Owain 🏴 🇪🇺
@owainb.bsky.social
Jack of no trades. Humour parched, often absent. Reprobate tendencies. Visceral hatred of oligarchs. Black coffee, black chocolate, and Chopin when all else fails. No DMs
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Some really sad news this morning, please reach out to people you know.
They might be smiling on the outside…
They might be smiling on the outside…
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some really sad news this morning, please reach out to people you know.
They might be smiling on the outside…
They might be smiling on the outside…
Today I am enjoying my sacred solitude and tuning in to my unique vibrational frequency.
As you were.
As you were.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today I am enjoying my sacred solitude and tuning in to my unique vibrational frequency.
As you were.
As you were.
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As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m currently watching Bettany Hughes: Treasures of the World. She’s in Rhodes and it looks stunning. I so want to go there….
Sigh
Sigh
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I’m currently watching Bettany Hughes: Treasures of the World. She’s in Rhodes and it looks stunning. I so want to go there….
Sigh
Sigh
Even in November 😊
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Even in November 😊
RIP James Watson who, with Francis Crick uncovered the secret of the DNA structure. But not forgetting the pioneering work of Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray crystallography work was also critical to the overall findings.
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
RIP James Watson who, with Francis Crick uncovered the secret of the DNA structure. But not forgetting the pioneering work of Rosalind Franklin, whose X-ray crystallography work was also critical to the overall findings.
How wonderful
My latest video: A 340-metre-long cycling bridge with a name to match its curves; Anaconda in Lelystad turns 20.
I went to see how this striking structure, and its smaller neighbour, have aged in the Netherlands’ youngest province.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHG...
I went to see how this striking structure, and its smaller neighbour, have aged in the Netherlands’ youngest province.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=puHG...
The Anaconda cycling bridge in Lelystad (Netherlands)
YouTube video by BicycleDutch
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
How wonderful
A tree I can relate to…
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A tree I can relate to…
Lookslikeanotherstayclearofmyabusivepartnerkindofdaytodayherewego.
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Lookslikeanotherstayclearofmyabusivepartnerkindofdaytodayherewego.
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - Fire (1968 Stereo)
YouTube video by Arthur Brown
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Not a street I want to live in..!
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Not a street I want to live in..!
I am sick of seeing Zia Yussuf on tv every time I switch on.
The fascist fucker is on Newsnight now ffs.
The fascist fucker is on Newsnight now ffs.
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I am sick of seeing Zia Yussuf on tv every time I switch on.
The fascist fucker is on Newsnight now ffs.
The fascist fucker is on Newsnight now ffs.
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Finland knows that Socialism works.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Finland knows that Socialism works.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
A long article, but if it sounds like you it might be worth getting checked out.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Tired all the time? There may be a simple reason for that
Levels of fatigue among women in Britain are soaring, and this isn’t the kind that can be cured by a nap. What lies behind the exhaustion epidemic?
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A long article, but if it sounds like you it might be worth getting checked out.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Polling from @amnestyuk.bsky.social shows we want to stay in the ECHR.
The public have seen the harm leaving European institutions has done to Britain and they recognise calls to leave the ECHR are just asking for even more damage to all our rights
nation.cymru/news/more-su...
The public have seen the harm leaving European institutions has done to Britain and they recognise calls to leave the ECHR are just asking for even more damage to all our rights
nation.cymru/news/more-su...
More support for staying in ECHR than leaving, poll suggests
Nearly half of the UK public support staying in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), almost twice the proportion who say the country should leave the treaty, new polling has suggested. A su...
nation.cymru
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Polling from @amnestyuk.bsky.social shows we want to stay in the ECHR.
The public have seen the harm leaving European institutions has done to Britain and they recognise calls to leave the ECHR are just asking for even more damage to all our rights
nation.cymru/news/more-su...
The public have seen the harm leaving European institutions has done to Britain and they recognise calls to leave the ECHR are just asking for even more damage to all our rights
nation.cymru/news/more-su...
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This. Every word.
Active travel is not a competitor against public transport. Unless we make it so by failing to integrate the two. We also need secure cycle storage including e-bike charging at key and rural bus stops.
Active travel is not a competitor against public transport. Unless we make it so by failing to integrate the two. We also need secure cycle storage including e-bike charging at key and rural bus stops.
Public transport often treats bikes as a luxury—or worse a competitor—but without them leaves revenue on the table.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This. Every word.
Active travel is not a competitor against public transport. Unless we make it so by failing to integrate the two. We also need secure cycle storage including e-bike charging at key and rural bus stops.
Active travel is not a competitor against public transport. Unless we make it so by failing to integrate the two. We also need secure cycle storage including e-bike charging at key and rural bus stops.
I think we can definitely say the shadows are lengthening!
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I think we can definitely say the shadows are lengthening!
Who is this Mr Mountbatten Windsor chap I keep hearing about?
November 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Who is this Mr Mountbatten Windsor chap I keep hearing about?