Leenchen
@leenchen.bsky.social
Margaret Thatcher isn’t the feminist icon you think she is.
She/her
Berlin/Dublin
She/her
Berlin/Dublin
I’ve started referring to the neighbours above us as Hans und Franz.
Anyway, listen to me now, believe me later 4:30 am is a terrible time to 👏 pump you up.
Anyway, listen to me now, believe me later 4:30 am is a terrible time to 👏 pump you up.
January 18, 2026 at 3:34 AM
I’ve started referring to the neighbours above us as Hans und Franz.
Anyway, listen to me now, believe me later 4:30 am is a terrible time to 👏 pump you up.
Anyway, listen to me now, believe me later 4:30 am is a terrible time to 👏 pump you up.
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fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
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Ireland would happily support an EU wide approach.
We’ll withdraw their supply of viagra.
We’ll withdraw their supply of viagra.
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Ireland would happily support an EU wide approach.
We’ll withdraw their supply of viagra.
We’ll withdraw their supply of viagra.
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Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt
Unbelievable. I genuinely hope this makes it to history books.
Alt text: John Abernathy pinned down and surrounded by federally funded thugs. He’s thrown his camera towards Pierre Lavie and it is mid air when the photo of the scene is taken. John’s distressed face is focused on the thrown camera.
Alt text: John Abernathy pinned down and surrounded by federally funded thugs. He’s thrown his camera towards Pierre Lavie and it is mid air when the photo of the scene is taken. John’s distressed face is focused on the thrown camera.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Unbelievable. I genuinely hope this makes it to history books.
Alt text: John Abernathy pinned down and surrounded by federally funded thugs. He’s thrown his camera towards Pierre Lavie and it is mid air when the photo of the scene is taken. John’s distressed face is focused on the thrown camera.
Alt text: John Abernathy pinned down and surrounded by federally funded thugs. He’s thrown his camera towards Pierre Lavie and it is mid air when the photo of the scene is taken. John’s distressed face is focused on the thrown camera.
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I work from home a lot. Some days, there's not much work to do so I wait for my wife and son to go out and shout "BIG DAY IN THE BIG BOYS BED' and both dogs run upstairs to burrow under the bed covers and we all have a mid-morning nap together. It's the highlight of my week.
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I work from home a lot. Some days, there's not much work to do so I wait for my wife and son to go out and shout "BIG DAY IN THE BIG BOYS BED' and both dogs run upstairs to burrow under the bed covers and we all have a mid-morning nap together. It's the highlight of my week.
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
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It's both a bit funny watching the block numbers go up but also the chances of the US administration closing down this place out of sheer pettiness are not zero
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
It's both a bit funny watching the block numbers go up but also the chances of the US administration closing down this place out of sheer pettiness are not zero
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Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.
If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.
Me, to my brain: please just be normal.
My brain (at 6:30 am): Hey remember that time six months ago when the lady at the doctors office corrected your German?
My brain (at 6:30 am): Hey remember that time six months ago when the lady at the doctors office corrected your German?
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Me, to my brain: please just be normal.
My brain (at 6:30 am): Hey remember that time six months ago when the lady at the doctors office corrected your German?
My brain (at 6:30 am): Hey remember that time six months ago when the lady at the doctors office corrected your German?
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BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
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I don’t know much but I know this: under NO circumstances should you look in the mirror at the end of the day right now. You don’t need to see what ten hours of this stress has done to you, you’ve been through enough
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t know much but I know this: under NO circumstances should you look in the mirror at the end of the day right now. You don’t need to see what ten hours of this stress has done to you, you’ve been through enough
Come on man.
3 hours ago, The Taoiseach posted photos on X of school children from a visit he made to Gorey.
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
How is that not a severe safeguarding issue, given what can be done with any photo on X now?
#IrishPol
The Taoiseach can't decide if the gov should stop posting pictures on X which can be turned into CSAM or other illegal content by anyone.
And what other issues on other platforms are as illegal as being a CSAM generator?
Well done Richard for being the voice of the sane here.
#IrishPol
And what other issues on other platforms are as illegal as being a CSAM generator?
Well done Richard for being the voice of the sane here.
#IrishPol
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Come on man.
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FRIEND: what are you doing this weekend?
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
FRIEND: what are you doing this weekend?
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
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A really good funnel cake might fix me
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
A really good funnel cake might fix me
I‘m not this woman but I am this woman.
Woman on her phone: I’m running late. I spent an unreasonable amount of time scrubbing old glue off my hips from previous HRT patches. How are you?
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I‘m not this woman but I am this woman.
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A frightening byproduct of professional activism is that average people think they need to be certain, brave, and an expert in order to go do something. You don't. Do it unsure. Do it scared. Do it without having read all the books. Showing up for your community doesn't require a degree.
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 AM
A frightening byproduct of professional activism is that average people think they need to be certain, brave, and an expert in order to go do something. You don't. Do it unsure. Do it scared. Do it without having read all the books. Showing up for your community doesn't require a degree.
Love this! And Safelight repair, safelight replace cracked me up.
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Love this! And Safelight repair, safelight replace cracked me up.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
A really cool thing about planning an international wedding is having to find a delicate way to ask your nearest and dearest abroad if they think they‘ll come/won‘t get kidnapped on their return because the number of folks attending will dictate the venue. And also the current Geopolitical sitch.
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
A really cool thing about planning an international wedding is having to find a delicate way to ask your nearest and dearest abroad if they think they‘ll come/won‘t get kidnapped on their return because the number of folks attending will dictate the venue. And also the current Geopolitical sitch.
