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
The other day, there was an AWACS aircraft circling low over Luxembourg low enough for the huge radar antenna on the top to be clearly seen - I wonder what it was doing.
So, something like this:
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RT @AmeriCastPod
"Trump has left no doubt that he is a violent authoritarian who intends to reject any election that does not restore him to power ... This should be said every day, in every medium," @RadioFreeTom writes in The Atlantic Daily. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/trump-sings-a-song-of-sedition/673535/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Spring seems to be particularly late this year here in Luxembourg, however the first few tulips and daffodils are now in bloom.
We are still feeding the local bird population with prolific quantities of sunflower seeds and fat balls. For most of the winter, the only birds at the bird feeders were sparrows with an occasional visit from a Robin and a nuthatch. During the past few weeks, the range of birds in the garden has expanded enormously. We now have chaffinches, green finches, yellowhammers, Blue tits, great tits to add to the permanent population of sparrows.
I have also spotted this year’s first butterfly, a brimstone and the first few bumble bees are starting to make an appearance.
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✡️ 🇵🇸 
By the way, I was shocked to hear that Bruce Dickinson, Roger Daltry (The Who, the blond one) and Noel Gallagher are rather nationalist knobheads.
When we were kids, me, my older brother, my mum & dad would get in the car for a daytrip or whatever, and singing at the top of our lungs songs from Oasis, etc
Such a fucking shame!
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Here’s an idea.
If you don’t want to be called a fascist or a Nazi…
- don’t vilify and criminalise asylum-seekers
- don’t plan to detain and deport them
- don’t defend far-right violent protests against them
- don’t breach their human rights
- don’t defy the Refugee Convention.
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We're about start another cycle of handwringing from Republicans about the influence of video games, violent movies, declining religious attendance, and access to mental health treatments on tragedies like this. They will blame everything but the actual problem.
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MAGA Logic:
-Abortion: Ban it
-Marijuana: Ban it
-Drag shows: Ban it
-Immigration: Ban it
-Dialogue on racism: Ban it
-Books by Black authors: Ban it
-Books by LGBTQ+ authors: Ban it
-Guns: BANS DON’T WORK YOU SNOWFLAKES
#CovenantSchool
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They want us to ignore the fact that there is a world outside the US
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RT @RobertMaguire_
Every single one of their talking points requires their supporters to forget that there is a world outside America where people come from broken families, don’t go to church, and play the exact same violent video games, but don’t end up slaughtering the people around them
https://twitter.com/RobertMaguire_/status/1530638649963978754
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Making the possession of nitrous oxide a criminal offence seems like a laughable idea.
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Ben Jennings (Guardian) on the #RishiSunakPM's immediate punishment scheme & who should be subjected to it....
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News telling me that there are plans to move the homeless people on. To stop them distressing the public.
Well, shoot me for stating the bleeding obvious, but a) they are members of the public, and b) moving them into a home might be an idea.
Is it just me?
I had to grind some chilis to make a curry paste and when I opened the grinder I inhaled a waft of chili powder dust. I wouldn't do that if I were you!
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Daily Mail fury as British Summer Time reduces prisoner sentences by one full hour https://newsthump.com/2023/03/26/daily-mail-fury-as-british-summer-time-reduces-prisoner-sentences-by-one-full-hour/
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From @Leytonuntidy.
Too good not to share on #SocialistSunday
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Never get tired a this un...
"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no.
Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed.
Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die.
You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food.
You are meat for prowling beasts.
No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.
Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others.
Be civilized.
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I have not yet begun to procrastinate.
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
