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Aidan O’Brien

@aidanobrien.bsky.social

3.9K followers 1.2K following 6 posts

Talks about: internet governance, counter-violent extremism, and counter-disinformation but (mostly) movies (He/Him)

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 22h

It won "Worst Resurrection of a TV Show" in 1996, beating out the remake of "Flipper" starring Paul Hogan. That is some feat.

Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 22h

I've met the 21st Baron of Dunsany?

Baron of Dunsany - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 1d

Dark Crystal Cosplayers at my old job’s Halloween party.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 2d

“But I have this ball, please throw a different ball so I can have another, I will figure out how to carry both later”

Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 2d

One for @factcheck.thejournal.ie

static.thejournal.ie

factcheck.thejournal.ie

Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 2d

Oh it's @skywatch.blue

Yo! CalicoRo is not MAGA

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 2d

We love to see it <3

Uplift Ireland @uplift.ie · 7d

They say it’s to protect children, but this new EU law would let AI scan every message we send.
That means our private moments; photos, chats, confessions, could be monitored forever.

action.uplift.ie/campaigns/st...

#speirgorm

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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