Adrian Williams

Retired history teacher. Music, travel, theatre, choral singing, Swansea Philharmonic Choir, Uplands Arts. Fan of Wrexham AFC and Glam CCC

[Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV]

I spent the final day at Ysgol Clydau with Angharad and her son Osian.

Her children were the fourth generation of their family to attend the Welsh-medium school.

There won’t be a fifth.

Watch full report: https://t.co/rpd2oFeQh0

[Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV]

ICYMI:
I visited Ysgol Clydau on its final day after almost 150 years of educating children through Welsh.

The headteacher was too emotional to speak.

It was a moving end to a much-loved school - but also part of a much bigger demographic change reshaping rural Wales.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.

European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.

Thank you, dear Keir.

[Adrian Williams @Frederick1226]

@neilhay3s @KarlTurnerMP @CatherineWest1 yes, guilty! As soon as I heard the phrase "stalking horse", my mind immediately thought of Sir Anthony Meyer, an otherwise obscure MP who played a small but significant part in the downfall of Thatcher. Will history repeat itself?

[Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV]

One for the Welsh rugby and local journalism nostalgists this.

My dad (Resolven boy) was having a clear out recently and found this sport supplement from the South Wales Evening Post in December 1994.

Big spread on when the village team nearly beat Pontypool in the Swalec Cup.

[Rhys Williams﮷ @RhysWilliamsTV]

I took these 3 years ago when Wrexham were still in the National League. Feels like much longer ago!

Hilarious that we’re now disappointed we might not make the play offs into the Premier League 🤯

[Adrian Williams @Frederick1226]

@andymorrell01 Fantastic day, but seriously, never been so cold at a football match!

[Fearless In Devotion | WREXHAM AFC podcast @fearlessidzine]

🐉𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 🦢

⬆️ #WxmAFC finally back on top of the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 clubs in the EFL - what it means & why panache trumped possession vs #swans
🎙Ry Sports fury
🇧🇷 Coutinho incoming?!
🏃‍♂️Marvellous Mickey T
🫎 Watford preview

https://t.co/09d4xYEZVl

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

I used to wonder how it was possible that Trump could have won in 2016, and then again in 2024, given how emotionally toxic and depraved he is.
I don’t wonder anymore. I think he won for that exact reason. Because he carried at least one broken shard to reflect the broken shards in millions of others.
If you’re a racist, you found your guy. If you’re a misogynist, you found your guy. If money is your only religion, you found your guy. If your heart is armored shut, you found your guy. If you mock the disabled, you found your guy. If intelligence makes you insecure, you found your guy. If you’re a sexual predator, you found your guy. If you trade in humiliation and conspiracy and filth, you found your guy.
If you’ve never done a single hour of emotional inventory, you found your guy. If you cheat, stiff contractors, bankrupt your obligations, and call it savvy, you found your guy. If you lie as easily as you breathe, you found your guy. If cruelty feels like strength, you found your guy. If white grievance is your comfort food, you found your guy. If your ego is a black hole no title can fill, you found your guy. If warmongering fuels your ego, you found your guy, If empathy feels like weakness and dominance feels like oxygen, you found your guy.
If he’d only carried one or two of these pathologies, he might have been dismissed as just another loud, damaged man. But he carried a buffet of them. That was the appeal. Millions could locate themselves somewhere in the wreckage. They didn’t have to agree with all of it. They just had to recognize a piece of themselves in it.
It was never really about him. It was about the validation. The absolution. The permission. He didn’t invent the resentment; he amplified it. He didn’t create the cruelty; he normalized it. He gave millions the intoxicating relief of hearing their ugliest impulses echoed back at rally volume.
Trump is a symptom. The deeper illness is collective. If there’s one sentence that defines his power, it’s this: “He says the things I’m thinking.”
And that’s the part that should chill us.
Because what does it say about us that so many were thinking those things? That tens of millions of Americans harbored resentments so deep, so seething, that they were simply waiting for a demagogue to baptize them as virtue? That after decades of supposed progress on race, gender, and equality, so many white men felt so threatened, so displaced, so furious, that cruelty became a political platform?
Maybe we were living in a fool’s paradise, mistaking silence for healing, politeness for progress.
Now the mask is off. Now we know.
And knowing is a far more dangerous place to stand.
– Michael Jochum, Not Just a Drummer: Reflections on Art, Politics, Dogs, and the Human Condition.

[Fearless In Devotion | WREXHAM AFC podcast @fearlessidzine]

Mickey Thomas on Parky 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

https://t.co/XoRpQQw2xG

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

I was at this game. One of the very first I covered, as a student journalist.
The Bath backs were just sensational that day.

[Andrew Ruscoe ⚽️ @AndrewRuscoe]

RETWEET THE HELL OUT OF THIS!!!

Give Little Rupert the money, he is a child who needs all our help. Come on if you can't Donate then simply Retweet as it costs sod all to do that.

Keep fighting Little Rupert 💜

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Just days ago, 10,000 people stood together and clapped for Rupert, showing him he isn’t alone.

Fast forward only a few days, and Rupert has suffered another medical emergency and is back in hospital.

This is the reality of AHC.
It is life-threatening and it can strike without warning.

Our fundraising is for Rupert, and to help raise awareness of AHC.
We are doing everything we can to be ready when treatment becomes available 🌈

https://t.co/XI08ngyvv1

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Thank you 👏🌈

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@Wrexham_AFC #WxmAFC

[Wayne Jones @welshy1000]

❤️

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

So grateful to the guys at @fearlessidzine, @Wrexham_AFC podcast for helping raise awareness of Rupert’s story and for encouraging supporters to join in the Clap for Rupert this Saturday v @MillwallFC ⚽️

Thank you for helping spread the word and showing Rupert that, despite his 1-in-a-million condition, he isn’t alone 🌈

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#WxmAFC

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Wrexham’s latest signing on transfer deadline day… 👶✍️

Rupert’s been to visit @Wrexham_AFC today ahead of the Clap for Rupert this Saturday 👏⚽️

A huge thank you to the club for the support, it really means a lot to our family. It helps show that, despite his 1 in a million condition, he isn’t alone 🌈

#rupertsrainbow #WxmAFC

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Yesterday we had visits from palliative care and several other specialist teams. It’s really difficult to share and talk about, but with all the support we’re receiving, we wanted to keep you updated. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Thank you for continuing to support Rupert and helping to raise awareness for other families with AHC #rupertsrainbow 🌈

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[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Rupert just wanted to say good night.

Although it doesn’t look like mummy will be getting much sleep tonight!

Thank you for all the love and support ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

@JustGiving 👉 https://t.co/HfUzHn4ZFe

#rupertsrainbow 🌈 @AlderHey

[Rupert’s Rainbow 🌈 @rupertsrainbow]

Thanks @RobRyanRed for sharing and helping raise awareness. We really appreciate your support 🌈

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#rupertsrainbow #AHC #WxmAFC #oneteam 💜