@manonradge.bsky.social
Cymraes. Tyfu cennin. Magu ci sy'n hwligan. Fy marn i. 🏴 🇪🇺
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A good age but I’m still sad. I grew up watching him. Among his many talents he was the queen impressionist with the best jokes and the best legs. Thank you Stanley.
Legendary Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99.
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
www.heraldscotland.com/news...
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A good age but I’m still sad. I grew up watching him. Among his many talents he was the queen impressionist with the best jokes and the best legs. Thank you Stanley.
🎵 Enshittification,
Ooh enshittification,
Enshittification, it's what you need
Can't be arsed to be the best
And you want to have a rest, Ooh-ooh, enshittification’s what you need.
If you want to be a massive wanker, yeeeeaaaaah!
*With sincere apologies to the memory of Roy Castle.
Ooh enshittification,
Enshittification, it's what you need
Can't be arsed to be the best
And you want to have a rest, Ooh-ooh, enshittification’s what you need.
If you want to be a massive wanker, yeeeeaaaaah!
*With sincere apologies to the memory of Roy Castle.
December 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🎵 Enshittification,
Ooh enshittification,
Enshittification, it's what you need
Can't be arsed to be the best
And you want to have a rest, Ooh-ooh, enshittification’s what you need.
If you want to be a massive wanker, yeeeeaaaaah!
*With sincere apologies to the memory of Roy Castle.
Ooh enshittification,
Enshittification, it's what you need
Can't be arsed to be the best
And you want to have a rest, Ooh-ooh, enshittification’s what you need.
If you want to be a massive wanker, yeeeeaaaaah!
*With sincere apologies to the memory of Roy Castle.
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*Mynediad Agored*
Wrth i ni nodi chwarter canrif o lunio polisïau datganoledig ym maes addysg, mae'r gyfrol olygiedig hon yn dathlu’r llwyddiannau ac yn bwrw golwg feirniadol ar yr heriau parhaus a wynebir gan gyfundrefn addysg Cymru.
📚 I ddarllen am ddim, ewch at:
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Wrth i ni nodi chwarter canrif o lunio polisïau datganoledig ym maes addysg, mae'r gyfrol olygiedig hon yn dathlu’r llwyddiannau ac yn bwrw golwg feirniadol ar yr heriau parhaus a wynebir gan gyfundrefn addysg Cymru.
📚 I ddarllen am ddim, ewch at:
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December 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
*Mynediad Agored*
Wrth i ni nodi chwarter canrif o lunio polisïau datganoledig ym maes addysg, mae'r gyfrol olygiedig hon yn dathlu’r llwyddiannau ac yn bwrw golwg feirniadol ar yr heriau parhaus a wynebir gan gyfundrefn addysg Cymru.
📚 I ddarllen am ddim, ewch at:
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Wrth i ni nodi chwarter canrif o lunio polisïau datganoledig ym maes addysg, mae'r gyfrol olygiedig hon yn dathlu’r llwyddiannau ac yn bwrw golwg feirniadol ar yr heriau parhaus a wynebir gan gyfundrefn addysg Cymru.
📚 I ddarllen am ddim, ewch at:
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It’s reflective of how ignorant much of UK society is on how languages work, especially how the medium of instruction is not the same as which languages children learn to speak/take as a subject. I’m tired of explaining that Welsh medium schools teach English as a mandatory subject.
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It’s reflective of how ignorant much of UK society is on how languages work, especially how the medium of instruction is not the same as which languages children learn to speak/take as a subject. I’m tired of explaining that Welsh medium schools teach English as a mandatory subject.
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"Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says"
WHY DID YOU RESTRICT THE FLU JAB MORE THIS YEAR YOU UTTER NUMPTIES?!?
WHY DID YOU RESTRICT THE FLU JAB MORE THIS YEAR YOU UTTER NUMPTIES?!?
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says"
WHY DID YOU RESTRICT THE FLU JAB MORE THIS YEAR YOU UTTER NUMPTIES?!?
WHY DID YOU RESTRICT THE FLU JAB MORE THIS YEAR YOU UTTER NUMPTIES?!?
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Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
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It was believed that Ty’n-y-seler, a Standing Stone (Menhir) near Margam, Port Talbot, S Wales " goes each Christmas morning before cockcrow to drink in the sea ...." as reported in Thomas Grey's book, "The Buried City of Kenfig’" (1909) 1/2 #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It was believed that Ty’n-y-seler, a Standing Stone (Menhir) near Margam, Port Talbot, S Wales " goes each Christmas morning before cockcrow to drink in the sea ...." as reported in Thomas Grey's book, "The Buried City of Kenfig’" (1909) 1/2 #FolkloreThursday
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This is “Plygain”.
It’s an old Welsh form of harmonic carol singing.
It’s the most Christmassy thing you’ll see today.🎄
Goosebumps. 🏴❤️
It’s an old Welsh form of harmonic carol singing.
It’s the most Christmassy thing you’ll see today.🎄
Goosebumps. 🏴❤️
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is “Plygain”.
It’s an old Welsh form of harmonic carol singing.
It’s the most Christmassy thing you’ll see today.🎄
Goosebumps. 🏴❤️
It’s an old Welsh form of harmonic carol singing.
It’s the most Christmassy thing you’ll see today.🎄
Goosebumps. 🏴❤️
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Delighted to say that @libertyhq.bsky.social is now our lead charity partner on the Rebellion! project, exploring and celebrating the importance of peaceful protest as an essential part of our cultural identity in the face of draconian anti-protest legislation from successive governments.
December 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Delighted to say that @libertyhq.bsky.social is now our lead charity partner on the Rebellion! project, exploring and celebrating the importance of peaceful protest as an essential part of our cultural identity in the face of draconian anti-protest legislation from successive governments.
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In the last 6 months, the Welsh Labour Gov has sent 2 letters to their UK Labour colleagues asking them to change local housing allowance back to the 50th percentile (Wales has the fastest growing rents in the UK).
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
Wales watching - The midweek briefing
Exclusive: UK Government ignore two Welsh Gov letters, plus Eluned Morgan does an impression...
willhaywardwales.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In the last 6 months, the Welsh Labour Gov has sent 2 letters to their UK Labour colleagues asking them to change local housing allowance back to the 50th percentile (Wales has the fastest growing rents in the UK).
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
An FoI shows that UK Gov haven't bothered to reply to either.
Mae'r byd yn blydi afiach. Be' gai i dynnu fy meddwl oddi ar y cyfan?
(Dim pwyntiau am fwyd, sigaréts, rhyw, gwau nac ymarfer corff!)
(Dim pwyntiau am fwyd, sigaréts, rhyw, gwau nac ymarfer corff!)
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mae'r byd yn blydi afiach. Be' gai i dynnu fy meddwl oddi ar y cyfan?
(Dim pwyntiau am fwyd, sigaréts, rhyw, gwau nac ymarfer corff!)
(Dim pwyntiau am fwyd, sigaréts, rhyw, gwau nac ymarfer corff!)
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Mike Tapp, Labour MP and Minister for Migration and Citizenship spouting racist rhetoric on GBNews, but let’s all get distracted by Farage
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Mike Tapp, Labour MP and Minister for Migration and Citizenship spouting racist rhetoric on GBNews, but let’s all get distracted by Farage
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
Rheswm ychwanegol i beidio ag ymweld â'r Unol Daleithiau.
"Tourists could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Tourists could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Rheswm ychwanegol i beidio ag ymweld â'r Unol Daleithiau.
"Tourists could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Tourists could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Here's the blog post that prompted this discussion. I'm prepping a follow up with more recommendations.
precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/11/24/t...
precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/11/24/t...
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here's the blog post that prompted this discussion. I'm prepping a follow up with more recommendations.
precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/11/24/t...
precastreinforced.co.uk/2024/11/24/t...
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Not sure whether you can call them "unintended consequences" when they are so obvious.
Changes to settlement routes add whole new layers of bureaucracy, which means more people waiting, especially when some people are waiting years on an initial claim as it is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Changes to settlement routes add whole new layers of bureaucracy, which means more people waiting, especially when some people are waiting years on an initial claim as it is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum overhaul in UK could lead to rise in homelessness and backlogs, says report
National Audit Office says Shabana Mahmood’s plans may have ‘unintended consequences’ on stretched system
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Not sure whether you can call them "unintended consequences" when they are so obvious.
Changes to settlement routes add whole new layers of bureaucracy, which means more people waiting, especially when some people are waiting years on an initial claim as it is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Changes to settlement routes add whole new layers of bureaucracy, which means more people waiting, especially when some people are waiting years on an initial claim as it is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
Mae hwn yn arbennig i bawb sy'n mynd i'r gwely mewn pâr o jogyrs hynafol a chrys-t Pokemon o siop elusen.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
The best women’s pyjamas: 24 favourites for cosy nights and lazy mornings
Make staying in feel like the main event with our pick of the comfiest, chicest nightwear around, from organic cotton to silky sets
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Mae hwn yn arbennig i bawb sy'n mynd i'r gwely mewn pâr o jogyrs hynafol a chrys-t Pokemon o siop elusen.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
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(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
![[TWO PINTS OF BEER are on a pub bar, one is PERONI and one is a brown Christmas-themed beer]
1
PERONI:
Hello there
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Hello Peroni
2
PERONI:
So nice to have someone new on the lineup!
And you are…?
3
CHRISTMAS BEER:
You know who I am, Peroni.
4
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I am Brown Christmas Liquid.
I come back each year.
5
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Every time with a new name, and a new horrible ingredient.
Last year I was Reindeer Stomper. This year I am... Cheeky Elf.
6
PERONI:
Oh god
You were on the bar for two months and…
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Three pints sold, aye.
7
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I’m a seasonal blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, orange peel, nutmeg and this year, for reasons of late-capitalist sadism, vanilla.
8
CHRISTMAS BEER:
My name is Cheeky Elf,
I taste of jam,
and I want to d*e.
9
PERONI:
Well somebody’s trying you
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Poor bastard
[A hand comes down to lift CHRISTMAS BEER to sip the pint]
10
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
11
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
12
[CHRISTMAS BEER gets put back on the bar ]
PERSON [who just drank CHRISTMAS BEER]:
Oh my god
CHEEKY ELF:
SEE?
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December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
Dydi chwarae'n neis ddim yn dod yn hawdd i Lafur ond mae'n ymddangos bod y cyhuddiadau o Blaid yn "wenwyn" wedi'u hanghofio, dim ond i gael cyllideb Llafur wedi'i phasio.
"Plaid Cymru yn dod i gytundeb ar gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Llafur."
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
"Plaid Cymru yn dod i gytundeb ar gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Llafur."
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
Plaid Cymru yn cytuno ar gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Llafur
Mae Plaid Cymru wedi dod i gytundeb gyda Llafur ynghylch cyllideb £27bn Llywodraeth Cymru, mae'r BBC yn deall.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dydi chwarae'n neis ddim yn dod yn hawdd i Lafur ond mae'n ymddangos bod y cyhuddiadau o Blaid yn "wenwyn" wedi'u hanghofio, dim ond i gael cyllideb Llafur wedi'i phasio.
"Plaid Cymru yn dod i gytundeb ar gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Llafur."
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
"Plaid Cymru yn dod i gytundeb ar gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Llafur."
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
Oh, so the Baroness doesn't think Plaid Cymru is "poison" or "divisive nationalism" or "fantasy politics" when it suits her, eh? 🙄
"The Welsh Government has agreed a budget deal with Plaid Cymru, setting aside more money for local councils and health services."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The Welsh Government has agreed a budget deal with Plaid Cymru, setting aside more money for local councils and health services."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Welsh government and Plaid Cymru reach budget deal, sources say
Labour and Plaid agree a deal on spending plans, helping avoid a government defeat in January, BBC told.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh, so the Baroness doesn't think Plaid Cymru is "poison" or "divisive nationalism" or "fantasy politics" when it suits her, eh? 🙄
"The Welsh Government has agreed a budget deal with Plaid Cymru, setting aside more money for local councils and health services."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The Welsh Government has agreed a budget deal with Plaid Cymru, setting aside more money for local councils and health services."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gweithredodd Plaid Cymru i amddiffyn gwasanaethau, i atal biliau treth gyngor rhag cynyddu'n sylweddol, i gefnogi'r GIG ac i sicrhau sefyllfa gryfach i'r Llywodraeth Cymru nesaf wedi'r etholiad.
Mae'n bryd am arweinyddiaeth newydd yn 2026 gyda Phlaid Cymru.
Mae'n bryd am arweinyddiaeth newydd yn 2026 gyda Phlaid Cymru.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Gweithredodd Plaid Cymru i amddiffyn gwasanaethau, i atal biliau treth gyngor rhag cynyddu'n sylweddol, i gefnogi'r GIG ac i sicrhau sefyllfa gryfach i'r Llywodraeth Cymru nesaf wedi'r etholiad.
Mae'n bryd am arweinyddiaeth newydd yn 2026 gyda Phlaid Cymru.
Mae'n bryd am arweinyddiaeth newydd yn 2026 gyda Phlaid Cymru.