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has written articles for History Ireland, Northern Slant, and Slugger O’Toole; has had poems published in A New Ulster, Blackbird, and Blackbox Manifold.
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Whilst everyone is proferring their favourite love poems, here’s wee bit of Leonard Cohen: open.spotify.com/track/2aLhHb...

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It seems necessary and expedient to remind you, dear Reader, that St. Valentine is also the patron saint of epilepsy and plague. Careful now.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I’ve been reading through newspaper archives for four hours. It seems my eyelids are trying to kill me.

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It took one week for Trump to advocate ethnic cleansing. Anyone who disagreed with me on this was a moron then, and is a moron now.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Some thoughts on the recent argument between Rory Stewart and JD Vance, and what it says about the latter’s paltry lack of substance. open.substack.com/pub/fionnbha...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Friendly reminder that a flag emoji in one’s username is effectively ‘the blue tick of bullshit.’

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Today’s irksome question is: did Neanderthals shake hands? Obviously no one could possibly answer this, but I’d posit it to @hankgreen.bsky.social anyway just for the craic/out of badness.

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I am sad that Carter did not outlive the guinea worm, but he worked to put that fucker on its death bed, and that's a pretty good legacy.

submitted 54 days ago • 9 comments

RIP Jimmy Carter. He was a century old and he sure packed a lot into that century. From naval engineer and nuclear scientist to president and poet. The man should continue to be an inspiration for a century to come.

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‘It’s not books these people find obscene, it’s reality.’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuya...

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment