Bethan Angharad
@bethanangharadl.bsky.social
Imagine something clever and witty.
Pinned
"And in the darkness I smile at life, as if I were the possessor of charm which would enable me to transform all that is evil and tragical into serenity and happiness. But when I search my mind for the cause of this joy, I find there is no cause, and can only laugh at myself." - Rosa Luxemburg
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Sigh.
‘We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day’
Cf how the HO seems to have completely disengaged with the sector at the same time, per @sonial77.bsky.social’s comment earlier today
‘We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day’
Cf how the HO seems to have completely disengaged with the sector at the same time, per @sonial77.bsky.social’s comment earlier today
We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Sigh.
‘We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day’
Cf how the HO seems to have completely disengaged with the sector at the same time, per @sonial77.bsky.social’s comment earlier today
‘We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day’
Cf how the HO seems to have completely disengaged with the sector at the same time, per @sonial77.bsky.social’s comment earlier today
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“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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'Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.' 1/3
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
'Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.' 1/3
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Labour immigration policy explained:
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Labour immigration policy explained:
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
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UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
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OBR commentary on the budget:
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
OBR commentary on the budget:
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
"The implementation of digital ID cards is provisionally forecast to cost £1.8 billion in total over the next three years".
Govt says the cost will be met from existing departmental budgets.
Which services will be cut? Will the budget overrun?
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
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“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal… But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal… But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
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They’ve got nothing else. A nothing burger of a budget, a row back on workers’ rights… u-turns everywhere, but you don’t worry!!
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
They’ve got nothing else. A nothing burger of a budget, a row back on workers’ rights… u-turns everywhere, but you don’t worry!!
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
They’re standing firm on making the uk a much worse place to be foreign or brown in 👍👍👍
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Somehow this got missed off the "Benefit Street" front pages today
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Somehow this got missed off the "Benefit Street" front pages today
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Work life balance not realistic, says chief grinder-of-faces-of-the-working-poor
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Work life balance not realistic, says chief grinder-of-faces-of-the-working-poor
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Some gorgeous cats here needing a forever home. Our beautiful, silly Selkie and Phoenix are Holly's Merry Moggies alumnae. Maybe you, or someone you know, can find a home for one of these beauties.
I've just updated the available cats page, we have some REALLY special kitties in and some of them have been waiting ages. Their forever home might be on your timeline, please share? 🥰
Moggies looking for homes
After hearing 50,000 times that we should put the available cats on the website, we’ve made a page! Hooray! However, it is still just me doing most of the work in the shelter. So there’…
hollysmerrymoggies.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Some gorgeous cats here needing a forever home. Our beautiful, silly Selkie and Phoenix are Holly's Merry Moggies alumnae. Maybe you, or someone you know, can find a home for one of these beauties.
It is just possible that the Lego might be getting a teensy bit out of hand. That is all.
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It is just possible that the Lego might be getting a teensy bit out of hand. That is all.
Loved this series, I learned so much. The thing is that history is full of different stories & each will give different perspectives. David did a brilliant job of highlighting a range of voices & sources throughout.
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Loved this series, I learned so much. The thing is that history is full of different stories & each will give different perspectives. David did a brilliant job of highlighting a range of voices & sources throughout.
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Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
A Very Bad Month
Okay. So. I need to update everyone on where things stand for me, why I have made almost no progress on the new novel in the past month, and how things are looking for the future. What I don’…
harryjconnolly.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Harry Connolly (@byharryconnolly.bsky.social) is one of my fave authors.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
He needs $ help. harryjconnolly.com/17553-2/
For a good binge read, grab his completed epic fantasy trilogy The Great Way.
His "A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark" is the best standalone urban fantasy I've read.
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✨I always lose myself in this photo. 📷A moment of serenity: the jaw-dropping Gothic beauty of Salisbury Cathedral, mirrored in the shimmering reflection of William Pye’s font. 📷 #throwbackthursday
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨I always lose myself in this photo. 📷A moment of serenity: the jaw-dropping Gothic beauty of Salisbury Cathedral, mirrored in the shimmering reflection of William Pye’s font. 📷 #throwbackthursday
Who is this nonentity who still feels the need to tell everyone she went to Cambridge?
Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
November 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Who is this nonentity who still feels the need to tell everyone she went to Cambridge?
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The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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26th November 2025 07.40
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
26th November 2025 07.40
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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The town’s criminal damage rate is 289% of the national average.
It starts at a young age. For example, in August, boys as young as ten years old were arrested for missile-throwing in Hemlington. There are eye witness accounts of 12-year-olds dealing drugs in Saltersgill.
It starts at a young age. For example, in August, boys as young as ten years old were arrested for missile-throwing in Hemlington. There are eye witness accounts of 12-year-olds dealing drugs in Saltersgill.
Middlesbrough: the UK’s crime capital?
When ranked with 99 UK towns and cities, Middlesbrough is near the top of the table for many types of crime
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The town’s criminal damage rate is 289% of the national average.
It starts at a young age. For example, in August, boys as young as ten years old were arrested for missile-throwing in Hemlington. There are eye witness accounts of 12-year-olds dealing drugs in Saltersgill.
It starts at a young age. For example, in August, boys as young as ten years old were arrested for missile-throwing in Hemlington. There are eye witness accounts of 12-year-olds dealing drugs in Saltersgill.