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
Wishing you all a restful holiday.
There's a lot of pressure on many people out there today to put on a show; but remember whatever way you choose to spend today you're still loved.
It's been a very difficult year, but if you're seeing this; you made it and that's the greatest gift of all.
There's a lot of pressure on many people out there today to put on a show; but remember whatever way you choose to spend today you're still loved.
It's been a very difficult year, but if you're seeing this; you made it and that's the greatest gift of all.
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Wishing you all a restful holiday.
There's a lot of pressure on many people out there today to put on a show; but remember whatever way you choose to spend today you're still loved.
It's been a very difficult year, but if you're seeing this; you made it and that's the greatest gift of all.
There's a lot of pressure on many people out there today to put on a show; but remember whatever way you choose to spend today you're still loved.
It's been a very difficult year, but if you're seeing this; you made it and that's the greatest gift of all.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The best xmas gift I got today? Finding out the referral for the adult ASD service was accepted.
I do appreciate they give a rough number of how long I should expect to wait which is 60 months! (5 Years)
Can't say I'm surprised, anything tied with mental health is desperately underfunded.
I do appreciate they give a rough number of how long I should expect to wait which is 60 months! (5 Years)
Can't say I'm surprised, anything tied with mental health is desperately underfunded.
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The best xmas gift I got today? Finding out the referral for the adult ASD service was accepted.
I do appreciate they give a rough number of how long I should expect to wait which is 60 months! (5 Years)
Can't say I'm surprised, anything tied with mental health is desperately underfunded.
I do appreciate they give a rough number of how long I should expect to wait which is 60 months! (5 Years)
Can't say I'm surprised, anything tied with mental health is desperately underfunded.
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Christ on the Mount of Olives https://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/christ-on-the-mount-of-olives-1819
December 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Christ on the Mount of Olives https://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/christ-on-the-mount-of-olives-1819
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A new report for Parliament shows UK trade with Israel has been increasing amid the genocide.
But Israel accounts for just 0.3% of UK trade and is only Britain’s 42nd largest trading partner, meaning imposing sanctions would be easy if there were political will.
But Israel accounts for just 0.3% of UK trade and is only Britain’s 42nd largest trading partner, meaning imposing sanctions would be easy if there were political will.
December 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A new report for Parliament shows UK trade with Israel has been increasing amid the genocide.
But Israel accounts for just 0.3% of UK trade and is only Britain’s 42nd largest trading partner, meaning imposing sanctions would be easy if there were political will.
But Israel accounts for just 0.3% of UK trade and is only Britain’s 42nd largest trading partner, meaning imposing sanctions would be easy if there were political will.
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Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
EXCLUSIVE
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
The BBC has circulated leaked guidance telling journalists to describe trans women as “biological males”.
Clarity should not come at the cost of dignity. #bbc #humanrights #journalism #transparency #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Doesn’t feel good that the head of BBC News Content is instructing reporters to refer to trans people with slurs. If this leak is real it raises questions about who made this decision, who was consulted, and why the BBC chose to ignore its own editorial guidelines on slurs and offensive language
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www.crowdjustice.com/case/6-clima...
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6 medics face trial for climate action at time of record temperatures
We need your help to defend 6 health workers facing trial. They acted out of a duty to protect public health & planet, as politics and corporations fail to deliver their climate commitments.
www.crowdjustice.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Reminder for folks: Industrial action and strikes aren't the problem!
If anything so many clinics are over-capacity and not correctly funded to manage patient case loads; which is where legislators fall off and frontline NHS staff who are desperately trying to make things work get scapegoated.
If anything so many clinics are over-capacity and not correctly funded to manage patient case loads; which is where legislators fall off and frontline NHS staff who are desperately trying to make things work get scapegoated.
How to tell if your appointment was cancelled due to a Doctors strike
Answer you can’t
On a average day in the NHS hospitals cancel 50,000 appts
Strikes days affect 11,000 appts, apparently🤔
Blaming the Drs for a broken system is giving NHS Management/Govt the excuse they want
Answer you can’t
On a average day in the NHS hospitals cancel 50,000 appts
Strikes days affect 11,000 appts, apparently🤔
Blaming the Drs for a broken system is giving NHS Management/Govt the excuse they want
December 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Reminder for folks: Industrial action and strikes aren't the problem!
If anything so many clinics are over-capacity and not correctly funded to manage patient case loads; which is where legislators fall off and frontline NHS staff who are desperately trying to make things work get scapegoated.
If anything so many clinics are over-capacity and not correctly funded to manage patient case loads; which is where legislators fall off and frontline NHS staff who are desperately trying to make things work get scapegoated.
Get a load of this little guy! Cute but full of territorial rage.
Beautiful colouration on this lil' one, spotted up at botanic station earlier on.
Beautiful colouration on this lil' one, spotted up at botanic station earlier on.
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Get a load of this little guy! Cute but full of territorial rage.
Beautiful colouration on this lil' one, spotted up at botanic station earlier on.
Beautiful colouration on this lil' one, spotted up at botanic station earlier on.
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Brian has a Christmas message for Belfast’s 20 MLAs.
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Brian has a Christmas message for Belfast’s 20 MLAs.
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Sinn Féin should stop dodging and tell the truth on fox hunting. Their Dáil vote yesterday exposes exactly where they stand.
Fox hunting is vile cruelty dressed up as sport. Sinn Féin wrap themselves in animal welfare language, then repeatedly vote to protect blood sports north and south.
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Fox hunting is vile cruelty dressed up as sport. Sinn Féin wrap themselves in animal welfare language, then repeatedly vote to protect blood sports north and south.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sinn Féin should stop dodging and tell the truth on fox hunting. Their Dáil vote yesterday exposes exactly where they stand.
Fox hunting is vile cruelty dressed up as sport. Sinn Féin wrap themselves in animal welfare language, then repeatedly vote to protect blood sports north and south.
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Fox hunting is vile cruelty dressed up as sport. Sinn Féin wrap themselves in animal welfare language, then repeatedly vote to protect blood sports north and south.
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UK:
Transcript for 1-hour Myalgic Encephalomyelitis debate in Westminster Hall (UK Parliament) on Wednesday 19 November 2025 led by @tessamunt.bsky.social
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Transcript for 1-hour Myalgic Encephalomyelitis debate in Westminster Hall (UK Parliament) on Wednesday 19 November 2025 led by @tessamunt.bsky.social
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
UK:
Transcript for 1-hour Myalgic Encephalomyelitis debate in Westminster Hall (UK Parliament) on Wednesday 19 November 2025 led by @tessamunt.bsky.social
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Transcript for 1-hour Myalgic Encephalomyelitis debate in Westminster Hall (UK Parliament) on Wednesday 19 November 2025 led by @tessamunt.bsky.social
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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Belfast City Hall flies the Trans flag for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Every trans person deserves respect, safety, and equality - no exceptions. Trans rights are human rights, and the Green Party stands for dignity and inclusion. #TDOR #TransRights #GPNI
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Belfast City Hall flies the Trans flag for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Every trans person deserves respect, safety, and equality - no exceptions. Trans rights are human rights, and the Green Party stands for dignity and inclusion. #TDOR #TransRights #GPNI
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we honour the lives of trans and nonbinary people lost to violence, discrimination, and despair. We stand with those who face injustice and prejudice every day.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we honour the lives of trans and nonbinary people lost to violence, discrimination, and despair. We stand with those who face injustice and prejudice every day.
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
It is a solemn day where we remember those we have lost this year and years past.
An ever present reminder of the world we live in being unkind and inhospitable to trans people for a multitude of reasons.
It is a solemn day where we remember those we have lost this year and years past.
An ever present reminder of the world we live in being unkind and inhospitable to trans people for a multitude of reasons.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
It is a solemn day where we remember those we have lost this year and years past.
An ever present reminder of the world we live in being unkind and inhospitable to trans people for a multitude of reasons.
It is a solemn day where we remember those we have lost this year and years past.
An ever present reminder of the world we live in being unkind and inhospitable to trans people for a multitude of reasons.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory Christian worship and exclusively Christian Religious Education in NI schools are discriminatory and amount to indoctrination. RE must treat all faiths and beliefs, including non-religious worldviews, with equal respect.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory Christian worship and exclusively Christian Religious Education in NI schools are discriminatory and amount to indoctrination. RE must treat all faiths and beliefs, including non-religious worldviews, with equal respect.
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After 2 weeks of calling back and forth between the GP and Hospital for a very delayed gastro medication (which is an important one), I can finally go pick it up today.
Hats off to my GP surgery for being transparent about the situation, and getting me on with a GP this morning to sort it.
Hats off to my GP surgery for being transparent about the situation, and getting me on with a GP this morning to sort it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
After 2 weeks of calling back and forth between the GP and Hospital for a very delayed gastro medication (which is an important one), I can finally go pick it up today.
Hats off to my GP surgery for being transparent about the situation, and getting me on with a GP this morning to sort it.
Hats off to my GP surgery for being transparent about the situation, and getting me on with a GP this morning to sort it.
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Belfast city centre isn’t broken - it’s being kept that way. While empty luxury flats and derelict sites dominate, real people are shut out and green space is just a buzzword. Cllr Brian Smyth calls out the hollow “regeneration” narrative and blighting Belfast’s future.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Belfast city centre isn’t broken - it’s being kept that way. While empty luxury flats and derelict sites dominate, real people are shut out and green space is just a buzzword. Cllr Brian Smyth calls out the hollow “regeneration” narrative and blighting Belfast’s future.
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While 10-job Reform millionaire Farage's wealth soars, Jaywick in his never-visited Clacton constituency is named by the Ministry of Housing as "most deprived area in England"
via Private Eye
"Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
via Private Eye
"Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home - BBC News
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
While 10-job Reform millionaire Farage's wealth soars, Jaywick in his never-visited Clacton constituency is named by the Ministry of Housing as "most deprived area in England"
via Private Eye
"Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
via Private Eye
"Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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COP30 isn’t another climate summit - it’s a fight for survival and democracy. Empty words can’t stop a burning planet.
The 1.5°C target is slipping away as rich countries stall real action and finance. Climate colonialism lives on.
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The 1.5°C target is slipping away as rich countries stall real action and finance. Climate colonialism lives on.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
COP30 isn’t another climate summit - it’s a fight for survival and democracy. Empty words can’t stop a burning planet.
The 1.5°C target is slipping away as rich countries stall real action and finance. Climate colonialism lives on.
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The 1.5°C target is slipping away as rich countries stall real action and finance. Climate colonialism lives on.
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Michael D Higgins leaves behind a presidency grounded in conscience, culture and courage. He proved public office can be moral, poetic and unapologetically on the side of people over power. That’s a legacy worth protecting.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Michael D Higgins leaves behind a presidency grounded in conscience, culture and courage. He proved public office can be moral, poetic and unapologetically on the side of people over power. That’s a legacy worth protecting.
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Take it easy in the Great Belfast Outdoors today especially if you're a pedestrian braving the weather!
There are eejits driving on footpaths to avoid waiting in the car congaline to get through a waterlogged road safely and people flying through puddles!
There are eejits driving on footpaths to avoid waiting in the car congaline to get through a waterlogged road safely and people flying through puddles!
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Take it easy in the Great Belfast Outdoors today especially if you're a pedestrian braving the weather!
There are eejits driving on footpaths to avoid waiting in the car congaline to get through a waterlogged road safely and people flying through puddles!
There are eejits driving on footpaths to avoid waiting in the car congaline to get through a waterlogged road safely and people flying through puddles!
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North Down’s unionist-backed council motion demands endless reviews and questions climate targets they once supported. Yet the climate emergency isn’t on pause - it’s getting worse, and families are paying the price.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
North Down’s unionist-backed council motion demands endless reviews and questions climate targets they once supported. Yet the climate emergency isn’t on pause - it’s getting worse, and families are paying the price.
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