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Liam J. Kelly

@liamgallas.bsky.social
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Independent journalist covering prediction markets, digital assets, and AI. Footy, comics | liamjameskelly@protonmail.com or Signal at Liam_Kelly.66

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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The latest EU-China trade agreement continues to unravel, with even more details on Chinese hybrid vehicle quotas in Europe emerging over the weekend. For the latest issue of Tribock, I look at why Brussels can’t afford to let up, even after Šefčovič’s “first step.”
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
With just ten days before more contentious elections in Germany, I take a look into Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Nord Stream 2, the Klimastiftung, and what remains of "Russlandtag." Read the latest edition of Tribock. Only for risk-takers!
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Germany's far-right enjoyed a massive win in the East this weekend. Now what? Catch my latest on the questions that now swirl around AfD's blue wave.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
JNIM, ISSP, Wagner (then Africa Corps), France, and various junta governments. The Sahel region of Western Africa is in dire straits. Can the US really expect to change that? Tribock #6 hot off the press. Read it!
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The science of smell? An extreme far-right party? A 'Washington-Berlin-Moscow' Axis? Found out about all that and more in the latest edition of Tribock. I unpack the steady rise of the AfD in the East German region of Sachsen-Anhalt ahead of the state's elections in three weeks!
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Something smells in Sachsen-Anhalt
Three weeks out from state elections in the Eastern state of Sachsen-Anhalt, German politics is bracing itself for its biggest test yet in keeping an extremist party in check.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Special dirt, dozens of German submarines, and a supply chain putting Europe on high alert. It's all in the next issue of Tribock! Read it, or else... open.substack.com/pub/tribock/...
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How Europe’s Generational Rearmament Move is a Boon for China
Europe’s aggressive rearmament and green energy plans are forcing the continent to reckon with its lack of sovereign rare-earth mines and reliance on the world’s second-largest economy.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Leaving Palantir is probably a good, strategic idea for most European countries. But is it enough? Penned some thoughts for my first issue of Tribock. Subscribe and share! open.substack.com/pub/tribock/...
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Life after Palantir
European countries are riding the sovereignty narrative to detach themselves from Palantir and score key political points. But is that enough?
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Bumblefudge @bumblefudge.com · 19/02/2026
If your new year's resolution was to follow a more interesting cross-section of the AI/LLM/Botpocalypse Disc Horse and you haven't gotten around to doing it yet, a dear friend made this handy list you can bulk-follow and/or add to your feeds and opt out of at a later time bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
As a lifelong list person, I've adopted a newer (better?) posture to reading: once I've completed a novel/collection, I'll select which book I *feel* like reading at that point (rather than sticking to a list). This strategy has me reading way more and enjoying it a whole lot more too. Fun!
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
perhaps just two or three words away from describing a union or socialized healthcare ...
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Gemütlich maxxing
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
If you have an hour on Sunday... youtu.be/Zr3V-BnENmA?...
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Silence & Contemplation (PM) | Merton in His Own Words (2013)
YouTube video by Festival of Faiths
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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Ichiro Suzuki's Hall of Fame induction speech 😂
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I want to make beautiful, rich entertainment
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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Happy 4th of July, Batman.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Haribo jelly beans? Extraordinary candy; tell everyone you love about them
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Writing, having a beer, running; in no particular order these days. Deeply pleasant on all fronts
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Park day, best day
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Stay down here, I need to go up and change some money
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
People keep asking why The Onion is doing well right now, and it's simply because we just refuse to kowtow. I cannot stress enough how good it is for your business and your soul be strong and even fun in the face of the ongoing horror and bullshit. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
It’s so interesting that an outlet that encourages its writers to speak truth to power is flourishing in a media industry where everything else seems to be in decline.

I want that to be a lesson to people. Kowtowing to power—if your job is not that, nobody fucking wants that. It does nothing for you to pull a punch at this moment. You have to be able to stand up for a baseline of humanity. That’s what we do here. And I’m glad to tell you that they never blinked. They never thought twice about it. They just always were like, “All right, well, let’s keep doing what we do here.”
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
That kind of rain that's long cold strings on a big bright day is falling in Berlin right now. It's spectacular
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Good morning
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Josh Watson @joshwatson.com · 23/04/2025
[train car] Me: [chanting] train, train- Other neurodivergent passengers: train, TRAIN Conductor: [pounding her ticket stamp] TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/03/2025
nightmare group chat
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
"The Treasury Department had previously stated that Elez was only granted “read-only” access to the payment system, although reporting by @wired.com and the financial newsletter Notes on the Crises had questioned that assertion." Vindication for our reporting from a week beforehand.
The Treasury Department had previously stated that Elez was only granted “read-only” access to the payment system, although reporting by Wired and the financial newsletter Notes on the Crises had questioned that assertion. DOGE’s access to the payments system has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and the public since David A. Lebryk, the former highest-ranking Treasury civil servant, resigned after refusing to stop foreign aid payments, as Musk’s allies had demanded.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"CertiK, the crypto code auditor, apologised on Tuesday after doing work for an illicit marketplace that sells electric batons and shackles with GPS trackers used in human trafficking operations." www.dlnews.com/articles/def...
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CertiK apologises after doing work for Cambodian marketplace tied to forced labour
CertiK apologises for auditing code for an illicit marketplace. Huione guarantee sells tools used by criminals running forced-labour camps.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
daamn underneath now too huh www.independent.co.uk/space/earth-...
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Something is happening inside the Earth, scientists say
A new study has seen scientists unexpectedly find that the inner core of our planet is changing its physical nature
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
he looks like the two banshees of inisherin guys combined
A very beardy Jason Kelce in a brown tweed and houndstooth (?) suit
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Closing a small creative project I did last year. Let me know if any of this resonates. I'd love to hear from you! www.instagram.com/rubber_glove...
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Co-founder of crypto wallet Ledger was kidnapped by, what one source described to me, as a highly professional group of kidnappers. He's been freed; investigations ongoing. www.dlnews.com/articles/reg...
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Kidnapped co-founder of Ledger released as French police hunt for perpetrators
David Balland is recovering from injuries suffered in the ordeal. The kidnappers sought a crypto ransom, prosecutors said. The kidnapping punctuates the rising crime rate in crypto.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Just have to say that the $Trump meme coin is a gift to all of us who are not fans of his. It’s just a matter of time until a lot of people lose money from this. I’m a crypto fan. This is not crypto any more than Madoff was just buying and selling shares of stock
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It's all fun and games until the president-elect launches a memecoin. Backlash over Trump's shitcoin was near immediate, which was, honestly, kind of a surprise. www.dlnews.com/articles/mar...
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Trump memecoin decried as ‘radioactive’ even as it multiplied 11 times in value
The incoming US president shocked many in the crypto industry by rolling out his own memecoin. Anthony Scaramucci joined a chorus of crypto critics sounding the alarm over the TRUMP coin. Crypto suppo...
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Caught up with the mastermind behind the recent slew of proposals for tech giants to buy up Bitcoin. It's not just about the meteoric returns either, the right-wing think tank backing the move explained. Check out my latest for @dlnews.bsky.social 👇 www.dlnews.com/articles/peo...
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Meet the activist pushing Big Tech to copy MicroStrategy and embrace Bitcoin
MicroStrategy's 605% rally is spurring demand for more corporate buying of Bitcoin. Washington group is calling on Amazon shareholders to press board for action. Tech companies are sitting on mountain...
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
One of Bitcoin's most vocal critics in Texas is packing it in and moving to Texas. "It’s Sisyphean to do all this work and be undermined by the people being harmed by this technology," Jackie Sawicky told me. Read my latest to find out where she's headed next. www.dlnews.com/articles/peo...
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Why Texas’ anti-crypto queen just quit her ‘Sisyphean’ quest to ban Bitcoin mining
Jackie Sawicky, the Queen of anti-crypto in Texas, is packing it in.
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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
A Toronto listed crypto company called Blue Sky has seen its share prices rocket by 1,767% as investors confuse it with this place. 😂 www.dlnews.com/articles/mar...
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Investors confusing Bluesky with Toronto blockchain firm send stock soaring 1,767%
Investors piled into Bluesky Digital’s stock, ostensibly confusing it for the fast-rising social media platform of the same name.
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Daniela Dib @dandiba.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A tough topic to explore in Mexico is how cartels and organized crime move money around. This @404media.co story confirms the obvious: millions of cartel dollars are laundered between 🇺🇸, 🇲🇽 and 🇨🇴 using cryptocurrency, specifically Tether. www.404media.co/email/ef0f90...
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Tether Has Become a Massive Money Laundering Tool for Mexican Drug Traffickers, Feds Say
Tether is being used on a massive scale by large scale drug traffickers, to the point where Tether is sold cheaper in Mexico due to its links to drugs, according to court records reviewed by 404 Media...
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Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Substack doesn't have a "post to Bluesky" feature yet, so let me try announcing my latest newsletter this way: open.substack.com/pub/lschmeis...
When the Zone Is Flooded, Move Ground -- Look, "flood the zone with shit" is a strategy, but staying on the floodplain is a choice.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I think the best bit about that pic of them eating the McDonald's on a fancy plane is how Donald Trump Jr. is holding the box of fries. Big Golden Retriever energy.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Trying to hang here more given, erm, events
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
Bitcoin mining has made headlines for consuming enormous amounts of energy around the world. Now, it's facing a new test: Noisy machines. Residents of Granbury, Texas, say that the thrum of a local mine has even been causing serious health issues. www.dlnews.com/articles/peo...
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Angry Texans fight Bitcoin mine’s 80,000 noisy machines in test for industry
The small Texas town of Granbury feels like it is under sonic attack from a Bitcoin mining operation.
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
I think the biggest difference between here and Farcaster is that here is also people who are not into cryptocurrencies. that's defo a plus
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Liam J. Kelly @liamgallas.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
My 4-month-old may never know of the blocksize war, fluffy pony, or rare pepes, but he will know that BlackRock continues to rule all of finance. Crypto included. End of an era. www.dlnews.com/articles/mar...
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SEC approves Bitcoin ETFs for BlackRock, Fidelity and nine other issuers as new era dawns for crypto
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said it approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds on Wednesday.
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Decrypt @decrypt.co · 24/07/2023
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin has identified four "major issues" with Worldcoin's design. decrypt.co/149772/worldcoin-has-maj…
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Worldcoin Has 'Major Issues' and Will Take Years to Work, Vitalik Buterin Warns - Decrypt
Worldcoin launched to much fanfare on Monday—but Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin has identified four "major issues" with the project's design.
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Stephen Graves @stephengraves.co.uk · 25/07/2023
I created a horror feed for Bluesky with goodfeeds.co! bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lyrmsmhhg7… It tracks the terms "horror" "👻" and "🧛"
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juux @juux.com · 12/07/2023
He looks like a well-respected but little-known-outside-Italy Serie B manager being brought in by Tottenham in January to rescue their season.
Tom Cruise being interviewed on the red carpet at the premiere for the latest Mission Impossible. He doesn’t really look like Tom Cruise though.
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Alys Key @alys.bsky.social · 04/05/2023
With that in mind, here's my latest dispatch. Nice to see the link preview showing properly which they still aren't doing on Twitter! sorrywereprosed.substack.com/p/sorr…
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Sorry We're Prosed: 25+ Writing Opportunities For May
Where to send essays, stories, novels, flash and other writings this month
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Decrypt @decrypt.co · 02/05/2023
Shark Tank's @mcuban.bsky.social has joined Bluesky – here's some of our recent coverage of him: decrypt.co/108019/mark-cuban-slams-…
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Mark Cuban Slams SEC Chair Gensler's Stance on Crypto - Decrypt
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban took aim at SEC chair Gary Gensler, urging him to publish 'bright line guidelines' for crypto firms to follow.
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