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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 4h

Ranking Presidents on some bullshit President scale? Sad behaviour.
Ranking Taoisigh, on the other hand…

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Irish Times:
Our nine presidents of the Irish Republic, ranked from nine to one

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 15h

The lagoon. Ain’t nothin like it

J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 15h

Slightly better photos from camera

Glossy ibis and little egret feeding together in shallow water. A gull swims behind them.

Robin, head turned, perched on blackberries

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 22h

Looks like they’ve been breeding increasingly successfully in Spain since the ‘90s and then France, so the northward pattern seems to be continuing. How much bearing climate change has I can’t answer

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 22h

Exactly, for him and for the rest of us in his wake.

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 22h

They are…got another one of these reactions too, which made the trip worth it.

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our young lad doesn’t show interest in most sport when I try to watch it with him, but this evening he did a Marco-Tardelli-‘82-style celebration after seeing a sparrowhawk on the bird table and that’s a good trade-off

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Lloyd’s Soil @toil.bsky.social · 23h

Smiling through it all… Can’t believe this is my life

A grinning tusked boar with black hair, eyes closed, resting in the morning sun

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 23h

(Bad photos, sorry…phone through binoculars)

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 23h

There’s your Glossy Ibis (North Bull Island, Santry Outflow)

Glossy ibis, along with egrets, mallards, hooded crow.

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 1d

“Babe! It's 7.45pm
Time for your 90 minutes of the Ireland Men's National Team”

“Yes Honey”

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 2d

This is NOT what was said

Auto-Transcription of a voice message:

“Hi [name redacted] in carnal position

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 4d

Marginalia Biro drawing in book.
B Netanyahu

Biro drawings
Warren Christopher
Madeleine Albright
Rafiq Hariri

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 6d

Simpsons meme: “stop stop he’s already dead”—-crossed out

“Keep going” added in

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 6d

A future Jim Gavin episode of Laochra Gael will have to mention all this, and it’ll be almost as painful to watch as the bit in Joe Quaid’s where his testicle exploded on impact with a sliotar.

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Jude Sherry @judesherry.bsky.social · 6d

In 2023 Heather Humphreys owned 2 empty homes
in Cootehill, Co Cavan

4 Qs for @hhumphreysfg.bsky.social

1. Are these homes still empty?

2. Did u tell Revenue & pay Vacant Homes Tax?

3. Do you pay LPT?

4. How long were homes kept empty?

#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
#Speirgorm
#Aras25

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

lol…I never would have remembered to post it so work away

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Pintbaby @pintbaby.bsky.social · 7d

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Gerard Shannon @gerardshannon.bsky.social · 7d

Fucking outrageous the Irish members - and all remaining imrpisoned members - of the Gaza Flotilla are still detained. How is this not headline news on RTÉ and every broadsheet going? Imagine if it was China or Russia holding them?

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Rico Charges @nochorus.bsky.social · 7d

I don't drink caffeine and I can tell this is what I sound like, even when I'm trying to explain that the tiniest bit makes me so aggressive I may as well be deathly allergic. Meanwhile, glorious water pumping from the tear ducts of mother earth herself and deep into our bellies to quench the nee...

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

Now wait, I never said what he said wasn’t cool

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

Haha!…No, thank god

J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

I offered him tea one time and he said, very earnestly:
“I only drink water. I saw a painting once, in the Prado I think, of a boy drinking water. And the obvious refreshment, the coolness and purity of the water were captured so well. That’s what water is to me”

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

Sometimes when he’d knock in he’d pick up my guitar and noodle badly until the air would swim with cringe

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J @jaseomcn.bsky.social · 7d

Playing the long game by persuading my old landlord to run for the Áras in 2032 so I’ll get the €450 he owes me from 2016

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