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
This research could bring about a revolution in the treatment of this awful disease!
I suspect that this will not be the last time mankind discovers the causative connection between a pathogen and a serious disease.
Remember the discovery of the connection between infection with Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer. That was revolutionary at the time as doctors did not believe bacteria could survive in the extremely acid conditions in the human stomach.
The discovery that the tumorigenic HPV16 & HPV18 viruses were responsible for a substantial proportion of cervical cancer was just as revolutionary and led to the development of extremely effective vaccines targeting these viruses.
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Juneteenth should remind us that human trafficking was legal. Slavery was legal. Jim Crow was legal. The US Govt paying reparations to white enslavers who lost their “property” but not to the formerly enslaved who lost their lives, was legal.
Do not let legality & power be your measure of morality & justice.
Paul Brownjohn
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Southern Baptist Convention expelled 2 churches because of women pastors but kept secret thousands of sexual assaults and told victims to be quiet and forgive perpetrators.
Religion really fucks up a brain, doesn't it?
Paul Brownjohn
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I just got accused on another platform of having "an irrational bitter hatred" of GB News.
I wish to protest most strongly - my strong dislike of GB News is completely rational.
Paul Brownjohn
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The idea of arresting San Francisco drug users to "force them into treatment" only makes sense if you willfully ignore the fact that there's a waiting list for people that voluntarily want to go into treatment.🤡
We have 💰 to pay cops overtime to arrest, but not Drs to treat, addiction.
Paul Brownjohn
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Silvio Berlusconi just died. During his life he caused immense damage to both Italy and the EU.
For decades he used his media empire to propagate a culture of sexism, racism and utter disregard for culture and science. He facilitated organized crime and helped Putin gain a foothold within the EU both politically and financially.
Even though he was already waning politically after the 2012 crisis, the damage he has done within Italian society will take decades to undo.
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America is a place where firearms merchants sell guns to children to commit the atrocities of the future while politicians burn books in order to hide the atrocities of the past.
Paul Brownjohn
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You know, touristry is a big industry in Florida. Has anyone proposed that tourists BOYCOTT FLORIDA for its institutionalized book-banning, racism and homophobia? Because if not, it's time to get that one off the ground...
I think this is an extremely dangerous thing to suggest!
Many Republicans are stupid enough to take this seriously and do so!
https://crooksandliars.com/2023/06/ann-coulter-calls-every-republican-commit
Paul Brownjohn
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I know there is a lot going on, but an unusually high number of CIA agents were killed, captured, or compromised after Trump stole classified documents about them.
Just thought I should remind everyone of that.
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
