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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'As men in balaclavas try to stop lifeboats saving people, something different is happening on the coast of North Devon. In a community changed by an asylum hotel, new friendships are being forged – and a group of refugee schoolgirls are learning to surf like the locals.' 🏄🏽‍♀️ youtu.be/cP5JCtqOgnM?...

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The refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon waves

YouTube video by The Mirror

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

So very sorry to hear this. Sarah was the power and the brains behind WIMIN - her energy and passion in the face of her illness were truly inspiring. Rest in peace Sarah and condolences to her family and friends.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

Spending an hour browsing vinyls in a tiny and chaotic record store discussing music in broken Franglais with the owner was one of the highlights of our recent holiday. Claude can fro with his “vinyl mode”.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

I have wildly overestimated how warm it would be today. 🥶 #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Somewhere there’s a “heartwarming” post about how his coworkers donated their leave so this elderly man could recover from his heart attack. A grim indictment on American healthcare and employment rights.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

“Why don’t people subscribe to newspapers anymore?”

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

The poor floozie has lost her jacuzzi and now half sits, half reclines in a very uncomfortable looking pose in a small park on the quays.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

Phone numbers. 01 681558 (our first house phone) circa 1975 “Limerick 17” my school friend Mary circa 1977 Can I remember my husbands mobile number? Or that of my kids? No. I cannot.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

If fuel taxes are to be cut then I want those supporting (govt/tds/protestors) those tax cuts to state what other public services/projects are going to be underfunded/cancelled to pay for those cuts. Let the electorate know the cost of those cuts. And then seen how much support they have #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

I hate our government. Making life worse every day for citizens but as the techbros are being looked after I suppose that’s all fine #speirgorm.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

I am convinced Dublin City planners hate Dublin. What is this monstrosity beside Dublin castle? #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

How is paying for a service (that you haven’t yet had reason to use) fraud? What do the insurance companies have to say about this proposal?

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

Loch Lochy in Scotland is one of my favourites

Screenshot from Google Maps showing Loch Lochy

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Who are the dolts who keep doing this? (I don’t think this is the first time the area has been vandalized) May they be haunted for the rest of their lives.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

Love this poem. Thank you @deborahzafer.bsky.social for bringing it to my timeline.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

Have the spiders been taking steroids this summer? I have just removed the most *enormous* spider from the house. #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

Dear god. Some people have way too much time on their hands. All I see here is pointless food waste and conspicuous consumption.

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E.E. Knight @eeknight.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"It will happen this way. You may be walking. Maybe the first sunny day of the spring. And your phone messenger will alert. First one, then three, then eight. Perhaps some will call. You will hear car horns honking. Joyfully. People will begin to pour out in the street . . ."

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

We’ve moved onto The Thong Song. Send help. #speirgorm.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Watching the Bloodhound Gang singing The Bad Touch on Top of the Pops. Not sure I’m doing #culturenight right #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Followed up by the faux friendly/slightly needy “we haven’t seen you for a while/did we do something wrong/we miss you” emails. Blocked.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Think I’ve broken my Donal Ryan curse. Really enjoying this book (having not been able to get into any of his previous books. I may have to revisit them now). #booksky #speirgorm

Image of a book cover. The book is “where are the kings” by Donal Ryan. The book cover is sky blue with an image of a boy leaping into the air under a fluffy white cloud.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you've seen it.

Still from Derry Girls - grandpa Joe has his hand on his son in laws shoulder as they watch a newsreel about a bomb explosion.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

Two tickets for Arlo Parks in the Academy 17/10/26 Cost €38.75 per ticket - selling for €30 each. secure.ticketmaster.ie/rs/180064638... #speirgorm #ticketfairy

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Deborah @deborahzafer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Brian Patten 🖤

I caught a train that passed the town where you lived

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026

If this means that houses can be freed up to become homes then good #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026

Powerful but migrants are so much more than the jobs they do. They are real people living real lives - we must remember to look past their job or role and remember their humanity. #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

And when this music came on in the night club (or disco as we knew them back then 🙈) completely chaotic dancing ensued. #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Chances of this happening are less than zero.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

I read Mark O’Connell’s book To Be A Machine a few years ago. At the time I thought it was a dystopian but ultimately theoretical vision of the future. Now these horrors seem to be the norm.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Should we be retrofitting before or after we’ve grown the lettuce on our windowsills? #speirgorm

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Yep. Picture number 10 convinced me that bad things have happened in this house.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026

A modern horror story. Found this gripping but very disturbing. #booksky #speirgorm

Image of a book cover. The book is Yesteryear by Caro Clare Burke. There is an image of a woman’s face the top portion of which is obscured by an image of cows in a field.

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Kate Bielinski @katebielinski.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026

Christ on a tiny bike. Imagine being in a precarious rental position and trying to stay warm this winter and hearing this.

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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 10/09/2026

As of Cabinet yesterday, one now needs the ability to communicate in order to be considered a citizen. Yet in the first three months of 2026, not a single child in ten counties was given a plan on how the State would deliver them with speech and language therapy. This week’s column @thejournal.ie:

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Gavan Reilly: Six months by law. 24.3 months in reality. Ireland's disability numbers don't add up

The eye-watering numbers of children waiting for Assessment of Need in this country expose a broken system offering little hope to families.

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