Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Private providers are threatening to stop trading in Wales and say they’ll go over the border to England where they’re not facing the same situation. https://nation.cymru/news/plans-to-stop-for-profit-childrens-social-care-in-wales-could-cost-councils-millions/

Refurbishing Westminster could now cost £22bn - the same as the entire government budget for running Wales. https://nation.cymru/news/refurbishing-westminster-could-now-cost-22bn-the-same-as-the-entire-government-budget-for-running-wales/

"Imagine if Microsoft got a dime every time Windows crashed"

Uhm, I think they did.

Ireland to waive visa requirements for all Ukrainians as minister says country is 'certainly not neutral' on Russian invasion https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-ukraine-simon-coveney-5691785-Feb2022/

​​Tech firm offers cops #facialrecognition to ID #Homeless people
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdp7x/tech-firm-facial-recognition-homeless-people-odin

#surveillancecapitalism #classism #fascism

How do temperature variations affect infectious diseases?

Climate change is set to rise temperatures globally, rates of infectious diseases are to become increasingly difficult to predict

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/temperature-infectious-diseases/129986/ #ClimateEmergency #pollution #environment #ecology #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #CllimateChange

I recorded my walk across the africa/asia border to save the moment. Turns out it took me a long time because border control thought i was suspicious, they took me in a back room and everything. After 2 and a half hours they finally let me through.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8330623740

#egypt #israel #africa #asia

Thousands fooled by 'Abergavenny' giant waves hoax. https://nation.cymru/news/thousands-fooled-by-abergavenny-giant-waves-hoax/

🇺🇦 The Leader of Plaid Cymru and Wales' Counsel are embarking on a visit to Ukraine to show solidarity with the people there against Putin. https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-leader-and-welsh-government-minister-visit-ukraine-to-show-solidarity-in-defiance-of-putins-warmongering/

Costing £96bn, HS2 has been designated as an England & Wales project by Westminster despite the fact no part of the track will be laid in Wales. https://nation.cymru/news/uk-government-accused-of-disdain-for-wales-over-hs2-mockery/

Jane Hutt MS says the Bill contains 10 clauses which will have 'severely damaging effects in Wales.'
https://nation.cymru/news/minster-criticises-damaging-effects-of-uk-governments-nationality-and-borders-bill/

Gwynedd Council building homes for locals for first time in 30 years. https://nation.cymru/news/gwynedd-council-building-homes-for-locals-for-first-time-in-30-years/

Rule or be ruled… I reject the premise of this conjecture. A world in which we neither rule nor are ruled – a world in which we live as peers; equals; people – is not only possible but essential for the evolution of humanity into a sustainable and civilised species. And those of us who want this future must ensure the technical infrastructure exists to enable it.

If you ever wonder why I build what I do the way I do it, it’s towards this goal… even if the immediate applicability isn’t apparent.

Wales' biggest national park to give staff St David's Day off. https://nation.cymru/news/wales-biggest-national-park-to-give-staff-st-davids-day-off/

Welsh public overwhelmingly back giving communities more land rights, says new poll. https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-public-overwhelmingly-back-giving-communities-more-land-rights-says-new-poll/