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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 14h

Was Looking for this...

youtube.com/shorts/bLuO0...

current state of the market !

YouTube video by Wish Lab

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 1d

Bubble bubble...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 1d

Giving this another spin. Almost full -- just a few tickets left I am told!

#ESRCFestival @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social

Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 21d

Myself & @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social are organizing an event at the @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. We screen Jonny's short film, followed by a discussion on power, emotion, and rewilding. All welcome—tickets here!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-and...

Living and working with lynx and snow leopards

A rewilding short film screening and discussion

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Josef O'Shea @josefoshea.bsky.social · 2d

Concise overview of where we are at - and why betting the farm on social media may not be a great idea

Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 2d

This sounds plausible to me. But if it’s true, it means that the age of social media might be over soon, with only the old and wrinkled (like myself) spending any actual time there.

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know how I put the fada on the wrong letter...

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 3d

Michéal Martin will be under a bit of pressure in the morning...

Billy Kelleher and co will be spitting feathers.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 3d

🚨 Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the Presidential Election. #aras25 @virginmedianews.bsky.social

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 4d

Thinking of Manchán, and his light, and all he did. Listening to this.

youtu.be/1T6jREgmQeg?...

Bríd Óg Ní Mháille - Mícheál Ó Domhnaill agus Mick Hanly

YouTube video by eoininnanean

youtu.be

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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social · 5d

the EU parliament is looking for a native-level irish speaker for a press officer traineeship, starting next march

it's paid (€1660/month, no tax) and is a pretty sweet opportunity to see how the EU sausage is made, and a chance to try brussels (if you're not already here)

deadline end of october!

European parliament Traineeships - Press Unit - Post E: Press Officer, Gaelic Language

Consultez toutes les offres d'emploi Parlement européen stage et postulez en ligne a nos annonces emploi sur le site recrutement Parlement européen stage

ep-stages.gestmax.eu

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 4d

Very much enjoyed this discussion on the new(ish) @lrb.co.uk podcast 'On Politics' about the (perhaps exaggerated) death of the Conservative Party, while touching on much else about the history and present of British party politics. Recommended.

open.spotify.com/episode/1aVU...

Spotify – Web Player

open.spotify.com

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 5d

Assistant professor (permanent post!) in sociology at the excellent University of Limerick. Expertise sought in one of soc of racisms, cultural soc or criminology. my.corehr.com/pls/esbsheul...

my.corehr.com

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations Ben! I've met Erik Andersson a couple of times with my brilliant friend and emotion scholar (also there) Åsa Wettergren. They do some interesting work there. Best of luck with the postdoc!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 9d

Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The Case Against Generative AI

Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...

www.wheresyoured.at

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Tim Krief @timkrief.com · 22d

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 9d

I've been reading this monster on & off for a bit and, even though I have a ways to go, some of these reflections already resonate. Which is not to say that I am not enjoying the book, and I guess, in a work of this ambition, scope and size there will always be things to disagree with. #socialtheory

Dan Silver @dsilver432.bsky.social · 9d

In sociology, we don’t get monumental works of social theory by leading social theorists very often these days. So when we do, it is worth paying attention. In this post, I offer a critical analysis of John Levi Martin’s The True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

open.substack.com/pub/thesilve...

Comments on The True, The Good, and The Beautiful

Notes on John Levi Martin's Genealogy of Social Thought

open.substack.com

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Prof Sharon Crozier-De Rosa @scrozierderosa.bsky.social · 10d

Free access until 31 Oct to our article on 'intergenerational emotions & family history' & more on 'cold intimacies', 'mythic love', 'grudge' on "Emotions and Society" student reading list @katieebarclay.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/emso...

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 11d

#CfP: The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026, Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
Details here:
sociology.ie/event/2026-a...

We would love to see you in beautiful Belfast!

#sociology #socialtheory #sai26 #spéirghorm

The Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026

Queen’s University Belfast
7th – 8th May 2026
** Call for Papers **
Conflict, Change, Solidarity

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 12d

The algo threw up one of my all time favorites after this from the Voice Squad. Fran McPhail may be the Platonic ideal of Irish traditional singers, and these guys blended traditions in a unique way. Was sorry to see that Phil passed away a few years ago. #FridayTunes

youtu.be/Bq01OuEGCfA?...

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 12d

This this week's #FridayTunes entry could be read as a tacit endorsement of Manchesterism.

Sorry, should.

Love this song. These ladies should be celebrated more than they are.
youtu.be/7n6nPBkDKww?...

'Manchester Air' - Saint Sister | Macallaí Dhomhnach na Fola | TG4

YouTube video by TradTG4

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 12d

I always had a soft spot for Mansergh, even if I didn't always agree with him. Intellectual, genuine, odd, with a lovely turn of phrase, and, as they say, he did the state some service. RIP.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12d

Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78

Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as backroom figure and served as a minister of state

www.irishtimes.com

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 13d

Adding insult to injury, again, and as usual.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 13d

Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID

www.independent.co.uk

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 18d

This is great, well worth your time. The Ganz book also sounds like required reading.

Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 21d

I have a review of John Ganz's When The Clock Broke in the new LRB www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

William Davies · Repeal the 20th Century: Pre-MAGA

To understand the intellectual coordinates of Trumpism requires us to look in less conventional places and to pay more...

www.lrb.co.uk

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 19d

The album 'Andrew Bird and the Mysterious Production of Eggs' is 20 years old (depressing news) and he is releasing a a deluxe box set version. It's maybe my favorite of his records. Here are a few songs for #FridayTunes

youtu.be/6NIiWU9d1KI?...

Fake Palindromes

YouTube video by Andrew Bird - Topic

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Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 20d

These look very flimsy to me. They're practically falling off. I wouldn't be surprised if you come in some morning and they are all smashed up on the ground. Shoddy, tut tut, oh well.

Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 20d

Very much enjoying the culture of trust and respect implicit in the installation of room usage monitoring devices on academics' office doors today. Imagine my shock on discovering that managers' doors remain unsullied…

A SmartViz monitoring device installed at a university.

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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 20d

This is going to be great
@niscifest.bsky.social
🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊

Jonathan G. Heaney @jonathangheaney.bsky.social · 21d

Myself & @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social are organizing an event at the @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. We screen Jonny's short film, followed by a discussion on power, emotion, and rewilding. All welcome—tickets here!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-and...

Living and working with lynx and snow leopards

A rewilding short film screening and discussion

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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