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Archaeology grad. Museum worker. Dysgwr Cymraeg 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

I guess all those people on X who claimed it was an Iranian missile and Bellingcat had lied about it being a Tomahawk are rushing to correct themselves - U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

11.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 474 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bore da o Ffair Lyfrau Llundain! πŸ‘‹

Dewch i’n gweld ar stondin 7C40 @independentpublishersguild.com a stondin 2A109 @publishingwales.bsky.social i weld ein casgliad eang o lyfrau arbennig πŸ“š

#LBF26

10.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Her poor maidservant! What a way to be remembered..

08.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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After a series of dog incidents we’ve temporarily closed Hayley Wood (Cambs).

Despite clear signs, dogs off leads have disturbed birds, damaged rare wildflower habitat, staff were verbally abused when asking for leads.

Read more: shorturl.at/RbGI0

05.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
An oak titmouse drops in on a bird house.

An oak titmouse drops in on a bird house.

Falling, turning, floating
feathered magic
for our delight.

Oak Titmouse, Mar. 2026, #RohnertPark, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #sonomacounty #birdwatching #m43 #haiku

05.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

❀️

01.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wales: it's a two-horse race in May 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Between Reform who will sell out to the highest bidder, and Plaid Cymru who will always put the interests of Wales first ✊

Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May to build a better future for us all πŸ—³οΈ

27.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

How do you improve something that's already almost perfect? The correct answer is @sianharries.bsky.social, of course...

27.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gentle Good plans free St David's Day gig at National Museum Cardiff Stephen Price The Gentle Good is set to perform a free live concert in Cardiff on St David’s Day, singing new music from his critically acclaimed album, Elan. For Cardiff announced the free, live St. ...

The Gentle Good is set to perform a free live concert in Cardiff on St David's Day, singing new music from his critically acclaimed album, Elan

27.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

The richest man owns X.

The second and third richest men control Google.

The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.

And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.

See the problem here?

26.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 38962 πŸ” 16530 πŸ’¬ 1833 πŸ“Œ 1083
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."

RT if Mick is right.

24.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 678 πŸ” 407 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

I think at this point, it's clear that the DOJ is covering up the fact that Donald Trump raped a child. He's a pedophile rapist.

25.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 787 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mocking people for their class is discrimination – so why don’t we treat it as such? β€˜Banter’ about where you’re from or how you speak is harder to define than racism or sexism, but it is damaging.

In a new article, Toni Beardmore from our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences discusses how β€˜Banter’ about where you’re from or how you speak is harder to define than racism or sexism, but it is damaging.

πŸ–±οΈ tinyurl.com/5n7p4dr8

#SocialJustice

25.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Studia Celtica
Cyfrol/Volume LIX, 2025

Studia Celtica Cyfrol/Volume LIX, 2025

Ar gael nawr!

Dilynwch y ddolen isod i danysgrifio a darllen rhifyn newydd ein cyfnodolyn, Studia Celtica ‡️

www.ingentaconnect.com/content/uwp/...

Yn y cyfamser, dyma flas o'r rhifyn isod πŸ“š

@yganolfangeltaidd.bsky.social

18.02.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Gentle Good and Ivan Moult | Applestump Records Join us for what will not doubt be a very special evening featuring two amazing artists, The Gentle Good (Gareth Bonello) and Ivan Moult.

Can I ask a favour? If you're planning on coming to see myself and @ivanmoult.bsky.social at @applestumprecords.com in Nantwich on Saturday please buy your tickets today

We've really been looking forward to the show, but low sales mean it's likely to be cancelled unless things improve by tomorrow ☹️

17.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Author’s initials?

16.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for writing this Frances!

14.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

When ministers defended Starmer over Mandelson’s links to Epstein this week, they rushed to X - a platform that lets users strip photos of women and girls.

Is it surely time for the government to log off X? And is social media too toxic for all of us?

My col: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

14.02.2026 07:22 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 18
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc Help us raise Β£10,000 towards Leicestershire Museums' acquisition of this unique object so that it can remain in the public domain.

If you can, please help a Bronze Age gold torc find its way into a local museum for the enjoyment of everyone rather than ending up at the hands of private collectors

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...

13.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please see below.

13.02.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

My hot take? The High Court is independent under a Labour government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

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13.02.2026 08:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Families falling apart because of UK’s β€˜broken’ paternity leave, study suggests About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f... β€œA study from Iceland found that the introduction of three months’ paid paternity leave in 2000 led to a β€œconsiderable” reduction in divorce rates.”

12.02.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...

Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...

10.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 649 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 15

Chuckling 🀭

10.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reform banned journalists they dislike from covering their party conference and then Nigel Farage dissembled about it to Congress, so I think we’ve heard quite enough faux free speech bollocks out of them, tbh.

10.02.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 237 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

We don't send you surveys to find out how satisfied you were with the driver who put your parcel in the bin just before it was emptied. We just need to maximise the opportunities for you to accept cookies so we can track you and sell data.

10.02.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

well there’s an instant switch

08.02.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 429 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4
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Racist woman to American with darker skin,

"I'll call ICE and they'll shoot you like they shoot the others"

The normalisation of racism and hate in the US under Trump is a really disturbing and sad thing to see

06.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 3

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

27.01.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 4217 πŸ” 1932 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 86