Simon Oak
@simonoak.bsky.social
Dutch singer, songwriter, musician focusing on the rich Irish music trad.☘️ EU citizen. Brexit was a crime and we know who did it. FPTP creates a dictatorship of the largest minority, it divides, rewards liars and leaves way too many unrepresented.
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Simon Oak
@simonoak.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Nothing can stop The Sun, The Wind, The Water and The Sand.
Today in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Happy Christmas!
Today in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Happy Christmas!
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Over 25,000 emails from you to your MPs...
All 650 MPs have been contacted.
Some >100 times.
All saying attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU.
Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇
All 650 MPs have been contacted.
Some >100 times.
All saying attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU.
Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
October 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Over 25,000 emails from you to your MPs...
All 650 MPs have been contacted.
Some >100 times.
All saying attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU.
Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇
All 650 MPs have been contacted.
Some >100 times.
All saying attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU.
Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇
Sunset over inundated tulip field. Lisse, Holland.
October 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Sunset over inundated tulip field. Lisse, Holland.
Extremely disappointed to see Ireland play a football match against the genocide country.
September 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Extremely disappointed to see Ireland play a football match against the genocide country.
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The UN Human Rights Council just confirmed US blockade against Cuba violates human rights and international law, citing Article 33 of Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits collective punishment.The US is starving and killing babies in Cuba just like Israel is starving and killing babies in Gaza.
September 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The UN Human Rights Council just confirmed US blockade against Cuba violates human rights and international law, citing Article 33 of Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits collective punishment.The US is starving and killing babies in Cuba just like Israel is starving and killing babies in Gaza.
Doonbeg to write history?
‘More gardaí than locals’ — Doonbeg off to a wet and subdued start ahead of Donald Trump visit www.independent.ie/county/clare...
‘More gardaí than locals’ — Doonbeg off to a wet and subdued start ahead of Donald Trump visit
Barriers lined the streets of the Clare village in preparation for weekend festivities
www.independent.ie
September 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Doonbeg to write history?
Support our protest singers!
youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
The Nerd Reich
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Support our protest singers!
youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
youtube.com/watch?v=Lwz1...
Instead of investing in the preparation for natural disasters, more likely than ever to be more devastating than ever, he spends billions of US tax money on distant wars, the destruction of innocent immigrant lives, and with that disrupting the economy at home.
September 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Instead of investing in the preparation for natural disasters, more likely than ever to be more devastating than ever, he spends billions of US tax money on distant wars, the destruction of innocent immigrant lives, and with that disrupting the economy at home.
Fascism, once in, doesn't walk out just like that.
I'm afraid it's too late.
May the USA destroy itself without too many casualties and may the world survive the implosion.
I'm afraid it's too late.
May the USA destroy itself without too many casualties and may the world survive the implosion.
September 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Fascism, once in, doesn't walk out just like that.
I'm afraid it's too late.
May the USA destroy itself without too many casualties and may the world survive the implosion.
I'm afraid it's too late.
May the USA destroy itself without too many casualties and may the world survive the implosion.
After having read Madeline Gleeson's book in 2016, I wrote a protest song about Nauru. Ten years later, Australia still outsources its crimes against humanity.
Politicians and their voters who allow this to continue deserve a special place in hell.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Politicians and their voters who allow this to continue deserve a special place in hell.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has found
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
After having read Madeline Gleeson's book in 2016, I wrote a protest song about Nauru. Ten years later, Australia still outsources its crimes against humanity.
Politicians and their voters who allow this to continue deserve a special place in hell.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Politicians and their voters who allow this to continue deserve a special place in hell.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Belfast I bloody well love you. You have excelled this week in a way many couldn't have imagined.
We're going to build a better Belfast.
We're going to build a better Belfast.
August 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Belfast I bloody well love you. You have excelled this week in a way many couldn't have imagined.
We're going to build a better Belfast.
We're going to build a better Belfast.
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Powerful from #Fleadh26 on @tg4.bsky.social
“My heart is low,my heart is so low As only a mother's heart can be"
Róisín El Cherif, Leen, Áine Tyrrell, Aoife Scott, Gráinne Holland, Sive, Aziz Abushark & Mothers Against Genocide Choir ag casadh 'A Mother's Heart for Palestine'
#Gaza #FreePalestine
“My heart is low,my heart is so low As only a mother's heart can be"
Róisín El Cherif, Leen, Áine Tyrrell, Aoife Scott, Gráinne Holland, Sive, Aziz Abushark & Mothers Against Genocide Choir ag casadh 'A Mother's Heart for Palestine'
#Gaza #FreePalestine
August 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Powerful from #Fleadh26 on @tg4.bsky.social
“My heart is low,my heart is so low As only a mother's heart can be"
Róisín El Cherif, Leen, Áine Tyrrell, Aoife Scott, Gráinne Holland, Sive, Aziz Abushark & Mothers Against Genocide Choir ag casadh 'A Mother's Heart for Palestine'
#Gaza #FreePalestine
“My heart is low,my heart is so low As only a mother's heart can be"
Róisín El Cherif, Leen, Áine Tyrrell, Aoife Scott, Gráinne Holland, Sive, Aziz Abushark & Mothers Against Genocide Choir ag casadh 'A Mother's Heart for Palestine'
#Gaza #FreePalestine
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Yes, you read that write. The IDF marked Palestinians and gave them numbers in the West Bank.
archive.is/2CylM#select...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
archive.is/2CylM#select...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
IDF marks detained Palestinians with numbers as northern West Bank raids expand
After a West Bank raid the IDF said targeted Palestinians involved in planning attacks, several Palestinians were released with numbers written in marker on their face or bodies
www.haaretz.com
August 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Yes, you read that write. The IDF marked Palestinians and gave them numbers in the West Bank.
archive.is/2CylM#select...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
archive.is/2CylM#select...
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
Irish Session time in Leiden, NL, this afternoon 4pm.
August 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Irish Session time in Leiden, NL, this afternoon 4pm.
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The "party of free speech" strikes again
August 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The "party of free speech" strikes again
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This should be required listening for everyone
July 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
This should be required listening for everyone
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🚨 Rep. Ro Khanna calls for the arrests of Netanyahu and Putin:
"The American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law. Full stop."
"If the ICC has an arrest warrant for someone, they should be arrested by America if they come into American jurisdiction."
"The American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law. Full stop."
"If the ICC has an arrest warrant for someone, they should be arrested by America if they come into American jurisdiction."
July 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
🚨 Rep. Ro Khanna calls for the arrests of Netanyahu and Putin:
"The American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law. Full stop."
"If the ICC has an arrest warrant for someone, they should be arrested by America if they come into American jurisdiction."
"The American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law. Full stop."
"If the ICC has an arrest warrant for someone, they should be arrested by America if they come into American jurisdiction."
Me after reading how Farage plays the little annoying fascist in England's own parliament, after so many years in the EU.
Orangutan's Bad Hair Day? Own It!
ALT: Orangutan's Bad Hair Day? Own It!
static.klipy.com
July 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Me after reading how Farage plays the little annoying fascist in England's own parliament, after so many years in the EU.
Brexit was a crime. And we know who did it. And we let them get away with it. Don't we?
Reminder, if you're enjoying our Brexit anniversary - livestream and watch back video here www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/leavi... ....
Leaving EU behind • Resolution Foundation
Ten years ago, the UK voted to leave the EU – a major global economic bloc that it had been part of nearly half a century. Such a decision was always bound to cause significant economic disruption, an...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
June 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Brexit was a crime. And we know who did it. And we let them get away with it. Don't we?
Now, England, get yourself an independent, self-thinking leader who stands up against such obvious and heartbreaking violations of international humanitarian laws like we have been forced to witness for so long by this current tandem-terror-state: Israel-USA.
I fear to see the UK sink further down.
I fear to see the UK sink further down.
Starmer has resigned as Labour leader and sets quite a tight timetable for choosing a successor, saying he will stay in post as Prime Minister until that is concluded
He suggests by Recess
You can hear the cheers for him as he goes back into No 10 after his announcement
apple.news/A56jUsxgbQ7y...
He suggests by Recess
You can hear the cheers for him as he goes back into No 10 after his announcement
apple.news/A56jUsxgbQ7y...
Starmer announces he will resign as prime minister — Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer says he will resign as prime minister as he makes a statement in Downing Street. Follow the latest.
apple.news
June 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Now, England, get yourself an independent, self-thinking leader who stands up against such obvious and heartbreaking violations of international humanitarian laws like we have been forced to witness for so long by this current tandem-terror-state: Israel-USA.
I fear to see the UK sink further down.
I fear to see the UK sink further down.
Not to mention health care and modern infrastructure.
I think we would be better off with clean water and affordable electricity than a Google that scans information and summarizes for us.
June 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Not to mention health care and modern infrastructure.
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Just who enabled Gaza’s destruction? Fintan Drury's new book looks at the scale of Israel's violent campaign against the Palestinians, which would not have been possible without Western support...
jrnl.ie/7075249
jrnl.ie/7075249
The case against the West: Just who enabled Gaza’s destruction?
Fintan Drury’s new book, Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Gaza, is out today. In it, he argues that the scale of Israel’s destruction of Gaza would not have been possible without Western support.
jrnl.ie
June 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Just who enabled Gaza’s destruction? Fintan Drury's new book looks at the scale of Israel's violent campaign against the Palestinians, which would not have been possible without Western support...
jrnl.ie/7075249
jrnl.ie/7075249
The artist protesting against the ultra rich should not post on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
Are you blind or just too stupid to see?
Are you blind or just too stupid to see?
June 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The artist protesting against the ultra rich should not post on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
Are you blind or just too stupid to see?
Are you blind or just too stupid to see?
Join this whistleblower's call for support to protect our digital sovereignty? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/wh...
WHISTLEBLOWER SUSPENDED saving 18 million DIGITAL IDENTITIES (EU) from U.S. CONTROL
Call to the European Parliament and the European Commission to act:
• Protect Chief Privacy Officer Pieter van Oordt against an unfair dismissal, encouraged by senior officials and the Dutch governmen...
actie.degoedezaak.org
June 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Join this whistleblower's call for support to protect our digital sovereignty? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/wh...
Free the Filton Four!
June 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Free the Filton Four!