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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 · Dec 17

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 · 1d

And that's 'breaking news' according to Fox?

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Know Nothing Johnson

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 15d

But now I learned that his animosity against Mormons stems from being rejected by a woman he met in Utah.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Michigan Church Attacker Is Said to Have Held a Grudge Against Mormons

www.nytimes.com

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 16d

Wow - who's outraged? I just wrote an idea, which I'm willing to forget about if the facts don't support my theory.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 16d

Of course I'm waiting for the facts.

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 16d

My theory is that he shot up the Mormon Church because a Mormon killed Charlie Kirk.

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 21d

She'll call them nasty and ban them from the press pool.

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 22d

He does a lot of "looking into" things.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 24d

Over Christmas

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · 26d

Complete with dimmer switch and not the brightest bulb.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Sep 12

Trying to unite the two sides would require leadership and it's evident he doesn't have that skill.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Sep 11

I wish someone could sack the other guy.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Sep 6

No peace prize for the warmongering dictator!

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Sep 1

I remember when my b-in-law got into NYPD because he had 'some college', and they thought that was a great achievement. 😒

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ponder? I'm sure he never heard that word before.

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 30

What a schmuck.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 29

As long as he sees them at an airport. Must be something in the lighting at those places.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 29

He only sees children in airports? He doesn't get out much.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 25

Exactly!

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are they are trying to prevent people from fleeing?

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 25

I want to cry.

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Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Aug 24

It's a chimera cat. Beautiful.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Jul 30

I just discovered your podcast and I found it very informative. I liked your comment about Medvedev throwing shade at Graham's age. Also, consider that 58 years old is really old for Russian men!

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Jul 12

When Trump was first elected, my brother-in-law (NYPD, Irish American) was elated and said that next they would be going for Europe (where I live). I could only think that his worry about communism was the reason for his disdain.

Aileen O'Donoghue @leaner.bsky.social · Jul 12

The flash floods that happened on July 4 were not "into the future" and therefore FEMA should have responded as they always had.