Post a banger that isn't in English. (cover of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's song, wrth gwrs) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtcU...

Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!

rhai o fy hoff ganeuon ar gyfer dydd miswig cymru open.spotify.com/playlist/4Lz...

this year’s Wildlife Photographer exhibition is astounding, if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet

Had an introduction to Ivan Moult's music so had to pick up his last couple of albums. Folk/blues, some John Martyn to it, really impressive.

I've been busy this week... Secondly, I wrote for the @bigissue.com about New Labour's housing policies. They cut homelessness, rough sleeping and housing need, but did they leave a big hole where more building should have been? My views: www.bigissue.com/opinion/new-...

I think what the "blocking Burham looks petty" arg misses is that Labour NEC have a strong reason for blocking - Burnham would have to walk out on a Combined Authority Mayoral job he was elected to less than two years, triggering by far the largest by-election in British history

andy burnham story is fun. do wish some of those reporting excitedly that 'andy burnham could still run in a by-election even if not selected as the labour candidate' would also do the bit extra of 'but he'd be expelled from the labour party for doing so'.

Been playing a new game by Inkle called TR-49. Already high on my list of favourite logic/deduction puzzle games. Wonderfully done with piecing together the story of why your character is stood in front of an old vacuum tube computer looking at fragments of books and notes in its archive.

*Applauds*

How has Blusky managed to suspend the account of United24 (@u24.gov.ua), @support.bsky.team? If you want government agencies to be moving over to here then probably not a great look to be shutting down Ukrainian ones.

Y Dyfrdwy or the Irk.

I am here and trying to use Bluesky more! There are certainly far more Simpsons memes than on the other place. Do please add me to the relevant lists/starter packs etc

Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.

Current events are making it challenging to track MPs and reputable organisations that are permanently migrating to Bluesky. If folks see examples that we need to assess for verification - do let me know. Will limit it largely to politicians, govt orgs and large orgs at the moment for this pass.

I've just finished Maxim Tarnawsky's translation of Valerian Pidmohylny's The City and really enjoyed it. Lovely hardback edition to read by HURI.

Little bit of RS Thomas. Concluding prose and poem to The Echoes Return Slow.

Venezuela should stop provoking Donald by existing near USA, declare neutrality, make English and official language and choose a new leader Trump likes. Apparently that's how this works.

I needed Ani Glass' Phantasmagoria in hard copy. One of my favourite albums of last year. It's a good job I don't have a vinyl addiction.

I've waited 3 years to make this post

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Fel anrheg gudd ar waelod eich hosan, mae Andy Fung a finne wedi cyfuno i ryddhau trac newydd; clasur Townes Van Zandt, 'Pancho and Lefty', sydd ddim yn Nadoligaidd o gwbl ond ta beth. Gwaith celf gan Paul Battenbough Ar gael ar bob platfform ffrydio Nadolig Llawen! youtu.be/HC1u7vhUZqg?...

y plygain. pre-reformation carol which survived in full. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ur...

Posting a free archive link to Stephen King's Rob Reiner eulogy in the Times because everybody should read it: archive.ph/keKfp It's a gorgeous piece of writing for its restraint. It says more by inference than words ever could. King obviously wrote it quickly & under pressure. He's a genius.

My kids woke up so excited this morning for the first night of Hannukah and now yet again we have a festival where I’m very conflicted about whether it’s safe to take them to synagogue to celebrate. Communities shouldn’t have to live like this.

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In Myanmar the weights are elephants

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Gwŷr a aeth Gatraeth, oedd ffraeth eu llu, Glasfedd eu hancwyn a gwenwyn fu (from Y Gododdin, attributed to Aneirin) Warriors went to Catraeth, their host was swift, Fresh mead was their feast and it was bitter/poison

Bit of a surprise to open up spotify's wrapped earlier to Meic Williams' Gwenllian being played to me and a listening age of 69. Perhaps Don Leisure's Tyrchu Sain the cause for having artists from the 60s and 70s credited for the samples used? tbf last fm's lists probably more accurate for me.

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These are my two favorite Ukrainian Gerdans. If you also like it, share my art. More here: www.etsy.com/shop/NadiiaJ... Think about holiday gifts from Ukraine 💙💛

For those idles, we played part of a song for the performer once and told them: You don't have to remember it well. You don't have to be good, in fact it's better if you're not. Think "singing in the shower."

Finally succumbed to trying Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Doing things which I didn't get from some other recent takes on the JRPGish formula. Can see why people are suggesting it for game of the year, hard to argue it shouldn't be up there. So well crafted. And that soundtrack...!

My Christmas chocolate collection is finally out. 🎄 It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love. If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫

Playing about with the '10 games to get to know me' and coming away with picking up the Steam version of Papers Please (very clever game, on sale for buttons) and a wish to play some of these for the first time again.

No lying or making yourself out to be a cool kid. Post the first record you bought. If you can remember the shop or circumstances add that too. Local color appreciated. A girl in school I quite liked expressed a desire to listen to it so I bought it on tape from Woolie's so I could lend it to her.

Ffilm Ddogfen Elan (Cymraeg) youtu.be/nLiaIAsR1Lo?...

Picked up The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian's latest RPG. Was very mixed on the original game but this sequel is ticking a lot of boxes for me. Very much enjoying leaning into the dialogue options unlocked by a build, and the consequences of them. Fun game.

I was fortunate enough to get one of the early copies of the English translation of [dasein] by Yaryna Chornohuz. It's officially released today.

🪶 Defending the Human in War Poetry | London 📅 13 Nov, 19:00–21:00 📍 Swedenborg Hall, Bloomsbury Join Yaryna Chornohuz — Ukrainian soldier, medic, and poet — for a powerful reading written under fire on the front line. 🎟 beinghumanfestival.org/events/defending-human-war-poetry-london

@yarachornohuz.bsky.social dasein: defence of presence, trans by @aglaser.bsky.social with the poet Fiona Benson and me, released in the UK today, available from @jantarbooks.bsky.social and selected bookshops!

A policy *supported by a smaller % of the population* than it would seek to deport!

Updating my LEGO White House

In Bolivia, I bought a guitar from a guy who made handmade guitars. A day or so later I was in Cusco in Peru & I got my new guitar out to play & the place I was staying at had a parrot. He came up to me & settled on my shoulder, bopping to the music & nibbling my ear. youtube.com/shorts/mMf9m...

Cofiwn Aberfan.

NEW: Britain’s top libel firm, Carter-Ruck, acted for OneCoin - a $4bn crypto-fraud. The firm threatened whistleblowers, journalists, regulators, and even the police. Carter-Ruck's work helped the fraud continue as long as it did. Was that a crime?

Yaryna Chornohuz's [dasein: defence of presence] arrived this morning. Translation into English by Amelia Glaser, and published by Jantar. Really good short essays by Prof. Hugh Roberts, to introduce, and Prof. Glaser, in conclusion, to help guide the reader.

Deep breath. My publisher @johnmurrays.bsky.social informs me that my book about 🇬🇧, "Fantastic Kingdom“ which will come out in June 2026, is now available to pre-order, and that @waterstones.bsky.social is offering a 25% preorder discount this week. www.waterstones.com/book/fantast...

"Images of Manchester Jewish Museum were found on Mr Hussein's phone, the court heard" Obviously the trial goes on, but close to home again. Just this morning had the e-mail giving the date for the annual community festival and open day for places of worship and museums and community centres here.