Caro
@librarypatroncaro.bsky.social
Writer, Informal Educator, Superhero Aficionado. Also trans rights are human rights. #SpeirGorm
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I hate that b/c I can’t work full time due to the health issues I live with every day, this kind of thing feels like I need to justify how productive I am in my day to be “of use” to people, to be “worthy”. Sometimes keeping myself going is the work I get up to do.
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work".
Budget to support those 'who get up early every morning'
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has said this year's Budget will support people "who get up early every morning and go to work".
www.rte.ie
September 7, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I hate that b/c I can’t work full time due to the health issues I live with every day, this kind of thing feels like I need to justify how productive I am in my day to be “of use” to people, to be “worthy”. Sometimes keeping myself going is the work I get up to do.
Sometimes as an only child I do wonder what it’s like to have a family group chat with more than 2 people & then someone shows me the GenAI picture slop their siblings are making & sharing in their group as part of hahaha we’re so funny & I realise I’m grand as I am actually.
September 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Sometimes as an only child I do wonder what it’s like to have a family group chat with more than 2 people & then someone shows me the GenAI picture slop their siblings are making & sharing in their group as part of hahaha we’re so funny & I realise I’m grand as I am actually.
It was the anxiety & all the time being upset that got me to the GP b/c sure I overthink things but this was a new and unwelcome level. When it affected me walking my dog I had to do something. Can’t do that to Dora! On HRT since Sept ‘23. Game changer…
I get going after the grifters, but the need for understanding peri & menopausal changes in healthcare is really very necessary and has been wholly neglected.
Folks, if you didn't have epic anxiety and your suddenly do mid 30s and you think you could be in perimenopause, check into that.
Folks, if you didn't have epic anxiety and your suddenly do mid 30s and you think you could be in perimenopause, check into that.
September 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
It was the anxiety & all the time being upset that got me to the GP b/c sure I overthink things but this was a new and unwelcome level. When it affected me walking my dog I had to do something. Can’t do that to Dora! On HRT since Sept ‘23. Game changer…
Who’s got 2 thumbs and will be using these tips with her Girl Guide unit to help them understand GenAI is a con & a menace? This girl! 👍👍
the Big Bastard is finished, 38 pages of anti-AI, cheap and easy creating. 18 tips just for you *blows kiss*
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September 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Who’s got 2 thumbs and will be using these tips with her Girl Guide unit to help them understand GenAI is a con & a menace? This girl! 👍👍
I remember guys like this in college. They have what Momo called a “want” about them. Makes them creepy and ones to avoid b/c they offer nothing. You’re a status not a person to them. So “cool people”or girls they like give them a wide berth & they go on to ruin others. Mutton heads all of them.
It's always the goofiest looking basic white motherfuckers trying to convince me they're superior. Bitch, you have no chin. Sit down.
Wait he’s the third man?
August 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I remember guys like this in college. They have what Momo called a “want” about them. Makes them creepy and ones to avoid b/c they offer nothing. You’re a status not a person to them. So “cool people”or girls they like give them a wide berth & they go on to ruin others. Mutton heads all of them.
At age 100 my grandmother needed help moving around & didn’t go out but she lived more than this guy. (She tried on my new mittens & refused to give them back, she told me her UGG boots were nicer than anything I had, she consumed her weight in ice cream, she threw sweets at people who bored her…
Bryan Johnson, a wealthy tech entrepreneur whose slogan is “Don’t Die,” has called himself “the healthiest person on the planet.” He consumes little meat, but a lot of collagen peptides and supplements in order to defeat mortality. Why is his goal to make it possible to live forever? nyti.ms/4im4Nuj
August 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM
At age 100 my grandmother needed help moving around & didn’t go out but she lived more than this guy. (She tried on my new mittens & refused to give them back, she told me her UGG boots were nicer than anything I had, she consumed her weight in ice cream, she threw sweets at people who bored her…
Around these parts it was “they’re a between odd, won’t look at you sometimes”.
If anyone in my parents' generation described someone as "a character," that's how you know the person was neurodiverse.
Nobody remembers "eccentric" people?!
You don't get a character like Miss Frizzle without the touch of 'tism.
You don't get a character like Miss Frizzle without the touch of 'tism.
August 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Around these parts it was “they’re a between odd, won’t look at you sometimes”.
From 1999-2001 I was a data entry operator for a trade magazine publisher inputting data off subscription cards what used to be in magazines. To cancel they either rang us or posted a card. It got done. In 2010 I learned how to put forms on Wordpress sites. It ain’t rocket science.
This reaction is hilarious. Is it really going to take that much of your resources to build a "cancel my subscription" form on the website instead of forcing people to phone someone whose job is not to process your cancellation but talk you into staying.
Andy Burnham is bringing forward by several months to January plans to make subscriptions easier to cancel. Trade groups said this would leave publishers "scrambling to adapt to an entirely arbitrary new deadline - diverting valuable resources that would otherwise go into building better products"
August 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
From 1999-2001 I was a data entry operator for a trade magazine publisher inputting data off subscription cards what used to be in magazines. To cancel they either rang us or posted a card. It got done. In 2010 I learned how to put forms on Wordpress sites. It ain’t rocket science.
I think I saw this one. I’m now looking up label makers because I’m fierce suggestible when it comes to stationery, books, and anything I can use to make a poster.
i just watched a cool one I might have to copy, where she used a old school label maker for all the copy and stuck the labels onto a collage she made
August 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I think I saw this one. I’m now looking up label makers because I’m fierce suggestible when it comes to stationery, books, and anything I can use to make a poster.
Anytime I’ve taken minutes at meetings, the phrase “after much discussion it was decided that…” usually covers the talking in circles and tangents before they get to the damn point.
As someone who has been in the office game and has a few decades of meeting minutes under my belt I so appreciate you laying out so eloquently that this is a skill. I am not transcribing. 80% of what is said in meetings doesn’t make it in the minutes.
August 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Anytime I’ve taken minutes at meetings, the phrase “after much discussion it was decided that…” usually covers the talking in circles and tangents before they get to the damn point.
The more money a person who is in supposed service to a country or cause gets, the thicker they seem to become. We are currently stuck with politicians who are either 3 lobbyists in a trench coat or shockingly poor in the critical thinking department.
Noel Grealish attended ‘anti-woke’ conference addressed by Nigel Farage. Department of Agriculture confirms his attendance at the event but says the Minister of State for Agriculture was present in personal capacity.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Minister Noel Grealish attended ‘anti-woke’ conference addressed by Nigel Farage
Department confirms attendance but says Minister of State for Agriculture present in personal capacity
www.irishtimes.com
August 1, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The more money a person who is in supposed service to a country or cause gets, the thicker they seem to become. We are currently stuck with politicians who are either 3 lobbyists in a trench coat or shockingly poor in the critical thinking department.
I’m at home, @rtegold.bsky.social playing in the background as I work and oh hey the Frames are on. Then Tracey Clifford is talking & slowly it seeps in what she’s saying. Shocking sad news.
RTÉ News: Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
RTÉ News: Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash
Oscar-winning songwriter and The Frames frontman Glen Hansard has died aged 56 in a road crash in Dublin.
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July 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I’m at home, @rtegold.bsky.social playing in the background as I work and oh hey the Frames are on. Then Tracey Clifford is talking & slowly it seeps in what she’s saying. Shocking sad news.
RTÉ News: Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
RTÉ News: Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Kaylee Hottle, star of Godzilla Vs. Kong and The New Empire, has sadly died at the age of 18.
A trailblazer within the deaf community, Hottle will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time.
Read our tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
A trailblazer within the deaf community, Hottle will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time.
Read our tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
July 21, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Kaylee Hottle, star of Godzilla Vs. Kong and The New Empire, has sadly died at the age of 18.
A trailblazer within the deaf community, Hottle will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time.
Read our tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
A trailblazer within the deaf community, Hottle will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with her friends and family at this difficult time.
Read our tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
As someone with crohns who’s dealt with the kind of thing during extreme flare ups, this is all extremely valid information. This isn’t your body purging something that doesn’t agree with it or a 24 hr bug. Don’t do it to yourself. It fucks with your body AND your mind.
Posted how easily diarrhea can kill you and got jumped!
Chronic diarrhea can EASILY cause kidney failure, cardiac arrest, strokes, heart attacks, and sepsis! People who think this parasite is no big deal and believe Gatorade/Pedialyte can heal them are misinformed! Diarrhea for WEEKS? Pls!
Chronic diarrhea can EASILY cause kidney failure, cardiac arrest, strokes, heart attacks, and sepsis! People who think this parasite is no big deal and believe Gatorade/Pedialyte can heal them are misinformed! Diarrhea for WEEKS? Pls!
July 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
As someone with crohns who’s dealt with the kind of thing during extreme flare ups, this is all extremely valid information. This isn’t your body purging something that doesn’t agree with it or a 24 hr bug. Don’t do it to yourself. It fucks with your body AND your mind.
I have this preordered and am waiting (im)patiently for publication day.
July 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I have this preordered and am waiting (im)patiently for publication day.
It’s a fact universally acknowledged that if someone mentions a book on here, chances are good I will library reserve it. Case in point: EVERYTHING WILL SWALLOW YOU by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social that I collected this morning…
July 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It’s a fact universally acknowledged that if someone mentions a book on here, chances are good I will library reserve it. Case in point: EVERYTHING WILL SWALLOW YOU by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social that I collected this morning…
What’s this now?
RTÉ News: Murder investigation into death of ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...
RTÉ News: Murder investigation into death of ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...
Murder investigation into death of ex-UK MP Widdecombe
Police in the UK have launched a murder investigation into the death of former Conservative minister, Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK member Ann Widdecombe, who was 78 years old.
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July 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
What’s this now?
RTÉ News: Murder investigation into death of ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...
RTÉ News: Murder investigation into death of ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026...
the actual humiliation comes from knowing you’re not going to make the toilet in time when you’re a grown adult hoping that today you will get a break & go out like everyone else and do your shopping & not have fecal incontinence. Before I got my stoma I stopped going out anywhere that wasn’t a…
July 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
the actual humiliation comes from knowing you’re not going to make the toilet in time when you’re a grown adult hoping that today you will get a break & go out like everyone else and do your shopping & not have fecal incontinence. Before I got my stoma I stopped going out anywhere that wasn’t a…
This is a good question but as someone with crohns & a stoma, if I’m in a shop or business & I realise something is going wrong with me urgently, I do not have the time to go looking for the closest public toilet & why should I when there is a toilet in the actual building I’m in.
Listening to a lady on Morning Ireland talking about getting a special card for people with medical conditions to get access to businesses toilets. Sorry but what are we paying taxes for? This is an extremely basic state responsibility. Where are the public toilets?
July 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This is a good question but as someone with crohns & a stoma, if I’m in a shop or business & I realise something is going wrong with me urgently, I do not have the time to go looking for the closest public toilet & why should I when there is a toilet in the actual building I’m in.
RIP my sleep cycle but this Argentina V Cabo Verde match has me hooked
July 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
RIP my sleep cycle but this Argentina V Cabo Verde match has me hooked
This & placing damp cloths on your arms and neck (arterial cooling) are what @deeholloway.bsky.social taught me when I messaged her in 2013 in Croatia absolutely roasting at night. It came in handy in a 1st aid capacity too so I am grateful for that tip!
Running cold water over your inner wrists and the back of your neck can cool you off immediately, if temporarily
July 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
This & placing damp cloths on your arms and neck (arterial cooling) are what @deeholloway.bsky.social taught me when I messaged her in 2013 in Croatia absolutely roasting at night. It came in handy in a 1st aid capacity too so I am grateful for that tip!
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Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
July 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
All: POPE
MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a
All: DOPE
Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re
All: SCHISMATIC
Ad Rock: excommunication is
All: AUTOMATIC
If you’re being misogynistic about this film and anything in general, then fix your heart because you’re probably a prick.
"So why are people acting like Supergirl is the worst movie ever made? (One critic even said it had the “worst script I can remember.”) There’s a simple answer: misogyny."
Yes. I'd add that it's almost certainly coordinated misogyny, and someone is profiting from it.
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Yes. I'd add that it's almost certainly coordinated misogyny, and someone is profiting from it.
ew.com/supergirl-is...
'Supergirl' is a decent standalone movie — so why is everyone acting like it’s awful?
'Supergirl' has been in theaters for less than a week, and it seems everyone is quick to call it a failure after a disappointing opening weekend at the box office. But does it actually deserve the bac...
ew.com
July 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
If you’re being misogynistic about this film and anything in general, then fix your heart because you’re probably a prick.
I saw this movie. I enjoyed it. A lot. It says a lot that a film that has human trafficking & a mission to save a dog is getting slammed by certain folk. John Wick shot everyone in his way to avenge his dead dog but Supergirl can’t kick the shit out of evil brigands to save hers?…
"So why are people acting like Supergirl is the worst movie ever made? (One critic even said it had the “worst script I can remember.”) There’s a simple answer: misogyny."
Yes. I'd add that it's almost certainly coordinated misogyny, and someone is profiting from it.
ew.com/supergirl-is...
Yes. I'd add that it's almost certainly coordinated misogyny, and someone is profiting from it.
ew.com/supergirl-is...
'Supergirl' is a decent standalone movie — so why is everyone acting like it’s awful?
'Supergirl' has been in theaters for less than a week, and it seems everyone is quick to call it a failure after a disappointing opening weekend at the box office. But does it actually deserve the bac...
ew.com
July 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I saw this movie. I enjoyed it. A lot. It says a lot that a film that has human trafficking & a mission to save a dog is getting slammed by certain folk. John Wick shot everyone in his way to avenge his dead dog but Supergirl can’t kick the shit out of evil brigands to save hers?…