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Bringing interesting people together. Making things (occasionally). 🔍 Producer @WebSummit.bsky.social. 💼 Theatre kid / journalist / event moderator / ethnomusicologist / lecturer. 🤼 Will talk about pro wrestling.

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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This 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.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The end-times cometh.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I 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?...
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Why Don't Fascists Eat Vegetables?
YouTube video by The Leftist Cooks
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/06/2026
NEW: 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.
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FBI raids Ohio voter registration nonprofit in latest attack on progressive orgs
The raids represent a major escalation in the Justice Department's crackdown on pro-voting and progressive groups.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Brings new meaning to the phrase "Bet on yourself".
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 02/06/2026
Someone 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
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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Get them. France Asks Top Prosecutor to Probe Alleged Israeli Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Members www.commondreams.org/news/france-...
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France Asks Top Prosecutor to Probe Alleged Israeli Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Members | Common Dreams
French 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.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/05/2026
we'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

Will AI ever make big profits? Experts weigh in as bubble ...

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Nov 28, 2025 — “We're in the early innings,” Vasant Dhar, a professor of data science at New York University who believes AI will ultimately deliver significant profit ...Read moreThe Oracle of Omaha warns about AI: What Buffett said at ...

Yahoo Finance
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May 6, 2024 — Greg Abel, vice chairman of Berkshire's non-insurance businesses, added that "we're in the early innings" of understanding the impact. Buffett has taken ...Read more
How Investors Can Leverage AI: 4 Stocks to Buy Now ...

Business Insider
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Apr 6, 2023 — "We still think we're in the early innings of the AI investment space. ... "There are a host of ETFs that claim to use AI but AI is not all created equal.Read moreVideos
AMD CEO Lisa Su: We're in the "early innings" of unlocking AI
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Jan 6, 2026
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
While 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. 🎪
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Politico @politico.com · 21/05/2026
‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsy
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‘A huge omission’: Everyone is baffled by the exclusion of Gaza in DNC autopsy
The exclusion is roiling a party still grappling over how to address Gaza and Democrats’ shifting views on Israel.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It has, however, voted *unanimously* to send the Irish citizens currently being illegally detained, by Israel, its thoughts and prayers. 🙏
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Tuba Zef 🐟fishpersonshooter.com🐟 @tubazef.com · 19/05/2026
Playboy created a Bluesky account and their first post is to complain about AI. They already understand the Bluesky userbase better than the bluesky devs
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
terrible. 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
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Oh 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...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
THANK 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
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Great thread here. Sinn Féin have had no issue flirting with the far right for years now.
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Noel Mummy 🤕 @noelmu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wait, you're telling me that a movie debuting a Cannes received an ovation? Did it last for a long time?
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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our 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...
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Katriona O’Sullivan: I live in the grip of the fat-girl algorithm
In an extract from her new book Hungry, the bestselling author of Poor explores how class shapes how women see their own bodies
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Fine 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...
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McAdam used lord mayor's car to get to byelection events
It “is not a gift to the person who is lord mayor".
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 08/05/2026
My review of Bojack Horseman:
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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!
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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!
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thanks 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 💪 ⚾️
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 06/05/2026
European 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…
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Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I think about this comic all the time.
Comic by drawer of drawings on Instagram. A detective stands in a kitchen that looks like it's splattered with blood. The detective says, mother of god. Nothing human could have done this. In the bottom panel it says, earlier. And there is a dog uneasily holding a ketchup bottle with its paws trying to put ketchup on a hamburger.
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Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Just 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
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/05/2026
The edits CBS made here are severe, and depict a man who is much more petulant and incoherent than the broadcast would suggest. trib.al/xaPuJZc
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Deranged Trump Rants Edited Out of 60 Minutes Interview After Shooting
CBS news didn’t air some particularly troubling rants from President Trump in its interview following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Put Kimmel on Disney+!!!!
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
My 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...
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Who 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.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Great 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...
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Hugh 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
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wint @dril.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
why breed dogs with jaws large enough to tear through Flesh, when you could breed dogs with minds large enougj to tear through Fallacy.....
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Maybe Palantir is *good* actually??? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Met investigates hundreds of officers after using Palantir AI tool
Met says AI software unearthed rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Parseword #75 ⚡️ 33s 💎 Perfect 🥚 Learn Mode
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Colm O’Gorman @colm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I 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
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Jamie @fctwentebenson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
You 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
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Dáiligh @dailigh.eurosky.social · 08/04/2026
I see the Irish Nazi’s are out supporting the fuel people as well. It’s almost as if it isn’t just about fuel …….
Two men with flags on a motorway overpass flying flags in support of the pop up fuel protests. One flag says “Erin go Bragh” the other flag is the symbol of the Irish nazi party (clown Ireland) which contains a celtic style symbol with a resemblance to a swastika.
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End Deportations Belfast @enddbelfast.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A 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’
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End 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 …
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Everybody, 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. 🙏👷‍♂️💪😤
A photo of government minister Michael Healy Rae with the news headline "Profits at Michael Healy-Rae's property firm exceeded €1m in 2025"
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Higher Than Onix @higherthanonix.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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404 Media @404media.co · 31/03/2026
Ridicule 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...
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Jack Gleeson @gleesonjack.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
All that the tech bros are suggesting is more low quality unregulated shit boxes to solve the housing crisis
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Molly Twomey @mollytwomey.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Spent all day writing a terrible poem but shurlookit whoamihurting 🐹
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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
But...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".
A Bluesky skeet from Mikey Martin:
"Spoke with Palestinian PM Mustafa and expressed Ireland’s enduring solidarity with the Palestinian people. 

We agreed on the urgent need to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and rising settler violence in the West Bank.

Only a two-state solution can bring lasting peace."
Attached is a photo of him sitting very seriously at his desk and staring very seriously at his desk.
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Micheál 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...
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Taoiseach lied to journalists about US soldiers at Shannon
The claim “there are no weapons” was a lie.
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M‎ I‎ K‎ E‎ ‎ R‎ Y‎ A‎ N @bikecyan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Did 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...
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Everything you need to know about the clocks changing in 2026
When do the clocks spring forward and fall back?
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
i 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...
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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/03/2026
A 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/4uXOx6X
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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds
A 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.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/03/2026
BREAKING: 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/3Pr7oHe
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Meta ordered to pay $375 million in New Mexico trial over child exploitation, user safety claims
A 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...
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