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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Trump cares only about one thing and that is Trump.
#unfit and he has proven it…
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I promise, this is not satire:
Elon Musk sues a number of large companies for what he considers the illegal act of not wanting to do business with Elon Musk.
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Kaivan Shroff (by way of Jay Kuo) on how it's entirely possible for us to have multiple identities at the same time.
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Apparently scientists are saying "WhEn A mAn vOTeS fOr a wOMaN he aCtUAllY tRanSiTioNS iNTo a WoMAn!!
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Can you imagine taking over as CEO of a company while they have two astronauts stranded up in space because your company has become incompetent at building stuff that works safely?
https://journa.host/@w7voa/112881111215772700
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Kamala Harris hasn’t given birth unlike all the previous US Presidents who- wait, sorry, what’s that?… Oh.
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I have been accused of being "far left".
I want:
== free healthcare for everyone
== billionaires to pay higher tax rates than schoolteachers, nurses, sanitation workers
== housing for everyone
== a decent, free education for all who want it
== serious action on climate change
== a universal basic income which lifts the poorest out of dire poverty.
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"How did we do? Take this survey to let us know."
You fucking tried everything in your power to not let me talk to a person even though it is the easiest way to solve my problem, you threw countless automated "solutions" at me that had nothing to do with my problem, and when I was finally able to navigate your intentionally complicated system to find someone, it took transferring me three times to get someone who could actually help me. How do you think you did?
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Anyone heard how Liz Truss's first day at Microsoft is going?
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I want to abolish the whip https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/07/07/i-want-to-abolish-the-whip/ The whipping system in the House of Commons has always been pernicious. Now that Labour has a massive majority, it will destroy debate and dissent in Parliament. For the sake of our democracy, it has to go.
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
