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Stephen Moran

@sjmoran.com.bsky.social

London Irish from Dublin. 1954-2854. Published poetry, fiction and blogs. Made a living from computer programming. Banner photo: Shankill Road, October 2012. Website: StephenMoransMuseumOfIllusions.WordPress.com

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Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
YouTube video by cozyhollow Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

The invasion of San Francisco by the agents of the Society of Dionysus. Where did they get all those highly coloured tiedye dresses and highly poisonous flowers? Answer: they are paid by Georgy Sorrows. We need to get out of here. The spaceship transport to Mars is due. Drink the koolaid now. Bronzo

26.10.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
And Justice for All   You're Out of Order
YouTube video by Rick Blaine And Justice for All You're Out of Order

MAGA Mike Johnson has a Damascene conversion and is dragged out of a press conference. Here he is condemning Donald Trump. This should really be seen with the complete speech but I know you're all very busy. And of course the whole film is magnificent. #BedtimeForBronzo #AndJusticeForAll

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Strange, eerie, how the New York Times and the Washington Post carry on a "business as usual" way of reporting their Fuhrer's latest insane announcements, as if the White House wasn't in ruins, Congress suspended, systems looted and the entire country under attack by Bronzo's mercenary Gestapo.

26.10.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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By demolishing the East Wing of the White House, Donald J. Trump has all but completed what Al Qaeda set out to do on September 11th, 2001 and which the brave passengers on United Airlines flight 93 prevented.

25.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The White House's new McDonald'sβ„’ Epsteinβ„’ Ballroomβ„’ appears to have been designed on free software.

25.10.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7834    πŸ” 2691    πŸ’¬ 998    πŸ“Œ 294
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What Russians did the last 48h:

- Bombing a kindergarten in Kharkiv
- carpet bombing of Kherson with unguided MLRS fire
- hunted farmers on their fields with FPV drones
- Killed a 84-year old female with a FPV drone
- Fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv

25.10.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 733    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 20

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (Netflix): Terrifying, especially given the unprincipled, waffling nitwit in the White House.

24.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2956    πŸ” 368    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 26
A scenic autumn landscape in the Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland, featuring misty mountain summits under a cloudy sky. The foreground displays a winding gravel path through vibrant dead Bracken and trees with red and gold foliage. A solitary, leafless tree stands prominently on the left, with rolling hills and scattered houses visible in the distance.

A scenic autumn landscape in the Mourne Mountains of Northern Ireland, featuring misty mountain summits under a cloudy sky. The foreground displays a winding gravel path through vibrant dead Bracken and trees with red and gold foliage. A solitary, leafless tree stands prominently on the left, with rolling hills and scattered houses visible in the distance.

"πŸ‚ Embracing autumn’s magic in Northern Ireland! Vibrant trees, winding paths, and epic views fuel my soul. πŸ“Έ Capturing nature’s beauty keeps me grounded, even on tough days. What about you? πŸŒ„ #AutumnAdventures #NaturePhotography #MourneMountains #LandscapePhotography

23.10.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I see this has gone antiviral.

24.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves open.spotify.com/track/5S4jYB... #NowPlaying

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Bluesky quoted in the Guardian Politics Live stream "What commentators are saying about significance of Caerphilly byelection result" by Andrew Sparrow as "From the politics professor Rob Ford on Bluesky".

24.10.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bob Geldof thinks he would have "walked it," if only councils or senators etc had given him a few nominations. If Bluesky had polls, I'd put up a shadow election poll for people to choose Bob Geldof, Michael Flatley, Sharon Shannon or BrΓ³d. #IrishPresidentialElection2025

24.10.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gerard McKeown - The Company of Moths
YouTube video by MyPunkGang Gerard McKeown - The Company of Moths

A spoken word piece I did during lockdown. I always liked how this one turned out. youtu.be/_sKqzDo3t8A?...

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Desert Island Discs - Mary Greenwell, makeup artist - BBC Sounds Mary Greenwell, makeup artist, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

Terrific character, Mary Greenwell. Fabulous road story when she was 18 and it only gets better and better. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Priceless

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Bright day portrait oriented view along a dry woodland path curving away into the distance, sunlit and criss-crossed by shadows of branches, framed by greenery, scrub, scrawny trees and taller trees. There are traces of blue sky above and a glimpse of what might be a white gable or possibly an optical illusion.

Bright day portrait oriented view along a dry woodland path curving away into the distance, sunlit and criss-crossed by shadows of branches, framed by greenery, scrub, scrawny trees and taller trees. There are traces of blue sky above and a glimpse of what might be a white gable or possibly an optical illusion.

Public bridleway from South Vale to South Hill Avenue today #photo

23.10.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cat on a hot tin sewage pumping station access hatch cover (video)

23.10.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting

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Trump has a mental age of 6. He's intellectually limited e.g. can't understand the concept of "percent," or who pays tariffs. And just like a 6-year-old who says things like "I already stopped 7 wars, some they didn't even know about" "I paid for all this with my own money" (the White House).

22.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has a mental age of 6. He's intellectually limited e.g. can't understand the concept of "percent," or who pays tariffs. And just like a 6-year-old who says things like "I already stopped 7 wars, some they didn't even know about" "I paid for all this with my own money" (the White House).

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Russian mass surrender at the encirclement of Kucheriv Yar.

What started as a stunt to impress Trump before the Anchorage meeting with Putin is ending in a military defeat for the Russian aggression.

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Trump doesn't even know what the word "percent" means. He keeps saying his tariffs are bringing in money from other countries. He's incapable of understanding who pays them. He is intellectually limited to a mental age of 6, beyond which he can never progress.

22.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump doesn't even know what the word "percent" means. He keeps saying his tariffs are bringing in money from other countries. He's incapable of understanding who pays them. He is intellectually limited to a mental age of 6, beyond which he can never progress.

22.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is how Russia wages war β€” not on the front line, but against innocents.

A woman aged 80, tending her livestock in Antonivka, Kherson region, was killed instantly when a Russian drone dropped explosives on her.

No military target. Just another civilian β€” erased.

22.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
Windows 11 Is a Lost Cause. Truly Destined for the Garbage. Don't Upgrade from 10
YouTube video by Rob Braxman Tech Windows 11 Is a Lost Cause. Truly Destined for the Garbage. Don't Upgrade from 10

The gist of this is that Microsoft wants to take complete control of your computer like they own it not you. It starts easy to follow but then it goes very technical. This guy is all about privacy and security. My PC can't update to Windows 11 from 10, no TPM chip. youtu.be/C44iCr6czAo?... Screw AI!

22.10.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A line and wash watercolour of a group of buildings in Rocamadour, France.

A line and wash watercolour of a group of buildings in Rocamadour, France.

Been painting.

22.10.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely comments today from the very generous @polyscribe70.bsky.social - my book came out during lockdown when all the bookshops were closed - I can't tell you how nice it is to see readers picking it up now

22.10.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover with a black background and stylized wildflowers on the foreground

Book cover with a black background and stylized wildflowers on the foreground

A book cover with a Parisian antique shop on the background and two girls looking at a map on the foreground

A book cover with a Parisian antique shop on the background and two girls looking at a map on the foreground

An image of a blackboard with a stack of yellow pencils in the foreground. Text in yellow and white reads: 
San Francisco Writers Workshop Presents
Five writers read their stories and share the feedback that made them great.
Then YOU get to critique a juicy story, Live!
Below:
Author's portraits with signatures:
Beverly Parayno
Peng Ngin
Tim Sullivan
Jo Beckett-King
Tony Tepper

Below: We've Got Notes for You!
October 25, 2025
Lit Crawl, Phase II, 6:30 pm
Noisebridge, 272 Capp Street

An image of a blackboard with a stack of yellow pencils in the foreground. Text in yellow and white reads: San Francisco Writers Workshop Presents Five writers read their stories and share the feedback that made them great. Then YOU get to critique a juicy story, Live! Below: Author's portraits with signatures: Beverly Parayno Peng Ngin Tim Sullivan Jo Beckett-King Tony Tepper Below: We've Got Notes for You! October 25, 2025 Lit Crawl, Phase II, 6:30 pm Noisebridge, 272 Capp Street

Come Crawl with us on Saturday! It's San Francisco's @litquake.org season. We have great stories for you!

22.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just trying to transpose "Someday Soon" for a male singer and slightly stuck at "She loves that damned old rodeo".

22.10.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's also setting state against state by deploying Texas national guard to Illinois, for example. National Guard are ordinary people with ordinary jobs, called up in emergency situations but now being sent to other states to persecute guess who? - ordinary people with ordinary jobs.

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