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Ultan O'Connell

@mangoultz.bsky.social
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Video game enthusiast, but in like, a pleasant way. I go by MangoUltz in other places. Ireland.

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Rus McLaughlin @rusmclaughlin.bsky.social · 6h
Y'know, when all those dystopian sci-fi movies in the '80s had totalitarian police states running America that did shit exactly like this, everyone rolled eyes and said, "Yeah, that's not believable." Now? I'm just mildly surprised it's not pay-per-view.
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 7h
Literally one of the GOATs
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 12h
The garda security operation to protect US President Donald Trump's two-day visit to Dublin and Clare cost the force an estimated €30 million. jrnl.ie/7187321t
jrnl.ie
Garda security operation for Donald Trump's two-day visit cost an estimated €30m
Commissioner Justin Kelly gave the figure as he was appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today.
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Ben (Bee) Kahn @benkahncomics.bsky.social · 14h
I love that we have a ton of Saints because Middle Ages people desperately wanted collectibles as bad as we do. For all humankind, the people have yearned for Pokémon.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 22h
TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of users who tried to turn ⁠on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to allegations in a lawsuit against the company.
rte.ie
TikTok gave children 'placebo' safety tools, says lawsuit
TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of users who tried to turn ⁠on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to allegations in a lawsuit.
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the homophobic boy detective @gaorush.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
his iconic catchphrase
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Silicon Valley reinventing the bus over and over but in the beverage space
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Come on brother, us Europeans get it too. Good drama
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, that's all time casting
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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just Tom DeLonge soaking it in as all of Petco Park loudly sings along to one of his songs
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Honestly if people wanted to get addicted to something they should take up smoking. Cigarettes are great. They're disgusting but they're also awesome. Put down Claude and buy a pack of American spirits, smoke one on your stoop and chase it with a lager at the pub down the street. Excellent day
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Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
every time I click through on a unionizing article and it's written by @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, I gain an extra year of life
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 06/10/2026
"It has no place in my world" is a god-tier fuckoff line
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Me when my parents rented DEEP IMPACT from Blockbuster
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The Verge @theverge.com · 05/10/2026
AI is junk food for the mind; easy, tempting and ultimately very bad for you. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
AI is junk food for the mind; easy, tempting and ultimately very bad for you.
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the samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 05/10/2026
hearing reports so-called pollution haters breathed polluted air this week.
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Daniel Ostrowski @froakiebloke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The all time classic
Ye @kanyewest tweets ‘I will never a make a diss record’. Ryan Pequin quote tweets: ‘When Mario starts to doubt himself during a speed run’
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Athan is one I've never heard before
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Grace @gracekind.net · 04/10/2026
Martin Luther speech bubble meme
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
looks like a still shot from a movie about world war II ending ... differently.
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Matt @mbunchanumbers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So there has been a trend in recent weeks of flyovers getting as low as possible above the stadium and, uh, it will be interesting to see what ends up reversing that trend
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Dean Buckley @deanbuckley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm glad that the fact the complaint alleged the article framed trans women as predators and the Sindo responded by saying it didn't present trans men as predators did not go unremarked upon. providing a transphobic defense for a transphobic column is wild
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't think agents replying to your emails or booking a restaurant for you is worth this stuff, sorry
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An interesting exchange on how to react to Slop-as-evidence at the Oireachtas. Oireachtas committees hear from people with all sorts of views, and by definition, many of them diverge from each other. But they are actually their views. The people who come in expressed them.
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
F1 shitshow this morning
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine uploading your kids photo to the thing they're using to make kiddie porn.
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The first move for Skydance after the merger announcement: fire the studio executives who brought in One Battle After Another and Sinners.
hollywoodreporter.com
Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy Out at Warner Bros.
The news comes as Paramount Skydance is readying to finalize its deal for the legacy studio.
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Anodyne @anodynesix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"[T]he story that company leaders told was one of AI agents escaping confinement and setting out to jointly commit a felony. The story that was masked was ... [OpenAI]'s negligence in employing basic security protocols."
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
man and woman in enormous yellow foam cowboy hatsNorm MacDonald on SNL in an enormous yellow foam cowboy hatHomer Simpson in an enormous orange cowboy hat with a camera at the Kwik E Mart
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o faquir da dor @tropigotico.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Phil Pirrello @philpirrello.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’ 20th Anniversary today, @sepinwall.bsky.social did a deep dive with Jason Katims on the making of the show and got some trivia about the “Mud Bowl” episode I’ve never heard before. This is a must-read: www.televisionacademy.com/features/onl...
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Friday Night Lights at 20: Jason Katims on How He Turned NBC’s Underdog Football Drama into a Modern Classic
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/10/2026
A federal judge in Oklahoma said a police search of the license-plate-reader system Flock amounted to “indiscriminate mass surveillance.” The order reflects a growing distrust of Flock, and The Post has reported dozens of cases involving police misuse.
washingtonpost.com
A police search using Flock was a form of ‘mass surveillance,’ judge rules
A federal judge said that police conducted an “unconstitutional warrantless search” by using Flock cameras to reconstruct a woman’s travels without probable cause.
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Robert Kraft absolutely Streisanded himself.
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
tell 'em, girl
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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oddly this story is not being covered on the BBC.
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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The first poster featuring the Michelin Man, aka Bibendum, designed by O'Galop in 1898. The slogan "Nunc est bibendum" means "Now is the time to drink." Bibendum toasts with a goblet of nails and broken glass while rival tires slump beside him, because the Michelin tire "drinks up the obstacle."
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 02/10/2026
A further 10 sets of infant remains have been recovered as part of the ongoing excavation of the site of the former Mother and Baby Institution in Tuam. It brings the total number of infant remains recovered from the site to 109. jrnl.ie/7180588
jrnl.ie
Further 10 sets of infant remains recovered during Tuam excavation
The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention said all ten were found in coffins in a section of land which was excavated by hand.
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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When witches are cackling and telling you “Fire burn and cauldron bubble,” take a step back. Breathe. Those are normal things for fire and cauldrons to do. They’re trying to mess with you.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Phantom of Heilbronn, also referred to as the Woman Without a Face, was a presumed female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA evidence found at 40 crime scenes across Austria, France and Germany from 1993 to 2009.

In March 2009, investigators concluded that the supposed serial killer did not exist, and the DNA belonged to a woman who worked at a factory that made the cotton swabs used for collecting DNA samples
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El Gyōretsu @carnyvore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Kevin @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Texas is basically saying it wants to encourage fraud as a matter of public policy and you should keep that in mind whenever you see a large firm incorporated in Texas
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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 01/10/2026
Hey, the president is just asking AI about secret president stuff, to a machine owned by a company that doesn't have security clearance for president stuff, and who knows how they're gonna use that info. 🙃
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration is airing campaign-style TV ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to records.
washingtonpost.com
Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just like pointing out when Viggo breaks his foot in LotR
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're watching UK Celebrity Traitors and Jess just turned to me when Ross Kemp was on screen and said "I always confuse him with the guy from Eastenders, Phil Mitchell" Reader, the look of smug disbelief on my face as I got to deliver the news to her
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"That math ain't mathing here..."
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Jen Keane @zenbuffy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now feels like a good moment to share that the FAI never updated their site to link their 2025 Gender Pay Gap report and have consistently not replied to me when I've asked for it...
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