Thomas Creamer
@thomascreamer.bsky.social
Leitrim native with notions.
Very much a personal account, looking for a lesser evil in terms of managing the social media addiction. @tmcreamer on the other site. #speirgorm
(He/Him)
Very much a personal account, looking for a lesser evil in terms of managing the social media addiction. @tmcreamer on the other site. #speirgorm
(He/Him)
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Hi folk - if you now follow me as a result of one of the starter packs, I mostly post about;
- politics (of the lefty/soc dem variety)
-ocassionally on other interests (daily life, books/video games, or whatever else you'd expect from an Irish guy in his late 20's).
Take that as you will.
- politics (of the lefty/soc dem variety)
-ocassionally on other interests (daily life, books/video games, or whatever else you'd expect from an Irish guy in his late 20's).
Take that as you will.
So, the Irish Far-Right are absolutely losing their mind over Robert Troy announcing that Westmeath Council will be in discussions to provide a designated spot for Muslims to bury their dead in Ballyglass cementary - a council-owned graveyard, the type which regularly facilitates all faith or none.
February 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
So, the Irish Far-Right are absolutely losing their mind over Robert Troy announcing that Westmeath Council will be in discussions to provide a designated spot for Muslims to bury their dead in Ballyglass cementary - a council-owned graveyard, the type which regularly facilitates all faith or none.
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Dr Laura Gormley and Dr Aoife Brennan examine research showing that neurodivergent employees need flexibility — so forcing everyone back to the office is short-sighted and costly.
jrnl.ie/6935609
jrnl.ie/6935609
Back to office pressure: 'These rules may be harming a quarter of the workforce'
Dr Laura Gormley and Dr Aoife Brennan examine research showing that neurodivergent employees need flexibility — so forcing everyone back to the office is short-sighted and costly.
jrnl.ie
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Dr Laura Gormley and Dr Aoife Brennan examine research showing that neurodivergent employees need flexibility — so forcing everyone back to the office is short-sighted and costly.
jrnl.ie/6935609
jrnl.ie/6935609
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Love to try and check if trains are delayed but can’t actually see anything because Irish Rail only put updates on fucking X.
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Love to try and check if trains are delayed but can’t actually see anything because Irish Rail only put updates on fucking X.
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Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
I think this is the first time the Soc Dems have reached 10% in the polls?
Latest RED C @businesspost poll sees FF fall again, as SF & Soc. Dems make gains.
Sinn Féin 24% +2
Fine Gael 18% +1
Fianna Fáil 15% -3
Independent 13% -1
Soc. Dems 10% +2
Labour 5% +1
Aontú 5% -1
Ind. Ireland 4% =
PBP-Solidarity 3% =
Green Party 2% -1
Net: Other 1%
Sinn Féin 24% +2
Fine Gael 18% +1
Fianna Fáil 15% -3
Independent 13% -1
Soc. Dems 10% +2
Labour 5% +1
Aontú 5% -1
Ind. Ireland 4% =
PBP-Solidarity 3% =
Green Party 2% -1
Net: Other 1%
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I think this is the first time the Soc Dems have reached 10% in the polls?
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The Irish government aiding this is fucking unconscionable. Unforgiveable. History will remember this as Nazi collaboration, because that's what it is
Next, this Journey ICE flight that landed in Tel Aviv on Jan. 21 held eight Palestinians, who were transferred to the West Bank and released, according to @haaretzcom.bsky.social.
This aircraft refueled in Ireland, @wereontheditch.bsky.social. #spéirghorm
This aircraft refueled in Ireland, @wereontheditch.bsky.social. #spéirghorm
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The Irish government aiding this is fucking unconscionable. Unforgiveable. History will remember this as Nazi collaboration, because that's what it is
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I did see the video and this ICE shooting is (by some degree) even more of an unambiguous, undeniable execution than when they murdered Renee Good. Fuck
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I did see the video and this ICE shooting is (by some degree) even more of an unambiguous, undeniable execution than when they murdered Renee Good. Fuck
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They're trying to murder these people. This isn't the first time, and it won't be the last.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
They're trying to murder these people. This isn't the first time, and it won't be the last.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
In Canada, they called them "Starlight Tours." The intention was to take folks and dump them in remote places with the hope that exposure would do the killing for them.
This is attempted murder.
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Grok is being used to create sexualised images of women and child abuse material which are posted on X.
So, why is the Department of Education still posting images of children to X?
If Government Departments are going to continue to use X, can they at least stop posting images of children?
So, why is the Department of Education still posting images of children to X?
If Government Departments are going to continue to use X, can they at least stop posting images of children?
January 23, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Grok is being used to create sexualised images of women and child abuse material which are posted on X.
So, why is the Department of Education still posting images of children to X?
If Government Departments are going to continue to use X, can they at least stop posting images of children?
So, why is the Department of Education still posting images of children to X?
If Government Departments are going to continue to use X, can they at least stop posting images of children?
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Report #1 on the impacts of non-consensual deepfake image abuse.
Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info.
She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.
Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info.
She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.
A woman whose images were deepfake edited and uploaded to porn sites without her consent has appealed to the Government to use every power to stop predators.
She told Virgin Media News the abuse led to years of panic attacks and unwanted contact.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
She told Virgin Media News the abuse led to years of panic attacks and unwanted contact.
#VMNews | @newschambers.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Report #1 on the impacts of non-consensual deepfake image abuse.
Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info.
She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.
Sonia suffered years of panic attacks and needed counselling after photos, some dating from when she was a teenager, were edited & uploaded on an explicit site with her personal info.
She's come forward because of the Grok scandal.
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Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Tomorrow: The first of two reports from women speaking out for the first time about having their images manipulated explicitly without their consent.
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
They've suffered years of trauma, panic attacks and unsolicited messages from men.
This is why the Grok issue matters.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
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As nothing has changed since I wrote The Abuse Factory Gist re X, the only thing an extra Gist has is a round up of the moral & intellectual collapse of policy and commentary
Too painful for me to go back on, to little benefit.
Niamh Smyth and Richard Chambers aside, it’s been a shocking failure
Too painful for me to go back on, to little benefit.
Niamh Smyth and Richard Chambers aside, it’s been a shocking failure
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
As nothing has changed since I wrote The Abuse Factory Gist re X, the only thing an extra Gist has is a round up of the moral & intellectual collapse of policy and commentary
Too painful for me to go back on, to little benefit.
Niamh Smyth and Richard Chambers aside, it’s been a shocking failure
Too painful for me to go back on, to little benefit.
Niamh Smyth and Richard Chambers aside, it’s been a shocking failure
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“In fairness, we also seem to believe that over one-in-three Irish people are accessing social housing compared to the real figure of 9.2%, which begs the question: how much social housing do these people think that Ireland has?”
Here is this week’s column.
Here is this week’s column.
Surrealing in the Years: We've found out we know nothing about a lot of Very Important Things
Maybe it’s a bad thing that we’re completely clueless.
jrnl.ie
January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
“In fairness, we also seem to believe that over one-in-three Irish people are accessing social housing compared to the real figure of 9.2%, which begs the question: how much social housing do these people think that Ireland has?”
Here is this week’s column.
Here is this week’s column.
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A Fianna Fáil TD has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March
FF TD detected at 190km/h convicted of dangerous driving
A Fianna Fáil TD was convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March.
www.rte.ie
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A Fianna Fáil TD has been convicted of dangerous driving after a court heard he was driving at over 190km/h on a motorway last March
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“The gap between technological capability and governance has widened into a chasm.”
Dr Mary Aiken says that Grok’s 'nudify' controversy is more than a ‘bad app’ issue: it is a global governance challenge. jrnl.ie/6928174
Dr Mary Aiken says that Grok’s 'nudify' controversy is more than a ‘bad app’ issue: it is a global governance challenge. jrnl.ie/6928174
Professor Mary Aiken: Grok is a warning shot, not a one-off scandal
The cyberpsychologist says that Grok’s ‘nudify’ controversy is not just a ‘bad app’ issue — it is a global governance challenge.
jrnl.ie
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“The gap between technological capability and governance has widened into a chasm.”
Dr Mary Aiken says that Grok’s 'nudify' controversy is more than a ‘bad app’ issue: it is a global governance challenge. jrnl.ie/6928174
Dr Mary Aiken says that Grok’s 'nudify' controversy is more than a ‘bad app’ issue: it is a global governance challenge. jrnl.ie/6928174
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Just attended the online launch of this report, not shocking details to those aware of rising anti immigrant sentiment, but useful to be backed by data. Question now is if government, who commissioned the research, will stop scapegoating migrants for all of their own failings? I won’t hold my breath
A misperception about the number of people immigrating to Ireland and their reasons for doing so is linked to negative attitudes towards immigration, according to a new report published today jrnl.ie/6926698
Many people think immigration happening on larger scale than is really the case
The report by the ESRI found that many people overestimated the proportion of people in Ireland who were born in another country.
jrnl.ie
January 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Just attended the online launch of this report, not shocking details to those aware of rising anti immigrant sentiment, but useful to be backed by data. Question now is if government, who commissioned the research, will stop scapegoating migrants for all of their own failings? I won’t hold my breath
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Hundreds of thousands of vile sexualised non-consensual images of women and children have been created by Grok, X’s AI tool.
This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal.
The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing.
When will X be prosecuted?
This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal.
The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing.
When will X be prosecuted?
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Hundreds of thousands of vile sexualised non-consensual images of women and children have been created by Grok, X’s AI tool.
This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal.
The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing.
When will X be prosecuted?
This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal.
The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing.
When will X be prosecuted?
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This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odon...
...how is it strange?
It's pointing out how strange it is that you were all gung ho for age verification not to long ago - any concerns be damned - to squirming away from any straightforward condemnation or action against a CSAM factory operating in this country.
...how is it strange?
It's pointing out how strange it is that you were all gung ho for age verification not to long ago - any concerns be damned - to squirming away from any straightforward condemnation or action against a CSAM factory operating in this country.
![From the Journal.ie on 13th January 2026 - Asked this afternoon if the Government would consider banning X, Minister [Patrick] O’Donovan said that would be an issue that would need to be discussed at EU level.
“I’ve already said that the second half of the year, during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council [of the EU], will be devoted to protection of the child online.
“And it’s a bit strange that a lot of people that were criticising me last week with regard to some of my comments, albeit taken out of context, were the same people that were also criticising the fact that we were looking to bring in age verification.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nhj6l2sgj6jqbmcstnstaufp/bafkreifjwfdpbivte3c73hb4q3ccfbu5wobpwmrqvrr6gfly3icxqbqfkq@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
www.thejournal.ie/patrick-odon...
...how is it strange?
It's pointing out how strange it is that you were all gung ho for age verification not to long ago - any concerns be damned - to squirming away from any straightforward condemnation or action against a CSAM factory operating in this country.
...how is it strange?
It's pointing out how strange it is that you were all gung ho for age verification not to long ago - any concerns be damned - to squirming away from any straightforward condemnation or action against a CSAM factory operating in this country.
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Galway City councillor Eibhlín Seoighthe, who would have been considered the continuity candidate to succeed Catherine Connolly, says she will NOT contest the byelection m.independent.ie/regionals/ga...
Galway councillor Eibhlín Seoighthe confirms she will not run for open TD seat
Galway City councillor Eibhlín Seoighthe has confirmed she will not contest the Galway West TD seat in the upcoming by-election, expected to be held in 2026.
m.independent.ie
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Galway City councillor Eibhlín Seoighthe, who would have been considered the continuity candidate to succeed Catherine Connolly, says she will NOT contest the byelection m.independent.ie/regionals/ga...
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New Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
January 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
New Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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Coimisiún na Meán must prove its worth by taking action against Grok AI abuses.
www.socialdemocrats.ie/coimisiun-na...
www.socialdemocrats.ie/coimisiun-na...
Coimisiún na Meán must prove its worth by taking action against Grok AI abuses - Social Democrats
Coimisiún na Meán must urge the European Commission to be proactive when it comes to protecting its citizens, particularly minors, from having their image sexualised by AI models, but must not become ...
www.socialdemocrats.ie
January 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Coimisiún na Meán must prove its worth by taking action against Grok AI abuses.
www.socialdemocrats.ie/coimisiun-na...
www.socialdemocrats.ie/coimisiun-na...
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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huh it looks like due to a grok bug, twitter now randomly explodes the genitals of a user every few minutes. i mean obviously thats not great but on the other hand bluesky is pretty cringe
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
huh it looks like due to a grok bug, twitter now randomly explodes the genitals of a user every few minutes. i mean obviously thats not great but on the other hand bluesky is pretty cringe
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New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
The Gist: The Abuse Factory
X, the child abuse imagery app, revealed our state has no red lines. This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New Gist: The Abuse Factory
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...
It shouldn't be difficult to act swiftly and without hesitation when the question posed is "Is it OK to work with the child sexual abuse material factory?" But our state failed this most straightforward of tests this week.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the...