Sam
somhairledesiun.bsky.social
Sam
@somhairledesiun.bsky.social
Cyclist, gaeilgeoir, awful guitarist, tour guide
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I see lots of fellow leftists & pro-Palestine ppl celebrating at the seeming ‘rupture’ between Netanyahu & Trump.

Folks, it’s Trump. Don’t pay attention to what he says; pay attention to what he does - & what Israel does with his support.

Right now, it’s the starving of Gaza.
May 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The UK House of Lords was packed today with Tory peers as the Bill to abolish hereditary peerages is debated. They oppose change.

Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated

We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
December 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Derry looking good tonight #nollaig #ireland #derry
December 4, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Is it just me or is there nothing interesting on this platform...
November 30, 2024 at 12:17 AM
November 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Waterfronts should connect us to nature, not traffic. Prioritizing walking and cycling keeps these spaces vibrant and accessible while protecting water, our most precious resource, from pollution caused by cars and their infrastructure.
November 24, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Oh, and another thing Bluesky folks, I may go on about this guy. The murder machine Sir Arthur Chichester. The worst person you've never heard of. Some Irish get wired about Cromwell. I don't. Cromwell could teach Chichester nothing
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
I did a walk through today of my tour of The Plantation Towns of Ballykelly, such a fascinating but overlooked place, it's hard to fit it all into an hour.... @clairemitchell.bsky.social @angelineking.bsky.social @ccadld.bsky.social @visitcauseway.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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I love cycling. If I'm ever killed by a motorist; whether through negligence, weakness, or their own deliberate fault... I hope no one says I died doing what I loved. Instead let people say I was interrupted doing what I loved, and killed by a motorist.
November 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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I've been doing that Irish thing of being too embarrassed to say hello, would you like my book?

It's The Ghost Limb: Alternative Protestants and the Spirit of 1798. A tribe of 20 modern day northern dissenters go walking around the sites of 1798, asking what this politics could mean for today.
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Sunrise over Fair Head, Ballycastle, taken from Kinbane Castle, Kinbane Castle and Cushendall on a bikepacking trip in September. #bikepacking #wildcamping #cycling #bike #ireland #causewaycoast
November 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM