Yes, hello, is that God? Yeah, hi. I have a complaint. You gave me this brain that’s designed for finding berries and avoiding lions and now people are ‘just circling back’ to see if we can ‘move the needle’ on ‘key initiatives’? NONE of those things are berries.
NEW, from me: A secret chapter of Cold War history, told here for the first time. A deep cover Soviet Bloc spy in America at the end of the Cold War. The shocking moves by a European intel chief. And the incredible CI chess games by FBI and CIA counterspies.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
So let me get this straight ...
1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil
www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...
App based location tracking (like cookies) can be used by all sorts of organisations. There are very few safeguards. If you can’t see how this is a risk, you need to read a history book.
The sound of pennies dropping…..
www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
10/ German president: “…the aim is to prevent the world from turning into a den of thieves, where the most unscrupulous take what they want…”
Europe has entered its metal era, @katemac.bsky.social & I argued
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/eur...
bsky.app/profile/carl...
Wow! In a (debatable) trade off between convenience and security Irish ministers, Peter and James opt for convenience.
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm
Thank you David - that greatly enhances a task that I was doing!
This is a very useful map - Thank you @dbanisar.bsky.social - Also I cant seem to find the first map you did in 2000 with 40 jurisdictions. May I have a link please?
Why is #ireland a laggard, surely we can buy electric buses as well as an average EU country? Are these numbers accurate? @darraghobrientd.bsky.social
#SpeirGorm #SpéirGhorm.
3. Full details (and better looking graph!) at
www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-p...
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
Estimated deliver the book of April 30th
Ordered
Estimated deliver the book of April 30th
Ordered
There is a message for everyone in this
The tragic reality is that many self-styled Western “anti-imperialists” have used Palestine as political cover for commitments that consistently center despots over victims. (2)
Sorry Lillian - that isn’t my lane.
What is the "crypto industry"?
Like, what does it produce?
The Irish Times view on tech regulation: transatlantic tensions rise.
“The heated language reflects how the activities of US technology companies in Europe are an increasing source of conflict.”
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The European Commission is trialling using European open source software to run its internal communications, a spokesperson confirmed to @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
There is a case against workday ongoing in California. www.lawandtheworkplace.com/2025/06/ai-b...
“We certify toys, moisturizers and eyeglasses – why not social media?”
Well written article by @synergize.bsky.social
Why do we treat #socialmedia as an exception?
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Some good advice here from @brianhonan.bsky.social
It reminds me the saying: “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now.”
Can anybody think of a good reason not to ban this kind of spyware?
🚨 Ireland will not join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ “as currently constructed”, Simon Harris tells the Dáil
(only an hour or two after Mícheál Martin said it was being considered)
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Ireland can’t afford to ignore Trump’s threat to Europe. Silence would be submission
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
French special forces (GCM) deployed to Greenland earlier this month to begin training in the Kangerlussuaq, located at the end of the 190 km long Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Søndre Strømfjord) in Central-western Greenland.
Lots of abusive and misogynistic far-right posts on X are the first replies to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
Excerpt from the European Commission Midday Press Briefing (8 January 2026) on the Digital Services Act and alleged illegal content linked to Grok. #Official 🇪🇺 #EuropeanUnion
https://youtube.com/shorts/nHzNpjIVy5g?si=RA3FYCkwX0Sx3d1f
Former Special Rapporteur on Child Protection to the Government of Ireland
