Obstreperous G
@obstreperousg.bsky.social
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Living on my soapbox
We're all either woke or wankers, which are you?
Gruntled, whelmed, and gormful
Blocks liberally
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
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Sí/í
Uathach
Living on my soapbox
We're all either woke or wankers, which are you?
Gruntled, whelmed, and gormful
Blocks liberally
Trans Rights Are Human Rights
🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸
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Newgrange is an amazing feat of engineering but there is also something deeply human and Irish about how they built it for a time of year when the weather is basically never good enough for it to properly work. Anyway the livestream is magic
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Newgrange is an amazing feat of engineering but there is also something deeply human and Irish about how they built it for a time of year when the weather is basically never good enough for it to properly work. Anyway the livestream is magic
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Cloudy ot not, using modern technology to allow us to continue to witness something the people who lived on our island built in connection with the seasons and the universe thousands of years ago is pretty cool, actually
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Cloudy ot not, using modern technology to allow us to continue to witness something the people who lived on our island built in connection with the seasons and the universe thousands of years ago is pretty cool, actually
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The Irish govt needs to stop bullsh*itting and pass the Occupied Territories Bill already - for goods AND for services!
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
"There is no basis in international law for differentiating between trade in goods and trade in services [as] proposed, and no international law justification for legislating for less than full compliance by Ireland with an international obligation articulated by the ICJ."
- Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC
- Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC
data.oireachtas.ie
December 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Irish govt needs to stop bullsh*itting and pass the Occupied Territories Bill already - for goods AND for services!
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
Also; Blinne ní Ghrálaigh KC rocks!
#FreePalestine
#spéirgorm
#Spéirghorm
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December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The owner of my favourite Limerick coffee shop gave me a box of chocolates for my custom today. And that is why shopping local is always a good thing
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The owner of my favourite Limerick coffee shop gave me a box of chocolates for my custom today. And that is why shopping local is always a good thing
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Wow, finally: a blender FOR MEN™.
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wow, finally: a blender FOR MEN™.
I made cookies for an event tomorrow. I may need to make more cookies tomorrow, they're just too delicious.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I made cookies for an event tomorrow. I may need to make more cookies tomorrow, they're just too delicious.
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Right now Sinn Féin are the biggest barrier to a future free from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ideology.
When the lead opposition party are dropping the ball this badly they have some ownership of the current state of affairs. #spéirgorm
When the lead opposition party are dropping the ball this badly they have some ownership of the current state of affairs. #spéirgorm
December 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Right now Sinn Féin are the biggest barrier to a future free from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ideology.
When the lead opposition party are dropping the ball this badly they have some ownership of the current state of affairs. #spéirgorm
When the lead opposition party are dropping the ball this badly they have some ownership of the current state of affairs. #spéirgorm
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I was going to say I can’t believe they’re letting this happen, but I can.
Shocking that it’s happening so quietly though. Are they really going to let one of these principled young people die??
#SpeirGorm
Shocking that it’s happening so quietly though. Are they really going to let one of these principled young people die??
#SpeirGorm
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I was going to say I can’t believe they’re letting this happen, but I can.
Shocking that it’s happening so quietly though. Are they really going to let one of these principled young people die??
#SpeirGorm
Shocking that it’s happening so quietly though. Are they really going to let one of these principled young people die??
#SpeirGorm
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"Sinn Féin are left wing"
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Sinn Féin are left wing"
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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Ugh.
The answer is financial. Attach fines and hold them til the sale of the property.
1st year vacant: 1%
2nd year vacant 3%
3rd year vacant 5%
4th year vacant 10%
5th year vacant 20% or cpo at 50% value.
All fines payable upon sale of the premises to a new owner or the council.
The answer is financial. Attach fines and hold them til the sale of the property.
1st year vacant: 1%
2nd year vacant 3%
3rd year vacant 5%
4th year vacant 10%
5th year vacant 20% or cpo at 50% value.
All fines payable upon sale of the premises to a new owner or the council.
'Last month, the compulsory purchase order (CPO) process commenced for just three properties in two council areas.'
#Irishpol #DerelictIreland
www.thejournal.ie/vacant-derel...
#Irishpol #DerelictIreland
www.thejournal.ie/vacant-derel...
Here are the vacant and derelict buildings around Ireland that councils asked to CPO last month
Last month, two councils tried to CPO just three properties across the country.
www.thejournal.ie
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ugh.
The answer is financial. Attach fines and hold them til the sale of the property.
1st year vacant: 1%
2nd year vacant 3%
3rd year vacant 5%
4th year vacant 10%
5th year vacant 20% or cpo at 50% value.
All fines payable upon sale of the premises to a new owner or the council.
The answer is financial. Attach fines and hold them til the sale of the property.
1st year vacant: 1%
2nd year vacant 3%
3rd year vacant 5%
4th year vacant 10%
5th year vacant 20% or cpo at 50% value.
All fines payable upon sale of the premises to a new owner or the council.
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Allow me to spread some Christmas cheer with my final newsletter of the year. claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/christmas-... #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour #GenHour
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Allow me to spread some Christmas cheer with my final newsletter of the year. claires-newsletter-3b3509.beehiiv.com/p/christmas-... #IrishGenealogy #AncestryHour #GenHour
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Will today's Palestinian genocide deniers be treated the same as Holocaust deniers in the future? 🤔
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Will today's Palestinian genocide deniers be treated the same as Holocaust deniers in the future? 🤔
Today I experienced misogyny as Gaeilge.
Dropped a parcel to the post office, postie took it, I said "go raibh maith agat", to which he replied "maith an cailín". 😐
#SpéirGhorm
Dropped a parcel to the post office, postie took it, I said "go raibh maith agat", to which he replied "maith an cailín". 😐
#SpéirGhorm
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today I experienced misogyny as Gaeilge.
Dropped a parcel to the post office, postie took it, I said "go raibh maith agat", to which he replied "maith an cailín". 😐
#SpéirGhorm
Dropped a parcel to the post office, postie took it, I said "go raibh maith agat", to which he replied "maith an cailín". 😐
#SpéirGhorm
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Probably time to point out that the government has in all likelihood already promised lobbyists and foreign powers to do away with the triple lock and spend billions on war matèriel, and now all that remains is to manufacture consent.
This is all part of that process.
This is all part of that process.
🤦♂️🤷♂️
Triple-lock reforms are about ‘taking back sovereignty’, Helen McEntee says
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Probably time to point out that the government has in all likelihood already promised lobbyists and foreign powers to do away with the triple lock and spend billions on war matèriel, and now all that remains is to manufacture consent.
This is all part of that process.
This is all part of that process.
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Tuesday Dec 16th is the last day An Post say they can guarantee pre Christmas delivery for orders shipped by that date. This is earlier than other years , partly due to the collapse of Fastway and increased parcel volumes this year.
Obviously, we'll continue to ship every day up until 23rd.
Obviously, we'll continue to ship every day up until 23rd.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tuesday Dec 16th is the last day An Post say they can guarantee pre Christmas delivery for orders shipped by that date. This is earlier than other years , partly due to the collapse of Fastway and increased parcel volumes this year.
Obviously, we'll continue to ship every day up until 23rd.
Obviously, we'll continue to ship every day up until 23rd.
Just finished this. Slow to start but bloody excellent overall. Watching some of this story today shows the move to the far right and late stage capitalism started long ago.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3561...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3561...
The Hack (TV Mini Series 2025) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama
The Hack: With David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, Nick Owenford, Toby Jones. While a journalist uncovers evidence of phone hacking at a tabloid newspaper, a former police detective looks into the unsolved...
www.imdb.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just finished this. Slow to start but bloody excellent overall. Watching some of this story today shows the move to the far right and late stage capitalism started long ago.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3561...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3561...
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The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
The Last Unicorn in Kilmallock, Whale Rider in Perth, and then Finding Nemo in Sydney. Surreal to leave a cinema and see the city IRL that I'd just watched in cartoon.
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
Well this has broken containment and I can’t possibly keep up but, generally: hell yeah, keep going to see movies in theaters, as long as Netflix or Paramount or whoever lets us
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
December 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Last Unicorn in Kilmallock, Whale Rider in Perth, and then Finding Nemo in Sydney. Surreal to leave a cinema and see the city IRL that I'd just watched in cartoon.
#SpéirGhorm
#SpéirGhorm
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Another incidence of what Cancel Culture actually is. It's always people like Robin Ince who support LGBT+ rights, or Palestinian rights, fight racism etc who are the victims, and never the right wing grifters who make money pretending to be cancelled for hate speech and furthering oppression.
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Another incidence of what Cancel Culture actually is. It's always people like Robin Ince who support LGBT+ rights, or Palestinian rights, fight racism etc who are the victims, and never the right wing grifters who make money pretending to be cancelled for hate speech and furthering oppression.
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Just one final thing - someone filmed some of my departure speech after Monkey Cage last night (I should make it clear no one knew I was going to do it) and it has been put up here - i cannot deny i was very emotional #science #comedy
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Robin Ince forced to quit Radio 4 over pro-trans views : News 2025 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Robin Ince forced to quit Radio 4 over pro-trans views - Comic leaves Infinite Monkey Cage after pressure from bosses
www.chortle.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just one final thing - someone filmed some of my departure speech after Monkey Cage last night (I should make it clear no one knew I was going to do it) and it has been put up here - i cannot deny i was very emotional #science #comedy
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Hi all.
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hi all.
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)
Are ye ready?
2 important notes:
- Today's sunset will be the earliest, but the grand adult sthretch in the evenings doesn't start until tomorrow's sunset.
- Will you help get #TheGrandStretchIsBack trending?!! (whatever that might mean on this network!)