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Oedipus Mars
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Cymro’n syllu ar y byd mawr drwy lens pêl-droed, llenyddiaeth a cherddoriaeth / Welshman imbibing the world through literature, music and football
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MJ Lenderman and Alan Sparhawk (pictured) were personal highlights, along with Kneecap, BC Camplight, Panda Bear and Nadia Reid.
Alan Sparhawk at Green Man Festival, Bannau Btycheiniog, 2025
August 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Same with Cardiff - Castle St was this fantastic communal space with cafes etc, now just a polluted shithole.
Castle Street, Cardiff, 2020
May 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Just returned from Canada - brilliant place and brilliant people. Vote well guys!
April 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Thanks to @willhaycardiff.bsky.social for drawing attention to another way Welsh people are being shafted by Westminster compared to England. This time it’s in the way public sector National Insurance is paid for.
April 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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This is sick stuff! How do defend this?
March 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus.
Happy Welsh Language Music Day.

Fancy listening to some classics today - Meic Stevens amdani!
Dydd Miwsig Cymru hapus. Happy Welsh Language Music Day.
February 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Basically, even AI knows that the UK Government plans for hoovering up creative content to train AI is a terrible idea. Time for some common sense - ask Copilot! 7/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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And the crux of the matter… 6/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Quality control? Check 5/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Ethics, you say? Well Copilot agrees 4/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Now it gets interesting…. 3/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Copyright infringement, although no problem if you’re UK Government and about to tear copyright protections to shreds to favour tech giants. 2/7
January 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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So I asked Copilot the following question. The answers are illuminating. 1/7:
January 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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If you see this post a concert picture you took this year

Alan Sparhawk, Caerdydd/Cardiff, Cymru/Wales
December 31, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Just completed 60 books in a year for the first time, and this is the one thet did it:
Threa Almontaser - The Wild Fox of Yemen.
December 28, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11:
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 14, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 9:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 13, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 8:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 12, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 7:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 11, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 6:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 10, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day5:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 9, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day4:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 3:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 7, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 2:
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
December 6, 2024 at 10:28 AM