Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 22hYes, but it'll also depend on which stage of the lunar cycle in which the match falls and if it's also a leap year Either way, we're playing Belgium 120
Reposted by Russell ToddNationCymru @nation.cymru · 22hA packed festival in a Welsh city will take place this autumn as a major celebration of political history and working-class activismwp.meHistoric festival returns this autumn to mark 187 years since Chartist RisingAmelia Jones A packed festival in a Welsh city will take place this autumn as a major celebration of political history and working-class activism. Newport Rising Festival 2026 will run from 28 October... 1148
Reposted by Russell ToddTrëy @quiksnowboard7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#MusicHistory On this day, 1970, Led Zeppelin released their 3rd album, Led Zeppelin III. Conceived while Jimmy Page & Robert Plant stayed at Bron-Yr-Aur, in remote Wales, with no electricity or running water, the surroundings helped inspire a more acoustic, folk-influenced side of the band. 031
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Whereas 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... 010
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Est. 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 110
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Wales 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 100
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today 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 121
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The bigger news here is that Jason O'Connell - a man so dense that light bends round him - can apparently read 000
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When 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 000
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Hello sir, we have a special offer on Gobis and Saharas, but we're all out of Atacamas" 010
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What's the point of the death penalty if after trying to kill them you end up offering them 'live-saving measures'? 011
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tomorrow 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 […] 020
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Asa Tribe is a talent but if he wants international honours it's not runs he needs, but to sign for Surrey or Essex 000
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A second consecutive week suggesting the amazing Kes 2. Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (2024) which is proof that no matter how much you love your moggy it'll get you killed in a zombie armageddon 3. Every Which Way But Loose (1978) 010
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026how many hyphenates are there running Welsh sport?! 020
Reposted by Russell ToddRaymond Williams @raymondkeywords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing - Resources of Hope, 1989 014
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rather 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 001
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anyone can be Welsh as long as they're prepared to put up with the consequences 000
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I've always struggled to see the point of Braverman but if she helps bring the word wazzock back into popular usage she may have her uses after all 010
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There was a chap a few years ago who insisted that there was land that he owned near Chirk that had been overlooked in the 1536 Act of Union meaning it was in neither Wales nor England 011
Reposted by Russell ToddGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Can’t find the keys to my time machine. 4425
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Thomas's reputation continues to go down the tubes 020
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"I could have walked but my life is so important I simply don't have time" 0120
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026First Piddington now this Is there something leaching into Oxfordshire's water supply? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukOxford United apologises for United 93 shirt advertOxford United apologises for the image, which features the call sign of one of the planes used in the 9/11 attacks. 021
Reposted by Russell ToddNationCymru @nation.cymru · 17/09/2026The captivating film about the rise of Norwegian football in the '90s takes inspiration from Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia’s sports documentaries Senna and Diego Maradonawp.meRenowned football film to be screened on eve of Wales v Norway matchNation.Cymru staff There is a train of thought that when Cymru broke its 58 year qualifying duck at Euro 2016 in France, it changed not just Welsh football but the whole nation. But looking back, we… 033
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 17/09/20261 in 5 so 20% Approximately the same proportion of people in Wales who speak Welsh, yet that is often framed as negligible 030
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Hey Homer, have you ever seen a man say goodbye to his shoes?" "Yes, once"static.klipy.comHomer Simpson: Get The Hell Out Of Here!ALT: Homer Simpson: Get The Hell Out Of Here! 000
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026static.klipy.comSimpsons: Homer Points to Uruguay (U R Gay)ALT: Simpsons: Homer Points to Uruguay (U R Gay) 000
Reposted by Russell ToddFunk As Puck @funkaspuck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You’ll have to speak up, I’m wearing a towel. 0544
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This Carolyn Harris? To talk about independence? What did they expect? 021
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mae'n arfer hapus i siarad am ei falchder yn ei dreftadaeth Wyddelig Yn amlwg, nid y draddodiad Gwyddelig o sefyll mewn undod â phobl wedi'u gormesu 110
Russell Todd @llannerch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just checked Alex and they're definitely in charge. And, considering the various PR-lite systems in place, each has a reasonable share of the vote and mandate 110
