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Andrew Thompson

@xymbl.bsky.social

I do lots of things, some to an acceptable standard. Interested in music, art, photography, history, nature, science, technology, psychology, philosophy, mental health, autism, politics, & (above all!) kindness. Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Latest posts by xymbl.bsky.social on Bluesky

That's enough to tell me that you're from NI!

05.05.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Procrastination is an activity, & it's actually quite tiring. You deserve a rest now!

24.04.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Dark Secrets of the Most Beautiful Coastline in Ireland (ft Insta360 X5)
The Dark Secrets of the Most Beautiful Coastline in Ireland (ft Insta360 X5)

youtu.be/PhGzyv2C5_A

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

22.04.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the highlights of my long life was being at the count centre & seeing Paisley lose his seat!

22.04.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish I was. Fabulous band!

18.04.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Your article missed @allianceparty.bsky.social which is strongly in favour of PR, & has deep experience of how well it can work. Political structures in Northern Ireland are far from perfect, but the introduction of PR has been transformative.

15.04.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful!

15.04.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

02.04.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#30DaysofBiking begins!

01.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Openvibe really is everything it claims to be.

31.03.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hear hear

29.03.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 40835    πŸ” 11670    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9

What laws are they supposed to have broken?

28.03.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's beautiful!

06.03.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

24.02.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlur
Advertisement at a London bus stop. Ya gotta love the British…

24.02.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 40793    πŸ” 11461    πŸ’¬ 521    πŸ“Œ 592
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

19.02.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 144749    πŸ” 30163    πŸ’¬ 2307    πŸ“Œ 1523
Slide by @toderianUW.bsky.social saying β€œAdding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.β€œ – Lewis Mumford, 1955

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

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

18.01.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2030    πŸ” 722    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 29

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

07.02.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"INAUGURATION 2025" β€” A Bad Lip Reading
YouTube video by Bad Lip Reading "INAUGURATION 2025" β€” A Bad Lip Reading

Trump's inauguration is no laughing matter, but...
youtu.be/b9hxwgH2tN0

31.01.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, I didn't spot that you had cleared marked it as being in 2023. Oops!

30.01.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That looks wonderful! Where is it?

30.01.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You are here.

23.01.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8

Living in Northern Ireland, I've seen what PR can do. We've gone from a totally unfair, dysfunctional political system, which created a deeply-divided society, to one where everyone feels represented & included. It's certainly not perfect, but it's much better than FPTP.

25.01.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It's possibly the most powerful technique for making the world a better place.

25.01.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
1819. Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
YouTube video by Leland Sklar 1819. Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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

24.01.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What?! Stalling?! The Department for Inactivity would never do that!

If they do eventually take action, it seems that we're mostly going to get more pointless lanes, in places where few people want to cycle, & it's already easy to do so anyway.

23.01.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I just read the documents.

23.01.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"An artist using a camera" is my favourite kind of photographer. I love your work.

22.01.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm disappointed, but not at all surprised, that their plans are spectacularly timid, & the new routes are often literally not joined-up. We'll get some more magic paint, for motorists to ignore, so the DfI can tick a box & forget about it. Pathetic!

22.01.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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