Elephant bone found near Cordoba, dating from 2,250 years ago, looks very likely from a war elephant, part of Hannibal's Carthaginian army, used famously against the Romans in the second Punic War. historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/a/hueso-mile...

In the 17th and 18th centuries combing your hair with your hand was called using a Welsh comb, presumably a prejorative reference to Welsh poverty. greensdictofslang.com/entry/v3qaxka

I speak Spanish *and* I lived in the Caribbean as an AP reporter.

But WaPo illegally fired me, so.

Here we are.

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4 awr o Gaerdydd i droad Penrhos, awr arall i Lanfairpwll.

Pont y Borth ar gau, Pont Britannia'n llawn dop, ar stop.

I can't really answer that! Artisan salt cured Welsh bacon is what I grew up eating. A lot of supermkt bacon has so much water in it, it shrinks by half.

Bacon bap on the road. Lovely Welsh bacon, disappointing cotton-wool roll.

BBC World Service faces funding cliff edge in seven weeks, says Tim Davie As trust in Russia and China’s state broadcasters grows, director general warns of the dangers of cutting back the service

Pwysig - ond pwy o fewn llywodraeth Starmer fydd yn gweithredu?
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Wedi ei gadw!

Canllaw Cyfryngau Cymru 2026 - Richard Nosworthy - Arbenigwr Cyfathrebu Llawrydd, Caerdydd Canllaw Cyfryngau Cymru 2026 - gyda chyngor i gyfathrebwyr am sut i gael sylw.

Ta-da! Dyma fy canllaw i gyfryngau Cymru 2026.

Tu fewn:

- Cwestiynau mawr am gyfeiriad Wales Online
- Manylion twf cyflym @nation.cymru
- Pa bodlediadau gwleidyddol Cymreig yw'r mwya poblogaidd
- Y frwydr agos rhwng BBC Wales Today a newyddion ITV Cymru

richardnosworthy.cymru/2026/02/09/c...

Three small, thick round cheese pancakes on a plate next to pots jam and sour cream

🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Starting the day the Ukrainian way with some syrnyky at Ruta Kitchen in Swansea / Abertawe.

agree except for the hate rhetoric against immigrants, which has real life consequencesm and the incoming toughening of the already tough and expensive rules.

Screenshot of the summary of the arguments by the Commission. Full text in the link

EU tech law

Commission sues Spain for not implementing national law side of the Digital Services Act eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

O bydd rhaid dychwelyd at y siop!

Reform UK threatens to cut funding for Welsh university after debating society bans party from campus

want to go to Bangor University' said nobody ever. Especially if Bangor University is stripped of government funding and student loan facilities by @reformparty_uk Is that "in line with your values,' poppets?

This is pretty menacing.

Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."

When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.

People think Crohn's is bloody diarrhoea and emergency surgery but I ate the wrong type of bread last night and I have spent the day with intense nausea, a migraine, feeling too bloated to eat, terrible fatigue, in pain and a heart rate that hasn't gone below 80 all day.

🏴‍☠️ On this day in 1722 - Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts, better known as Black Bart (Barti Ddu), was killed in battle at sea. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Roberts became the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, capturing an estimated 400+ ships in just three years.

The monarchy like much of British public life needs reorganisation. Too many hangers on, too many palaces & land that should be public property, the Crown Estate & Duchies should be in a national wealth fund. We need much less cosplay & a serious head of state. Form follows function, get serious.

Until television news begins to reflect the realities of the political situation in Wales, a crucial part of Wales’ news media landscape will remain absent ✍️Caitlin Thomas wp.me/p8Mk4U-1eem

Güei tocó presentar/denunciar la situación d'un horru, una ayalga del sieglu XVI, pal Conceyu Ribeseya.
#horru #panera #cabazo #Asturies

A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has been brought back A legendary golden fabric once worn only by emperors has made an astonishing comeback. Korean scientists have successfully recreated ancient sea silk—a rare, shimmering fiber prized since Roman times—...

“The researchers discovered that the byssus from Atrina pectinata closely matches the physical and chemical properties of the original sea silk fibers. Using this knowledge, they developed a method to process the pen shell threads and recreate sea silk.”

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

YouTube video by Adwaith - Topic ETO

Post a banger not in English

Adwaith - Eto

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Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary Director of Rai Sport, the state broadcaster, welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook an Italian actor for Mariah Carey

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Post a banger not in English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

No te pierdas esto del actor británico Ian Mckellen en el programa de Stephen Colbert interpretando a "Sir Thomas More" de Shakespeare escrita hace más de 400 años, más vigente que nunca. Habla de la tensión en las calles de Londres por la presencia de extranjeros.

Map Showing Gun Deaths By Country In Europe

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BREAKING: Wes Streeting publishes his private WhatsApp messages with Peter Mandelson in apparent attempt to draw a line under their friendship. They reveal:

:: He feared being “toast at the next election” in his Ilford North seat, adding: “There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?”.

Penblwydd hapus!

Meme. B&W ink pen drawing of two men and a large eel in a small boat. The sky on the horizon has been colored an uneven blue, as if by a 3rd grader. The water looks choppy, with small waves near the boat and bigger ones just behind it. The eel looks like her name is probably Vortexia. She's rising up, with fins outstretched and her eye a dull red. Not an angry red; more an exhausted, "This again???" red. There's a line hanging from her mouth, and she's clearly just been hauled into the boat. She's not happy about it, and she's pulled herself up to her full height to have a word with the men. The men seem quite surprised by this development. The one on the left, named Lakespurn, is wearing black clothes and is falling over backwards in surprise. It's well that he has a hold on the boat, or he's going in. The other man -- Jimsponge -- has a club in his hand and a mean look in his eye. Neither man seems interested in a parlay. Meme text reads: "Congerratulations! You caught me!"

Usually I focus on freshwater eel history, but today let's talk congers!

A marine species, congers are the world's largest eel, growing to 6 ft. & 150 lbs. or so.

From the 1190s on, they were big business in the Channel Islands, where sales of the fish was a ducal monopoly. 1/2
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