Malcolm Cennydd
@malcolmcennydd.bsky.social
🏴 Welsh Political Researcher and Dismemberment Table Fan
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I don't understand what the argument is meant to be here
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I don't understand what the argument is meant to be here
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I see this a lot about the BBC's coverage today, and I understand it but I think, unfortunately, it is not true. E.g. the very pro-government framing of this piece
January 25, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I see this a lot about the BBC's coverage today, and I understand it but I think, unfortunately, it is not true. E.g. the very pro-government framing of this piece
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I don't really blame the Guardian for reporting this but it's very Current Year that the Know Your Meme page about this does a better job of explaining what the meme actually is.
Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos
In certain corners of the internet, on niche news feeds and algorithms, an AI-generated British schoolgirl has emerged as something of a phenomenon.
Her name is Amelia, a purple-haired “goth girl” who proudly carries a mini union flag and appears to have a penchant for racism. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I don't really blame the Guardian for reporting this but it's very Current Year that the Know Your Meme page about this does a better job of explaining what the meme actually is.
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it might seem that attacking Minnesota, Greenland, Denmark and Norway is a strange choice of foes but what people don't understand is that Donald Trump has very strong feelings about the sack of Lindisfarne in 793.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
it might seem that attacking Minnesota, Greenland, Denmark and Norway is a strange choice of foes but what people don't understand is that Donald Trump has very strong feelings about the sack of Lindisfarne in 793.
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Kinda interesting thing reading PG Wodehouse novels from the 1910s and 1920s, which is that a strict (and apparently quite amusing?) distinction between British and American English is that fancy Brits start sentences with "I say," whereas Americans use the much more folksy "Say,"
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Kinda interesting thing reading PG Wodehouse novels from the 1910s and 1920s, which is that a strict (and apparently quite amusing?) distinction between British and American English is that fancy Brits start sentences with "I say," whereas Americans use the much more folksy "Say,"
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In their "contract to the people" Reform UK said that St George's day and St David's day should be a bank holiday.
They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
In their "contract to the people" Reform UK said that St George's day and St David's day should be a bank holiday.
They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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kirk’s death became a pure media incident in a way that would probably scandalize even Baudrillard
Kash Patel's behavior after the Kirk assassination was exactly what it looked like at the time. (From www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
kirk’s death became a pure media incident in a way that would probably scandalize even Baudrillard
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I know Yglesias has not acquitted himself well at all in recent years, but once upon a time he wrote a book called One Billion Americans that was a proto-abundance YIMBY policy book.
It painted a glorious picture of how a more populous America would be vastly richer & more powerful in many ways...
It painted a glorious picture of how a more populous America would be vastly richer & more powerful in many ways...
"The Deportation Labor Shock" www.econlib.org/econlog/the-...
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I know Yglesias has not acquitted himself well at all in recent years, but once upon a time he wrote a book called One Billion Americans that was a proto-abundance YIMBY policy book.
It painted a glorious picture of how a more populous America would be vastly richer & more powerful in many ways...
It painted a glorious picture of how a more populous America would be vastly richer & more powerful in many ways...
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i adore the book "a canticle for leibowitz". unfortunately, i think trying to adapt it at this moment in time would result in the most chud piece of media ever conceived.
January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
i adore the book "a canticle for leibowitz". unfortunately, i think trying to adapt it at this moment in time would result in the most chud piece of media ever conceived.
has anyone considered the real downside of Welsh independence in that it would only strengthen our national short man syndrome
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
has anyone considered the real downside of Welsh independence in that it would only strengthen our national short man syndrome
Started working in Welsh politics due to their UBI pilot. But like so many things in pilot happy Wales, it hasn’t beared much additional fruit. At least it has positively impacted the lives of care leavers.
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Started working in Welsh politics due to their UBI pilot. But like so many things in pilot happy Wales, it hasn’t beared much additional fruit. At least it has positively impacted the lives of care leavers.
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I've read some bollocks-laden pitches from production companies in my time, but 'Alan, at 50, is approaching a difficult reckoning in his life: does he want to buy a castle or not?' is top tier. Astonishing.
Alan Carr, chateau man
Alan Carr, chateau man
Comedian to buy his own Scottish castle in new TV series
dlvr.it
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I've read some bollocks-laden pitches from production companies in my time, but 'Alan, at 50, is approaching a difficult reckoning in his life: does he want to buy a castle or not?' is top tier. Astonishing.
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"You deserve presence that doesn't fade" --Derrida, probably
What is this fresh hell? Extremely obvious bot used to no apparent end beyond vague self-help posting.
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"You deserve presence that doesn't fade" --Derrida, probably
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number one on our honeymoon travel plans
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
number one on our honeymoon travel plans
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It’s also got some truly wild Shai Halud stuff
December 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It’s also got some truly wild Shai Halud stuff
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
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....had to do a double take at the paper making this excellent point
With tightening immigration policies, the EU is moving towards a Eurokafala system where migrants are constantly brought in to make up for labour shortages, but also constantly abused as second-class citizens.
www.ft.com/content/4329...
www.ft.com/content/4329...
Europe’s second-class citizens
Countries that looked down on the Gulf’s ‘kafala’ system are edging closer to creating their own
www.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
....had to do a double take at the paper making this excellent point
An intense craving for challah bread is making it hard to write speeches this morning
December 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
An intense craving for challah bread is making it hard to write speeches this morning