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Tom O’Connor

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Retired. Now having a great life writing books, golfing, riding bike, traveling and always playing with the grandkids

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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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10 Things Successful People (Who Are Actually Happy) Do Differently
Achievement rarely produces the sense of lasting happiness that you think it will. Once you finally accomplish the goal you’ve been chasing, two new goals tend to pop up unexpectedly.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 14/10/2026
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Hillary Clinton Steps to the Podcast Mic as Midterms Approach
With “High Stakes,” Mrs. Clinton is teaming up with “Pivot” co-host Kara Swisher to break down the consequential battle for the House and the Senate.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spotify published two audiobooks. 🎧 1️⃣ Cadets to Captains: 1848–1860 promocards.byspotify.com/api/share/6a... 2️⃣ Antietam: From Secession to the Bloodiest Day ($21.95) promocards.byspotify.com/api/share/b0... Tags: #CivilWar #HistoricalFiction #Audiobooks #Spotify #BookSky #MilitaryHistory
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From Cadets to Captains: 1848-1860
Check this out! Listen now on @Spotify.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Book three is close. “Gettysburg and Vicksburg: 
Summer of Decision” picks up where “Antietam: From Secession to the Bloodiest Day”  left off. Andrew McAllister wears Union blue. Read first chapter: preview.mailerlite.io/forms/220899... #CivilWarFiction #HistoricalFiction #Gettysburg #Vicksburg
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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#aimarketingautomation #leadgeneration #crmautomation #businessgrowth #smallbusinessgrowth | Demetra Mcknight | 112 comments
🚨 The biggest difference between struggling businesses and scalable businesses isn't hard work. It's systems. The businesses growing the fastest aren't chasing every lead manually. They're using AI m...
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fun day trip today
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Brooks’ Bubble Adventure by Tom O'Connor is the perfect storytime splash for your little explorer. Don't Miss Out - Grab Your Copy Today: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF9R2B4L #BrooksBubbleAdventure #TomOConnor #ChildrensBooks #KidsBooks #BubbleAdventure #OceanTales #ImaginationBooks
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Brooks’ Bubble Adventure by Tom O'Connor is the perfect storytime splash for your little explorer. Don't Miss Out - Grab Your Copy Today: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF9R2B4L #BrooksBubbleAdventure #TomOConnor #ChildrensBooks #KidsBooks #BubbleAdventure #OceanTales #ImaginationBooks
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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
M31 Andrómeda galaxy CREDIT:NASA
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Opinion AI (@opinionai)
This 14-minute talk from Anthropic’s Head of Coding Agents researcher will teach you more about vibe coding than 100 paid courses. Bookmark it and spend just 14 minutes on it today. This video will c...
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 05/05/2026
This robot installs 80 panels/hour. One every 45 sec. 1,920/day ≈ 0.0008 GW/day per line. Sounds small. It’s not. Scale this across thousands of lines and #solar becomes manufacturing, not construction. 👉 10,000 lines = 8 GW/day. That’s HOW China is winning the energy game.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/05/2026
NEWS: MAGA influencer Craig Long has been arrested in a human trafficking and prostitution sting in Florida, along with Ryan Yates, a Trump supporter who pleaded guilty in Feb 2024 for his involvement in January 6. Long posted this photo with Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. just a few weeks ago.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 26/04/2026
There’s a reason why Australia leads the world in rooftop solar installations per capita. It’s not better panels. It’s not more sun. It’s not some secret tech advantage. It’s cost. And the system built around it. Open imports, intense competition, streamlined installs. Quote → install → done.
There’s a reason why Australia leads the world in rooftop solar installations per capita.

It’s not better panels.
It’s not more sun.
It’s not some secret tech advantage.

It’s cost. And the system built around it.

In Australia, a standard 6.6 kW rooftop system in 2026 typically lands around $3.6K–$5.7K USD installed. Open imports, intense competition, streamlined installs. Quote → install → done. The market is optimised for speed and scale.

Germany sits in a similar lane. Around $6.5K–$9.9K USD for a comparable system. No major upfront rebate like Australia, but low friction, mature installers, and strong economics through high power prices. It works because the system supports it.

Then there’s the US.

The same system costs $16.5K–$22K USD before incentives. Same hardware. Same sun. But layered with tariffs, permitting complexity, fragmented markets, and higher soft costs. Add in protectionism, legacy utility structures, and policy drag, and the result is clear: higher prices, slower rollout.

This isn’t a technology story.
It’s system design.

Australia removed friction.
Germany streamlined it.
The US added layers.

And that shows up directly in adoption.

Fast, cheap systems scale.
Expensive, complex systems stall.

One is optimised for speed.
One is protecting the past.

Cost always wins. ⚡
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Come to my website www.tomfoconnor3.com/chapter-one/ and sign up for a free copy of chapter one
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chapter-one - TomO’Connor - Author
Read Chapter One Free. Cadets to Captains: 1848–1860 Publishes in April. West Point. The Texas Frontier. The Eve of the Civil War.This is where the story begins. Send Me Chapter One HOOK COPY Before t...
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 23/03/2026
Dismissing fed-up voters is a dangerous mistake
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Dismissing fed-up voters is a dangerous mistake
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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America is Stark Naked: How Iran Exposed the U.S. Defence Emperor’s Facade - And Why Ukraine’s Lessons Were Ignored
Today, America’s military-industrial complex struts in trillion-dollar armour and “best-in-the-world” rhetoric - an Emperor's cloth of gold - until Iran delivered the truth. America is butt naked.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000 miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.
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Advocacy Arena with Dee @desia.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
He’s a GOVERNOR taking care of his constituents— citizens of MARYLAND— save your snark for your Congressional representatives. Do you know who they are? Call them and stop attacking ppl doing their d@mn job.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Is AI going “Dark” in 18-24 months? chatgpt.com/s/t_6994e913...
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White-collar job automation
ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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Brooks’ Bubble Adventure | By Tom O' Connor | Video Trailer
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PizzaMonk @pizzatraveler.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If kidnapping a foreign president isn’t enough to get him out of office, why would the Epstein files be a silver bullet?
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
When oil and tech CEOs are in the loop about his plans to invade a sovereign nation and Congress isn’t, that’s all you need to know about the legitimacy of his actions.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
chatgpt.com/s/m_695adeab... DM me if you would like to read the Prologue
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Walking through Antietam's battlefield
ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/12/2025
The 22-day gap in the pipe bomber affidavit: the government's desperate attempts to cover up that he's MAGA. If you missed it live yesterday, you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/_uiK9fz...
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
GPT 5.2 is already here and I am liking its new memory.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Great financial crisis? You mean when the housing market collapsed, banks went under, our GDP sank, the working class lost trillions in net worth and unemployment soared? Seems like a repeat of the last time we tried to bully the world with isolationist tariffs. Not good.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/12/2025
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.” In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Just finished working a Help desk for early voting and Election Day for local municipalities elections. Poll workers and the County Boards of Elections are today’s American Patriots. I salute and congratulate everyone of you for the work you do to make our elections safe, secure and accurate.
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 27/09/2025
BYD launched its passenger cars in Europe only in 2022—just ~3 yrs on the ground. Tesla’s been here since 2009. Yet Aug 2025: BYD outsold #Tesla 2nd mth running. #Geely is the only automaker growing faster, but BYD is the one rewriting the playbook. From zero to overtaking in record time. #EV #BYD
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BYD Outsells Tesla In Europe In August - CleanTechnica
August sales figures are in and BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second month in a row as the US company continues to struggle.
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Travel through the stirring pages of Steel and Honor by Tom O'Connor in this cinematic glimpse into an era on the edge of transformation. Get Your Copy On Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1968296433 #SteelAndHonor #TomOConnor #MilitaryDrama #CivilWarPrelude #WestPointLegacy #LoveAndWar
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Brooks meets Wally the Whale, and the adventure grows even BIGGER. One moment he’s scrubbing—the next moment he’s exploring! This book turns ordinary moments into extraordinary journeys. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FF9R2B4L #BrooksBubbleAdventure #TomOConnor #ChildrensBooks #KidsBooks #BubbleAdventure
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Join Brooks as his simple bubble bath turns into a magical adventure! Dive into a world of floating dreams and friendly fish. Perfect bedtime read for curious little minds. Grab the Kindle Version Now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6K8LBVT #BrooksBubbleAdventure #TomOConnor #ChildrensBooks #KidsBooks
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Assigned to observe the Crimean War, our heroes join a military delegation across Europe—France, Prussia, Austria. They see brilliance, arrogance, and fear. In the aftermath of Sevastopol, they learn the true cost of glory. www.amazon.com/dp/1968296433 #SteelAndHonor #TomOConnor #MilitaryDrama
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
We sleep under stars older than anything we carry. But I still feel your hand in mine when I wake. From dusty outposts to quiet studies, Tanner and McAllister pour their hearts into every letter to Clara and Eleanor. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDM6TCLD #SteelAndHonor #TomOConnor #MilitaryDrama
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Tom O’Connor @tomfoc3.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
June 23, 1848. The cadets march one last time across The Plain. Buttons gleam, sabers swing, and futures unfold. General Winfield Scott reminds them: “The Army you enter today will be forged by steam, by wire, and by movement.” www.amazon.com/dp/1968296433 #SteelAndHonor #TomOConnor #MilitaryDrama
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