Sophie
@y-cwningen-lleuad.bsky.social
Cymraes/22/Brilliantly bi/Dysgwr Cymraeg
An avid rocker chick, who dabbles in nostalgia and also loves Girls Aloud a little bit too much! Trans rights, now and forever. Rhyddid i Balesteina 🇵🇸
An avid rocker chick, who dabbles in nostalgia and also loves Girls Aloud a little bit too much! Trans rights, now and forever. Rhyddid i Balesteina 🇵🇸
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Sophie
@y-cwningen-lleuad.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Tsukino Usagi – The Moon Rabbit / “Beautiful Center of Water” Rabbits: Selfless and Making Mochi on the Moon
The Japanese Folklore about the Rabbit and Its Relationship to the Moon According to legend, an old man who lived on the moon decided to visit Earth. A group of animals saw what they thought was an ...
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Hey! First post on Bluesky! I'm Sophie, and where did my username come from? Cwningen is the Welsh word for rabbit and "lleuad" is moon in Welsh. It came from this piece of Japanese folklore which I found interesting, wherein the rabbit makes mochi in a pestle! 🐰
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Are there any good ways of learning Kernewek/Cornish online or through any media? Can you recommend me some?
I know that Radio Cornwall has a news bulletin in Cornish, and @gwennosaunders.bsky.social has songs in Cornish like "Tir ha mor" and "An Stevel Nowydh".
Sincerely signed,
A curious Emmet.
I know that Radio Cornwall has a news bulletin in Cornish, and @gwennosaunders.bsky.social has songs in Cornish like "Tir ha mor" and "An Stevel Nowydh".
Sincerely signed,
A curious Emmet.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Are there any good ways of learning Kernewek/Cornish online or through any media? Can you recommend me some?
I know that Radio Cornwall has a news bulletin in Cornish, and @gwennosaunders.bsky.social has songs in Cornish like "Tir ha mor" and "An Stevel Nowydh".
Sincerely signed,
A curious Emmet.
I know that Radio Cornwall has a news bulletin in Cornish, and @gwennosaunders.bsky.social has songs in Cornish like "Tir ha mor" and "An Stevel Nowydh".
Sincerely signed,
A curious Emmet.
Keslowena, Kernewek!
Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status - the highest level of protection under European treaty
Cornish gains equal language status with Welsh
Stephen Price Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status – the highest level of protec...
nation.cymru
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Keslowena, Kernewek!
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2026 is our chance to give Wales the new leadership it deserves 🏴
Here are 5 reasons to vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday 7 May 👇
Here are 5 reasons to vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday 7 May 👇
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
2026 is our chance to give Wales the new leadership it deserves 🏴
Here are 5 reasons to vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday 7 May 👇
Here are 5 reasons to vote Plaid Cymru on Thursday 7 May 👇
If Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Spain and Iceland are to boycott the ESC, then why isn't the UK doing it? If the country at large won't, then I sure as hell will.
Israel, stop pretending to be a beacon for human rights and democracy whilst stripping Palestinian people of their human rights.
Israel, stop pretending to be a beacon for human rights and democracy whilst stripping Palestinian people of their human rights.
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, and the Netherlands say they will boycott next year’s Eurovision if Israel participates.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Spain and Iceland are to boycott the ESC, then why isn't the UK doing it? If the country at large won't, then I sure as hell will.
Israel, stop pretending to be a beacon for human rights and democracy whilst stripping Palestinian people of their human rights.
Israel, stop pretending to be a beacon for human rights and democracy whilst stripping Palestinian people of their human rights.
38d.gs/nd3w
A potential participation for the UK should be deemed as untenable for as long as Israel are committing a horrendous genocide/ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. It would be the morally correct thing for the UK to do in boycotting Eurovision. If Ireland are boycotting, why can't we?
A potential participation for the UK should be deemed as untenable for as long as Israel are committing a horrendous genocide/ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. It would be the morally correct thing for the UK to do in boycotting Eurovision. If Ireland are boycotting, why can't we?
Sign the petition: tell the BBC to boycott Eurovision unless Israel is banned
This is big: Spain's state broadcasters have said they'll boycott Eurovision unless Israel is banned. We need the BBC to do the same to up the pressure on the competition's bosses. Sign the petition n...
38d.gs
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
38d.gs/nd3w
A potential participation for the UK should be deemed as untenable for as long as Israel are committing a horrendous genocide/ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. It would be the morally correct thing for the UK to do in boycotting Eurovision. If Ireland are boycotting, why can't we?
A potential participation for the UK should be deemed as untenable for as long as Israel are committing a horrendous genocide/ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. It would be the morally correct thing for the UK to do in boycotting Eurovision. If Ireland are boycotting, why can't we?
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McRaper is suing Sky News for defamation for calling him a rapist. Context in comments.
How is it defamation when he was found guilty of being a rapist, albeit civilly not criminally. Sky News reporter wasn't the only one to call him a rapist as you can hear. He hasn't reported any untruths.
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How is it defamation when he was found guilty of being a rapist, albeit civilly not criminally. Sky News reporter wasn't the only one to call him a rapist as you can hear. He hasn't reported any untruths.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
McRaper is suing Sky News for defamation for calling him a rapist. Context in comments.
How is it defamation when he was found guilty of being a rapist, albeit civilly not criminally. Sky News reporter wasn't the only one to call him a rapist as you can hear. He hasn't reported any untruths.
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How is it defamation when he was found guilty of being a rapist, albeit civilly not criminally. Sky News reporter wasn't the only one to call him a rapist as you can hear. He hasn't reported any untruths.
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c.org/SXhCWWr2tx
X is a hotbed for xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia and disinformation.
Keeping it live would be approving and allowing that behaviour to circulate and affect our political climate in the UK, giving a voice to commentators who espouse racist and other bigoted views.
X is a hotbed for xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia and disinformation.
Keeping it live would be approving and allowing that behaviour to circulate and affect our political climate in the UK, giving a voice to commentators who espouse racist and other bigoted views.
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Shut X down in the UK and EU
c.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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X is a hotbed for xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia and disinformation.
Keeping it live would be approving and allowing that behaviour to circulate and affect our political climate in the UK, giving a voice to commentators who espouse racist and other bigoted views.
X is a hotbed for xenophobia, racism, homophobia, transphobia and disinformation.
Keeping it live would be approving and allowing that behaviour to circulate and affect our political climate in the UK, giving a voice to commentators who espouse racist and other bigoted views.
Weekly Welsh word:
Llawenydd (joy)/llawen (joyful)
"Gwnewch sŵn llawen!"
(Make joyful noise!)
Llawenydd (joy)/llawen (joyful)
"Gwnewch sŵn llawen!"
(Make joyful noise!)
a cartoon of a dog with the words " don 't mind me i 'm just jumping for joy " on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of a dog with the words " don 't mind me i 'm just jumping for joy " on the bottom
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Weekly Welsh word:
Llawenydd (joy)/llawen (joyful)
"Gwnewch sŵn llawen!"
(Make joyful noise!)
Llawenydd (joy)/llawen (joyful)
"Gwnewch sŵn llawen!"
(Make joyful noise!)
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This week (like every week at TransActual) we continue to fight for better access to healthcare, to protect our rights in law and to empower and amplify the voices of trans people.
#TransAwarenessWeek #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights #Equality
#TransAwarenessWeek #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights #Equality
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This week (like every week at TransActual) we continue to fight for better access to healthcare, to protect our rights in law and to empower and amplify the voices of trans people.
#TransAwarenessWeek #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights #Equality
#TransAwarenessWeek #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights #Equality
Reposted by Sophie
This week is #TransAwarenessWeek.
Trans people have the same right to freedom, joy, safety, and healthcare as everyone else. But in the UK and across the world, their rights are under attack.
We need to stand up to transphobia and guarantee everyone’s dignity.
Trans people have the same right to freedom, joy, safety, and healthcare as everyone else. But in the UK and across the world, their rights are under attack.
We need to stand up to transphobia and guarantee everyone’s dignity.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This week is #TransAwarenessWeek.
Trans people have the same right to freedom, joy, safety, and healthcare as everyone else. But in the UK and across the world, their rights are under attack.
We need to stand up to transphobia and guarantee everyone’s dignity.
Trans people have the same right to freedom, joy, safety, and healthcare as everyone else. But in the UK and across the world, their rights are under attack.
We need to stand up to transphobia and guarantee everyone’s dignity.
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Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week, where we come together to celebrate, uplift, and honor our trans and non-binary community.
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
There is no LGBTQ+ without the “T” — PERIOD. Learn more and join us in the fight for equality: hrc.im/transawarenessweek
#Trans #TransAwarenessWeek
Weekly Welsh word: dewrder
Dewrder - bravery/courage
Perfect word for #transawarenessweek. All my love to the trans community. ❤️🏳️⚧️
In a world that doesn't understand you, I admire your courage and if only our governments weren't caving to the words of transphobes to rid you of your dignities.
Dewrder - bravery/courage
Perfect word for #transawarenessweek. All my love to the trans community. ❤️🏳️⚧️
In a world that doesn't understand you, I admire your courage and if only our governments weren't caving to the words of transphobes to rid you of your dignities.
a picture of a cockatoo with the words courageous cockatoo behind it
ALT: a picture of a cockatoo with the words courageous cockatoo behind it
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November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Weekly Welsh word: dewrder
Dewrder - bravery/courage
Perfect word for #transawarenessweek. All my love to the trans community. ❤️🏳️⚧️
In a world that doesn't understand you, I admire your courage and if only our governments weren't caving to the words of transphobes to rid you of your dignities.
Dewrder - bravery/courage
Perfect word for #transawarenessweek. All my love to the trans community. ❤️🏳️⚧️
In a world that doesn't understand you, I admire your courage and if only our governments weren't caving to the words of transphobes to rid you of your dignities.
sign.myvoice-mychoice.org/forms/stop_g...
Willingly trading with a country whose military and politicians revel in the bloodshed caused in Gaza? Who also illegally settles on land that used to be the rightful property of Palestinians?
If you are equally as outraged as I am. Sign this petition.
Willingly trading with a country whose military and politicians revel in the bloodshed caused in Gaza? Who also illegally settles on land that used to be the rightful property of Palestinians?
If you are equally as outraged as I am. Sign this petition.
SIGN THE PETITION: SUSPEND THE EU-ISRAEL TRADE AGREEMENT. STOP THE GENOCIDE.
Right now in Gaza, people are being bombed, starved, and killed. Over 54,000 people have died — most of them civilians. Children are dying from hunger. Families are being shot while trying to get food...
sign.myvoice-mychoice.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Willingly trading with a country whose military and politicians revel in the bloodshed caused in Gaza? Who also illegally settles on land that used to be the rightful property of Palestinians?
If you are equally as outraged as I am. Sign this petition.
Willingly trading with a country whose military and politicians revel in the bloodshed caused in Gaza? Who also illegally settles on land that used to be the rightful property of Palestinians?
If you are equally as outraged as I am. Sign this petition.
Weekly Welsh word:
Bwysig - important
Bwysicach - more important
"Mae'n neis bod yn bwysig, ond mae'n bwysig bod yn neis"
"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice".
Bwysig - important
Bwysicach - more important
"Mae'n neis bod yn bwysig, ond mae'n bwysig bod yn neis"
"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice".
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Weekly Welsh word:
Bwysig - important
Bwysicach - more important
"Mae'n neis bod yn bwysig, ond mae'n bwysig bod yn neis"
"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice".
Bwysig - important
Bwysicach - more important
"Mae'n neis bod yn bwysig, ond mae'n bwysig bod yn neis"
"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice".
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Os ydych chi'n diddordeb mewn newyddiaduraeth, byw yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain o Gymru a'r iaith Cymraeg, yna llenwch y ffurflen fer cyn 13eg o Dachwedd 2025. (Dydd Iau nesaf).
Os ydych chi'n diddordeb mewn newyddiaduraeth, byw yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain o Gymru a'r iaith Cymraeg, yna llenwch y ffurflen fer cyn 13eg o Dachwedd 2025. (Dydd Iau nesaf).
Aelodau i Academi Newyddiaduraeth golwg360
Ydych chi’n angerddol am adrodd straeon lleol? Eisiau datblygu eich sgiliau newyddiadurol yn y Gymraeg? Dyma gyfle unigryw i chi! Rydym yn chwilio am 5 cyw-newyddiadurwr o 5 ardal wahanol yng Nghymru ...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Os ydych chi'n diddordeb mewn newyddiaduraeth, byw yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain o Gymru a'r iaith Cymraeg, yna llenwch y ffurflen fer cyn 13eg o Dachwedd 2025. (Dydd Iau nesaf).
Os ydych chi'n diddordeb mewn newyddiaduraeth, byw yng Ngogledd-ddwyrain o Gymru a'r iaith Cymraeg, yna llenwch y ffurflen fer cyn 13eg o Dachwedd 2025. (Dydd Iau nesaf).
Don't know what Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) puts in his music that makes it so good, but... damn, Dracula is just immaculate.
Heard it on the radio last night and I'm definitely going to make it a staple of my playlists.
Heard it on the radio last night and I'm definitely going to make it a staple of my playlists.
November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Don't know what Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) puts in his music that makes it so good, but... damn, Dracula is just immaculate.
Heard it on the radio last night and I'm definitely going to make it a staple of my playlists.
Heard it on the radio last night and I'm definitely going to make it a staple of my playlists.
A weekly Welsh word for you! This is rather dialect specific and depending on the type of shrubbery it is, and today, we're centring on the word for hedge!
It can be a clawdd, gwrych, sietin or perth. All of these are correct.
Dwi'n tocio'r gwrych - I'm trimming the hedge.
It can be a clawdd, gwrych, sietin or perth. All of these are correct.
Dwi'n tocio'r gwrych - I'm trimming the hedge.
homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass looking at something .
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass looking at something .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A weekly Welsh word for you! This is rather dialect specific and depending on the type of shrubbery it is, and today, we're centring on the word for hedge!
It can be a clawdd, gwrych, sietin or perth. All of these are correct.
Dwi'n tocio'r gwrych - I'm trimming the hedge.
It can be a clawdd, gwrych, sietin or perth. All of these are correct.
Dwi'n tocio'r gwrych - I'm trimming the hedge.
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Striking to hear a senior Government minister in Wes Streeting clearly condemning Sarah Pochin's racism and the wider spread of racism across the UK, while defending the contribution of migrants to our country. Feels like a long time since we've heard a government minister speak like that
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Striking to hear a senior Government minister in Wes Streeting clearly condemning Sarah Pochin's racism and the wider spread of racism across the UK, while defending the contribution of migrants to our country. Feels like a long time since we've heard a government minister speak like that
The clocks went back yesterday. Well, not if you're a supporter of Reform.
As those clocks wound back almost 90 years to a time where fascism and Nazism was a normalised political ideology. Meaning that the people they didn't see fit were either killed or blamed for the shortcomings of the country.
As those clocks wound back almost 90 years to a time where fascism and Nazism was a normalised political ideology. Meaning that the people they didn't see fit were either killed or blamed for the shortcomings of the country.
October 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The clocks went back yesterday. Well, not if you're a supporter of Reform.
As those clocks wound back almost 90 years to a time where fascism and Nazism was a normalised political ideology. Meaning that the people they didn't see fit were either killed or blamed for the shortcomings of the country.
As those clocks wound back almost 90 years to a time where fascism and Nazism was a normalised political ideology. Meaning that the people they didn't see fit were either killed or blamed for the shortcomings of the country.
Today's weekly Welsh word is:
"Sbigoglys" - spinach.
"Mae Popeye'n hoffi sbigoglys"
"Popeye likes spinach"
"Sbigoglys" - spinach.
"Mae Popeye'n hoffi sbigoglys"
"Popeye likes spinach"
a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money in his hand
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money in his hand
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October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Today's weekly Welsh word is:
"Sbigoglys" - spinach.
"Mae Popeye'n hoffi sbigoglys"
"Popeye likes spinach"
"Sbigoglys" - spinach.
"Mae Popeye'n hoffi sbigoglys"
"Popeye likes spinach"
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October 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
#musicsky
Today's pick is from Toronto, Canada. A band called Our Lady Peace with their song "Superman's Dead". So, how does a Welsh girl know about them? Blame Avril Lavigne, because Raine, their lead singer helped produce her second album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxG...
What a great song!
Today's pick is from Toronto, Canada. A band called Our Lady Peace with their song "Superman's Dead". So, how does a Welsh girl know about them? Blame Avril Lavigne, because Raine, their lead singer helped produce her second album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxG...
What a great song!
Our Lady Peace-Supermans Dead
YouTube video by RickStick18
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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#musicsky
Today's pick is from Toronto, Canada. A band called Our Lady Peace with their song "Superman's Dead". So, how does a Welsh girl know about them? Blame Avril Lavigne, because Raine, their lead singer helped produce her second album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxG...
What a great song!
Today's pick is from Toronto, Canada. A band called Our Lady Peace with their song "Superman's Dead". So, how does a Welsh girl know about them? Blame Avril Lavigne, because Raine, their lead singer helped produce her second album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxG...
What a great song!
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...