Liverpool Football Club.

Wow, absolutely fantastic achievement by Conor Niland and Gavin Cooney, brilliant news. I picked it as a William Hill contender on here after reading extracts in The Guardian. Congratulations to both and greatly deserved 👏

Like lots of journalists and people who have grown increasingly tired of Twitter/X under Elon Musk, I've decided to give Bluesky a go. It might have potential

Now tears are streaming down my face.

Declan Lynch: The great X-odus: why Bluesky might just be the metamorphosis we need independent.ie/opinion/declan…

Thanks again so much for inviting me back this year to speak to the TY students, and for helping to shine a light on this hidden Mental Health issue. #Education #Awareness #startingconversations

Just saw a bit of Andre Rieu there. Ah jaysus.

TikTok tucking itself in with Trump. Twitter under control of the White House. Facebook making major changes to placate MAGA, doing PR campaign to align w Trump. Does everyone not see what’s happening here and how terrifying this is.

I’m in Munich and people keep asking me to decode Vance’s speech. OK: In Vance English “free speech” means “Let Musk run your elections” and “democracy” means “let Russia run your elections.” Now move on. 2025 is about what Europeans do, not what Americans say.

(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The Daily Beast published a sourced allegation that Trump has been a Russian spy since 1987 and—possibly under threat—deleted it. But in an act of unusual heroism, it left it up long enough for archives to capture. PLEASE RETWEET: web.archive.org/web/2025022115…

When post truth populists contradict themselves it’s not a “walk back” but just one more act of post truth communication.

"There they stood, like cardinals in some obscene hierarchy . . ." Declan bringing his incomparable scalpel to the dissection as always, in the Sunday Indo. Declan Lynch Declan Lynch: Ah lads… Jeff Bezos and the billionaires are wrecking everything independent.ie/opinion/commen…

Usual low-key buildup. #values

Spotlight Magazine 1970s for anyone old enough to remember

Here the Irish film industry and commentators react to streamers and the uncertainty around the so-called ‘Netflix levy’. “Netflix levy' to fund Irish productions under threat via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Popped back to this shithole for a moment just to collect this.

Extremely proud to be delivering educational workshops that build awareness of gambling harm, support learning, and encourage open conversations among young people. Early conversations & education lead to informed choices. #EducationMatters Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland Extern Problem Gambling

RIP to Brian Wilson, who said that Be My Baby by the Ronettes is as important as Einstein's theory of relativity (he was right).