Terry McDonald

A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

we gotta bring back monasteries. these weirdos used to be locked away making homebrew, not annoying the rest of us.

The myth of the male bumbler How manipulative men use one of our culture's most muscular myths — that men are clueless — and weaponize it into an alibi

This article is almost 10 years old but remains evergreen.

"The line on men has been that they're the only gender qualified to hold important jobs and too incompetent to be responsible for their conduct."

“….There's nothing surprising about that (a bunch of rich and powerful dudes going to child rape island) to any woman you might pull off the street. “A sociologist I used to teach years ago did research into how masculinity couches bonding in transgression: frat boys breaking rules, groups of men going to strip bars together, etc.  A darker version of "boys will be boys" that we now recognize as the bigger problem it is. “The rape of children here accomplishes: 1. complete dominance of the weak, 2. Belonging to a secret club, 3. Breaking the ultimate social taboo. All of those are in service of ego and the worst expression of how they perceive masculine bonding. “To me it's even more upsetting and gross because the collective experience of rape, the performance in front of other men, is titillating to them more than the actual act is. but this is all a familiar dimension to men in our culture that women recognize. It just usually doesn't take this extreme an expression.”

From my SIL, who teaches gender studies at a fairly prestigious (but unnamed, because of assholes) university:

Imbolc in our garden! Plus a bad pic of my Brigid Spinner from deadly.ie . Spring is springing today!

I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”

It's because they never leave their houses. Not saying this flippantly but if they got out for a long walk, away from their screens, once in a while it would do them a lot of good!

Reading was the key to breaking through the fog of my parents' dementia | Jo Glanville It was hard to communicate with my mother or father, until reading a book out loud led to a discovery, says journalist and radio producer Jo Glanville

Reading was the key to breaking through the fog of my parents' dementia | Jo Glanville

Well this sucks 💔

Aw - Mitch and Mickey 💔

When I eventually run for office, my platform will be single issue. The nationalization and dissolution of Elsevier and Springer.

Sure, the only people who vote for me will be academics. But by god will their support be fanatical.

Map of All Countries That Have Ever Gained Independence From The United Kingdom

"Independence from Britain is celebrated somewhere in the world, on average, one in every seven days."

Full list: brilliantmaps.com/gained-in...

📣 We're #hiring: #DigitalArchivist

Libraries don’t just preserve the past, they safeguard the digital present; the NLI is delighted to be accepting applications for the position of Digital Archivist. 🖥️

⭐ Info & apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/wor...

📆 #Apply by: 13 February 2026 at 3pm

Terrifying.

The naked complacency of people looking at ICE and saying it couldn't happen in the UK. It has happened here. NI shows multiple examples of rules on the use of lethal force being ignored and covered up. And if anyone has the temerity to seek justice, the rule of law matters less for some victims:

“But maybe we owe it to the part of ourselves that needs to be devastated every now and then to choose differently.”
~ Colin Sheridan

Irish Examiner

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Extraordinary. Where did that come from?

eSTÓR (an Irish national language-data platform focused on collecting & sharing language resources to support machine translation & digital language technology; aims to contribute to broader use of Irish across digital & public services) leaves X (286 followers)

Bluesky @estornaheireann.bsky.social

He looks like Christopher Biggins!

To quote Dáire Ó Briain - West Cork is the Cork of Cork

I'm reading The House on Vesper Sands right now and enjoying every page. I hope you're doing ok.

A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
Bleak House - actually I envy anyone who hasn't read BH - it's absolutely magical.
Middlemarch
The Way We Live Now

Main Responsibilities Operational and Financial Administration: • Coordinate the day-to-day operational and administrative activities of the AI Accountability Lab. • Oversee lab budgets and financial planning for research grants and cost centres; monitor expenditure and prepare financial reports for the PI and Faculty Finance Office. • Ensure adherence to Trinity and funder financial policies and procurement procedures. • Maintain internal administrative systems, documentation, and records to support efficient project delivery. • Liaise with central Finance, the Research Development Office, and external funding bodies on budgetary and governance matters. • Coordinate HR administrative processes for the lab, including recruitment, onboarding, contract administration, and research staff extensions in liaison with central HR and the Research Office. • Create and maintain shared resources, calendars, and internal documentation. • Coordinate relationships and collaboration with other research centres, government bodies, policy makers, civil society partners, and media as required by the research team. • Plan and schedule internal lab meetings, reading groups, invited speakers, collaborative work sessions, and other events as required.

Research Coordination and Governance: • Track project timelines, deliverables, reporting schedules, and ethical compliance across multiple funded projects. • Ensure research activities meet Trinity and funder governance requirements (e.g., ethics, data management, GDPR, and reporting). • Coordinate workshops, seminars, and collaborative events with research centres and external partners as required. • Maintain shared documentation and project records to support effective collaboration. • Ensure that research outputs comply with ethical and scientific standards and satisfy the terms and conditions of relevant funding bodies.

Communications and External Engagement • Coordinate internal and external communications for the lab, including its website, newsletters, and social media presence. • Liaise with policy makers, media, and stakeholder organisations on behalf of the lab, in consultation with the PI. • Support the dissemination of research outputs, such as academic publications, policy briefs, and public events in collaboration with ADAPT’s and TCD’s communications staff. • Work with Trinity Communications to prepare press releases and highlight lab achievements. • Representing the lab externally with media if required. Planning and Cross-Centre Coordination • Support the PI in delivering AIAL’s annual operational plan and reporting on progress against objectives. • Coordinate activities across multiple projects and partnerships to ensure consistency and alignment with institutional priorities. • Contribute to process improvements that strengthen the lab’s administrative and operational framework. • Act as a key contact for internal governance reviews, audits, and funder compliance checks. Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the PI or their delegate in support of the effective operation of the AI Accountability Lab and its objectives.

I’m looking for my right-hand person to come help me run the @aial.ie

- Job Title: Lab Coordinator, AI Accountability Lab (0.8 FTE)
- Pay Scale: (€58,999 - €69,325 per annum pro-rata)
- Closing Date: 11-Feb-2026 12:00

Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

Main Responsibilities👇🏾

Well done Dublin City Council!

One reason that X remains a ‘core’ news and information app is that vital utilities and public bodies treat it as a central communication tool with the public.

Gardai, buses, trains, weather alerts, airports, councils etc.

If something urgent happens, they treat X as a primary platform.

Right now billionaires are heading to Davos conference with Trump to talk about solutions to problems THEY created.

8 men own 50% of all wealth, yet they point the finger at immigrants and trans people.

Billionaires: YOU’RE the problem. Just SHUT UP AND PAY YOUR TAX

Zubin Mehta says he canceled concerts in Israel over Netanyahu policies The Musical Director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra From 1981 Until His Retirement in 2019, the Maestro Said He Is Not Able to Divide His Musical Endeavors From Politics, and Urged Musicians to...

"I canceled all my engagements in Israel this year because of my objection to Mr. Netanyahu's way of treating the whole Palestinian issue"

This is a big deal in the context of classical music. Though you wouldn't know about it if you read western mainstream media

www.haaretz.com/world-news/2...

Delighted that my alma mater @ucc.ie stopped posting to Twitter six months ago.

58 court appearances. How did she stay so strong?

Saw Mr. Jones in Vicar Street about 15 years ago. What. A. Night. He nearly took the roof off.