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
It's St Valentine's Day so I'm gonna take a flower home for the wife
#alttext A humming bird hawk moth with a floret from a Verbena flower stuck to its proboscis.
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Absolutely mind blown today. Found a website that summarizes terms of service for lots of services out there such as Facebook, Reddit, Amazon and others; ranking them from grade A, very good, to grade E, awful. Take a look and you might be shocked by some of the stuff we all miss because we don't read TOS. Needless to say, this is going in my important sites list. https://tosdr.org
That's it - the ravens at the Tower of London are packing their nests and clearing off - the COBRA Committee have has been in permanent session for days.
This is an unheard of crisis - Britain is running out of TEA!
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/tea-shortage-horror-sweeps-britain-32114738
Sunday morning in the incredibly quiet little village where I live. In darkest rural Luxembourg.
A neighbour emerges. From the apartment block directly opposite, wearing a hooded leopard skin print onesie. Wife or girlfriend then emerges from the apartment block wearing an identical onesie checks the mailbox then they both set off presumably for a walk in their leopard skin print onesies. Only then did I notice that they were both sporting long leopard style tails hanging off the back of their onesies!
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Yeah, so just in case you missed this, the #GOP's latest talking point is that being forced to give birth to your rapist's baby can be "the greatest healing agent" for #rape victims.
I swear I am not making this up.
https://jezebel.com/missouri-rejects-rape-exceptions-senator-says-forced-b-1851239306
#BidenHarris2024
#Democrats #healthcare #abortion #abortionishealthcare #DemsAbroad #Joe #Biden #reproductiverights #codifyRole #RoeVWade #Dobbs #womenshealth #prochoice
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Trump: "Immigrant vermin poison the blood of our country."
Media: "Here's why an incredible economy won't save Biden."
Trump: "I'll be a dictator."
Media: "Breaking: Biden gets a word wrong, kinda."
Trump: "1/6 was an insurrection."
Media: "Voters worry Biden is very, very old."
Trump: "I did nothing on gun control."
Media: "Biden is losing the religious vote."
Trump: "Also I'll end NATO, start WW3."
Media: "And now, the weather!"
Dear journalists: DO YOUR FUCKING JOB.
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Good of Trump to personally remind us why Russia didn’t invade Ukraine again until 2022. Putin was expecting Trump to destroy NATO and gift-wrap Ukraine for him, with Europe on the menu.
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#Israel intelligence thugs are threatening the #children of a South African foreign minister because #SouthAfrica supports a #FreePalestine.
In an article about semaglutide (Wegovy) the author mentioned that 42% of Americans are obese - to me that's not only unbelievable but it has massive implications for general health in the US. Being obese has massive adverse health implications.
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Breaking: Nation in shock as Tory party adviser and Tory made peer turns out to be absolutely fucking liar
#brexit #ToryLies #tory #tories #ToriesOut #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #costofliving #EU #inflation #Sunak #nhs #rishisunak #SunakOut #Labour #immigration #housing #davidcameron #BrexitBenefits #LizTruss #KwasiKarteng #michellemone
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“People in the UK who did not receive all the doses of the vaccine for which they were eligible had up to 4 times the risk of being hospitalized or dying from #COVID19 compared with those who were fully vaccinated.”
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What Jesus said: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."
What Christians heard: "Build a wall and shoot anyone who gets past it."
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Researchers estimate that if the top 1% of Americans paid the full amount of taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion a year.
That’s just UNPAID taxes. Not new or higher taxes.
This is the real looting in America.
#JustPayYourFairShare #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #GOPTaxCutsBankruptAmerica
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But... most homeless US folk are still white? Facts. Unaffordable housing combined with a lack of social programs or safety net lead to homelessness in the US in general. Because in the US, most white people will oppose social safety nets if they believe that Black people will benefit, or if you remind them of "changing demographics." Because racism.
https://academic.oup.com/sf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sf/soy046/5002999
Convince a racist white US citizen that "Black people receive welfare!" and they'll oppose their own benefits🙃
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Listen to Carl Sagan’s thoughtful response to “are you a socialist?”
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
