MacPsych
@macpsych.bsky.social
Irish 🇮🇪 | Psychologist 🧠 | Dubliner, now Londoner | Massive geek 🚀 | Probably planning my next trip to Japan ✈️🇯🇵 | A big old gay 🏳️🌈
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Looking out at Mt. Fuji from our hotel's executive lounge. Loving their blue skies over #Tokyo!
#ChristmasInTokyo #MountFuji
#ChristmasInTokyo #MountFuji
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Looking out at Mt. Fuji from our hotel's executive lounge. Loving their blue skies over #Tokyo!
#ChristmasInTokyo #MountFuji
#ChristmasInTokyo #MountFuji
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They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
My view for the next 13 hrs. ✈️#ChristmasInTokyo
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
My view for the next 13 hrs. ✈️#ChristmasInTokyo
Time for a pre-flight breakfast and a champagne cocktail in the BA lounge here in Heathrow. #ChristmasInTokyo
December 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Time for a pre-flight breakfast and a champagne cocktail in the BA lounge here in Heathrow. #ChristmasInTokyo
A super early start this morning. But totally worth it. Shortly leaving our hotel to check in and enjoy some time attacking the breakfast buffet in the BA lounge. #Tokyo
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A super early start this morning. But totally worth it. Shortly leaving our hotel to check in and enjoy some time attacking the breakfast buffet in the BA lounge. #Tokyo
Incredible sunshine and blue skies over Canary Wharf today. All shot on iPhone, no edits or filters. All natural sunshine ☀️
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Incredible sunshine and blue skies over Canary Wharf today. All shot on iPhone, no edits or filters. All natural sunshine ☀️
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
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If he wants them back, he can stop invading Ukraine at any time
Putin blasts attempted EU ‘robbery’ of Russian assets
Putin blasts attempted EU ‘robbery’ of Russian assets
EU leaders opted for joint debt to fill Ukraine’s war chest, holding Moscow’s frozen assets as collateral.
www.politico.eu
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If he wants them back, he can stop invading Ukraine at any time
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Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other MPs’ loyalty to UK
Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other MPs’ loyalty to UK
Exclusive: Labour says Nigel Farage’s party should swiftly condemn Chris Parry after further comments emerge
A Reform UK mayoral candidate who said David Lammy should “go home to the Caribbean” has suggested that at least eight other politicians from minority ethnic backgrounds do not have a primary loyalty towards the UK.
Nigel Farage’s party has so far refused to condemn Chris Parry, a retired naval rear admiral who has been picked to contest the now-postponed Hampshire and the Solent mayoral election for the party, over his comment about Lammy, the deputy prime minister. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other MPs’ loyalty to UK
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These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending
Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending
Labour chair urges Electoral Commission to investigate claims Reform leader spent too much in Clacton campaign
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending
So, how are those 'checks and balances' working out guys?
I never want to hear an American criticise how other countries are run for the rest of my life.
I never want to hear an American criticise how other countries are run for the rest of my life.
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
So, how are those 'checks and balances' working out guys?
I never want to hear an American criticise how other countries are run for the rest of my life.
I never want to hear an American criticise how other countries are run for the rest of my life.
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These names for girls and boys were popular in the second half of the 20th century in Ireland, but have not featured on the stats in the 21st century.
Which ones do you think are most likely to make a comeback?
Which ones do you think are most likely to make a comeback?
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
These names for girls and boys were popular in the second half of the 20th century in Ireland, but have not featured on the stats in the 21st century.
Which ones do you think are most likely to make a comeback?
Which ones do you think are most likely to make a comeback?
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"A little festive advice to those in Reform" Keir Starmer tells Nigel Farage's MPs.
"If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts,
this time report it to the police"
"If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts,
this time report it to the police"
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"A little festive advice to those in Reform" Keir Starmer tells Nigel Farage's MPs.
"If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts,
this time report it to the police"
"If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts,
this time report it to the police"
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A hero, someone we can all look up to
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A hero, someone we can all look up to
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RIP Gil Gerard
scifibulletin.com/2025/12/17/r...
scifibulletin.com/2025/12/17/r...
RIP Gil Gerard
American actor Gil Gerard, best known for playing Captain William “Buck” Rogers in the Glen A. Larson TV series, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has died aged 82. His wife posted a mes…
scifibulletin.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
RIP Gil Gerard
scifibulletin.com/2025/12/17/r...
scifibulletin.com/2025/12/17/r...
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For the amadán in your life: https://waterfordwhispers.shop/collections/t-shirts
December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For the amadán in your life: https://waterfordwhispers.shop/collections/t-shirts
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EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Given the BBC is publicly funded, this is Donald Trump suing you & me.
It’s a pathetic cry-bully attack on journalism by a wannabe dictator & an attack on every British person.
And our far right politicians & pundits are cheering him on, of course. #r4today
It’s a pathetic cry-bully attack on journalism by a wannabe dictator & an attack on every British person.
And our far right politicians & pundits are cheering him on, of course. #r4today
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Given the BBC is publicly funded, this is Donald Trump suing you & me.
It’s a pathetic cry-bully attack on journalism by a wannabe dictator & an attack on every British person.
And our far right politicians & pundits are cheering him on, of course. #r4today
It’s a pathetic cry-bully attack on journalism by a wannabe dictator & an attack on every British person.
And our far right politicians & pundits are cheering him on, of course. #r4today
A really gorgeous sky over Canary Wharf this morning 😍
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A really gorgeous sky over Canary Wharf this morning 😍
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I’m intrigued by the proposition that anyone would feel they have security “guarantees” from Trump. Not worth the paper they’re written on, I should think.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I’m intrigued by the proposition that anyone would feel they have security “guarantees” from Trump. Not worth the paper they’re written on, I should think.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...