Ivan
@navi226.bsky.social
Solicitor, Coeliac, cider snob 🇮🇪 #paddystinian
Co. Roscommon
Co. Roscommon
"Why don't the Libs want to come back to X though... It's lovely here"
December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Why don't the Libs want to come back to X though... It's lovely here"
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It's days like this I'm glad I ditched it
When you search Rob Reiner’s name on Bluesky it’s a bunch of people talking about how much his art meant to them, and when you search Rob Reiner’s name on Twitter it’s a bunch of people saying he deserved it because of his politics
December 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It's days like this I'm glad I ditched it
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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Grok is not glitching. Humans who treat a speech-imitating bot as though it were a source of information are glitching.
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Grok is not glitching. Humans who treat a speech-imitating bot as though it were a source of information are glitching.
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
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If this was in the USA, the cops would've shot the guy who disarmed the shooter.
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If this was in the USA, the cops would've shot the guy who disarmed the shooter.
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Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
Government could probably solve a fair chunk of mental health problems by giving grants to community choirs; few things gladden the heart more than communal singing.
When you drift through some unheralded point in your 40s, you start accumulating actuarial risks.
The odds of illness, heart attack, or the chances losing of a parent go up.
But there is another risk- particularly acute for men.
There is a risk you will lose your capacity for joy.
The odds of illness, heart attack, or the chances losing of a parent go up.
But there is another risk- particularly acute for men.
There is a risk you will lose your capacity for joy.
December 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Government could probably solve a fair chunk of mental health problems by giving grants to community choirs; few things gladden the heart more than communal singing.
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Sharing this to commemorate Dick Van Dyke’s centenary.
One of the best exchanges I’ve ever seen on social media was when Lt. Cmndr Data and Bert the Chimney Sweep got into a rumble over Angela Lansbury.
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Sharing this to commemorate Dick Van Dyke’s centenary.
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Every Christmas, the takeaway in the village of Graiguenamanagh puts on the greatest show on Earth. Well done, fellas.
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Every Christmas, the takeaway in the village of Graiguenamanagh puts on the greatest show on Earth. Well done, fellas.
For me it was the original King Solomons Mines, but yes.
This.
This.
No 9-year-old today is going to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon watching 'Now, Voyager' or Jimmy Stewart talking to an imaginary rabbit for 70 minutes - and that's understandable - but it's also sad.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
For me it was the original King Solomons Mines, but yes.
This.
This.
Timeline cleanser
Roy Keane marching out to surprise kids with the same intensity as facing Patrick Vieira. Lovely to see
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Timeline cleanser
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Roy Keane helping a kid with Tourette's suspended in the air to grab toys for children in hospital. I fucking love this country #LateLateToyShow
December 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Roy Keane helping a kid with Tourette's suspended in the air to grab toys for children in hospital. I fucking love this country #LateLateToyShow
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#TheLateLateToyShow Roy Keane being happy!!!! It's a Christmas miracle 🎄 @rteone.rte.ie @rte.ie @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
#TheLateLateToyShow Roy Keane being happy!!!! It's a Christmas miracle 🎄 @rteone.rte.ie @rte.ie @rtelatelatetoyshow.bsky.social
A friend mentioned the concept of a KissKasket which, of course, sent me looking...and i've decided that i might want one of these, actually..
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A friend mentioned the concept of a KissKasket which, of course, sent me looking...and i've decided that i might want one of these, actually..
I'm sure the Examiner's columnist Terry Prone will be writing about this, especially why she discounted the matter in 2014.
Oh that's right. She was employed by the Sisters.
Oh that's right. She was employed by the Sisters.
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I'm sure the Examiner's columnist Terry Prone will be writing about this, especially why she discounted the matter in 2014.
Oh that's right. She was employed by the Sisters.
Oh that's right. She was employed by the Sisters.
But but but Terry Prone said there was nothing there. How can this be?
Tuam mother and baby home excavation finds further human remains
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Tuam mother and baby home excavation finds further human remains
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Tuam mother and baby home excavation finds further human remains
Work on site has confirms presence of second burial area, investigators say
www.irishtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
But but but Terry Prone said there was nothing there. How can this be?
Tuam mother and baby home excavation finds further human remains
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Tuam mother and baby home excavation finds further human remains
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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Well done @rte.ie!
"Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part."
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
"Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part."
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
RTÉ to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel
Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part...
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well done @rte.ie!
"Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part."
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
"Ireland will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, and it will not be broadcast by RTÉ, after the European Broadcasting Union confirmed today that Israel will be allowed to take part."
www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
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Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”