Oisín Murphy-Lawless
@bikesnbukes.bsky.social
LLM in Human Rights. Opinions are my own, reposts not an endorsement. Cyclist, da, flatmate to Finrod (friend to man). Cat pics, Phillies, some law, tech and internet policy (day job), the odd Bucky/Klaes gif. Oh! And RPG stuff (mainly Call of Cthulhu).
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My avatar pic was taken last August. It is me back at one of the most important places in my life, cycling or otherwise.
My thread about the Best Bike Shop I have ever had the good fortune to be in. (Although Edinburgh’s Bike Craft come a close second and have never let me down)
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A good time to plug my latest article for the 500th edition of Fortnight Magazine (coming soon): Debating the constitutional question as the liberal order collapses.
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 AM
A good time to plug my latest article for the 500th edition of Fortnight Magazine (coming soon): Debating the constitutional question as the liberal order collapses.
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And now the weather. The thaw arrives in Glasgow, 200 years ago (Scotsman, 21 Jan 1826).
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 AM
And now the weather. The thaw arrives in Glasgow, 200 years ago (Scotsman, 21 Jan 1826).
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Gene would have despised Whitey On Mars
August 20, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Gene would have despised Whitey On Mars
Bedtime now. Finally wound down.
Amazingly, I had forgotten this one from MBV. Was listening over chrimbo. It gave me an enormous sense of contentment and calm.
youtu.be/kRqCxuF2bms?...
Amazingly, I had forgotten this one from MBV. Was listening over chrimbo. It gave me an enormous sense of contentment and calm.
youtu.be/kRqCxuF2bms?...
my bloody valentine - mbv - "new you"
YouTube video by my bloody valentine
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Bedtime now. Finally wound down.
Amazingly, I had forgotten this one from MBV. Was listening over chrimbo. It gave me an enormous sense of contentment and calm.
youtu.be/kRqCxuF2bms?...
Amazingly, I had forgotten this one from MBV. Was listening over chrimbo. It gave me an enormous sense of contentment and calm.
youtu.be/kRqCxuF2bms?...
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The temperature in Philly is about 17 and it’ll probably get down to about 12 tonight. There’s a Code Blue in effect for the city. If you see a dog outside in the cold, call ACCT 267-385-3800
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The temperature in Philly is about 17 and it’ll probably get down to about 12 tonight. There’s a Code Blue in effect for the city. If you see a dog outside in the cold, call ACCT 267-385-3800
If Petite makes the Hall, I swear to god, I will start a Nola for HoF campaign. And I am not a Nola stan.
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
If Petite makes the Hall, I swear to god, I will start a Nola for HoF campaign. And I am not a Nola stan.
This is from a playlist I put together some time ago for a very important person and I I am still proud of this sequence of tunes:
youtu.be/PQHIuFHjfCY?...
youtu.be/PQHIuFHjfCY?...
Elvis Costello And The Roots - Walk Us UPTOWN (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by ElvisCostelloVEVO
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is from a playlist I put together some time ago for a very important person and I I am still proud of this sequence of tunes:
youtu.be/PQHIuFHjfCY?...
youtu.be/PQHIuFHjfCY?...
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Between the mention of building walls and contrasting with ‘building coalitions that work issue by issue with partners’, I wondered if the speechwriters or Carney had been listening to King T’Challa:
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Between the mention of building walls and contrasting with ‘building coalitions that work issue by issue with partners’, I wondered if the speechwriters or Carney had been listening to King T’Challa:
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Spotted over the weekend. I think it is cool.
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Spotted over the weekend. I think it is cool.
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
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20 Jan 1611: d. George Home, Earl of Dunbar, suddenly at #Whitehall #otd One of the most influential #Scots to come south with James VI & I, contemporary anecdotes suggest he made anything from £60-100,000 selling off Elizabeth I's wardrobe
(The Paxton Trust )
(The Paxton Trust )
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
20 Jan 1611: d. George Home, Earl of Dunbar, suddenly at #Whitehall #otd One of the most influential #Scots to come south with James VI & I, contemporary anecdotes suggest he made anything from £60-100,000 selling off Elizabeth I's wardrobe
(The Paxton Trust )
(The Paxton Trust )
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Today, the world honors Martin Luther King Jr,,, and every day Public Enemy honors him.
We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage.
By the Time I Get to Arizona
youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...
We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage.
By the Time I Get to Arizona
youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...
Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona
YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Today, the world honors Martin Luther King Jr,,, and every day Public Enemy honors him.
We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage.
By the Time I Get to Arizona
youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...
We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage.
By the Time I Get to Arizona
youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...
Obligatory ‘nice one, top one, sorted’ quote post.
Saint Francis in Ecstasy c. 1650 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione [Il Grechetto] (Met Museum)
January 20, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Obligatory ‘nice one, top one, sorted’ quote post.
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I hope & believe I shared this at some point in 2024 when it came out, but it's sadly only more timely still & must-read material here in early 2026. Incredible work from @frankabe.bsky.social & my friend Floyd Cheung, full of authors & texts that will be new to most of us (me included). 🗃️
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I hope & believe I shared this at some point in 2024 when it came out, but it's sadly only more timely still & must-read material here in early 2026. Incredible work from @frankabe.bsky.social & my friend Floyd Cheung, full of authors & texts that will be new to most of us (me included). 🗃️
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easy mode: imply vs infer
medium mode: prone vs supine
hard mode: i.e. vs e.g.
medium mode: prone vs supine
hard mode: i.e. vs e.g.
what's a difference between two words and concepts that most people overlook but that is important to you? mine is random vs arbitrary
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
easy mode: imply vs infer
medium mode: prone vs supine
hard mode: i.e. vs e.g.
medium mode: prone vs supine
hard mode: i.e. vs e.g.
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The wearer of this t-shirt is not obligated to dress in a school uniform well into their 70s >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/collections/adhd
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The wearer of this t-shirt is not obligated to dress in a school uniform well into their 70s >>> https://waterfordwhispers.shop/collections/adhd
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I'm delighted to say we have set up a Research Centre for Legal History @maynoothlaw.bsky.social It promises to be interesting and a lot of fun.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/research...
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/research...
Research Centre for Legal History
Legal history concerns the study of the law as a social phenomenon over time. It encompasses not only the development of law as a scientific field of study, but also how law organises and effects,
www.maynoothuniversity.ie
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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📺 LIVE NOW: watch the European Parliament debate how to respond to the Grok/X deepfake abuse scandal here: www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...
Below: Zeit reports >50 MEPs urging Europe to invest in its own social media and build bridges out of toxic social www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra...
Below: Zeit reports >50 MEPs urging Europe to invest in its own social media and build bridges out of toxic social www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra...
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 AM
📺 LIVE NOW: watch the European Parliament debate how to respond to the Grok/X deepfake abuse scandal here: www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...
Below: Zeit reports >50 MEPs urging Europe to invest in its own social media and build bridges out of toxic social www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra...
Below: Zeit reports >50 MEPs urging Europe to invest in its own social media and build bridges out of toxic social www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra...
2 things I learned from 25 minutes of Bluesky this morning. They are good things but not worth the sludge. Got to find a new way to get varied news and articles which isn’t something which assaults my mental health.
Anyway:
Richard Chambers can make good fallout 1/2 jokes.
This Is out.
Anyway:
Richard Chambers can make good fallout 1/2 jokes.
This Is out.
Jorge Gutierrez (creator of The Book of Life and El Tigre) has released the full pilot to his new show on YouTube, El Guapo vs The Narco Vampires. If you love lucha Libre, classic monsters movies, and adult animation, this is the show for you.
youtu.be/O-zZqrdybGE?...
youtu.be/O-zZqrdybGE?...
El Guapo vs The Narco Vampires (FULL PILOT ANIMATIC)
YouTube video by Jorge R. Gutierrez
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 AM
2 things I learned from 25 minutes of Bluesky this morning. They are good things but not worth the sludge. Got to find a new way to get varied news and articles which isn’t something which assaults my mental health.
Anyway:
Richard Chambers can make good fallout 1/2 jokes.
This Is out.
Anyway:
Richard Chambers can make good fallout 1/2 jokes.
This Is out.
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I'd say at least half of the news lines that I read when I wake up in the morning now read like text-based exposition you find lying around in Fallout games.
January 20, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I'd say at least half of the news lines that I read when I wake up in the morning now read like text-based exposition you find lying around in Fallout games.
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John Boorman is 93.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
John Boorman is 93.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
This anecdote about him & Lee Marvin has quite the punchline.
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Hello and welcome to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas BlueSky page! The IHTA is a long-term research programme housed by @ria.ie with the aim to record the topographical development and history of towns across the island of Ireland. To date, 32 atlases have been produced with many more in the works.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Hello and welcome to the Irish Historic Towns Atlas BlueSky page! The IHTA is a long-term research programme housed by @ria.ie with the aim to record the topographical development and history of towns across the island of Ireland. To date, 32 atlases have been produced with many more in the works.
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Seahan Passage Tombs • Dublin
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
January 17, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Seahan Passage Tombs • Dublin
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland
The exposed chamber of a Neolithic passage tomb, with a second cairn topped by an OS pillar in the background.
These are two of the 11 recorded passage tombs in the Dublin Mountains. The uplands south of the capital are a significant Neolithic landscape.
#Ireland