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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.
Guest Gist: 2026, Our Already Rotting Future
Seamus O'Reilly warns that If AI looked asinine and craven twelve months ago, we're looking at maximum bubbledrive this year. This is the (Guest) Gist.
Guest Gist: Monsters, Inc: Frankenstein, Dracula and masculinity
Sarah Manvel considers Monsters, Men and their 1990s selves by comparing Draculas and Frankensteins from then and now. This is The (Guest) Gist.
Mini-Gist: Power’s Walled City
Yesterday’s plan to control internet has already dwindled down to a pilot, with no MyGovID integration. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Waving the Ban Hammer
Patrick O'Donovan has proposed a National ID system, a Meta-endorsed regulation model and a mass surveillance machine, all in one. This is the Gist.
The Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
We can calculate the amount of money flowing into AI. But what will the full cost be to society when the bubble pops? This is the Gist.
The Gist: No contest
Catherine Connolly will be our next President. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Jim Bows Out
Jim Gavin decided to drop a Sunday night bombshell. This is the Gist.
The Gist: Presidential Numberwang
After weeks of vibereporting, the first big poll of the campaign proper is out. This is the Gist.
The Gist: A Presidental Trio
After a campaign lead up where every head-the-ball in Ireland suggested they'd like to be President, we're left with the bare minimum of three choices. This is the Gist.
The Gist: The Presidential Selection
The time is ticking down to pick the candidates to replace Michael D. This is the Gist.
Data
The Gist: A Balancing Act
The Minister for Justice wants to break the EU’s encrypted messaging security. This is the Gist
Media
The Gist: Age Verification is an Epic fail
From the 21st July 2025, Ireland’s regulator will be enforcing age checks at the door for social media sites in the EU. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Price of Ugliness
Jack Chambers announces his new policy to fill Ireland with ugly things. This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.
ADHD
Guest Gist: Empires of Certainty
Dermot Casey responds to "The Age of Diagnosis" and its suggestions that there are just too many ADHD people around these days. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: Guns, Shannon and VAT
Faced with civilian jets illegally renditioning people through Shannon, let’s talk about VAT law. This is the Gist.
UK
The Gist: News of the World
England, Canada and Australia, all with election results in a week? This is the Gist.
GDPR
The Gist: Trans rights are Data rights
A UK court has made a decision defining genders which has put it at odds with a less noticed, more important, decision from the CJEU. This is the Gist.
USA
The Gist: Tariffifing Behaviour
Donald Trump thinks he knows what a tariff is. He is wrong. It may be enough to destroy him. This is the Gist.
EU
The Gist: A Bad State of Affairs
This week, the talk has been about empowering the state. This is the Gist.
US
The Gist: A Confederacy of Dunces
Look, I don't like it any more than you. But we've to do Trump some time. This is the Gist.
Ireland
The Gist: The Landlord's Game
The Government has a new policy to increase housing, which is to keep doing their failed policy, but even harder. This is the Gist.