Glyn Bach
@llanfrancisco.bsky.social
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Glyn Bach
@llanfrancisco.bsky.social
· Nov 17
In another life, I was known as Welshbeard :-)
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Michael W. Twitty's cookbook celebrates the South’s complicated heritage : NPR share.google/oxz299PgIBA7...
A celebration of the South's rich — and messy — heritage, delivered on a plate
In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Michael W. Twitty's cookbook celebrates the South’s complicated heritage : NPR share.google/oxz299PgIBA7...
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I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
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New from me. How will the "tourist tax" work in #London? www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-ho... Local government and the businesses affected will want the scheme designed in ways that help them. @londonassembly.bsky.social
Dave Hill: How will the 'tourist tax' work in London?
The capital's local authorities and the businesses affected will want the Mayor to design the scheme with their needs in mind
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
New from me. How will the "tourist tax" work in #London? www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-ho... Local government and the businesses affected will want the scheme designed in ways that help them. @londonassembly.bsky.social
All these references to 'Broken Britain' irritate me greatly. We have many problems in the United Kingdom, but it is not 'broken', and, like our one-time relationship with the EU, the alternative - as offered by the likes of Mr Farage - is deeply unappealing to me.
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
All these references to 'Broken Britain' irritate me greatly. We have many problems in the United Kingdom, but it is not 'broken', and, like our one-time relationship with the EU, the alternative - as offered by the likes of Mr Farage - is deeply unappealing to me.
I've been on the receiving end of sudden, unexpected, Uber fares, more than once. Once, a driver cancelled the job, after 10 minutes, then charged me for a non-existent 1 minute journey that was literally a few doors down a random street in the area www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...?
Mum and son got in a 10-minute Uber, and couldn't believe what the app told them
Uber has since refunded Jay Myers, but he says he'd think twice about using the app again
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I've been on the receiving end of sudden, unexpected, Uber fares, more than once. Once, a driver cancelled the job, after 10 minutes, then charged me for a non-existent 1 minute journey that was literally a few doors down a random street in the area www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...?
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
The economics of the current government may be to the left, but the social policies are more to the right. The influence of 'Blue Labour'?
Britain's left-wing government is left-wing www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Britain’s left-wing government is left-wing
An obvious fact. But still an overlooked one
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The economics of the current government may be to the left, but the social policies are more to the right. The influence of 'Blue Labour'?
NHS doctor, Rahmeh Aladwan, suspended over alleged antisemitic social media posts. She is also alleged to have expressed support for "violent action and terrorist organisations" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS doctor suspended over alleged antisemitic social media posts
The tribunal ruled the doctor's posts
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
NHS doctor, Rahmeh Aladwan, suspended over alleged antisemitic social media posts. She is also alleged to have expressed support for "violent action and terrorist organisations" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The entire Instagram "influencer" model is basically dead. Why bother posing in a hipster coffee shop when the AI can gin up the image for free in two minutes?
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The entire Instagram "influencer" model is basically dead. Why bother posing in a hipster coffee shop when the AI can gin up the image for free in two minutes?
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1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
Despite the sometimes fevered national debate about immigration, it is now at its lowest levels since 2021, and has dropped by a whopping 69% in the last year www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Net migration to the UK drops by two-thirds, ONS figures show
It is down 69 per cent year on year and the lowest annual figure since 2021
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Despite the sometimes fevered national debate about immigration, it is now at its lowest levels since 2021, and has dropped by a whopping 69% in the last year www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Australia lists Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism over antisemitic attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/australia-lists-irans-irgc-as-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-over-antisemitic-attacks/
Australia lists Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism over antisemitic attacks
Foreign Ministry says Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated arson incidents in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024 to 'sow division' by targeting Jewish Australians
www.timesofisrael.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Australia lists Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism over antisemitic attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/australia-lists-irans-irgc-as-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-over-antisemitic-attacks/
Eating a sandwich, when half of your mouth is numb from Lidocaine, is an interesting experience.
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Eating a sandwich, when half of your mouth is numb from Lidocaine, is an interesting experience.
'You're like a big, hairy, Diazepam'
(in the sense that I was adept at calming people down)
(in the sense that I was adept at calming people down)
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
'You're like a big, hairy, Diazepam'
(in the sense that I was adept at calming people down)
(in the sense that I was adept at calming people down)
The Polish far right MEP Grzegorz Braun has a long, ignoble, history of very obvious antisemitism. This is nothing new for him, alas www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Outrage as MEP compares Jewish people to Hannibal Lecter in speech outside Auschwitz
Far-right politician Grzegorz Braun’s comments that ‘Poland is for the Poles’ have been branded ‘shameful’ by the country’s justice minister, who has promised an investigation
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Polish far right MEP Grzegorz Braun has a long, ignoble, history of very obvious antisemitism. This is nothing new for him, alas www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Inverness, Scotland : Primary school scraps Christmas show after it attracts racist messages. What triggered the racists? A scene about Syrian refugee children www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news...
School scraps its Christmas show after 'racist abuse online over refugee scene'
The show was due to feature a scene about refugee children caught up in the Syrian conflict
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Inverness, Scotland : Primary school scraps Christmas show after it attracts racist messages. What triggered the racists? A scene about Syrian refugee children www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Gloucestershire/Bristolian followers,
Do you recognise the man, below, who is wanted in connection with the racist abuse of a 3 year old child (yes, *3 year old*), in Yate shopping centre. Please call 101 (Ref 5225278453), with any information www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Do you recognise the man, below, who is wanted in connection with the racist abuse of a 3 year old child (yes, *3 year old*), in Yate shopping centre. Please call 101 (Ref 5225278453), with any information www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Balding man made 'racist comments' to child
The mother told him to stop and walked away
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Gloucestershire/Bristolian followers,
Do you recognise the man, below, who is wanted in connection with the racist abuse of a 3 year old child (yes, *3 year old*), in Yate shopping centre. Please call 101 (Ref 5225278453), with any information www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Do you recognise the man, below, who is wanted in connection with the racist abuse of a 3 year old child (yes, *3 year old*), in Yate shopping centre. Please call 101 (Ref 5225278453), with any information www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Derry, Northern Ireland : Home of Sudanese family, on the Fountain estate, is targeted with racist graffiti www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/v...
‘Vile’ attack in Derry's Fountain estate being probed as racist hate crime
Politicians have strongly condemned an attack on a Sudanese family in Derry as police confirmed it was being treated as a racially motivated hate crime.
www.derryjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Derry, Northern Ireland : Home of Sudanese family, on the Fountain estate, is targeted with racist graffiti www.derryjournal.com/news/crime/v...
Radio Korea station, in Los Angeles, faces criticism after one of its hosts, Julie An, accused LGBTQ people of spreading AIDS, and signaled her support for so-called 'LGBTQ conversion therapy'
www.losangelesblade.com/2025/11/25/l...
www.losangelesblade.com/2025/11/25/l...
LGBTQ+ community calls out Radio Korea over host’s homophobic comments; station acknowledges but skirts accountability
On Nov. 3rd, Radio Korea host Julie An claimed that “gay people began the spread of AIDS
www.losangelesblade.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Radio Korea station, in Los Angeles, faces criticism after one of its hosts, Julie An, accused LGBTQ people of spreading AIDS, and signaled her support for so-called 'LGBTQ conversion therapy'
www.losangelesblade.com/2025/11/25/l...
www.losangelesblade.com/2025/11/25/l...
This would be, imo, A Very Bad Idea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This would be, imo, A Very Bad Idea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm researching the silent 1914 Wizard of Oz films and one of them has a Minecraft cat
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm researching the silent 1914 Wizard of Oz films and one of them has a Minecraft cat
Meanwhile, Cher, appears at the Grammys in 2089
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Meanwhile, Cher, appears at the Grammys in 2089
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A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
NOS plaatst vanaf vandaag geen nieuwsberichten meer op X - Over NOS
De NOS en Nieuwsuur (NOS/NTR) zijn gestopt met posten op X. Het platform past niet meer bij onze visie op...
over.nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...