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A long thread, but a must-read! 👇
It has been called “the most prophetic work of humanity”. In 1971, it told us why collapse is coming and how to avoid it.

It was denounced by almost every leading economist - but it was right.

This is the story of The Limits To Growth. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Great Art Explained: Watch 15 Minute Introductions to Great Works by Warhol, Rothko, Kahlo, Picasso & More
Great Art Explained: Watch 15 Minute Introductions to Great Works by Warhol, Rothko, Kahlo, Picasso & More
Can great art be explained? Isn’t it a little like explaining a joke? Yet this can be worthwhile when the joke is in a foreign language or an unfamiliar idiom, a long-forgotten dialect or an alien idi...
www.openculture.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Another one. 👇
A former maths teacher at a private primary school run by the Spiritan order of priests in South Dublin will be sentenced next week for indecently assaulting eight young boys in the 1970s and 1980s
Former teacher Kelly was 'one cog in machine of abuse'
A former maths teacher at a private primary school run by the Spiritan order of priests in South Dublin will be sentenced next week for indecently assaulting eight young boys in the 1970s and 1980s.
www.rte.ie
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” Read by Christopher Walken, Christopher Lee & Vincent Price
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” Read by Christopher Walken, Christopher Lee & Vincent Price
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic moody-broody poem “The Raven,” none is more fun than The Simpsons’, in which Lisa Simpson’s intro transitions into the reading voice of James Earl Jones and the slapstick int...
www.openculture.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
December 2
Song that was your favorite this time last year.

Abacus by Fionn Regan.
I became a bit obsessed with this following a sublime rendition @subtsounds.bsky.social in Nov '24.

youtu.be/OgJMoySCfL8?...
Fionn Regan - Abacus
YouTube video by Haatchii
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December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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They were 8 and 11 years old
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Horrible story, and I hope those assholes are caught and dealt with

And while I certainly blame far right agitators, Facebook etc, and sleeveens like McGuirk/Gript for fomenting this kind of awful stuff, Simon Harris and others in government need to take a hard look at themselves and their rhetoric
Asylum seekers have told of how they were followed by men on motorcycles before being subjected to an alleged attack in rural Co Dublin yesterday.

The incident – which saw the young men beaten and their car windows smashed – has been condemned.

www.thejournal.ie/brittas-asyl...
'They started punching us': Asylum seekers followed before alleged attack in Co Dublin village
One man who came on the scene told of how the men had been ‘badly beaten’ and left bloody by the incident.
www.thejournal.ie
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#BreakingKindSongs
#MusicChallenge

Dec 1: Song that mentions another singer/musician

Smudge - Don't Want to be Grant McLennan

youtu.be/hZYifV6mb84?...
Smudge - Don't Want To Be Grant Mclennan
YouTube video by alanhanthony
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December 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For the day that's in it.
December by The Waterboys
youtu.be/bdykZoA2XuY?...
December (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Waterboys - Topic
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December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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UEFA executives have held meetings with the organisers of a leading pro-Palestinian campaign, including since October’s ceasefire in Gaza, to discuss the circumstances around a potential ban of Israel from international competition.

Full story from @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social
UEFA held meetings with pro-Palestinian campaign over possible Israel suspension after ceasefire
UEFA has been under pressure to call a vote on Israel’s ongoing participation in European football.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Some powerful truths in this thread.
🧵 As we look towards the #LateLateToyShow next week, it's time to remember that everyone - including the State - will expect us all to donate generously to the very worthy causes supported financially by the Toy Show Appeal. Let's think about this.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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In over 200 locations globally, photojournalists with The Associated Press are trusted eyewitnesses to the world's news, and have won 36 of AP's 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was established in 1917. See their most striking photos of 2025.
Associated Press 100 Photos of 2025: AP photos that defined the year
In over 200 locations globally, photojournalists with The Associated Press are trusted eyewitnesses to the world’s news, and have won 36 of AP’s 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was established in 1917.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Gulls on the wing.
#SuperSeabirdSunday
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
More like July in Spain rather than the end of November in Ireland today !
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Post someone who looks good in red.

#Dalglish
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I've done this for the last few years. It's a simple way to connect with nature and positively rewarding.
#Birds
Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
November 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Adventskalender für Hannibal Lecter.
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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We’re delighted to be shortlisted in another @cleancoasts.bsky.social Ocean Hero category 😊🌎
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM