IrishPete.bsky.social
@irishpete.bsky.social
Why am I called that, you may ask?
Well, I've got Irish in my family and the "Pete" part is a play-on-word gag for the peat found in Ireland.
That's all.
Well, I've got Irish in my family and the "Pete" part is a play-on-word gag for the peat found in Ireland.
That's all.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
As today is International Men's Day, it's important to highlight that male/masc individuals experiences of intimate partner violence victimisation (regardless of partner's gender) are vastly underreported.
Some research on this from Queen's University Belfast: www.cvocni.org/files/cvocni...
Some research on this from Queen's University Belfast: www.cvocni.org/files/cvocni...
www.cvocni.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
As today is International Men's Day, it's important to highlight that male/masc individuals experiences of intimate partner violence victimisation (regardless of partner's gender) are vastly underreported.
Some research on this from Queen's University Belfast: www.cvocni.org/files/cvocni...
Some research on this from Queen's University Belfast: www.cvocni.org/files/cvocni...
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Bluesky Support has suspended this furry congressional candidate's account for no apparent reason. They want to limit his reach and kill his campaign, presumably for not being whatever they consider "advertiser friendly". We really need to get loud about this, and not let them get away with it
For more information on who Elyon Badger is:
- Ballotpedia interview: ballotpedia.org/Elyon_Badger
- Website: elyonbadger.com
- Article: pridesource.com/article/elyo...
- Ballotpedia interview: ballotpedia.org/Elyon_Badger
- Website: elyonbadger.com
- Article: pridesource.com/article/elyo...
Michigan Furry Brings Honey Badger Energy — and Medicare for All — to His Fight for a Seat in the U.S. Congress
Elyon Badger doesn't look anything like how one expects a candidate for office to look. Often clad in marijuana-themed attire or a honey badger fursuit,
pridesource.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bluesky Support has suspended this furry congressional candidate's account for no apparent reason. They want to limit his reach and kill his campaign, presumably for not being whatever they consider "advertiser friendly". We really need to get loud about this, and not let them get away with it
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline [email protected] or my secure email at [email protected]
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline [email protected] or my secure email at [email protected]
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline [email protected] or my secure email at [email protected]
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline [email protected] or my secure email at [email protected]
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
It's always been my contention that the curator system is actually extremely good, if used well, and is a crying shame Valve let it get overrun with bad actors and scammers. If you want to see how a good curator page can be helpful, take a look at some replies here:
Hey folks, do me a favour, will you? If you're following my curator page on steam, can you share a screenshot if a game I recommend is showing up on your steam homepage?
Just kinda want to demonstrate something.
Just kinda want to demonstrate something.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It's always been my contention that the curator system is actually extremely good, if used well, and is a crying shame Valve let it get overrun with bad actors and scammers. If you want to see how a good curator page can be helpful, take a look at some replies here:
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Thatcher's government did this with Section 28, banned the "promotion of homosexuality" as a danger to children, while actively protecting Jimmy Savile and who knows how many other pedophiles. It's the same damn playbook.
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Thatcher's government did this with Section 28, banned the "promotion of homosexuality" as a danger to children, while actively protecting Jimmy Savile and who knows how many other pedophiles. It's the same damn playbook.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
G&M: "David MacNaughton was the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2019."
For op-eds like this, *always* google the writer.
It's also noteworthy that he was a strategy consultant & chairman of StrategyCorp, a public affairs consulting firm. Dude knows the value of an op-ed.
For op-eds like this, *always* google the writer.
It's also noteworthy that he was a strategy consultant & chairman of StrategyCorp, a public affairs consulting firm. Dude knows the value of an op-ed.
By the president of Palantir Canada and member of Carney's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: To be an energy superpower, Canada must set aside flawed green ideology
Canada must not ignore climate change, but years of hesitancy over the LNG industry has allowed us to be leapfrogged by the U.S.
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
G&M: "David MacNaughton was the Canadian ambassador to the United States from 2016 to 2019."
For op-eds like this, *always* google the writer.
It's also noteworthy that he was a strategy consultant & chairman of StrategyCorp, a public affairs consulting firm. Dude knows the value of an op-ed.
For op-eds like this, *always* google the writer.
It's also noteworthy that he was a strategy consultant & chairman of StrategyCorp, a public affairs consulting firm. Dude knows the value of an op-ed.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Worth pointing out the biggest supporters of trans people (which is who bigots mean by “gender ideology”) are bisexual & lesbian women. All the public “concerns” about trans people (phase, indoctrination, regret, etc) are recycled forms of homophobia. This is why LGB solidarity with the T is strong.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Let us know if you need help packing, fuckers. 👋
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Let us know if you need help packing, fuckers. 👋
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
I can't say it often enough: Local races matter.
LOCAL ELECTION RESULT:
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
Let me congratulate @zysaidso.bsky.social for her election to the Charlottesville School Board.
For those wondering: Zyahna Bryant was a student organizer who led the successful fight in removing two confederate statues from downtown Charlottesville.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I can't say it often enough: Local races matter.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Had to share this from twitter just because
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Had to share this from twitter just because
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Manon Massé, ex-leader of the province's most leftist party gives a VERY SIMPLE explanation about why leftist parties and candidates seem to be failing all over the world.
And a lot of it has to do with mainstream media's coverage.
And a lot of it has to do with mainstream media's coverage.
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Manon Massé, ex-leader of the province's most leftist party gives a VERY SIMPLE explanation about why leftist parties and candidates seem to be failing all over the world.
And a lot of it has to do with mainstream media's coverage.
And a lot of it has to do with mainstream media's coverage.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Bluesky quickly turning into a three stooges slapstick farce, where they more they think they can fix things, the more they fuck everything up.
Two years ago they had a perfect app, and every time they screw with it things get worse.
Two years ago they had a perfect app, and every time they screw with it things get worse.
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Bluesky quickly turning into a three stooges slapstick farce, where they more they think they can fix things, the more they fuck everything up.
Two years ago they had a perfect app, and every time they screw with it things get worse.
Two years ago they had a perfect app, and every time they screw with it things get worse.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs."
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Another illegal US maritime strike—again in the Pacific.
Against a vessel allegedly operated by an unspecified "designated terrorist organization."
Four reported fatalities—dubbed w/o ID or evidence "narco-terrorists."
There's a word for premeditated killings outside of armed conflict.
Against a vessel allegedly operated by an unspecified "designated terrorist organization."
Four reported fatalities—dubbed w/o ID or evidence "narco-terrorists."
There's a word for premeditated killings outside of armed conflict.
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Legally, this is no different from Iran sinking a Disney cruise in international waters and then saying "it's all good, they were terrorists carrying drugs."
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Which is to say, it's wholly illegal and has been for centuries. You couldn't even do this with a Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
If you see someone stealing groceries, no you didn’t
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you see someone stealing groceries, no you didn’t
Reposted by IrishPete.bsky.social
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.