Oedipus Mars

Wedi mwynhau. Cracking week. Diolch o galon.

It's amazing what evidence based policy can do.

The evidence that the 20mph limit is working fantastic from the point of view of saving lives and saving the taxpayer money in Wales is overwhelming.

You can be annoyed about it.

But you can't argue that it isn't doing what it was supposed to do.

YouTube video by CNBC-TV18 Palestine Action March In London: At least 200 Arrests at Palestine Action Ban Protest | N18G

This is crazy. How have we got ourselves into this position?

The crimes that Palestine Action committed can already be prosecuted under existing terrorism and criminal laws. A broad ban is complete overreach

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@goodlawproject.org Looking for advice. I’m writing to as many MPs as possible re Gaza, genocide etc. Could voicing opposition to the Terrorism Act for its scope be taken as tacit support for Palestine Action? (Sounds ridiculous when I write it down - but this is the climate of fear they’ve created)

RIP Joey Jones

At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people

I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina Run For Cover Records honors Jason Molina with I Will Swim to You, a tribute album featuring MJ Lenderman, Sun June, Hand Habits, and more - carrying his flame forward for a new generation.

Run For Cover Records will release I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina on September 5th. Listen now to MJ Lenderman’s take on “Just Be Simple” and Sun June’s “Leave The City.” klofmag.com/2025/07/run-...

Unless we’re taking away the pretence and openly recognising Starmer and @theguardian.com conflate England and UK as a matter of course.

Surely they’re UK-French talks? Last time I looked Starmer was PM of UK not England? (Nominally at least)

Breaking News

Summer season is in full swing on #AmityIsland. It’s a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Mayor Vaughn says it could be best summer on record #4thofJuly

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Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

BBC news headlines right now.
It's utterly depressing.

Can someone tell the Israeli embassy that we are "deeply disturbed" by its genocide and the best way to stem increasing anti Israeli sentiment to stop murdering innocent Brown people.

Neither did I, but there are times in the past when I’d have voted Labour under certain circumstances. That’s gone. You can’t parrot fascism and carry on as normal.

Finished with him. Vote Labour? Never after this. And I’m not talking about “until they change tack” or “until they replace Starmer” - this is decades-long for the rest of my life stuff.

2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants

2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"

Call it acclimatisation - Real Madrid are the worst for booing their own players.

Nah - he’d rather play for Real he’s open to booing, for me.

Been listening to Kelly Joe Phelps today - had no idea that he died in 2022 at 62 years old. Feeling strangely affected. What a fantastic, blazingly unique musician.

You’re absolutely correct, of course. In my haste I failed to make clear that I believe Starmerism is poisoning the well for Labour in Wales, although Welsh Labour at times haven’t helped themselves. A Plaid / Green coalition would be good in my opinion too.

Labour are in trouble in Wales - IN WALES!! - and it’s of their own making. They seem to only covet right-leaning swing voters in England, hoping traditional left-centre etc have nowhere else to go. bsky.app/profile/will...

Castle Street, Cardiff, 2020

Same with Cardiff - Castle St was this fantastic communal space with cafes etc, now just a polluted shithole.

Here's a question. Why, in almost all reports on Blair's statement, have his fossil fuel interests not been mentioned?

Labour MP. Gleefully forcing Universities to go bust.

'Popping out degrees of dubious quality, of dubious value to the economy'

NOT EVERY MOMENT IN EVERY PERSON'S LIFE HAS TO PROVIDE VALUE TO THE f*&*ING ECONOMY!

Education is a right. An educated population can only be good for the Human Race.

Just returned from Canada - brilliant place and brilliant people. Vote well guys!

Say No to a Trade Deal with Trump The UK government wants to do a trade deal with US President Donald Trump. We know the US is pushing for a deal that puts big business ahead of protecting people and the environment, including: Lower

A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump:

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No he can’t…but he will, won’t he!
Same goes for fiscal rules, wealth taxes, managed decline of Wales, two child benefit cap, PIP….

Did Minority Report teach us NOTHING!?!?

Did Jurassic Park teach us NOTHING?!?!

Those up in arms about US treatment of rest of world should consider UK Labour are treating Wales with just such contempt. We’re there to be milked to balance the books, regardless of the little matter of Wales being a poor country. Another case of punching down by Starmer and Reeves.