Shane Hegarty

By the time I tried Twitter it was already a bit of a cesspit and I just couldn't tolerate it - it then got worse - joining Bluesky early in the cycle to hopefully enjoy something a bit more constructive and genuinely social. Howdy all!

Fantastic video comparing the functionality of X vs Bluesky and some of the really nifty things we can do on Bluesky since they have full apis and open protocols: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBx...

A vote for Aontú is a vote for Fianna Fáil. A vote for Aontú is a vote to strip abortion rights & bodily autonomy. Vote for PBP, the only ones ruling out coalition with FF&FG, then transfer left. Don't be duped by Aontú & other right-wingers who want to roll back hard-won rights. #ge24 #SpéirGhorm

A timely summary of the questionable budgetry competence of our current government - if you haven't voted yet and need a final reminder. #GE24 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydn9...

So damn true 💯

When a person in the street is yelling into a megaphone about some insanity, none of us are obligated to approach and engage to dispute their madness and have our eardrums pummelled in the process. Politely ignoring and getting on with our own lives has long been accepted as the civil thing to do.

Exactly

“After an hour or so of scrolling through Bluesky the other night, I felt something I haven’t felt on social media in a long time: free. Free from Elon Musk, and his tedious quest to turn X into a right-wing echo chamber where he and his friends are the permanent, inescapable main characters.”

Reviewing the Manifestos of the main parties: Fine Gael "Continuing the Landlord Tax Credit until 2030 for landlords who stay in the rental market, encouraging stability." Using tax breaks to prop up rent-seeking behaviour in order to provide "stability" to a broken system... very cool. #GE24

✨Little reminder that Aontu exists because Peadar Tóibín resigned from Sinn Fein because of its support for Repeal. They want to seriously curtail women’s access to abortion, and would overturn repeal if they could.✨

#RTEUpFront #GE24

The two best things about working from home... 🐶 #dogs #dogsofbsky

You better fucking subscribe to The Onion. This is the kind of thing we will do with your money. It allowed us to buy InfoWars. Now help us staff it. membership.theonion.com

Subscribe to lists like this and do a mass block. I’ve subscribed to several but not if you can see which I use? bsky.app/profile/luke...

I understood this, but I’m not done processing…

Shower Thought: If Twitter's users are its moat, and the site is now a cesspool, is everyone leaving Trump finally draining the swamp? #showerthoughts

Surely the makings of the most depressing drinking game of 2025.

Matt Gaetz heard there were not going to be any adults in the room this time around and immediately begged for a job.

Irish Election manifesto panto is kicking off... which flavour of vanilla will voters choose! imgflip.com/i/9a95r6

Big news from Guardian Towers this morning... The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X from official accounts. (I'm staying put - for now - as feel it's important to at least try to retain some balance there). www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

Got a question for the Taoiseach? Simon Harris is in the Virgin Media studios this evening for a live, hour-long interview with Colette Fitzpatrick. Scan the QR code below or send a question through WhatsApp: api.whatsapp.com/qr/3CRCMIFSQ...

please please please if you love a creator's work, support them directly. patreon, ko-fi, their merch shop ... put money directly in their pocket 🙏 it's gruesome out there

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