M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This is the breed of people who we have repeatedly elected to lead our country. A corrupt politician who has shamelessly used his position to enrich himself and his family, now dismissing the legitimate national security concerns of his own constituents. 131
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord 831313739029
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I thought @neillyleftistcook.bsky.social was joking when she said the latest Leftist Cooks video was over 5 and a half hours long (30 minutes into the video premiere), but here we are approaching hour 6 and still going strong. Absolutely incredible work from both women. youtu.be/K35FtbuyTh4?...youtu.beWhy Don't Fascists Eat Vegetables?YouTube video by The Leftist Cooks 2319
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/06/2026NEW: The FBI reportedly raided the offices of an Ohio pro-democracy organization that helps register voters and organizes political activities for progressive causes in the state. The raids represent a major escalation in the DOJ's attempts to crack down on pro-voting groups before the midterms.democracydocket.comFBI raids Ohio voter registration nonprofit in latest attack on progressive orgsThe raids represent a major escalation in the Justice Department's crackdown on pro-voting and progressive groups. 39454302
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Brings new meaning to the phrase "Bet on yourself". 000
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 02/06/2026Someone actually did a study a while back that showed the most effective way to get women out of TERF groups wasn’t people trying to change their minds, it was them getting literally any benign hobby, like learning other languages or taking up needlework 146107512607
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NMaya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Get them. France Asks Top Prosecutor to Probe Alleged Israeli Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Members www.commondreams.org/news/france-...commondreams.orgFrance Asks Top Prosecutor to Probe Alleged Israeli Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Members | Common DreamsFrench nationals and people from dozens of countries who were abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla say they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted by their Israeli captors. 011343
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/05/2026we're in the early innings we're in the early innings of AI it's early it's early it's early it's early innings we're in them the innings are early 2245243
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026While he's wasting time trying to interfere with the fourth estate, the arts infrastructure in this country is crumbling. I dunno what else to expect from a minister for "culture" who went on Newstalk to explain how he can't attend cultural events on medical grounds. 🎪 062
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NPolitico @politico.com · 21/05/2026‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsydlvr.it‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsyThe exclusion is roiling a party still grappling over how to address Gaza and Democrats’ shifting views on Israel. 186923
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026It has, however, voted *unanimously* to send the Irish citizens currently being illegally detained, by Israel, its thoughts and prayers. 🙏 000
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NTuba Zef 🐟fishpersonshooter.com🐟 @tubazef.com · 19/05/2026Playboy created a Bluesky account and their first post is to complain about AI. They already understand the Bluesky userbase better than the bluesky devs 3774952095
Reposted by M I K E R Y A Nderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/05/2026terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info 203100572760
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Oh to be a lobbyist who gets "strictly confidential" draft government documents shared even after being instructed not to make said documents public. The crony-class truly live in a different Ireland... 050
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/05/2026THANK YOU David Letterman & Stephen Colbert for a lifetime of smart satire, laughs, speaking truth to power & sending us to bed with a smile on our collective faces. You will be missed. 🙏 #EndOfAnEra 393235944829
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Great thread here. Sinn Féin have had no issue flirting with the far right for years now. 000
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NNoel Mummy 🤕 @noelmu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Wait, you're telling me that a movie debuting a Cannes received an ovation? Did it last for a long time? 37618
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NWest Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Our WCLF event with Katriona O'Sullivan is sold out. Whether or not you were lucky enough to get a ticket you should read her incredible memoir Hungry www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...irishtimes.comKatriona O’Sullivan: I live in the grip of the fat-girl algorithmIn an extract from her new book Hungry, the bestselling author of Poor explores how class shapes how women see their own bodies 052
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NThe Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Fine Gael's Dublin Central byelection candidate Ray McAdam travelled to an election event last week in the official car provided to him as lord mayor. It’s unclear whether McAdam or the required official driver drove the car. www.ontheditch.com/ray-mcadam-u...ontheditch.comMcAdam used lord mayor's car to get to byelection eventsIt “is not a gift to the person who is lord mayor". 22114
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 08/05/2026My review of Bojack Horseman: 072
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NM I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026"The transport minister gave 2,359 clearances under carriage of munitions of war legislation from 2019 to 2025 and only refused five applications to land in Clare." Jesus Christ. This should be considered treasonous! 066
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026"The transport minister gave 2,359 clearances under carriage of munitions of war legislation from 2019 to 2025 and only refused five applications to land in Clare." Jesus Christ. This should be considered treasonous! 066
Reposted by M I K E R Y A Npixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Thanks to the funds raised by this year’s Met Gala, we are closer than ever to finding a way to return Mr Met to his human form 💪 ⚾️ 161368141
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NGavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 06/05/2026European Movement Ireland’s annual poll, as usual, shows 82% of RoI residents support EU membership. But one striking finding elsewhere: residents of N Ireland are also surveyed, and 63% (!!??) would vote in favour of a United Ireland. No mainstream poll has *ever* recorded a margin like this… 13392148
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NJoseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I think about this comic all the time. 5594701787
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NNate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Just a reminder that Blambot's Indie License allows small press comic creators to use Blambot's indie fonts (those marked with a $0 option) for free even if you make money with your comic or merch directly related to your comic. More info: blambot.com/pages/licenses 1526951374
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/05/2026The edits CBS made here are severe, and depict a man who is much more petulant and incoherent than the broadcast would suggest. trib.al/xaPuJZctrib.alDeranged Trump Rants Edited Out of 60 Minutes Interview After ShootingCBS news didn’t air some particularly troubling rants from President Trump in its interview following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. 1521932783
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026My new job is pretty great. I'm on the lookout for the most influential people of the next decade. Not just the ones with the most clout, but the ones with the best ideas, and biggest ambition. Who should I be talking to? And where should I be looking for them? 🌍 open.substack.com/pub/bikecyan...open.substack.comWho Should Be In The Room?I've always loved being whereever interesting things are being made, but I've realised it's less about the location, and more about who's actually doing the making. 010
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Great piece from @hlinehan.bsky.social in the Irish Times today on RTE's new "unified audio identity". Unified as one bland mass of uninspired vaguery. Why RTÉ scrapping Sunday Miscellany’s trumpet sounds such a bum note – The Irish Times share.google/SPy5JzqpVYRQ...share.googleHugh Linehan: What conclusions should we draw from Radio 1’s bland, inauthentic audio design?Oliver Callan observed that his own show’s new music made him feel like he was ‘presenting Euronews’ at 3am 010
Reposted by M I K E R Y A Nwint @dril.bsky.social · 27/04/2026why breed dogs with jaws large enough to tear through Flesh, when you could breed dogs with minds large enougj to tear through Fallacy..... 100133633058
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Maybe Palantir is *good* actually??? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comMet investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI toolMet says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption 000
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Parseword #75 ⚡️ 33s 💎 Perfect 🥚 Learn Mode 000
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NColm O’Gorman @colm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I thought all it would take to end the protests was a meeting with gov? Now it seems it will also take: -oil & gas exploration off west coast -Abolition of carbon tax -Price caps on fuel -Wider undefined cost of living supports …and as of this morning, bringing down the government 86329
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NJamie @fctwentebenson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026You know that these fuel protests have far right loons at the heart of them because the Guards and the media are treating them like they are family members airing a grievance at Christmas dinner instead of calling for the army to shell them 113845
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NDáiligh @dailigh.eurosky.social · 08/04/2026I see the Irish Nazi’s are out supporting the fuel people as well. It’s almost as if it isn’t just about fuel ……. 67328
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NEnd Deportations Belfast @enddbelfast.bsky.social · 09/04/2026A statement from End Deportations Belfast on the far-right’s co-option of ‘fuel protests’ in the North. 'We are too often witnessing scenes from Dublin and beyond of far-right agitatiors trying to set a narrative around fuel protests’enddeportationsbelfast.wordpress.comEnd Deportations Belfast statement: The North’s copycat ‘fuel protests’ and far-right agitation.Many households across the island are undoubtedy in fuel poverty, meaning people cannot afford to adequately heat or power their home largely. This is often due to economic shocks, corporate price … 0199
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Everybody, listen up. It's actually ok that he's living in a van though, right, because this man, and the rest of our totally unconflicted government, is going to solve the housing crisis. Just give them a bit of time. Have patience please. 🙏👷♂️💪😤 100
Reposted by M I K E R Y A N404 Media @404media.co · 31/03/2026Ridicule as praxis. That's the advice from Dr. Alex Hanna and Dr. Emily M. Bender, authors of "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want," when it comes to Big Tech bros. @samleecole.bsky.social talks to them for the 404 pod. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwBZ... 12573180
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NJack Gleeson @gleesonjack.bsky.social · 30/03/2026All that the tech bros are suggesting is more low quality unregulated shit boxes to solve the housing crisis 011
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NMolly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Spent all day writing a terrible poem but shurlookit whoamihurting 🐹 271
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NLoki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 30/03/2026But...but...but Mikey speaks with words and things...and he says the things like "condemnation" and "in no uncertain terms"..I mean t'isn't like those pesky lefties he says are trying to claim "moral superiority". 076
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NThe Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Micheál Martin lied to journalists when he said armed US soldiers weren't landing at Shannon Airport. Martin said there are “no weapons” passing through the airport – but his colleague Darragh O’Brien authorised US troops carrying guns to land there. www.ontheditch.com/ag-insint-br...ontheditch.comTaoiseach lied to journalists about US soldiers at ShannonThe claim “there are no weapons” was a lie. 07861
M I K E R Y A N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Did anybody else think the clocks had already gone forward??? Am I going crazy?? Molly and I were convinced it had already happened a number of weeks ago. 😂😂😂 www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...rte.ieEverything you need to know about the clocks changing in 2026When do the clocks spring forward and fall back? 000
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 27/03/2026i can't believe a representative of the Vatican openly pondering whether someone should be burnt at the stake in 2026 and my answer is, "Yes absolutely, do it slow." legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/03/1... 38189362319
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever. 125140304034
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NNPR @npr.org · 25/03/2026A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy. n.pr/4uXOx6Xn.prYep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study findsA 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy. 3433041200
Reposted by M I K E R Y A NReuters @reuters.com · 24/03/2026BREAKING: A New Mexico jury found Meta violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms reut.rs/3Pr7oHereut.rsMeta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claimsA New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Inst... 12402140