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A Welshman, lives in Spain, loves Rugby, F1, comedy and an interest in photography and politics. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇦
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We're getting quite a few enquiries from people wanting to get involved with Plaid Cymru and our Senedd campaign. We'd love to have you on board and it's easy! 1. Join the party - partyof.wales/join 2. Sign up to volunteer - partyof.wales/volunteer Every action counts. Let's do this! 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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🏏Thanks to all for the comments / emails during the Glamorgan v Middlesex game. Nice to see increasing numbers using the BlueSky platform. Please encourage anyone who might be interested to follow this account 👍🏼

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Something fishy about this sob story (1) The photos are stock shots taken in 2012 and 2014, available from Shutterstock and Alamy—links below. (2) There’s no trace of bankers Al and Alexandra Moy anywhere other than the Telegraph 🤔 www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/... www.alamy.com/stock-photo-...

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In Moscow no hint of compromise. Russia continues to attack Ukraine. One Russian newspaper this week told European leaders to "breathe in the smell of the new world order." My thoughts on the last two weeks.

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Swifts are amazing. A single swift can fly 2 million miles in its lifetime with a top speed of nearly 70 mph 😳 Yet they’re under pressure as never before. Please do as @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social asks - lobby your MP to overturn this Govt’s obdurate refusal to mandate swift bricks in new homes 👇

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Only 12,379 of a potential 194,000 mothers hit by underpayments of the state pension have been identified, with millions left unclaimed

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Meanwhile . . . #Newsnight

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Elmo And Chill

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Article for @AllThingsRugbyX ✍️ Link ♥️ allthingsrugby.com/news/scarlet... How the Scarlets bounced back from their worst ever season to return to the Champions Cup and qualify for the URC knockout rounds 📊 🤝 Recruitment 🧑‍🏫 Tactics 🧑‍⚕️ Injuries 😤 Attitude

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THIS!

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Hello, friends! We're doing a bit of re-branding here at The Scrum of the Earth. Format changes, more but shorter videos and audio podcasts, new socials, and more! Stay tuned for this coming week, should be fun!

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“We’re like passengers on the Titanic insisting our ship can’t sink,” says Yale historian Marci Shore. She, Timothy Snyder & Jason Stanley—experts on fascism & authoritarianism—are fleeing to Canada. When they say democracy’s in danger, believe them. America is not unsinkable.

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There is a 4th official after all!

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via Gareth Williams

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80-year-old Carmarthen sporting hero set to compete at top Cardiff event - IYACommunity

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✍️| Feels like a long time since I've written properly outside of matches, so here's a quick piece looking ahead to the final round of the URC, with five teams chasing three playoff spots. Any likes or shares would be appreciated. opensideblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/w...

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OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month. The two most common signs of melanoma skin cancer are: 1. The appearance of a new mole or lesion on your body 2. A change in an existing mole or lesion (such as a change in shape, colour bleeding or itching). Get medical advice if this applies to you. Don't hesitate!

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