I'm always a little sceptical of books that include praise from the Daily Mail on the cover.

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Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk

Everything is going in the right direction

This headline couldn't be more ironic if it tried

Did the wonderful South Shields #parkrun this morning. Not an easy one with a buggy!! Other than the original at Bushy, I think this may be the only parkrun I've done that doesn't repeat any section of the course at all.

Up in Newcastle for the weekend, so obviously had to visit the Greggs pub!! (this was the one of the main reasons for this trip) #TheGoldenFlake

Will Kemi be defecting next?

This is hilarious. Unsurprisingly, pretentiousness is not an indicator of quality. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ja...

Don't you love to see it 💚💚💚

Five countries are gone, including Spain, one of the big 5. Nemo's gone, Charlie McGettigan's gone. And now Conchita's gone as well. This was an event the whole of Europe could be proud of. And now it's all destroyed, for the benefit of one genocidal nation... www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/13/e...

This is exhausting just watching from the sidelines. Maximum respect to Mo Chara for going through this all so admirably. @kneecapceol.bsky.social

"I'm not going to eat you, says Big Bad Wolf"

🚨YN TORRI: Pôl newydd yn dangos Plaid Cymru ar y blaen. Mae etholiad Senedd mis Mai yn ras rhwng Plaid Cymru a Reform. Dim ond Plaid Cymru all arwain Cymru o'r newydd a sefyll i fyny dros ein gwlad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This is not a free speech issue. Anyone else caught lying in their job would be in huge trouble, and rightfully so. There's no reason that politicians should be treated any different. In fact, they should be held even more accountable. I fully support this proposal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Will the @greenparty.org.uk and @plaidcymru.bsky.social please set an example by permanently leaving Twitter?

This is obviously the right decision. It should spark a wider conversation about social media platforms. We clearly can't - and shouldn't - just rely on the responsibility of the owners. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Delete. Delete. Delete….

My first book haul of 2026 #booksky

I wish this song had been released when I was writing my thesis! What a great example of pushing back against jazz gatekeeping/elitism. youtu.be/ZDECDGnPhRA?...

Good for the WNO. No artist should be associating themself with this place in any way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Baffles me that anyone is still using twitter when this is such a nicer platform in every way

I have very mixed feelings about this #eurovision eurovoix.com/2026/01/04/w...

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

Bluey being translated into Cymraeg is the best part of 2026 so far. Today my one-year-old daughter said 'bore da' for the first ever time. #Blŵi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Why is everyone making such a big deal about this fake admiral? Am I missing something here? If some random guy wants to play dress-up then who actually cares?

The USA can and should be stripped of the World Cup and the Olympics it is not a safe country.

Now that Stranger Things has ended, can we take a moment to appreciate the amazing love letter to synthesizers that Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein composed for the show? Their setup included synths like the Prophet-6, Prophet-5, Univox Mini-Korg, Oberheim SEM, Roland SH-2, ARP 2600, and a lot more!

Made a new playlist

Incredible photo. You can't stop the drive to read.

Got a load of new followers recently, so I figured I'd do a brief re-introduction. Hi, I'm Chris, and I post primarily about music, books, running, Welsh identity, and pictures of my dog Elwood.

One of the best things I did in 2025 was to finally delete facebook

My #parkrun stats for 2025: 44 runs 8 times volunteering (attended 52 times in total) 25 different events 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪 Fastest time: 18:34

I had a post do very well yesterday, and since then I've had 30+ accounts block me - despite it being the most inoffensive post in existence. Is this just what happens whenever you have even the most minor viral moment?

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

My message of hope for 2026: Abolish the monarchy.

Keep buying tickets for small local shows!!

I managed to get through 53 books in 2025. These are the 12 that I gave a 5/5 to. Zevin and King clearly the big winners here. #booksky

2025 has been a very very good year for music. In no particular order, my top five albums of the year are as follows: West End Girl - Lily Allen Rhwng Gwyll a Gwawr - Buddug Who Is The Sky? - David Byrne Panic Shack - Panic Shack Moisturizer - Wet Leg Have I made any startling omissions?

Senator Bernie Sanders will administer the oath of office to New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani during his public swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on January 1. trib.al/ylTzosO

Routinely disappointed each year by the names that accept honours. There's no better demonstration of the failings of the British education system than the annual number of citizens who don't immediately refuse an award implicitly celebrating the British Empire.

More bookshops in Cardiff is only ever a good thing nation.cymru/feature/inte...

I know it's all just bullying.....but hypothetically, if the Kennedy Center were in any way, shape or form setting things up so that the cancellation of a single free jazz concert in a 500-seater can cause them a million dollars in damages, they are fucking things up on an unimaginable level

I've just seen a woman go through airport security carrying a cat!

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

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Made it to Oulu!! Ready for a very wintery Christmas ☃️☃️☃️

Did the lovely and very busy Arrow Valley #parkrun on my way up to Manchester this morning! This will be my last one in Britain for the year, as next week we're in Oulu 🇫🇮 for the world's most northerly parkrun!!

It is beyond laughable that an MP whose party rule books say it is a “democratic socialist party” goes out on their social media attacking “lefties”. I hope their base deserts them in droves. I already have.

Shame on Jo Stevens for taking this view. I actually used to consider her a decent politician, but between this and her refusal to devolve the crown estate, she's made it abundantly clear that she couldn't care less about Cymru or its people www.bbc.com/news/article...