Clodagh Dunne
@clodaghsnarks.bsky.social
Dipping in to the wild blue
Snark about the things you cannot change, change the things you can
Love wildlife, history, astronomy and sci-fi
She / Her / Sí / Í
🇮🇪 / Cis / Bi
Snark about the things you cannot change, change the things you can
Love wildlife, history, astronomy and sci-fi
She / Her / Sí / Í
🇮🇪 / Cis / Bi
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I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I posted this 7 months ago and it's only grown more relevant every day since. Which is, you know, annoying.
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Has Melania joined witness protection?
September 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Has Melania joined witness protection?
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please send me birthday wishes in the traditional manner: a deeply creepy message that implicates both of us in horrific crimes.
am i now forty-six, or am i just two twenty-three year olds in a trenchcoat?
September 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
please send me birthday wishes in the traditional manner: a deeply creepy message that implicates both of us in horrific crimes.
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Hmm, #BBCNews not reporting #NigelFarage getting buttfucked in the USA? #ReformUK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing
Democrats accuse Reform leader of being a ‘Trump sycophant’ as he decries ‘awful authoritarian’ situation for free speech in the UK
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hmm, #BBCNews not reporting #NigelFarage getting buttfucked in the USA? #ReformUK www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A rainbow to round out a lovely day
September 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A rainbow to round out a lovely day
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August is Women in Translation Month! Here's my stack!
Most of these books are forthcoming later this year and into early 2026.
Titles are in alt text.
Most of these books are forthcoming later this year and into early 2026.
Titles are in alt text.
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
August is Women in Translation Month! Here's my stack!
Most of these books are forthcoming later this year and into early 2026.
Titles are in alt text.
Most of these books are forthcoming later this year and into early 2026.
Titles are in alt text.
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if anyone’s looking to add to their tbr for women in translation month, here are some latinx books written by women and translated by women
August 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
if anyone’s looking to add to their tbr for women in translation month, here are some latinx books written by women and translated by women
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Jim makes a good point - the idea that Ofcom is going to effectively police online hate is risible. The regulator has obviously realised that and decided to focus on BBC/C4
These are the top replies, being financially rewarded for posting this stuff, and the explanation offered by the site’s own AI for why it’s like that.
Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.
Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.
August 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Jim makes a good point - the idea that Ofcom is going to effectively police online hate is risible. The regulator has obviously realised that and decided to focus on BBC/C4
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I feel like I’m losing my mind with the lack of wall to wall coverage on disappearing *children with cancer*
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I feel like I’m losing my mind with the lack of wall to wall coverage on disappearing *children with cancer*
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
i keep saying this, but it’s not 5% of the uproar that came from Biden’s debate.
“kids peeing in litter boxes”, a thing that never happened, got orders of magnitude more coverage.
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It took #SophieFromRomania and her friend Juno some time to warm up, but then there was lots of fun in our back garden
April 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It took #SophieFromRomania and her friend Juno some time to warm up, but then there was lots of fun in our back garden
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Mallards behind the roses in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The slow-motion magic of watching a mallard build its nest | Susie White
Allendale, Northumberland: A pair has been pottering in my garden for a few days, and I witness the moment when she chooses her spot behind a rose bush
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Mallards behind the roses in today's @theguardian.com country diary by Susie White.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man.
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
April 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man.
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…
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Not Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
April 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Not Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
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Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
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This has importance way outside CS/ML. If you ask why DOGE employees believe it’s smart to gut NSF and NIH, I’m afraid the answer is that they’ve bought a story where technical progress can proceed mostly decoupled from scientific knowledge.
After a short era in which people questioned the value of academia in ML, its value is more obvious than ever. Big labs stopped publishing the minute commercial incentives showed up and are relentlessly focused on a singular vision of scaling. Academia is a meaningful complement, bringing...
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April 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This has importance way outside CS/ML. If you ask why DOGE employees believe it’s smart to gut NSF and NIH, I’m afraid the answer is that they’ve bought a story where technical progress can proceed mostly decoupled from scientific knowledge.
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Sigh. I don't suffer from it, I exploit it to guilt trip conedy audiences into listening.
April 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Sigh. I don't suffer from it, I exploit it to guilt trip conedy audiences into listening.
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💙📚 #bookchallenge #30daybookchallenge #BookSky
Day 13 : A book with a colour in the title.
The Blackheath Séance Parlour by Alan Williams
Let's give this book some love. Utterly bonkers and all kinds of wonderful.
Day 13 : A book with a colour in the title.
The Blackheath Séance Parlour by Alan Williams
Let's give this book some love. Utterly bonkers and all kinds of wonderful.
April 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
💙📚 #bookchallenge #30daybookchallenge #BookSky
Day 13 : A book with a colour in the title.
The Blackheath Séance Parlour by Alan Williams
Let's give this book some love. Utterly bonkers and all kinds of wonderful.
Day 13 : A book with a colour in the title.
The Blackheath Séance Parlour by Alan Williams
Let's give this book some love. Utterly bonkers and all kinds of wonderful.
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A long screed about the lies behind Trump's trade policy and how press coverage keeps helping him by lazily repeating them, even when reporters know better. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trade-defi...
Trade Deficits and Truth Deficits
Trump's reciprocal emergency tariffs are neither "reciprocal" nor "emergency"—and journalists need to stop echoing his propaganda
juliansanchez.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A long screed about the lies behind Trump's trade policy and how press coverage keeps helping him by lazily repeating them, even when reporters know better. juliansanchez.substack.com/p/trade-defi...
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Another fatal plane crash today, this one in Boca Raton, Florida. I’m sure the complete evisceration of FAA air safety support staffing under Trump has nothing to do with all these crashes and it’s just a coincidence…again
abcnews.go.com/US/small-pla...
abcnews.go.com/US/small-pla...
Small plane crashes in Boca Raton, Florida; all 3 on board killed
A small plane crashed in Boca Raton, Florida, on Friday morning, according to Boca Raton police.
abcnews.go.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Another fatal plane crash today, this one in Boca Raton, Florida. I’m sure the complete evisceration of FAA air safety support staffing under Trump has nothing to do with all these crashes and it’s just a coincidence…again
abcnews.go.com/US/small-pla...
abcnews.go.com/US/small-pla...
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“The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying ‘anti-Christian bias’ as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new order on supporting employees of Christian faith.”
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying ‘anti-Christian bias’ as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new order on supporting employees of Christian faith.”
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New in PN: Yes, they voted for this
"Perhaps the most damning commentary about the US electorate and media is that Trump never even tried to conceal his malicious intentions and deranged policy positions."
"Perhaps the most damning commentary about the US electorate and media is that Trump never even tried to conceal his malicious intentions and deranged policy positions."
Yes, they voted for this
"You knew damn well I was a snake before you brought me in."
www.publicnotice.co
April 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New in PN: Yes, they voted for this
"Perhaps the most damning commentary about the US electorate and media is that Trump never even tried to conceal his malicious intentions and deranged policy positions."
"Perhaps the most damning commentary about the US electorate and media is that Trump never even tried to conceal his malicious intentions and deranged policy positions."
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it’s a relaxation emergency
April 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
it’s a relaxation emergency
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Foster puppy Sienna has entered. She's very shy and a little bit skittish. But she is very sweet & cute ❤️
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Foster puppy Sienna has entered. She's very shy and a little bit skittish. But she is very sweet & cute ❤️