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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 16h
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MAGA Cult Slayer (@MAGACult2) on X
Chuck Lorre, the creator of The Big Bang Theory and many other well-known TV comedies, had a few choice words.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From F-Droid to independent devs, the entire Android ecosystem is under threat from Google's new mandatory registration decree. See why 67+ orgs are saying no: keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I am almost done with the story draft of the sequel to Ancient History 🥳
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 24/09/2026
The HSE incurred charges of €8.4 million for Covid vaccines in 2025 that had reached their expiry dates or were determined to no longer be clinically suitable for use.
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HSE incurred €8.4m in charges for expired Covid vaccines
The HSE incurred charges of €8.4 million for Covid vaccines in 2025 that had reached their expiry dates or were determined to no longer be clinically suitable for use.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and Started a ‘Stand Your Ground’ Debate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and Started a ‘Stand Your Ground’ Debate
Gun-friendly Wyoming has a “stand your ground” statute that allows people to use force to defend themselves. So why is a trans woman being prosecuted after being shoved to the ground?
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/b...
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Charles S. Faddis, Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Pushed Conspiracies, Dies at 68
After 20 years in the C.I.A., he emerged as an outspoken critic of the agency and as a leader of the election-denial movement in Pennsylvania.
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I do so love to find me some genuine scams in my spam box - don’t fall for the honeyed words that get your hopes up. Domain name registered in April by someone in Nigeria 🕵️
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
The court ruled that a lower standard applies to manual searches, allowing the government to conduct extraordinarily invasive electronic device searches without any suspicion of wrongdoing, simply bec...
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
So begins the edit of Ancient History sequel! First task, type up the handwritten manuscript (which I consider a read through). 📖
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Been working on a commission (inspired by Sutherland of early AD&D) ✍️
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Error 404: Humanity Not Found www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/l...
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Error 404: Humanity Not Found
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Andrea @valkyrie.hacker.gf · 30/06/2026
Twitter is bad for your brain, kids
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“Hell yeah. She’s such a good communicator.” Hasan reacts to Colorado DSA candidate @melatkirosco.bsky.social explaining to MS NOW Democratic Socialists aren’t asking for much as they fight for the working class in the richest country on Earth.
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AIPulsePost @ai-portal-post.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
How can we tackle climate change when $121 billion in US wind and solar projects are stuck in bureaucratic limbo? A new report #Stalled #Permits #Threaten #Billion #Solar
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Stalled US Permits Threaten $121 Billion in Wind and Solar Investment, Report Shows
US Renewable Energy Projects Worth $121 Billion Hang in the Balance A new report warns that the US government’s slow permitting process is putting over…
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uculondonoffice.bsky.social @uculondonoffice.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nobelist: cross-border science crucial for fixing climate crisis www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelis...
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Nobelist: cross-border science crucial for fixing climate crisis
Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi says international research alliances must be scaled up to prevent environmental disaster
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Republicans are drafting a ban on imports of inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to the grid in order to help stall renewable energy deployment that are lowering fossil fuel industry profits according to five people with knowledge of the matter. 🔌💡 www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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EXCLUSIVE: US working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, sources say
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of foreign inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to the grid, over concerns China ​could use them to disrupt power supplies, accor...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
There’s this term in the higher courts of justice in Ireland, England & Wales & it’s ‘bullshit’. Govt bodies do not do things like this without a real reason. They don’t want to upset the world’s richest, so then it has to be law & personal liability [of govt officials]. All other UK sites remain.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Wes Streeting insists he's not 'God botherer who has issues with trans people' in meeting with bereaved mother Caroline Litman
Streeting insisted he is not a “right-wing, evangelical God-botherer who has issues with trans people” in a meeting with the mother of Alice Litman, who died by suicide in 2022
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Tina Callaghan @tinacallaghan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I've signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...
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Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing
I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
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Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade
A solemn Texas deed ignored for profit.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Lansur @kotcgore.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Gah! Cruise ships are bad, mmkay?
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 04/05/2026
Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans.
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What is hantavirus and how deadly is it?
Hantavirus, the disease which has caused a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic, circulates in rodents and can be deadly when transmitted to humans.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Current front-runner to replace the UK prime minister is both gay &, appears to the gay community to be, rabidly anti-trans. For instance he banned medicine for trans kids, saying it was dangerous, but allows it for non-trans kids! He’s also perceived as a religious nut, Caroline skewers him.
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Wes Streeting insists he's not 'God botherer who has issues with trans people' in meeting with bereaved mother Caroline Litman
Streeting insisted he is not a “right-wing, evangelical God-botherer who has issues with trans people” in a meeting with the mother of Alice Litman, who died by suicide in 2022
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I survived a work trip to Morocco! Here I am on camels with my boss, who also bought a copy of my book, Ancient History! You can get a copy too, right here: tinyurl.com/53ammb85 ! The book is like Orwell snuck into a fantasy world, poured himself some wine, and whispered, “Let’s stir some trouble.”
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. Not the best of showers but might be worth giving it a go. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower
How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🧵 There have been a recent series of violent attacks, across the UK, on LGBTQ venues. We just had an arson attack on a full disco where the premises burnt down - fortunately, because Queer ppl always have to watch their back, everyone got out. These attacks are the tip of the iceberg [1]
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Lansur @kotcgore.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Yay Lurking Horror!!!
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Gay Community News @gcnmag.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The collection covers love, faith, friendship, and recovery. Read 👉 buff.ly/LLtgweT #GCNnews
The image shows the cover photo of Denis Mockler’s poetry collection Is It Safe To Come Out Yet? It has a blue and purple gradient with the GCN logo and the article's title that reads: "Moving poetry collection explores reality of growing up gay in 1980s Ireland". At the bottom of the image, a message says: "Read more on www.gcn.ie at the link in bio".
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Lansur @kotcgore.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Worth remembering…
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 10/04/2026
A fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran showed further strain, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises ⁠on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon with attacks that Iran has claimed violate the truce
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US-Iran ceasefire deal strained ahead of talks
A fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran showed further strain, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises ⁠on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon with attacks that Iran has claimed violate the truce.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 10/04/2026
Strong winds and heavy rain are forecast for today as Status Yellow wind or rain warnings have been issued for eight counties
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Yellow rain and wind warnings for eight counties
Strong winds and heavy rain are forecast for today as Status Yellow wind or rain warnings have been issued for eight counties from 9am.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
More on the Irish Boycott against Apartheid South Africa
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The Day 10 Workers Changed the World - The Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strike - Mandate Trade Union Ireland
This day 40 years ago (19th July 1984) one of the most iconic strikes in history took place on Henry Street in Dublin. Ten young Dunnes Stores workers, aged between 17 and 24, refused to handle goods ...
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Boycotts are [1] really powerful & [2] an Irish invention. They shift power from the oppressor to the oppressed. Authorities & tyrants fear them, yet they are the ultimate feature of Capitalism [according to its defenders] - choice. Learn more about power here*:
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A total of three ships hit overnight with Iran warning oil could reach $200 a barrel.
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Three more ships struck in the Persian Gulf as Iran warns of oil prices hitting $200
The latest incidents in or near the Strait of Hormuz come shortly after Iran warned the world to prepare for $200 oil prices.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Kash Patel confirms UFC fighters will train FBI agents this week, calling it a "historic opportunity'
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Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A “Historic Opportunity”
"I’m thrilled to announce this historic seminar between the FBI and the UFC at Quantico," said the FBI director in a statement released by the UFC.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/03/2026
This is huge! The European Court of Justice, the top EU court, has ruled that EU member states must provide a process to change gender markers on identity documents for trans people. sofiaglobe.com/2026/03/12/e...
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EU court rules in Bulgarian case: Not allowing change of gender identity is contrary to EU law
Legislation of a European Union member state which does not permit the amendment of the gender data of one of its nationals who has exercised his or her right to freedom of movement is contrary to …
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Liriel McMahon 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @lirielmcmahon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A hidden library. A copy-mage. A love story wrapped in political rebellion. Ancient History has magic, history, queerness, and rebellion. It is a salient story of who gets to tell the truth. #booksky #queerbooks #sapphicbooks www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Cover of Ancient History, a Novella by Liriel McMahon
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 03/03/2026
Every trans woman I know has had "why not be an effeminate man?" shoved in our faces for ages and yet thus piece suggests that even once suggesting an effeminate boy might be trans is some sort of crime against humanity. This is transphobia.
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🔻🇵🇸4.6GW/person/lifetime ΘΔ🐉🔻 @owenfuckem.techwork.zone · 04/03/2026
effeminate gay trans boys also exist, checkmate gendercrits
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Lansur @kotcgore.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Interesting, I wonder what my GP would think about this.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 04/03/2026
The Dáíl has this morning debated the Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026. People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy said the bill would "turn off toxic social media algorithms"
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Bill will help manage 'toxic content' online - Opposition
The Dáíl has this morning debated the Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026.
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Dieterjosef @dieterjosef.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A German rapper rhymed "Beretta" with "Bärretter", meaning "bear rescuer".
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17/02/2026
Russia has stepped up its hybrid threat activities and seems willing to take greater risks in the area surrounding Sweden, the head of Sweden's military intelligence said.
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Russia increasing hybrid threats, says Sweden's military
Russia has stepped up its hybrid threat activities and seems willing to take greater risks in the area surrounding Sweden, the head of Sweden's military intelligence said.
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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is fucking despicable. They’re copypasting their abuse of trans people onto new targets now (and many of the same targets, given how much overlap there is). I had to fight for a shared care agreement with the ADHD meds that I fucking need to function. Taking them from anyone is beyond cruel.
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