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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 13h

In the woods across the road, a mature Holly tree. Rarely seen, in my experience.

Photo of Holly leaves with out of focus mature Holly tree behind.

Monochrome photo looking up the trunk of a mature Holly tree in dappled sunlight.

Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026

In the woods across the road: Decaying Fly Agaric, Puffball, Brittle Gill (?), and Fly Agaric mushrooms. #FungiSunday (pronounced with an estuary English accent).

Photo of a decaying Fly Agaric mushroom.

Photo of the underside of (I think) a Brittle Gill mushroom.

Photo of the underside of a Fly Agaric mushroom among Foxgloves.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026

More Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia).

Photo of Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia).

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

Spotted in the woods: Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia).

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026

Walking beside the Lower Bann today, south of Coleraine. The blue-green algae seems to extend all the way from Lough Neagh, near enough, to the sea.

Photo of a drainage channel beside the Lower River Bann, covered with blue-green algae.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

Lord Watsoname might wish to respond to this: open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...

Screenshot of part of the text of a Dropsite News report on the Minab school bombing:

'According to Bloomberg News, which spoke to more than two dozen U.S. officials and sources familiar with the internal Pentagon probe, the school was placed on a list of targets to strike in the opening hours of the war because it had been categorized as part of an IRGC naval facility. Sources told Bloomberg that the “kill chain” that led to the attack included input from the Maven artificial intelligence system operated by Palantir. Maven did not flag that the site was now a school, the report claimed, nor did any personnel tasked with reviewing the AI target data. “In past conflicts, preparing lists of proposed targets—work that includes assessing how they align with an operation’s objectives—had taken hours for staffers to complete,” the report said. “Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, much of that work was condensed into several minutes via Maven.”'

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Over the woods yesterday, six Buzzards lofting on a thermal. Only the one today.

Photo of a Buzzard flying over the woods today.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026

Imagine how he might look if he was caught up in some political/financial scandal...

Pic of the leader of Reform UK Ltd enjoying a pint in a sunny pub garden.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 13/07/2026

Casting call for the Lindsey Graham biopic.

Photo of the late Lindsey Graham. Credit: ibtimes.co.uk

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 25/06/2026

How it looks from the east side of Lough Foyle

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 19/06/2026

In the north of Ireland, Translink runs a substantial fleet of electric buses. They have the charging infrastructure and all that. It can be done. #ZeroEmissions

Photo of a Translink Northern Ireland electric bus - the 234 service to Derry/Londonderry.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 30/05/2026

An option is this useful carrying handle that saves burning your hands when an emergency ejection is required.

Screenshot from the manufacturer's website of a portable Bluetooth speaker with a carrying handle.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 30/05/2026

The user threw water on it to quench the flames. Amazingly, this worked. It was then put outside. The battery casing can be seen in the second pic. From what was found among the debris in the house, it appears the contents of the batteries was blown out by the explosion.

Photo of the business end of a portable Bluetooth speaker which exploded, blowing out the end of the casing and melting the surrounding plastic.

Photo of the end of the portable Bluetooth speaker. Inside, the battery casing is visible. It appears the contents of the battery was blown out by the explosion.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 30/05/2026

This portable Bluetooth speaker went bang yesterday and caught fire. It's the 6th iteration of the model and is only a couple of years old. At the time, it was playing music and was not connected to a charger.

Photo of a portable Bluetooth speaker lying on the ground

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026

Wych Elm - flower, possibly?

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 18/04/2026

This what happens when the geniuses in government decide people should pay for their bins to be emptied. And when corporations push single-use plastic for every product, but have no responsibility for disposal. Dozens of Nescafé coffee pods, plastic water bottles, drinks cans and other detritus...

Photo of household waste dumped in roadside woodland. Coffee pods, plastic water bottles, drinks cans, etc

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 16/04/2026

No, of course not. We need to drill, dig, cut and burn more shit.

Irish Times Saturday weekend section - 4th April. Front page pic of smiling couple outside a house with solar panels, EV in the driveway.

'The Retrofit Gap, A National retrofit scheme promises cosy homes and cost savings, but is it worth the effort and money?

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 16/03/2026

This may be nothing. But it looks like something. And I haven't seen it here before - Culvert entering the River Slaney, opposite St Sennan's Hospital, Enniscorthy. Which government agency might need to know?

Photo of discoloured water in a culvert entering the River Slaney, opposite St Sennan's Hospital, Enniscorthy

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 06/03/2026

The 'sadly' above was in the wrong place. Anyway - the aborted Pegida Ireland rally. 6th February 2016.

At the 2016 aborted Pegida Ireland rally in Dublin. A half asleep Garda in Cathedral Street.

At the 2016 aborted Pegida Ireland rally in Dublin. Gardai unload riot shields from a van. Mounted Gardai looking on.

At the 2016 aborted Pegida Ireland rally in Dublin. Gardai with batons drawn, outside Wynn's Hotel, Lower Abbey Street.

At the 2016 aborted Pegida Ireland rally in Dublin. Gardai on horseback in Cathedral Street.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 26/02/2026

Melinda French Gates gave Bill the elbow after his relationship with Epstein came to light. The hillbillies however...

Screenshot of HR Clinton's opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 23/02/2026

I think they've found something to spend some of it on...

Notice from the Embassy of India in Tehran advising its nationals to leave in anticipation of US military strikes.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 21/02/2026

Oh. And RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus: news.sky.com/story/how-th...

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 15/02/2026

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19

Album cover: Magazine - Secondhand Daylight

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 13/02/2026

Under the slogan of ‘There is No Ceasefire in Palestine’, and to highlight more than two years of impunity for Apartheid Israel’s continuing genocide in Gaza ... the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign ... has called another National Demonstration for Palestine Saturday 21st February.

Screenshot of poster from the Ireland - Palestine Solidarity Campaign National March "there is no ceasefire in Palestine." 1pm, 21st February. Garden of Remembrance, Dublin 1. March to the Dáil.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 12/02/2026

'Wes Streeting: I fear we’re in big trouble here - and I am toast at the next election. We just lost our safest ward in Redbridge (51% Muslim, Ilford S) to a Gaza independent. At this rate I don’t think we’ll hold either of the two Ilford seats.'

Screenshot of transcript of Streeting - Mandelson WhatsApp message:

March 28, 2025

[10:52:10] Wes Streeting: You should get Doyle to do your comms in DC!

[11:32:46] Peter M: All my comms have been shut down by No10.

Why was he pushed out ?

[11:32:53] Wes Streeting: God knows

[11:33:17] Peter M: The government problems do not stem from comms

[11:33:38] Wes Streeting: Quite.

[11:36:06] Wes Streeting: I fear we’re in big trouble here - and I am toast at the next election. We just lost our safest ward in Redbridge (51% Muslim, Ilford S) to a Gaza independent. At this rate I don’t think we’ll hold either of the two Ilford seats.

[11:39:54] Wes Streeting: There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?

[11:48:44] Peter M: The government doesn’t have an economic philosophy which is then followed through in a programme of policies.

[11:49:15] Wes Streeting: No growth strategy at all

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 09/02/2026

Bluesky says hi. I wonder, did I breach all of these guidelines?

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 21/01/2026

I have a feeling the website may need updating: www.rosslareeuroport.ie/en-ie/passen...

Screenshot from Rosslare Europort's website:
Terminal Facilities

The upstairs area of the terminal has an open air terrace where you can watch the arrival and departure of our ships. Make sure to give yourself enough time to take advantage of our facilities while you wait to board your vessel.

Screenshot from Rosslare Europort's website:
Getting To & From Rosslare Europort

The port is well-served by the national road and rail network, providing excellent access to and from all major towns and cities. There is easy access to public transport with the Bus Terminal located just outside the Port and the Train Station within a seven minute walk.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 20/01/2026

'Some people still believe and even quote Godwin’s Law - the formulation that the longer an online discussion goes on, the higher the probability of someone invoking the Nazis.' open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Mike Goodwin: 'By all means compare these shitheads to the Nazis. Again and again. I'm with you.'

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 18/01/2026

I have occasionally the privilege of meeting an Otter on my riverside walks around Ireland. This is the first time I've seen one so nonchalant, only metres from a popular riverside path in Co Wexford.

Photo of a nonchalant Otter having a nap on the bank of the River Slaney, Co Wexford, Ireland.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 18/01/2026

More than a quarter of the way there already:

Screenshot of the European citizens' initiative web page, showing there are 262,087 signatures to date.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 12/01/2026

A message to autocrats and theocrats everywhere open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 02/01/2026

Anyone know who this is? The song is called 'What We Do'.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 20/12/2025

'McSweeney was on his way. He didn’t so much have an ideology as an ethos: lead by following. The voters’ concerns were everything. Just give them what they want.' www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 09/12/2025

Enniscorthy has a dam fine bridge over the Slaney.

The River Slaney running through Enniscorthy, comes up against the road bridge that appears to act like a dam.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 05/12/2025

Bach on the utility of mass deaths through climate induced disasters, and the mass executions of the elderly and infirm.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 05/12/2025

Jesus. When you look at the drivel Bach comes out with. Harvard and MIT, what were you thinking?

Screenshot of part of an email in which 'Bach argues that women “find abstract systems, conflicts and mechanisms intrinsically boring”, while men find “elaborate social relations boring.” He writes that “most women in computer science do not write programs because they enjoy solving puzzles,” and claims there are “almost no women in math” because it “does not yield social attention”.'

Screenshot of part of an email in which Bach 'advances an evolutionary explanation that places African Americans and Europeans on different biological tracks. In his words, black children’s “faster motor development” means “their brains are slower at learning high-level concepts, because the low-level structures are optimised for a shorter time”. Europeans, by contrast, supposedly evolved to master “long-term seasonal patterns” and “delayed gratification for agriculture”, while Africans are framed as adapted for “a more hunting/running style of life”.'

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 05/12/2025

There was a time he advocated for children. Apparently...

Wikipedia entry for Alan Shatter: As a politician, he played a lead role in effecting much of the constitutional and legislative change he advocated. He is a former chairperson of the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), a former chairperson of CARE, an organisation that campaigned for child care and children's legislation reform in the 1970s and a former President of the Irish Council Against Blood Sports. Among his professional affiliations, he is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 04/12/2025

Himes wasn't around during the Vietnam/Afghanistan/Iraq (add your own US atrocities) crimes against humanity. I guess.

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 30/11/2025

Anyone got a kayak? www.rte.ie/news/ireland... #ShannonLNG

Guardian headline and photo: 'Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle'

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 29/11/2025

Fair turnout at the National Day of Solidarity with Palestine, given it's Baltic today. Outside the Dáil a 13 year old Palestinian boy, Nour (?), recited poems by his mother. Very moving. Followed by another Nour, from Sudan, who made an impassioned call for solidarity with the people of Sudan.

Photo of the National Day of Solidarity with Palestine march, outside the Gate Theatre, Dublin

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Cuðbeorht @cudbeorht.eurosky.social · 27/11/2025

International Solidarity with Palestine, this Saturday, wherever you are.

Poster: International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. March from The Garden of Remembrance to the Dáil, Dublin, 1pm, Saturday 29th November

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