Reposted by Aiden KennyAnders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 25/03/2026How can Iran, or anybody, possibly reach an agreement with Trump? 1. Trump lies about everything all the time. He is unable to provide relevant accurate information. he cannot negotiate. 2. Trump complains that anybody he wants to lead Iran is being killed, read: is being killed by Israel,... /1 612331 123
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 16/03/2026There are a lot of fantastic suggestions in this thread. Well worth your time. 032 3
Reposted by Aiden KennyPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026One of the worst things about AI, for me, is that it takes away from people the sheer joy of writing. Schools don’t often make this point, but writing should be fun. Putting words together, finding ways to express yourself, the pure pleasure of a well-crafted sentence. 1/5 37537149 537
Reposted by Aiden KennyColin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...deadlanguagesociety.comHow far back in time can you understand English?An experiment in language change 19936561333 3.7K
Reposted by Aiden KennyDeirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026“Nobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...irishexaminer.comGovernment bodies need to get off X, nowNobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed, writes Clare O'Donoghue Velikic 210753 107
Reposted by Aiden KennyNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds. 269196976058 19.7K
Reposted by Aiden KennySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 26/01/2026This is a huge win for @iccl.bsky.social whose @johnnyryan.bsky.social has been arguing for recommender systems to face scrutiny for some time now. 15531 55
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Fascinating thread from Eliot Higgins. It explains a lot of fundamental changes to how people engage with and process information. I particularly like his explanation of “stacks”. 000 0
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 21/01/2026There is corruption and then there is whatever this is. 000 0
Reposted by Aiden KennySam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu. Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back. 21541211021 4.1K
Reposted by Aiden KennyDaragh Ó Briain @daraghobrien.bsky.social · 20/01/2026A serious question: if the argument is that we can’t enforce regulation against a tech platform because too many public services depend on it, the questions then needs to be asked: 153 5
Reposted by Aiden KennySean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 19/01/2026Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it. 235282 352
Reposted by Aiden KennyCllr Hazel Chu @hazelchu.bsky.social · 18/01/2026If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be! www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...thejournal.ieHazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that?The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence. 413754 137
Reposted by Aiden KennyAdam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Let's be clear what a pack of treasonous lies and crap this is. 1. There is no sign of any Chinese threat to Greenland, or even reason for China to particularly threaten the place. 161 6
Reposted by Aiden KennyRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Public digital services need to be *so much better* than anything the market offers. You can't switch. You can't get fed up and choose to pay a bit more at Ocado than Sainsbury's because the UX is better. You can't opt out of public services because you're digitally excluded. 210017 100
Reposted by Aiden KennyAlan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo 192146303127 14.6K
Reposted by Aiden KennyIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-... 531169326 1.2K
Reposted by Aiden KennyJoe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this 9941951511 4.2K
Reposted by Aiden KennyPhil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Right - here goes. I've been thinking and reading quite a lot about Trump and the nature of the threat his regime poses, and how the UK and Europe can respond. Not sure I have any answers, but there are a number of dead ends to avoid. 🧵 1/14 22212 22
Reposted by Aiden KennyMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11/01/2026The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides. 332044450 2K
Reposted by Aiden KennySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 11/01/2026I am going to write an addendum to The Abuse Factory gist with three quick things everyone can do. They really have an effect 38840 88
Reposted by Aiden KennyAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 11/01/2026"due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure." To be clear, in this case they mean those are bad things. 1219854 198
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 10/01/2026This is an excellent starter pack. I found a lot of sound people to add to my “Politics” list. 000 0
Reposted by Aiden KennyDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 10/01/2026So do I have this right? Trump invites oil CEOs to the White House for a meeting about how brilliant his Venezuela venture is, then boots out the press when he senses that they are not feeling it. EXON CEO then goes on to tell him that the plan sucks and they will not be investing at this time... 😂 2334740 347
Reposted by Aiden KennyTJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · 10/01/2026This is an exceptionally good analysis of the role of X in global fascism, and illustrates why Ireland and the EU must act against it now. connectedplaces.online/reports/a-po... 04329 43
Reposted by Aiden KennyRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter. Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing. More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social 19394121 394
Reposted by Aiden KennyHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I am only now catching up with the theory that Trump's fixation on Greenland is because of its enormous size on Mercator Projection maps 2040468 404
Reposted by Aiden KennySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This is 1) flat wrong on the facts 2) flat wrong on the law 3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street 10309131 309
Reposted by Aiden KennyÉibhear Ó hAnluain @eibhear.gibiris.org · 08/01/2026My e-mail to my TDs, subject line "Continued use of a dangerous service": 5156 15
Reposted by Aiden KennyRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 08/01/2026We'll hear from Minister Niamh Smyth at some point later today... maybe she'll have heard back from X... But if the policy is keep feeding the digital crocodiles in the hope that they eat us last, I'm not sure that's a cogent policy position. 218922 189
Reposted by Aiden KennyPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Occasionally as a litigator you run across an opposing party who repeatedly breaches contracts and settlement agreements and legal requirements — just never abides by them. Generally competent lawyers point out that you shouldn’t do business with or enter contracts with that person. /1 201373236 1.4K
Reposted by Aiden KennyThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026On X/Twitter and government Part of the problem is inertia: back in the day it took a huge shift to get UK gov onto social media. It certainly did not happen quickly. And now it is "core" it will take a similarly huge shift to get comms departments off it. Turning around oil tankers and all that. 519042 190
Reposted by Aiden KennySimon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app. 12331138 331
Reposted by Aiden KennyAndy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 07/01/2026🤔 thecritic.co.uk/bring-back-d... 06011 60
Reposted by Aiden KennyDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 06/01/2026The Financial Times decided to stop beating around the bush about X. The idea that it has a Trust & Safety team is hilarious so it’s totally fitting to outfit them like 🤡 37721 77
Reposted by Aiden KennyRichard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Things stepping up. ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X. 10353148 353
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 04/01/2026This article eviscerating the state of so-called “AI” is well worth your time. 020 2
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Great list of low-cost suggestions for improvements to Dublin Bus from Shane Waring. 120 2
Aiden Kenny @aidenkenny.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Well this is probably my daughter’s word more than mine. But I will take it. 020 2
Reposted by Aiden KennyMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/01/2026Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go. 18725011896 5K
Reposted by Aiden KennyJohn Maguire @johnmaguire.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Someone stole my wife's maroon Raleigh Motus bike in Dublin City Centre this afternoon. If you see it, give me a shout 13149 49
Reposted by Aiden KennyJames Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 28/12/2025“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a man kicking himself in the balls — forever” - George Orwell 0152 15
Reposted by Aiden KennyCliff Chiang @cliffchiang.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns. 131173231 1.2K
Reposted by Aiden KennyDarach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 24/12/2025A number for the total cost is going to come out in the next few days or weeks and some people are going to be horrified, but this is a great outcome. Houses on Dartmouth Square don't come on the market very often. The state won't lose on this. jrnl.ie/6912289jrnl.ieDeal to clear way for Metrolink will see ten Ranelagh houses being bought by TIITransport Minister Darragh O’Brien said he doesn’t know the details and won’t speculate on the purchase price. 2153 15
Reposted by Aiden KennyIan Ford 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @ianford.bsky.social · 21/12/2025European security cannot depend on the whims of a few thousand red state voters every four years. Trump 2 clearly demonstrates that the US is a society with deep structural problems - this is not just a transitory blip. We need to make long term changes to protect ourselves. 074 7
Reposted by Aiden KennySenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 19/12/2025The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of 175106882899 10.7K