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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the most frustrating aspects of ADHD is that when you are having a crappy day there is a temptation to just blow everything up. Quit your job, cancel all social obligations and just retreat from the world in general. Today has been one of those days #ADHD #MentalHealth

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Every so often I go looking for something Discworld and Pratchett related on YouTube but so much of what I come across is AI generated. Where are all the fan films like this? Have we lost the ability to be cringe? #Discworld #Pratchett #Rincewind

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Discworld - Run, Rincewind, Run

YouTube video by Liss Morgan

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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Changing borders. Multiple archives. Complex access laws. Join Alexandra Kazyrevič on 27 August 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern (US) to learn practical strategies for finding vital records throughout the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union. members.apgen.org/Calendar/mor... #APG #genealogy

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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) @apgenealogists.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Help shape the future of APG! Nominations are open for the APG Board of Directors and the Nominations Committee. Nominate yourself or another qualified APG member by 28 August 2026. Submit your nomination: members.apgen.org/ct.php

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some Daisy and Dasher to celebrate International Dog Day #InternationalDogDay #DogsOfBluesky

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📣 Still time to book your spot! If you are looking for guidance on the ethics of conducting #oralhistories then join the @oralhistoryie.bsky.social at our next online workshop. 📍 Online via Zoom, Friday 18th September 2026, 3pm–5pm 🎟️ €35 members/€50 non-members 👉 buytickets.at/oralhistoryn...

Promotional graphic for an Oral History Network Ireland virtual training workshop on Ethics & Oral History taking place Friday, September 18th, 2026. A banner across the top reads "Coming this September!" set against a dark teal background.

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'll be speaking as part of this tomorrow afternoon. I'm looking forward to it.

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A reminder for anyone around the city tomorrow that I'll be doing two free talks for Cork Heritage Open Day #Cork #HeritageWeek #Genealogy

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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣 Looking for a FREE #nationalheritageweek event in Cork? ⚡️With thanks to @heritagecouncil.ie join @oralhistoryie.bsky.social for 'Electrifying #OralHistory & #Heritage with a 'Bring and Tell'!' 🗓️ 18.08.26 | 1:30–4:00PM | Cork City Library |🥪 Light lunch 🎟️FREE www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...

Three Oral History Network Ireland memory postcards arranged on wooden floorboards. The cards prompt participants to describe, sketch, or record a family object for Heritage Week.

Event flyer for National Heritage Week 2026: "Electrifying Oral History & Heritage with a 'Bring and Tell'" by Oral History Network Ireland at Cork City Library on Tuesday 18th August, 1:30–4pm. Features images of a lightbulb, kettle, and vintage rotary phone. Lightbulb image: Photo by Bryan Rugama on Unsplash

Kettle image: Photo by Derek Lee on Unsplash

Telephone image: Photo by Doina Gavrilov on Unsplash

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Cork Heritage Open Day is always one of my favourite days of the year and my busiest. This year I'm giving two talks. One in St Peter's Cork at 11am and another in Nano Nagle Place at 3pm #Cork #HeritageWeek

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A rare chance to peek inside Cork's historic buildings on Heritage Day

Cork Heritage Day offers a unique opportunity to see the inside of buildings that are normally not open to the public.

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‘Michael Green’ or similar professional alias @peepculture.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is an excellent response to the ‘documentary’: adhduk.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Every interview with an actor from the new Harry Potter series youtube.com/shorts/QVyIw...

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every interview with an actor in the new Harry Potter series

YouTube video by Eleanor Morton

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Best of luck to Cork and Galway in today’s All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final! 🏑☘️ Pictured here is the Camogie Team, commissioned by Miss Hookey, Bank Lane, Waterford. 1915, Poole Photographic Collection. catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0005931… #Camogie #AllIrelandFinal

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A great game by the Cork ladies taking on Galway to become senior All Ireland Camogie champions #Camogie #AllIreland #CorkVGalway

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

'it’s clear we also need new collaborative structures, theories of jurisdiction and laws; new philosophies of the human, the unique status of human culture, and interplanetary environmental responsibility; and a sharp eye on the history of human hubris.' 1/4

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Arts and humanities have a role in understanding space exploration | Letters

Letter: Prof Abbie Garrington reflects on an interview with the physicist Laura Grego about the battle for our skies

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Congratulations to Mayo on finally winning an All Ireland Football final after 75 years. Definitely well deserved #Mayo #GAA #GaelicFootball

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Waiting to disembark the cruise and they go by luggage tag colour. At this point I swear they are just making up colours. Aquarine? Corral? Mustard? What happened to all the normal colours?

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A busy day today with three guest lectures on the ship. It was the same talk but just repeated three times to accommodate all the different activities onboard. It was worth it though for the amazing scenery of Tory Island and arriving into Killybegs this evening #Cruise #Donegal

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/07/2026

Hey UK folks, @waterstones.bsky.social is doing a 25% off preorder sale and my two upcoming books (paperback for Shattering Peace, hardcover for Monsters of Ohio) are part of it. It runs through Thursday and you need to use that code. Go get 'em!

The artwork for Waterstones 25% off pre-order sale, with the covers for The Shattering Peace and Monsters of Ohio. To get the discount you need to use the code: SUMMER26.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20/07/2026

Nice. (In other news the Humble Bundle of my stuff benefitting @wck.org is running for five more days, for everyone not in a Commonwealth country: www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s... )

The bundle has raised $30,069 for charity!

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Gingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The cruise arrived in Belfast today. My first proper visit to Titanic Belfast. Very impressive #Belfast #Titanic

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The very definition of a cruel and unusual punishment

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you're around Cork this Saturday at 1pm I'll be giving a free talk in St Peter's Cork, North Main Street on using Irish census records for genealogy #Cork #Census #Genealogy www.eventbrite.ie/e/finding-yo...

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Finding your Ancestors in Census Records" with David Ryan

The first part of the tie in lecture series as part of the 1926 Census Exhbition run at St Peters

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The Onion @theonion.com · 04/07/2026

Nation Turns 250 Despite Presence Of Irish theonion.com/nation-turns-250-despi…

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The ol' ALFer @theolalfer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

There is a fundraising effort to build a statue of ALF in New Haven, CT, birthplace of Paul Fusco. Fundraising seems to be lagging, though... fundrazr.com/41WWs5?ref=a...

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ALF Bronze Statue

ALF IS BACK, IN BRONZE FORM! Help us erect a life-sized bronze statue of everyone's favorite Alien Life Form in his creators hometown, New Haven, CT! Second guess that $5 footlong or venti latte and D...

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The latest releases from the Virtual Record Treasury. There's some very interesting looking stuff in here I'm eager to explore #Ireland #Archives

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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 28/06/2026

I don’t want “AI” as an umbrella term (Trojan Horse) to steal the valor of human-crafted, careful models & tools that allow for experts to do their jobs better (not replace them)

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Star Trek villains. Wrong answers only. (For cat owners he would definitely be the villain)

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Alf and Cat on Tv Show

ALT: Alf and Cat on Tv Show

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Spotted a familiar looking police box around Glasgow #TARDIS #DoctorWho

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Just back from a brilliant two days @oralhistoryie.bsky.social annual meeting in Tralee. Amazing keynote from Mary Stewart @britishlibrary.bsky.social and so many other fantastic speakers, with a great closing plenary from Kerry Writers Museum #OralHistory #Tralee

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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📣 Join OHNI's #oralhistory June meeting in Tralee with keynote Mary Stewart, a FREE Kerry Writers' Museum panel and compelling presentations including today's 'Speaker Spotlight', @recovery-histories.bsky.social 📅 18–19 June 📍Meadowlands Hotel Tralee 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/oralh... #OHNI

On the left, a circular photo shows two women, Katie Elliott and Ruth Beecher, standing next to each other. The flyer highlights their talk, titled "Surviving Child Abuse: Risk and Agency in Oral Histories." A text box on the right poses questions about the risks to narrators sharing public life stories and how oral historians balance vulnerability with survivor agency. The event details at the bottom list the dates as 18th–19th June at the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, alongside a QR code.

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you're planning to join OHNI in Tralee for our annual meeting today is the last day for the early bird rate #OralHistory #Tralee

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Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com · 03/06/2026

JOB POST ALERT Role: Head of Stonehenge at English Heritage Location: Stonehenge Salary: Salary from £64,189 p.a. Find out more: museumsandheritage.com/advisor/all-…

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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🚨 EARLY BIRD EXTENDED – ONE WEEK ONLY! 🚨 Missed the deadline? You now have until Friday 5th June to secure your discounted rate for @oralhistoryie.bsky.social Annual Meeting! www.tickettailor.com/events/oralh... #OralHistory #OHNI #EarlyBird #OralHistoryProject #OralHistorians #MaryStewart

Event flyer for the Oral History Network Ireland 2026 Annual Meeting in Tralee, Kerry, from 18th–19th June. A red banner at the top reads "EARLY BIRD EXTENDED | One Week Only!". The graphic features a circular image of flying birds, event details including keynote speaker Mary Stewart, a website URL, and a QR code for booking.

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

@space-ghost.com You should try some of these the next time you have to leave the house youtube.com/shorts/V171e...

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Women’s safety tips for walking alone

YouTube video by Slug Princess

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Taking place tomorrow. If you're an SOG member I'd definitely recommend attending Claire's talk in the morning and coming back for mine in the afternoon #Genealogy #Ireland

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

While I'm doing MEATY research, across archives, old pubs & oral histories on 🎞️, it's clear to me that Gen AI *cannot* do the work of a historian, not now or ever. 🗃️ It's NOT just that many things aren't digitized. It's that different versions of the truth are presented & a bot can't weigh them/

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Two brilliant Irish family history talks this Saturday! 🇮🇪 🔎 @cbgenealogy.ie explores the newly released Irish 1926 Census (inc expert tips for hidden records). 🔥 @ryangenealogy.bsky.social uncovers the truth behind the 1922 Irish Public Record Office Fire + what can still be recovered today.

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Oral History Network Ireland @oralhistoryie.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

📣 Don't miss #OHNI's Annual Meeting 2026 in Tralee, 18–19 June. Just over 3 weeks from a fantastic two-day event exploring ‘Oral History and Movement’. 📣Book by Fri 29 May to secure your discounted Early Bird rate! 🎟️ oralhistorynetworkireland.ie/events/2026-... #OralHistory #OHNI

"EARLY BIRD BOOKING CLOSES THIS WEEK!" The main text details the conference theme, 'Oral History & Movement', taking place from 18th–19th June 2026 at the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee, Kerry. The keynote speaker is announced as Mary Stewart, Lead Curator of Oral History at the British Library. A circular graphic shows a flock of birds flying, and a QR code and website link are provided at the bottom for booking.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

There's a discount running in my print shop at the moment to help soothe my injured car (primarily via her mechanic's bill) so if you've had your eye on something, use the code FECKINGCAR at checkout to get 10% off. Browse prints drawn and printed in aul' Ireland here - www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

Mock-up image of my Medb print against a pale wall, with red roses in a gold vase and wooden-looking vases and pots in front.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #BuyIrish

Mock-up of my Well Earned Rest print against a light wall, with flowers and kitchen accessories in front.

Mock-up of my I Will Trust In The Darkness print against a dark, blueish grey wall with some books and potted green plants in front of it.

Mock-up of my Mini Mná print on a white wall, some books, plants, and little statues in front of it.

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This coming Tuesday 19th May at 7pm CST I'll be giving a free talk to Wisconsin State Genealogical Society on researching nuns in your family tree wsgs.org/upcoming-web... #Nuntastic #Wisconsin #Genealogy

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Wisconsin State Genealogical Society - — Upcoming Webinars

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Would be good if performers, musicians, writers, and other creative workers insisted on organisers not using genAI for advertising festivals, shows and events they're taking part in, in solidarity with visual artists, because it's absolutely everywhere at the moment. We need to stick together!

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