{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Allan","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/allancavanagh@mastodon.social","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"163961","username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social","bio":"Caricature Artist/ CartoonistIf you post generative AI we can't be friends and you shouldn't be let near a toaster let alone a computer.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":2,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png"},"items":[{"id":"90221558","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@sabrinadent\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>sabrinadent</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://jamesgallagher.social/@james\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>james</span></a></span> absolutely gutted to read that. Internet pal of long standing. A genuinely warm and helpful person.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116578373795836456","date_published":"2026-05-15T11:33:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"11:33","date_timestamp":1778844815,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90220455","content_html":"<p>Eurovision 2026: It’s Not Political. <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/eurovision-2026-its-not-political/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/eurovi</span><span class=\"invisible\">sion-2026-its-not-political/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/israel\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/eurovision\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>eurovision</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>cartoon</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F578%2F295%2F279%2F550%2F435%2Foriginal%2F9d01da46e7044660.webp\" alt=\"eurovision song contest 2026 Israel cartoon Image description: a cartoon showing a crowd of people at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. They are draped in the Israeli flag worn over their shoulders, under the flags they wear the trousers and boots of the IDF uniform. They look happy and carefree. A smiling man in the centre of the crowd is saying, in a speech bubble, \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116578295320197708","date_published":"2026-05-15T11:13:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"11:13","date_timestamp":1778843617,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90167773","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@Allyn\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Allyn</span></a></span> 🤦‍♀️</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116573869390444949","date_published":"2026-05-14T16:28:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 16:28","date_timestamp":1778776083,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90152804","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://don.linxx.net/@ifrauding\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ifrauding</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://c.im/@leeloo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>leeloo</span></a></span> the planned, industrialised annihilation of people is exactly what Israel is doing to Palestinians.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116572947586625242","date_published":"2026-05-14T12:33:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 12:33","date_timestamp":1778762017,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90143928","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://theblower.au/@thegarbagebird\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>thegarbagebird</span></a></span> set a ridiculous budget for a white elephant project but justify it by claiming to fund it from private donations, then double it and take it from taxpayers after all! The Trump Chump Business Model! We can’t spell kleptocracy!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116572256037571400","date_published":"2026-05-14T09:37:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 09:37","date_timestamp":1778751465,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90138282","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://theblower.au/@thegarbagebird\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>thegarbagebird</span></a></span> eventually the ballroom will also be a data centre.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116571726304366920","date_published":"2026-05-14T07:23:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 07:23","date_timestamp":1778743382,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90138267","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://troet.cafe/@adipoeserPursch\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>adipoeserPursch</span></a></span> the longer it goes the worse it’s going to be. Plate-spinning but each plate has an increasing pile of bullshit on it.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116571722179948905","date_published":"2026-05-14T07:21:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 07:21","date_timestamp":1778743319,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90137674","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>vicgrinberg</span></a></span> thank you! Tear shaped stars, what an image! (Doesn’t the Moon have a slight tear shape being tidally locked with the Earth?)</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116571661771138107","date_published":"2026-05-14T07:06:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 07:06","date_timestamp":1778742397,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90117027","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@vicgrinberg\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>vicgrinberg</span></a></span> can stars be unusual shapes? Might a star have a form beyond the sphere/geoid, perhaps under the influence of other orbiting bodies, or is the sphere intrinsic to the definition of a star?</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116569574928158824","date_published":"2026-05-13T22:15:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 22:15","date_timestamp":1778710554,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90113503","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116567154245513238\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/</span><span class=\"invisible\">116567154245513238</span></a></p><p>If you’re worried about this watch an Ed Zitron video. There isn’t a trace of most of the AI data centres promised in the last 3 years. Every stitch of RAM and GPU has been bought up already, for years. Non-existent GPUs “stockpiled” for non-existent data centres, with the same money being passed around 4-5 big companies. It’s all vapourware at this stage (always has been). An announcement like this is environmentally horrific but it exists to keep the hype going. Trump will pocket the budget.</p><blockquote class=\"quoteback\" data-author=\"gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green\" data-avatar=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.green%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F263%2F465%2F860%2F096%2F336%2Foriginal%2Fbda252a7f6c82742.jpg\">\n<p>This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day — and locals are terrified</p>\n<p>The scale sounds almost unreal. The proposed campus reportedly spans around 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, an area larger than many major cities. </p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ai-data-center-bigger-2-124356503.html\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">yahoo.com/news/articles/ai-dat</span><span class=\"invisible\">a-center-bigger-2-124356503.html</span></a></p>\n<footer>gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green <cite><a href=\"https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116567154245513238\" class=\"u-in-reply-to\">mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/116567154245513238</a></cite></footer>\n</blockquote>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116569309154198689","date_published":"2026-05-13T21:08:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 21:08","date_timestamp":1778706499,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90010620","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://toot.wales/@HarriettMB\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>HarriettMB</span></a></span> I’m sure the residuals are quite small at this stage!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116562385850259956","date_published":"2026-05-12T15:47:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 15:47","date_timestamp":1778600858,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90010567","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@stancarey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stancarey</span></a></span> oh I railed against the we all partied line at the time, didn’t mean it like that at all. Sorry for the trigger!</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116562380182503331","date_published":"2026-05-12T15:46:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 15:46","date_timestamp":1778600771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89969029","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@stancarey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stancarey</span></a></span> we're in Irish society whether we like it or not! The good thing is \"we\" (the subset) can have honest conversations about it.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561841504331378","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:29:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:29","date_timestamp":1778592552,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89968945","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://universeodon.com/@devsimsek/116472552957401849\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">universeodon.com/@devsimsek/11</span><span class=\"invisible\">6472552957401849</span></a></p><p>If you ate a nice meal then picked up your shite and ate it a few days later and you would not get the nice meal again. A nice meal is not an emergent property of eating shite, you just get less and less nutritious shite.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116561831964275978","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:26:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:26","date_timestamp":1778592406,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89968772","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@stancarey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stancarey</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> I think that's sometimes left out in analysis of today's Ireland, the legacy of the decision makers when the money came. We're kinda coy about how off our fucking heads we were during this era. It was a kind of Brexity self-loathing with a massive credit card allowance.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561813442274019","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:22:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:22","date_timestamp":1778592124,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89968671","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@IsabelB\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>IsabelB</span></a></span> a loathsome prick.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561801574020031","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:19:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:19","date_timestamp":1778591942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89968598","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.green/@ronanmcd\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ronanmcd</span></a></span> I was saying the other day him and Roisin Murphy will end up together on a propaganda tour of Israel.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561794162878816","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:17:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:17","date_timestamp":1778591829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89968217","content_html":"<p>This mother fucker.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F561%2F751%2F170%2F960%2F834%2Foriginal%2F46a2b5ce8b0b7c97.png\" alt=\"Graham Linehan objects to RTE Father Ted episode\non Eurovision night\n\nGraham Linehan objects to RTE showing the Eurovision episode of Father Ted this weekend at the same time as the\nfinal of the competition in Vienna\nFather Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has said he objects \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116561755483366534","date_published":"2026-05-12T13:07:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 13:07","date_timestamp":1778591239,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89966687","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@kelpana\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>kelpana</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@stancarey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stancarey</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> it's good we're using European precedents because we'd probably misunderstand the brief and create pedal-powered trains or something.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561572763769856","date_published":"2026-05-12T12:20:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 12:20","date_timestamp":1778588451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89965874","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@stancarey\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>stancarey</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@clickhere\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>clickhere</span></a></span> we live in an Ireland created by people who flew in government helicopters to open their friend's off licence in Leitrim while their driver drove the car from Dublin to collect them.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116561475412999785","date_published":"2026-05-12T11:56:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 11:56","date_timestamp":1778586966,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89965806","content_html":"<p>Just finished my Basic Income for the Arts application and it was great to be reminded that the reason I went into the arts was my love of paperwork.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116561465252002581","date_published":"2026-05-12T11:53:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 11:53","date_timestamp":1778586811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89946491","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/@sambowne\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>sambowne</span></a></span> 173 were sold with the wrong grease on the wheels. It's not a total of sales. <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/the-latest-tesla-recall-wheels-may-fall-off-cybertrucks/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">wired.com/story/the-latest-tes</span><span class=\"invisible\">la-recall-wheels-may-fall-off-cybertrucks/</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116558309587064567","date_published":"2026-05-11T22:30:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 22:30","date_timestamp":1778538659,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89946467","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@helvick\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>helvick</span></a></span> 173 were sold *with the wrong grease*, it's not a total sale. <a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/the-latest-tesla-recall-wheels-may-fall-off-cybertrucks/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">wired.com/story/the-latest-tes</span><span class=\"invisible\">la-recall-wheels-may-fall-off-cybertrucks/</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116558307129344753","date_published":"2026-05-11T22:30:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 22:30","date_timestamp":1778538621,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89946034","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://veganism.social/@Geri\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Geri</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodonapp.uk/@jna\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>jna</span></a></span> there's a cartoon for that. <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/reality-by-armando-iannucci-rishi-sunak-speeching-in-the-rain-cartoon-caricature-rishisunak/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/realit</span><span class=\"invisible\">y-by-armando-iannucci-rishi-sunak-speeching-in-the-rain-cartoon-caricature-rishisunak/</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116558240120165656","date_published":"2026-05-11T22:13:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 22:13","date_timestamp":1778537599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89939150","content_html":"<p>Better check the SEO on all my <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Starmer\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Cartoons\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Cartoons</span></a> <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/?s=starmer\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/?s=sta</span><span class=\"invisible\">rmer</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116557740854823746","date_published":"2026-05-11T20:06:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 20:06","date_timestamp":1778529981,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89939111","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://veganism.social/@Geri\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Geri</span></a></span> all he needs is a light coat this time of year. Could be out that door in minutes.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116557736699982369","date_published":"2026-05-11T20:05:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 20:05","date_timestamp":1778529917,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89920678","content_html":"<p>Tullamore Wedding Entertainment – Drawings of Wedding Guests by Caricature Artist Allan Cavanagh <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/tullamore-wedding-entertainment/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/tullam</span><span class=\"invisible\">ore-wedding-entertainment/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/tullamore\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>tullamore</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/offaly\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>offaly</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/weddings\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>weddings</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/caricatures\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>caricatures</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/art\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/irishart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>irishart</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F555%2F922%2F350%2F980%2F858%2Foriginal%2Fb0a8227926ca0e7e.webp\" alt=\"Tullamore Wedding Entertainment Drawings of Wedding Guests by top rated Caricature Artist Allan Cavanagh\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116555922389710060","date_published":"2026-05-11T12:23:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-11 12:23","date_timestamp":1778502233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89877688","content_html":"<p>Someone pointed out to me on Bluesky that Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland used to work with... Steve Wing. <a href=\"https://birdwatchireland.ie/announcing-the-steve-wing-memorial-bursary/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">birdwatchireland.ie/announcing</span><span class=\"invisible\">-the-steve-wing-memorial-bursary/</span></a></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116549526728950726","date_published":"2026-05-10T09:17:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 09:17","date_timestamp":1778404643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89842025","content_html":"<p>I'm sorry but this is one of the greatest names that suit jobs ever. Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland. <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F543%2F944%2F658%2F648%2F531%2Foriginal%2F0ddfcea1bfb80b1e.png\" alt=\"Niall Hatch\nHead of Communications &amp; Development\nNiall heads up BirdWatch Ireland's membership\nrecruitment, fundraising, education &amp; communications\nwork and edits our membership publications. A keen\nbirdwatcher since early childhood, he is a frequent\ncontributor to radio and television programmes, co-\nhosts our In Your Nature podcast and works closely\nwith our BirdLife International Partners. Niall is a\nqualified solicitor and is a graduate of University\nCollege Dublin and Cornell University, New York.\n\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116543950271594897","date_published":"2026-05-09T09:39:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 09:39","date_timestamp":1778319553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89821172","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/@barubary\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>barubary</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://todon.eu/@faab64\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>faab64</span></a></span> a drawing wouldn't have camera metadata anyway.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116540547237771687","date_published":"2026-05-08T19:13:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 19:13","date_timestamp":1778267627,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89819261","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116540284290888193\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">mastodon.social/@allancavanagh</span><span class=\"invisible\">/116540284290888193</span></a></p><p>\"So you are better than all major AI detecting software out there?\"</p><p>Yes. Yes I am.</p><blockquote class=\"quoteback\" data-author=\"allancavanagh@mastodon.social\" data-avatar=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png\">\n<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://todon.eu/@faab64\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>faab64</span></a></span> the \"sepia\" colour palette, repetitive near identical faces, unnatural poses, clothing, strange behaviours, line quality, swirly hair, lack of signature, only exists on social media sites, and most telling of all, old melty-face at the back.</p>\n<footer>allancavanagh@mastodon.social <cite><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116540284290888193\" class=\"u-in-reply-to\">mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116540284290888193</a></cite></footer>\n</blockquote>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116540331663013898","date_published":"2026-05-08T18:18:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 18:18","date_timestamp":1778264338,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89819105","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://todon.eu/@faab64\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>faab64</span></a></span> I simply use the evidence of my eyes, which I've laid out for you here too, but y'know trust your websites that are running AI probabilities to detect AI probabilities.</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116540316482005712","date_published":"2026-05-08T18:15:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 18:15","date_timestamp":1778264106,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89819042","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://todon.eu/@faab64\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>faab64</span></a></span> how wide is the chair on the second table? Where is the other foot of the nurse on the right on that table?</p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116540310309657438","date_published":"2026-05-08T18:13:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 18:13","date_timestamp":1778264012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89818770","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://todon.eu/@faab64\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>faab64</span></a></span> the \"sepia\" colour palette, repetitive near identical faces, unnatural poses, clothing, strange behaviours, line quality, swirly hair, lack of signature, only exists on social media sites, and most telling of all, old melty-face at the back.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F540%2F250%2F953%2F269%2F369%2Foriginal%2Ff35d8b6eff124791.jpg\" alt=\"Meltyface AI image\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","url":"https://mastodon.social/users/allancavanagh/statuses/116540284290888193","date_published":"2026-05-08T18:06:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 18:06","date_timestamp":1778263615,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89817863","content_html":"<p>Letterkenny Wedding Entertainment: Caricatures for Weddings by Allan Cavanagh in Mount Errigal Hotel Donegal! <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/letterkenny-wedding-entertainment-caricatures-for-weddings/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/letter</span><span class=\"invisible\">kenny-wedding-entertainment-caricatures-for-weddings/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/letterkenny\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>letterkenny</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/donegal\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>donegal</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/wedding\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>wedding</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/caricatures\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>caricatures</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/art\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/irishart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>irishart</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/irishartist\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>irishartist</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/weddings\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>weddings</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/weddingreception\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>weddingreception</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/entertainment\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>entertainment</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F540%2F192%2F879%2F268%2F121%2Foriginal%2F729cce466647a612.webp\" alt=\"Best Letterkenny Wedding Entertainment Caricatures for Weddings by Allan Cavanagh in Mount Errigal Hotel Donegal. Image shows three women laughing and holding caricatures by Donegal Caricature Artist Allan Cavanagh\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116540192924639367","date_published":"2026-05-08T17:43:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 17:43","date_timestamp":1778262221,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89812596","content_html":"<p>How long do we leave it to tell lefty Brits about the *Irish* Green Party?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116539713886264748","date_published":"2026-05-08T15:41:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 15:41","date_timestamp":1778254911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89762869","content_html":"<p>That McGuirk story makes me nostalgic for the old days on Twitter. The DMs would’ve been flying.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116533405916055708","date_published":"2026-05-07T12:57:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 12:57","date_timestamp":1778158659,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89736646","content_html":"<p>If the end of my bog roll hasn’t been folded into a neat little triangle I’m just not going to sleep a wink in that hotel.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116529471446912323","date_published":"2026-05-06T20:17:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 20:17","date_timestamp":1778098624,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89659696","content_html":"<p>Mad to see that Britain has been colonised by Israel.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116523434105773849","date_published":"2026-05-05T18:41:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 18:41","date_timestamp":1778006501,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89554268","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/MayThe4thBeWithYou\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>MayThe4thBeWithYou</span></a> <a href=\"https://youtu.be/DldYiCyegc8\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>youtu.be/DldYiCyegc8</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/animation\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>animation</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116515575863328748","date_published":"2026-05-04T09:23:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 09:23","date_timestamp":1777886594,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89466912","content_html":"<p>Good people I know in Cork have a very sick child and have had to park self-employment go look after him. Can you help? <a href=\"https://gofund.me/063d9b6ff\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>gofund.me/063d9b6ff</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116506555707575844","date_published":"2026-05-02T19:09:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 19:09","date_timestamp":1777748957,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89461186","content_html":"<p>It’s going to get too dear for us to block out our feelings with alcohol so then we’re going to start burning stuff down.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116506107719265132","date_published":"2026-05-02T17:15:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 17:15","date_timestamp":1777742122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89447752","content_html":"<p>Show some bloody respect to your fellow creatives. While many musicians are vocally visibly advocating against AI unfortunately many musicians are out of hand peddling this crap at the moment for posters etc. I’ve stood in solidarity with musicians on various issues over the years, I’ll have a long memory for who’s treating the visual arts as disposable in the future. Good luck competing with AI “music” on Spotify I guess.<br>(Not all musicians, other artforms are at it too, etc etc)</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F504%2F992%2F631%2F205%2F461%2Foriginal%2F310bc7f9aa34c748.jpeg\" alt=\"A cartoon depicting a badly drawn robot holding something that resembles a guitar with its hand going through it, parts of the robot are repeated throughout the drawing. The text in the background says if you’re using AI to promote your art you are not an artist.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116504996342891641","date_published":"2026-05-02T12:32:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 12:32","date_timestamp":1777725163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89310875","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://gofund.me/a621ba513\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span>gofund.me/a621ba513</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116493750656699685","date_published":"2026-04-30T12:52:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 12:52","date_timestamp":1777553568,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89308505","content_html":"<p>Newsletter April 2026 <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/newsletter-april-2026/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/newsle</span><span class=\"invisible\">tter-april-2026/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodaoine\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>mastodaoine</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/BarrieTomlinson\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>BarrieTomlinson</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/EagleComic\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>EagleComic</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/2000AD\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>2000AD</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/RoyoftheRovers\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>RoyoftheRovers</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Amano\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Amano</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/C%C3%BAirt\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Cúirt</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Galway\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Galway</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/AnTaibhdhearc\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>AnTaibhdhearc</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Ballyseede\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>Ballyseede</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/FotaHouse\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>FotaHouse</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OlaMajekodunmi\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>OlaMajekodunmi</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/MountWolseley\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>MountWolseley</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/EastCoastFM\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>EastCoastFM</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnstownEstate\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>JohnstownEstate</span></a><br><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SomethingVeryBadIsGoingtoHappen\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>SomethingVeryBadIsGoingtoHappen</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F493%2F541%2F541%2F067%2F149%2Foriginal%2F14679982b75a19ed.webp\" alt=\"Allan Cavanagh Caricature Artist Newsletter\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116493541570292999","date_published":"2026-04-30T11:59:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 11:59","date_timestamp":1777550377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89301308","content_html":"<p>Plus ça change. Israel de facto controls the whole Mediterranean now through piracy while the EU preoccupies itself with drowning migrants <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/global-sumud-flotilla/\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/global</span><span class=\"invisible\">-sumud-flotilla/</span></a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F492%2F943%2F300%2F222%2F895%2Foriginal%2Fdc5e6e0609a1427a.png\" alt=\"Cartoon of an Israeli navy gunship pulled up by a small Global Sumud Flotilla yacht. Many IDF soldiers point weapons at the lone sailor on the yacht. A soldier with a loudhailer announces \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116492949197608612","date_published":"2026-04-30T09:28:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 09:28","date_timestamp":1777541339,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89246550","content_html":"<p>One's got a guilty conscience, the other's got a gilt-y conscience.</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Fmedia_attachments%2Ffiles%2F116%2F488%2F545%2F398%2F321%2F184%2Foriginal%2F049f27b15a748e80.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Charles and Nixon, King Charles and Trump, both photos in front of same fireplace. Trump's White House is falling down with tacky gold-coloured ornamentation.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116488553065164173","date_published":"2026-04-29T14:50:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 14:50","date_timestamp":1777474259,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89114502","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.ie/@ownohmanny\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>ownohmanny</span></a></span> you’re retooting AI imagery there.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116477871129827278","date_published":"2026-04-27T17:34:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 17:34","date_timestamp":1777311266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89112570","content_html":"<p>Seemingly evergreen cartoon... <a href=\"https://www.caricatures-ireland.com/friday-cartoon-trump-assassination-attempt-number-234/#trump\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">caricatures-ireland.com/friday</span><span class=\"invisible\">-cartoon-trump-assassination-attempt-number-234/#trump</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon\" class=\"mention hashtag\">#<span>cartoon</span></a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116477743810675950","date_published":"2026-04-27T17:02:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 17:02","date_timestamp":1777309323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89094600","content_html":"<p class=\"quote-inline\">RE: <a href=\"https://flipboard.social/@mneylon/116476558431686741\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">flipboard.social/@mneylon/1164</span><span class=\"invisible\">76558431686741</span></a></p><p>Fair play for sponsoring it <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://flipboard.social/@mneylon\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>mneylon</span></a></span> !</p><blockquote>Quoted post not available.</blockquote>","summary":"","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh/116476569918917946","date_published":"2026-04-27T12:03:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Allan","url":"https://mastodon.social/@allancavanagh","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.mastodon.social%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F247%2F655%2F028%2F245%2F977%2Foriginal%2Fde3e569161551847.png","_microblog":{"username":"allancavanagh@mastodon.social"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 12:03","date_timestamp":1777291411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}