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Ceritheviking

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history, sport, science & politics! green side but more about outcomes than party rosettes. works policy+public affairs. Also podcasting, theatre & ancient glass! Searching - “Dolce far niente”

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · Nov 13

Lots on my feed about the wales bill. Need to realise to make wales better it's not laws or power, but how we live, learn and act. Up to us!

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 12h

Many posts on here today and recent days on the Canterbury cathedral graffiti.
Tbh it’s not my thing, but it’s only there until January. It’s not permanent and is one of those art / religious installations to make you think.
Why do the same type of people get rattled by such?

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 16h

Never been here. Looks awesome
place des Vosges, Paris.

Would like Cardiff to have a top notch square of sorts

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 19h

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip

Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC

Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC

Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC

Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 20h

#OTD 1727 the coronation of George II took place. #DYK that George was the last British monarch to ride into battle? In a 2018 article for #HistParl, Dr Robin Eagles explored his military career. historyofparliament.com/2018/10/11/h...

‘His Presence contributed greatly to the success of the Day’: George II, king and soldier - The History of Parliament

Today marks the anniversary of the coronation of George II, the British monarch known for being the last to ride into battle with their troops. He did so at

historyofparliament.com

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 20h

#OtD 11 Oct 1946 the UK govt announced that 39,535 people were squatting in 1038 military camps across England and Wales. Many were ex-servicemen's families demanding housing after WWII, and eventually a forced the govt to build mass council housing stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8350...

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Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social · 1d

Lil pavement folly that entertains me greatly. A parkland estate for a tiny signpost.

I don’t know how to describe it. A weird section of a kind of ellipse of grass tacked onto a curved piece of pavement. To call it a flowerbed would be misleading. Strident double yellow lines enclose it on the road side. In the middle of the grass stands an upright pole with a tiny sign at the top. Beyond a proper park with fields and trees is visible. I doubt this makes sense if you can’t see the image.

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 1d

So this is what happens when you don’t get a nobel prize !!! Tariff tantrum !

Dow drops 500 points, S&P 500 falls the most since April after Trump's China tariff threat - CNBC

t.co/c24O7lLsRk

https://stocks.apple.com/AwdYN6v-UT_SynEzU6CKCJA

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 1d

As far as I scroll on this site it’s all about the nobel peace prize winner.

Has anyone checked truth social?
😂

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 1d

Just seen this line on linked
In from an event yesterday.
Think it’s so very applicable to
Many welsh institutions;

- Control the Controllable: Global forces – political, economic, societal – are beyond our reach. Focus on what you can shape locally.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 2d

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?

Attachment to our home town runs deep – so what happens when it faces dramatic change?

Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 4d

Out communiity nature group throws up some class clips.
Local hedgehog here doing some hedgehog ikea work!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

282 Ex DOJ officials open letter: “We believe it’s our duty to sound the alarm about this administration’s degradation of DoJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it”

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yes.
I’d like to fly in America currently.
Mad this.

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 4d

No one should be taking off or landing without air traffic controllers‼️

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 4d

Places that give a little extra with a tea or coffee get much praise and support from me . A biscuit or n this case a minstrel make all the difference.
Bike lock , Cardiff 👍👍👍

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 5d

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal.

China & India lead the race for renewable energy.

The US increased reliance on fossil fuels.

With corporate donations Trump wants more fossil fuels. Farage and Tories promising the same. Banks pouring money.

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 5d

Not seen this pic of Cardiff before. 1921
Cracking

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Rob Hudson @robhudson.bsky.social · 5d

I think this might be the first time in my 57 years on planet earth that I’m looking forward to a party political broadcast.

This is going to be interesting.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

Tax wealth.

Not work.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Green Party Political Broadcast. Monday 6.25pm on ITV and 6.55pm on BBC 1.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5d

Breaking news: France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after rightwing allies indicated they would withdraw from his government. on.ft.com/4gWxifm

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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.bsky.social · 6d

NEW POST 🗞️

I went along to AFC Wimbledon for the first time last week.

It’s one of the great stories of fan-owned football.

Why? Read on… 👇🏼 #groundhopping #AFCWimbledon

open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...

Football Travel: AFC Wimbledon

Firmly back where they belong in London’s SW19 postcode and a division above the franchise club that led to their creation, AFC Wimbledon is a modern fairytale of fan-owned football.

open.substack.com

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Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 6d

@nationaltrust Erddig really is a special place. Been a lot but never seen above the basement. Today got the ground floor but still not the bedrooms. One day!!
Well worth a visit if interested in history / welsh history. And in the autumn, apples!! Love a dovecot too

Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 7d

Decent idea tbf

Ceritheviking @ceritheviking.bsky.social · 7d

M4 update in Newport. Traffic good in both directions at 11:50 today.
And yes I know it’s a sat but my experience.
And for the criticism last time of leaving wales every weekend 😀
This one is heading to north wales
Fingers crossed for Hereford !