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Two far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan ( www.cnn.com )
Is Lemmy a good alternative?
New here. Migrated from Reddit. Still trying to figure out Lemmy - what's everyone's experiences like coming from Reddit and does Lemmy serve as a good alternative? Pros and cons/differences?...
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say ( apnews.com )
Farmers welcome roundtable on changes to controversial Sustainable Farming Scheme ( nation.cymru )
Farmers leaders have welcomed the announcement of plans for a Ministerial Roundtable to consider changes to the Welsh Government’s controversial Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)....
People warned not to go in sea at 25 Welsh beaches ( www.walesonline.co.uk )
A charity has issued a warning over 25 beach and seafront destinations in Wales which have been polluted by storm sewage or given a poor water classification. Surfers Against Sewage, one of the UK's most successful marine conservation and campaigning charities, has published the alerts on its website....
Merthyr Tydfil council refuses to answer coal mine questions ( www.bbc.co.uk )
An inquiry into the controversy surrounding the UK's largest opencast coalmine will not hear from the company or council involved....
The Welsh Government is appeasing populism over 20mph limits ( bylines.cymru )
The Welsh Government has clearly signalled that it’s about to make major changes to the way its 20mph default speed limit on urban roads is implemented. The new First Minister and Welsh Labour leadership have said they “hold their hands up” and that guidance “has to be corrected”....
Public needs to lose weight to help cut NHS waiting lists, says health minister ( nation.cymru )
The public needs to lose weight to help tackle growing NHS waiting lists, the Welsh health minister has said....
Me in the pic ( lemmy.sdf.org )
What film did you watch when you were too young, and how did it traumatize you?
Jurassic Park for me. I had an amazing JP jumper when I was like...maybe 6. It was far too big for me but I loved dinosaurs. Naturally this meant I wanted to watch the film because...well I'm 6 and it's got dinosaurs....
State sponsored theft? ( nation.cymru )
Many people accuse the incumbent Conservative government of presiding over one of the most kleptocratic and corrupt administrations the UK has seen since the end of WWII....
Printing for peace: from the 1924 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition to protesting for Palestine ( bylines.cymru )
I’d been making prints based on photographs of the Welsh women’s peace movement. I learned about its history and enjoyed the technical challenge of honouring its images through print....
Windfarm developers to appeal weather mast decision ( nation.cymru )
Windfarm developers Bute Energy have confirmed they will appeal the decision by councillors to refuse planning permission for a weather mast at site earmarked for a major wind turbine development....
Labour accused of selling Wales short on HS2 funding ( nation.cymru )
Labour has been accused of selling Wales short by effectively dropping its demand for full consequential funding in relation to the HS2 rail project....
Would young Americans really vote for Trump today? ( gelliottmorris.substack.com )
Why I’m skeptical of some puzzling polls
Welsh Government Cabinet Minutes 'doctored' to remove false statement by Vaughan Gething ( nation.cymru )
A former Welsh Government Minister has produced evidence that minutes of a Cabinet meeting were doctored to remove an untrue statement made by Vaughan Gething as the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in the UK....
Would you like to participate to Lemmyvision, a Eurovision-like song contest for Lemmy? ( jlai.lu )
Hey Friends! I hope I'm not spamming your community, please redirect me if it's inappropriate. I've sent this message in multiple communities, as well as on feddit.uk to invite people of the United Kingdom to participate, but I figured I'd also invite the individual countries making up the British Isles, so here I am!...
Welsh train passengers ‘punished’ as fares rise by nearly 5% ( nation.cymru )
Rail fares in England and Wales are rising by nearly 5% despite train cancellations being among the highest levels for 10 years....
The myth of being 'non-political' ( farrellperks.substack.com )
Something I hear commonly when talking to people, is the dreaded phrase "I'm non-political". Usually said to mean that they either don't know, care, or understand politics. It's likely true that a lot of these people don't understand or know about the intricacies of politics in the UK, but it's usually a complete lie that they...
Community for all Foss lemmy apps and tools .
This lemmy apps and toolscommunity was abandoned and i am reopening it but with a change it is now only for Foss and privacy respecting ones. You can discuss , reccomend , ask questions , promote ,crosspost etc. about lemmy apps and tools which are foss :https://lemmy.world/c/lemmyapps
How the Welsh flag has been hijacked by the far-right in Brittany ( nation.cymru )
When the current affairs magazine, Le Peuple Breton, published its 60th anniversary edition recently, the front cover, designed to be a cause for celebration, ended up at the centre of a national scandal....
TIL about Muppet, Vulcan and Chicken Claws - different ways to hold chopsticks ( marcosticks.org )
Direct Links:...
Anti-far right protest in Germany ended early because too many people attended it ( apnews.com )
Original title: Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany’s far right...
What is going on with Kbin
I almost feel like it's October last year, when I pled for improvement on all fronts regarding the Kbin development strategy. Now it seems development has ceased once again and there hasn't been chat on the matrix channels for over a week. Update: that's two weeks now (including his blog) and over a month of no visible...
What are some good games that have a bad reputation due to unreasonable expectations?
For consistency sake, let's say that any game that's >or=7/10 at what it's trying to do while having a popular perception of being a
Lemmy active users down, comments steady and posts up
So since the mass-exodus from Reddit we can see that the total amount of active users has gone down rather heavily: https://i.imgur.com/MeQok2F.png...
give an angry rant ( sh.itjust.works )
What do you swear by?
Brand, thing, behavior, method, advice, mantra, etc....
Twitter Turning Into X Is Set to Kill Billions in Brand Value ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
An estimated $4 to $20 billion in value, what is he thinking?
YSK: Sorting by 'Hot' instead of 'Active' will show more diverse content on Lemmy
I've seen a few mentions of people feeling like they're constantly seeing the same content when sorting by active, I've since moved to hot, and I'm having a much better time.
List of known Jellyfin Plugin Repos – 2023 Update
I created and curated this list on Reddit, but as I've switched over here due to Reddit not giving a shit about the end-user, I figured I will bring the list and keep it updated here instead....