Frank Vaughan

For the first time, a European report puts a price on hashtag#stress at work 🪙

Read it here 🔗 etui.org/ZL5

Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response. Food an...

Via Euronews: Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' www.euronews.com/news/2025/05...

Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins

Citizens of the country could be called Turtles. With all due respect to my many USA friends who are excepted, this seems appropriate for that country's recent history in that it brings to mind immense, cold-blooded creatures, and their frequent description as living fossils! 🙂

Given the proclivity of the USA President for changing geographic names, I suggest that the rest of the world now refer to his country as "Turtle Island". This is the name originally used by the largest indigenous nation, the Navajo, for their homeland.

I see media commentary announcing the first American pope. Was not the previous incumbent American? And it occurs to me that it is surely now time to stop referring to the USA as "America" and recognise that there are many more countries on those continents.

Love this. Celebrating Nell McCafferty for International Women's Day. Another great mural for Derry!

Writer Jennifer Johnston dies aged 95 How Many Miles To Babylon author was widely recognised for her novels and plays

Enjoyed so much of her writing in the 70s. Sad to learn of her passing but a long life well lived. RIP
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'Etcetera' is pronounced "et-SET-uh-ruh."

There is no other word in the English language that begins with \et-set\.

This is probably why many people (not you, of course) pronounce it “ecsetera” or “excetera.”

Hey Google, WTAF?!
Here in Europe land we want no part of this nonsense

I am writing from Dublin, and that (distressingly bubbly) head is what we would call here a "Bishop's collar" en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bishop%...

15 brilliant short books to get you back in the habit of reading Whether a powerful meditation or a gripping detective story, a classic doesn’t have to be 500 pages long

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The problem

Elon Musk Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $447 billion

Jeff Bezos Wealth
2012: $18 billion
2024: $249 billion

Mark Zuckerberg Wealth
2012: $44 billion
2024: $224 billion

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25 an hour
2024: $7.25 an hour

Lovely fresh morning on Montpelier Hill #goodmorning #sunrise

Yes! And ruthful, feckful, ept, wieldy, and full of gorm.

Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

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Either Danny Healy Rae has announced a major policy shift or the automatic captions programme misheard "and we're proud of Kilgarvin"

The (art) world has gone mad.

Watching the Irish election results come in, and wondering why everyone seems to feel it necessary to lift successfiul candidates should-high? Many are so obese it is a definite hazard for lifters and lifted alike.

I think I'm going to like Bluesky...

Featuring my @forsatradeunion.bsky.social colleagues Katie Morgan and Westmeathlibrarian Edel Scally at the #UnityAndHope rally lat Saturday in Dublin. youtube.com/watch?v=26Zq...

sun setting behind Roman dome

Roman dusk

Not promoted by Andrew Tate, Conor McGregor and co.

Have been going for years. Even if you don't speak Estonian the sheer emotion of the experience will hit you. Amazing cultural event. Tickets go on sale in January I suspect.

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Me popping back to Twitter to see if it's improved....

Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sum

Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims