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Greenham Women Everywhere @greenhamwomen.bsky.social · 4h

Huge thanks to Sandie Hicks for sharing her amazing images of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp with us. Aren't they splendid?

Find more incredible images here in our visual archive ➡️ buff.ly/CqTzlAb

#GreenhamCommonWomensPeaceCamp #Activism #Peace #Protest #Feminism #AntiWar #AntiNuclear

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 3h

I sat down with Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth. Plaid are doing very well in the polls but there are still unanswered questions ahead of the Senedd election: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/the-rhun-a...

The Rhun ap Iorwerth interview

I quizzed the Plaid Cymru leader

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R @rchlcze.bsky.social · 1h

Quite a few of the asylum seekers we support are actually taking Welsh lessons but none of the English people I know who live here have either started doing that or actually seen it through in any way.

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Plaid Cymru Caerffili @plaid-cymru-bgcr.bsky.social · 8h

The Caerffili by-election on 23 October is an opportunity to send a message to the London-based parties.

Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle is the only candidate that will stand up for Wales and put Caerffili first.

#PlaidCymru #Wales #Caerphilly #Senedd

Lindsay Whittle Speaks at the Plaid Cymru National Conference #news #politics #wales

YouTube video by Plaid Cymru Caerffili

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 8h

“Does the Minister honestly believe that an intrusive and unpopular digital ID system should be a priority?!”

Labour should be focusing on important issues like tackling child poverty and cutting soaring energy bills - not wasting time tinkering around the edges.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 8h

“Ydy’r Gweinidog wir yn credu y dylai system ID digidol ymwthiol ac amhoblogaidd fod yn flaenoriaeth?!”

Dylai Llafur fod yn canolbwyntio ar faterion pwysig fel mynd i'r afael â thlodi plant a thorri biliau ynni sydd eto ar gynnydd - nid gwastraffu amser yn gwneud mân newidiadau fel hyn.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 7h

Richard Tunnicliffe is the Labour candidate in the Caerphilly.

So a Labour candidate, wants you to vote Labour, to get him elected to a Labour run Senedd, to tell a Labour run council to spend UK Labour provided money to not close libraries that a Labour council are trying to close. Simple.

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 6h

Loads of fungi in the Gaer Fawr woodland at the moment

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Mark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 6h

The banked entrance passage up to the top of Gaer Fawr hillfort has been cleared of vegetation again so it looks impressive as you are funnelled up to the top.

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Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall @mebyonkernow.bsky.social · 5h

Mebyon Kernow was honoured to be invited to Abertawe for Plaid Cymru’s National Conference.

Members of MK & Kernow Rydh spent two brilliant days w Plaid Cymru & Plaid Ifanc & had great conversations with MPs & MSs about Cornwall’s fight for recognition & autonomy

Kernow Bys Vyken ✊ Cymru am Byth

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 11h

We have an early update today because Cheryl will be offline most of the day. She's at the Senedd, so today we are talking about the law code of Hywel Dda. www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 5h

Mae cyn-arweinydd Reform yng Nghymru, Nathan Gill, wedi pledio'n euog i dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia.

Mae pobl Cymru yn haeddu tryloywder ynghylch ymyrraeth dramor mewn gwleidyddiaeth.

Dylai'r rhai gafodd eu cyfwelwyd gan yr heddlu mewn cysylltiad â'r achos gael eu henwi'n gyhoeddus.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 5h

Reform’s former Welsh leader, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from Russia.

The people of Wales deserve full transparency about foreign interference in politics.

Those interviewed by counter-terrorism police in connection with the case should be publicly named.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

"Reform is a party that isn't particularly interested in Wales."

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorweth tells Jackie Long Reform UK is only interested in getting Nigel Farage into Downing Street.

Read and watch:

www.channel4.com/news/plaid-c...

Plaid Cymru leader calls for ‘progressive alliance’ to tackle ‘populist right’

The leader of Plaid Cymru says the party’s ready to replace Labour in next May’s Senedd elections.

www.channel4.com

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 1d

Last week I was at the Plaid Cymru conference.

Based on the current polls, they are the party most likely to lead the Welsh Government after May's election.

This would mean a monumental change to Welsh politics. You can read my analysis here:

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Plaid Cymru conference...

What we learnt about the party most likely to form the next Welsh Government

willhaywardwales.substack.com

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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 1d

The Robbery of Epicurus
existentialcomics.com/comic/624

The Robbery of Epicurus

A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 1d

The Caerffili by-election on 23 October is a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

Lindsay Whittle, aka Mr Caerphilly, understands our communities and is the only candidate that will stand up for Wales.

If you live in Caerffili and want to keep Reform out – vote Plaid Cymru.

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Llyr Gruffydd @llyrgruffydd.bsky.social · 1d

"Let's reset the rural agenda; let's rebuild our communities; and let's reclaim our countryside"
@plaidcymru.bsky.social #RuralReset #plaidcymru #farming #cymru #wales

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@PeatlandCymru @peatlandcymru.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll be there for you! #WildflowerHour
In wind and rain this Carder Bee was grateful for the Devil’s Bit Scabious at Cors Bodeilio.
#HighNatureLowCarbon #WalesPeatlandAction

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 2d

Yes.

“Everyday we wake up
and collectively make
a world together; but
which one of us, left to
our own devices, would
ever decide they wanted
to make a world like this
one?”

— David Graeber, “Bullshit Jobs: A Theory”

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 1d

Have been out this week surveying Goldilocks Aster (Galatella linosyris) on the steep limestone cliffs of Y Gogarth (Great Orme) for Species Recovery Trust. Glad to report it’s in fine fettle, flowering well - if a little late - after the summer drought #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Mhara Starling @mharastarling.bsky.social · 1d

🌸 A sprig of Mugwort carried in your coat pocket will prevent fatigue.

🌸 The vervain root, when powdered and placed in a silk pouch, carried around the neck, will supposedly cure all diseases.

🌸 Seaweed when hung up in the kitchen will banish all evil spirits.

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Mhara Starling @mharastarling.bsky.social · 1d

Some Herbal/Plant Based Charms and Folk Beliefs from Wales…

🌸 White Bryony, known in Welsh as “Meipen Fair” or “Maip Bendigaid”, planted in the front garden will ward away evil.

🌸 Elderberry leaves plucked at night rubbed on warts then burnt cures them.

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Quintin Lake @quintinlake.bsky.social · 1d

A transient baseline from Aran Fawddwy.
At the rear right, the highest peak is Moel Hebog (‘Hill of the Hawk’). At the rear left, the most prominent peak is Moel Ysgyfarnogod (‘Bare Hill of the Hares’), in the Rhinogs. In the foreground, the inversion has filled Cwm Wnion. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿#442Mountains

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 2d

A pair of acclaimed Welsh musicians are set to breathe new life into the traditional folk songs of Swansea and the Gower with a bilingual performance that bridges past and present

New project reimagines the folk songs of Gower and Swansea

A pair of acclaimed Welsh musicians are set to breathe new life into the traditional folk songs of Swansea and the Gower with a bilingual performance that bridges past and present. Fiddle player and s...

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