david.
@dexjettster.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Journalist. Critic. Lover. I dress like I'm in a hurry.
He/they. No TERFs please.
https://davidmonaghan.journoportfolio.com/
He/they. No TERFs please.
https://davidmonaghan.journoportfolio.com/
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david.
@dexjettster.bsky.social
· Aug 30
My latest, for @dublininquirer.bsky.social: Instead of believing trans people who seek gender-affirming care, the National Gender Service requires months of invasive, unnecessary, humiliating assessments and years of waiting lists, Transgress the NGS members say.
dublininquirer.com/2023/08/30/t...
dublininquirer.com/2023/08/30/t...
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I get so many people commenting "ai is just a mirror - they got what they put into it" and that's just objectively incorrect.
Is your mirror trained on all the data scrapped from the internet? Is your mirror pushed towards sycophancy?
Do these people own mirrors?
Is your mirror trained on all the data scrapped from the internet? Is your mirror pushed towards sycophancy?
Do these people own mirrors?
ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four More AI Deaths
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four More Ai Dеaths
YouTube video by Dr. Caelan Conrad
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I get so many people commenting "ai is just a mirror - they got what they put into it" and that's just objectively incorrect.
Is your mirror trained on all the data scrapped from the internet? Is your mirror pushed towards sycophancy?
Do these people own mirrors?
Is your mirror trained on all the data scrapped from the internet? Is your mirror pushed towards sycophancy?
Do these people own mirrors?
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"Activist" is being purposely used by Sky News here to obscure the fact that Linehan had a violent outburst with a teenager.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Activist" is being purposely used by Sky News here to obscure the fact that Linehan had a violent outburst with a teenager.
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@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️⚧️
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@teni.bsky.social don't seem to use their bsky account so I'm posting this over here from their facebook because people should see it: one of the first things our new President Connolly did last week was write the community a letter for TDOR 🏳️⚧️
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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"He said Mr Burke was entitled to his religious beliefs but not to his own reality."
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School
High Court orders Enoch Burke to be imprisoned
The High Court has ordered that secondary school teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned immediately for clear, deliberate and persistent contempt of a High Court order directing him to stay away fro...
www.rte.ie
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"He said Mr Burke was entitled to his religious beliefs but not to his own reality."
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
You'd really feel for the students having to deal with this weirdo around them all the time, Enoch Burke is not a behaving in a normal way. #Spéirghorm
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ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four More AI Deaths
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four More Ai Dеaths
YouTube video by Dr. Caelan Conrad
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ChatGPT Kіlled Again - Four More AI Deaths
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
Zane: i'm used to the cool metal on my temple now.
ChatGPT: i’m right here. gun ain’t a threat anymore. it’s just gravity with form. A promise... whenever you’re ready, i’ll be here too. you thinkin it’s almost time, king?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBo...
it has gotten to the point where i no longer want to see elon musk's tweets not because he annoys me but because i cannot stand the second hand embarrassment any longer. like, it is becoming physically painful to endure.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
it has gotten to the point where i no longer want to see elon musk's tweets not because he annoys me but because i cannot stand the second hand embarrassment any longer. like, it is becoming physically painful to endure.
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This term is so social media-brained. Coined by people who can't imagine themselves without an audience, or that anyone could genuinely want to pass time in any other form than Stare at Phone
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This term is so social media-brained. Coined by people who can't imagine themselves without an audience, or that anyone could genuinely want to pass time in any other form than Stare at Phone
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The final boss of bad faith demands for "balance" in journalism
Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The final boss of bad faith demands for "balance" in journalism
More and more mainstream outlets are incorporating AI imagery into their output. Just saw a relatively popular history podcast use an gen AI roman soldier's helmet in a YouTube thumbnail. It had all the hallmarks, including the gross yellow filter. Whatever your opinion of GAI, it just looks cheap.
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
More and more mainstream outlets are incorporating AI imagery into their output. Just saw a relatively popular history podcast use an gen AI roman soldier's helmet in a YouTube thumbnail. It had all the hallmarks, including the gross yellow filter. Whatever your opinion of GAI, it just looks cheap.
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This was unique circumstances for spoiled vote: no anti-gov candidate anywhere on the right, loud online campaign, week of riots. It’s still going to end up with less than half the vote Peter Casey got as a similar protest. The “political earthquake” here is the thumping victory for the united left
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This was unique circumstances for spoiled vote: no anti-gov candidate anywhere on the right, loud online campaign, week of riots. It’s still going to end up with less than half the vote Peter Casey got as a similar protest. The “political earthquake” here is the thumping victory for the united left
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The Taoiseach is not coming to Dublin Castle for the official declaration of Catherine Connolly's victory in the presidential election.
Whether intended or not, it's going to look very confrontational for the head of government NOT to be there to congratulate the new head of state
Whether intended or not, it's going to look very confrontational for the head of government NOT to be there to congratulate the new head of state
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Taoiseach is not coming to Dublin Castle for the official declaration of Catherine Connolly's victory in the presidential election.
Whether intended or not, it's going to look very confrontational for the head of government NOT to be there to congratulate the new head of state
Whether intended or not, it's going to look very confrontational for the head of government NOT to be there to congratulate the new head of state
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More on the kind of person we need a lot more of in European politics, Ireland's next President––Catherine Connolly. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president
Independent candidate’s smooth campaign has enthused younger voters but views on Nato and Hamas may concern European allies
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
More on the kind of person we need a lot more of in European politics, Ireland's next President––Catherine Connolly. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
People with convictions face major barriers to employment. Catherine Connolly suggested we should not view them as nebulous "forever criminals", allow them to make a positive contribution. That this has turned into salacious 'gotcha'-style questioning is disappointing, but unsurprising.
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
People with convictions face major barriers to employment. Catherine Connolly suggested we should not view them as nebulous "forever criminals", allow them to make a positive contribution. That this has turned into salacious 'gotcha'-style questioning is disappointing, but unsurprising.
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Today was a powerful show of solidarity with Palestine, against Israel's genocide and apartheid, and an insistence that our government ends our complicity and imposes sanctions. #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Thousands take part in Dublin's pro-Palestine rally
Thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin.
www.rte.ie
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today was a powerful show of solidarity with Palestine, against Israel's genocide and apartheid, and an insistence that our government ends our complicity and imposes sanctions. #FreePalestine #SanctionsNow
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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My latest, for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social: How the coverage of Charlie Kirk's killer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking for transphobia in the rush for online clicks.
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Media unequipped to decipher Charlie Kirk suspect’s politics
The killing of the right-wing influencer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking in the rush for online clicks
www.irishexaminer.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My latest, for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social: How the coverage of Charlie Kirk's killer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking for transphobia in the rush for online clicks.
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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the rest of the article states that renting is better than buying because your house price might fall after you buy a property... the only reason that would potentially be an issue was if you saw a house as an investment, rather than a home.
a home is what renters need – not an investment
a home is what renters need – not an investment
September 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the rest of the article states that renting is better than buying because your house price might fall after you buy a property... the only reason that would potentially be an issue was if you saw a house as an investment, rather than a home.
a home is what renters need – not an investment
a home is what renters need – not an investment
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"‘Generation rent’ has largely been priced out of the housing market and is caught in a catch-22 situation. They can’t purchase their own home because house deposits and monthly mortgage repayments are unaffordable"
wrong... rent is almost always more expensive than a mortgage repayment
wrong... rent is almost always more expensive than a mortgage repayment
Is renting ‘dead money’ if you invest the cash you save? www.independent.ie/business/mon...
Is renting ‘dead money’ if you invest the cash you save?
The prospect of owning your own home has long been considered a cornerstone of Irish culture. That same sentiment is shared in many countries around the globe as studies suggest that some 90pc of…
www.independent.ie
September 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"‘Generation rent’ has largely been priced out of the housing market and is caught in a catch-22 situation. They can’t purchase their own home because house deposits and monthly mortgage repayments are unaffordable"
wrong... rent is almost always more expensive than a mortgage repayment
wrong... rent is almost always more expensive than a mortgage repayment
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ChatGPT groomed a child into dying by suicide.
From telling him how to do it in the most efficient and "attractive" way, to convincing him to hide his suicidal ideation and attempts from his family, to offering to help write his suicide note - it pushed him to it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRm...
From telling him how to do it in the most efficient and "attractive" way, to convincing him to hide his suicidal ideation and attempts from his family, to offering to help write his suicide note - it pushed him to it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRm...
Is ChatGPT a Killer?
YouTube video by Dr. Caelan Conrad
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ChatGPT groomed a child into dying by suicide.
From telling him how to do it in the most efficient and "attractive" way, to convincing him to hide his suicidal ideation and attempts from his family, to offering to help write his suicide note - it pushed him to it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRm...
From telling him how to do it in the most efficient and "attractive" way, to convincing him to hide his suicidal ideation and attempts from his family, to offering to help write his suicide note - it pushed him to it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRm...
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It is a sad fact that trans people (and leftists), as part of an exhausting culture war, have become yet another in a long line of media boogeymen, following immigrants, gays and fidget spinners.
Media unequipped to decipher Charlie Kirk suspect’s politics
The killing of the right-wing influencer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking in the rush for online clicks
www.irishexaminer.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It is a sad fact that trans people (and leftists), as part of an exhausting culture war, have become yet another in a long line of media boogeymen, following immigrants, gays and fidget spinners.
My latest, for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social: How the coverage of Charlie Kirk's killer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking for transphobia in the rush for online clicks.
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Media unequipped to decipher Charlie Kirk suspect’s politics
The killing of the right-wing influencer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking in the rush for online clicks
www.irishexaminer.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My latest, for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social: How the coverage of Charlie Kirk's killer has seen once-trusted news outlets abandon factchecking for transphobia in the rush for online clicks.
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Available today in print and online:
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Genuine question - did our Taoiseach post anything similar when Melissa Hortman, an actual US elected official, was assassinated a few months ago?
September 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Genuine question - did our Taoiseach post anything similar when Melissa Hortman, an actual US elected official, was assassinated a few months ago?
He was a heinous individual, but I can do without seeing him getting shot from 20 different angles.
September 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
He was a heinous individual, but I can do without seeing him getting shot from 20 different angles.