Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

📡 Users have long bemoaned the quality of the mobile data coverage in Wales.

🌍 This interactive map provides a visual guide to how terrible it really is. https://nation.cymru/news/how-bad-is-the-mobile-coverage-in-wales-really-interactive-map-lets-you-check-out-your-area/

Leaked Labour plan for government includes handing devolved governments new tax powers https://nation.cymru/news/leaked-labour-plan-for-government-includes-handing-devolved-governments-new-tax-powers/

RT @RichardJMurphy@twitter.com

But as serious, if Labour continues as it is then the majority who now believe in rejoining the EU are left without a major party in a two-party system that they can support. Nor, in England, the Green’s apart, is there a left-of-centre party. Labour has abandoned that role.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RichardJMurphy/status/1572123098257969153

Truss urges world leaders to follow UK with failed trickle down economics.

World tells Truss to fuck off and ruin her own country.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/liz-truss-urges-world-leaders-to-follow-uk-with-trickle-down-economics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Bethan, one of the local guides featured in the series said: ‘What we are saying is come to Wales if you want to, but remember to respect us when you're here’ https://nation.cymru/culture/new-s4c-series-aims-to-encourage-people-thinking-of-moving-to-wales-to-embrace-the-language-and-culture/

🗳️An Electoral Commission report revealed four in 10 candidates experienced problems with intimidation in May’s local elections in Wales https://nation.cymru/news/nearly-half-welsh-local-elections-candidates-experienced-int

Ex-Putin adviser warns UK cities could be hit with nuclear weapons if Britain ‘continues to be aggressor’

https://inkl.com/a/BaJogdFlWbl

Sure, they could be. And Russia would be wiped off the face of the earth if they were (and likely large parts of other countries too in the process, so fun times all around.) It’s blows my mind that these raving fools are making such irresponsible statements.

#russia #nuclearWar

@aral My completely unqualified opinion is that they’re more likely to deploy a low-yield tactical weapon on Ukrainian soil and dare the West to escalate. This would be a reaction to a real or staged attack on Russian soil. When the US screams bloody murder they’re going to tap the map and point to Hiroshima.

US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pnkw/us-military-bought-mass-monitoring-augury-team-cymru-browsing-email-data

The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It’s everything. There’s nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity,” one cybersecurity expert said.

Today is the penultimate full day of #summer in the #northern #hemisphere if, like the majority of the population on the planet, you live in or east of #Europe or #Africa. The #equinox will occur a little after 02:00Z on Friday 23 September. With today’s #sunset, I present two #photographs but each both in #BlackAndWhite and #colour.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000

At some point even the diehard voters declaring for Tories must grow tired of Brexit lies too, surely?

Truss on way to UN:

“There isn’t currently any negotiation taking place with the US and I don’t have an expectation that those are going to start in the short to medium term.”

Right-wing press takes aim at Michael Sheen for criticism of King Charles visit on Owain Glyndŵr day https://nation.cymru/news/right-wing-press-takes-aim-at-michael-sheen-for-criticism-of-king-charles-visit-on-owain-glyndwr-day/

"The  death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September was a salient reminder that ‘our’ propaganda system is a vital cog in the British social machine that upholds elite privilege and domination over the majority of the population."
https://www.medialens.org/2022/imposed-insanity-royalty-propaganda-and-th

"This 60-acre eco-farm in Kentucky, is among the largest climate-controlled indoor farms in the U.S. It's chemical free, non-gmo and grown with 100% rainwater."

https://twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/1571643283880787968?t=_IO0I1H8zQow7nzVHH-iOg&s=09

Virginia seeks to strip transgender school students of protections - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/19/virginia-transgender-students-schools-glenn-youngkin the cruelty of republicans is astonishing; I don't know how they live with themselves...

"He who learns must suffer"
- Aeschylus

#calligraphy by Freemo
#quote #tragedy #tragic #life

original calligraphy here:
https://qoto.org/@freemo/103649261426431196

Aeschylus often described as the father of tragedy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus

(525/524 BC - c. 456 BC - died aged ~67)

Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/17/oil-companies-exxonmobil-chevron-shell-bp-climate-crisis “the latest evidence that oil giants keep lying about their commitments to help solve the climate crisis and should never be trusted by policymakers”

Its amazing how small changes can improve a speaker system. I moved over to running the main audio line as optical/spdif with the conversion to analog adjacent to the speakers. I also moved the speakers to better positions. The audio is noticeably better.