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Christopher Evans @jervisevans.bsky.social · 1h

Che Guevara was murdered #OnThisDay in 1967. I wrote about how Owain Glyndŵr allegedly inspired Che Guevara and Fidel Castro & when Che’s inspirational daughter Aleida visited Wales to talk about the #NHS tinyurl.com/ub2vfu8w #CheGuevara #CheVive #SaveOurNHS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇺

Viva la revolución: Che Guevara’s surprising Welsh connections

Christopher Evans Solidarity, or solidaridad in Spanish, is a loaded word. It is a word affiliated with unity, defiance and the need for change. It is also a word forever associated with the iconic re...

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 1h

Un i mi Nadolig gobeithio

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The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 3h

Or rake the sand, as they have done on the Jordan border for years.

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James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social · 3h

‘Just like the bricks…they are the linguistic palette of the land and its lingering traces. They are the raw material from which the words arise, passed hand to hand through Roman Hispania, or the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba, proudly Mudéjar’

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Mudéjar

Bricks, tiles, colour and language palettes.

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Cardiff Hubs & Libraries @cdflibraries.bsky.social · 3h

Archwiliwch BorrowBox yn ystod #MisHanesPoblDduon gyda detholiad arbennig o eLyfrau a Llyfrau Sain, gan gynnwys rhai gan David, Yinka a Kemi Olusoga, Zeinab Badawi a llawer mwy.

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Black History for Every Day of the Year - David, Yinka + Kemi Olusoga

An African history of Africa - Zeinab Baldawi

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Jalata @jalata.bsky.social · 3h

Dealing with the high prices of housing, food, utilities and transport would require real politics, rather than the fake politics of waving St George’s flags and locking up pensioners for mentioning Palestine Action”

cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 4h

Labour will learn this in the Caerffili by-election, one way or another

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Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty

The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 4h

Labour will learn this in the Caerffili by-election, one way or another

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty

The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 5h

Ffermio a phlanhigion gwyllt: hen bapurau’n helpu dangos faint a gollwyd dros ganrif, a faint sy’n dychwelyd ar ôl mesurau cadwraeth llywodraeth y Swistir.

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Century-old papers saved from the bin reveal changes in Europe’s plant life

Plant inventories dating back to 1884 and nearly thrown away enable unique time-lapse study of biodiversity in Swiss meadows

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 5h

Sin-eating & Singing | A Welsh Funeral ⚰️

"The night before ye Burying all the neighbours & friends of ye Deceased come & watch his Body & to say their prayers."

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#Wales #History #FolkloreThursday

Sin-eating & Singing | A Welsh Funeral.

From Ty Corff to Sin-eating, I'll be exploring death, burial and mourning customs/ traditions relating to Wales.

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 5h

Yn Oriel Môn, 18fed o Hydref

Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social · 1d

A day all about archaeology, come and talk with experts, have a close up look at new and exciting treasure finds, you can also bring along finds of your own - if you would like to book a slot with Heneb at the PAS finds surgery, follow this link:

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 5h

Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 5h

so as I suspected that extremely generous kickstarter pledge was bull, has been cancelled. why are people? oh well! project is still doing v well & am v optimistic about meeting the goal ✨

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 6h

For the uninitiated, this is an allusion to the brilliant Tony Hancock in "Twelve Angry Men" written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Such a pity that the Washington reporter did not reply "A brave Hungarian peasant girl" in answer to Trump's "Who?".

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Tony Hancock and Magna Carta

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Tom ⬛️ @drtomjones.bsky.social · 17h

Why staying in the gerrymandered URC makes zero sense for Welsh clubs exhibit #240,001

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Irish Rugby | IRFU Welcomes Additional Government Funding In Budget 2026

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 6h

Leading members of the Ukrainian community in Caerphilly are making a formal complaint to the official running the seat’s Senedd by-election, alleging that Reform UK is lying about the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary programme ✍️ Martin Shipton

Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

Martin Shipton Leading members of the Ukrainian community in Caerphilly are making a formal complaint to the official running the seat’s Senedd by-election, alleging that Reform UK is lying about the ...

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 17h

Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

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Phil Watson @frenchmegaliths.bsky.social · 6h

The 7m long menhir of La Tiemblais in St-Samson-sur-Rance (Côtes-d’Armor) now lies at an angle probably due to C19 treasure seekers. One of several legends about it says it is a stopper for the sea and if pulled out the sea would rush in and flood the land.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 17h

Much of the panel is given over to fringe "journalists" praising Donald Trump. One of them describes how, after hesitation, she came to love Donald Trump and it even made her "more attractive."

It is the narrative that Winston Smith presents at the end of George Orwell's 1984: "I love big brother."

A screenshot from C-Span showing "President Trump holds meeting on Antifa"

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British Birds @britishbirds.bsky.social · 11d

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in areas where Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus are released, according to new research.

Read more: britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti...
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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 17h

Un i ti @notenoughcrows.bsky.social

Christo Silvia @christosilvia.bsky.social · 19h

The latest Monster Boyfriend is "a Medieval Tsunami With Uranium-Series Techniques on Caribbean Corals"

Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 20h

This is cool - new paper from Hali Kilbourne et al. 'Dating a Medieval Tsunami With Uranium-Series Techniques on Caribbean Corals' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

Spain's grid operator warns of new tension swings, urges measures to avoid blackout reut.rs/48TmQ6o

Spain's grid operator warns of new tension swings, urges measures to avoid blackout

Spain's grid operator Red Electrica has detected steep voltage swings in the system over the past two weeks that are capable of affecting power supply in the country that suffered a massive blackout in April, it warned in a document sent to market regulator CNMC.

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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 1d

Two protestors run across the ground of Nottingham Forest FC, with banner "Arms For Spain", players watching on. February 1939.
Thanks to @partizandulwich.bsky.social

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 22h

He was. To Peter!

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 23h

You can subscribe here: willhaywardwales.substack.com

The Will Hayward Newsletter | Substack

Helping you understand Wales and Welsh politics. Click to read The Will Hayward Newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 23h

You’re right. He had a horrible wasting disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, was looked after at home for 7 years, and died last month. I hadn’t seen him in ages, Chris Lowe kept in touch. Drank several wines in his name.

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