Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@qoto.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
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Kemi Badenoch's widely reported assertion that a future Tory Govt. would ramp up exploitation of North Sea reserves until the basin was drained, just indicates why the Tories are a spent force...
Britain's future (like the world's) lies in a green transition, both for environmental reasons but also as regards effective & efficient continued energy production.
That she cannot see that (like many of the global political class) tells us all we need to know about the Tories' future...
Ah - that's handy, isn't it!
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I already knew that you had to be completely fückin brain-dead to support Reform UK, but actually dead it taking it a bit far!
It's interesting to contrast the cowardice of the sons of many of the rich and famous like trump in the USA, with the most famous family in the UK, the royal family.
Trump got a deferment through being unfit to serve even though he had been adjudged fit previously (Lieutenant Bone Spurs) and George W Bush got posted to the National Guard. Neither ever served in Vietnam even though they should have done!
Contrast that with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York who was a helicopter pilot on the front line in the Falklands war and was in harms way ever day he was there!
One of the jobs Prince Andrew (and other helo crews) was assigned was to hover his helicopter just above the vessel on which he was based so as to cause sea-skimming missiles to see the helicopter as the target rather than the warship itself! The idea was that the sea-skimming missiles were never designed to fly more than a few metres above the sea's surface so locking on to the helicopter would cause it to fly above the ship but below the helicopter. Prince Andrew himself recounted an event that caused the Royal Navy to stop using helicopters as a decoy when under attack by sea skimming missiles. A missile actually flew over the top of the helicopter rather than between the ship and the helicopter as was expected!
Likewise with Prince Harry who crewed an Apache attack helicopter on the front line in Afghanistan. His life was on the line during every sortie!
That will be because the production company who actually make the programme have numerous extreme right-wing fückwits on their staff including one senior member of the QT production team who has a history of supporting extreme right wing organisations and causes!
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Dr. Demetre, in his resignation from the CDC, said this: “I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people”. It is an outrage that RFK Jr. remains as head of HHS.
I'm afraid it is too late! Your nation was lost when you elected Trump for a 2nd term. Electing him for one term was a gigantic mistake, but knowing how utterly incompetent and corrupt the man is, then electing him again makes the electorate of the USA look like the absolute stupidest fools in the entire universe!
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American universities, historically, topped the charts in most assessments of "the best" universities around the world. I imagine they will very soon be toppled off the top spots in total oblivion!
Interesting but you don't mention in which country it is unlawful?
The commonest driving fault I see on the roads is people using mobile phones at the wheel not just speaking on one without a hands-free kit but actually texting at the wheel!
The worst, most blatant example of that I have seen was a guy driving a coach full of people on a motorway. He was gliding gracefully from one lane to another seemingly without reason. When it finally appeared his driving had stabilized a bit I floored it and got past him as quickly as possible. However, a sideways glance as I went rocketing past him revealed him pecking away at a mobile phone resting on the boss of the steering wheel.
As I was alone in the car, I couldn't take note of his registration number otherwise I would have reported him
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@Pamela1960
I spent 10 years as a motorcyle courier/delivery driver. I noticed that 90% of drivers are careful and considerate. What was annoying was it was only the other 10% using the roads whenever I was.🤬
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I am old enough to remember when YouTube was actually watchable but the fückin cünts who run it now, have turned watching anything on it into a refined form of torture and no - I'm absolutely NOT prepared to subscribe to the service!
It's trump - it'll be a scam!
I don't know why this should be surprising to anyone. I am as English as they get, but I fully support Scottish nationalism and Scottish independence. Why - because I am fully aware of the treatment meted out to Scots by successive UK governments of both flavours!
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ICE is offering a $132K to $185K per year for supervisory roles & $306K per year to concentration camp managers. Both jobs have ZERO education requirement.
Meanwhile the average starting salary is $46,526 for teachers and $68,485 for nurses. Both jobs require a Bachelors degree & often a graduate degree.
It's a lie that we can't pay teachers & nurses. An uneducated and sick populace is easier to control, creates higher crime rates, and feeds the prison industrial complex. This is by design.
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
