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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 21m

I haven’t lived as long as Mick who has been something of a soundtrack to my life but I agree with him 💯

Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 22h

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 24m

Jeez where is Pete Hegseth when you need him

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 10h

But it doesn’t matter. Because there are no consequences.

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

How old is old Marie?

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

FAFO

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

Well that was exciting #UniversityChallenge

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 1d

Bit of a #RyderCup match in #onlyconnect tonight @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

None of them are reporters. None of them are journalists. They are PR for the regime

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful day out there today, I’d suggest it’d be even more beautiful if you bought a book to go with it. - Michael

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Seán Moncrieff @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social · 2d

On the show today: @sheilawriter.bsky.social on Jilly Cooper; The return of TB; Solo travelling; Finding love at Lisdoon; Is economics more useful than Feminism?; @jamesproclaims.bsky.social reviews 'Dinner With The Enemy'
'Chad Powers' & 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'; Is tourism hurting Lapland?

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry to hear about the death of Dame Jilly Cooper who was an absolute legend and brilliant writer #RIP

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 2d

I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing either. Or The Sopranos. Or Breaking Bad

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

The word might be #techbros or just #billionaires

Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 3d

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

Im watching an old movie and the world is waiting for America to save us. That’s more unrealistic than the frankly bonkers premise of the movie

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

And yet there are people ok with doing it, people ok with seeing it and people (including it seems a chunk of the Democrat party) not shouting about it every moment of every day.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 3d

Senate Republican Logic

op: therapy.with.cj via IG

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

It has allowed us all to be the worst versions of ourselves even tho there are some great instances of wonderful collaboration and kindness.

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 3d

Just watched The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I guess it was meant to reflect the fear of communism when it was released in the 50s but now it seems to be an allegory for the Republican Party….

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

Just saw my first Christmas tv ad of 2025. Before Halloween 🎃😡

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

Those tech bros could lose 90% of their wealth and still be wealthy. So what exactly are they afraid of?

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 4d

And you helped that happen by sanewashing him. By holding him to a standard so low that he could step over it. I’d say be ashamed but shame isn’t a thing with you anymore

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 5d

How can he do that? America is freaking weird

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Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

It’s not good work if you don’t get an answer Molly!

Sheila O’Flanagan @sheilawriter.bsky.social · 6d

This would be a perfectly acceptable question in most European countries. Why don’t all the so-called journalists there keep asking it until she either answers or needs to be rebooted