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David @unioniseddavid.bsky.social · Nov 15
Happy Birthday Aneurin Bevan

Tredegarising now and always until we have fashioned a more hopeful world In Place of Fear.

Links below for @unioniseddavid.bsky.social thoughts on the titan of Welsh Socialism.
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The bloody lights are bloody red
Bloody sense of bloody dread
Bloody lorries bloody smoke
Bloody biker's bloody choked
His bloody start he bloody sways
His bloody right of bloody way
Green nowhere to be bloody found
Evidently Chickentown
Plaque stating "Cooper Clarke Group PLC - Traffic Signals"
April 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
Elon Musk Annoyed by Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Growing Crowds
Elon Musk Annoyed by Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Growing Crowds
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been drawing large crowds on their "Fight Oligarchy" tour, and it’s clear that their success is rubbing some people the wrong wa...
dailyboulder.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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currentaffairs.bsky.social
The bare minimum to be on the pro-labor left is to support a $15 federal minimum wage, universal healthcare, and strong labor protections. Trump opposes all of that. www.currentaffairs.org/news/maga-le...
“MAGA Lefty” Is Not A Thing
Trump did not “steal the Democrats’ economic platform.” He’s not “anti-war.” He’s an plutocratic imperialist waging war on social welfare, consumer protection, and civil liberties. Look at what he doe...
www.currentaffairs.org
March 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
The Spirit of 4.5%

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade
Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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labourstart.bsky.social
Trump’s Tariffs: Canadian unions hit back bit.ly/cdn-unions-h...
Cut Off U.S. Energy and Resources Now: No Electricity, No Critical Minerals, No Oil and Gas  | Canadian Labour Congress
WINNIPEG – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement today:  Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers and our economy. With 2.4 mil...
bit.ly
February 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.
X post: Elon Musk @elonmusk We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead. U.S. policy was to help bring an end to apartheid and establish a nonracial, democratic government. In response to this policy and the Act, USAID/South Africa was responsible for financing projects that apartheid victims viewed as critical in promoting social, political, and economic change through peaceful means. The mission enabled community consultation and ensured that the United States did not impose foreign-defined solutions to local problems. USAID created projects and activities to respond to the priorities of the black community and its leaders, maximized black participation and leadership, and ensured activities had a linkage to the general objectives of U.S. policy. First-year funding for the program was $25 million, which was raised to $50 million the second year. The main project areas were community outreach and leadership development to redress the repression of black-led institutions; educational support and training to address the educational crisis in South Africa; black private enterprise development to combat the inhibiting effects of apartheid–induced discrimination in private enterprise; university grants to help create a new generation of economic and political leaders; human rights; legal assistance; labor union training; and health and nutrition
February 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
Regarding the DC air crash it seems the Air Traffic Control was chronically short of staff. Makes me think there should be some sort of initiative to recruit from underrepresented demographics who have the skillset but have been put off from applying due to little institutional representation ...
February 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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shashj.bsky.social
This is real ‘mad king’ stuff. “It was not immediately clear how or where the federal government intends to transport the water.”
www.latimes.com/environment/...
February 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
More robust journalism than some that's knocking about.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXR...
The Room Next Door - Donald Trump Plane Crash Fact Check
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
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February 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
How long until someone does a "We Didn't Start the Trade War" Billy Joel parody...
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
A tad under the weather so booted up the Soul Reaver Legacy of Kain remaster today and it's a delight. The visuals are beautiful yet faithful, the voice acting is superb, and the block puzzles? Oh boy are there block puzzles...
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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rufustsuperfly.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
This Eleanor Marx Day take a moment to read Sister Dana on the relevance of Eleanor today.

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/i-am...
‘I am a Gazan’: writing on Eleanor Marx in times of genocide on her 170th birthday
The youngest daughter of Karl Marx and her unwavering humanity in the face of injustice remain relevant for our times, writes DANA MILLS
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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redrunswick.bsky.social
Important info on Advice and Guidance for GPs.

Keep up the action, it strengthens our hand in negotiations!
bma.org.uk The BMA @bma.org.uk · Jan 10
GPs: Watch your GPC England Chair @drkatie.bsky.social respond to the Government's announcement on advice and guidance payments
January 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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jesspendley.com
Clearly, this was a global issue.
A screenshot of a Tumblr post from user thehmn. It depicts two carved ivory figurines of foxes dressed as monks. The caption reads, Foxes disguised as monks. On the left from Japan and on the right from Denmark.
December 30, 2024 at 12:55 PM
unioniseddavid.bsky.social
You will be visited by three spirits ...
December 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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putriprihatini.bsky.social
The Bath Song is one of my favorite poems from #Tolkien. Despite being "mundane", it's a celebration of everyday comfort, a respite from challenging journey (Pippin sung it at some point during the Hobbits' dangerous journey). We need those even more nowadays. 1/2

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
The Bath Song by J. R. R. Tolkien Sing hey! for the bath at close of day that washes the weary mud away! A loon is he that will not sing: O! Water Hot is a noble thing! O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain, and the brook that leaps from hill to plain; but better than rain or rippling streams is Water Hot that smokes and steams. O! Water cold we may pour at need down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed; but better is Beer if drink we lack, and Water Hot poured down the back. O! Water is fair that leaps on high in a fountain white beneath the sky; but never did fountain sound so sweet as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
December 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
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atrupar.com
"The Times, which now supposedly employs like 10% of the journalists in the country, absolutely botched their coverage. It was probably worse than 2016. They had a scoop from John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, calling him a fascist. They basically caught and killed their own scoop."
How Democrats can win the messaging war
"Liberals trust the mainstream media — foolishly, I think. The trust is not deserved," Ryan Cooper tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
December 24, 2024 at 4:41 PM
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bencjenkins.bsky.social
[defensively, to the chad hunter gatherers mocking me while I till my fields],
Add for some kind of grain app on twitter with the testimonial “it’s actually enjoyable to sell my grain”
December 19, 2024 at 3:25 AM
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putriprihatini.bsky.social
Capybaras enjoying the annual yuzuyu (citrus bath) at Izu Shaboten Zoo, mimicking a popular Winter Solstice tradition.

An old belief said yuzu bath protects from illness, bad luck, and misfortune, helping with sleep and bringing your mind to warmer months. 1/2

❄️🍋

#FairyTaleTuesday
A photograph of capybaras enjoying a bath in a hot spring pool. One animal is submerged to the neck, its head looking up and its eyes are closed in pleasure. Another capybara is seen submerged next to its friend. Three yellow yuzu fruits with wrinkled skins are floating next to them. A wooden bucket with yuzus is placed on the stony edge of the pool. A photograph of a capybara enjoying a hot bath in a hot spring pool, surrounded by rock formations. There is a yuzu fruit on top of its head and a wooden bucket full of yuzu on the edge. A photograph of a capybara enjoying a hot bath in a zoo in Izu, Japan. The capybara has a yuzu with its leaves on top of its head. The animal is surrounded by floating yellow yuzu fruits. An adult capybara and capybara offspring enjoying a yuzu bath together in a hot spring pool in the zoo in Izu, surrounded by rock formations. The capybaras are surrounded by floating yuzu fruits.
December 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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realtomemanuel.bsky.social
Finish writing my thesis on LOTR is the big one! I also have a peer-reviewed article coming out, a handbook chapter and bibliographic essay to write, a seminar proceedings to finish editing, and an imperial ton of reading.

I'm swimming Tolkien in 2025! Now to avoid ending up like our boy Isildur…
Isildur from the prologue of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), floating face down in a river with three arrows sticking out of his back. He's just lost the One Ring in the River Anduin and been shot by Orcs.
December 15, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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mackeza.bsky.social
Members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer are now on their second round of strike action, in case you were wondering why we have no Game Awards coverage. (I've been an NUJ member for 20 years.)
nujofficial.bsky.social The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · Dec 13
Guardian & Observer journalists are entering final day of second 48-hour stoppage; they’ve braved the cold, spoken up for what they believe in to bosses, lost earnings & missed accolades. Please repost, support them on the picket line, donate & don’t click on Guardian links today 👊#SavetheObserver
gonuj.org Guardian and Observer NUJ @gonuj.org · Dec 12
Congrats @byrobdavies.bsky.social + @jacobsteinberg1.bsky.social for much deserved win at tonight’s journalism awards

You’ll see they are not in the photo… b/c they are on strike against the Tortoise Obs takeover

The solidarity from Guardian sport has been immense. You are the best in the biz 💪
December 13, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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justinconley.com
Maybe some ghosts will visit Jeff Bezos…
Star Trek Meme: Bashir: Do you think NYC Amazon workers should strike? Garak: All exploited workers should strike! Bashir: Even if it's during the companies busiest time? Garak: Especially if it's during the companies busiest time!
December 13, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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theguardian.com
Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan
Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan
Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workers The government is set for a clash with trade unions after ministers recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers, NHS staff and other public sector…
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:13 PM