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Cathal Donovan O’Neill

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Writes comics, likes music. Opinions my own. Hurried up! Fired up! Late but wide awake! (he/him) Writing: https://cathaldon.netsoc.cloud

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bsky.app/profile/comi... (Although I presume it’s a matter of time until these are rescheduled some kind of way)

25.02.2026 20:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
An illustration depicting two characters from twin peaks: Dale Cooper and Laura Palmer, against a geometric black & red background

An illustration depicting two characters from twin peaks: Dale Cooper and Laura Palmer, against a geometric black & red background

11:30 AM, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.

24.02.2026 19:32 👍 895 🔁 409 💬 6 📌 1

Image wants you to forget that multiple women have accused Jason Latour of sexual harassment and assault, and that he specifically used his position in the industry as leverage against them. Cool!

23.02.2026 22:03 👍 518 🔁 346 💬 9 📌 13

i've given it a good think, and have decided that i agree: starships WERE meant to fly

18.02.2026 15:47 👍 27 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Anyone on here know of any good blogs/reads about Dillon/Ennis’s Preacher? Finished it last week and would love to read more on it.

16.02.2026 20:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Maria Steen was on RTÉ Radio 1, the country’s most listened to radio station, this morning lamenting the lack of conservative voices in our national media.

She then read from an article by Brenda Power, published in the most widely read national newspaper.

Make it make sense!

15.02.2026 12:23 👍 88 🔁 23 💬 15 📌 8

I’ve spent so much money on them already and by god I’ll do it again!

13.02.2026 17:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The MC at Club Silencio in Mulholland Drive

The MC at Club Silencio in Mulholland Drive

A Russo Brother explaining to you that those 4 Avengers: Doomsday trailers aren’t trailers, they are narrative information and that the story has already begun

12.02.2026 22:27 👍 59 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 2

Which would you recommend most?

06.02.2026 22:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Anois, Os Ard New Irish Music round-up is back 🌥️

Weighing up hyped releases by Dove Ellis and Madra Salach, along with drones and dream-pop remixes, a batshit noise comp, a double bill from Eamon Ivri, a few psych folk EPs.

Plus, a lost gem from 2016.

anoisosard.substack.com/p/new-irish-...

05.02.2026 08:37 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE | Chris Richards | Substack Music reccos/rants/prayers/curses by critic and co-listener Chris Richards. Click to read THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE, by Chris Richards, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.

I want to do the best writing I’ve ever done and I’d be honored to have you as my reader

First proper electronic missive goes out Monday, February 9

Subscribe here:

thefutureisourstomake.substack.com

THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE

04.02.2026 18:39 👍 75 🔁 22 💬 6 📌 8
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Graceless pivot to survival: I’m launching

THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE

A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener

04.02.2026 18:39 👍 143 🔁 33 💬 4 📌 4

I quite like the album, but this particular song did wear itself out. I do not care for his big green boat, his big green coat, etc

03.02.2026 20:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Never thought I’d say this but gwan Harry

01.02.2026 17:06 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is who runs this account

31.01.2026 15:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Dana’s grindset era begins

30.01.2026 12:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Have you sconced his last couple albums? I found much of his first four or five hard work, but Chloe and Mahashmashana feel like he’s worked to get over himself a lot.

23.01.2026 10:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
David lynch standing in his home

David lynch standing in his home

David lynch painting

David lynch painting

David lynch sitting by a piece of his art

David lynch sitting by a piece of his art

David lynch standing

David lynch standing

David Lynch Forever.

16.01.2026 10:42 👍 111 🔁 36 💬 0 📌 2

So my understanding is meeting over.

Minister was told by X that it couldn’t speak for Grok as a standalone app… but “nudifying” on X is to be worldwide.

I understand Smyth told X that under Coco’s Law; the 98 Act and other legislation, the platform can and will be held to account pending outcomes

16.01.2026 14:06 👍 46 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 1

He did say Apple & Google should remove it from app stores.

He also said the Govt wouldn’t give “kneejerk” response by immediately coming off X, saying other platforms have issues too.

I interjected to say those other platforms don’t generate CSAM.

He accepts that but said other issues exist.

16.01.2026 14:02 👍 180 🔁 30 💬 12 📌 36
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Niamh Smyth meeting X as we speak.

Confusion as to what exactly has been said to her - Taoiseach initially appears to say he understands they told her Grok as an app would be disabled but later clarified that he meant Grok’s edit image function on X…

16.01.2026 14:02 👍 59 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 9
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Bandcamp Bans AI Music AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...

Bandcamp bans AI music

14.01.2026 01:07 👍 5139 🔁 1714 💬 48 📌 259

I won’t lie, I’d automatically assumed it was gonna be Music (my favourite Madonna! the last track doesn’t exist)

13.01.2026 19:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The River Lee, Cork City.

Here's a perfect shot of I got it while walking home from work in mid October last year.

12.01.2026 21:56 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
The Man From Another Place.  LETS ROCK! Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

The Man From Another Place. LETS ROCK! Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

Twin Peaks: The Man From Another Place. LETS ROCK!

11.01.2026 18:00 👍 77 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2
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There's a star man, waiting in the sky Subjects discussed: David Bowie, Andre Agassi, Marty Supreme

An incredibly evocative piece of writing from @jeremygordon.bsky.social about a terrible, ecstatic moment

11.01.2026 16:12 👍 36 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 1
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Something very old

11.01.2026 14:31 👍 1043 🔁 217 💬 6 📌 0

Because Fine Gael were very, very able to make glossy videos about protecting kids online before - and the Government it belongs to has spent the week flustered not able to say exactly why it's not doing anything about real world harms happening on a site with a European HQ here.

(2/2)

10.01.2026 09:33 👍 246 🔁 58 💬 11 📌 8

The story this week is so important, in my view.

It's about the morals of Big Tech and billionaires with riches and power beyond limit - but just far broader than that how far are government and authorities here and around the world willing to let them go.

(1/2)

10.01.2026 09:33 👍 182 🔁 48 💬 1 📌 4

The end of the line for me as a news reporter was my pieces or my posts being used as launchpads in comments or Quote Tweets for misinformation.

If you're a conspiracy theorist or racist - jump straight in to the top comment spot or use the reporting to gather new followers, spread your message

10.01.2026 09:04 👍 160 🔁 26 💬 2 📌 6