Ed Bridges
@dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy
Social science policy wonk, pacifist, dysgwr Cymraeg, talk a lot about Newport County, more fun than I sound. Views ≠ my employer’s. North Cardiff, via South Oxfordshire.
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The weekend’s looking up, even if the cat refused to stay still long enough for me to get the photo…
#catsofmastodon #themuppetchristmascarol #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #themuppetchristmascarol #cathodofastodon
December 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The weekend’s looking up, even if the cat refused to stay still long enough for me to get the photo…
#catsofmastodon #themuppetchristmascarol #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #themuppetchristmascarol #cathodofastodon
Football is the absolute worst. Even when a tiny morsel of optimism suddenly emerges, good old football reality comes and stamps its head in.
#ncafc 🧡🖤
#ncafc 🧡🖤
December 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Football is the absolute worst. Even when a tiny morsel of optimism suddenly emerges, good old football reality comes and stamps its head in.
#ncafc 🧡🖤
#ncafc 🧡🖤
We all sat down as a family to cheer on County in the #facup 🏆, and are now bitterly regretting it.
AND the snooker’s going the wrong way. AND the cricket. Bloody sport.
@1912exiles.com
#ncafc 🧡🖤
AND the snooker’s going the wrong way. AND the cricket. Bloody sport.
@1912exiles.com
#ncafc 🧡🖤
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We all sat down as a family to cheer on County in the #facup 🏆, and are now bitterly regretting it.
AND the snooker’s going the wrong way. AND the cricket. Bloody sport.
@1912exiles.com
#ncafc 🧡🖤
AND the snooker’s going the wrong way. AND the cricket. Bloody sport.
@1912exiles.com
#ncafc 🧡🖤
My roast is better than your roast.
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My roast is better than your roast.
A second #caturday pic, seeing as how @sreb23.bsky.social captured a nice one of me and #ronnie hanging out.
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A second #caturday pic, seeing as how @sreb23.bsky.social captured a nice one of me and #ronnie hanging out.
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
Cat on lap, snooker on telly, basically winning at Saturday.
#snooker ⚪️🔴⚫️
#catsofmastodon
#cathodofastodon
#snooker ⚪️🔴⚫️
#catsofmastodon
#cathodofastodon
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Cat on lap, snooker on telly, basically winning at Saturday.
#snooker ⚪️🔴⚫️
#catsofmastodon
#cathodofastodon
#snooker ⚪️🔴⚫️
#catsofmastodon
#cathodofastodon
Right, let the Christmas films and sherry commence...
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Right, let the Christmas films and sherry commence...
It's not just me, is it, who thinks that Aptos as a font looks even worse than Comic Sans. If you send me a document where you've used it, I will judge you.
#fonts
#makenicefontsgreatagain
#calibrilightforever
#fonts
#makenicefontsgreatagain
#calibrilightforever
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It's not just me, is it, who thinks that Aptos as a font looks even worse than Comic Sans. If you send me a document where you've used it, I will judge you.
#fonts
#makenicefontsgreatagain
#calibrilightforever
#fonts
#makenicefontsgreatagain
#calibrilightforever
✅ Christmas tree
✅ Cat
✅ Ugly bloke
✅ Cat
✅ Ugly bloke
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
✅ Christmas tree
✅ Cat
✅ Ugly bloke
✅ Cat
✅ Ugly bloke
BEHOLD MY AMARYLLIS!
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BEHOLD MY AMARYLLIS!
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
A good and bad Saturday. County TWICE throwing away a lead against a bang-average Barrow side, to end up with just a point. Not a result that suggests things will change under the new manager.
But a better evening, watching #TheaGilmore at The Gate in #caerdydd […]
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But a better evening, watching #TheaGilmore at The Gate in #caerdydd […]
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November 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A good and bad Saturday. County TWICE throwing away a lead against a bang-average Barrow side, to end up with just a point. Not a result that suggests things will change under the new manager.
But a better evening, watching #TheaGilmore at The Gate in #caerdydd […]
[Original post on toot.wales]
But a better evening, watching #TheaGilmore at The Gate in #caerdydd […]
[Original post on toot.wales]
So actual medical experts have considered the evidence and made a decision, but apparently that’s not good enough so now the Health Secretary for England whose medical qualification is [checks] the fact that he read History at Cambridge will re-look at the […]
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November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So actual medical experts have considered the evidence and made a decision, but apparently that’s not good enough so now the Health Secretary for England whose medical qualification is [checks] the fact that he read History at Cambridge will re-look at the […]
[Original post on toot.wales]
[Original post on toot.wales]
An unintentionally arty photo of #norwich Cathedral taken last night that I found on my ‘phone this morning. I’ll let you guess whether it was taken on the way to, or the way home from, the pub.
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
An unintentionally arty photo of #norwich Cathedral taken last night that I found on my ‘phone this morning. I’ll let you guess whether it was taken on the way to, or the way home from, the pub.
Stupid football.
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stupid football.
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”
“…and the journey from Newport to Oldham for a Fourth Division game in the cold starts with a Greggs coffee and bacon roll”
#ncafc 🧡🖤
“…and the journey from Newport to Oldham for a Fourth Division game in the cold starts with a Greggs coffee and bacon roll”
#ncafc 🧡🖤
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”
“…and the journey from Newport to Oldham for a Fourth Division game in the cold starts with a Greggs coffee and bacon roll”
#ncafc 🧡🖤
“…and the journey from Newport to Oldham for a Fourth Division game in the cold starts with a Greggs coffee and bacon roll”
#ncafc 🧡🖤
Is this the ugliest new building in #caerdydd #cardiff? That cladding looks cheap and nasty NOW, whilst they’re still building - it’s hard to imagine it’s going to age any better.
#bringbackbricks
#bringbackbricks
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Is this the ugliest new building in #caerdydd #cardiff? That cladding looks cheap and nasty NOW, whilst they’re still building - it’s hard to imagine it’s going to age any better.
#bringbackbricks
#bringbackbricks
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Some new #enshittification (to me anyway) this week. The Guardian now asks you to choose between accepting cookies for personalised advertising, or to pay £5pm for an "ad-lite" (sic) version - not even an ad-free version.
Guess that's another website I'll not be […]
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Guess that's another website I'll not be […]
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November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Some new #enshittification (to me anyway) this week. The Guardian now asks you to choose between accepting cookies for personalised advertising, or to pay £5pm for an "ad-lite" (sic) version - not even an ad-free version.
Guess that's another website I'll not be […]
[Original post on toot.wales]
Guess that's another website I'll not be […]
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SpVgg Unterhaching vs DJK Vilzing. An easy 5-0 win for the home team, and by god it was nice to watch a game of football where the fans turned up expecting to win. Great atmosphere even in a stadium more than half-empty. And €10 to watch that was a bargain.
#groundhopping
#groundhopping
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SpVgg Unterhaching vs DJK Vilzing. An easy 5-0 win for the home team, and by god it was nice to watch a game of football where the fans turned up expecting to win. Great atmosphere even in a stadium more than half-empty. And €10 to watch that was a bargain.
#groundhopping
#groundhopping
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
München, you have delivered so far.
🍻 🍖 🥩 🏰
🍻 🍖 🥩 🏰
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
München, you have delivered so far.
🍻 🍖 🥩 🏰
🍻 🍖 🥩 🏰
For my #caturday picture today, here’s a mashup my son made of #Ronnie’s head transposed onto my body. Made me laugh, anyway.
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
For my #caturday picture today, here’s a mashup my son made of #Ronnie’s head transposed onto my body. Made me laugh, anyway.
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
#catsofmastodon #cathodofastodon
We very sadly lost my father-in-law a few months back. Very kindly, my wife’s family have bequeathed me his #cigar humidor, and it is a real pleasure to (slowly) be sampling his impressive collection. Happy Friday night to you all.
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We very sadly lost my father-in-law a few months back. Very kindly, my wife’s family have bequeathed me his #cigar humidor, and it is a real pleasure to (slowly) be sampling his impressive collection. Happy Friday night to you all.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM