Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

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Federation Conference March 2025 - Museums Federation Cymru The Welsh Museums Federation Committee would like to thank all the speakers and attendees of this year’s Conference on 6th March.

This year we held our annual conference focusing on ‘Museums 25 years after Devolution’

Thank you to all the speakers and attendees, and to The Taliesin Art Centre for hosting!

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Nick Clegg admits AI industry is built on theft

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

Updatid my Bucket List:

• Woodene bucket (oak)
• Woodene bucket (maple)
• Woodene bucket (pine)
• Bucket wyth floral décor
• Bucket yn shape of duck
• Extremelye fragile bucket wyth gems
• Large bucket wyth yron hoopes
• Mysterye bucket somebodye left at the house - TODD?

Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th…

Brown hares can currently be shot all-year round , despite an estimated decline of 80% in the last 100 years . Please sign the petition now calling on the Govt to introduce a close season from Feb – Sept . Thank you !

I was there yesterday, such a special place

Sadiq Khan has not proposed to build 40,000 new council homes ‘specifically prioritised for Muslims’ - Full Fact The claim has been shared widely on social media platforms, but it is not accurate.

Claims Sadiq Khan has pledged to build 40,000 council homes “specifically prioritised” for Muslims have been shared online.

But as we have explained before, the pledge is to build affordable homes in the capital, not for a specific demographic. #FactsMatter

How two metal detectorists struck gold then cheated their way to prison How recklessness and greed led the finders of one of Britain's rarest treasure troves to jail.

A cautionary tale about finds reporting 🏺 for #FindsFriday & great work by @peterreavill.bsky.social & others 👏👏

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Live near us with time to spare? Join us in creating our new edible garden project.

If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up | Stewart Lee Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion

If you’re reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up | Stewart Lee

⚱️ Don't forget we will be in Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum next Saturday with Portable Antiquities Scheme Cymru and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Drop in to say Hello 👋

More info here buff.ly/3ESG9jr

Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump - Full Fact A clip being widely shared online, which appears to be a news report covering a moment where the Ukrainian president swore when asked about President Donald Trump, is fake.

A video is circulating online with claims it shows President Zelenskyy uttering an expletive when asked about President Donald Trump’s latest comments on Ukraine.

But the clip has been edited to mislead, and the Ukrainian leader says nothing of the sort.

Video appearing to show BBC reporter caught on hot mic after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting has been edited - Full Fact The clip appears to show the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent joking about the meeting while his mic was still switched on—but the audio has been faked.

A video which appears to show a BBC correspondent caught in a hot mic moment joking about the Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy has been shared online.

But the audio has been faked, and was never broadcast.

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Sign the Petition Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News

I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

The remains of a Neolithic burial chamber stand on a sunny hillside. A large horizontal capstone, supported by uprights that once housed the dead.

The Neolithic brilliance that is Maen y Bardd, Rowen, Cymru on a glorious January day.
#TombTuesday

Hafren Furnishers, Llanidloes?

Outlook for Welsh culture sector remains 'challenging' despite budget boost - Museums Association Arm's length bodies welcome 'step in the right direction' but say more support is needed after year of crises

News | Outlook for Welsh culture sector remains ‘challenging’ despite budget boost – arm's length bodies welcome 'step in the right direction' but say more support is needed after year of crises

I remember this image from when I was a kid

Colour lithograph showing Welsh characters, with background of mountain scenery. From left to right - 'Cottager', 'Farmer's Wife', 'Labourer's Wife', 'Farmer's Daughter', 'Market Boy', and 'Cottager's Daughter'. Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

We are delighted to announce our 2024 #Cambrians Christmas Lecture🎄which will take place online (Zoom) on Wednesday 11 December at 7pm by Michael Freeman

Michael will be talking about women's ‘Welsh costume’ from the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries.

More info here cambrians.org.uk/christmas-le...

Audio clip of Joe Biden saying he ‘removed Imran Khan from power’ is not real - Full Fact The clip has been circulating across social media platforms with many people seemingly believing Mr Biden said he removed former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, from office.

An audio clip claims to record Joe Biden saying “he removed Imran Khan from power because he was not carrying USA interests”, but this is not a genuine clip.

There’s no evidence he ever actually said this. The clip has been digitally created, potentially using AI.

If, like me, you’re interested in Proportional Representation a good account to follow - @propvoting.bsky.social

See ⏬️ this week’s Passenger Railway Services Bill

Passed, but if each MP was replaced with the number of votes they received at GE, then it would have failed by almost a million

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I left X when it wiped all my follows and then recommended I follow Laurence Fox. I am so happy to be in a Musk free zone with some old friends and new. Hi everyone!

Agricultural land values in England reached a new record in 2023 Q4 2023 edition of Strutt & Parker’s English Estates & Farmland Market Review which shows that non-farmers bought more farms than farmers in 2023.

"Non-farmers bought more than half of the farms and estates sold on the open market in England in 2023."

Strutt and Parker (BNP Paribas Group) will assist your purchase of farmland and forestry: "Whether a private client, investor or corporate, we can advise you across every sector..."