Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 1hI salute your Apollonian local beachgoers, and thank you for your helpful suggestion. 100
Reposted by Simon McGarrSarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I have been on an incalculable number of first dates with men who got mean, nasty and occasionally physical once they realised that I like and value myself and won't tolerate bad behaviour, most especially from the jump. They won't even fake being nice to me long enough to get laid 3122
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 1hThis reads as all the way to mental illness to me. If a fella is meeting someone socially, this fella should have- at a minimum- enough self control to remain polite and just demonstrate basic manners. 110
Reposted by Simon McGarrAoife Martin @lockdownbookclub.bsky.social · 2h@cethanleahy.com you are now an artifact in the Museum of Twitter. 25118
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 1hI am unclear as to where this average is derived. Also, I am unclear as to whether Sean Connery is in this picture, due to difficulties recognising faces. 100
Reposted by Simon McGarrrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 10ha little louder for the cheap seats in the back 102060756
Reposted by Simon McGarrBeddy @lancecalhoon.bsky.social · 2hWhen the podcast pivots to video, and no one looks like how you’ve imagined all these years 062
Reposted by Simon McGarrÉibhear Ó hAnluain @eibhear.gibiris.org · 05/10/2026Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaase tell me that all those "you should need a government ID to access the internet" people are rethinking this position now. [We know they aren't. Ed.] 7522335
Reposted by Simon McGarrDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 16h“If the wife is fit, you must acquit” 9414125
Reposted by Simon McGarrIrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 12hBudget 2027: Active travel funding still frozen at 2020 level effectively means it's a 29% cut irishcycle.com/2026/10/06/b...irishcycle.comBudget 2027: Active travel funding still frozen at 2020 level effectively means it’s a 29% cut— Government says it “remains committed to supporting active travel”.– Active travel funding includes safe routes to schools and greenways. Budget 2027’s active travel… 12510
Reposted by Simon McGarrSimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 19hChecking in on the budget. Wondering which voters’ needs are being prioritised. 1259
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 19hChecking in on the budget. Wondering which voters’ needs are being prioritised. 1259
Reposted by Simon McGarrGilamasan @gilamasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.ec.europa.euEuropean Commission - Have your sayEuropean Commission - Have your say 2836524107
Reposted by Simon McGarrJohn Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 23hTaking solace in the new George Smiley casting with the idea that maybe one day I, a similarly tubby and unprepossessing character, might one day be played by the handsome and urbane Matthew Macfadyen. 36614
Reposted by Simon McGarrTactical Onions Vendor @inkana.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Gavin Newsom after vetoing another anti-discrimination bill 112826
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There could be merit in the idea, I think. The real problem with the idea is illustrated by drawing up the list of likely recipients if it had been in place for the last 40 years. 260
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It hasn’t been around for a while, but there used to be a regular opinion column spasm about Ireland creating an honours system, so we could hand out OBEs or the French honours equivalents. We do have a kind of honours system at the moment , but only for artists, in Aosdána. 2170
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Otherwise, Liz Truss goes around demanding to be called Prime Minister. You see what a bad idea this is? 1140
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That is a personal title, derived from your inherent talents. 060
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Honourifics derived from a job should stop being used after the person leaves or retires from the job. George W Bush is not “Mr President”. If a Judge retires, I don’t think they should continue to be addressed as “Judge Dinksbumps” or whatever. The titles belong to the job, not the person. 8525
Reposted by Simon McGarrDr Neutopia @oceanclub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A mystery why Draghi is pushing a billionaire techbro agenda. 086
Reposted by Simon McGarrAlberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today I challenge the Draghi Consensus in the @financialtimes.com “Faster uptake of AI is not an economic strategy if the benefits concentrate while its costs fall on workers and communities” www.ft.com/content/40cc... 15222
Reposted by Simon McGarrGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Post Harry Potter art, I'm blocking you without hesitation. I don't care what the excuse is, don't support monsters. 442761656
Reposted by Simon McGarrDaniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIh0...youtube.comRTE Ad - Bonzo the dog kills some Sheep. (1984)YouTube video by micksul67 2111
Reposted by Simon McGarrthe samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 05/10/2026hearing reports so-called pollution haters breathed polluted air this week. 1623136
Reposted by Simon McGarrLisa Carey @msleedy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Genuinely concerned about what's happening to the space-time continuum in this toilet. 1143543786
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I had that one. It was one of my favourites. I clearly was immune to trolling. 030
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It was the sudden colour reveal of the Portrait of Dorian Grey at the end of the otherwise B&W film. RTÉ probably had it on some sleepy Sunday afternoon. 0120
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This only makes sense if you never have anyone visit you. 010
Reposted by Simon McGarrMiss Riss @missriss.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This music video youtu.be/JecjgVn1DlU?...youtu.beGenesis - Land Of Confusion (Official Music Video)YouTube video by KIM WILDE & 80s 4287
Reposted by Simon McGarrClaire Mitchell @clairemitchell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’d say there were more than a few Protestant atheists 😂 Lots of feeling torn between using your privilege to challenge the narrative, and feeling weird about the label. 1121
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I have never lived in a house with a dishwasher. But when staying in a house with one, they have seemed an excellent way to tidy away dirty dishes where you can’t see them. Like a sort of clammy cupboard for grimy delf. Do you keep your eggy pans in the wet cabinet, I wonder. 4250
Reposted by Simon McGarrCarolC @carolconnolly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The person Jennifer Whitmore is questioning is Paul Savage who is the CEO of dogs.ie , a dog selling website. Of course he is. #spéirghorm 13012
Reposted by Simon McGarrBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The parish newsletter should have 1990s clip art as nature intended 1056465
Reposted by Simon McGarrCarol Ballantine @cballantine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is written to fly under the radar, from today’s Sunday Independent (Ireland). The press council upheld a complaint about an offensive and transphobic opinion column by Brenda Power. Sindo was required to publish the decision. @mams4transrights.bsky.social @jesalady.bsky.social 413394
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Lotta cowboy action in this book you claim isn’t a Western. 191
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An 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. 04524
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Phew, that was close. Who brought the Saint’s Bones? We should send them on.” “Whattayamean? You’re the Bones guy.” “No, I’m the Bones guy on Tuesdays. It’s Friday.” “…” “…” “On Fridays, aren’t you the Messaging HQ guy?” 0100
Reposted by Simon McGarrDan Coyote @dantecoyote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It is interesting that an act of terrorism is classed as 'local news'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMan jailed for 15 years over Sidcup Ulez camera blastKevin Rees, 63, faces a tougher sentence because the offence had a "terrorism connection". 42610
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Flecks of gold are everywhere if we just look for them. 060
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I have said that of all the parties, SF is the one whose internal thinking and impulses are most opaque to me. Though I have a general aversion to reading books by political actors this might be an exception (just for me). 180
Reposted by Simon McGarrReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026kinda crazy how this stupid fucking video predicted so much, and it's from 2010youtube.comDance Paul Rudd, Dance | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | adult swimYouTube video by Adult Swim 429148
Reposted by Simon McGarrDarach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 14/01/2026One of the many reasons that ChatGPT is so terrible is that it pulls content off Quora in preparing its responses. Thirsty work! 103910
Reposted by Simon McGarrAubrey Robinson @aubreyr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.bunniesontrampolines.com/deference-di... Some musings from me on Dublin as the enforcer of Big Tech regulation.bunniesontrampolines.comDeference, Diffidence, and Data“Deference and diffidence… led to insufficient decisive action or even clear and pointed warnings.” – Patrick Honohan, 2010 “It was a period where I bought into a system of regulation that didn't wo... 0107
Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh wow, this reminds me of that time I nearly took gold at the Olympics 100m sprint. 2486