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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A French trade group has declared Miller High Life’s slogan ‘the Champagne of Beers’ to be an infringement on the protected region of Champagne. They recently crushed 2,000 cans which were imported to the EU.
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Neo-liberalism destroying unions and social benefits and then being in economic crisis is like a 14 year old boy who successfully got his parents to allow him to stay up and eat sweets and now is puzzled why he feels so tired and sick all the time.
Yes I'm saying collective bargaining is the broccoli of capitalism, yes.
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From Twitter. So probably a response to idiots and liars about Brexit, NHS, unfairness, bigotry etc
RT @Zero_4
@LeeAndersonMP_ @MailOnline You said it…
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Comedian Frankie Boyle's summary of the history of the monarchy and the dysfunctional Windsor family.
He and Channel 4 News are probably just two reasons why the UK Conservative Government are so eager to have control of the channel's content.
Broadcast 30th April on Channel 4.
Don't watch if you are a royalist, unionist and easily offended.
#Monarchy #AbolishTheMonarchy #royal #NotMyKing #Coronation #UK #UKPolitics
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Read an article today about why Americans think alcohol has health benefits and it's apparently another "well the French are healthy and they do X so it's healthy to do X."
So here's your periodic reminder that France (and Italy, and Sweden, and Japan, and basically every country you've seen in a "this country is so healthy, what's their secret?" headline) has universal health care.
The secret is access to health care. It's always access to health care.
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We’re striking for our patients.
We’re striking for our sanity.
Since March 2020 we worked through blood sweat and tears and were branded ‘heroes’ despite any of us accepting this term.
It’s our job, that’s what we’re trained to do
Now we want the fair recognition we’re after- a fair pay rise that reflects the work of a university-trained, skilled, medical professional and we won’t back down.
Support your nurses because (and I hope you don’t) you may need us someday.
#Nurses #NursesStrike #NHS
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Today is appropriately named.
M’aidez indeed.
I wouldn't wish to argue with the Smithsonian but - but - but
There is no such thing as an ecosystem where all animals are carnivorous predators! Somewhere at the bottom of the food chain there has to be a huge preponderance of vegetable eating prey!
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I was stung by a wasp so I'm drinking plenty of whisky as an antidote. It was a few years ago now, but you can't be too careful.
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RT @PolitlcsUK
🚨 | NEW: No 10 are telling Scottish reporters to DELETE their tweets about being refused access to Rishi Sunak's press conference
They handpicked 6 centre-right papers, only to be met with those reporters walking out, insisting all reporters have access
No 10 then u-turned
How to Be an Online Christian Apologist
10 Guidelines
1. Above all else, remember this: You are right. They are wrong. You are coming from a superior position. You have God on your side. They don’t.
2. Never, never think about the possibility that you might sound arrogant and condescending when you keep asserting that God has led you to the real truth.
3. Accept uncritically and parrot the answers well-known Christian apologists give about challenges to belief. Never check these things out for yourself.
4. Do not listen to ex-Christians when they tell you why they left and how life feels after leaving faith. Turn off all curiosity about an ex-believer’s life experiences. Listen only to what the Bible tells you about why people leave and how it feels to them when they leave. This enables you to know more about how their lives feel than they do.
5. Always assume that individuals who never believed will be immediately convinced when you quote Bible verses as proof of your beliefs.
6. Ignore the feedback of ex-believers when you are quoting Bible verses to convince them, and they tell you you’re quoting verses they memorized or quoted when they were believers.
7. When someone surprises you by responding with a Bible passage that disagrees with your position, tell them they are not interpreting the passage correctly.
8. If you find out that an ex-believer has studied the Bible more than you, confidently assert they were never a true believer and consequently all their study was in vain.
9. If all your arguments fail, attack the character of the person who disagrees with you! Tell this individual that there’s no way his/her life can have meaning, and there’s no way s/he can live any kind of moral life. Top if off with the warning: “You’ll be sorry when you burn in hell!” And be sure to convey that you see that destiny as a just reward.
10. Remember that you’re not just an apologist for Christianity, you’re also an apologist for your brand of Christianity. Confront Christians whose theology is different from yours with the same intensity that characterizes your confrontations with atheists.
Feel free to suggest additional guidelines.
Note: For the more literal minded, this is a tongue-in-cheek list, compiled after observing the actual behavior of online Christian apologists over a period of five years.
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The short-sightedness of this is staggering.
We need these doctors in the NHS now more than ever.
Many of these doctors have propped up the NHS throughout the pandemic.
Feels like this government has reached peak inhumanity.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65420882
So Richard Sharp has resigned from his sinecure as Chairman of the BBC. Good riddance to another extreme right wing crony-ist appointee!
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Get the cvnts out!!!
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RT @GetTheToryOut
HERE IT IS!
The UK's very *first* tactical voting website for the local elections - SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE and let's get the Tories OUT!
#GTTO #StopTheTories
https://twitter.com/GetTheToryOut/status/1651665189807222785
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What is the problem with sex education? Even as Christians, sex is part of who we are: It is how we procreate, and contrary to some prudish beliefs, it is meant to be fun! That is unless #God made a mistake in creating glans, clitorises, erogenous zones, and orgasms!
https://bit.ly/3NfEfLQ
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
