Slow Runner
@slowrrunner.bsky.social
R&D scientist and consultant a long time ago. Ex scuba instructor and aging triathlete.
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There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about.
(Come on Higgins!)
(Come on Higgins!)
January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about.
(Come on Higgins!)
(Come on Higgins!)
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A rumour is going around:
An espresso can make you profound.
But have more than one?
Equilibrium’s gone
And you walk with a jangling sound.
An espresso can make you profound.
But have more than one?
Equilibrium’s gone
And you walk with a jangling sound.
January 19, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A rumour is going around:
An espresso can make you profound.
But have more than one?
Equilibrium’s gone
And you walk with a jangling sound.
An espresso can make you profound.
But have more than one?
Equilibrium’s gone
And you walk with a jangling sound.
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Apparently Farage is ‘under the weather’ today so cancelled an appearance on #BBCLauraK
He must be very unwell to cancel a TV appearance.
Or, it’s BS. I’m going with BS, just like this was BS.
He must be very unwell to cancel a TV appearance.
Or, it’s BS. I’m going with BS, just like this was BS.
January 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Apparently Farage is ‘under the weather’ today so cancelled an appearance on #BBCLauraK
He must be very unwell to cancel a TV appearance.
Or, it’s BS. I’m going with BS, just like this was BS.
He must be very unwell to cancel a TV appearance.
Or, it’s BS. I’m going with BS, just like this was BS.
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Worth noting - because professional services firms try to stay out of the media - this "multi-year, multi-million-pound investment by PwC" in Palantir. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
January 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Worth noting - because professional services firms try to stay out of the media - this "multi-year, multi-million-pound investment by PwC" in Palantir. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
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This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
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The trees are wearing
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
January 18, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The trees are wearing
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
That mist balaclava
The weather knitted
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Long ago
Met far away
On an endless plain
Far away
And Long ago
Sang once, sang again:
‘Long away
And far ago
Are the places
That we’ve been;
Far ago
And long away
And nowhere
In between’
Met far away
On an endless plain
Far away
And Long ago
Sang once, sang again:
‘Long away
And far ago
Are the places
That we’ve been;
Far ago
And long away
And nowhere
In between’
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Long ago
Met far away
On an endless plain
Far away
And Long ago
Sang once, sang again:
‘Long away
And far ago
Are the places
That we’ve been;
Far ago
And long away
And nowhere
In between’
Met far away
On an endless plain
Far away
And Long ago
Sang once, sang again:
‘Long away
And far ago
Are the places
That we’ve been;
Far ago
And long away
And nowhere
In between’
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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The morning’s birdsong:
Feathered notes hanging, floating,
Searching for an ear.
Feathered notes hanging, floating,
Searching for an ear.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The morning’s birdsong:
Feathered notes hanging, floating,
Searching for an ear.
Feathered notes hanging, floating,
Searching for an ear.
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Early stroll. It’s misty; I can hardly see the cemetery in front of my face. From a distance I must be looming. A FOR SALE sign sprouts from a hedge. My stroll is a measurement of time and space. A cockerel’s theme and variations.
January 18, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Early stroll. It’s misty; I can hardly see the cemetery in front of my face. From a distance I must be looming. A FOR SALE sign sprouts from a hedge. My stroll is a measurement of time and space. A cockerel’s theme and variations.
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Appeasing bullies never works.
Yet more proof that kowtowing to Trump didn’t work, just emboldened him.
Now is the time for other countries to send military personnel to Greenland.
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Now is the time for other countries to send military personnel to Greenland.
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Appeasing bullies never works.
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First cup of tea:
I’ll just set sail
On this inland sea
Made just for me,
Just for me.
I’ll just set sail
On this inland sea
Made just for me,
Just for me.
January 18, 2026 at 7:03 AM
First cup of tea:
I’ll just set sail
On this inland sea
Made just for me,
Just for me.
I’ll just set sail
On this inland sea
Made just for me,
Just for me.
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“Would you actually use the word fascist about a Nigel Farage led government or not? - Trevor Philips
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
“Would you actually use the word fascist about a Nigel Farage led government or not? - Trevor Philips
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
“I would just say if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck in my experience it usually is a duck” - Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
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My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My point is..,,there’s no point clinging onto hope that the alliance can be saved, US still be relied upon in extremis. It can’t. So, what’s holding us back from retaliating?
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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Early stroll. That tree seems almost too big for that garden. A TV plays to an empty settee. Those puddles definitely haven’t shrunk in the wash. Unusually, the dentist’s lights are on; they shine like teeth. This weather as animal: drizzly bear.
January 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Early stroll. That tree seems almost too big for that garden. A TV plays to an empty settee. Those puddles definitely haven’t shrunk in the wash. Unusually, the dentist’s lights are on; they shine like teeth. This weather as animal: drizzly bear.
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What a beauty ! Thank you to @allthingsorca.bsky.social for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay , top work !
January 17, 2026 at 7:06 AM
What a beauty ! Thank you to @allthingsorca.bsky.social for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay , top work !
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Robert Jenrick: The truth
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Robert Jenrick: The truth
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Imagine giving away your Nobel peace prize medal hoping for a presidency and getting a Trump-signed gift bag instead
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
edition.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Imagine giving away your Nobel peace prize medal hoping for a presidency and getting a Trump-signed gift bag instead
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
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![Comic. Standard 16-Part Epoxy. [Epoxy applicator with multiple labeled chambers in different colors: resin; hardener; filler, softener; rosin; stuff that bonds permanently to skin and nothing else; stuff that will turn white and crack over a few days, for decorative appearance; placebo; minced duct tape; acetone Fragrance; powdered bar magnets; polyethylvinylesteracetate; 2-polyethylvinylesteracetate; salt and pepper to taste; blood sample from the Gorilla Glue gorillas; stuff that bonds to every known material except yours]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiamknds4yiai44hrtq3eiau3fqxjfzufclkb64uaxdnnig5klsck4@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said