Stephen Curran
@stephen-curran.bsky.social
Music promoter and publisher. Dublin
Outstanding
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Outstanding
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
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Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
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Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
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Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
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Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
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Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
August 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
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Can I get my Irish friends to amplify this please?
July 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Can I get my Irish friends to amplify this please?
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Happy publication day to me! THE FATHERS - out now
July 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Happy publication day to me! THE FATHERS - out now
Great article
How the Defence Forces carried out its most daring operation in decades, with minimal resources
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
How the Defence Forces carried out its most daring operation in decades, with minimal resources
Eight crew members received a combined 129 years in prison in total following Operation Piano
www.irishtimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Great article
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I think about this clip alot.
July 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I think about this clip alot.
“How were the Prodigy at Glastonbury?”
“Can’t remember. Great?”
“Can’t remember. Great?”
June 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“How were the Prodigy at Glastonbury?”
“Can’t remember. Great?”
“Can’t remember. Great?”
June 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Wee update for all the legends headed to Fairview Park on Thursday.
Flags are allowed, but flag poles aren't...
Little court date before then, but see yis soon x
GRMA
Flags are allowed, but flag poles aren't...
Little court date before then, but see yis soon x
GRMA
June 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Wee update for all the legends headed to Fairview Park on Thursday.
Flags are allowed, but flag poles aren't...
Little court date before then, but see yis soon x
GRMA
Flags are allowed, but flag poles aren't...
Little court date before then, but see yis soon x
GRMA
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Great article. It’s all just #content now
Trent, Madrid and how Gianni Infantino is now regulator, format disruptor, destroyer of leagues, transfer gossip monger and player agent www.theguardian.com/football/202...
£10m for a month of Alexander-Arnold exposes absurdity of Club World Cup | Barney Ronay
The first piece of mini-transfer window business is a significant moment for Fifa’s Gianni Infantino and his heinous creation
www.theguardian.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Great article. It’s all just #content now
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Inside Ireland’s music festival industry: ‘You can haemorrhage money very quickly’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Inside Ireland’s music festival industry: ‘You can haemorrhage money very quickly’
For promoters, there are risks, tight margins and pinch points. Still, as the summer season begins, optimism prevails
www.irishtimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Inside Ireland’s music festival industry: ‘You can haemorrhage money very quickly’
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...
Knew it
I've been a plumber for 30 years, and I have no idea what the difference is between the two buttons on a toilet flush. Far too late to ask now
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Knew it
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We can't process the scale of climate shocks.
I was speaking to someone from LA about the wildfires. Their view: fires have always happened, so the problem must have been government incompetence.
Sure, officials make mistakes *but* they are dealing with crazy weather on.ft.com/3RXWsyV
I was speaking to someone from LA about the wildfires. Their view: fires have always happened, so the problem must have been government incompetence.
Sure, officials make mistakes *but* they are dealing with crazy weather on.ft.com/3RXWsyV
When is a natural disaster human-made?
[FREE TO READ] The mud has been cleared in Valencia. But questions remain about last year’s deadly floods
on.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
We can't process the scale of climate shocks.
I was speaking to someone from LA about the wildfires. Their view: fires have always happened, so the problem must have been government incompetence.
Sure, officials make mistakes *but* they are dealing with crazy weather on.ft.com/3RXWsyV
I was speaking to someone from LA about the wildfires. Their view: fires have always happened, so the problem must have been government incompetence.
Sure, officials make mistakes *but* they are dealing with crazy weather on.ft.com/3RXWsyV
April 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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🎥 Highlights from yesterday's league defeat against Weston-super-Mare AFC can now be found on our YouTube channel, including this 100 yard goal from the visitors.
Link ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=jfFh...
Link ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=jfFh...
March 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎥 Highlights from yesterday's league defeat against Weston-super-Mare AFC can now be found on our YouTube channel, including this 100 yard goal from the visitors.
Link ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=jfFh...
Link ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=jfFh...
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March 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM