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JGriff
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Books, heavy metal, rugby (Scarlets, RGC.)
Librarian. Cymraeg. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Caru llyfrgelloedd / love libraries 📚📕📗📘📙📔
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I've already heard of one major publisher – mentioning no names, but they share their name with a chocolate biscuit – who are refusing to pay proofreaders what were previously going rates because they can get the work done cheaper elsewhere.

'Elsewhere'.
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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The Mab - a modern take on the Mabinogion with a foreword by Michael Sheen, has been given a new lease of life after being rescued from destruction
Modern take on The Mabinogion rescued from destruction
A modern take on the Mabinogion with 11 stories of enchanting prose, and with endorsement and a foreword by Michael Sheen, has been given a new lease of life. More than 1500 copies of hit children’s…
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Nadolig Llawen i fi! Merry Christmas to me!
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I love Nick Sharratt books and this is absolutely brilliant!
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Busy week. First, Kneecap in Manchester, and then last night I was mostly watching this:
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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#OnThisDay in 2003

🏉 Scarlets began their European campaign with a hard-fought 14-9 victory over Northampton.

Man of the match Scott Quinnell scored the only try, with Stephen Jones adding nine points with the boot.

🗓️ 05/12/2003
🏆 Heineken Cup
🏟️ Stradey Park
#ScarletsOTD
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Reform UK Ltd. The People’s Party. The party that speaks to the ‘regular man in the street’. Here’s September’s image from the new CWS/John Heartfield calendar, featuring those ‘regular man in the street’ billionaire Reform donors.
See link in pinned post.
December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Haha this is a fucking shambles

www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Given the marvellous job the directors are doing, who could begrudge them a 35% increase in benefits in one year!
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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You must read @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the latest “too big to fail” stock market shattering statements of the Tech Bros.

Alex Karp and Sam Altman in full head wagging denial mode should tell you all you need to know about the reckoning to come

broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Peter Thiel Gets Out of Dodge
Yesterday, I published on "Great AI Bubble". Today, Silicon Valley's Dr Evil dumps his stock
broligarchy.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Hi. Could at least 40 people buy a Life of Sharks 2026 Calendar? For a project I’m working on*

thelifeofsharks.com

*my overdraft
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The actual Department of US Homeland Security.

Incredible.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The Carnegies are introducing an age-inclusive longlist shadowing offer, so reading groups of all ages can join in. This will run alongside our regular shortlist shadowing, giving even more ways to take part — full details coming soon!
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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A NEW CHRISTMAS THING!

The Big Green Books Advent Calendar!

Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.

Your chance to unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.

The books will be chosen based on what you enjoy reading.

More info HERE

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Map of Wales according to the WRU.
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Poster can be downloaded from my website www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/single-post/...
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@joelakerry1981.bsky.social Hi, are you still a CILIP Chartership mentor?
October 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi
US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi
In the two years after Roe v Wade was overturned, hundreds were charged amid growing acceptance of ‘fetal personhood’
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM