Faolán 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
@captainhookni.bsky.social
Local South Belfast Green
Socialist & Human Rights Lover
Artist
Trans & Disabled Activist
EDS haver & Autistic
Free Palestine
Enjoyer of Warhammer, Star Wars and many other niche interests.
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Socialist & Human Rights Lover
Artist
Trans & Disabled Activist
EDS haver & Autistic
Free Palestine
Enjoyer of Warhammer, Star Wars and many other niche interests.
He/They
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No vehicles were harmed in the making of this video.
February 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
No vehicles were harmed in the making of this video.
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Wishing all who observe a blessed and peaceful Ramadan 🌙 A month to quiet the noise, reflect deeper, and fill what’s empty, not with food, but with gratitude, purpose, and connection. Ramadan Mubarak
February 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Wishing all who observe a blessed and peaceful Ramadan 🌙 A month to quiet the noise, reflect deeper, and fill what’s empty, not with food, but with gratitude, purpose, and connection. Ramadan Mubarak
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High Court rules UK Government ban on Palestine Action unlawful. This is a win for free speech amid public outrage on Palestine genocide. Met Police will drop enforcement pending appeal.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
High Court rules UK Government ban on Palestine Action unlawful. This is a win for free speech amid public outrage on Palestine genocide. Met Police will drop enforcement pending appeal.
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External construction work is due to end in April, so I'm researching plants to create a micro-bog window box and a meadow flower window box, all which will be exclusively native plants.
Sundews, Heather, Knapweed, Yellow Rattle etc.
I'll really be summoning the bees this year!
Sundews, Heather, Knapweed, Yellow Rattle etc.
I'll really be summoning the bees this year!
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
External construction work is due to end in April, so I'm researching plants to create a micro-bog window box and a meadow flower window box, all which will be exclusively native plants.
Sundews, Heather, Knapweed, Yellow Rattle etc.
I'll really be summoning the bees this year!
Sundews, Heather, Knapweed, Yellow Rattle etc.
I'll really be summoning the bees this year!
I've only skimmed the report that was made by Cass for NI GIC services, but the weaponisation of neuro-divergence and mental health assessments as a form of gatekeeping to access care is quite frankly ableist, dangerous and will likely be used to deny people care.
February 11, 2026 at 10:02 AM
I've only skimmed the report that was made by Cass for NI GIC services, but the weaponisation of neuro-divergence and mental health assessments as a form of gatekeeping to access care is quite frankly ableist, dangerous and will likely be used to deny people care.
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Update on Boucher & Pitches Strategy last night at Council.
We don't have to pit music & sport against each other. As Greens we successfully argued for a deferral to give everyone a few weeks to get this right.
The bigger political parties are failing to deliver up Stormont & need a distraction.
We don't have to pit music & sport against each other. As Greens we successfully argued for a deferral to give everyone a few weeks to get this right.
The bigger political parties are failing to deliver up Stormont & need a distraction.
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Update on Boucher & Pitches Strategy last night at Council.
We don't have to pit music & sport against each other. As Greens we successfully argued for a deferral to give everyone a few weeks to get this right.
The bigger political parties are failing to deliver up Stormont & need a distraction.
We don't have to pit music & sport against each other. As Greens we successfully argued for a deferral to give everyone a few weeks to get this right.
The bigger political parties are failing to deliver up Stormont & need a distraction.
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Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
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Starmer is a coward with no credibility left, he had presided over a cruel and wicked government and one that was voted in on hope. Nothing more than a diet lite Reform.
He has long known the actions of Mandelson and his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Resign.
He has long known the actions of Mandelson and his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Resign.
February 5, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Starmer is a coward with no credibility left, he had presided over a cruel and wicked government and one that was voted in on hope. Nothing more than a diet lite Reform.
He has long known the actions of Mandelson and his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Resign.
He has long known the actions of Mandelson and his connections with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Resign.
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Public honours are a statement of values. When serious abuse allegations emerge, silence becomes complicity.
Cllr Áine Groogan is calling for an urgent, transparent review of Belfast’s Freedom of the City honour.
Prestige must not outweigh survivors and history does not excuse harm.
Cllr Áine Groogan is calling for an urgent, transparent review of Belfast’s Freedom of the City honour.
Prestige must not outweigh survivors and history does not excuse harm.
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Public honours are a statement of values. When serious abuse allegations emerge, silence becomes complicity.
Cllr Áine Groogan is calling for an urgent, transparent review of Belfast’s Freedom of the City honour.
Prestige must not outweigh survivors and history does not excuse harm.
Cllr Áine Groogan is calling for an urgent, transparent review of Belfast’s Freedom of the City honour.
Prestige must not outweigh survivors and history does not excuse harm.
Happy LGBT History Month! A time where we celebrate those who came before us and remember how they carried on with their lives despite the time periods they lived in.
Unfortunately, a lot of LGBT history has been overwritten by historically queerphobic institutions.
Unfortunately, a lot of LGBT history has been overwritten by historically queerphobic institutions.
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Happy LGBT History Month! A time where we celebrate those who came before us and remember how they carried on with their lives despite the time periods they lived in.
Unfortunately, a lot of LGBT history has been overwritten by historically queerphobic institutions.
Unfortunately, a lot of LGBT history has been overwritten by historically queerphobic institutions.
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Belfast City Council just killed large-scale concerts at Boucher Playing Fields - with NO alternative venue lined up. Sinn Féin & DUP voted to end this without a plan. Young people lose the chance to see world-class artists in their own city.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Belfast City Council just killed large-scale concerts at Boucher Playing Fields - with NO alternative venue lined up. Sinn Féin & DUP voted to end this without a plan. Young people lose the chance to see world-class artists in their own city.
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Thank you to @goodlawproject.bsky.social for this report, please read our response
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February 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Thank you to @goodlawproject.bsky.social for this report, please read our response
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Green Party councillors in Belfast are calling for a review of the Freedom of the City honour, in light of further information from the newly released Epstein files.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Green Party councillors in Belfast are calling for a review of the Freedom of the City honour, in light of further information from the newly released Epstein files.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
We are seeking it to be removed from George Mitchell and Bill Clinton given what is now known about their behaviour towards women.
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If you are a young person in school or you know such a person, please ask them to complete this (very short!) survey.
We have good numbers but the more we get the easier to present a solid case to decision makers on why this approach to accessing bathrooms needs to be changed!
We have good numbers but the more we get the easier to present a solid case to decision makers on why this approach to accessing bathrooms needs to be changed!
Do you go to school in NI? Have you ever been told you can't use the bathroom at school when you needed to?
We want to hear about your experience with bathroom access at school. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey.
The survey closes Friday 13 February at 5pm! buff.ly/wU99ZFp
We want to hear about your experience with bathroom access at school. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey.
The survey closes Friday 13 February at 5pm! buff.ly/wU99ZFp
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
If you are a young person in school or you know such a person, please ask them to complete this (very short!) survey.
We have good numbers but the more we get the easier to present a solid case to decision makers on why this approach to accessing bathrooms needs to be changed!
We have good numbers but the more we get the easier to present a solid case to decision makers on why this approach to accessing bathrooms needs to be changed!
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February 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Why is Peter Mandelson still allowed to sit in the House of Lords?
He needs to be placed under police investigation due to his close links with Epstein.
He needs to be placed under police investigation due to his close links with Epstein.
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Why is Peter Mandelson still allowed to sit in the House of Lords?
He needs to be placed under police investigation due to his close links with Epstein.
He needs to be placed under police investigation due to his close links with Epstein.
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Is it time to devolve transport and infrastructure powers to councils to actually get stuff done? Or as Cllr Brian Smyth eloquently put it “It’s time to put on our big boy and big girl pants and fix obvious problems Sinn Féin and DUP are blocking.
What do think?
What do think?
February 1, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Is it time to devolve transport and infrastructure powers to councils to actually get stuff done? Or as Cllr Brian Smyth eloquently put it “It’s time to put on our big boy and big girl pants and fix obvious problems Sinn Féin and DUP are blocking.
What do think?
What do think?
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The Ehlers-Danlos Society began 2016 as a global organization with one common goal: to change the future for those with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). www.ehlers-danlos.com/the-ehlers-d...
The Ehlers-Danlos Society Celebrates a Decade of Worldwide Reach and Impact - The Ehlers Danlos Society
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January 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Ehlers-Danlos Society began 2016 as a global organization with one common goal: to change the future for those with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). www.ehlers-danlos.com/the-ehlers-d...
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This anniversary is a celebration, but also a promise to keep pushing forward.
For faster diagnosis.
For better care.
For real progress.
Here’s to the next decade.
For faster diagnosis.
For better care.
For real progress.
Here’s to the next decade.
January 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This anniversary is a celebration, but also a promise to keep pushing forward.
For faster diagnosis.
For better care.
For real progress.
Here’s to the next decade.
For faster diagnosis.
For better care.
For real progress.
Here’s to the next decade.
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Extract from "An Essay on Living with Severe ME"
virology.ws/2026/01/27/t...
Blog post written by someone living with very severe ME but most of the points are pretty general, relevant for people of all severities
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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virology.ws/2026/01/27/t...
Blog post written by someone living with very severe ME but most of the points are pretty general, relevant for people of all severities
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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January 31, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Extract from "An Essay on Living with Severe ME"
virology.ws/2026/01/27/t...
Blog post written by someone living with very severe ME but most of the points are pretty general, relevant for people of all severities
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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virology.ws/2026/01/27/t...
Blog post written by someone living with very severe ME but most of the points are pretty general, relevant for people of all severities
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome
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I spoke to Frank Mitchell about the failure of the Hill Street pedestrianisation scheme this week.
It's reflective of wider problems, at Stormont, especially Sinn Fein & DUP don't want to make NI work. When will they put their big boy & big girl pants on, govern this place & improve people's lives?
It's reflective of wider problems, at Stormont, especially Sinn Fein & DUP don't want to make NI work. When will they put their big boy & big girl pants on, govern this place & improve people's lives?
January 31, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I spoke to Frank Mitchell about the failure of the Hill Street pedestrianisation scheme this week.
It's reflective of wider problems, at Stormont, especially Sinn Fein & DUP don't want to make NI work. When will they put their big boy & big girl pants on, govern this place & improve people's lives?
It's reflective of wider problems, at Stormont, especially Sinn Fein & DUP don't want to make NI work. When will they put their big boy & big girl pants on, govern this place & improve people's lives?
Major set up adjustments! I've moved a few plants on to other people, due to the climate within the flat but I've jerry rigged a rail for the lights and implemented some Spanish moss for higher humidity locally (now at 60%).
The lights + window will give them a huge boost during the warmer months
The lights + window will give them a huge boost during the warmer months
January 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Major set up adjustments! I've moved a few plants on to other people, due to the climate within the flat but I've jerry rigged a rail for the lights and implemented some Spanish moss for higher humidity locally (now at 60%).
The lights + window will give them a huge boost during the warmer months
The lights + window will give them a huge boost during the warmer months
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Photos from today's IPSC march are up on the webshite nai
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January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Photos from today's IPSC march are up on the webshite nai
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There is no ceasefire. That is the lie we are being sold. Gaza is still under attack. Children are being killed, families freezing in collapsing tents, hunger spreading while the world is told to look away.
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January 31, 2026 at 5:56 AM
There is no ceasefire. That is the lie we are being sold. Gaza is still under attack. Children are being killed, families freezing in collapsing tents, hunger spreading while the world is told to look away.
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