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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Some of you know that I've been working with a new band, Taste Electric. Our first single was released today, & we're very proud of it. youtu.be/AcjxctRikyI

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Taste Electric - Take Time (Official Music Video)

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

youtu.be/PhGzyv2C5_A I love this coastline, & have been walking along it for over six decades, but it still moves like nowhere else.

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The Dark Secrets of the Most Beautiful Coastline in Ireland (ft Insta360 X5)

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Day 2 of #30DaysofBiking & the weather is continuing to make it easy & joyful. I wonder if any of my #ActuallyAutistic friends find cycling as uplifting as I do.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Openvibe really is everything it claims to be.

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John Chen @johnchen.com.au · 29/03/2025

hear hear

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If you like your music dark & interesting, you might enjoy this.

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Libby Whittemore @libbage55.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can. #InducedDemand

Slide by @toderianUW.bsky.social saying “Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.“ – Lewis Mumford, 1955

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

History truly repeats itself, when we refuse to learn from it.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

One of my favourite bassists (Lee Sklar) exploring one of my favourite venues (The Ulster Hall, Belfast): youtu.be/wLPjB8aDTLg

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1819. Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

YouTube video by Leland Sklar

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane

Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

CD of the Day (The first in an occasional series.) I was a big fan of the early @hueandcry.bsky.social albums, but lost track of their work. Just bought this, to start fixing that. Delighted to discover that the songs are as strong & interesting as ever, & Pat's wonderful voice hasn't changed.

Front cover of Hue & Cry's 2017 CD, Pocketful of Stones. It shows Greg & Pat Kane in a cave or narrow canyon, with water behind them.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I'm a veterinarian. If Rudolph the Reindeer was real, his red nose would be a concern. It could either be a chronic infection with inflammation, a cutaneous haemangioma, hyperaemia, or a recent frostbite injury. If Santa was a decent human, he'd take Rudolph to the vet.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

One of the best things about Xmas Day is that Nuka & I get to be the only ones on Tra na Rossan.

Nuka, the brown potcake dog from Guadeloupe, wears a bright orange harness, & carries his ball along the beautiful beach of Tra na Rossan, Co. Donegal, Ireland. The beach is otherwise deserted.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Remember this one? Science, and the #ClimateCrisis, don’t care if you believe in them. #climatechange

Rising water starts to cover a statement written on a wall reading “I don’t believe in global warming.”

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

And ask first please!

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I don't really like Xmas, or Xmas music, but I like this! Pat Kane has long been one of my favourite singers.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

“4 in 5 UK musicians have lost work because of Brexit” A shocking insight into how British musicians have suffered in the wake of the country's 2016 referendum to leave the European Union www.musicradar.com/music-indust...

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“4 in 5 UK musicians have lost work because of Brexit”: Unwrapping the legacy of Britain's EU exit on musicians

A shocking insight into how British musicians have suffered in the wake of the country's 2016 referendum to leave the European Union

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

@indigodreamband.bsky.social is my first new musical discovery on Bluesky. It's worth checking them out on Bandcamp (also available in the den of thieves, but we don't go there!) indigodream.bandcamp.com

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Indigo Dream

Dreamy & shimmering sounds from Helsinki ⚡️ Our debut self-titled EP is out now! #shoegaze #dreampop #altrock

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

David has just arrived here, but he's one of the good guys, & his music is fab!

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Jon Gomm @jongomm.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

People sharing this on BlueSky. Ok now it really feels like old school twitter. 🙏🤍

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Colin Veach @colinveach.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Was Ireland a kingdom before the English invasion of 1169? Was it a colony after? Here's my new open-access article in the English Historical Review looking at how we might frame the English conquest of Ireland. doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...

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From Kingdom to Colony: Framing the English Conquest of Ireland *

Abstract. This article offers a new way of framing the English conquest of Ireland by focusing on the development of a kingdom of Ireland both before and a

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I didn't need another reason to not buy one of Elmo's shitboxes, but this is the best one yet.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

It's always exciting to get new music from The Pineapple Thief, & this is great. kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/last-t...

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Last To Run EP, by The Pineapple Thief

5 track album

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

This is a great idea. (Obviously, I would prefer that it wasn't necessary.)

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Kamala ran a fantastic campaign & won over a lot of people. Sadly, it seems that something like 20m people who voted for Biden couldn't bring themselves to vote for a non-white woman. America isn't the democracy it claims to be, & it's about to pay a terrible price for its racism & misogyny.

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Andrew Thompson @xymbl.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

One (perhaps the only) good thing to have come out of the rise of The American Reich, is that the good people seem to have left Xitter & started posting here. I finally have interesting folk to follow.

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