Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@social.cleverlibre.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
Paul Brownjohn
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Britain 2023. The post-war welfare settlement is crumbling beneath our feet, the democratic social contract won through working class struggles is broken, & competing nationalistic forces struggle for ascendancy. Want to better understand how & why? Read this outstanding book 👇
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RT @BrendanMcGeever
20 years ago I walked into a 2nd year undergraduate Sociology lecture at Glasgow University. It was a class on ‘Racism and Modernity…
https://twitter.com/BrendanMcGeever/status/1643245814565810176
Paul Brownjohn
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For those of you who have been vaccinated against Covid, how many times have you been vaccinated?
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2 x Astra Zeneca
2 x Moderna
I'm not at all sure why, but all your excellent pics are just displaying their altText when I click on them rather than showing the actual pic!
Funnily enough, I saw my first Small tortoiseshell of the year feeding on a forsythia bush, the other day. I also spotted an early Brimstone about a week ago.
It's still rather cold here in Luxembourg with a sharp frost most nights; the days however are warming up nicely with double figure temperature most days and 20°C if the the sun comes out!
Today there's a clear blue sky and loads of sun!
From Twitter. So probably a response to idiots and liars about Brexit, NHS, unfairness, bigotry etc
The French have offered extra staff but there is no room at Dover to accommodate them!
From Twitter. So probably a response to idiots and liars about Brexit, NHS, unfairness, bigotry etc
The really comical bit is (and you won't hear about this on the BBC)
The French asked for more booths at Dover - the Port of Dover did some design work and decided the work would cost £30 million and asked the govt for the money who said "No - f off"
Sooooooo - the reason there is chaos at Dover is because the tory tossers would pay to expand zthe number of booths available at Dover nothing to do with the French at all!
From Twitter. So probably a response to idiots and liars about Brexit, NHS, unfairness, bigotry etc
@chrisk
What a total wanker that prick is!!!
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@mairebro
I suffer with terrible cold feet so I'm still buying thermals socks for this winter!
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Since Covid became a thing, how many times have you had Covid?
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@greener77176@piaille.fr
Je sais ou il y en a, mais meme si on sais qu'ils sont trouvable dans un endroit, ils ne sont pas facile à trouver!
Am I missing something here - did Obama, HC or Joe Biden do anything wrong to warrant being arrested?
Paul Brownjohn
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they knew and don't care
the eu was going to make the rich pay tax, respect human rights and the environment.
this was understandably unacceptable so they told the british public they we fed up with experts and foreigners and enough swallowed it.
now we can swim in our own shit whilst they exploit us to death.
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RT @dave43law
Just a gentle reminder for anyone stuck at Dover
#ToriesOut269 #SunakOut160 #GeneralElectionNow
Oui, je ne savais pas que ces insectes était des carnivores ; j'ai toujours penser qu'ils étaient herbivores
Of course it's the guns but the 2nd Amendment to the fückin constitution and the NRA are far, far more important than the lives of a few hundred measly kids every year, aren't they?
I mean, what is the world coming to if I can't go down to my local Walmart carrying a loaded AR15 (and a couple of spare mags, just in case)
Paul Brownjohn
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The doors were locked.
The teachers were armed.
TN expanded firearm access.
The police arrived in minutes.
Covenant school had everything that MAGA GOP assured us prevents & stops mass shootings. And 3 babies & 3 adults were murdered in seconds.😳
IT’S—THE—GUNS
#GunReformNow
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
