Aileen O'Donoghue
@leaner.bsky.social
American expat, now living as lightly as I can in the EU. I will not give into the lies or the fear. 🚫 DMs 🚫 BS 🚫 crypto
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Aileen O'Donoghue
@leaner.bsky.social
· Dec 17
I do not reply to DMs that are about nothing important and come from guys who have a selfie profile photo, a selfie banner and a selfie in their first and only post. I came to Bluesky to hopefully follow interesting commentary on current events. That is all.
When will the dam burst?
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When will the dam burst?
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Elsham Tech Park Ltd's new UK datacentre, hyped as an AI marvel, is set to spew 850,000 tonnes of CO2 yearly—five times Birmingham airport’s filth. Tech giants feast while the planet chokes on their digital gluttony. #3E
June 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Elsham Tech Park Ltd's new UK datacentre, hyped as an AI marvel, is set to spew 850,000 tonnes of CO2 yearly—five times Birmingham airport’s filth. Tech giants feast while the planet chokes on their digital gluttony. #3E
I bet those decorations were made in China!
April 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I bet those decorations were made in China!
80% of these individuals originate from the UK, Russia, Israel, the *USA*, Ukraine, and Australia! in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/nearly...
Nearly 300,000 people who arrived legally in Cyprus unaccounted for, Audit Office reveals
Many non-EU citizens who legally arrived in Cyprus between 2014 and 2023 have no recorded departure, with the Auditor General's Office estimating this figure to be around 290,000.This revelation comes...
in-cyprus.philenews.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
80% of these individuals originate from the UK, Russia, Israel, the *USA*, Ukraine, and Australia! in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/nearly...
'Maybe the next movie in the Terminator franchise will be “Terminator: Trade War,” in which Skynet realizes that it doesn’t have to destroy humanity with nuclear bombs, it can accomplish its goals simply by giving bad economic advice.'
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
How a Con Man President Is Destroying Confidence
Chaos and incompetence are bad. Who knew?
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Maybe the next movie in the Terminator franchise will be “Terminator: Trade War,” in which Skynet realizes that it doesn’t have to destroy humanity with nuclear bombs, it can accomplish its goals simply by giving bad economic advice.'
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
For Musk, MAGA = Make Apartheid Great Again. Gift article attached. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot. (Gift Article)
His worldview is inseparable from his rearing in apartheid South Africa.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
For Musk, MAGA = Make Apartheid Great Again. Gift article attached. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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Listening to Homan speak is as bad as listening to his boss speak.
for the second time today, Tom Homan is on Fox News confirming that he asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Listening to Homan speak is as bad as listening to his boss speak.
Watching #DerryGirls S6 E6 and thinking about what the US has lost.
February 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Watching #DerryGirls S6 E6 and thinking about what the US has lost.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
Outlaws have taken over.
Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/c...
Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel | CNN
On Friday, DOE leadership installed a different SpaceX engineer as chief information officer — the department’s top IT official.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Outlaws have taken over.
More 💩Monday
1. BREAKING
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.
Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees
The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates
www.muskwatch.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
More 💩Monday
So much corruption 😡
January 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So much corruption 😡
Brave woman spoke truth to power. 💪
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Brave woman spoke truth to power. 💪
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These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
The guy also got bailed out by a corrupt judicial system and an electorate who believes his BS.
Tonight a guy who was born to a real estate magnate, from whom he inherited more than $400 million, and who set him up in business and repeatedly bailed him out when he failed, pronounced that “in America we believe in the merit system.”
December 23, 2024 at 7:07 AM
The guy also got bailed out by a corrupt judicial system and an electorate who believes his BS.
I do not reply to DMs that are about nothing important and come from guys who have a selfie profile photo, a selfie banner and a selfie in their first and only post. I came to Bluesky to hopefully follow interesting commentary on current events. That is all.
December 17, 2024 at 7:14 AM
I do not reply to DMs that are about nothing important and come from guys who have a selfie profile photo, a selfie banner and a selfie in their first and only post. I came to Bluesky to hopefully follow interesting commentary on current events. That is all.
People leave their families to demine Ukraine. A most hazardous but necessary job. Thanks, Paul Hardisty, for reporting on this. theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: Ukraine is the world’s most heavily mined country. Meet some of the people cleaning up this deadly mess
‘Smart-mines’, ‘toe-poppers’, trip-wire: Russia has planted millions of such devices in Ukraine. One NGO, now employing Australia’s former ambassador to the country, is bravely tackling the problem.
theconversation.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM
People leave their families to demine Ukraine. A most hazardous but necessary job. Thanks, Paul Hardisty, for reporting on this. theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Spelling 🐝 does not have Annatto in the word list. 😕
December 12, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Spelling 🐝 does not have Annatto in the word list. 😕
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If Trump ends Birthright citizenship he only has one child, (Tiffany) that would keep her citizen status....I wonder if that'll change anything?? 🤷🏻♂️😂😂
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
If Trump ends Birthright citizenship he only has one child, (Tiffany) that would keep her citizen status....I wonder if that'll change anything?? 🤷🏻♂️😂😂
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People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.
December 9, 2024 at 7:58 PM
People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.