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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 1d

It’s. Lovely city. If you can, it’s worth staying a few extra days.

Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 1d

In a big change for Octocon, in 2026 the event will be in cork.

I am looking forward to this, I think it is a nice venue.

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Announcing - Octocon 2026 - Octocon 2025

Octocon is delighted to announce our 2026 venue and guests of honour! Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online Saturday 3rd October - Sunday 4th October, 2026

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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.bsky.social · 2d

Every accusation is a confession a out what they have done or want to do.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.

Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.

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François Berjon @fberjon.bsky.social · 2d

James Bond is fictional. Bond villains are real.
That’s the tagline. For the book, and for today’s reality.

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Rigil Paix 🏳️‍⚧️ @rigilpaix.bsky.social · 2d

And in the end, he was Milkshake Duck all along. It’s always the ones you suspect the most.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 3d

More books have just come available at the book table. Thank you @shaunalawless.bsky.social !

#Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #IrishMythology

Social media guy, Mark Kielty, with books on display at the book table.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 4d

Good they showed up, but not so good that they are so early…. Did you even finish your morning cup of caffeine before they arrived?

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 5d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 5d

I would have always pronounced Houston the Texas way until I went to NYC

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 8d

That it might inspire a heave in FF, and bring down MM is just a nice cherry on top of the ice cream Sundae.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 8d

Doing that at first count could lead to errors as at first count it is all about seeing who has the ones. Less error to just split into three piles. only look at distro if no winner after first count.

It also depends on if there is any actual ability to withdraw name after the nomination deadline.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Monday Morning brain forgot the word….

I presume they will be counted for him, and if there is a second round he will be eliminated. While it has become a two horse race, it is still running under usual rules.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 8d

I am still thinking through the various impacts. However I suspect it might lead to a leadership challenge in FF.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 8d

I suspect he will still be on the ballot, or at least on some as I know the postal votes have already issued to voters.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 10d

A great thing about getting a vaccine is that I can now justify a couch day.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 10d

It is silly how excited to see the first signs of the new bus routes in my area.

Picture of a Bus stop with route Identifiers.

Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 21d

I had not realised that route 123 was going to be replaced as part of Phase 7. That route was a major route for me for a long time. The new 73 seems to be following a similar route, but hard to say on the big map. www.dublinbus.ie/news/phase-7...

Dublin Bus - Phase 7 of the BusConnects Network redesign launches on Sunday 19 October 2025

www.dublinbus.ie

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 22d

I had issues getting a password reset recently, not a captcha error, but I think there are a problems with the website.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 29d

Wow! I did not expect that at all. Can only hope it is someone who is not aware of the Strikes and the whole political situation

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · 29d

Apparently I was still on the voting register at an address I moved out of in 2010(maybe 2009). It was a move within the DCC area and I moved in that area again in 2013… the council did not clean up its own records.

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · Sep 13

Did you keep the receipts?

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Gareth Kavanagh @omegar24.bsky.social · Sep 11

If violent resistance breaks people are going to get hurt. If violent resistance does not break out people are going to get Hurt.

The actions of the right have made it inevitable that people will be hurt and killed, fighting back is really the only way to really reduce the damage long term.

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Nicholas Whyte @nwhyte.bsky.social · Sep 8

2025 Hugo stats

If the old 25% rule had still been in force, two categories would have been No Awarded this year.

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · Sep 8

Everything you need to know about the western press: Reuters called its own camera a “Hamas camera” because Israel called it a “Hamas camera” after they bombed the Reuters camera.

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Gold Yoshi @goldyoshi.bsky.social · Sep 4

enshittification definition covered in ads

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