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Réamonn O’Connell

@tomregan.bsky.social
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Member of the Irish diaspora living on unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory | Proud but mediocre dad and husband | Amateur patron of the arts | Thrift shop junkie | Criterion Collection collector

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The CFL has unveiled a new Indigenous-themed logo and worked with three Indigenous artists and involved National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak as a consultant just in time for two-weeks’ worth of reconciliation-themed games.
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Canadian Football League unveils new Indigenous-themed logo | APTN News
The CFL has unveiled a new Indigenous-themed logo and worked with three Indigenous artists and involved National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak as a consultant just in time for two-weeks’ worth of…
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14/09/2026
Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they're also an essential part of life on Earth — helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migratory bird populations are declining globally. to.pbs.org/4zHC0XE
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The alarming decline of bird populations and why humans should care - Horizons
Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they’re also an essential part of life on Earth – helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migrato...
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Dan Hassler-Forest @danhf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gonna have to go with "Ooh La La" as a (quite literal) needle drop closing out Wes Anderson's magnificent RUSHMORE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELQO...
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"Ooh La La" Rushmore ending - Ronnie Lane
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14/09/2026
Most professional football players gain fans and win fame from what they do during the game. In the case of rookie offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete, millions came to know him from what he said afterward. to.pbs.org/46E39NF
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Shiyazh Pete on inspiring Navajo Nation and the speech that made him a viral sensation
Most professional football players gain fans and win fame from what they do during the game. In the case of rookie offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete, millions came to know him from what he said afterward...
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What a loss. Such a huge, American talent. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/a...
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Cassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70
With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 14/08/2026
The mother of Rhasidat Adeleke, who won a silver medal at the European Athletics Championships, has described her daughter as "really amazing" and said her success is "unbelievable and unreal"
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Tributes to 'amazing, fantastic' Adeleke after medal win
The mother of Rhasidat Adeleke, who won a silver medal at the European Athletics Championships, has described her daughter as "really amazing" and said her success is "unbelievable and unreal".
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Well, fuck
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Ontario appeal court says Ford can rip out Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision m...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Kerry CoCo is the first local authority in the State to unveil a statue dedicated to the women of the revolutionary period, 1912-1923-Standing in Tralee Town Park,the sculpture, Spiorad Ban Chiarraí, depicts a woman striding forward while clutching the tricolour www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Tralee reveals ‘Spirit of the Kerry Women’ statue honouring women of revolutionary period
The 2.5m bronze sculpture in Tralee honours the contribution and sacrifice of women during Ireland's struggle for independence, in what is believed to be a first for a local authority
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What they want you to believe: Wildfires = Canada mismanagement. What the data says: 335 million hectares burned globally in 2025. 3,955 fires in Canada in 2026 alone, 1,092,095 hectares in non-EU Europe, Spain, France, USA, South Africa, Australia. This is climate, not a country.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
AOC on a movie that made her cry PabloReports: When’s the last time a piece of art—film, music, whatever—made you cry? AOC: Okay, let me go with the worst time one made me cry. I was on an airplane watching… what is that movie? The one about aliens with a linguist? Arrival. With Amy Adams.
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Canadian Mi’kmaw used canoe for transportation and learned that using spruce roots and eel grass tied to their canoe who deter sharks. #Canada #AtlanticCanadian #AtlanticOcean #Sharks
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/07/2026
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who was perhaps best known for his star turn as Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/3SWU8vI
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup
Thank you message from the Norwegians to America for hosting them during the World Cup
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 06/07/2026
NEW: US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra hosted over a dozen far-right activists and right-wing media personalities at his ‘Fourth of July’ party in Ottawa this weekend The US Embassy says Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, who was convicted on criminal charges last year, was accredited as a journalist
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US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Hosts Far-Right Activists and Right-Wing Media Personalities at ‘Fourth of July’ Party in Ottawa
US Embassy says Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, who was convicted on criminal charges last year, was accredited as a journalist
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Absolutely insane that Cape Verde — a country of 500,000 — played Spain, Uruguay and Argentina…and lost to none of them in regulation. Easily one of the greatest performances in World Cup history.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The older I get, the more I understand why water has been so revered in so many cultures. Not because people worshipped the water itself, but because they recognized that without water, nothing else exists. Water is the thread that holds every living system together.
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Majestic Mountains and Serene River Landscape
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Réamonn O’Connell @tomregan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Matthew Rhys’s Closet Picks
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Opda @opda.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Fossil Fuel Industries should be paying reparations to the entire world for the lies they've spouted for half a century. Every single cent of income that is made should be funneled to natural disaster relied and clean energy, along with atmospheric carbon recapturing
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The cheapest climate solution is still standing right there on the roadside. We just need to stop cutting it down. 🌳 Plant trees. Protect old trees.
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Sunlit Forest by Luxiconphoto Valerieluxicon
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
When octopuses are stressed, they retreat into hiding to avoid attention, showcasing their unique coping mechanisms in the ocean's depths.
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Flyaway Contest | Wilco in Morocco
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Mami Dearest @mamidearest.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I’m glad I went to a lot of concerts in my early years because I absolutely cannot afford it anymore
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
One of the last of the pantheon of true giants has left us. A great originator. You do not learn jazz without learning Sonny Rollins. We’re lucky that we had him for so long, but the loss feels tremendous.
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The golden ratio.
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 25/05/2026
Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging
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Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the ...
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 24/05/2026
Colonialism really did a number on the Colorado River, and watersheds across the US.
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Treat water like family, not profit - High Country News
Federal and state approaches to managing the Colorado River – as well as land and wildlife – reflect a lack of experience.
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Réamonn O’Connell @tomregan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Steve Earle - "City Of Immigrants" [Official Music Video]
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/05/2026
Katzie First Nation and partners are celebrating the restoration of Xwíʔləm̓nəc, a tidal marsh home to one of the country's largest salmon runs and smallest sandhill crane populations: thenarwhal.ca/katzie-guard...
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Crucial B.C. wetland restored thanks to Katzie First Nation guardians, partners | The Narwhal
In Fraser River, Canada’s largest salmon-bearing watershed, marsh restoration projects support wildlife and connect First Nations people to their homelands
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 12/05/2026
Defiant Dublin Rose Suad Mooge has hit back at the cruel online trolls who bombarded her with racist abuse following her historic win, declaring she will not let the “hate train” derail her dreams.
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Rose of Tralee contestant's defiant response as she is target of racist abuse
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Arjun Basu @arjun.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I think about this from time to time and I should think about it more. You too.
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What happens when we lose a language?
A staggering 44% of human languages are endangered – with culture, tradition and whole ways of understanding the world at stake
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today is Red Dress Day A national day of awareness and remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. Empty red dresses symbolize lost lives and honor victims. #Canada
Today is Red Dress Day.
While Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse people in Canada make up only 4% of the population, they are:
3x more likely to go missing
6-7x more likely to be murdered
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Represent over 50% of survivors of domestic sex trafficking in Canada
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Réamonn O’Connell @tomregan.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
“That’s perfect!” Yes this is.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"On May 1, Amsterdam became the world’s first capital city to ban ads for fossil fuel products and meat. It’s part of the city’s efforts to discourage consumption of goods linked with high carbon emissions."
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In Permissive Amsterdam, Ads for Fossil Fuels or Meat Are Now Verboden
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 28/04/2026
Sam Neill has announced he is cancer free after 5 years of battling blood cancer. “It’s time I did another movie.”
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◉●○•° @cosmoecology.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
“Without an image of tomorrow, one is trapped by blind history, economics and politics beyond our control. … Only by having clear and vital images of the many alternatives, good and bad, of where one can go, will we have any control over the way we may actually get there…” — Samuel Delany
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Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Our communities are grieving a month after Peter Clark’s death. Our political leaders lament this tragedy — no action to prevent another: ❌ Feds won’t regulate oversized vehicles ❌ Ontario killed speed cameras ❌ Council defunds road safety
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A City Grieving Peter Clark – An Avoidable Tragedy and The lessons We Refuse to Learn
Our leaders will lament this tragedy but will stop short of any meaningful action to prevent it.
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Réamonn O’Connell @tomregan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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Massive Attack, Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground
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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Folks, I'm building one million new jails despite our current ones being understaffed already, but don't worry, you can drink in a different type of park now www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario expanding open alcohol consumption in provincial parks | CBC News
Ontarians will be able to openly drink alcohol in more areas in provincial parks this summer, officials announced Wednesday, in a move that continues the Ford government's trend in relaxing rules arou...
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
You have to listen to her original version of Hound Dog. The song's about a woman throwing her no-good man out. You can wag your tail, But ain't gonna feed you no more.
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‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton
Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight
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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I asked myself "how do golf courses possibly afford property taxes" so I looked it up and came away convinced we could virtually eliminate the entire sport by simply removing several dumb tax loopholes
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Someone sent me this.
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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 01/04/2026
Indigenous editor Leo Koziol highlights five Indigenous films to keep on your radar this year, speaking with the folks making them happen, serving up screen food for the soul, a basketful of magical mushrooms and fire ants dripping honey from the sky. boxd.it/34e
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
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WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players’ average salary will top $580,000.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Just 11 days after being released from prison, Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall
Just 11 days after being released from prison, Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall
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Jonathan Janz @jonathanjanz.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"But AI uses em dashes and semi-colons and figures of speech, so you can't use them in your--" Let me stop you right there. I don't give a damn what AI does. It will never impact the way I write. Ever. Nothing is less relevant to me than generative AI "writing" tendencies.
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