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Irish detainees from the Gaza flotilla have told their lawyers they were kicked, pushed and cable tied. Outside the notorious Ktzi’ot prison where they are currently held, Miriam Azem told me of “aggressive treatment and violence” the detainees say they received: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

All eyes on the flotilla.

My friend Sarah Clancy is currently in IOF captivity, kidnapped last night when her boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was illegally intercepted in international waters. Some boats are still sailing. Do what you can - wherever you are - to amplify & protest. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

Three Irish citizens among activists detained as Israeli forces seize flotilla ships, organisers say. Thinking of Sarah Clancy - all eyes on the flotilla #speirgorm jrnl.ie/6832196

Thousands are expected to take part in a march for Welsh independence which takes place in north Wales this autumn, following a huge turnout in Barry earlier this year

Bravo Scotland America This 5day jaunt will cost our Country millions And Scotland hates him

Meiselas: Donald Trump is being protested all across Scotland... You saw a protest in Edinburgh. There are protests in communities across Scotland...Let me show you this, where the speaker says, “As for Mr. Trump, we could smell your stink the moment that you landed”...

The colonisation of Wales has seen our myths, legends and history whitewashed to fit the narrative of England. But of all the legends they could have picked, King Arthur is not only the most absurd, but perhaps also the most telling ✍️ Stephen Price

Meet the public sector workers who lost their jobs to DOGE www.channel4.com/news/meet-th...

Siopau llyfrau Cymraeg yn “gwneud gwaith pwysig iawn o ran yr iaith” Dylai Llywodraeth Cymru wneud mwy i gefnogi siopau Cymraeg, yn ôl perchennog Cant a Mil ✍️ Gwenno Davies

Miranda July's novel "All Fours" is sexy, it’s weird, it’s funny, it’s gut-wrenching. It has become a touchstone for how our culture thinks and talks about women in perimenopause, and that was intentional. July knew it would get heated.

Dangos ein lliwiau

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A wonderful night and huge congratulations to ACT OUT Youth Theatre (Navan + Dunshauglin) a terrific series of plays REFLECTIONS addressing mental health at Solstice Arts Scripts conceived by students and dev from improvs by them - thanks to directors Anthony Kinahan + Robert Downes. Brilliant⭐

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew's most prominent rape survivors, dies by suicide. Other victims credit Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. She also provided critical information that contributed to the investigation into the Epstein network. #OpDeathEaters

Watch this space! Our first call for poetry chapbook submissions from UK authors is coming soon!

Huge turnout in San Francisco to say hands off our democracy, our country & our lives!

HANDS OFF MARCH SAN FRANCISCO 04/05/2025

Thousands at North Berkeley Bart station Hands Off rally.

San Francisco #HandsOff

🚨 AROLWG BARN HANESYDDOL! 🚨 Mae arolwg barn newydd a gomisiynwyd gan YesCymru yn dangos bod 41% o bobl Cymru bellach yn cefnogi annibyniaeth—y lefel UCHAF erioed! 📈🔥 Mae mwy a mwy o bobl Cymru bellach yn hyderus yng ngallu Cymru i lywodraethu ei hun!

🚨 GAME-CHANGER FOR WALES! 🚨 A staggering 72% of 25-34 year olds say YES to an independent Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🔥 This generation is leading the charge for change—Wales' future is bright, bold, and independent! The momentum is unstoppable. Wales deserves better. Wales deserves independence!

🚨 NEWYDDION SYFRDANOL I GYMRU! 🚨 Mae 72% o bobl 25-34 oed yn dweud y byddant yn cefnogi Annibyniaeth mewn refferendwml! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🔥 Y genhedlaeth yma sy’n arwain y frwydr dros ddyfodol disglair, dewr, ac annibynnol! Mae Cymru’n haeddu gwell. Mae Cymru’n haeddu Annibynniaeth.

What a wonderThe Dyfi Osprey project is- Idris and Telyn are back www.dyfiospreyproject.com/live fifteen years in this nest- a bit of positivity in a very anxious world Gwyrthiol! Thanks to all the volunteers that enable it.

Putin commissioned a portrait of Donald Trump Revealed for the First Time

Allan Nawr! ⭐️ Dod o'r Galon - Aleighcia Scott + Pen Dub via Recordiau Côsh Records ⭐️ Mynd a'r tŷ am dro (Deluxe) - Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog via Sbrigyn Ymborth ⭐️ Noson y Biniau Byw - Ffos Goch + Pat Morgan via Recordiau Hwyrol ⭐️ Balaclafa Brodorol - Rufus Mufasa via Swynwraig #NewMusicFriday

Wishing a very happy St Patrick’s Day to all of my friends celebrating in Ireland and around the world, especially O’Larry who’s the guard cat at Jameson:

Dala lan da newyddion Cymru- mor falch i glywed . Gorwel yw galon gre cerddoriaeth amgen Gymraeg. Gweledigaeth- Llongyfarchiadau @gorwelowen.bsky.social ! Well overdue award to Producer- Musician GO who has for decades quietly supported and revolutionised Welsh alternative and mainstream music.

Teyrnged i Graig y Llew, Porth y Tywod, Rhosneigr, Ynys Môn. Gwyliwch y fideo ar gyfer 'Craig y Llew' gan Gorwel Owen nawr: amam.cymru/pyst/gorwel-...

A reminder for these times.

PATTERN-BOOK comes out in May of 2025. Like all writers, I'd like you to read what I've made. So I'm going to spend the next 5 mos trying, in as many ways as possible, to show you why you might want to. First reason: the advance of scilla x "an ampler – zero –" www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

Cadw is offering free access to Wales’s iconic historical locations on March 1 in celebration of St David’s Day

This is a long essay on the poetic line and lines in the world, ending with a reading of three poems—one by Layli Long Soldier and two by Juliana Spahr. It came out on @annulet.bsky.social in July 2024: annuletpoeticsjournal.com/Eireann-Lors...

Important poem by Juliana Spahr reflecting on poetry, understanding, contemporary fascism, protest and anti-fascism 👇 www.action-spectacle.com/summer-2023-...

"COLD LAZARUS set in 24th C, a UK run by American oligarchs (which run US gov). Experiences are almost all virtual, anything deemed authentic (eg coffee and cigarettes)replaced by synthetic substitutes" edited wiki. Often thougth Dennis Potter anticipated so much www.channel4.com/programmes/c...

🎥there’s one more month to view the fully subtitled Ffa Coffi Pawb documentary by Dyl Goch & ie ie productions over on S4C & BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Dalec Peilon (1988) - the first album by Ffa Coffi Pawb is reissued today via Ara Deg. There are two vinyl versions, limited to a total 600 copies at Bandcamp or your local record shop. Streaming here: lnk.to/DalecPeilon

If Welsh Senedd can do this- surely Ireland can - Da Iawn Cymru @banbloodsports.bsky.social‬ @leagueacs.bsky.social @dogstrust.bsky.social @rspcaoffficial.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Newyddion brawychus- dianc am damed i fy "haul" o finyl Gymraeg – siopau canlynol: @tangledparrot.bsky.social @towerrecordsdublin.bsky.social a @sainrecordiau.bsky.social - Support record shops, Welsh vinyl, meditating momentarily against "wars wars wars" / "Trumpet Time" Music makes us strong

On this day in 1977, David Bowie released ‘Sound and Vision,’ the lead single from his eleventh studio album ‘Low’.

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From the male voice choirs of the Valleys to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, music is woven into the fabric of Welsh identity - a ‘Land of Song’ whose voice is being ripped out ✍️Dr Nathan James Dearden

#LeonSkum #SpaceNazi #ApartheidElmo #NeofascistMoronMusk

Some thoughts on this latest … interesting idea from Magaworld open.substack.com/pub/mylesdun...

Gwelwyd mewn cocktail bar yn Nulyn heddi- f'atgoffa fod na rhywbeth ar y gweill efo'r bel hirgrwn dros y penwythnos.. Not a big rugby fan, however I wish the green team the best of luck (Café en Seine Dublin Jan 2025)

The idea of this clock has always filled me with terror. I now read Lord Cut Glass in Under Milk Wood as some manifestation of Dylan Thomas's horror at the development of the H Bomb" "Tick tock" And now AI in the mix www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Gret gweld hanes llafar yn troi yn ffilm - brillant storytelling from ie- ie productions: what Welsh band #ffacoffipawb meant and came from, archif gwych sut egni! ffacoffiiryngwladol @s4c.cymru @gruffrhys.bsky.social @rhysmwyn.bsky.social @gorwelowen.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...