Aiden Kenny
@aidenkenny.bsky.social
Fiftysomething husband and dad. Designer by day, worked in branding for ages, but now enjoying the challenges of #UX and #UI design.
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Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Being prepared to go to war with your closest allies because you were not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize does seem like the clearest possible vindication of the decision that you didn’t deserve it.
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If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
Hazel Chu: Grok creates fake, sexualised images without consent and government is OK with that?
The Green Party councillor says the government’s decision to turn a blind eye to AI generation of sexual imagery without consent is not innovation, it’s negligence.
www.thejournal.ie
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If your organisation is still on X, I wrote an article on why organisations especially public ones, shouldn't be!
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/elon-...
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Let's be clear what a pack of treasonous lies and crap this is.
1. There is no sign of any Chinese threat to Greenland, or even reason for China to particularly threaten the place.
1. There is no sign of any Chinese threat to Greenland, or even reason for China to particularly threaten the place.
Is this the supposed "national sovereignty" that the Brexiteers and right-wing newspapers said they cared about?
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Let's be clear what a pack of treasonous lies and crap this is.
1. There is no sign of any Chinese threat to Greenland, or even reason for China to particularly threaten the place.
1. There is no sign of any Chinese threat to Greenland, or even reason for China to particularly threaten the place.
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Public digital services need to be *so much better* than anything the market offers. You can't switch. You can't get fed up and choose to pay a bit more at Ocado than Sainsbury's because the UX is better. You can't opt out of public services because you're digitally excluded.
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Public digital services need to be *so much better* than anything the market offers. You can't switch. You can't get fed up and choose to pay a bit more at Ocado than Sainsbury's because the UX is better. You can't opt out of public services because you're digitally excluded.
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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Right - here goes.
I've been thinking and reading quite a lot about Trump and the nature of the threat his regime poses, and how the UK and Europe can respond. Not sure I have any answers, but there are a number of dead ends to avoid. 🧵 1/14
I've been thinking and reading quite a lot about Trump and the nature of the threat his regime poses, and how the UK and Europe can respond. Not sure I have any answers, but there are a number of dead ends to avoid. 🧵 1/14
Good piece.
Now thinking about what a stronger European response should look like, beyond ‘being more forceful in speaking truth to power’.
Trust in Trump has (surely) long since gone. How to navigate him is a much harder question.
Now thinking about what a stronger European response should look like, beyond ‘being more forceful in speaking truth to power’.
Trust in Trump has (surely) long since gone. How to navigate him is a much harder question.
What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump's immoral lies and Europe's chronic weakness | Simon Tisdall
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Right - here goes.
I've been thinking and reading quite a lot about Trump and the nature of the threat his regime poses, and how the UK and Europe can respond. Not sure I have any answers, but there are a number of dead ends to avoid. 🧵 1/14
I've been thinking and reading quite a lot about Trump and the nature of the threat his regime poses, and how the UK and Europe can respond. Not sure I have any answers, but there are a number of dead ends to avoid. 🧵 1/14
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The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
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I am going to write an addendum to The Abuse Factory gist with three quick things everyone can do.
They really have an effect
They really have an effect
I shared your Gist with our BOM. The school Twitter account was deleted a few mins later. Greatly appreciate your work.
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I am going to write an addendum to The Abuse Factory gist with three quick things everyone can do.
They really have an effect
They really have an effect
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"due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
To be clear, in this case they mean those are bad things.
To be clear, in this case they mean those are bad things.
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
January 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
"due to severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
To be clear, in this case they mean those are bad things.
To be clear, in this case they mean those are bad things.
This is an excellent starter pack. I found a lot of sound people to add to my “Politics” list.
Given we are having a bit of a surge (or are likely to) and starter packs are a great innovation but hard to find...
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
I've created a new one I'll direct people to. Largely people who are sound, smart ajd active - who enrich my experiance here and make me think (and prove me wrong)
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This is an excellent starter pack. I found a lot of sound people to add to my “Politics” list.
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So do I have this right?
Trump invites oil CEOs to the White House for a meeting about how brilliant his Venezuela venture is, then boots out the press when he senses that they are not feeling it.
EXON CEO then goes on to tell him that the plan sucks and they will not be investing at this time... 😂
Trump invites oil CEOs to the White House for a meeting about how brilliant his Venezuela venture is, then boots out the press when he senses that they are not feeling it.
EXON CEO then goes on to tell him that the plan sucks and they will not be investing at this time... 😂
January 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
So do I have this right?
Trump invites oil CEOs to the White House for a meeting about how brilliant his Venezuela venture is, then boots out the press when he senses that they are not feeling it.
EXON CEO then goes on to tell him that the plan sucks and they will not be investing at this time... 😂
Trump invites oil CEOs to the White House for a meeting about how brilliant his Venezuela venture is, then boots out the press when he senses that they are not feeling it.
EXON CEO then goes on to tell him that the plan sucks and they will not be investing at this time... 😂
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This is an exceptionally good analysis of the role of X in global fascism, and illustrates why Ireland and the EU must act against it now. connectedplaces.online/reports/a-po...
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is an exceptionally good analysis of the role of X in global fascism, and illustrates why Ireland and the EU must act against it now. connectedplaces.online/reports/a-po...
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🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter.
Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing.
More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social
Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing.
More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
🚨 AI Minister Niamh Smyth says it isn't appropriate for the Government to maintain a presence on X and will speak to the Taoiseach on the matter.
Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing.
More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social
Says the European Commission should immediately suspend Grok while investigations are continuing.
More on @virginmedianews.bsky.social
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I am only now catching up with the theory that Trump's fixation on Greenland is because of its enormous size on Mercator Projection maps
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I am only now catching up with the theory that Trump's fixation on Greenland is because of its enormous size on Mercator Projection maps
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This is
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
My word. (Again.)
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
1) flat wrong on the facts
2) flat wrong on the law
3) flat wrong on the impulse to shield a company from the consequences of its own actions in offering the creation of CSAM-as-a-service
This is the sort of morally bankrupt statement that should have its speaker be booed off every street
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My e-mail to my TDs, subject line "Continued use of a dangerous service":
![So, Twitter has moved on from "nothing good would come from [it]" to allowing paying users to generate non-consensual sexualised imagery of women and children. And yet, your respective parties continue to use it. I don't know if you guys use it, as I don't darken its door, but I hope you don't. This feature of Twitter is not something that is being abused, as an Taoiseach suggested. This feature is designed to be used in exactly this way. Your parties' continued use of twitter cannot be construed as anything less than acceptance of this feature. Some might even construe it as an endorsement. I would like not to think that, but the statements I have read from both an Taoiseach and an Tánaiste leave me wondering.
My message to you and your parties is simple: stop using Twitter altogether. I can imagine that there are some legal challenges in the approach of investigating and prosecuting twitter for this heinous service such that a resolution will be months or years away. That's fine: I support the notion of "due process" without any quibble. But your parties' use of Twitter is not a legal matter. There is no legal reason to continue using it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:23mysztmt7dh3l5lzhinzafi/bafkreigkmqtdmjj7mkxqwdwv3tejtpwa6kpngrslti4f3hdo4aar37nkhm@jpeg)
![If political parties, news organisations and other commercial operations stopped using Twitter altogether, it would collapse down to something like Gab or Truth Social, and I would guess (nay, hope!) you guys have no problem staying away from those services.
Finally, if you're tempted to reply to me with some lines asserting that twitter is socially important, or that it's necessary to remain there for the sake of the followers, I request you not to do so. It would be a waste of my time and yours, as I don't accept either premise.
Is mise,
Éibhear Ó hAnluain, a Dublin Bay North constituent,
[my home address, excluded because I am not a complete dope]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:23mysztmt7dh3l5lzhinzafi/bafkreiflmqttaponn2guam44f6fy6rqszvnasdm6u2xjtesam4iqg2m45i@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
My e-mail to my TDs, subject line "Continued use of a dangerous service":
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We'll hear from Minister Niamh Smyth at some point later today... maybe she'll have heard back from X...
But if the policy is keep feeding the digital crocodiles in the hope that they eat us last, I'm not sure that's a cogent policy position.
But if the policy is keep feeding the digital crocodiles in the hope that they eat us last, I'm not sure that's a cogent policy position.
January 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
We'll hear from Minister Niamh Smyth at some point later today... maybe she'll have heard back from X...
But if the policy is keep feeding the digital crocodiles in the hope that they eat us last, I'm not sure that's a cogent policy position.
But if the policy is keep feeding the digital crocodiles in the hope that they eat us last, I'm not sure that's a cogent policy position.
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Occasionally as a litigator you run across an opposing party who repeatedly breaches contracts and settlement agreements and legal requirements — just never abides by them. Generally competent lawyers point out that you shouldn’t do business with or enter contracts with that person.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Occasionally as a litigator you run across an opposing party who repeatedly breaches contracts and settlement agreements and legal requirements — just never abides by them. Generally competent lawyers point out that you shouldn’t do business with or enter contracts with that person.
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On X/Twitter and government
Part of the problem is inertia: back in the day it took a huge shift to get UK gov onto social media. It certainly did not happen quickly.
And now it is "core" it will take a similarly huge shift to get comms departments off it.
Turning around oil tankers and all that.
Part of the problem is inertia: back in the day it took a huge shift to get UK gov onto social media. It certainly did not happen quickly.
And now it is "core" it will take a similarly huge shift to get comms departments off it.
Turning around oil tankers and all that.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 AM
On X/Twitter and government
Part of the problem is inertia: back in the day it took a huge shift to get UK gov onto social media. It certainly did not happen quickly.
And now it is "core" it will take a similarly huge shift to get comms departments off it.
Turning around oil tankers and all that.
Part of the problem is inertia: back in the day it took a huge shift to get UK gov onto social media. It certainly did not happen quickly.
And now it is "core" it will take a similarly huge shift to get comms departments off it.
Turning around oil tankers and all that.
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Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
January 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Every media figure and politician could do exactly this right now. @garygannon signs off from X, the deepfake child sexual abuse material generation app.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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The Financial Times decided to stop beating around the bush about X. The idea that it has a Trust & Safety team is hilarious so it’s totally fitting to outfit them like 🤡
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The Financial Times decided to stop beating around the bush about X. The idea that it has a Trust & Safety team is hilarious so it’s totally fitting to outfit them like 🤡
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Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Things stepping up.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.