Stray Bullets Podcast
@stray-bullets.bsky.social
The Stray Bullets podcast, frequently discusses the Royal Ulster Constabulary, plus many aspects of sectarian conflict, often drawing on my experiences as a former RUC Officer during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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The Bitter End of Dreams amzn.eu/d/hxOu7bc
A powerful, counterfactual tale set in Belfast during the mid-1970s, a time of harrowing sectarian conflict.
#books #selfpublished #NorthernIreland #terrorism #Troubles #novel #author
A powerful, counterfactual tale set in Belfast during the mid-1970s, a time of harrowing sectarian conflict.
#books #selfpublished #NorthernIreland #terrorism #Troubles #novel #author
"One comes to you
And takes strange gain away
Trophies fished up; some curious suggestion
Fact that leads nowhere, and a tale or two
Pregnant with mandrakes ... "
Ezra Pound wrote for Florence Farr
And takes strange gain away
Trophies fished up; some curious suggestion
Fact that leads nowhere, and a tale or two
Pregnant with mandrakes ... "
Ezra Pound wrote for Florence Farr
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"One comes to you
And takes strange gain away
Trophies fished up; some curious suggestion
Fact that leads nowhere, and a tale or two
Pregnant with mandrakes ... "
Ezra Pound wrote for Florence Farr
And takes strange gain away
Trophies fished up; some curious suggestion
Fact that leads nowhere, and a tale or two
Pregnant with mandrakes ... "
Ezra Pound wrote for Florence Farr
David Lynch
Tree At Night, 2019
Tree At Night, 2019
December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
David Lynch
Tree At Night, 2019
Tree At Night, 2019
Another busy Mother Night 🔥
December 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Another busy Mother Night 🔥
These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From ‘Curse Tablets’ and Roman Records
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From 'Curse Tablets' and Roman Records
The project aims to produce a record of the Celtic languages spoken in Britain and Ireland, though the majority of these words have already been lost to history
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
These Linguists Are Creating a New Dictionary of Ancient Celtic Languages—With Help From ‘Curse Tablets’ and Roman Records
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
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Looking for a #Tolkien gift for you or a loved one for Christmas? Tolkien Society membership might be just the thing!
Members support our mission to educate the world on Tolkien, and get our publications Amon Hen and Mallorn.
Buy gift membership at www.tolkiensociety.org/gift
Members support our mission to educate the world on Tolkien, and get our publications Amon Hen and Mallorn.
Buy gift membership at www.tolkiensociety.org/gift
December 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Looking for a #Tolkien gift for you or a loved one for Christmas? Tolkien Society membership might be just the thing!
Members support our mission to educate the world on Tolkien, and get our publications Amon Hen and Mallorn.
Buy gift membership at www.tolkiensociety.org/gift
Members support our mission to educate the world on Tolkien, and get our publications Amon Hen and Mallorn.
Buy gift membership at www.tolkiensociety.org/gift
December 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere – some nearly 5,000 years old – align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun during midwinter's shortest day. What motivated people to construct these solar-calibrated masterpieces?
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'It's a moment of death and rebirth': The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice
Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere – some nearly 5,000 years old – align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun on midwinter's shortest day.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere – some nearly 5,000 years old – align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun during midwinter's shortest day. What motivated people to construct these solar-calibrated masterpieces?
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
Dinosaur eggs the size of cannon balls are found filled with giant crystals: www.earth.com/news/dinosau...
Dinosaur eggs the size of cannon balls are found filled with giant crystals
Scientists in China uncover crystal-filled dinosaur eggs, revealing a glittering twist in prehistoric life and evolution.
www.earth.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Dinosaur eggs the size of cannon balls are found filled with giant crystals: www.earth.com/news/dinosau...
Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
www.ft.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Norway’s green transition is putting Sami culture at risk
As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
Norway’s green transition is putting Sami culture at risk
Wind farm expansion is threatening Sami land rights, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life.
www.aljazeera.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Norway’s green transition is putting Sami culture at risk
As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...
More than merely a magician with words
The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song
thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...
The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song
thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...
More than merely a magician with words | Michael D. Hurley | The Critic Magazine
Alfred Tennyson was one of England’s finest poets, made Laureate of the British Empire after Wordsworth’s death in 1850.
thecritic.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
More than merely a magician with words
The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song
thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...
The poetry of Tennyson is no gorgeous trick of words, no siren song
thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...
Medieval manuscript discovered in Shropshire school
Writings of hermit and ‘neglected literary great’ may have outsold Chaucer in the 14th century
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Writings of hermit and ‘neglected literary great’ may have outsold Chaucer in the 14th century
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Medieval manuscript discovered in Shropshire school
Writings of hermit and ‘neglected literary great’ may have outsold Chaucer in the 14th century
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Medieval manuscript discovered in Shropshire school
Writings of hermit and ‘neglected literary great’ may have outsold Chaucer in the 14th century
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
Writings of hermit and ‘neglected literary great’ may have outsold Chaucer in the 14th century
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12...
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Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
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Calling all poets aged 25 and under - looking for inspiration over the festive period? Young Poets Network has got you covered!
Head to Young Poets Network to find prompts and enter the challenges: ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk
Head to Young Poets Network to find prompts and enter the challenges: ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Calling all poets aged 25 and under - looking for inspiration over the festive period? Young Poets Network has got you covered!
Head to Young Poets Network to find prompts and enter the challenges: ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk
Head to Young Poets Network to find prompts and enter the challenges: ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk
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The Winter Solstice sunrise at Newgrange is one of Ireland’s most powerful connections to the past✨
This RTÉ Brainstorm article by Terry Clavin of the @dib.ie (based at @ria.ie) explores how archaeologist Michael J. O’Kelly rediscovered the alignment in the 1960s.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
This RTÉ Brainstorm article by Terry Clavin of the @dib.ie (based at @ria.ie) explores how archaeologist Michael J. O’Kelly rediscovered the alignment in the 1960s.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How Newgrange's spectacular Solstice light show was rediscovered
Those who flock to Newgrange on 21 December owe much to the excavation work of archaeologist Michael J O'Kelly in the 1960s
www.rte.ie
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Winter Solstice sunrise at Newgrange is one of Ireland’s most powerful connections to the past✨
This RTÉ Brainstorm article by Terry Clavin of the @dib.ie (based at @ria.ie) explores how archaeologist Michael J. O’Kelly rediscovered the alignment in the 1960s.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
This RTÉ Brainstorm article by Terry Clavin of the @dib.ie (based at @ria.ie) explores how archaeologist Michael J. O’Kelly rediscovered the alignment in the 1960s.
www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
I watched Stand By Me with Rob Reiner. Both film and man changed my life
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
I watched Stand By Me with Rob Reiner. Both film and man changed my life
I had watched the coming-of-age weepie over and over growing up so it was an overwhelming experience to sit down with its creator and see it again. It was a magical day and he was just as warm-hearted...
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I watched Stand By Me with Rob Reiner. Both film and man changed my life
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
RUSH Frontman GEDDY LEE Featured In CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio Documentary, Premiering In January; Video Trailer
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RUSH Frontman GEDDY LEE Featured In CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio Documentary, Premiering In January; Video Trailer
Alan Cross’ A Journal of Musical Things has announced that after three years of work, the CFNY documentary, a film based on the station’s Spirit Of Radio years (1976-1991-ish) will be available on Tue...
bravewords.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
RUSH Frontman GEDDY LEE Featured In CFNY: The Spirit Of Radio Documentary, Premiering In January; Video Trailer
bravewords.com/news/rush-fr...
bravewords.com/news/rush-fr...
It's only our imaginations, not our senses, that continually confront us with failure and the false belief that we can raise ourselves by our own bootstraps from the miserable pulp of delay. There's no escaping that, stupid.
László Krasznahorkai, Satantango.
László Krasznahorkai, Satantango.
December 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's only our imaginations, not our senses, that continually confront us with failure and the false belief that we can raise ourselves by our own bootstraps from the miserable pulp of delay. There's no escaping that, stupid.
László Krasznahorkai, Satantango.
László Krasznahorkai, Satantango.
December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available
Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting.
Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment.
🔗www.gov.ie/solstice
#ShareTheSolstice
Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting.
Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment.
🔗www.gov.ie/solstice
#ShareTheSolstice
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available
Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting.
Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment.
🔗www.gov.ie/solstice
#ShareTheSolstice
Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting.
Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment.
🔗www.gov.ie/solstice
#ShareTheSolstice
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Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch Sara Gómez's ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (1977) in our Black Debutantes collection—a celebration of pioneering Black women who made an impact with their very first feature.
December 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch Sara Gómez's ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (1977) in our Black Debutantes collection—a celebration of pioneering Black women who made an impact with their very first feature.
Ireland launches €14m Shared Island Media Fund to encourage cross-border collaboration
www.screendaily.com/news/ireland...
#Ireland #Cinema #Film
www.screendaily.com/news/ireland...
#Ireland #Cinema #Film
Ireland launches €14m Shared Island Media Fund to encourage cross-border collaboration
The Shared Island Media Fund is open to producers living on the island of Ireland.
www.screendaily.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ireland launches €14m Shared Island Media Fund to encourage cross-border collaboration
www.screendaily.com/news/ireland...
#Ireland #Cinema #Film
www.screendaily.com/news/ireland...
#Ireland #Cinema #Film