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JimOwens

@grouchymarxist1.bsky.social
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Live between the Market and Coleraine with my partner Jacquie. Both proud Trade Unionists. 🚩 Cycling, walking, Footering with instruments and keeping in touch with friends and family. Love Cushendall and the Glens of Antrim/Causeway/North Coast. 🌻🌞🦋

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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
When you hope that a 'Labour' party will look after the Workers and the vulnerable in society and you get this. #grouchyI'lldoanythingfor10%marxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The difference between a lover and a hater. #grouchymarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
@zosoed.bsky.social Got ya.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Watched a part of the Coronation of the Great Fool. Excruciating. MAGA..... Making America Grate....Again. Grouchy thoughts galore!🤬 #grouchymarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Loyalist alternative to Kneecap's 9 thousand SSE audience was launched last night to a capacity 52 brethren in Moygashel Orange Hall. The identity of the mysterious masked rapper (rapper) is unknown.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
So Belfast Shipyard's been saved... to make weapons of war. Wonderful. Meanwhile....Ulster Doesn't Say 'No ' to foreign foreigners foreignly taking over the Shipyard!!🇬🇧 #grouchychristmasmarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
My friend got the Christmas decorations out of the loft the other night and came across a present he forgot to give the kids last year...which is a shame cos they would have really loved that Kitten. #grouchychristmasmarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A fine song from Yorkshire singer-songwriter Jon Palmer. Exploitation, modern slavery and the abuse of men, women and children flourishes all around the world ....and just around the corner. A reminder that we all need to keep striving to destroy the exploiters. youtu.be/sFNE6uFNNag?...
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Jon Palmer Acoustic Band - Working For The Gangmaster - Ont' Sofa Sessions
YouTube video by Ont' Sofa
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Took a cycle to the docks. Sailortown. Excellent singing circle.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Cheers Anne Ramsey. Reminds me of the time 12 years ago after my road accident. The back pain was so severe I couldn't walk even a short distance but could travel around on my bike no problem. Not exactly sure why that was...muscle/disc damage I suppose. Posture on the bike prob made it easier.👍
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Stolen from Susie Dent.... Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots. To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name. Especially if you're Greg Wallace and you are struggling with names of middle-class women of a certain age.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Always good to see the ever-growing Mervyn Gibson getting involved and remaining as relevant to 17th century politics as ever.👏🏼 #grouchymarxist www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politic...
newsletter.co.uk
Top Orangeman: Proposal to get rid of Ulster Banner as flag of Northern Ireland's athletes risks 'community tension'
The Grand Secretary of the Orange Order has said that the move towards ditching the Ulster Banner as the flag of Northern Ireland’s athletes risks ratcheting up “community tensions”.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Meanwhile on BBC Radio Ulster the cutting edge of world journalism reports on cyber attacks. Iran gets a big mention. The United States didn't tell them to say that. Disclaimer: Legal advisers for Gerry Adams state that he says that he was never in IRAn. #grouchymarxist
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Mick Fealty @mickfealty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The “end of the beginning” for Twitter/X…
newsweek.com
Elon Musk hides X engagement figures amid user exodus
As X loses users, the platform introduced a new feature allowing optional hiding of likes, shares, and other engagement metrics.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Defibrillators are to be introduced to schools by DUP Education Minister Paul Givan to mitigate the effects of additional workload on teachers' stress levels. The careful tendering process for supplying them to every school is to be overseen by Red Sky Chicken-shed Heaters plc. #grouchymarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
In Wexford for a cupla days. A beautiful, historical town. Lovely view from the hotel over the Slaney estuary. Great Craic with teachers' union friends last night. Weather has limited the walking and exploration. Next time. (Random Ranger's shirt in TKMAXX!)
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Great interview with young golfer Tom McKibben on Radio Ulster. Seems like a nice kid. Listen back quickly before he goes all Yanqui!! Only a matter of time his good Ulster accent transmogrifies! I blame GraemeMcDowell for it all!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Keeping up the pretence in 'Say Nothing' on Disney+. #grouchymarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A lovely man and great journalist. So sad.🥲 bsky.app/profile/will...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Victoria Derbyshire nails Jeremy Clarkson over his Inheritance Tax scam. Hilarious to watch him squirm.
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Faux farmer, faux human being...the awful Clarkson. #grouchymarxist
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Koulla Yiasouma @shriekinggreek.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This should come as a surprise to no-one. Tomorrow is international Children’s Day when we promise our children to protect their rights. Instead we will giving them excuses as to why so many are hungry and cold. Governments can choose to end child poverty. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
theguardian.com
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Biden pushing the envelope allowing Ukraine to use long range missiles. These will not force Russia to give up any occupied land, will certainly provoke retaliation and more innocent folk will die. Genocide Joe has decided to create a situation that the orange idiot will have to deal with. Motive?
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
@beaniebob.bsky.social Immediately thought of you and a few others!😜
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Given that the rugby is back! youtu.be/RjfVx5tYXLA?...
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The Irish Culchie Haka Cork
YouTube video by Elemental
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
RF Kennedy Junior Fitz so well to the Looney Asylum Administration. In charge of Trumphead Health Care! Yet another self-obsessed, narcissistic Yanqui politico. Goodness help the poor of Murika!! 🤪 #grouchymarxist
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JimOwens @grouchymarxist1.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
@belfastbrad.bsky.social You're my first Blue Skyer!! Aren't you lucky? Jim Owens offa FB.
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