AnimalMagic
animatedpigeon.bsky.social
AnimalMagic
@animatedpigeon.bsky.social
Rebel Celt, Loony Left, AuDHD, LGBT ally, interested in F1, crypto, social justice and sticking it to the man. Conspiracy Factist.

https://www.goeuropean.org/
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I have 2 tickets to see #MikeOldfield at the #UsherHall in #Edinburgh next month, 10 Feb, and unfortunately am not well enough to travel. Posting in hope the right person sees this and they won't go to waste.
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Hello @@cnam-ie.bsky.social
I know you've not acted against X yet, but maybe you'd consider doing something about this?

www.thejournal.ie/nudification...
Multiple apps encouraging Irish users to swap women's faces onto pornographic images and videos
Ads for the apps have appeared on social media sites in recent weeks.
www.thejournal.ie
January 23, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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I get that FFG has a pipedream about securing the angry far-right incel vote and hopes that by protecting their ability to deepfake children into horrible sexual scenarios the Muskovites will see them as kindred spirits, but I gotta say I'm not comfortable with them making it so easy for them.
Grok is being used to create sexualised images of women and child abuse material which are posted on X.

So, why is the Department of Education still posting images of children to X?

If Government Departments are going to continue to use X, can they at least stop posting images of children?
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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I doubt if anyone respects me, but:

1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it

This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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“Look: Rome wasn’t burned in a day.”
Vance on the economy:

"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Your intermittent reminder that this country has supported paeodophiles for decades and they face no real consequence.. Boycott Ballymaloe. And keep this woman out of our schools
Ballymaloe founder Darina Allen has blasted the Hot School Meals programme as “not fit for purpose” during an appearance before TDs this morning.

But Allen received pushback from some who pointed to children getting reliable meals thanks to the policy.
www.thejournal.ie/hot-school-m...
Darina Allen tells TDs Hot School Meals are 'not fit for purpose' (not everyone agreed though)
The Oireachtas Education Committee discussed the food programme this morning.
www.thejournal.ie
January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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That unbearable heaviness and despair you feel in your heart now?
That's your humanity.
Don't ever let them take it from you.
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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they're calling Elon Musk "CSAM Altman" folks,
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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You know what else children should keep away from? The Allens and Ballymaloe.
#speirgorm
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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In the last 24 hours the FGFF Irish govt have voted against a vacant house bill and have proposed a bill that would increase rent and make the #HousingCrisis even worse. I'd really love to know how the fuck people keeping voting them back in.
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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So we have figures now.

Grok created and shared 1.8m sexualised images of women between December 31 and January 8, after Elon Musk promoted the feature on X.

Overall, the Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4m images — 41% were sexualised images of women

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The first licensed lady drivers in Ireland.
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
What is it with here, and very average men posting selfies? Do they think oof, I'm a prince, I've got to share this with the world? Gross.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Let the record show I made this joke 3 weeks before he did the Hitler salute and was proven right
January 22, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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You have to hand it to the current Irish government - they'll do absolutely whatever it takes to keep the housing crisis going.
The government shamefully votes down a Bill to tackle the dereliction crisis.

It's a national scandal that we have over 50,000 homes sitting vacant for more than six years during a homeless crisis. We need use it or lose it legislation.
January 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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ICE agents just seized the old Iceland building in Finglas village. Wait until they see the rent…
January 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Interested in working at the Irish Writers Centre?

We're now hiring a programme administrator to provide administrative support to the Head of Programming and assist with year-round programming.

irishwriterscentre.ie/we-are-hirin...
We Are Hiring: Programme Administrator - Irish Writers Centre
Programme Administrator for the Irish Writers Centre 15 January 2026   ABOUT THE ROLE JOB TITLE:  Programme Administrator CONTRACT: Full time, permanent, with six-month probation period. SALARY:   €31...
irishwriterscentre.ie
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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On this day 107 years ago, the First Dáil met for the first time in the Mansion House, Dublin, adopting the Irish Declaration of Independence in Irish, English, and French.

Small nations don't have to bow to foreign kings.

Just saying.
On this day 232 years ago, King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine in Paris after being convicted of treason by the National Convention.

Just saying.
US President Donald Trump is in Davos to give an 'America First' speech that will push his bid to seize control of Greenland | Follow live
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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The European Parliament has confirmed it will not proceed with ratification of US tariff deal

Bernd Lange, the chair of trade committee said, representatives of the political groups have just met and decided untii “the threats [on Greenland] are over there will be no possibility of compromise”.
January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
President Shitey-bum on white furniture - a cruel joke or evil genius?
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Lads, in all seriousness, if you haven't already starting buying extra staples every week, get started. Flour, long life milk, sugar, salt, medical supplies, medications, antiseptic, the means of making a fire (I've no garden, but a balcony and a Kelly Kettle!), soaps, water collection. It's time.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM