Tom Sweeney
@tsweeney.bsky.social
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Geez I'm starting to get worried about our pals the library protestors. No word from them about X running a child porn suicide machine. Have they been silenced in Irish children's hour of need?
January 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Geez I'm starting to get worried about our pals the library protestors. No word from them about X running a child porn suicide machine. Have they been silenced in Irish children's hour of need?
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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The justifications for the invasion of Venezuela from both US govt figures and pundits are a reminder that the US political establishment regards *all the world's resources* as belonging to America by divine right.
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The justifications for the invasion of Venezuela from both US govt figures and pundits are a reminder that the US political establishment regards *all the world's resources* as belonging to America by divine right.
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He's just a blatant liar, pure and simple.
The US president used to loudly oppose regime change and nation-building but now he loves it - and we have the receipts in this video.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
He's just a blatant liar, pure and simple.
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Tánaiste Simon Harris this evening asked if he'd delete his X account in light of the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexualised images of children and women on Grok, says he'll have to reflect on it.
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Tánaiste Simon Harris this evening asked if he'd delete his X account in light of the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexualised images of children and women on Grok, says he'll have to reflect on it.
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Simon Harris to continue posting on the child sexual abuse image generating site but shaking his head so people know he disagrees
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Simon Harris to continue posting on the child sexual abuse image generating site but shaking his head so people know he disagrees
Good article, on a great book:
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...
Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation | Eric Schlosser
The long read: Twenty-five years after I revealed the practices of the industrial food giants, the profits – and dangers – of mass producing meat and milk have only grown
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Good article, on a great book:
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...
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The same goes for people who express a new-found concern for the poor when an energy transition beckons. They attempt this gambit even today, when renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels.
In reality, such people couldn't give a damn about the planet, or poverty. They are concern trolls.
In reality, such people couldn't give a damn about the planet, or poverty. They are concern trolls.
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The same goes for people who express a new-found concern for the poor when an energy transition beckons. They attempt this gambit even today, when renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels.
In reality, such people couldn't give a damn about the planet, or poverty. They are concern trolls.
In reality, such people couldn't give a damn about the planet, or poverty. They are concern trolls.
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Many of those who complain about mining for batteries / solar / wind power have curiously never raised a squeak about the far greater extraction required for fossil energy. Funny how they become concerned about the planet only when fossil fuel interests are threatened.
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Many of those who complain about mining for batteries / solar / wind power have curiously never raised a squeak about the far greater extraction required for fossil energy. Funny how they become concerned about the planet only when fossil fuel interests are threatened.
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Five years ago today.
January 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Five years ago today.
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OMG, RTÉ is copy-n-pasting the yellow journalism that sane-washes this crime straight onto its website.
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
OMG, RTÉ is copy-n-pasting the yellow journalism that sane-washes this crime straight onto its website.
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Which is more dangerous: fascist thugs like Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin behaving as if they're above international law, or democratic governments blatantly appeasing them and their gross violations?
Without change, there's good reason to be very scared of what all this portends for the future.
Without change, there's good reason to be very scared of what all this portends for the future.
OMG, RTÉ is copy-n-pasting the yellow journalism that sane-washes this crime straight onto its website.
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Which is more dangerous: fascist thugs like Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin behaving as if they're above international law, or democratic governments blatantly appeasing them and their gross violations?
Without change, there's good reason to be very scared of what all this portends for the future.
Without change, there's good reason to be very scared of what all this portends for the future.
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“Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Fiona Hill testified to Congress in 2019 that Russia was “signaling very strongly that they wanted to somehow make some very strange swap agreement between Venezuela & Ukraine.” In other words… U.S. could have #Venezuela if we let Russia have #Ukraine.”
#spéirghorm
#spéirghorm
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Fiona Hill testified to Congress in 2019 that Russia was “signaling very strongly that they wanted to somehow make some very strange swap agreement between Venezuela & Ukraine.” In other words… U.S. could have #Venezuela if we let Russia have #Ukraine.”
#spéirghorm
#spéirghorm
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On most days I interact with a lot of people who don't keep up with the news AT ALL and I feel like I need to become some kind of town crier with them. It's a heck of a moment to be that disconnected.
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
On most days I interact with a lot of people who don't keep up with the news AT ALL and I feel like I need to become some kind of town crier with them. It's a heck of a moment to be that disconnected.
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I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
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You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
You'll be amazed to hear that on the stock market
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
Chevron ⬆️9%
Halliburton ⬆️10%
Exxon ⬆️4%
ConocoPhillips ⬆️8%
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The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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There was speculation at the time that for the USA one of Saddam’s most aggravating moves had been three years earlier when he sought and received UN permission to cease trading Iraq’s oil in 🇺🇸$ switch to 🇪🇺€.
I’m not sure if this was ever proven as a cause for war but it can’t have endeared him.
I’m not sure if this was ever proven as a cause for war but it can’t have endeared him.
January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
There was speculation at the time that for the USA one of Saddam’s most aggravating moves had been three years earlier when he sought and received UN permission to cease trading Iraq’s oil in 🇺🇸$ switch to 🇪🇺€.
I’m not sure if this was ever proven as a cause for war but it can’t have endeared him.
I’m not sure if this was ever proven as a cause for war but it can’t have endeared him.
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Somebody on here quipped earlier that we live in precedented times. It hit home with me.
In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Somebody on here quipped earlier that we live in precedented times. It hit home with me.
In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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In 2003 I watched US troops roll in to the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk and roll straight out the other side to take up defensive positions around the oil refinery.
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This analysis piece in the SCMP speculates that seizing control of Venezuela’s facilities is as much about regaining petrodollar hegemony as it is about taking the oil itself.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
Maduro capture: is the US trying to grab control of the global oil market?
Removal of Venezuelan leader could be part of US effort to regain global pricing power as petrodollar system comes under strain: analysts.
www.scmp.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This analysis piece in the SCMP speculates that seizing control of Venezuela’s facilities is as much about regaining petrodollar hegemony as it is about taking the oil itself.
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
www.scmp.com/economy/chin...
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This from @roguednc.bsky.social on Instagram summarises it well:
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This from @roguednc.bsky.social on Instagram summarises it well:
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Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy orbit completion day everyone!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
May 2026 be the year fossil fuels finally go into terminal decline, and we start to heal the climate rather than destroy it.
Happy new orbit!
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About time Donald Trump admitted defeat.
We've said it from day one: the federal takeover of California's National Guard is illegal.
We've said it from day one: the federal takeover of California's National Guard is illegal.
President Donald Trump has announced that he’s withdrawing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but left the door open to sending federal forces “in a much different and stronger form.” https://cnn.it/3N6FPBG
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
About time Donald Trump admitted defeat.
We've said it from day one: the federal takeover of California's National Guard is illegal.
We've said it from day one: the federal takeover of California's National Guard is illegal.