Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Brian Honan @brianhonan@mastodon.social

1/15/2026, 7:46:08 AM

Public

Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland rises fourfold

94 US citizens sought asylum in Ireland last year. 9600 other Americans have immigrated here, double an increase on the previous year

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/01/15/fourfold-rise-in-number-of-us-citizens-seeking-asylum-in-ireland/

Outside of the asylum system, some 9,600 US citizens moved to Ireland in the 12 months to April 2025. Photograph: iStock

Number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland rises fourfold

It is not clear if any of the 94 American applicants in 2025 were granted international protection here

www.irishtimes.com · The Irish Times

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Wendy Nather @wendynather@infosec.exchange

1/15/2026, 10:55:28 AM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@brianhonan/115898002179884814

I asked @brianhonan about the Irish word for “asylum.”

He said it was “pub.”