormDarragh #Speirgorm
#LateLateToyShow #StormDarragh #Speirgorm
Been gorging on three decades of music on BBC4 in the run up to #latelatetoyshow - Couldn’t be dealing with the real world tonight 😂.
December 6, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Been gorging on three decades of music on BBC4 in the run up to #latelatetoyshow - Couldn’t be dealing with the real world tonight 😂.
Fire on, tree up, candles in the window, wine at the ready… yup, one big kid is all ready for the #LateLateToyShow 😆🤗🥳
December 6, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Fire on, tree up, candles in the window, wine at the ready… yup, one big kid is all ready for the #LateLateToyShow 😆🤗🥳
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So you’re saying there’s a pattern…
November 23, 2024 at 1:54 PM
So you’re saying there’s a pattern…
In the 1960’s psychologist Howard Becker found that people labelled as ‘criminal’ after their first crime were far more likely to commit a crime again. This doesn’t bode well for a society obsessed with labelling both ourselves and others. #labelling #criminality #society
November 23, 2024 at 7:18 AM
In the 1960’s psychologist Howard Becker found that people labelled as ‘criminal’ after their first crime were far more likely to commit a crime again. This doesn’t bode well for a society obsessed with labelling both ourselves and others. #labelling #criminality #society
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Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Did you know that by substituting your morning coffee with green tea, you can eliminate up to 93% of what little joy you have left?
What if money expired? Utterly fascinating article from Noema Mag on the economics of Silvio Gesell. www.noemamag.com/what-if-mone...
#monetaryreform #economics #corruption #economicideas
#monetaryreform #economics #corruption #economicideas
What If Money Expired? | NOEMA
A long-forgotten German economist argued that society and the economy would be better off if money was a perishable good. Was he an anarchist crank or the prophet of a better world?
www.noemamag.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM
What if money expired? Utterly fascinating article from Noema Mag on the economics of Silvio Gesell. www.noemamag.com/what-if-mone...
#monetaryreform #economics #corruption #economicideas
#monetaryreform #economics #corruption #economicideas
“When the total nation hasn’t or cannot obtain enough food for its people, that nation is poor, when enough food exists and people cannot get it by honest labor, the state is rotten.” - Ezra Pound #poverty #corruption #money
November 22, 2024 at 7:39 AM
“When the total nation hasn’t or cannot obtain enough food for its people, that nation is poor, when enough food exists and people cannot get it by honest labor, the state is rotten.” - Ezra Pound #poverty #corruption #money
Finally, some meaningful movement. Little consolation to Palestinians on the firing line but hopefully this will tip the balance of the world back towards sanity. Especially for anyone who thinks that, at least, 32,000 confirmed dead women and children is what self defence looks like. #ceasefire
Israel is already accusing the ICC of antisemitism for issuing an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.
But, as I explain here for Zeteo, that's BS because a Holocaust survivor/ex-Israeli diplomat was one of the top legal advisers on this ICC arrest warrant, and he strongly agreed with issuing it.
Watch:
Why the ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Isn't Anti-Semitic
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Finally, some meaningful movement. Little consolation to Palestinians on the firing line but hopefully this will tip the balance of the world back towards sanity. Especially for anyone who thinks that, at least, 32,000 confirmed dead women and children is what self defence looks like. #ceasefire