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Karlin Lillington

@klillington.bsky.social

Retired (mostly...) Irish Times tech columnist. Chair, New Music Dublin. Privacy/infosec/human&digital rights. Likes ๐Ÿฆ‡. Lots of 4-legged talls/smalls ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿซ๐Ÿด. Talkative. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโžก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโžก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช www.newmusicdublin.ie

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Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes Residents of Irelandโ€™s five main cities want more space for cyclists, even at the expense of cars

Cycling in Dublin for commuting rises 50% as most residents back more bike lanes

03.03.2026 00:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

@tadethompson.bsky.social ๐Ÿ˜

03.03.2026 00:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The power to declare war was considered among the most dangerous by the Founders, which was why it was given to Congress instead of the president (require higher threshold/buy-in than one man)

That a future Congress would abdicate that power would be unthinkable for them

bsky.app/profile/davi...

02.03.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie . Alt: a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .

Filmmakers: what is currently the WORST streamer for writer/directors? Which one would be most likely to say โ€œnahhhโ€ฆnmโ€ and then shelve your project after it was done to write it off? Like, THAT bad.

Not asking for meโ€”for a character in a story.

03.03.2026 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fake post about death toll in Iran.

Fake post about death toll in Iran.

This is a fake, and the post has thousands of likes and reposts inflated by a bot army. Report and block.

01.03.2026 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 359    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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So so cool

03.03.2026 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If youโ€™re passing through the airport in San Francisco this fab exhibit is still there to see in Terminal 1 next to gate B5 and very highly recommended

03.03.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I saw this and at first thought "no, there's no way 'we definitely had alternative leadership in mind for Iran but I blew them up alongside the schoolgirls using AI' is what the White House is actually saying, that's too clueless and evil to be real"

02.03.2026 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3426    ๐Ÿ” 808    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Vibe

02.03.2026 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could we get this for Ireland too, please

01.03.2026 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UCLA's website in 1997

01.03.2026 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 263    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
The sign says
"Dog Tie and Water Bowl"
Below it a log, foreground two metal watering bowls

The sign says "Dog Tie and Water Bowl" Below it a log, foreground two metal watering bowls

High degree of canine literacy here.

#Castleward
#StrangfordLough
#Lecale #LeathCathail
#CountyDown
#SpรฉirGhorm

01.03.2026 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran Things that Got Memory Holed, Including the So-Called Negotiators, Steve and Jared - emptywheel Among the things that have gotten forgotten about Trump's Iran invasion is that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were purportedly negotiating peace, which of course they weren't.

Reup, on the forgotten claim that Jared and Steve were purportedly seeking peace.

emptywheel.net/iran-things-...

01.03.2026 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 550    ๐Ÿ” 201    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

OpenAI posted the terms of the deal. Reveals that it absolutely does allow for domestic surveillance. EO 12333 is how the NSA hides its domestic surveillance by capturing communications by tapping into lines *outside the US* even if it contains info from/on US persons.

openai.com/index/our-ag...

01.03.2026 05:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2636    ๐Ÿ” 1159    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

*whispers* FIFA Peace Prize

01.03.2026 04:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. Iโ€™m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

01.03.2026 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13961    ๐Ÿ” 4437    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 472    ๐Ÿ“Œ 357
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Remember this?

01.03.2026 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 816    ๐Ÿ” 244    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Whipped up a quick chart of views of Iran for the newsletter this morning. Long story short: Same old story.

Read more: www.howtoreadthisch.art/this-way-mad...

28.02.2026 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 365    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Still up on the official White House website:

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

28.02.2026 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3259    ๐Ÿ” 1115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61

๐Ÿ˜‚

01.03.2026 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reported airstrike hits Iranian girlsโ€™ school Iranโ€™s ambassador to the United Nations said the strike killed more than 100 children at the girlsโ€™ elementary school in southern Iran.

The U.S. military is โ€œlooking intoโ€ reports of a strike on a girlsโ€™ elementary school in Minab after Iranโ€™s ambassador to the U.N. said more than 100 children were killed.

Footage verified by the Post showed a frantic crowd outside the school.

01.03.2026 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 342    ๐Ÿ” 158    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 58    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25404    ๐Ÿ” 8626    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 273    ๐Ÿ“Œ 313

There is absolutely no reason for Sam Altman to say anything but he is currently digging the biggest hole possible, responding to all and sundry on Twitter. This is the worst possible statement he could have given!

01.03.2026 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 915    ๐Ÿ” 169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 30
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Irelandโ€™s Catastrophic Population Decline 1841-51 Due To The Potato Famine

More about it: brilliantmaps.com/potato-fa...

01.03.2026 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Proud to be the Irish outpost for StLCITY!

01.03.2026 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My @stlcitysc.com jersey has arrived today just as we Lillingtons gear up to watch the 1st and 2nd teams this year and my now-pro-signed nephew does his thing for St Louis on the pitch. Zack on the field the entire StLCITY2 match for their 4-0 season-starting win ๐Ÿฅณโšฝ๏ธโšฝ๏ธโšฝ๏ธ

01.03.2026 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just your regularly scheduled share of this masterpiece by @tomgauld.bsky.social

28.02.2026 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10703    ๐Ÿ” 2943    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 111    ๐Ÿ“Œ 92

Irelandโ€™s GDP now officially a unit of measurement

01.03.2026 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My big takeaways from tonight's CITY2 win:
Zack Lillington is such a smooth player, really looking forward to him as the central CB.
The college kids had a pretty good understanding despite only playing the system for a few weeks.
Carlock and Jundt seem to be ready for these minutes. #allforcity

01.03.2026 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is disgusting. Rationalizing the bombing of a school that reportedly killed 108 girls.

But since she asked,

"Currently, 161 public schools operate on military installations across the United States."

www.militaryonesource.mil/education-em...

01.03.2026 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5157    ๐Ÿ” 1415    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24