Russell Todd

Russell Todd

@llannerch.bsky.social

Sylfaenydd | Founder: Cymraeg @YesCymru #542

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Was told a very funny anecdote about Colin Jones involving one of the Moriarty brothers. Probably too libelous to post here Ask me about it next time I see you

If by 'defining' they mean one of the most common albums found in charity shops...

NationCymru@nation.cymru

To celebrate thirty years since the release of a defining records of the 90s, one of the UK's biggest bands of recent decades is set to put on an anniversary arena tour in 2027, with a highly anticipated date in Wales

At CAER Heritage for the launch of the Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE) history project and exhibition of the work of local filmmaker Viv Jenkins who's chronicled over a decade of community development by ACE and CAER

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After The Avenue cinema closed in 1960 Howell of Cardiff converted it into a high end garage (Rolls Royce, Porsche, Lotus). Was famous for its lift that took cars up to the first floor The Porsche franchise eventually transferred to Pendragon, moving to North Road c.1997 Now shops #thenandnow

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Western Mail & South Wales Echo offices, St Mary Street Founded in 1869, The Western Mail's first offices on this site burned down in 1893 to be replaced by the building on the left Moved again in 1959 to Thomson House on Havelock St, named after its then-owners Thomson Newspapers #thenandnow

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Greggs, Llandaff North A cinema first opened in 1914 as the Royal, closing after a fire in 1930 Splott Cinema Circuit acquired the site & in 1935 opened The Tivoli Closed w/ no notice in 1958 and was acquired by a garage. Football legend Trevor Ford later ran a car dealership here #thenandnow

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De Burgh Place, Riverside (facing Rawden Pl) On the night of 2 January 1941 a German parachute mine struck the area killing 32 people incl members of the Redman, Lacey, Barber, Fletcher, Suffling, McKnight families In all 116 people died in Canton, Riverside & Grangetown that night #thenandnow

What was strange about this grubby episode was that MattGPT's confected outrage was intended to antagonise the sort of people who are quite open of their dislike of Brown people, particularly those of breeding age

Emma Monk@monkemma.bsky.social

🧵 Matt Goodwin demanded to be fact-checked live on air when he claimed the UK spent "£100 million PER YEAR on family planning and condoms in Pakistan". He then 'corrected' himself to £74.3 million, saying it was based on a "major news story from October 2025" He was, of course, still wrong... 1/30

Today is the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street Williams said this ~10 years after that momentous event, and it remains the case 80 years on

Raymond Williams@raymondkeywords.bsky.social

Fascism is the first thing we must utterly destroy, and love can't help us - Twentyone, October 1945

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Est. 6k people turned out to repel the Blackshirts famously saying that "not even one Welsh sheep will hear the Mosley message” As tempers grew and violence erupted, the fascists were protected by the police and eventually escorted out of the Rhondda

Whereas 37 local people incl women were arrested and charged on 137 counts of riot, an act of gross insensitivity given in the same town the army opened fire on striking miners in 1910 Four of the 37 went on to fight in the Spanish Civil War Full story here: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/batt...

morningstaronline.co.ukThe battle of De Winton Field’s legacy in the Welsh valleysTODAY is the anniversary of a significant event that took place in the Rhondda Valley town of Tonypandy back in 1936 — the battle of De Winton Field — which is being commemorated by a public event wit...

Today is the 90th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street Williams said this ~10 years after that momentous event, and it remains the case 80 years on

Raymond Williams@raymondkeywords.bsky.social

Fascism is the first thing we must utterly destroy, and love can't help us - Twentyone, October 1945

Wales had its own 'Cable Street' too On 11 June 1936 in Tonypandy's De Winton Field, the British Union of Fascists staged an unpublicised rally after similar events in Swansea, Cardiff & Pontypridd

When a Glasgow City XI brought Celtic and Rangers players together (😱) plus Queens Park and Partick Thistle players to face a Football League XI to mark the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977

Tomorrow evening @growsocialcapital.bsky.social is co-hosting a fascinating online webinar feat. Alexei Sayle Kate Smurthwaite Joe Sellman-Leava Comedy vs Fascism – Can humour and satire counter the rise of fascism? Details and joining instructions here: growsocialcapital.org.uk/comedy-vs-fa...

growsocialcapital.org.ukComedy vs Fascism - Can humour and satire counter the rise of fascism? - Grow Social CapitalThe rise of the far right in modern Britain is no laughing matter, yet can comedy, irony, or satire be […]

Rather than tie oneself up in knots over identity maybe, just maybe it's easier to accept people for who they are and invite them to accept you for who you are

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social

The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position

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Buon compleanno to Federico Gasperoni, 50 today 🎉 Played in goal for San Marino 41 times b/w 1996 and 2005 He tasted victory just once: 1-0 vs Liechtenstein in 2004., also the only time he kept a clean sheet In total he picked the ball out of his net 165 times, incl. 10 in one match vs Belgium

Do they breed young Tories in a lab somewhere using a mould? They always look the same

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A Conservative councillor and former Senedd candidate has launched an extraordinary attack on Michael Sheen, branding the Welsh star a ‘nationalist rent-a-mouth’ and accusing the BBC of reporting ‘his every utterance’