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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 54m

FWIW: over the years I have tried #DuckDuckGo as default search engine, but have always caved and gone back to the Big One.
But this time I'll stick with the Duck. Why?
Because although it offers AI "services", it also makes it *extremely* easy to turn the bloody stuff completely off.
I recommend

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 1h

From the Left Wank.

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 2h

When I lived there it was called Quay Street and it was utterly derelict except for tiny versions of the Quays and Tigh Neachtán pubs and a used bookshop.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 2h

Hi Conor. Interesting piece, but I have a question: you write that the Georgian operation made €30.5 million from 6,179 'clients'. I make that as just under 5k per scam - which is a pittance for the work put in and certainly wouldn't cover wages of €17k a month. Am I missing something?

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 18h

I endorse this entirely.

And yet. As a sort of historian myself, I can't help but point out that, although bad times do end, the period between one bad time ending and the next bad time beginning is always significantly shorter than either of the bad times it separates.

Sleep well.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 20h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 18h

I endorse this entirely.

And yet. As a sort of historian myself, I can't help but point out that, although bad times do end, the period between one bad time ending and the next bad time beginning is always significantly shorter than either of the bad times it separates.

Sleep well.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 20h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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The International Flann O’Brien Society @flannobriensoc.bsky.social · 21h

In the next episode of everyone’s favourite podcast, Radio Myles, Maebh Murphy presents a compilation of voices and atmospheres, scholarly ideas and craic agus ceol from the 8th International Flann O'Brien conference in Strabane. It’s a knockout episode so get those headphones on agus éisigí anseo!

10. The Society in Strabane

In this guest edition of Radio Myles, Maebh Murphy presents a compilation of voices and atmospheres, scholarly ideas and craic agus ceol from the 8th International Flann O'Brien conference in Strabane...

radiomyles.substack.com

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 22h

"covert", you say?

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 3d

That was excellent, I have rarely heard John be so open and relaxed. Thanks.

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 3d

Many thanks, that worked.

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, I'll see if I can find it. BBC Sounds no longer works here.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 3d

There are embers in the bedwarmer early in Banville's novel.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 4d

That's me sorted for a couple of days.

Actually, the reviews have been a bit difficult to interpret - but, sure, we'll see.
#Banville

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 4d

That's my week ruined.
@*€& you, @€&* your cousins in America

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 5d

Catherine Connolly always says "comprises of".
#SmearTheBejaysus

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 5d

May he rest in peace.

But I can't help but remark on the death notice of
Brisbane Somerville-Large

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 6d

News editor: What will we use to illustrate this story about Ray D'Arcy getting sacked?
Sub: How about this ten-year-old picture?

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 6d

Cheever was - and probably still is - one of my "heroes". His "Letters" is fascinating, as is a fine biography by Scott Donaldson (there's probably been more recent scholarship I'm unaware of). I really look forward to reading this.

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Chris Ames @christoframes.bsky.social · 7d

Stewart Lee described participants as “evil, amoral, grifting bastards”.

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punitive amputation, jail for satirists … these are the human rights abuses fuelling the fury now being directed at the likes of Louis CK and Dave Chappe...

www.theguardian.com

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 7d

@brianmcguinness.bsky.social You probably know Morgan. Be sure to catch this.

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 7d

Quite simply superb. Morgan Jones tells the story of the Shields brothers, from Portobello to the GPO to Hollywood. It's only an hour, but Morgan should add 40 minutes and it would transfer to Off Broadway. Don't miss it.

If you are still on Twitter, please copy this and post it - spread the word.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 7d

Quite simply superb. Morgan Jones tells the story of the Shields brothers, from Portobello to the GPO to Hollywood. It's only an hour, but Morgan should add 40 minutes and it would transfer to Off Broadway. Don't miss it.

If you are still on Twitter, please copy this and post it - spread the word.

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 7d

I once saw her glance knowingly and smile while walking past the Masonic Lodge on Molesworth Street.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 8d

Architectural archive? Manuscripts commission?

Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 8d

Just changed the battery in my car key fob and feel like I have single-handedly led a successful mission to land a man on the moon.

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Joe Culley @therealculls.bsky.social · 8d

Those boots look pretty Cavalier to me.

John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 8d

7 Oct 1643: John Lilburne, leveller, takes commission as a major in the Earl of #Mancester's Eastern Association army #otd (BM)