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๐จAs of yesterday, the Islamic regime opened up the Internet at around 30% connectivity. Forced to do it for their own interests as the country was near to complete paralysis.
As such, hundreds of videos have now come through on the telegram channels. Iโve seen about 10% of them. I have now stopped.
We always knew what this regime was capable of. The cruelty, savagery and barbarism that I am seeing now is on a different level. It is not just the foreign militias hired by the regime from Iraq and Afghanistan to do their dirty work. It is also Iranian security forces against their fellow countrymen, unarmed civilians.
The numbers being killed each day is increasing at such an alarming rate it is beyond shocking. Bodies are piled up on the streets of the major cities in black bags like garbage. Equally staggering is the silence and inaction by the international community.
Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews. What we are witnessing in Iran in real time is a government trying exterminate a segment of their own population that that does not agree with them. Even if itโs the majority, there is no stopping them.
What gives people in Iran hope is us not looking away. But most importantly - in the brief moments the internet allows them - to glimpse messages of support from people on here. Because it make them feel less lonely.
All eyes on Iran.
#R2PforIran (responsibility to protect R2P)
#IranMassacre
David Hay retweeted
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐... ๐ผ๏ธ
In 1940, as the threat of invasion loomed and Allied fortunes in Europe looked bleak, the National Gallery needed a secure place to protect its collection. Some proposed shipping the paintings to Canada, but Director Kenneth Clark feared the risk of U-boat attacks. Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed and immediately rejected the idea. After much searching, the perfect location was found: the Manod slate mine.
To house the collection, the mineโs entrance was blasted wider to accommodate the largest artworks, and small brick โbungalowsโ were constructed deep within the caverns to ensure stable temperature and humidity. Specially designed โelephantโ cases were built to transport the paintings safely. By the summer of 1941, the entire National Gallery collection had been moved and reunited underground, where it remained safely stored for four years.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐น๐ฒ. They were invited to the unveiling of a new tablet made from Manod slate, commemorating the quarryโs vital role in safeguarding Britainโs cultural heritage during the Second World War โ๏ธ๐๏ธ๐จ
๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต: ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ-๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ-๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ.
@NationalGallery #WartimeBritain #Art #ArtHistory #Archaeology #Heritage
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Aberystwyth has joined a global network of 350 Creative Cities that have been recognised for their excellence in creative fields across the world by becoming Walesโ first UNESCO City of Literature nation.cymru/news/aberystwytโฆ
David Hay retweeted
The music from the acclaimed historical TV drama Wolf Hall will be performed in a special concert at a festival in Wales this month.
nation.cymru/culture/music-fโฆ
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Cymru Calling: Telephone Exchange Buildings in Wales [online]
Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 6.30pm
secure.c20society.org.uk/Defโฆ
A richly illustrated talk about the architectural history and evolution of telephone exchange buildings in the United Kingdom...
David Hay retweeted
120 years ago, Britain built this system to ensure secure communications throughout the empire
At the bottom of the sea, enemies couldnโt tamper with cables easily
Today, we have orders of magnitude more undersea infrastructure, but it is easier than ever to attack (Nordstream, e.g.)
Different strategic picture!
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๐ต๏ธ This yearโs Reviewing Committee Annual Report is going top secret...
Alan Turingโs wartime papers for the secretive Delilah Project โ the only surviving technical manuscript by Turing โ is just one of the amazing items saved.
Have a read ๐ buff.ly/cTSS1Sr
ALT A photograph of Alan Turings notebook
David Hay retweeted
We are saddened to hear of the passing of renowned Welsh singer Iris Williams. Iris was a graduate, Fellow, and friend of the College who performed for Queen Elizabeth II and President Gerald Ford. We were honoured to welcome her at our New York Gala.
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Walesโ story belongs to all of us.
This is Your Library - Croeso.
Weโre turning the page โ explore the bold new strategy shaping our next chapter ๐
library.wales/strategy2025
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These relics of 1960s design are protected thanks to applications by phone box enthusiast @K8iosk.
There are now 23 K8s on the National Heritage List for England.
ALT A photograph of a metal phone box on a station platform. There is a decorative column on one side and the Chalfont and Latimer roundel sign on the other.
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Born #OnThisDay in 1914 was actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. As well as acting in 30 films, during the Second World War she co-developed a frequency-hopping guidance system for American torpedoes, the principles of which are used in Bluetooth and WiFi technologies today.
David Hay retweeted
๐'Penny for the Guy'
Is anyone planning on creating a Guy today?
๐ทChildren from Bontnewydd, near Caernarfon, celebrating #Bonfire night from 1962.
ALT Black and white image of children from Bontnewydd with a stuffed Guy Fawkes
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๐ขPassionate about Walesโ heritage?
Join the National Library of Wales as a Trustee. Help shape our 2025-2030 vision and expand the Library's reach and influence in Wales, the UK, and beyond.
๐ Learn more and apply: library.wales/about-nlw/workโฆ
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8 November
ALT Image of the Library
David Hay retweeted
We have discovered some wonderful old college photos from Trent Park Training College โ this one from June 1957. Let us know if you recognise anyone!
#teachertraining #college #1950s #enfield #localhistory #university #oldphotos #houseofsecrets #trentpark
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The First World War began #OnThisDay in 1914. Our collections bring home the effect of the war on Wales and the Welsh. From trench maps to soldier diaries and the Book of Remembrance, its effect becomes clear
๐ library.wales/catalogues-seaโฆ
ALT The Welsh National Book of Remembrance
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โThe #Mimosa, the ship carrying the first Welsh emigrants to South America reached #Patagonia, #OnThisDay in 1865.
On board the ship was Joseph Seth Jones, who kept a diary of the voyage, which has now been digitised.
๐library.wales/discover-learnโฆ
ALT Diary of Joseph Seth Jones
David Hay retweeted
We are grateful to @MariaAlambritis, curator at @NationalGallery, for joining us in the Gregynog gallery tonight to give a talk about Canaletto, his background, and the history of his early career masterpiece The Stonemason's Yard. #NG200
David Hay retweeted
#OnThisDay 1936: The speaking clock was introduced in the UK. Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the clock, was interviewed 21 years later. Precisely.
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We're providing ยฃ3.2m this year to protect and preserve our cultural institutions. This funding will support repairs at both the @AmgueddfaCymru Cardiff and @NLWales in Aberystwyth.
Find out more: gov.wales/37m-additional-funโฆ
ALT An aerial photo of the National Museum Cardiff.
