Rhian Williams
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Cymraes. Gogledd Orllewin Cymru
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Le mot du jour
le gouvernail
[ ɡuvɛʀnaj ]
rudder, tiller
#learnFrenchwithArnaud #vocabulary #motdujour #oneaday
le gouvernail
[ ɡuvɛʀnaj ]
rudder, tiller
#learnFrenchwithArnaud #vocabulary #motdujour #oneaday
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Le mot du jour
le gouvernail
[ ɡuvɛʀnaj ]
rudder, tiller
#learnFrenchwithArnaud #vocabulary #motdujour #oneaday
le gouvernail
[ ɡuvɛʀnaj ]
rudder, tiller
#learnFrenchwithArnaud #vocabulary #motdujour #oneaday
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L’expression du jour d’Alphonse tALK
battre son plein
[ batʀ sɔ̃ plɛ̃ ]
to be in full swing
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#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
battre son plein
[ batʀ sɔ̃ plɛ̃ ]
to be in full swing
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
L’expression du jour d’Alphonse tALK
battre son plein
[ batʀ sɔ̃ plɛ̃ ]
to be in full swing
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
battre son plein
[ batʀ sɔ̃ plɛ̃ ]
to be in full swing
Follow me for more fun games.
#expressions #oneaday #learnFrenchwithArnaud
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Gair y Dydd: ffair geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... – ar ail ddiwrnod y Ffair Aeaf yn Llanelwedd. Mae’r enghraifft gynharaf o’r gair sydd yn y Geiriadur yn dod o waith Dafydd ap Gwilym yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar ddeg. (Llun: S4C)
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gair y Dydd: ffair geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... – ar ail ddiwrnod y Ffair Aeaf yn Llanelwedd. Mae’r enghraifft gynharaf o’r gair sydd yn y Geiriadur yn dod o waith Dafydd ap Gwilym yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar ddeg. (Llun: S4C)
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an underrated part of the British crisis is that the justice system is under massive strain, not least because criminal barristers are often being paid *less for taking a case than their costs in doing so.*.
www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
an underrated part of the British crisis is that the justice system is under massive strain, not least because criminal barristers are often being paid *less for taking a case than their costs in doing so.*.
www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Displacement and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged to record levels in occupied West Bank.
Israel’s push to displace thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank
Displacement and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged to record levels in occupied West Bank.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Displacement and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians has surged to record levels in occupied West Bank.
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The thing about the Linehan case is that either the Judge is sympathetic to 'gender critical' ideology or British law thinks it's perfectly acceptable for a 57 year old man to stalk, doxx and physically attack a 17 year old girl.
Both explanations are horrifying.
Both explanations are horrifying.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The thing about the Linehan case is that either the Judge is sympathetic to 'gender critical' ideology or British law thinks it's perfectly acceptable for a 57 year old man to stalk, doxx and physically attack a 17 year old girl.
Both explanations are horrifying.
Both explanations are horrifying.
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“I often racially abuse people, but never in a hurtful or insulting way”
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“I often racially abuse people, but never in a hurtful or insulting way”
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A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
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Having spent the last few days back in Ukraine — reminded how this amazing resilient culture just grows stronger with every atrocity committed against it—it’s so obvious JD Vance’s peace plan ventures are all about saving Putin’s face
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Having spent the last few days back in Ukraine — reminded how this amazing resilient culture just grows stronger with every atrocity committed against it—it’s so obvious JD Vance’s peace plan ventures are all about saving Putin’s face
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Tell me again how it’s not a war on women. I’d gut every single one of them like the jellyfish they are.
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tell me again how it’s not a war on women. I’d gut every single one of them like the jellyfish they are.
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🗣️ "In the US, Wall Street investors are worrying about an AI bubble - maybe they have pumped too much money into the big Silicon Valley companies.
"Across the western world, people are fretting about AI’s potential to act autonomously and take control of our lives."
"Across the western world, people are fretting about AI’s potential to act autonomously and take control of our lives."
China’s own ‘Silicon Valley’ - where everyone is developing an AI app
The superpower hopes that the brave new world of Artificial Intelligence will inspire an increasingly disillusioned Gen Z, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum en route to Beijing.
channel4news.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
🗣️ "In the US, Wall Street investors are worrying about an AI bubble - maybe they have pumped too much money into the big Silicon Valley companies.
"Across the western world, people are fretting about AI’s potential to act autonomously and take control of our lives."
"Across the western world, people are fretting about AI’s potential to act autonomously and take control of our lives."
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On Bregman, I was there in the audience and I can’t see what the BBC have gained by removing this line except more bad publicity. I will say that no such edits or censorship occurred when I gave the Reith Lectures and free-speech defenders might want think about whether this is the world they want.
November 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On Bregman, I was there in the audience and I can’t see what the BBC have gained by removing this line except more bad publicity. I will say that no such edits or censorship occurred when I gave the Reith Lectures and free-speech defenders might want think about whether this is the world they want.
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
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At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife - United Kingdom
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a
www.europesays.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds | Wildlife
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/592821/
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are…#uk #news #uknews
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This is so disrespectful and harmful. AIDS hasn't gone away, and to save lives, we need to keep talking about and advocating for better policies.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is so disrespectful and harmful. AIDS hasn't gone away, and to save lives, we need to keep talking about and advocating for better policies.
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2/ USG funds cannot be used for events or commemorations, and staff are forbidden from publicly promoting the day. Quiet attendance in a personal capacity is allowed. 🙄😡
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
2/ USG funds cannot be used for events or commemorations, and staff are forbidden from publicly promoting the day. Quiet attendance in a personal capacity is allowed. 🙄😡
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1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
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Reform UK's efforts to muzzle the free press, including Nation.Cymru are detailed here. It's an excellent read
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reform UK's efforts to muzzle the free press, including Nation.Cymru are detailed here. It's an excellent read
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“Notably, during a 90-minute long evidence session, Prescott was at no point asked to explain why his own dossier traduced a Trump quote at least as seriously as the Panorama episode to which he referred.
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
Michael Prescott: the BBC assassin’s woeful day in Parliament
The man whose report got rid of the BBC’s boss faced MPs yesterday, along with a group of senior BBC executives. Their appearance raised more questions than it answered
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Notably, during a 90-minute long evidence session, Prescott was at no point asked to explain why his own dossier traduced a Trump quote at least as seriously as the Panorama episode to which he referred.
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
“But this was just one missing question among many…”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-m...
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I don’t know if he really believes this or is just saying things, but their "progress" is meaningless until they convince Russia to stop its aggression.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I don’t know if he really believes this or is just saying things, but their "progress" is meaningless until they convince Russia to stop its aggression.
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Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
C.D.C. Quietly Appoints Doctor Critical of Vaccines as Second in Command
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Breaking News: The CDC quietly appointed Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham, who has been critical of vaccines, as its second in command. During the Covid pandemic, he promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.