Nick Daly

The US seems to be increasingly like Alex Garland’s _Civil War_, but with the Jesse Plemons character promoted to a national role

Aux lanternes?

Is there one weird trick we could use?

Operation Stair Lift

Life hack: can cat litter help to reduce condensation in your bathroom this autumn?

Possibly. But I’m go to continue to use the loo like a human being

The first flotilla’s Irish participants have just been released from Israeli prison; they’re on their way home now. Meanwhile, we on the second flotilla are nearing Gaza. Keep speaking up for Palestine. We’re sailing not only for aid but for self-determination & we won’t stop until Palestine is free

Black and white photograph of Dean wearing a denim jacket and blue jeans or boots is standing with one hand on the shoulder of a big pig and a very serious young farmer expression on his face

James Dean at his family's farm, Fairmont, IN — Dennis Stock, 1954

Yeah, that Obama: he could walk down stairs, speak in coherent sentences, knew the names of countries -- he was the complete package.

That’s the one thing with Obama, I had zero respect for him as a president, but he would bop down those stairs, I’ve never seen – da da da da da da, bop, bop, bop, he’d go down the stairs, wouldn’t hold on. I said, it’s great, I don’t want to do it. I guess I could do it, but eventually bad things are going to happen and it only takes once, but he did a lousy job as president

Pensées d'escalier. Somebody get him a stair lift.

And so we say goodbye to Jim Gavin. I'd say Billy Kelleher is enjoying his breakfast this morning

If you don’t like our principles we have other principles

Exclusive: Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure, say sources There is pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment.

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'The Café Royal', Regent Street (1915–16) by Adrian Allinson

(Private collection)

'Holyday', St John's Wood (c.1876) by James Tissot

(Tate)

Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ promises Tony Blair yet another payday UK’s top war criminal-turned-consultant is set to front Trump’s Gaza plan, where colonialism is sold as investment.

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Agree to this deal that you haven’t been party to, or we amp up the war crimes.

Maybe he meant his other brand, 100% Gaga

Donkeys at my local animal sanctuary having a party to celebrate one of them living there for 20 years.

The professionally outraged would need sedation

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

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For context. The spire is 120 metres tall. Some mad bastards done a serious job here. And the weekend all the Americans are in town for their stupid football game. Maith thú whoever you are. #Speirgorm

This is genuinely more impressive than blowing up Nelson.

UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu address

Not everyone wants to listen to a war criminal talking up genocide

“I Will Return In Seven Of Your Years” Maria Steen Bids Farewell Before Entering Portal Back To 1954
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/09/26/i-will-return-in-seven-of-your-years-maria-steen-bids-farewell-before-entering-portal-back-to-1954/

Also, by not giving them the real reason for refusal they denied them the opportunity for an effective appeal, which is not only shameful but frankly unlawful

Irish navy returns 5 turtles to warmer waters after they were washed up on the west coast

So there was a rapture, but only for turtles

Join the great Anti-Fascist Carnival on Saturday 1 pm Garden of Remembrance

«Juste avant que ses drones commencent à bombarder» la flotte de bateaux, Israël aurait «piraté» la communication. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/hVL

Some occupations like to keep the Old Ways (mobile telephony). But they will sometimes accept Revolut and SEPA transfers

Writing a novel— actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs— is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so good and the Internet is an endless forest of distraction, it’s damn near impossible. That should be taken into account when ranking the all-time greats. Somebody like Charles Dickens, for example, who had nothing better to do except eat mutton and attend public hangings, should get very little credit.

These very true words from Steve Hely have given me tremendous comfort over the years.