Mark Lewis
@markwaun.bsky.social
Residing in the cultural capital of Wales (Wales' first UNESCO City of Literature) and interested in anything interesting.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
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We do not celebrate the achievements of that generation of immigrants to the UK nearly enough. Baron @alfdubs.bsky.social comes to mind, or Sir Peter Hirsch. They have enriched British society in numerous ways.
Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Magdalen launches Sir Guenter Treitel Scholarships.
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
February 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
We do not celebrate the achievements of that generation of immigrants to the UK nearly enough. Baron @alfdubs.bsky.social comes to mind, or Sir Peter Hirsch. They have enriched British society in numerous ways.
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Rosa Rodríguez, record winner last week of Spanish TV game show Pasapalabra with €2.7 million jackpot: "I don't mind paying taxes at all. My education was thanks to state schools and public scholarships. I'm happy to pay taxes and contribute a little to improving public services. Seems fair to me."
Rosa Rodríguez, ganadora de Pasapalabra con un bote de 2,7M€: "No me da ninguna rabia pagar a Hacienda. Mi formación ha sido gracias a la escuela pública y a las becas públicas. Encantada de pagar impuestos y contribuir un poquito en mejorar servicios públicos. Me parece lo justo"
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Rosa Rodríguez, record winner last week of Spanish TV game show Pasapalabra with €2.7 million jackpot: "I don't mind paying taxes at all. My education was thanks to state schools and public scholarships. I'm happy to pay taxes and contribute a little to improving public services. Seems fair to me."
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I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
Reform UK warns Worcestershire County Council is facing bankruptcy - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK warns Worcestershire County Council is facing bankruptcy
Worcestershire County Council is asking for £71m in emergency support.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Reform UK warns Worcestershire County Council is facing bankruptcy - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform 🏴 leader may be ineligible to stand 😂👏
“Mr Thomas’s ability to stand for election to the Senedd depends on his living in 🏴 at what is his primary residence.Is it his intention to claim that his primary residence is his father’s home in Blackwood…does he believe that complies with the law?”
“Mr Thomas’s ability to stand for election to the Senedd depends on his living in 🏴 at what is his primary residence.Is it his intention to claim that his primary residence is his father’s home in Blackwood…does he believe that complies with the law?”
The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal ✍️Martin Shipton
The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Reform 🏴 leader may be ineligible to stand 😂👏
“Mr Thomas’s ability to stand for election to the Senedd depends on his living in 🏴 at what is his primary residence.Is it his intention to claim that his primary residence is his father’s home in Blackwood…does he believe that complies with the law?”
“Mr Thomas’s ability to stand for election to the Senedd depends on his living in 🏴 at what is his primary residence.Is it his intention to claim that his primary residence is his father’s home in Blackwood…does he believe that complies with the law?”
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⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
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Hey folks, I’m new to this platform. I’m looking to connect with journalists and reporters from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion and Mid Wales region. 🏴
Please repost for visibility!
Please repost for visibility!
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Hey folks, I’m new to this platform. I’m looking to connect with journalists and reporters from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion and Mid Wales region. 🏴
Please repost for visibility!
Please repost for visibility!
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Well fancy that. The British Populist Right's spiritual leader (after Farage) has ignored their increasingly shrill pleadings.
🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Well fancy that. The British Populist Right's spiritual leader (after Farage) has ignored their increasingly shrill pleadings.
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Hard to imagine an event more effective at discrediting organized religion
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "I don't know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat. I really don't. *crowd groans* I know we have some here today. I don't know why they're here, because they certainly don't give us their vote ... they cheat."
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Hard to imagine an event more effective at discrediting organized religion
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Former speechwriter for Bush the Younger and Senior Editor at The Atlantic:
February 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Former speechwriter for Bush the Younger and Senior Editor at The Atlantic:
That reminds me, I need to dig out my scarf for Saturday. Courtesy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
That reminds me, I need to dig out my scarf for Saturday. Courtesy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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I can’t get all of this in but it’s a beautiful letter in @financialtimes.com about life and death
February 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I can’t get all of this in but it’s a beautiful letter in @financialtimes.com about life and death
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Trump on Steve Womack, whose wife just died: "He had a good marriage. A good marriage is better than a bad marriage, but it makes it a little bit tougher when something like that happens."
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Trump on Steve Womack, whose wife just died: "He had a good marriage. A good marriage is better than a bad marriage, but it makes it a little bit tougher when something like that happens."
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PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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February 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES
In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed…
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New email: Epstein and businessman/lawyer David Stern, talking about Mandelson as if he's on retainer.
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
New email: Epstein and businessman/lawyer David Stern, talking about Mandelson as if he's on retainer.
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
Epstein says "Do we need help - mandelson?"
The reply: "too early to get Mandelson involved"
Quick thread:
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil... "they don't/do like it up 'em!"
Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear
The shell, unexploded at the time of removal, resulted in the evacuation of the hospital, with an EOD squad called to clear the area.
www.militarytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/mil... "they don't/do like it up 'em!"
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Pictured: #Mesolithic flint core from Tanybwlch, near #Aberystwyth, #Wales.
Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Portalis Project
See more portalisproject.eu/map/
#Archaeology #Mesolithic #WelshHistory #IrishHistory
Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Portalis Project
See more portalisproject.eu/map/
#Archaeology #Mesolithic #WelshHistory #IrishHistory
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Pictured: #Mesolithic flint core from Tanybwlch, near #Aberystwyth, #Wales.
Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Portalis Project
See more portalisproject.eu/map/
#Archaeology #Mesolithic #WelshHistory #IrishHistory
Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the Portalis Project
See more portalisproject.eu/map/
#Archaeology #Mesolithic #WelshHistory #IrishHistory
Why do the Northern Lights keep appearing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why do the Northern Lights keep appearing so far south?
Why the Northern Lights keep appearing so far south and when you can see them again.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Why do the Northern Lights keep appearing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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crucial to remember here that Mandelson - who is shown trying to undermine the bank bonus tax in 2009 - went on to work for JP Morgan as a client of his Global Counsel advisory firm
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Mandelson told Epstein JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK government over banker tax
Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor in 2009
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
crucial to remember here that Mandelson - who is shown trying to undermine the bank bonus tax in 2009 - went on to work for JP Morgan as a client of his Global Counsel advisory firm
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
www.ft.com/content/91e8...
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The nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization.
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization.
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
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This article!!!
"Sport is outside of politics" sounds especially privileged when politics kills our athletes.
600 Ukrainian athletes will never be able to argue about sports and politics again.
"Sport is outside of politics" sounds especially privileged when politics kills our athletes.
600 Ukrainian athletes will never be able to argue about sports and politics again.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This article!!!
"Sport is outside of politics" sounds especially privileged when politics kills our athletes.
600 Ukrainian athletes will never be able to argue about sports and politics again.
"Sport is outside of politics" sounds especially privileged when politics kills our athletes.
600 Ukrainian athletes will never be able to argue about sports and politics again.