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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 1h

#GOODNEWSONLY I've been here (see pic)for the past week BUT that's not important right now! The @president.ie President of Ireland's dog Misneach (Hope) turned 5 this week. Click for happiness! #speirgorm www.instagram.com/p/DQEI8dtEWm...

Venezia, baby. Rio, canal with gondelere. Le sigh.

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 1h

#GOODNEWSONLY I've been here (see pic)for the past week BUT that's not important right now! The @president.ie President of Ireland's dog Misneach (Hope) turned 5 this week. Click for happiness! #speirgorm www.instagram.com/p/DQEI8dtEWm...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Save The Hellfire @savethehellfire.bsky.social · 7d

GREAT NEWS! Our 2026 Save the Hellfire Calendar is ON SALE NOW!

Only €14.00 including postage in Ireland. 🎉
www.savethehellfire.com/how-you-can-...
#MondayMotivation #Calendar

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Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.social · 7d

My advice for Heather Humphrey's campaign with a few weeks to go

Moe in The Simpsons saying "quit telling us what you ain't, and start telling us what you am!"

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Melty Shirts @meltyshirts.com · 10d

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Kneecap inspired design featuring a Keffiyeh background by Melty Shirts.
Available on a range of gifts & apparel from MeltyShirts.com and displate.

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

I often wonderd if the Bach family and more recenlty the acting (and disgusting politics) Fox family ever get each other mixed up.

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

Guinness built the cottages and flats in Rialto. There was a bell outside one of the flats which was rung to wake the workers up. But who wakes the waker-upperer? 🤔

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

Guinness built the cottages and flats in Rialto. There was a bell outside one of the flats which was rung to wake the workers up. But who wakes the waker-upperer? 🤔

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Son of the Wolf @sonofthewolf.bsky.social · 10d

I just can’t repost this news enough. Wonder why?🤔

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 11d

NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

I often wonderd if the Bach family and more recenlty the acting (and disgusting politics) Fox family ever get each other mixed up.

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Bets Von Count @betsvc.bsky.social · 10d

www.ontheditch.com/fine-gaels-h...

Humphreys has avoided a property tax on old office

She could face criminal prosecution under laws introduced when she was a government minister.

www.ontheditch.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

How is this much cuteness possible? ❤️🥹

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

In "I have a friend who's gay and in a wheelchair' news, the despicable Louis C.K says, “There’s a woman who’s a lesbian and Jewish, who did a show there, and she got a standing ovation.” So mudering journalists is OK then! #sperigorm #riyadhcomedyfestival www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’

Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

www.theguardian.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

In "I have a friend who's gay and in a wheelchair' news, the despicable Louis C.K says, “There’s a woman who’s a lesbian and Jewish, who did a show there, and she got a standing ovation.” So mudering journalists is OK then! #sperigorm #riyadhcomedyfestival www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’

Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

www.theguardian.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

#NOTALWAYSGOODNEWS #riyaghcomedyfestival Excellent article by @ladyhaja.bsky.social 👏👏👏 #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy ...

www.theguardian.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 10d

#NOTALWAYSGOODNEWS #riyaghcomedyfestival Excellent article by @ladyhaja.bsky.social 👏👏👏 #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy ...

www.theguardian.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 11d

Ooops: Maude FLANDERS voice - apols!

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 11d

(Maude Sanders voice) "Will someone please think of the data centres?" #sperigorm @uisce-eireann.bsky.social

Photo of the inside of a large data centre with the caption 'I did not spend years turning the faucet off while I brushed my teeth so corporations could ruin the environment with festering AI slop."

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 11d

(Maude Sanders voice) "Will someone please think of the data centres?" #sperigorm @uisce-eireann.bsky.social

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Dublin Fire Brigade @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 11d

Firefighters from Tallaght and Dolphins Barn responded to a house fire last night.

Two people were rescued by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.

A family pet was also rescued.

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 11d

#GOODNEWSONLY - Joshua Idehen is the good, nay great, vibes feeling you absolutely need today. 😀@joshuaidehen.bsky.social #mumdoesthewashing #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘We’ve all done stupid things but we’re all capable of redemption’: spoken-word artist Joshua Idehen on fighting hate with hope

His poem Mum Does the Washing went viral – but he started out parroting conservative talking points online. Now the British-Nigerian vocalist preaches a message of radical positivity

www.theguardian.com

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SmidgenDublin @smidgendublin.bsky.social · 11d

#GOODNEWSONLY - Joshua Idehen is the good, nay great, vibes feeling you absolutely need today. 😀@joshuaidehen.bsky.social #mumdoesthewashing #speirgorm www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘We’ve all done stupid things but we’re all capable of redemption’: spoken-word artist Joshua Idehen on fighting hate with hope

His poem Mum Does the Washing went viral – but he started out parroting conservative talking points online. Now the British-Nigerian vocalist preaches a message of radical positivity

www.theguardian.com

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11d

"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."

-Faith Ringgold (1930-2024)

#WomensArt #FridayFeeling

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