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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discovering that fewer cybertrucks have been sold than Sinclair C5s has amused me greatly. and honestly, if you want to drive a weird vehicle, the C5 is far more fun.
Is there a word for the process of driving 45 minutes to one's local(ish) really BIG DIY store and coming home with a bootful of things you didn't go there to buy but forgetting the one thing you did go there for?
Christ - you have to wonder about the mentality of US politicians. Are they mostly complete fuckin imbeciles!
Is this an admission that the former POTUS is a six fingered oddity. I suspect AI at work here. I'm sure that Trump has never been on his knees in a church!
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This dude is Tim Nolan,Trumps campaign chair in Kentucky. Charged with 28 felonies,like Rape, human trafficking witness tampering prostitution and sodomy 22 victims 8 of them minors. He is one of the founders of QAnon who say Democrats are pedophiles
Fascist republicans fully revealed.
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Brian Broome (on another platform) wrote:
"I was just reading the story about the woman who left 1,000 dollars in tips at a #taco joint because she thought she was gonna be #raptured.
When she wasn't, she went back to the taco joint and demanded her money back accusing the servers of stealing it somehow.
And I'm really hard-pressed to think of a better analogy for the state of American #Christianity."
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Prepare for the #Brexit benefits to really kick in from the end of the month, when border inspections really kick in and the "common user charge" on imports begins 😐
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The Israeli Government has murdered three British subjects. Sunak's response? We're still waiting.
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@ChrisMayLA6 After generations of breeding from the Young Farmers gene pool, British farmers are so ineffably dim that they festooned their fields with "Vote Leave" billboards, apparently without first asking their accountant where their income was coming from. Paying people like that to stand in fields planting potatoes (rather than letting them try their hand at banking, running the NHS or flying airliners) might count as a public good, but there must be cheaper forms of outdoor relief.
Well I guess they'd OK as coat hooks...but otherwise it could nasty nasty if one forgot to lower one's trousers and underwear
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UK government lawyers say #Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/uk-government-lawyers-say-israel-is-breaking-international-law-claims-top-tory-in-leaked-recording "Chair of foreign affairs select committee Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales to Israel without delay" #gaza
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@harriettmb Not only does the Untied Kingdom have a state religion, it is also one of only 2 countries in the world that allows representatives of that state religion automatic seats in the legislature, i.e. the CofE bishops in the House of 'Lords'.
The other state is Iran.
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I don't know why people have to constantly be reminded that it is impossible to shame a conservative by pointing out their hypocrisy. They do not give a shit
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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
