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Patrick McGinley

@pmcginley

Writer Das Sirius Signal, Das Zeitportal, El Juego de las Llaves, Destination Earth: The Audio Drama

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A little offended Grammarly didn't make a sloppelganger of me

10.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1372 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 78

"Sloppelganger" is one for the ages

10.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 1068 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

11.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 3183 πŸ” 1249 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 185
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Episode #13 (Early + Extended) | Screen, Play Podcast Get more from Screen, Play Podcast on Patreon

www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

18.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 97501 πŸ” 40890 πŸ’¬ 4302 πŸ“Œ 5362

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

24.01.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 29182 πŸ” 8235 πŸ’¬ 306 πŸ“Œ 197
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.

20.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 4988 πŸ” 1894 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 322
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I've signed this petition calling for the government to shut down X for producing & sharing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? I've signed this petition calling for the government to stop X allowing their chatbot Grok to β€˜digitally undress’ women and share sexualised and illegal photos of children. Will you sign too?

I've signed this petition calling for the government to act against X for producing sexual abuse images. Will you do the same? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sh... @uplift.ie

11.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gist: The Abuse Factory X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.

In Dublin, on Fenian Street, there's a factory that makes child sex abuse material.

You can pay it money, as a subscription, and that's one of the services it offers. This doesn't happen by mistake or because you've tricked or hacked the system.

It’s a feature.

www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...

10.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 321 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 25

[breathing a sigh of relief as I carefully remove the poison, hammer, Geiger counter, and radioactive source before helping Tiny Tim out of the box]

25.12.2025 06:07 πŸ‘ 2177 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 12
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this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken. β€œThe most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them β€” words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...

It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.

15.12.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 6941 πŸ” 1373 πŸ’¬ 341 πŸ“Œ 115
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13.12.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 2769 πŸ” 619 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 41
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Stealworkers

11.12.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 8360 πŸ” 1923 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 257
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic


Media Mogul Vows To Defeat Her Most Dreadful Creation

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic Media Mogul Vows To Defeat Her Most Dreadful Creation

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic https://theonion.com/oprah-pursues-dr-phil-on-ship-through-arctic/

08.12.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 4746 πŸ” 874 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 66
[photo of page from The Neverending Story]: "Whatever they please. When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That's why I sided with the powerful and served them - because I wanted to share their power.'
'I want no part in it!' Atreyu cried out.
'Take it easy, you little fool,' the werewolf growled.
'When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of your own. Who knows what use they will make of you? Maybe you'll help them persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them. Yes, you little Fantastican, big things will be done in the human world with your help, wars started, empires founded..."

[photo of page from The Neverending Story]: "Whatever they please. When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That's why I sided with the powerful and served them - because I wanted to share their power.' 'I want no part in it!' Atreyu cried out. 'Take it easy, you little fool,' the werewolf growled. 'When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of your own. Who knows what use they will make of you? Maybe you'll help them persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them. Yes, you little Fantastican, big things will be done in the human world with your help, wars started, empires founded..."

"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."

Michael Ende - The Neverending Story

07.12.2025 23:37 πŸ‘ 626 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 5

I don't think we were meant to have all the music, all the time tbh

03.12.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ– Bloodborne Vol. 1 & 2 are available in a 3LP box set with gold foiled lift-off lid box, Caryll Runes slipmat, and obi strip.

For Hunters who already own the double LP β€” the Collector's Box with slipmat is available as a standalone product.

20.11.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prey It Ain't So, It's Predator Movie Rankings

PREDATOR fans (PRED-A-HEADS?) will enjoy Irish screenwriters @kevinlehane.com & @willcollins.bsky.social going through the PREDATOR films, from 1987 up to BADLANDS.

open.spotify.com/episode/08C8...

17.11.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

16.11.2025 23:43 πŸ‘ 59618 πŸ” 36455 πŸ’¬ 1307 πŸ“Œ 2907
Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Noah Hathaway in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Tami Stronach in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Tami Stronach in The NeverEnding Story (1984)

The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

04.11.2025 07:27 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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05.11.2025 02:41 πŸ‘ 86713 πŸ” 18272 πŸ’¬ 3164 πŸ“Œ 2370

I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.

There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.

28.10.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 1576 πŸ” 361 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 14
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

28.10.2025 10:46 πŸ‘ 20066 πŸ” 7696 πŸ’¬ 270 πŸ“Œ 1333
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Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

25.12.2024 18:18 πŸ‘ 10472 πŸ” 5517 πŸ’¬ 423 πŸ“Œ 810
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

There is evidence supporting this globally already. When you repeat far right framing you end up normalising it. We're seeing same thing with Labour pandering to the far right, and how they're actually helping Reform gain support with their rhetoric and policies.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

18.10.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 500 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

16.10.2025 00:26 πŸ‘ 18616 πŸ” 3499 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 332
The cover of Wind of Change by The Scorpions.

The cover of Wind of Change by The Scorpions.

09.10.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw someone use the abbreviation β€œAI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

06.10.2025 22:00 πŸ‘ 7302 πŸ” 2399 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 98
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

05.10.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 44022 πŸ” 15623 πŸ’¬ 3415 πŸ“Œ 2976