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Cymru | Allotments | Butterflies | Marloes beach
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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 wp.me/p8Mk4U-1cSP
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January 19, 2026 at 8:45 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 wp.me/p8Mk4U-1cSP
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As of today, the DOJ has been breaking the law for a full month, stonewalling Congress and the public about Epstein
@democracydefendersfund.org is pushing the administration to stop their corrupt cover-up, through public records demands and in court
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.06.25... 👈
@democracydefendersfund.org is pushing the administration to stop their corrupt cover-up, through public records demands and in court
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.06.25... 👈
January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
As of today, the DOJ has been breaking the law for a full month, stonewalling Congress and the public about Epstein
@democracydefendersfund.org is pushing the administration to stop their corrupt cover-up, through public records demands and in court
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.06.25... 👈
@democracydefendersfund.org is pushing the administration to stop their corrupt cover-up, through public records demands and in court
www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/01.06.25... 👈
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Good morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Good morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.
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"They seem unprepared for what they are facing. They have misjudged the ground beneath their feet: a state full of ordinary people — real estate agents, high school students — who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"They seem unprepared for what they are facing. They have misjudged the ground beneath their feet: a state full of ordinary people — real estate agents, high school students — who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Billionaires pissing over us, nature, planet & democracy!
❌ Their wealth grew by 80% since 2020
❌ The 12 richest have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity
❌ 9 of the world’s top 10 social media companies are run by 6 billionaires
www.oxfam.org/en/research/... @zackpolanski.bsky.social
❌ Their wealth grew by 80% since 2020
❌ The 12 richest have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity
❌ 9 of the world’s top 10 social media companies are run by 6 billionaires
www.oxfam.org/en/research/... @zackpolanski.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Billionaires pissing over us, nature, planet & democracy!
❌ Their wealth grew by 80% since 2020
❌ The 12 richest have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity
❌ 9 of the world’s top 10 social media companies are run by 6 billionaires
www.oxfam.org/en/research/... @zackpolanski.bsky.social
❌ Their wealth grew by 80% since 2020
❌ The 12 richest have more wealth than the poorest half of humanity
❌ 9 of the world’s top 10 social media companies are run by 6 billionaires
www.oxfam.org/en/research/... @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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When USSR invaded Afghanistan we boycotted Olympics. Why is the rest of the world coming here for World Cup?
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
When USSR invaded Afghanistan we boycotted Olympics. Why is the rest of the world coming here for World Cup?
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"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
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Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
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The grievance-based politics of Reform is aimed at turning as many people as possible into angry fanatics. For many good reasons, we need to stop it in its tracks - and I sense that more people are waking up to that realisation ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1cTW
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The grievance-based politics of Reform is aimed at turning as many people as possible into angry fanatics. For many good reasons, we need to stop it in its tracks - and I sense that more people are waking up to that realisation ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1cTW
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Donald Trump has not assembled a “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
He has assembled a Board of Occupation.
The future of Gaza is not up to Trump, Blair or Netanyahu.
That is up to the Palestinian people.
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Voters aren't buying it…
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Voters aren't buying it…
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
71% want an independent investigation into the shooting of Renee Good (YouGov).
55% support ending mass ICE raids (YouGov).
53% view recent ICE action unfavorably (YouGov).
Only 38% approve of Trump's handling of immigration (AP).
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich, says @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
- 0.001% of the global population (56,000 ppl) have three times more wealth than the poorest half of humanity (4,000,000,000 ppl)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- 0.001% of the global population (56,000 ppl) have three times more wealth than the poorest half of humanity (4,000,000,000 ppl)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich, says @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
- 0.001% of the global population (56,000 ppl) have three times more wealth than the poorest half of humanity (4,000,000,000 ppl)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- 0.001% of the global population (56,000 ppl) have three times more wealth than the poorest half of humanity (4,000,000,000 ppl)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Polls suggest Greens could win 11 Senedd seats on 7 May-but winning real power takes all of us.
Green MSs would hold power to account and fight for rent controls, publicly owned water, and properly funded services.
Green MSs would hold power to account and fight for rent controls, publicly owned water, and properly funded services.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Polls suggest Greens could win 11 Senedd seats on 7 May-but winning real power takes all of us.
Green MSs would hold power to account and fight for rent controls, publicly owned water, and properly funded services.
Green MSs would hold power to account and fight for rent controls, publicly owned water, and properly funded services.
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Traces of cancer-linked pesticide found in tests at UK playgrounds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cardiff Council still uses glyphosate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cardiff Council still uses glyphosate
Traces of cancer-linked pesticide found in tests at UK playgrounds
Pressure mounting for use of glyphosate, listed by WHO since 2015 as probable carcinogen, to be heavily restricted
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Traces of cancer-linked pesticide found in tests at UK playgrounds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cardiff Council still uses glyphosate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cardiff Council still uses glyphosate
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Wales is facing the prospect of being robbed of further rail funding as once again a new line built entirely in England seems likely to be designated an ‘England and Wales’ project by the UK Government ✍️Martin Shipton
New rail rip-off looms for Wales
Martin Shipton Wales is facing the prospect of being robbed of further rail funding as once again a new line built entirely in England seems likely to be designated an “England and Wales” project by t...
nation.cymru
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Wales is facing the prospect of being robbed of further rail funding as once again a new line built entirely in England seems likely to be designated an ‘England and Wales’ project by the UK Government ✍️Martin Shipton
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The Government have u-turned on ID Cards.
Good.
Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.
Good.
Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Government have u-turned on ID Cards.
Good.
Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.
Good.
Authoritarian plans to scrap jury trials need to go next.
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Untold misery of thousands of leaseholders living in badly built apartment blocks
nation.cymru/news/the-unt...
nation.cymru/news/the-unt...
The untold misery of thousands of leaseholders living in badly built apartment blocks
Martin Shipton A leaseholder whose life has been made hell by a systemic failure in the design and construction of the apartment block in which she is trapped has called for the introduction of a lice...
nation.cymru
January 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Untold misery of thousands of leaseholders living in badly built apartment blocks
nation.cymru/news/the-unt...
nation.cymru/news/the-unt...
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Great progress in new poll for Wales.
Absolutely no complacency though. We're campaigning for every vote between now and May 7th.
Wales needs rent controls, nationalised water and funded public services. To do that, Wales needs to vote Green.
Absolutely no complacency though. We're campaigning for every vote between now and May 7th.
Wales needs rent controls, nationalised water and funded public services. To do that, Wales needs to vote Green.
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Great progress in new poll for Wales.
Absolutely no complacency though. We're campaigning for every vote between now and May 7th.
Wales needs rent controls, nationalised water and funded public services. To do that, Wales needs to vote Green.
Absolutely no complacency though. We're campaigning for every vote between now and May 7th.
Wales needs rent controls, nationalised water and funded public services. To do that, Wales needs to vote Green.
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“For anyone who hasn’t gotten the message yet: Never trust Trump, even on war and peace. Especially on war and peace.”
An Opportunist in Dove’s Clothing
Trump’s favorite role is commander of his personal military
contrarian.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“For anyone who hasn’t gotten the message yet: Never trust Trump, even on war and peace. Especially on war and peace.”
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Plaid Cymru has surged ahead as the predicted largest party in May’s Senedd election, pulling well clear of Reform UK, according to the first poll of 2026 from ITV Cymru Wales
Plaid Cymru opens up commanding lead as first 2026 Senedd poll predicts political earthquake in Wales
Plaid Cymru has surged ahead as the predicted largest party in May’s Senedd election, pulling well clear of Reform UK and deepening the crisis facing Wales’ traditional political giants, according to ...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Plaid Cymru has surged ahead as the predicted largest party in May’s Senedd election, pulling well clear of Reform UK, according to the first poll of 2026 from ITV Cymru Wales
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"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law.
The fatal shooting of Renée Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a Minneapolis street here, has brought new attention to ICE monitoring.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Throughout history, change is most effective when people speak up. I am encouraged by the increasing number of people, especially those in the sports world, who are speaking out — and hope we can inspire more to do the same.
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Throughout history, change is most effective when people speak up. I am encouraged by the increasing number of people, especially those in the sports world, who are speaking out — and hope we can inspire more to do the same.
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society has confirmed 11 more bodies have been found in Gaza's Rafah, with six identified as its members and four with the civil defence agency. The eleventh body is being identified.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Palestine Red Crescent Society has confirmed 11 more bodies have been found in Gaza's Rafah, with six identified as its members and four with the civil defence agency. The eleventh body is being identified.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/wpyvd6
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