matt
@therockisdead.bsky.social
Budding historian researching connections between revolutionaries in Cuba and Ireland. One-time Berliner. Sometimes post about football and music. Do a podcast also @casementsleftovers.bsky.social
I reckon you could do without shopping in Avoca, tbh
Pretty much every story you hear about prisoners and ICE kidnap victims being fed rotten and bug-infested food, the company that is serving them that food is either Aramark or Trinity Services Group
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramark
Aramark - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
I reckon you could do without shopping in Avoca, tbh
Literally official Irish policy lmao
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Literally official Irish policy lmao
So it turns out that U.K. universities may consider me an International student because I lived in Germany for a few years, despite the fact that Irish citizens are supposed to be considered ‘Home’ students. That seems entirely unfair?
January 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
So it turns out that U.K. universities may consider me an International student because I lived in Germany for a few years, despite the fact that Irish citizens are supposed to be considered ‘Home’ students. That seems entirely unfair?
This will obviously be unreal
Announcing the new book from one of the greatest music writers of his generation, @simonreynolds.bsky.social
Still in a Dream, out this June, is the definitive story of the slackers and shoegazers who reinvented rock, as the music they created reverberated through the late 80s into the early 90s.
Still in a Dream, out this June, is the definitive story of the slackers and shoegazers who reinvented rock, as the music they created reverberated through the late 80s into the early 90s.
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
This will obviously be unreal
nobody does it quite like Conte
January 29, 2026 at 12:15 PM
nobody does it quite like Conte
Why do we need to consume so much content in the first place? Design a flying car or cure cancer or some shit. This isn’t progress!
Zuck says the age of AI slop may just be the beginning.
Remarks from yesterday’s earnings call
Remarks from yesterday’s earnings call
January 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Why do we need to consume so much content in the first place? Design a flying car or cure cancer or some shit. This isn’t progress!
Have to say this new format of the CL group stage is such an own goal. Jeopardy only works if it’s simple to understand. Havent watched a single game
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Have to say this new format of the CL group stage is such an own goal. Jeopardy only works if it’s simple to understand. Havent watched a single game
They should sell Rancheros in pubs
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
They should sell Rancheros in pubs
God forbid people in a democracy feel they should be able to vote for someone or something they believe in lol
You are the first to ask, I hope in good faith: I am referring to the demand that a candidate line up perfectly with every issue I care about, or else, and fuck everyone who will be hurt if I help elect the candidate who is promising to hurt them. And I take zero responsibility for the consequences.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM
God forbid people in a democracy feel they should be able to vote for someone or something they believe in lol
These taste so good and even better because you know they’re publicly owned
The Czechs have shown us the way
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
These taste so good and even better because you know they’re publicly owned
I dunno, people were annoyed at liberals citing Harry Potter in every single analysis of culture or politics long before Rowling outed herself as a TERF. Sorry it’s just really annoying!
Lord preserve me from another round of “every single aspect of Harry Potter is bad and also perfectly encapsulates everything I dislike about my political enemies” discourse
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I dunno, people were annoyed at liberals citing Harry Potter in every single analysis of culture or politics long before Rowling outed herself as a TERF. Sorry it’s just really annoying!
god bless this sheltered sheltered soul
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
god bless this sheltered sheltered soul
A couple weeks ago an Amazon delivery van turned a corner so fast (on my very narrow, residential street) and ran up on the footpath, missing me by mere inches. Then just sped off down the road. They’re obviously under so much time pressure that they have become lethal threats on the road.
I don’t think it matters how much hi-viz a person is wearing when an Amazon delivery van is reversing down the footpath at speed - just saw this on Griffith Ave in Dublin. The footpath’s wide enough to fit a van so sure enough some delivery driver will attempt to bomb down it backwards. #RoadSafety
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A couple weeks ago an Amazon delivery van turned a corner so fast (on my very narrow, residential street) and ran up on the footpath, missing me by mere inches. Then just sped off down the road. They’re obviously under so much time pressure that they have become lethal threats on the road.
Arsenal are gonna win the league with exactly zero star players. Has it ever been done before
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Arsenal are gonna win the league with exactly zero star players. Has it ever been done before
I generally find myself shouting into the void as that rarest of things: a Dublin Bus defender. I think the main challenges they face (Dublin’s compactness and lack of a Metro) are beyond their control, and I think the improvements recently have been real and steady. But …
bring back the 145!
bring back the 145!
Dublin Bus are offering €15,000 for innovative ideas on how to improve their services
www.dublinbus.ie/press-releas...
www.dublinbus.ie/press-releas...
Dublin Bus - Dublin Bus launches DBI – Dublin Bus Innovation
Dublin Bus
www.dublinbus.ie
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I generally find myself shouting into the void as that rarest of things: a Dublin Bus defender. I think the main challenges they face (Dublin’s compactness and lack of a Metro) are beyond their control, and I think the improvements recently have been real and steady. But …
bring back the 145!
bring back the 145!
I see the standard sensible media line on Carrick has emerged as “well, all he’s done is make the simple and obvious decisions. Anyone could’ve beaten City and Arsenal in consecutive games with this squad if you think about it,” and that’s just so … dry? And blatantly untrue?
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I see the standard sensible media line on Carrick has emerged as “well, all he’s done is make the simple and obvious decisions. Anyone could’ve beaten City and Arsenal in consecutive games with this squad if you think about it,” and that’s just so … dry? And blatantly untrue?
Would love to have this blind optimism tbh
The only answer is to change government. Trump knows that which is why he is trying to fix the next election. The AG’s attempted blackmail of Minnesota today is part of that.
Get out the votes. Voting is the only solution.
Get out the votes. Voting is the only solution.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Would love to have this blind optimism tbh
Not trying to be mean, or to reduce the severity of what’s happening with ICE but a couple points on this:
(a) ICE wasn’t formed under Trump;
(b) Martin’s government itself has in fact detained and deported children
(a) ICE wasn’t formed under Trump;
(b) Martin’s government itself has in fact detained and deported children
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Not trying to be mean, or to reduce the severity of what’s happening with ICE but a couple points on this:
(a) ICE wasn’t formed under Trump;
(b) Martin’s government itself has in fact detained and deported children
(a) ICE wasn’t formed under Trump;
(b) Martin’s government itself has in fact detained and deported children
Reposted by matt
Fifteen years ago, we had Sam Vokes and Paul Scholes. Now all we're left with is damn wokes who are all scolds
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Fifteen years ago, we had Sam Vokes and Paul Scholes. Now all we're left with is damn wokes who are all scolds
Gonna do a thread of new (to me) albums I’ve been listening to. No rule about frequency, no theme, just somewhere to put my thoughts on music, in a (vein?) attempt to be a more intentional listener. In a way this goes hand in hand in my departure from streaming services and building a library again.
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Gonna do a thread of new (to me) albums I’ve been listening to. No rule about frequency, no theme, just somewhere to put my thoughts on music, in a (vein?) attempt to be a more intentional listener. In a way this goes hand in hand in my departure from streaming services and building a library again.
Reposted by matt
"Israel’s farmers are discovering that mass killing does not travel well. Crates of citrus and mangos are piling up, ships are rerouting or not coming at all, and European buyers are quietly looking elsewhere."
via Truth Against Hate
Keep boycotting - support @bdsmovement.bsky.social
via Truth Against Hate
Keep boycotting - support @bdsmovement.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 AM
"Israel’s farmers are discovering that mass killing does not travel well. Crates of citrus and mangos are piling up, ships are rerouting or not coming at all, and European buyers are quietly looking elsewhere."
via Truth Against Hate
Keep boycotting - support @bdsmovement.bsky.social
via Truth Against Hate
Keep boycotting - support @bdsmovement.bsky.social
Reposted by matt
Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
We live in unprecedentedly uncultured times
NEW: Glasgow City Council has just approved a massive AI-generated mural to be painted in the city centre.
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
January 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
We live in unprecedentedly uncultured times
Thinking a lot lately about the long tradition of conservative pacifism, and how it has largely been sidelined in recent decades. Eugenicists were opposed to the First World War on the basis that, given that only the fit and healthy were sent to die, war would dilute the quality of the gene pool!
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Thinking a lot lately about the long tradition of conservative pacifism, and how it has largely been sidelined in recent decades. Eugenicists were opposed to the First World War on the basis that, given that only the fit and healthy were sent to die, war would dilute the quality of the gene pool!
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Susanna Reid asks Darren Jones what British companies who export to the US should do to prepare for a possible increase in tariffs.
Darren Jones replies: "you shouldn't prepare for a hypothetical"
Darren Jones replies: "you shouldn't prepare for a hypothetical"
January 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂