Colm Mulcahy
@cardcolm.bsky.social
Prof Emeritus Spelman College, Adjunct Prof SETU, Ireland. Board Gathering 4 Gardner. Curator Annals of Irish Maths. Author "Mathematical Card Magic" AKP/CRC (2013).
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
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Study Finds Processed Meats Carcinogenic But They Were On Sale https://theonion.com/study-finds-processed-meats-carcinogenic-but-they-were-on-sale/
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Study Finds Processed Meats Carcinogenic But They Were On Sale https://theonion.com/study-finds-processed-meats-carcinogenic-but-they-were-on-sale/
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A new Ireland Thinks poll, commissioned by An Taisce, reveals Irish public appear at odds with Government’s application for a derogation from EU Nitrates Directive.
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A new Ireland Thinks poll, commissioned by An Taisce, reveals Irish public appear at odds with Government’s application for a derogation from EU Nitrates Directive.
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
It comes days before a crucial EU vote on the derogation expected on December 9th.
Full results:
www.antaisce.org/news/public-...
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I went on Piers Morgan to challenge dangerous lies about immigrants and Muslims
I refuse to let bigotry go unanswered, so I brought the receipts—the data and the real history of this nation that so many keep trying to erase
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Watch now:
I refuse to let bigotry go unanswered, so I brought the receipts—the data and the real history of this nation that so many keep trying to erase
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Watch now:
Qasim Rashid Confronts Jaw-Dropping Anti-Muslim Bigotry on Piers Morgan Uncensored
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
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December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I went on Piers Morgan to challenge dangerous lies about immigrants and Muslims
I refuse to let bigotry go unanswered, so I brought the receipts—the data and the real history of this nation that so many keep trying to erase
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Watch now:
I refuse to let bigotry go unanswered, so I brought the receipts—the data and the real history of this nation that so many keep trying to erase
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Watch now:
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I can't remember a BBC "constitutional" series this weak. The objects are presented as some sort of cipher for deep constitutional traditions, but everything is wrapped up in 15 minutes (on flags, good luck) or banal. Rubber bullets mustn't be "materials of state"...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Materials of State - The Sword of State - BBC Sounds
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of the Sword of State.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I can't remember a BBC "constitutional" series this weak. The objects are presented as some sort of cipher for deep constitutional traditions, but everything is wrapped up in 15 minutes (on flags, good luck) or banal. Rubber bullets mustn't be "materials of state"...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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In the Yiddish schools of the Americas, waiting til “later” to discuss the Holocaust was not an option. Stories helped school-aged children metabolize the violence to their European cousins and grow into ethical witnesses to the destruction. #sparklingsentences @princetonupress.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In the Yiddish schools of the Americas, waiting til “later” to discuss the Holocaust was not an option. Stories helped school-aged children metabolize the violence to their European cousins and grow into ethical witnesses to the destruction. #sparklingsentences @princetonupress.bsky.social
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Soldiers from the army of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar who were initially trained by former Irish Defence Forces personnel have appeared in Russia and have expressed fears they will be deployed to the frontline in Ukraine.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Irish-trained Libyan troops appear in Russia fearing deployment to Ukraine
Members of warlord Khalifa Haftar’s 166 Infantry Battalion expected to undergo further training in Belarus, Moscow’s ally
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Soldiers from the army of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar who were initially trained by former Irish Defence Forces personnel have appeared in Russia and have expressed fears they will be deployed to the frontline in Ukraine.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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It's totally a word for us in math!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's totally a word for us in math!
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
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7. Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia
AI has been met with some resistance in academia, where facts, citations and data/imagery matter more than the potential hallucinations of a chatbot.
This article dominated Bluesky over Twitter
www.altmetric.com/de...
11/14
AI has been met with some resistance in academia, where facts, citations and data/imagery matter more than the potential hallucinations of a chatbot.
This article dominated Bluesky over Twitter
www.altmetric.com/de...
11/14
Report for: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia
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December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
7. Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia
AI has been met with some resistance in academia, where facts, citations and data/imagery matter more than the potential hallucinations of a chatbot.
This article dominated Bluesky over Twitter
www.altmetric.com/de...
11/14
AI has been met with some resistance in academia, where facts, citations and data/imagery matter more than the potential hallucinations of a chatbot.
This article dominated Bluesky over Twitter
www.altmetric.com/de...
11/14
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#billiesmusicmonth
#MusicChallenge
12/4 - longing/yearning
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
#MusicChallenge
12/4 - longing/yearning
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me (from Budokan!)
YouTube video by cheaptrickVEVO
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December 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#billiesmusicmonth
#MusicChallenge
12/4 - longing/yearning
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
#MusicChallenge
12/4 - longing/yearning
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgp...
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“Govt considering using artificial intelligence to draft planning applications to speed up approval for infrastructure projects”
“AI & digital tools can identify risk & additional cost points for future project planning”
..oh boy! the tech bro hubris is strong www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
“AI & digital tools can identify risk & additional cost points for future project planning”
..oh boy! the tech bro hubris is strong www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
People objecting to infrastructure projects could be offered damages to avoid delays
Proposed reform of judicial reviews could see ‘flaws addressed retrospectively’
www.irishtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“Govt considering using artificial intelligence to draft planning applications to speed up approval for infrastructure projects”
“AI & digital tools can identify risk & additional cost points for future project planning”
..oh boy! the tech bro hubris is strong www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
“AI & digital tools can identify risk & additional cost points for future project planning”
..oh boy! the tech bro hubris is strong www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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On 3 December a century ago, the Irish border was set for major change.
In this @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece, John Gibney, @difp-ria.bsky.social explores how the 1925 Boundary Commission cemented the partition we still live with today.
Read the full piece: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
In this @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece, John Gibney, @difp-ria.bsky.social explores how the 1925 Boundary Commission cemented the partition we still live with today.
Read the full piece: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The story of how the Irish border was confirmed 100 years ago
There was a chance the 1925 Boundary Commission could reshape the Irish border so drastically as to make Northern Ireland unviable and thus bring about Irish unity
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
On 3 December a century ago, the Irish border was set for major change.
In this @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece, John Gibney, @difp-ria.bsky.social explores how the 1925 Boundary Commission cemented the partition we still live with today.
Read the full piece: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
In this @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social piece, John Gibney, @difp-ria.bsky.social explores how the 1925 Boundary Commission cemented the partition we still live with today.
Read the full piece: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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“5 year legal odyssey came to end in High Court with a couple vindicated in full in their battle over mobile phone mast
In sticking to their guns, they did the State & fellow citizens an enormous service-one likely not appreciated” @ciananbrennan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
In sticking to their guns, they did the State & fellow citizens an enormous service-one likely not appreciated” @ciananbrennan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Kilkenny couple did the public an enormous service in bringing State to heel over phone mast decision
Kilkenny couple Peter and Doreen Thomson have also shown that, in the Government’s current attempts to stifle access to review of questionable decisions made by State actors, we are heading down a ver...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“5 year legal odyssey came to end in High Court with a couple vindicated in full in their battle over mobile phone mast
In sticking to their guns, they did the State & fellow citizens an enormous service-one likely not appreciated” @ciananbrennan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
In sticking to their guns, they did the State & fellow citizens an enormous service-one likely not appreciated” @ciananbrennan.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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On our YouTube page, we share videos about the history of Auschwitz, footage of commemoration events, educational materials, webinars, and podcasts.
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Amplify our voice. We remember together.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On our YouTube page, we share videos about the history of Auschwitz, footage of commemoration events, educational materials, webinars, and podcasts.
Join us and subscribe: https://t.co/fP1wB5WizJ
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
Join us and subscribe: https://t.co/fP1wB5WizJ
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
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Unusual sight on morning walk.
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Unusual sight on morning walk.
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Brett Kavanagh, his friends, and his family will be living with these images until their dying days. Unimaginable betrayal of the American creed.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Brett Kavanagh, his friends, and his family will be living with these images until their dying days. Unimaginable betrayal of the American creed.
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I’ve seen some oddities on the Belfast antique auction sites — spooky porcelain dolls, eyebrow raising WW2 memorabilia, etc — but this is by far the most inexplicable:
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’ve seen some oddities on the Belfast antique auction sites — spooky porcelain dolls, eyebrow raising WW2 memorabilia, etc — but this is by far the most inexplicable:
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#BilliesMusicMonth
#MusicChallenge
3 - suspense/anticipation
Anticipation
Carly Simon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELW...
#MusicChallenge
3 - suspense/anticipation
Anticipation
Carly Simon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELW...
Anticipation
YouTube video by Carly Simon - Topic
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December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#BilliesMusicMonth
#MusicChallenge
3 - suspense/anticipation
Anticipation
Carly Simon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELW...
#MusicChallenge
3 - suspense/anticipation
Anticipation
Carly Simon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELW...
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3 December 1941 | A Polish prisoner, Jan Kubiak (no. 17806), was captured while trying to escape and detained in the bunker of Block 11 at Auschwitz I.
He perished there on 6 February 1942.
Watch a short video about Block 11: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
He perished there on 6 February 1942.
Watch a short video about Block 11: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
3 December 1941 | A Polish prisoner, Jan Kubiak (no. 17806), was captured while trying to escape and detained in the bunker of Block 11 at Auschwitz I.
He perished there on 6 February 1942.
Watch a short video about Block 11: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
He perished there on 6 February 1942.
Watch a short video about Block 11: https://t.co/VBgDxkWLMa
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Read Merve Emre’s review of Goethe: A Life in Ideas by @matthewgbell.bsky.social and the inherent challenges of biographing “a truly world-historical writer.”
Goethe's dauntingly eclectic accomplishments were founded on a tireless interrogation of how a life should be lived. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4T10hm
What Makes Goethe So Special?
The German poet’s dauntingly eclectic accomplishments were founded on a tireless interrogation of how a life should be lived.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Read Merve Emre’s review of Goethe: A Life in Ideas by @matthewgbell.bsky.social and the inherent challenges of biographing “a truly world-historical writer.”
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A large part of doing mathematics involves struggling with the failure of a promising avenue of attack. “Math has no mercy.” —Malors Espinosa, mathematician
Teen Mathematicians Tie Knots Through a Mind-Blowing Fractal | Quanta Magazine
Three high schoolers and their mentor revisited a century-old theorem to prove that all knots can be found in a fractal called the Menger sponge.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A large part of doing mathematics involves struggling with the failure of a promising avenue of attack. “Math has no mercy.” —Malors Espinosa, mathematician
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In 1911 most people posed seriously for photos but little Lilly Mortensen couldn't suppress a grin. The future wife of Ludwig Dressel was about 3 years old and stands with her mother Martine Andrea Rasmussen in Copenhagen. If you go back far enough on Lillly's maternal line you run into Petersens.
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In 1911 most people posed seriously for photos but little Lilly Mortensen couldn't suppress a grin. The future wife of Ludwig Dressel was about 3 years old and stands with her mother Martine Andrea Rasmussen in Copenhagen. If you go back far enough on Lillly's maternal line you run into Petersens.
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Nummer: 162.2
Bier: Ladara Bockbier.
Sorte: Dunkles Bier / Bockbier.
Brauerei: Manfred Ott Brauerei Gasthof Ott.
Brauereisitz: Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken 🇩🇪.
Zutaten: Brauwasser, Gerstenmalz, Gerstenröstmalz, Hopfen.
Alk.: 6,8 % vol.
#beersky
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#keinbierfürnazis
Nummer: 162.2
Bier: Ladara Bockbier.
Sorte: Dunkles Bier / Bockbier.
Brauerei: Manfred Ott Brauerei Gasthof Ott.
Brauereisitz: Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken 🇩🇪.
Zutaten: Brauwasser, Gerstenmalz, Gerstenröstmalz, Hopfen.
Alk.: 6,8 % vol.
#beersky
#bier
#beer
#craftbier
#craftbeer
#keinbierfürnazis
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Nummer: 162.2
Bier: Ladara Bockbier.
Sorte: Dunkles Bier / Bockbier.
Brauerei: Manfred Ott Brauerei Gasthof Ott.
Brauereisitz: Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken 🇩🇪.
Zutaten: Brauwasser, Gerstenmalz, Gerstenröstmalz, Hopfen.
Alk.: 6,8 % vol.
#beersky
#bier
#beer
#craftbier
#craftbeer
#keinbierfürnazis
Nummer: 162.2
Bier: Ladara Bockbier.
Sorte: Dunkles Bier / Bockbier.
Brauerei: Manfred Ott Brauerei Gasthof Ott.
Brauereisitz: Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken 🇩🇪.
Zutaten: Brauwasser, Gerstenmalz, Gerstenröstmalz, Hopfen.
Alk.: 6,8 % vol.
#beersky
#bier
#beer
#craftbier
#craftbeer
#keinbierfürnazis