MarBenCel1
@marbencel1.bsky.social
Retired, living my best life beside the Atlantic in West Clare.
No D/Ms please
No D/Ms please
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Always a delight to read...
• Francis Harvey •
• Francis Harvey •
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Always a delight to read...
• Francis Harvey •
• Francis Harvey •
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The so-called party of free speech and small government is happily supporting armed, masked government agents conducting “show me your papers” stops and brutalizing U.S. citizens.
Their real “party values” are terrorizing communities of color and anyone else who speaks out.
Remember this.
Their real “party values” are terrorizing communities of color and anyone else who speaks out.
Remember this.
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The so-called party of free speech and small government is happily supporting armed, masked government agents conducting “show me your papers” stops and brutalizing U.S. citizens.
Their real “party values” are terrorizing communities of color and anyone else who speaks out.
Remember this.
Their real “party values” are terrorizing communities of color and anyone else who speaks out.
Remember this.
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How did Trump know when that Ford worker yelled out "pedophile protector!" that he was yelling at him?🤔
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
How did Trump know when that Ford worker yelled out "pedophile protector!" that he was yelling at him?🤔
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Acting's gain was singing's loss.
I hadn’t seen this before now and I am completely blown away. Jesse Buckley singing Sinead O’Connor’s Troy. Kindred spirits. Connected to the same well, the same source. Unbelievable performance.
Everyone needs to see this.
Fire 🔥
Everyone needs to see this.
Fire 🔥
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Acting's gain was singing's loss.
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Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Wednesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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[1958]
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Hold on a second..."
DIRECTOR:
"Cut! What's the problem?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Let me see that script."
DIRECTOR:
"Why?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"I think there's a typo."
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Hold on a second..."
DIRECTOR:
"Cut! What's the problem?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Let me see that script."
DIRECTOR:
"Why?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"I think there's a typo."
January 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
[1958]
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Hold on a second..."
DIRECTOR:
"Cut! What's the problem?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Let me see that script."
DIRECTOR:
"Why?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"I think there's a typo."
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Hold on a second..."
DIRECTOR:
"Cut! What's the problem?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"Let me see that script."
DIRECTOR:
"Why?"
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS:
"I think there's a typo."
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the community theater’s production of ben-hur is gonna be 🔥
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
the community theater’s production of ben-hur is gonna be 🔥
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“Not tonight dear, I’ve got a haddock.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“Not tonight dear, I’ve got a haddock.”
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Thrilled to meet with Irish Deputy PM @simonharrisireland.bsky.social and discuss how California can keep growing our partnership and economic relationship with the Emerald Isle.
Despite the chaos spewing out of Washington, California will always be a reliable international partner.
Despite the chaos spewing out of Washington, California will always be a reliable international partner.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Thrilled to meet with Irish Deputy PM @simonharrisireland.bsky.social and discuss how California can keep growing our partnership and economic relationship with the Emerald Isle.
Despite the chaos spewing out of Washington, California will always be a reliable international partner.
Despite the chaos spewing out of Washington, California will always be a reliable international partner.
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We need to sanction the awful regime in Iran and freeze Iranian assets in London.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We need to sanction the awful regime in Iran and freeze Iranian assets in London.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
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China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
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"But art is not simply works of art; it is the spirit that knows Beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its headkerchiefs; that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance, too."
-W. E. B. Du Bois
-W. E. B. Du Bois
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"But art is not simply works of art; it is the spirit that knows Beauty, that has music in its soul and the color of sunsets in its headkerchiefs; that can dance on a flaming world and make the world dance, too."
-W. E. B. Du Bois
-W. E. B. Du Bois
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“What about China?”
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
“What about China?”
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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It’s John’s birthday tomorrow.
‘Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879–1964), Viscountess Astor, CH, MP’ (1908), National Trust, Cliveden
‘Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879–1964), Viscountess Astor, CH, MP’ (1908), National Trust, Cliveden
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
It’s John’s birthday tomorrow.
‘Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879–1964), Viscountess Astor, CH, MP’ (1908), National Trust, Cliveden
‘Nancy Witcher Langhorne (1879–1964), Viscountess Astor, CH, MP’ (1908), National Trust, Cliveden
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Good to see #IranProtests on the streets of Dublin, the crowd chanting 'Down with the Dictator!'
A sign reads: “No internet, no freedom, stop killing our women.”
A sign reads: “No internet, no freedom, stop killing our women.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Good to see #IranProtests on the streets of Dublin, the crowd chanting 'Down with the Dictator!'
A sign reads: “No internet, no freedom, stop killing our women.”
A sign reads: “No internet, no freedom, stop killing our women.”
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An embroidered silkwork panel, titled Spring Flowers or similar, designed by Helen Adelaide Lamb around 1909–1910.
January 11, 2026 at 2:28 PM
An embroidered silkwork panel, titled Spring Flowers or similar, designed by Helen Adelaide Lamb around 1909–1910.
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"Good morning, class. Today we're going to be learning how to make as much noise as possible in the middle of the night for absolutely no reason whatsoever"
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"Good morning, class. Today we're going to be learning how to make as much noise as possible in the middle of the night for absolutely no reason whatsoever"
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The patient fisherman. Central Canterbury. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The patient fisherman. Central Canterbury. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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UK Deputy PM David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’.
Why does the UK govt need US approval to know what is wrong?
Is the UK a sovereign state or not?
Must take action against platforms profiting from exploitation and abuse.
Why does the UK govt need US approval to know what is wrong?
Is the UK a sovereign state or not?
Must take action against platforms profiting from exploitation and abuse.
David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’
Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
UK Deputy PM David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’.
Why does the UK govt need US approval to know what is wrong?
Is the UK a sovereign state or not?
Must take action against platforms profiting from exploitation and abuse.
Why does the UK govt need US approval to know what is wrong?
Is the UK a sovereign state or not?
Must take action against platforms profiting from exploitation and abuse.
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A Kerry student has won has won the top prize at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for her brain cancer diagnosis tool
Student wins Young Scientist with cancer diagnosis tool
A Kerry student has won has won the top prize at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for her brain cancer diagnosis tool.
www.rte.ie
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
A Kerry student has won has won the top prize at this year's Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for her brain cancer diagnosis tool