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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 9h

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 9h

Your Airbnb was my home...

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Koffi ha kows rag dyskoryon #Kernewek ha Kernewegoryon yn #Aberplymm dy'Gwener 17ves a vis Hedra 5.30-7.30pm yn Caffeine Club. Pubonan yw wolkom!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 10h

Splann! Lyvrow bryntin!

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Why not learn a bit of #Cornish this winter? There are many free resources and there's a great online bookshop!

www.kesva.org/kdl

www.cornishdictionary.org.uk

en.saysomethingin.com/cornish/leve...

gocornish.org

Bookshop

cornish-language.org/shop-2/?lang...

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Prenassa Warlinen - Kowethas an yeth Kernewek

cornish-language.org

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 14h

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

The reclusive author's first novel in 12 years finds him as sardonic, elusive and knowing as ever

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Thomas Pynchon tackles fascism, big business in the Depression and international commercial rackets in his eagerly anticipated new novel.

www.bigissue.com

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 14h

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 14h

What is the future of our protest rights?

Why is a Labour government trying to resurrect Tory anti-protest powers that the courts found to be unlawful?

What is the future of our protest rights?

Why is a Labour government trying to resurrect Tory anti-protest powers that the courts found to be unlawful?

leftfootforward.org

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Prag na wrewgh hwi dyski tamm #Kernewek an gwav ma? Yma asnodhow pals heb kost hag yma lyverji splann warlinen!

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Why not learn a bit of #Cornish this winter? There are many free resources and there's a great online bookshop!

www.kesva.org/kdl

www.cornishdictionary.org.uk

en.saysomethingin.com/cornish/leve...

gocornish.org

Bookshop

cornish-language.org/shop-2/?lang...

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Prenassa Warlinen - Kowethas an yeth Kernewek

cornish-language.org

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Aphex Twin - Syro

Syro - YouTube

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Polygon Window - Surfing On Sine Waves

Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) - YouTube

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Aphex Twin - Drukqs

Drukqs - YouTube

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

This month, indie musicians in Oakland, California, gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored “what it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies”.

‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

www.theguardian.com

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

‘Disgraceful act of vandalism’: Condemnation of ‘hate-motivated’ criminal damage to Irish language street sign

Incident took place in the Shandon Park area of east Belfast on Saturday evening

‘Disgraceful act of vandalism’: Condemnation of ‘hate-motivated’ criminal damage to Irish language street sign

Incident took place in the Shandon Park area of east Belfast on Saturday evening

www.irishnews.com

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Plaid Cymru: Cynllun annibyniaeth i Gymru ond nid yn y tymor cyntaf

Plaid Cymru yn addo cyhoeddi cynllun ar gyfer annibyniaeth i Gymru - ond nid yn eu tymor cyntaf o lywodraethu.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Plaid Cymru promises independence plan, but not in first term

Plaid backs plan for independence white paper, but not in the first five years of a government.

www.bbc.co.uk

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Ehangu cynllun grantiau ar gyfer cymunedau Cymraeg eu hiaith

"Fe allai grwpiau Cymraeg eu hiaith ar hyd a lled y wlad wneud cais am grantiau o hyd at £10,000 ar gyfer prosiectau cymunedol wrth i'r cynllun ehangu"

Ehangu cynllun grantiau ar gyfer cymunedau Cymraeg eu hiaith

Nod y grantiau yw i helpu grwpiau sydd yn arwain busnesau cymdeithasol neu brosiectau tai cymunedol.

newyddion.s4c.cymru

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Welsh-speaking community grants scheme expanded

"Community groups across Wales can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help them start a social business or community-led housing project"

Welsh-speaking community grants scheme expanded

Community groups across Wales can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help them start a social business or community-led housing project. For over three years, the scheme has supported Welsh-spea...

nation.cymru

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Coffee and chat for #Cornish learners and Cornish speakers in #Plymouth Friday 17th October 5.30-7.30pm in Caffeine Club. All welcome!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Koffi ha kows rag dyskoryon #Kernewek ha Kernewegoryon yn #Aberplymm dy'Gwener 17ves a vis Hedra 5.30-7.30pm yn Caffeine Club. Pubonan yw wolkom!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Alun Wyn Jones: 'Ddim yn falch' o fod wedi teithio'r byd heb siarad yr iaith

Mae’r arwr rygbi Alun Wyn Jones wedi dweud bod methu siarad ei iaith ei hun wrth deithio’r byd yn “rhywbeth nad ydw i’n falch ohono”.

newyddion.s4c.cymru

Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 2d

Alun Wyn Jones: ‘Learning Welsh is about knowing my roots and belonging to my country’

Alun Wyn Jones: 'Learning Welsh is about knowing my roots and belonging to my country'

Rugby legend Alun Wyn Jones has said that not speaking his own language while travelling the world is “something I’m not proud of”. Now, with a wife and three daughters who all speak Welsh at home, th...

nation.cymru

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 3d

Thousands of people live in temporary accommodation supplied by local authorities. Others have called on the council for help to avoid becoming homeless.

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Matt Spry @mattdspry.bsky.social · 3d

The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

While homelessness might conjure up the image of someone bedding down in a shop doorway, the reality is that they are the minority.

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The challenge of counting hidden homelessness in Britain

We can all see rough sleepers on our streets, but a much higher number of people are experiencing homelessness out of view.

www.bigissue.com

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