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Some might say that we are goated with the sauce

30.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where's Zarah you fucker

24.09.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On 16/08/2025, we gathered in Cardiff to commemorate the execution of Dic Penderyn for the role he played in the Merthyr Rising.

The following is an excerpt of the speech delivered by one of our comrades on behalf of Plaid Gomiwynddol Cymru and the Welsh Underground Network. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

18.08.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A concrete understanding of the conditions of the working class is more imperative than ever, and the history of the Merthyr Rising emphasises the importance of a truly organised and politically guided working class to challenge Capital.

🚩🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 COFIWCH Y MERTHYRON 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚩

16.08.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The Abergele martyrs commemoration

The Abergele martyrs commemoration

On the 30th of June 2025, The Welsh Underground Network, Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru and independent republicans from a range of backgrounds attended the National Abergele Martyrs Commemoration. This annual event is not only an opportunity to commemorate our fallen comrades, but to renew and redouble our efforts to finally accomplish the goal they gave their lives in service of - The Welsh Republic. 

Cofiwch y Merthyron - Ymlaen i’r Gweriniaeth.

On the 30th of June 2025, The Welsh Underground Network, Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru and independent republicans from a range of backgrounds attended the National Abergele Martyrs Commemoration. This annual event is not only an opportunity to commemorate our fallen comrades, but to renew and redouble our efforts to finally accomplish the goal they gave their lives in service of - The Welsh Republic. Cofiwch y Merthyron - Ymlaen i’r Gweriniaeth.

National Abergele Martyrs Commemoration 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

On the 30th of June 2025, The Welsh Underground Network, Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru and independent republicans from a range of backgrounds attended the National Abergele Martyrs Commemoration.

04.07.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru are honoured to continue the commemoration of our national martyrs. For as long as the people of Wales can turn to the example of brave volunteers like Alwyn and George, our national movement will live on.

Cofiwch Aberth Abergele! Cofiwch y Merthyron! Ymlaen i'r Weriniaeth!

04.07.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
White writing on red says "Announcing a socialist alliance for people, planet and peace in Cymru"

A logo of a green and red banner crossed is present. White writing on the green banner says Cymru Rising 2025, white writing on the red banner says Cymru'n Codi 1831.

In the background are four images, first of the Merthyr Rising, then of people marching against the flooding against Tryweryn Valley, then of National Union of Mineworkers strikers marching, then of a modern march for Welsh Independence

White writing on red says "Announcing a socialist alliance for people, planet and peace in Cymru" A logo of a green and red banner crossed is present. White writing on the green banner says Cymru Rising 2025, white writing on the red banner says Cymru'n Codi 1831. In the background are four images, first of the Merthyr Rising, then of people marching against the flooding against Tryweryn Valley, then of National Union of Mineworkers strikers marching, then of a modern march for Welsh Independence

Who are we?

Cymru’n Codi has come from the Cymru Radical Left Dialogue project - which has held 2 conferences, and 7 policy workshops, to develop a programme for us to unite around as socialists in Wales. We are committed to constructing a socialist Cymru rooted in class struggle, ecological survival, internationalist solidarity, and national independence. We reject capitalism’s drive for profit, war, and environmental destruction, and aim to replace it with democratic control over production, resources, and decision-making. Now, more than ever, a radical programme of transformation is needed to combat the far right, to combat the neoliberalism which has robbed us, and to fight for ecological socialism - ecosocialism.

Who are we? Cymru’n Codi has come from the Cymru Radical Left Dialogue project - which has held 2 conferences, and 7 policy workshops, to develop a programme for us to unite around as socialists in Wales. We are committed to constructing a socialist Cymru rooted in class struggle, ecological survival, internationalist solidarity, and national independence. We reject capitalism’s drive for profit, war, and environmental destruction, and aim to replace it with democratic control over production, resources, and decision-making. Now, more than ever, a radical programme of transformation is needed to combat the far right, to combat the neoliberalism which has robbed us, and to fight for ecological socialism - ecosocialism.

A socialist alliance for people, planet and peace!

Cymru'n Codi is a new organisation committed to constructing a socialist Cymru rooted in class struggle, ecological survival, internationalist solidarity & national independence

Visit our website (link in bio) to see what we're about & join today!

14.06.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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In the 109th Year of the Republic, Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru pledges itself to the cause of Irish Freedom - the key to the revolution in Wales.

24.04.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open letter: Hands off the SOAS 2 – Revolutionary Communist Group We demand that the Crown Prosecution Service drops all charges against Sarah and discontinues all its investigations against the other student.

Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru would like to state our unending solidarity with the SOAS 2.

Lawfare used against those protesting the Zionist genocide is just another front in the global war on Palestine.

We would urge you all to sign this open letter.

revolutionarycommunist.org/middle-east/...

24.03.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image description: a red and white public health warning poster, it has warnings in a triangle on the top, parasites in the middle, next to William Windsor & Kate Middleton.

Text reads: PUBLIC HEALTH
ALERT
PARASITES DETECTED IN PONTYPRIDD
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
Righteous fury
Nationalist fervour
A sudden compulsion to buy eggs
IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS
TAKE TO THE STREETS
WED 26TH - PONTYPRIDD

Image description: a red and white public health warning poster, it has warnings in a triangle on the top, parasites in the middle, next to William Windsor & Kate Middleton. Text reads: PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT PARASITES DETECTED IN PONTYPRIDD SYMPTOMS INCLUDE Righteous fury Nationalist fervour A sudden compulsion to buy eggs IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS TAKE TO THE STREETS WED 26TH - PONTYPRIDD

PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING: PARASITES IN PONTYPRIDD

William Windsor & Kate Middleton are coming to Pontypridd to visit the victims of the recent floods, conveniently they’re not visiting any actually flooded street or business.

Give them the welcome they deserve.

24.02.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The cliff edge of climate catastrophe is right in front of us and these capitalist pig dogs just want to accelerate even faster towards it

24.01.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Modern eugenics often takes the form of social murder. Disabled people are simply left to die, whether by pandemic or firestorm.

11.01.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Labour Party, who are currently forming the government of a G8 country, made this:

04.01.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 591    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 492
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Record number of migrants died in attempt to reach Spain this year More than 10,000 migrants perished – average of 30 a day – in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.

β€œMore than 10,000 *people* died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year…
On average, that means 30 *people* died every day.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12...

27.12.2024 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Nothing interests you. No pleasure is possible. Nothing.

Nothing interests you. No pleasure is possible. Nothing.

Um, if there were a magic wand over there eight feet away.

Um, if there were a magic wand over there eight feet away.

that would help, that would cure you.

that would help, that would cure you.

It would be too much trouble to go over and pick it up

It would be too much trouble to go over and pick it up

I’ve always been moved by how Dick Cavett described depression in our 2009 interview

vimeo.com/931090510

27.12.2024 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
Tweet with a photo of a bombed out gas stations and car with caption that says β€œaftermath of bombing in hamra”

Tweet with a photo of a bombed out gas stations and car with caption that says β€œaftermath of bombing in hamra”

Yesterday the zionists bombed my old neighborhood in Beirut. I used to live in this neighborhood, took walks around this neighborhood, went to university in this neighborhood.

Hamra is such a bustling part of Beirut, I can’t believe they bombed it…

28.11.2024 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

frustrating thing about following a lot of those starter packs is now I'm following a bunch of ""leftists"" (awful label to use anyway) that call themselves ""socialists"" (I.E most milquetoast social democrats possible) - idk what I expected but time to puuuuurge

28.11.2024 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol now someone has uploaded 20,000,000 posts.

There's still no way to request deletion from the Hugging Face datasets. Hell I even have my "logged out visibility" setting checked on here, which is the only way to indicate a preference.

This is not ok. Maybe time to get @safety.bsky.app involved?

28.11.2024 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 23
26.11.2024 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 856    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

Waiting for your next video essay on marriage

26.11.2024 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

posted this bc I saw liberals boasting about how powerful β€˜our’ nuclear weapons are vs the Russian ones.

Newsflash! All flesh burns the same! The hellfire consumes all!

22.11.2024 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now do Biden and Blinken too.

21.11.2024 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Labour projected to be short of a majority, winning 40% of the seats.
🌹Labour lose ground to Plaid across the south.
➑️Reform capitalise on a Tory collapse across the board and kick the Conservatives into 4th.
πŸ”ΆLib Dems hold firm in Brecon and challenge in Cardiff.

19.11.2024 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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DWP admits winter fuel cuts will push thousands of pensioners into poverty Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by the DWP.

NEW: Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by DWP published today

The figures do not factor in the increased uptake of the pension credit benefit

By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

19.11.2024 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 9
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REVEALED: assisted dying campaign funded by 'charitable' Trust tied to right-wing, dark-money think tanks Assisted dying campaign Dignity in Dying's sister charity took Β£1m from a trust that funds right-wing think tanks & Zionist lobby groups

We cannot analyse these policies - we MUST pay a keen eye to the motivators, corporate interests and the grim calculus at play here.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Essential reading here from @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

19.11.2024 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even more worrying is the several instances in Canada where homeless people have been offered assisted dying ( will probably need to fact check this one ) - I guess I'm just incredibly worried about legalising social murder when we should be reformulating society as a whole to support those.

19.11.2024 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Assisted dying is understandably so an incredibly contentious issue - but all I can think about here is the increasing prevalence of chronic illness and debilitating long term sickness caused by COVID. The DWP is obviously looking to cut costs - and I can't shake the feeling of grim calculus at play

19.11.2024 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One such motivation from the "reformulation" of the Maori's relationship with the settler colonial entity could be the limiting of potential legal challenges to the expansion of extractive industries, with deep sea mining just being one area where profit will be extracted from ecological murder.

19.11.2024 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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