Miriam
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Caf fy magu yn Swydd Efrog. Rwy wedi dysgu Cymraeg dros sawl mlynedd nawr, ond does dim lot o hyderus 'da fi. Rwy wedi addo fy mrawd yng nghyfreith byddwn defnyddio cymraeg yma.
She/hers, hi/ei
She/hers, hi/ei
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The only possible outcome of this is that we steal Liverpool.
A row has broken out over a multi-billion-pound rail link between Liverpool and Hull which has been designated as an ‘England and Wales’ project by the UK Government✍️Emily Price
Anger as major Liverpool - Hull rail link designated as 'England and Wales' project
Emily Price A row has broken out over a multi-billion-pound rail link between Liverpool and Hull which has been designated as an “England and Wales” project by the UK Government. Northern Powerhouse ...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The only possible outcome of this is that we steal Liverpool.
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Wow. The National actually summing up points from the Sandy Peggie case *accurately*!!! Seriously, read this. I learned new things about how very much NOT a win for Peggie this was (and I thought I already knew that).
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Wow. The National actually summing up points from the Sandy Peggie case *accurately*!!! Seriously, read this. I learned new things about how very much NOT a win for Peggie this was (and I thought I already knew that).
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Things my students have submitted for the creative assignment on my Jane Austen's Afterlives module: a Northanger Abbey scene script; an Elizabeth Bennet TikTok make-up tutorial; Emma in the style of Mrs Radcliffe; an exchange of letters between characters from Emma; a painting; a shawl;
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Things my students have submitted for the creative assignment on my Jane Austen's Afterlives module: a Northanger Abbey scene script; an Elizabeth Bennet TikTok make-up tutorial; Emma in the style of Mrs Radcliffe; an exchange of letters between characters from Emma; a painting; a shawl;
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My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer today. I need to move her out of Texas and in with me in a sanctuary state as soon as humanly possible, but the academic job search continues to stay silent, and two fellowship applications have rejected me this year. If you know of anything, please lmk.
December 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer today. I need to move her out of Texas and in with me in a sanctuary state as soon as humanly possible, but the academic job search continues to stay silent, and two fellowship applications have rejected me this year. If you know of anything, please lmk.
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Just a reminder, the Trumpstein Files are about child abuse. That’s a devastating & life-changing experience & can be triggered by discussions & even posts about abuse. So take care to centre authentic solidarity with survivors. Do not use them for your political agenda.
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Just a reminder, the Trumpstein Files are about child abuse. That’s a devastating & life-changing experience & can be triggered by discussions & even posts about abuse. So take care to centre authentic solidarity with survivors. Do not use them for your political agenda.
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In the pub last night, accosted by a chugger (Brit: charity mugger) in a tabard saying their company is raising money for a charity and will we pledge for the disabled kiddies.
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
/1
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
/1
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In the pub last night, accosted by a chugger (Brit: charity mugger) in a tabard saying their company is raising money for a charity and will we pledge for the disabled kiddies.
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
/1
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
/1
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Thing I learned today: “duck tape” is a far older term than “duct tape.” It used to be made with cotton duck. “Duct tape” is a combination of people trying to make sense, and its association with post war use in HVAC systems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
Duct tape - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Thing I learned today: “duck tape” is a far older term than “duct tape.” It used to be made with cotton duck. “Duct tape” is a combination of people trying to make sense, and its association with post war use in HVAC systems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
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What a surprise - BBC News presenting Peggie's tribunal as a victory when reading the judgement shows she and her GC backers - Sex Matters - lost on almost every point, and referring to Dr Upton as a "biological male". The transphobic bias is so blatant, it is visible from space. Impartial, my arse!
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
What a surprise - BBC News presenting Peggie's tribunal as a victory when reading the judgement shows she and her GC backers - Sex Matters - lost on almost every point, and referring to Dr Upton as a "biological male". The transphobic bias is so blatant, it is visible from space. Impartial, my arse!
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Independence NOW for Cymru/Wales, time to cut off the Westminster, England parasite and it's raping, robbing, toxic union
A row has broken out over a multi-billion-pound rail link between Liverpool and Hull which has been designated as an ‘England and Wales’ project by the UK Government✍️Emily Price
Anger as major Liverpool - Hull rail link designated as 'England and Wales' project
Emily Price A row has broken out over a multi-billion-pound rail link between Liverpool and Hull which has been designated as an “England and Wales” project by the UK Government. Northern Powerhouse ...
wp.me
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Independence NOW for Cymru/Wales, time to cut off the Westminster, England parasite and it's raping, robbing, toxic union
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This is my mum on her FB page. She's 81, and the WI is the highlight of her month. She goes to the town one and a local village one. I know this is huge sacrifice for her. I love her so much and I am so proud of her.
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is my mum on her FB page. She's 81, and the WI is the highlight of her month. She goes to the town one and a local village one. I know this is huge sacrifice for her. I love her so much and I am so proud of her.
Woke up with a sinus headache that affected my eyes so cried off work. Am now able to see properly though the sinuses are still sore so my brain is thinking I ought to do some work. What am I like?
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Woke up with a sinus headache that affected my eyes so cried off work. Am now able to see properly though the sinuses are still sore so my brain is thinking I ought to do some work. What am I like?
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I was a curate in a Pennine mill town, which back in the day had been a terrible place for TB. One of the primary schools, built in the twenties, had been designed to maximise fresh air flow in the cause of TB prevention.
Of course when antibiotics came in, the building was altered to remove this.
Of course when antibiotics came in, the building was altered to remove this.
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I was a curate in a Pennine mill town, which back in the day had been a terrible place for TB. One of the primary schools, built in the twenties, had been designed to maximise fresh air flow in the cause of TB prevention.
Of course when antibiotics came in, the building was altered to remove this.
Of course when antibiotics came in, the building was altered to remove this.
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Iceland Cricket, which has never lost an Ashes series (unless you count that volcano) should step up to offer mentoring and coaching to England until they’re ready to take their place amongst the serious cricket nations.
We have decided to switch Ashes allegiances. As a team who will always support the underdog, we recognise the dire position England are now in, having gone 17 winless games in Australia since 2011. It has become like San Marino vs. Brazil in football. England need our support.
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Iceland Cricket, which has never lost an Ashes series (unless you count that volcano) should step up to offer mentoring and coaching to England until they’re ready to take their place amongst the serious cricket nations.
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Legal people here: I'm assuming the move to reduce jury trials doesn't affect Scotland? Are jury trials as common in Scotland as in England?
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Legal people here: I'm assuming the move to reduce jury trials doesn't affect Scotland? Are jury trials as common in Scotland as in England?
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The audiobook I narrated, After the Bullet, is out now on Audible. It's a story of war, catastrophic injury, disappointment, hope and royalty:
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www.audible.co.uk/pd/After-the...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The audiobook I narrated, After the Bullet, is out now on Audible. It's a story of war, catastrophic injury, disappointment, hope and royalty:
www.audible.co.uk/pd/After-the...
www.audible.co.uk/pd/After-the...
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Hateful, Trumpian policies, with a veneer of managerial, liberal language
The home secretary is fucking disgusting there is no ‘seamless” way of inflicting the violence of deporting children to a country they’ve never been to
The Home Office hopes the deportation of UK-born children will be seamless', a minister has said
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hateful, Trumpian policies, with a veneer of managerial, liberal language
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Use proton mail, they said. It’s got filters, they said.
What they didn’t say was “if you pay for them”…
What they didn’t say was “if you pay for them”…
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Use proton mail, they said. It’s got filters, they said.
What they didn’t say was “if you pay for them”…
What they didn’t say was “if you pay for them”…
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This is genuinely revolting and might possibly qualify as the sin against the Holy Ghost.
She compares the boat strikes to Jesus breaking the sabbath to heal someone.
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is genuinely revolting and might possibly qualify as the sin against the Holy Ghost.
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I'd note that except when held very carefully, it's a dangerous thought for a priest, too.
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
“He didn’t look around, and watch and learn, and then say, ‘This is how people are, how do we deal with it?’ No, he sat and thought: ‘This is how the people ought to be, how can we change them?’ And that was a good enough thought for a priest but not for a copper…”
“He didn’t look around, and watch and learn, and then say, ‘This is how people are, how do we deal with it?’ No, he sat and thought: ‘This is how the people ought to be, how can we change them?’ And that was a good enough thought for a priest but not for a copper…”
Discworld QOTD, from Eric
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
"Hell, it has been suggested, is other people.
This has always come as a bit of a surprise to many demons, who had always thought that hell was sticking sharp things into people and pushing them into lakes of blood and so on."
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'd note that except when held very carefully, it's a dangerous thought for a priest, too.
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When I finally had a GP appointment in July this year, Dr Amr exclaimed "why on earth have you waited so long to talk to us?"
But this. This is why. "Life being stressful doesn't equal mental illness" is going to lead to thousands not seeking appropriate help, because sure, but also, it can.
But this. This is why. "Life being stressful doesn't equal mental illness" is going to lead to thousands not seeking appropriate help, because sure, but also, it can.
The notion that visiting a GP for stress and receiving medical treatment is the easy route is so tone-deaf as to be almost ludicrous; the only thing more challenging than, say, depression is struggling with it on your own due to the stigma associated with reaching out in the first place. 4/
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
When I finally had a GP appointment in July this year, Dr Amr exclaimed "why on earth have you waited so long to talk to us?"
But this. This is why. "Life being stressful doesn't equal mental illness" is going to lead to thousands not seeking appropriate help, because sure, but also, it can.
But this. This is why. "Life being stressful doesn't equal mental illness" is going to lead to thousands not seeking appropriate help, because sure, but also, it can.
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Labour, showing their true colours, and it's Tory blue! 🤬
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransWomenAreValid
#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransWomenAreValid
#TransWomenAreWomen
Trans women will not be allowed to attend main Labour Women's Conference events
The conference will take place in 2026 after being cancelled for a year in light of the Supreme Court's gender ruling.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Labour, showing their true colours, and it's Tory blue! 🤬
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransWomenAreValid
#TransWomenAreWomen
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TransWomenAreValid
#TransWomenAreWomen
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It's December 5th, the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas.
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's December 5th, the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas.
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
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One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
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Oxfam Cymru’s Cardiff Bookshop is offering families the chance to meet Santa for free this Christmas, in a move aimed at easing the pressure on households struggling with rising costs during the festive season
Santa visits Cardiff Oxfam shop as charity vows to make Christmas “free and fair for all”
Oxfam Cymru’s Cardiff Bookshop is offering families the chance to meet Santa for free this Christmas, in a move aimed at easing the pressure on households struggling with rising costs during the festi...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM