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Aileen O'Donoghue

@leaner.bsky.social
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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 · 27/09/2026
Yes, it should be a bigger deal.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thoughts and prayers for lovely Ireland. Stay safe!
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Uncle Don @uncledon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I was expecting this meme, and voilà.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 19/06/2026
A 13-year-old who punched a teacher for proving him wrong became a president who tore up the Iran deal because Obama made it, stole classified documents because ownership is permission, and called a rape verdict a hoax.
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Trump Is Afraid of Everything
A psychological autopsy of the weakest man ever to hold power, from the teacher he punched at thirteen to the documents he stole
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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justfara @justfara.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
What will it be today?
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I like countries that hold their elites accountable.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The markets are a Warsh-out. uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/ftse-10...
uk.finance.yahoo.com
FTSE 100 higher and US stocks dip as Trump nominates Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed chair
Former Fed governor Warsh has a hawkish record on interest rates but has recently voiced support for cuts — which Trump has aggressively campaigned for.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The UK has officially confirmed it will rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+student exchange scheme in January 2027. This milestone agreement, part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s "Brexit reset," aims to restore educational and vocational opportunities for over 100,000 British students and young professionals.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
When will the dam burst?
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Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
I bet those decorations were made in China!
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
80% of these individuals originate from the UK, Russia, Israel, the *USA*, Ukraine, and Australia! in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/nearly...
in-cyprus.philenews.com
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...
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
'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...
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How a Con Man President Is Destroying Confidence
Chaos and incompetence are bad. Who knew?
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
For Musk, MAGA = Make Apartheid Great Again. Gift article attached. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot. (Gift Article)
His worldview is inseparable from his rearing in apartheid South Africa.
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Listening to Homan speak is as bad as listening to his boss speak.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Watching #DerryGirls S6 E6 and thinking about what the US has lost.
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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Outlaws have taken over.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
More 💩Monday
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
So much corruption 😡
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Brave woman spoke truth to power. 💪
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 08/01/2025
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. ⤵️
teenvogue.com
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The guy also got bailed out by a corrupt judicial system and an electorate who believes his BS.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
People leave their families to demine Ukraine. A most hazardous but necessary job. Thanks, Paul Hardisty, for reporting on this. theconversation.com/friday-essay...
theconversation.com
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.
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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Spelling 🐝 does not have Annatto in the word list. 😕
Spelling Bee said the word 'annatto' is not found.
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👑 ✝️ℹ️Ⓜ️🅾️✝️♓⚧️ 👑 @thamemeweaver.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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.
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