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Stíofán Mhac an Bhaird (Stephen Ward)

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Comic-loving bookworm. Scribbler of words and images. (cis,he/him) Website: https://stephencward.com Avatar by Debbie Jenkinson

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Stíofán Mhac an Bhaird (Stephen Ward) @stephencward.com · Jun 23

Black Bolt/ Scream mashup I did for Inktober 2017. Which was printed in the back of Black Bolt #9 :D

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Karl Stanley @karlstanley.bsky.social · 1h

My council colleague Paddy Monahan and I made a short video about an unsafe junction in Whitehall in Dublin. Yet again, #motonormativity putting our kids in danger. We’re working to get this fixed before someone gets hurt. #speirgorm #ActiveTravel #StreetsAreForPeople

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Barry Masterson @barrymasterson.com · 22m

Hello gang, I'm taking a wee step back from creating much new work for the rest of the year to focus on other life priorities, but I will be taking on a very limited number of commissions before the end of the year and all that it brings.

If you have any wild ideas, get in touch 😇

Barry Masterson @barrymasterson.com · Dec 7

Hi, I'm Barry an artist from Ireland ⚽☘️

I drew that thing you like. A life long League of Ireland truther and enjoyer of old stadiums. Available for commissions in 2025, Lets work together 🤝

Portfolio: barrymasterson.com
Shop: shop.barrymasterson.com
Email: [email protected]

Illustration of the laneway down to Dalymount Park's enterance, with fans walking towards the stadium.

A scene from street level outside Richmond park at night time. Two kids playing football against the mural wall under a street lamp.

Illustration of the Entrance to The Showgrounds, home of Sligo Rovers, with some kids playing football.

illustration of the entrance to Tolka park on match night, some kids are climbing the wall to watch the game.

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Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social · 22h

Well said, Marie Sherlock. Holding a Citizens Assembly that came to similar conclusions, and then ignoring it was very FFG and very frustrating for those Citizens who gave time, energy and effort so freely.

Nessan Vaughan @nessanvaughan.bsky.social · 23h

“Communities are suffering and families are suffering. The old approach has failed. Addiction is not a crime. It is a health issue and it must be treated as one.”

dublinpeople.com/news/northsi...

Sherlock calls on Government to back drug decriminalisation

Labour TD Marie Sherlock says the Government is stuck in the past, still treating addiction as a crime rather than […]

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Micah @rincewind.run · 10h

making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14h

BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9h

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN

A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.

www.cnn.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 1h

"Pipe ends and sealant, a bulletproof vest, cable ties, hatchets, knives and a Tricolour were discovered."
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...

Two men detained in operation against far-right terror group due in court in Co Offaly

Operation carried out by Garda’s Special Detective Unit, which investigates terrorism and other threats to the State

www.irishtimes.com

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 2h

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

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I said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 15h

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 12h

Is Trump America’s first communist president?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."

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Elisabeth Neveux @elisabethneveux.bsky.social · 11h

Spookyyyyy

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 10h

"You'll meet someone eventually" is well-meant but just not always true, it's down to luck. Some of us aren't going to meet the right person for us, we're destined to become a vaguely sinister slime that lurks in bogs to drag unsuspecting walkers to their doom in our gloopy depths and that's okay!

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 10h

It’s as if the guy who collapsed was the one working Trump’s remote control.

People across the US think Trump genuinely cares about them, when he doesn’t even care about someone in the same room.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 10h

Was he going to light the barbecue?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 9h

Drop something blue.

A digitally painted illustration of a brown-skinned, fantasy cartoon-style warrior woman in a blue and cream outfit against a blue background. She’s holding a jagged fantasy sword and looking mean. Around her, like a game menu, is a selection of other weapons and tools.

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JasonJonahBrowne 🏳️‍🌈 @jasonjonah.bsky.social · 3h

Looking forward to this team up #nightwing #wolverine #x23 #fanart #irishartist

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 2h

I will never understand the people who can look at this and shrug.

Humanizing Through Story @yourstorymatters.bsky.social · 5h

A distraught man came to Broadview searching for his wife of five years after she was taken by ICE at her court hearing. He wasn’t told anything, tracked her by her phone, and was left weeping in the parking lot.

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Aloof Catbus @hayao.lol · 11h

exactly- if you restrain your algorithm to disappearing actually dangerous/bad/etc posts then great, everyone will use it

when you expand it to police abstract concepts like "rude" or "suggestive", especially when your judgment is prudish & questionable, you seriously weaken the system

Mr. Skippy, If You're Nasty @mrskippy69.myatproto.social · 11h

What really sucks is that the decision by the bsky team to do this has made people feel like they need to opt out of moderation tools

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Chie Hosaka @chiehosaka.bsky.social · 12h

This was a doodle whilst waiting for the Round 3 theme to come up for #GoshBFDD earlier. Thanks @brokenfrontier.bsky.social for gearing my drawing muscle working again tonight! It's been a while since I drew. 😢🥰❤️🤗

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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 12h

So this neat bit of topicality is our round 3 #GoshBFDD winner tonight folks. Thanks so much for joining in. Apologies for the delayed start to round 3. And hopefully see some of you at #ThoughtBubble!

Andrew Fraser (Drew) @cartoonsidrew.bsky.social · 12h

#goshbfdd final round Loch Ness monster. No guesses what im watching @brokenfrontier.bsky.social

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Donna-Anita Black🏳️‍🌈 🇮🇪 @donnaablack.bsky.social · 12h

Go check out Colorful Heresis # 2 where I did the art for the interior and cover!
Go check it's prelaunch page now!

colorfulheresies.com

Coming soon: COLORFUL HERESIES #1-2: A Horror Anthology in Every Color

Horror anthology themed around green, blue, indigo, and violet, plus a framing sequence with malevolent jack o'lantern Dr. Orange.

colorfulheresies.com

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Donna-Anita Black🏳️‍🌈 🇮🇪 @donnaablack.bsky.social · 12h

Cover I did for the new comic series "The Retrobates" ! Kick starter now live!

If you love punk/rock and comics this one is definitely for you!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jac...