Éibhear Ó hAnluain
@eibhear.gibiris.org
Matrix address: @eibhear:matrix.gibiris.org
Free Software user and supporter
Civil Liberties enthusiast
100% personal account
Also operating @theauldsthretch.bsky.social
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Free Software user and supporter
Civil Liberties enthusiast
100% personal account
Also operating @theauldsthretch.bsky.social
Re-post policy: https://bsky.app/profile/eibhear.gibiris.org/post/3l3g3cukuru2f
Pinned
For the interest of w(a|o)ndering podcaster who wants to cite me and needs to know:
"It's Éibhear;
Rhymes with flavour;
Like something you savour;
And if you ever need a favour;
Just ask Éibhear"
The "-our" spelling is important. Refer to your western-European podcasting colleague if you struggle.
"It's Éibhear;
Rhymes with flavour;
Like something you savour;
And if you ever need a favour;
Just ask Éibhear"
The "-our" spelling is important. Refer to your western-European podcasting colleague if you struggle.
"Watch: Flames engulf ... killing at least 65"
Ehh. No.
Ehh. No.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Watch: Flames engulf ... killing at least 65"
Ehh. No.
Ehh. No.
My wife asked me to stop telling our children that I had read in a book that the trick to flying was falling over and forgetting to hit the ground.
I wish I could fly. I’d wear my best slippers and bathrobe.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My wife asked me to stop telling our children that I had read in a book that the trick to flying was falling over and forgetting to hit the ground.
Could we please stop framing it as the "migration system"?
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has defended changes to the migration system, rejecting criticism that the tightening of rules is disproportionally focused on asylum seekers
Minister defends proposed changes to immigration system
Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has defended changes to the migration system, rejecting criticism that the tightening of rules is disproportionally focused on asylum seekers.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Could we please stop framing it as the "migration system"?
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
It's the asylum system that the rules relate to.
We need everyone to know that these new rules are being brought in so that we can be crueler to people who are already going through horrendous torment in their lives.
The great skill of social media staff is in their ability to ignore critical feedback of their posts no matter how ratio'd they have been.
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The great skill of social media staff is in their ability to ignore critical feedback of their posts no matter how ratio'd they have been.
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Is it a consolation to let you know that the evenings will begin to get brighter on the 13th December (in London anyway)?
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Is it a consolation to let you know that the evenings will begin to get brighter on the 13th December (in London anyway)?
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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A racist might forget, but a victim of racism never does.
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A racist might forget, but a victim of racism never does.
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Penicillin was the original "cancel culture"
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Penicillin was the original "cancel culture"
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The Threads Pitch.
Twitter for LinkedIn types
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The Threads Pitch.
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Interviewer: How do you explain this 4-year gap on your resume?
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Interviewer: How do you explain this 4-year gap on your resume?
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
Guy: That’s when I went to Yale...
Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.
Guy: Thanks. I really needed this Yob.
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Indo editor wearing a hot dog costume while printing this story
Genuinely mental story. The obvious intersection of trans panic and deranged sports parents: adults gleefully bullying the shit out of a kid
Looking for answers to ‘case closed’ following troubling events at a girls’ football match in Cavan
On a Friday in August, a WhatsApp message describing troubling events at a girls’ football match began to spread in Cavan GAA circles. It read:
m.independent.ie
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Indo editor wearing a hot dog costume while printing this story
Oh! That's obvious.
Other than yer man with the cigar, the rest of them have enough self-awareness not to be caught dead within 100m of a cyb(er|re)truck.
Other than yer man with the cigar, the rest of them have enough self-awareness not to be caught dead within 100m of a cyb(er|re)truck.
I've seen this image enough now that I feel like I should point out it's fake.
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Oh! That's obvious.
Other than yer man with the cigar, the rest of them have enough self-awareness not to be caught dead within 100m of a cyb(er|re)truck.
Other than yer man with the cigar, the rest of them have enough self-awareness not to be caught dead within 100m of a cyb(er|re)truck.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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An Irish leftist podcast that consistently platforms Palestinians in Gaza. That's why you should subscribe and support them on Patreon
Thank you, Lexi.
Gonna plug a recent episode with Hala Al-Khatib, who is living precariously beside the “yellow line”
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
Gonna plug a recent episode with Hala Al-Khatib, who is living precariously beside the “yellow line”
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
There’s No Ceasefire Outside My Window
Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 31/10/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
An Irish leftist podcast that consistently platforms Palestinians in Gaza. That's why you should subscribe and support them on Patreon
#Selfhosting upgrades today:
- #MautrixWhatsapp v0.2510.0 -> v0.2511.0
- #MautrixSignal v0.2510.0 -> v0.2511.0
- #MautrixWhatsapp v0.2510.0 -> v0.2511.0
- #MautrixSignal v0.2510.0 -> v0.2511.0
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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I remember Kurt Cobain’s death so vividly and I feel so much for all those parents who had to suddenly discuss suicide and addiction with their teenagers.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I remember Kurt Cobain’s death so vividly and I feel so much for all those parents who had to suddenly discuss suicide and addiction with their teenagers.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
Anyway. That’s just a thought that struck me this morning.
Hey! Where's my "get lost and don't ever darken my door again" button?!
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hey! Where's my "get lost and don't ever darken my door again" button?!
Has someone transported us all back to Ireland of June 2004?
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Concern over ‘pull’ factors prompts Government to tighten asylum rules
Further changes likely in response to UK’s strict new regime, sources say
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Has someone transported us all back to Ireland of June 2004?
Only 3-and-a-bit more years of this.
JD Vance — begs folks to be patient with an economy he admits is bad. Trump — brags it’s the greatest ever.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
I’ve said it so many times, Republicans stay synced and on message even when the message is a lie, but this slip tells a story.
There’s chaos behind the scenes and the wheels are coming off.
November 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Only 3-and-a-bit more years of this.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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When Doves Cry
Name your fav Prince song.
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
When Doves Cry
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Sympathy for the Devil.
Name your fav song by The Rolling Stones.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Sympathy for the Devil.