Kevin McLaughlin
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Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
@archiseek.bsky.social any idea what the history is of the building that houses banba toys on mary street/jervis street? it's quite unusual to my amateur's eyes, with a facade two storeys up you'd usually expect at ground level.
www.google.com/maps/@53.348...
www.google.com/maps/@53.348...
www.google.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@archiseek.bsky.social any idea what the history is of the building that houses banba toys on mary street/jervis street? it's quite unusual to my amateur's eyes, with a facade two storeys up you'd usually expect at ground level.
www.google.com/maps/@53.348...
www.google.com/maps/@53.348...
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
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Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
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"We're just men, we're just innocent men"
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"We're just men, we're just innocent men"
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Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
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Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
A woman steps into the shop: Where do I vote?
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
Me: Are you looking for Carysfort National School?
Her: Yes, I feel it's my duty, I turned 97 yesterday!
#Áras25
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Not because I had a small part to play but because now more than ever we need to amplify kindness and human connection, let me share with you the Tale of Kathleen & John
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
After I had given directions to Kathleen (as I was to learn was her name) she headed off with her trusty walking frame, Esmeralda
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You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Godfrey is at again….now at Union Station in DC doing his Trump impression for the troops 🤣💀
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Godfrey is at again….now at Union Station in DC doing his Trump impression for the troops 🤣💀
Honey fungus, or sulphur tuft, or something else? Growing on a well rotten stump of a eucalyptus which was cut down in 2018. @donnarainey4.bsky.social for help!
November 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Honey fungus, or sulphur tuft, or something else? Growing on a well rotten stump of a eucalyptus which was cut down in 2018. @donnarainey4.bsky.social for help!
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Every time a pundit says ‘woke’ they should be asked to define it. On the spot before anyone can move on with the discussion. Every single time
David Quinn (who else) on Brendan O'Connor show now, dominating the discussion. FG rep says we need to connect with young people. DQ says you need to connect with people like me, he says FG 'too woke'.
Can see where this narrative is heading.
#SpeirGorm
Can see where this narrative is heading.
#SpeirGorm
October 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every time a pundit says ‘woke’ they should be asked to define it. On the spot before anyone can move on with the discussion. Every single time
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Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Turns out voting for Catherine Connolly is a rural pursuit.
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Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Open the page. Scroll down to the timeline. Go through the timeline.
It’s… shocking
It’s… shocking
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Ms Humphreys claims that the scope of her “Slash & Burn Bill” was restricted to roadside hedgerows is totally false. The bill looked to remove the protection from all hedgerows in August & allow burning of vegetation in March. Totally dishonest & unpresidential
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Heather Humphreys was ‘unsympathetic’ to fears over change to wildlife law, say activists
Campaigners had ‘no access for discussion’ on ‘damaging’ Bill extending hedgerow-cutting season
www.irishtimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ms Humphreys claims that the scope of her “Slash & Burn Bill” was restricted to roadside hedgerows is totally false. The bill looked to remove the protection from all hedgerows in August & allow burning of vegetation in March. Totally dishonest & unpresidential
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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it's the 27th of August 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 26th of September 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 13th of October 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Con
it's the 26th of September 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 13th of October 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Con
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
it's the 27th of August 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 26th of September 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 13th of October 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Con
it's the 26th of September 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Connolly
it's the 13th of October 2025 and Alan Kelly has told Tipp FM he isn't voting for Catherine Con
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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For National Poetry Day, a personal favourite of mine and one I think about more and more in these troubled times.
![The Second Coming
By W.B. Yeats
Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that'd been away
Haven't changed, hadn't much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin' if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
Told them you were livin' downtown
Drivin' all the old men crazy
[Chorus]
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
(I said) The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bjsyop3pfdy3ot7hao4iw4fc/bafkreifbvgncp4cujftt73esocchasoueylc65mleee7cc5frjgpa2hr7e@jpeg)
October 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
For National Poetry Day, a personal favourite of mine and one I think about more and more in these troubled times.
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
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To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
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