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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Report: Russia is now fielding Chinese drone detection radars from the company Zhejiang Fanshuang Technology.
Do we really want to buy "Made in China" anymore?
https://defence-blog.com/russian-forces-deploy-chinese-radars-to-track-ukrainian-drones/
I am a radical socialist, as such, I believe in freedom of speech, freedom to protest and much other leftie stuff too diverse to elucidate.
Whilst I don't support any particular political party, I did support Labour's election at the last GE and indeed Starmer's elevation to the Labour leadership - I am now deeply ashamed of myself for not having realised that Starmer was a worthless piece of shit with extreme right-wing views!
This is one that will only chime with people who watch UK free to air commercial TV.
Imagine training to be an actor or a singer and not getting a lot of work then suddenly you get your big break - a singing role in a TV advert, singing just one word - that one word is "Diarrhoea".
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To be clear, the United States has no far left. What Americans consider "far left," most other Western nations call moderate and even conservative.
It's that the US political center has shifted so far to the right, you're considered a far-left radical if you demand breathable air and potable water.
This is one that will only chime with people who watch UK free to air commercial TV.
Imagine training to be an actor or a singer and not getting a lot of work then suddenly you get your big break - a singing role in a TV advert, singing just one word - that one word is "Diarrhoea".
Labour isn't working for anyone at all!
Name one single thing that this so called Labour government has done that is even a tiny bit socialist!
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May I have your attention:
Autism is neither a disease, nor a birth defect. We have got to push back hard on this eugenicist garbage.
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I'm always amazed by how the ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING GOD needs all these sad whiny shit-stained little douchebags to do his bidding...
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Georges Clemenceau comes to mind:
"America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilisation."
A bit harsh, perhaps, but it's definitely in the degeneration phase.
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“ "In the first century in Israel, Christianity was a community of believers. Then Christianity moved to Greece and became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome and became an institution. Then it moved to Europe and became a culture. And then it moved to America and became a business." --Richard Halverson
Probably the stupidest act by any Home Secretary in recent history. I'm deeply ashamed to have supported Starmer's election as Labour leader. I believed I was plumping for a decent Labour leader not a fairly right wing tory!
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Crashing the economy is not an unintended side effect of Trump's stupidity, it's an intended effect of Trump's stupidity.
Destroying the economy was always part of the plan. Making you sick was always part of the plan. Making people stupid was always part of the plan.
Cryptocurrency is complete insanity!
A currency backed by - errrrr - absolutely fück all is insane That the generation of that currency uses vast amounts of electricity is utter complete insanity!
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
