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
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RT @JustStop_Oil
This is Kush. He is 33-year-old doctor.
Today he was planning to quietly hold a sign saying JUST STOP OIL, whilst in the crowd for the Coronation. He was arrested along with 20 others.
Free speech is a core British value – and we have just lost it.
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At that moment a small boy cried out from the crowd " The king hasn't got any clothes on" and he, and his family were immediately arrested by Met Police, and they were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Oh good! It appears, according to the forecast, that it's going to piss down for most of the coronation day - GOOD!!!
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I’m a very happy girl today! 😃 My tory-stronghold area has voted in a majority Green council - the first in the country!
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Just in case anyone's unclear as to my position on this anachronistic bullsh:t pageantry.
This will the photo the world sees of Britain today - a peaceful protestor being arrested for exercising what used to be an inalienable right in the UK!!!
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@RadicalGraffiti not quite graffiti, but pretty funny.
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BREAKING:
Johnathan Gullis turned away from Polling Station for not possessing sufficient Voter IQ.
#GTTO
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BREAKING: Following their crushing defeat, the Tories have announces new voter suppression measures. Going forward, everyone under the age of 106 will be barred from voting unless they show their Tory membership card or proof they've helped an MP facilitate an £800,000 loan x
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Not sure that this is what that utter cü*t farage and others like him had in mind when they spouted their venomous hatred! Ha, ha, ha!
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/rnli-sees-daily-donations-surge-24647441
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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.
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
