Daniel G. Williams
@danielgwydion.bsky.social
Athro Llenyddiaeth Saesneg Prifysgol Abertawe / Sacsoffonydd gyda Burum
What happened to Garfield’s mild-mannered owner that lead to his becoming Reform UK’s Scottish Reichskommissar?
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What happened to Garfield’s mild-mannered owner that lead to his becoming Reform UK’s Scottish Reichskommissar?
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Hanfodol i bawb sydd hefo ddiddoreb mewn addysg yng Nghymru - yn wir, i bawb hefo diddordeb yn ein dyfodol fel cenedl.
Essential reading for anyone interested in education in Wales or, indeed, the country’s future more generally.
wonkhe.com/blogs/welsh-...
Essential reading for anyone interested in education in Wales or, indeed, the country’s future more generally.
wonkhe.com/blogs/welsh-...
Welsh higher education is running out of wriggle room
Jim Dickinson gets across a candid Welsh Government document that identifies problems that others are less willing to confront – from market redistribution to the graduate brain drain Jim Dickinson ge...
wonkhe.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Hanfodol i bawb sydd hefo ddiddoreb mewn addysg yng Nghymru - yn wir, i bawb hefo diddordeb yn ein dyfodol fel cenedl.
Essential reading for anyone interested in education in Wales or, indeed, the country’s future more generally.
wonkhe.com/blogs/welsh-...
Essential reading for anyone interested in education in Wales or, indeed, the country’s future more generally.
wonkhe.com/blogs/welsh-...
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Recently, two Ukrainian women left Caerphilly County Borough with their children after months of being targeted. They returned to Ukraine - to winter, shelling, and power cuts - because at least there their children were not bullied✍️ Yuliia Bond
She survived war. Then this happened on a bus in Wales
Yuliia Bond I came back from Ukraine and had planned to write about my trip – about resilience, about people living through war with quiet dignity. Instead, I am writing about Wales, and about how…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Recently, two Ukrainian women left Caerphilly County Borough with their children after months of being targeted. They returned to Ukraine - to winter, shelling, and power cuts - because at least there their children were not bullied✍️ Yuliia Bond
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We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
#2016 Simon Brooks and I took our debates and discussions regarding the future of Wales online. Would like to think that there’s still some useful ideas here for the national movement:
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/o...
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/o...
On the Legitimacy of National Politics
Why speak of ‘the nation’ in an age of ‘globalisation’? One of the paradoxes facing Welsh and Scottish nationalists today is that a measure of self-government has occurred at a time when to speak o…
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
#2016 Simon Brooks and I took our debates and discussions regarding the future of Wales online. Would like to think that there’s still some useful ideas here for the national movement:
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/o...
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/o...
#2016 Cymerodd Simon Brooks a minnau ein dadleuon a’n trafodaethau ynghylch dyfodol Cymru ar-lein. Hoffwn feddwl bod rhai syniadau defnyddiol yma o hyd i’r mudiad cenedlaethol.
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/y...
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/y...
Ynghylch y Genedl
Beth felly am y genedl? Ydy hi, ys gofynnodd Eric Hobsbawm, perchennog tŷ haf yng Nghroesor, Meirionnydd, yn bod o gwbl? Siawns ei bod yn fwy na’r ewyllys i barhau oherwydd, chwedl Hobsbawm eto, y …
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
#2016 Cymerodd Simon Brooks a minnau ein dadleuon a’n trafodaethau ynghylch dyfodol Cymru ar-lein. Hoffwn feddwl bod rhai syniadau defnyddiol yma o hyd i’r mudiad cenedlaethol.
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/y...
nationtimecymrusydd.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/y...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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Somali Minnesotans are resilient.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Somali Minnesotans are resilient.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
We will not let Trump or ICE intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back.
While ICE will eventually leave our beautiful city, we will be here continuing to love and support one another.
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AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
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we live in the griftocene
Breaking news: Shares in some major US-listed oil companies have risen sharply in pre-market trading.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
we live in the griftocene
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James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide
James Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, has died in Los Angeles.
Information from the Los Angeles medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday from suicide. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
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Cyfathrebu’n ddwyieithog: “Mae bron pawb yn siarad Saesneg”
Wedi i etholwyr ddisgrifio’i phenderfyniad fel un “gwarthus”, mae Jo Stevens wedi cyfiawnhau peidio argraffu gohebiaeth yn ddwyieithog #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Wedi i etholwyr ddisgrifio’i phenderfyniad fel un “gwarthus”, mae Jo Stevens wedi cyfiawnhau peidio argraffu gohebiaeth yn ddwyieithog #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Cyfathrebu’n ddwyieithog: “Mae bron pawb yn siarad Saesneg”
Wedi i etholwyr ddisgrifio’i phenderfyniad fel un “gwarthus”, mae Jo Stevens wedi cyfiawnhau peidio argraffu gohebiaeth yn ddwyieithog
golwg.360.cymru
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Cyfathrebu’n ddwyieithog: “Mae bron pawb yn siarad Saesneg”
Wedi i etholwyr ddisgrifio’i phenderfyniad fel un “gwarthus”, mae Jo Stevens wedi cyfiawnhau peidio argraffu gohebiaeth yn ddwyieithog #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
Wedi i etholwyr ddisgrifio’i phenderfyniad fel un “gwarthus”, mae Jo Stevens wedi cyfiawnhau peidio argraffu gohebiaeth yn ddwyieithog #gwleidyddiaeth
✍️ Rhys Owen
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Love to see the @naaswch.bsky.social shoutout! It was great to be there in-person for the recording. The more we can dissolve the incredibly sticky Madoc Myth the better. No, Indigenous Peoples in the Americans didn't learn how to fish or speak from the Welsh
From @yrheniaith.bsky.social podcast
Early Welsh language literature from the Americas includes a poem from 1596 imagining a dolphin carrying a message from a ship in the Caribbean home to Wales
Benjamin Franklin (yes, that one) printed a Welsh language book in 1730!
nation.cymru/feature/yr-h...
Early Welsh language literature from the Americas includes a poem from 1596 imagining a dolphin carrying a message from a ship in the Caribbean home to Wales
Benjamin Franklin (yes, that one) printed a Welsh language book in 1730!
nation.cymru/feature/yr-h...
Yr Hen Iaith part 75 – The earliest Welsh-American literature
Jerry Hunter The first Welsh-language American book was published more than half a century before the birth of the United States. Its author, Ellis Pugh, was one of a number of Welsh Quakers who immig...
nation.cymru
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Love to see the @naaswch.bsky.social shoutout! It was great to be there in-person for the recording. The more we can dissolve the incredibly sticky Madoc Myth the better. No, Indigenous Peoples in the Americans didn't learn how to fish or speak from the Welsh
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Part of the Richard Burton centenary exhibition at Aberafan Shopping Centre. Last day tomorrow. #exhibitions #actors #stage #screen #writers #richardburton
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Part of the Richard Burton centenary exhibition at Aberafan Shopping Centre. Last day tomorrow. #exhibitions #actors #stage #screen #writers #richardburton
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV
The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV
This taut psychological two-hander between Danes and Matthew Rhys will surely win awards. You cannot look away
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV
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this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
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A little piece I wrote a while back about Elizabeth McHenry's To Make Negro Literature and how it changed who I am as a researcher has just been published in JAS. Available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
FAILURE AS CONSTRUCTION: ELIZABETH MCHENRY’S TO MAKE NEGRO LITERATURE | Journal of American Studies | Cambridge Core
FAILURE AS CONSTRUCTION: ELIZABETH MCHENRY’S TO MAKE NEGRO LITERATURE - Volume 58 Issue 4
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November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A little piece I wrote a while back about Elizabeth McHenry's To Make Negro Literature and how it changed who I am as a researcher has just been published in JAS. Available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A tax of 2% on wealth over £10 million would raise £24 billion every year 🤯
This could be used to fund our public services properly - from schools to hospitals.
While Reeves says we must all “do our bit”, Plaid Cymru believes it’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay their fair share.
This could be used to fund our public services properly - from schools to hospitals.
While Reeves says we must all “do our bit”, Plaid Cymru believes it’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay their fair share.
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A tax of 2% on wealth over £10 million would raise £24 billion every year 🤯
This could be used to fund our public services properly - from schools to hospitals.
While Reeves says we must all “do our bit”, Plaid Cymru believes it’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay their fair share.
This could be used to fund our public services properly - from schools to hospitals.
While Reeves says we must all “do our bit”, Plaid Cymru believes it’s time for those with the broadest shoulders to pay their fair share.
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I emailed Nadia Sass the wife of the man who was charged alongside the former leader of Reform Wales, Nathan Gill, & she sent me a long reply..all about Nigel Farage.
The weird thing is that I didn’t ask her anything about Nigel Farage.
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The weird thing is that I didn’t ask her anything about Nigel Farage.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I emailed Nadia Sass the wife of the man who was charged alongside the former leader of Reform Wales, Nathan Gill, & she sent me a long reply..all about Nigel Farage.
The weird thing is that I didn’t ask her anything about Nigel Farage.
2/
The weird thing is that I didn’t ask her anything about Nigel Farage.
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Rhai o'r pethau dwi wedi bod yn eu gwneud yr wythnos hon 👇
Some of the things I've been doing this week 👇
Some of the things I've been doing this week 👇
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Rhai o'r pethau dwi wedi bod yn eu gwneud yr wythnos hon 👇
Some of the things I've been doing this week 👇
Some of the things I've been doing this week 👇
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Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader
Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader
Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour
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Plaid Cymru can offer a positive vision for Wales for voters who want to reject the divisiveness of Reform UK, the party’s leader has said after a triumphant Welsh parliamentary byelection.
Rhun ap Iorwerth said the 47% win for his party in the Caerphilly byelection was a rejection of Reform and its obsession with immigration, which, while important, did not overshadow more pressing issues, such as healthcare and housing. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader