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Treasury leaks are suggesting that plans for 11% cuts to council funding, once regarded as being worst case scenarios, are now being seriously game planned because of the ‘need to increase defence spending’. www.counterfire.org/article/tin-...

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Remembering Wales and Juventus legend John Charles on the 21st anniversary of his death. This is the amazing rarely seen footage of the Gentle Giant's Serie A goals nation.cymru/sport/the-in...

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Honestly, this is an insane thing for a major political party to be running with. It’s mad. It’s by mad people for mad people.

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The Welsh Way comes from an authentic socialist background and provides a style of play, a new form of socialist football for the 21st century, embracing an ethos central to this nation – Together Stronger. www.alternativewales.com/read/the-wel...

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‘What has happened ... will be remembered as the moment millions of people looked at the West, the rules-based order, the shell of modern liberalism and the capitalistic thinking it serves and said: I want nothing to do with this’ www.counterfire.org/article/one-...

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The story of Shostakovich's great Fifth Symphony, and how it was a survival strategy for the composer in the time of Stalin's purges - “a Soviet artist's creative response to justified criticism” www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Elon Musk might think he’s very smart, but his management style – which is controversial in the private sector – is totally alien to the state sector because it relies on the acceptability of failure, and governments must never fail. youtu.be/hKxhWqVw5WU?...

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I share this at every opportunity but this is the first time on Bluesky. Karl Marx on the piss - one of us? libcom.org/article/marx...

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you didn't give greta thunberg my social security number you maladapted walnut

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“You can’t massacre people, film yourself doing it, broadcast it to the world, confess to your actions, and then simply go about your life, sitting next to me at a cafe in Brussels,” says Dyab Abou Jahjah, president of the foundation. www.middleeasteye.net/news/hind-ra...

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Daily Star nails it #QualityPress

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In today's episode of No War but the Class War ... freedomnews.org.uk/2025/02/09/r...

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“She claims to have spoken to people in the ‘industry’ — we prefer to call it the game — but that doesn’t appear to include the EFL who represent 72 clubs and back the regulator. Can Kemi let everyone know exactly who she’s spoken to in football?" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tory...

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Great front page from the Morning Star today - the issues we are finding with migrant care workers in Cardiff are truly shocking.

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I'd forgotten this video existed. I don't think this is a real Cardiff pub though it does look a bit like the recently reopened Bierkeller in Barry - which is a 70s time capsule and well worth a visit!

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The only reason Kier Starmer isn't leader of the very worst UK government of the 21st century is the standard of his rivals for the title. What a fucking state we are in, what a political class we have got!

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Group of artists, all men, producing banners for the anarchist women's organisation Mujeres Libres (Free Women). Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)

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For anyone who doesn't spend Saturday at the football and the pub, this might be a decent alternative way to spend the day.

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Penylan Observatory was gifted to the people of Cardiff in 1906. In 1979, it was dismantled and the telescope melted down for scrap - only the optics were saved. A petition has now been launched calling for the observatory to be rebuilt at St Fagans

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A Senedd petition has been launched calling for an historic Edwardian-era astronomical observatory to be rebuilt at St Fagans National Museum of History ✍️ Emily Price

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The collapsing ceiling of the National Museum in Cardiff is more than just a structural issue - it's a depressing symbol of a cultural sector being left to perish ✍️ Gareth Davies MS

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People have begun demonstrating at Tesla outlets against the agenda of Elon Musk and other tech billionaires who are seeking to consolidate power under Donald Trump. These actions are assuming different forms in different places. In this thread, we will review a few of them. 🧵⬇️

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We must all do our bit!

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Wales will make a significant net loss in our best players from this as most of them move to English clubs at a young age.

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This country is turning to shit. Shameful and embarrassing. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...

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Our policy on Universities has driven them to follow the wrong incentives. Wil Hayward points out the decision by Cardiff to drop nursing is because the relatively low A-level results required is a drag on their Russell Group rankings Madness! willhaywardwales.substack.com?r=2f766x

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Gary Stevenson has a remarkable way of hitting the nail on the head.

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OMG this has made my Sunday!

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30 years ago the 2 Franks mourn the actual real death of Dafydd Elis Thomas on Pobl y Chyff www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsS...

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Click a few buttons to contact your MP about statutory sick pay, however useless they are! actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

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“collective bargaining runs counter to the American system of self-government.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...

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Good morning, in this excellent interview with George Parker, Peter Mandelson shows real commitment to his longtime response to stories he doesn't like on.ft.com/3QrD4JT

Treasury leaks are suggesting that plans for 11% cuts to council funding, once regarded as being worst case scenarios, are now being seriously game planned because of the ‘need to increase defence spending’. www.counterfire.org/article/tin-...

Remembering Wales and Juventus legend John Charles on the 21st anniversary of his death. This is the amazing rarely seen footage of the Gentle Giant's Serie A goals nation.cymru/sport/the-in...

Honestly, this is an insane thing for a major political party to be running with. It’s mad. It’s by mad people for mad people.

The Welsh Way comes from an authentic socialist background and provides a style of play, a new form of socialist football for the 21st century, embracing an ethos central to this nation – Together Stronger. www.alternativewales.com/read/the-wel...

‘What has happened ... will be remembered as the moment millions of people looked at the West, the rules-based order, the shell of modern liberalism and the capitalistic thinking it serves and said: I want nothing to do with this’ www.counterfire.org/article/one-...

The story of Shostakovich's great Fifth Symphony, and how it was a survival strategy for the composer in the time of Stalin's purges - “a Soviet artist's creative response to justified criticism” www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Elon Musk might think he’s very smart, but his management style – which is controversial in the private sector – is totally alien to the state sector because it relies on the acceptability of failure, and governments must never fail. youtu.be/hKxhWqVw5WU?...

I share this at every opportunity but this is the first time on Bluesky. Karl Marx on the piss - one of us? libcom.org/article/marx...

you didn't give greta thunberg my social security number you maladapted walnut

“You can’t massacre people, film yourself doing it, broadcast it to the world, confess to your actions, and then simply go about your life, sitting next to me at a cafe in Brussels,” says Dyab Abou Jahjah, president of the foundation. www.middleeasteye.net/news/hind-ra...

Daily Star nails it #QualityPress

In today's episode of No War but the Class War ... freedomnews.org.uk/2025/02/09/r...

Great front page from the Morning Star today - the issues we are finding with migrant care workers in Cardiff are truly shocking.

I'd forgotten this video existed. I don't think this is a real Cardiff pub though it does look a bit like the recently reopened Bierkeller in Barry - which is a 70s time capsule and well worth a visit!

The only reason Kier Starmer isn't leader of the very worst UK government of the 21st century is the standard of his rivals for the title. What a fucking state we are in, what a political class we have got!

Group of artists, all men, producing banners for the anarchist women's organisation Mujeres Libres (Free Women). Barcelona, 16 July 1937. Original photo by Pérez de Rozas beautifully colourised by Jules Backmaan (instgm)

For anyone who doesn't spend Saturday at the football and the pub, this might be a decent alternative way to spend the day.

Penylan Observatory was gifted to the people of Cardiff in 1906. In 1979, it was dismantled and the telescope melted down for scrap - only the optics were saved. A petition has now been launched calling for the observatory to be rebuilt at St Fagans

A Senedd petition has been launched calling for an historic Edwardian-era astronomical observatory to be rebuilt at St Fagans National Museum of History ✍️ Emily Price

The collapsing ceiling of the National Museum in Cardiff is more than just a structural issue - it's a depressing symbol of a cultural sector being left to perish ✍️ Gareth Davies MS

People have begun demonstrating at Tesla outlets against the agenda of Elon Musk and other tech billionaires who are seeking to consolidate power under Donald Trump. These actions are assuming different forms in different places. In this thread, we will review a few of them. 🧵⬇️

We must all do our bit!

Wales will make a significant net loss in our best players from this as most of them move to English clubs at a young age.

This country is turning to shit. Shameful and embarrassing. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-op...

Our policy on Universities has driven them to follow the wrong incentives. Wil Hayward points out the decision by Cardiff to drop nursing is because the relatively low A-level results required is a drag on their Russell Group rankings Madness! willhaywardwales.substack.com?r=2f766x

Gary Stevenson has a remarkable way of hitting the nail on the head.

OMG this has made my Sunday!

30 years ago the 2 Franks mourn the actual real death of Dafydd Elis Thomas on Pobl y Chyff www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGsS...

Click a few buttons to contact your MP about statutory sick pay, however useless they are! actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

“collective bargaining runs counter to the American system of self-government.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...

Good morning, in this excellent interview with George Parker, Peter Mandelson shows real commitment to his longtime response to stories he doesn't like on.ft.com/3QrD4JT

hahaha 😂 www.tiktok.com/@apo4584/vid...

The problem of Labour now being the Starmer-Party in a few words.