Artemis 🎗️

No to more overpaid politicians in Cardiff Bay. Yes to a better funded Welsh NHS.

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

A reminder that senior politicians vehemently denied that a Yes vote in 2011 would lead to an increased number of highly paid politicians in Cardiff Bay.

Expanded Welsh Parliament needs extra £19m to run https://t.co/bDPefeIALj

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Stairs at the University of Balamand, Lebanon

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@BBCNews

[Omid Djalili @omid9]

Important article by @KasraAarabi about the absolute insanity of how the war with the Islamic republic of Iran is being framed by the Left.

‘Sir Keir Starmer may claim this is “not our war”, but that’s not how the IRGC sees it. The Guard has been at war with Britain for almost five decades, and in recent years it has intensified its campaign. Since 2022, not only have 20 major Iran-linked terror plots been foiled, but the regime has been targeting British parliamentarians and critical infrastructure.

The IRGC has also been exploiting weak oversight of Britain’s charity system to build a soft-power infrastructure operating through charities, mosques, and schools, which it has used to nurture Islamist radicalisation and anti-Semitism. These tactics, similar to those employed by ISIS and Al-Qaeda, have paid dividends for the IRGC. And things are only going to get worse.

Still, the prevailing Iran war narrative on the Left and much of the media would have you believe that Trump and the US are the pariah aggressors, and somehow represent greater threats to our security than the IRGC.’

Anti-Trump bias has blinded Britain to the real threat posed by Iran's military regime https://t.co/RwMpbr06jV

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@CharlotDearling @HeidiBachram @politixintheuk @ZackPolanski @habibi_uk Perhaps why he’s wearing the T-shirt.

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

This is a total betrayal…Do not even dare to speak on behalf of wounded women.

An Afghan man, perfect English, telling you women in Afghanistan are fine. Just fine. Don't worry.

This is not nuance. This is normalization. This is normalizing Taliban.

Let’s women in Afghanistan talk.
Women who have been flogged. Women who have been imprisoned. Women who have been denied an education. Women who have watched their lives disappear under gender apartheid.

We the women of Iran have seen this movie before. Just watch the second video.

An Iranian man, same perfect English, so relax, saying IRGC the terrorist organization that massacres protesters, and morality police are not that bad, they’re just fine and women if you don’t have fun with them!

To every Afghan woman, every Iranian woman: Be louder than these men.
Do not let anyone with microphones, normalize what is being done to your bodies, your lives, your freedom.

@UAGApartheid

[Armin Navabi @ArminNavabi]

🚨 DIRECT FROM TEHRAN: "Arm us." The momentum is building.

This man just risked everything to show the world that the Iranian people want to be armed. They are desperate to get this message out, and after the massive response to the video of the woman I posted earlier, more people need to amplify their calls.

I asked for proof from the ground, and he answered by filming this right in the heart of Tehran. Look closely at what he is doing: he is driving down an active highway in broad daylight, holding an illegal sign punishable by death against his steering wheel, right in front of the Milad Tower. He is operating directly under the regime's nose to prove this resistance is real.

For the millions he represents, demanding weapons is no longer a political debate. It is a tactical necessity for survival. Peaceful protest against live ammunition has proven impossible. They aren't asking for foreign boots on the ground. They are asking for the basic means to defend themselves against a systemic slaughter.

He risked his life to bypass the blackouts and deliver this geographical proof. Do not let the regime bury his bravery.

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@HeidiBachram Just a collection of hackneyed phrases. There’s no critical thinking, no evidence and none of the intellectual openness that is needed for a reasoned exchange.

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@Never_Again2020 @GallowayExposed Profoundly depressing.

[𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ @NiohBerg]

In 1979, the mullahs tortured the Shah's favourite horse to death.

The horse, Azar, was paraded in the streets. They broke his legs, cut his tongue out, and then shot him in the head in front of a large crowd.

Iran is occupied by demons from hell.

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@SussexFOI Huge ignorance, yet so much confidence. Is this what happens when people get their information from Tik Tok, rather than a balanced range of books?

[Gillian Lazarus @GillianLazarus]

Sacked for calling Hamas terrorists - by the BBC, who don't call them terrorists.
BBC presenter who criticised Hamas sacked for impartiality breach https://t.co/2y0gxq0ocS

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

5 plain clothes cops in Hong Kong arrest a 78 year old woman because she gestured “6 and 4” to memorialise the date of the June 4 Tiananmen Massacre

[alexmassie @alexmassie]

Labour MPs and Labour supporters are going to be reminded, in a very painful fashion, that Andy Burnham was a great option when he was *unavailable* but a much less impressive one if or when he *does* become available.

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@scottfutile @ZackPolanski As long as it means he gets to stay leader of the Greens. It’ll be interesting to see whether his efforts work for him in the end.

[Muse @xmuse_]

This is the most beautiful kitchen window view ever! 🩵

📍La Bergerie, IsolaBella Suite, Sicily 🇮🇹

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Imagine being so talented you could make marble appear soft to the touch. Gian Lorenzo Bernini was only 23 years old when he created this breathtaking masterpiece in the 1600s.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was just 23 years old when he finished The Abduction of Proserpina in 1622. Widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements of the Baroque era, the sculpture is celebrated for making solid Carrara marble appear remarkably soft and lifelike. Its most famous detail depicts Pluto’s fingers sinking into Proserpina’s thigh, creating the astonishing illusion of flesh yielding under pressure.

Through dramatic movement, deep shadows, and exquisitely polished surfaces, Bernini transformed rigid stone into what seems like flowing fabric, delicate skin, and even tears. Today, this extraordinary display of artistry and emotion can be seen at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

[Daniel Sugarman @Daniel_Sugarman]

Ooooh man. I think it's worth showing you all the sort of stuff that this document says, because it is "grim". Really, really grim.

A 🧵

[Omid Djalili @omid9]

Once again we ask:
Why has the UK STILL NOT designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation? It was embarrassing before, it’s off the scale now. Great article by @potkazar https://t.co/quRRGykrfO

[Artemis 🎗️ @TrueWales]

@poiu477 @TalHartuv Bit disturbing that you support stabbing and chopping people up if you think they belong to an ‘oppressive state’.

[Perseus @PerseusLeGrand]

Je vous présente Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l’Amour.

Cette sculpture a été réalisée par Antonio Canova entre 1787 et 1793 et est conservée au Musée du Louvre.

[🎶𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 ✨ @Old_But_Gold50s]

Zorba the Greek Ballet Dance