I analyzed over 10 years of anti-trans legislation. Over 330 bills have passed, with ~300 of them in just the last 5 years. There is no precedent in American history for so many bills to target one particular minority group like this in such a short timeframe. www.thedissident.news/the-ratchet/

So Iran may to have to withdraw from the Fifa World Cup (Report, 12 March) because it is being bombed by the winner of the Fifa peace prize. Robert Lee Hampton, London Bang on.

US bombers loading up on UK airstrips before raining down bombs on Iran. Parliament wasn't consulted - and polling shows huge numbers oppose it. When do MPs get a say over our involvement in this war? www.forbes.com/sites/peters...

Celtic Crescent is recruiting its first cohort of 6 fully-funded PhDs supported by AHRC through its Doctoral Focal Awards. (October 2026) We are holding a webinar for interested applicants Friday 13 March. Access the webinar by registering here & for more info: www.bangor.ac.uk/celtic-cresc...

The USA War Crimes are global. Don't be silent for Cuba.

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region. Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat. We live in Orwellian times.

Former public prosecutor Nazir Afzal on the speed at which the police have acted on Andrew's misconduct allegations compared to the Epstein trafficking allegations: "When the state is the alleged victim, the state moves at pace. When women are the alleged victims, the state takes its time"

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

SLAS CONFERENCE 2026 Building on Cara Levey’s groundbreaking exploration of how collective memory shapes struggles for equity, the conference will probe memory as a site of healing, contestation, and transformation. 🗓️9 - 10 April 2026 📍University of Leeds

Consider this your holiday miracle 🎄✨ Our CFP is officially extended to 23 December 2025. Keep those brilliant abstracts coming! #LatinAmericanStudies #PILAS2026 slasuk.org/pilas-confer...

... and Leicester... Languages, History... It's so easy to destroy, so hard to create. So much talent. So many lives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.

🎟️ TICKETS NOW ON SALE 🎟️ Wales Social Justice Conference, 4 Dec, Cardiff. Theme: "Sustaining the Voluntary and Community Sector" - an important event for Wales, the voluntary and the criminal justice sectors. Tickets are available from wsjc.info #WSJC #IOSW #ReducingReoffending #Rehabilitation

"It's not for me to say to people 'don't vote Labour because you're going to split the vote'. It's Labour's job to offer a better solution". Perfectly put. People are sick of being told there are only two options: bad or worse. join.greenparty.org.uk

Award-winning Welsh singer-songwriter, Ani Glass, has launched her 'futuristic, fascinating' new album ‘Phantasmagoria’ today, featuring songs in Welsh, Cornish and English wp.me/p8Mk4U-167E

#Sportslaw Blog! With Faraz Shahlaei we prepared a symposium for Strasbourg Observers focused on the #Semenya judgement of the Grand Chamber of the #ECtHR. Our opening blog introducing the symposium is at strasbourgobservers.com/2025/10/01/e... #ECHR #HumanRights #DSDRegulations #WorldAthletics

Discover what's driving the conversation in Latin American Studies! Explore BLAR's most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef data. See which research is making the biggest impact: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1470...

In this thread, you will find BLAR's (44:3) 📚BOOK REVIEWS📚. An indispensable and critical review of the most recent and exciting publications about Latin America.

Backing up photos from an old phone and found a little bit of history on there... Meet Carrie Jones; she's 15 years old and just about to make her Wales debut in our 6-0 win over the Faroe Islands. Wonder what became of her...

A web archive pdf version of 'Forgotten Glories', a comprehensive record of British amateur international football b/w 1901-1974 web.archive.org/web/20170728...

NEW CFP ALERT! 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Latin American Fandoms guest edited by Yazmín Carrizales and Libertad Garzón at the following link: buff.ly/9PupLIf ! Deadline is 1/1/2026!

playing ANI GLASS 'Acwariwm' aniglass.bandcamp.com @Ani_Glass #BBCIntroducingOnRadioWales

Chilean govt to expropriate part of Colonia Dignidad - German sect colony where opponents of Pinochet ‘disappeared’ My story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?” Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d

Reminder our online symposium at 14:00 UK time!

Trennydd | In two days time

For those who want to help. 💚⬇️ 🔗 www.wfp.org/emergencies/...

NEW CFP ALERT! 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Latin American Fandoms guest edited by Yazmín Carrizales and Libertad Garzón at the following link: buff.ly/9PupLIf ! Deadline is 1/1/2026!

Anyone know where a record of Wales B international results can be found? Found bits n pieces online (mainly from sources related to other nations) but nothing definitive

Researcher question: Did anyone see any Welsh language signage in the public sphere during Euro 2016? Eg on signs, posters, UEFA branding, etc? @podcastpeldroed.bsky.social @buzzboncath.bsky.social @iwanwills.bsky.social @martinjohnes.bsky.social @robdowling.bsky.social

The world is losing its mind. 🙃💔

Having announced his retirement from professional football yesterday, Iwan Williams looks back at the career of a Cymru great buff.ly/Kpeu9XT

📢New BLAR Special Issue out now!📢 "Convection Currents in Latin American and Caribbean Geo-aesthetics" explores the shifting relations between space, politics, and aesthetics across the region. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14709856... In this thread, you’ll find the links to all the articles.

Pascal Kaiser wasn’t fully prepared for his #comingout moment in German football but he’s embraced being visible, building a social media following of 170,000 - rare for a referee. He says gay and bi players can “change the space” in the men’s game. For @outsports.com #LGBTQ #CourageIsContagious

Some time after 1630, Holly's bucket hat was removed from the DJ booth at Affekt Bar in St. Gallen on Wednesday. As you see, it has a variety of badges on that she's collected down the years. She would very much like it back. Please share & If you can help in any way do get in touch. #EURO2025

@walesgovernance.bsky.social @gwylwalgoch.bsky.social @c0l1n2027.bsky.social @waleswnt.bsky.social @bylines.cymru @podcastpeldroed.bsky.social @footymuseumcymru.bsky.social @welshbollocks.bsky.social

Having been at Euro 2016 I wanted to challenge the unquestioned bonds that linked sporting nationhood to the male experience 👇🏽film tells Euro 2016 through 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿's female fan voice Euro 2025 - Reconfiguration of nationhood,⚽️& gender = phenomenal💜💚🤍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBZ...

Hi John, Francesca Albanese has been reappointed as UN Special Rapporteur for another 3 years, the Netherlands failed to get her banned from being reselected. Not everyone bows down to Israel. Please find both article and video www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbak... english.elpais.com/internationa...

Link here: literacytrust.org.uk/events/creat...

🚨BLAR's NEW ARTICLE🚨 "‘Quanto Vale a Sua Vida?’: Individuals' Resistance Under Corporate Repression", by Léa Lebeaupin-Salamon. READ HERE: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Just a heads-up that this Sunday (22 June) marks the 39th anniversary of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Argentina 🇦🇷 at Mexico '86 Here's a podcast on that match with @drpetewatson.bsky.social ▶️ outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-arge... On Sunday, I post a long-read on the long rivalry between the two countries...

I wrote about this exact parallel two years ago, including how the Times piled on with terrible framings and coverage that are identical to today. We're literally repeating history. It's frustrating. harvardpublichealth.org/equity/to-pr...

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Nobody should be supplying weapons to Israel, anyone who does should be prosecuted for assisting War Crimes.

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2 x tickets for Liechtenstein match available £35 for the 2 (adult & young adult) Canton Stand Grateful for a share if you can please 🙏🏽 - diolch @gwylwalgoch.bsky.social @podcastpeldroed.bsky.social @charlgsport.bsky.social @buzzboncath.bsky.social @iwanwills.bsky.social