War and crisis rage and roil around us. But these artists’ basic income schemes are moments of clarity and sagacity, writes Pat Kane ✍️ 🔗https://www.thenational.scot/politics/26032504.ireland-proves-paying-artists-basic-income-worth/

Adroddiad etholiad y Senedd gan Channel 4 News gyda ein ymchwilwyr / @channel4news.bsky.social news report about the Welsh Parliament election with our researchers: Profs @richardwynjones.bsky.social, @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, and Dr @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇 www.channel4.com/news/wales-e...

Kaden's Recommendations! Recommendation 103: Hazelthorn by CG Drews Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/haze... A gripping gothic horror YA about a boy trying to solve his guardian's murder and the estate's garden comes to ravenous life around him.

‘Lebanon once again finds itself at the mercy of Israel’s quest for pure devastation, this time emboldened by its genocidal exploits in the Gaza Strip … You don’t name an operation Eternal Darkness if you plan on wrapping it up any time soon.’

💬 "Today, we mourn with #Ukraine. russia’s acts of violence continue to take lives, including those of children, and shatter communities. Civilians must never be targets. Accountability for Ukraine remains the top priority for the Council of Europe." - Council of Europe.

🚨BREAKING: Israeli Forces Open Fire On An Ambulance In South Lebanon A number of casualties amongst the medical workers have been reported from the village of Kouneen. Another violation of the ceasefire that Israel is yet to implement.

🚨The Lebanon Death Toll Rises To 2,294 & 7,544 Injured From Israeli Strikes This comes as Israel Continues To Violate the ceasefire, while Hezbollah has held its fire & refrained from committing a single violation so far.

Netanyahu is a war criminal, responsible for killing and maiming many thousands of civilians - including children. Personally i dont want him in my country. He belongs in the Hague. So doTrump & Hegseth

And in Cymru @plaid-cymru-bgcr.bsky.social are ahead in the polls. Pandering to the far right only gives voters less choice. The racists will always go for the true racist part and everybody else will give up on the parties pandering to them.

Welsh lore and landscape at Queen Street Gallery, Neath: Popped in for a quick look at the new Hidden Voices exhibition by Eleanor Greenwood and Paul Steer. Only a flying visit this time, but I’ll be back next week for a proper explore - LOVE the masks! It runs until 25 April.

Earlier this week @rcquaker.bsky.social gave testimony to the Joint Committee on Human Rights' inquiry into protest rights. Watch the recording here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Gŵyl Oswallt yn dathlu llyfrau Cymraeg ym mhen draw Clawdd Offa Daeth Siop Cwlwm ag ystod o awduron ynghyd i ddathlu darllen a’r iaith Gymraeg ✍️ Efan Meilir Owen

'Byddwn ni’n aros allan cyhyd ag y mae’n ei gymryd.' Mae un ymwelydd iechyd wedi dweud ei bod hi’n teimlo’n 'euog' ond yn benderfynol ar ôl wyth wythnos ar streic yn ardal Bwrdd Iechyd Cwm Taf Morgannwg newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/euog...

Russia is preparing mass attacks on Ukraine seven times a month, Foreign Minister Sybiha says, citing intelligence. He adds a mass attack means at least 400 drones and 20 missiles.

In today's Your Week in 4, Channel 4 News was at the scene of an Israeli airstrike near a hospital in Lebanon. A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, announced by President Trump, has begun. Read our latest newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/lebanon-ce...

Farage thugs manhandle man with pacemaker after he objects to the Reform leader's chauffeur parking in disabled bay that he needs to use. Lovely People. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The health secretary wants to keep us in the dark about Palantir’s systems for handling sensitive health records. So we’re taking legal action with Democracy for Sale to fight back: https://goodlaw.social/249f

Pope Fiction

BREAKING: We’re taking the government to court over Palantir. The government is refusing to hand over important briefings given to Wes Streeting about the £330m NHS data contract with Peter Thiel’s surveillance firm So we’re taking legal action. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-w...

Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... via @GoogleNews

Explain the logic ... 🤔 1️⃣ We encourage British kids to fall in love with Europe by taking part in the EU's Erasmus exchange scheme. 2️⃣ We block them from working or living freely in Europe when they come of age because the government refuses to rejoin the Single Market or EU with Freedom of Movement.

"I wouldn't trust them with a knife and fork frankly!"

Lebanese civilians are crossing the Litani River to return to their homes in southern Lebanon after Israel destroyed the bridges.

DEADLINE: Midnight tonight ⌛️ You can choose Amnesty’s People's Human Rights Champion. As part of Amnesty's Media Awards, this award celebrates a UK public figure who uses their platform & voice to champion human rights – either across a broad range of issues or by focusing on a specific cause.

In #Gaza, UNRWA operates these lifelines: ➡️ 100+ generators provide electricity to shelters, healthcare and water systems.  ➡️ 150+ vehicles deliver aid and collect waste. UNRWA teams continue working despite shortages. More supplies need to be let in urgently. #UNRWAworks

You can’t expect Keir Starmer to have known Mandelson was dodgy as fuck. Nobody told him. Probably nobody told him Israel was committing war crimes either. Or that the two-child benefit cap was starving kids. Or that trans people are human beings. Or that immigrants are a net benefit.

Anti-migrant streamers and 'auditors' who generate millions of views on Youtube, while posing as ‘citizen journalists’, have a record of abusive behaviour towards women and sexual offences, a Byline Times investigation reveals bylinetimes.com/2026/04/17/t...

Plaid Cymru is determined to build a Wales that our young people are proud of, and a country they can believe in. ❤️ Don’t let Reform decide your future for you - vote for Plaid Cymru’s new leadership on 7 May. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

While other parties talk Wales down - Plaid Cymru believes in the future of Wales. Plaid Cymru is the only party that stands up for Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dim ond Plaid Cymru sy’n rhoi ein cymunedau’n gyntaf. ❤️

Stop the press: Nigel Farage has taken a break from cosying up to Trump to make a rare pit stop in Wales. 🙄 His pro-Trump, anti-NHS agenda isn't welcome here. ✋ Plaid Cymru is the only party that can stop Reform UK and stand up for Wales. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May. 💚

Dim ond 3️ wythnos sydd i fynd tan Etholiad Senedd Cymru! Dyma 3️ rheswm i bleidleisio dros Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai 👇

Hello Wales Millennium Centre - it's opera time! The premiere of Wagner's seafaring ghost story The Flying Dutchman, courtesy of Welsh National Opera. The ghost ship's getting nearer... ⚓️

Ar ôl 27 mlynedd o Lafur, mae 1/5 o bobl ar restr aros. Dyw hyn ddim yn dderbyniol. I leihau rhestrau aros hir Llafur, bydd Plaid Cymru yn creu 10 canolfan lawfeddygol ledled Cymru i drin pobl yn gyflymach. Pleidleisiwch Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai am arweinyddiaeth newydd i Gymru.

After 27 years of Labour, 1 in 5 people are stuck on waiting lists. This isn’t acceptable. To tackle Labour’s long waiting lists, Plaid Cymru will rollout 10 surgical hubs across Wales to get you seen faster. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May for new leadership for Wales.

Pleidleisiwch dros Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai am Gymru fodern, hyderus 🗳️ Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May for a modern, confident Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👉 partyof.wales/manifesto

Mae Nigel Farage wedi ymweld â Chymru heddiw. 🙄 Does dim croeso i ffrind Trump a'i agenda gwrth-NHS yng Nghymru. ✋ Plaid Cymru yw'r unig blaid all atal Reform UK a sefyll i fyny dros Gymru. Pleidleisiwch dros PlaidCymru ar 7 Mai. 💚

Explosions in Odesa region . Air defense shooting down Russian drones . Thursday night in Ukraine

Really enjoying all the content from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social about Wales and Welsh politics I really need to get on and read his book! 🫠 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

💙💛 Destruction in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 16, 2026. On Thursday night, Russian forces conduct operations involving kamikaze drones, cruise missiles, & ballistic missiles targeting the capital. 4 people killed, including a 12yo boy, and injured at least 60, among them 3 Police Officers and 4 medics

“After years of massacres by Israel against Palestinian civilians, in which our government simply decided to look the other way, today Meloni has suddenly decided to suspend the memorandum between Italy & Israel, as the opposition has been demanding for a long time.” johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

Distinguished UChicago Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Israel Lobby: “The Israelis basically own us [the USA] —they’re driving our negotiating position... this conflict is going to go on and on because the Israelis want it to.”

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So it turns out Nigel Farage's widely-reported claims that 'Boriswave' migrants will cost every household £20,000 are based on dodgy figures and inflated assumptions. Reform have simply invented their own numbers…” say experts. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...

@dpfrazier22.bsky.social No. Not going to happen. 😹😹😹 Thank you and I hope you're having a marvelous day! 🩷🩵😺