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
Paul Brownjohn
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Greenpeace dyes US embassy pond blood-red
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QasB8lpU1Y
British police have arrested the UK head of Greenpeace, alongside five other activists, after they poured 300 liters of blood-red dye into a pond at the U.S. embassy on April 10 in protest against the U.S. sale of arms to Israel.
Paul Brownjohn
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Good morning fellow socialists. 
#Socialism #WealthTax #TaxTheRich
Paul Brownjohn
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US gov asks european suppliers to guarantee they don't do DEI.
Next: we ask US to guarantee they do fair pay, 5 weeks paid annual vacation and 1 year paid maternity leave.
He is apparently a tremendous fan of taking ketamine which, if taken chronically, does irreparable damage to the urinary system frequently resulting in helpless incontinence.
That being the case, perhaps his next venture should be as a maker of adult nappies/diapers!
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My article in this week's Common Weal newsletter.
Anyone who thinks Starmer prostrating before Trump to get a lower tariff than the EU was some kind of diplomatic genius has to reconcile this with the fact that he was unable to get a better deal than a colony of penguins.
For folk who like me want to boycott US products - here's a little help!
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I considered charging my neighbors a fee for tomatoes this year to make more money but then I realized that they could respond by charging me a fee for their eggs, plums, and lemons. This is because I paid attention in 5th grade social studies, and also I’m not a blithering dumbfuck.
@Remittancegirl @dzwiedziu @spinopsys
I would like to see the EU refuse to do business with (US) companies that don't comply with EU DEI legislation!
@petewalkden
These rather charming creatures are very common where I live in rural Luxembourg; so much so that they have achieved the dubious distinction of being considered vermin! The reason for this, is their tendency to explore the under-bonnet space on parked cars and other vehicles and chew through electrical wiring and rubber hoses; not a popular habit!
They are nocturnal visitors to the compost bins in our garden where they forage in the food waste!
I guess if the trend continues, someone will reinvent the 'antimacassar' and claim it as a brilliant new American invention!
That extreme slicked back hair look is really nauseating. I don't think any other nation thinks that the 1950s greased hair look is anything other than vile!
@pthenq1 @davidaugust @Remittancegirl
If he attacks Canada, Europe or pretty much anywhere else, forget elections - there won't be any! That's it, like Hitler, trump will become dictator for life and one of his devil's spawn sons will succeed him as 'emperor'
If you use US internet services, here is a list of European alternatives.
There are currently plenty of political reasons to wish to reduce our dependence on US based companies as most seem to be run by management who support the orange moron but there are, in reality, other good reasons to eschew any connection with the USA.
Russia has recently been indulging in a bit of sabotage of undersea assets and, should the conflict between Russia and the rest of the world escalate, the data cables that connect the USA to Europe will be a prime target. Thus if you or your business depend on a good connection across the Atlantic ocean to servers in the USA, now might well be a very good time to sever that umbilical cord and connect to services closer to home that are less likely to be disrupted if the conflict escalates.
@Vonskinnback @Maxfieldripken @Nigel_Purchase
What, something like what iPhones and iPads did in real life? OK, it didn't completely kill them, it just slowed them down to a crawl!
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
