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
Anyone who imperiously and arrogantly presumes to say to me "this conversation is at an end" gets immediately and irrevocably blocked - I don't care if they believe themselves to be god herself!
There are enough complete tossers in the other place, we don't need any of them here!
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@w7voa
Just going to remind y'all that President Trump reposted a video of a supporter saying that the "only good Democrat is a dead Democrat. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-trump-shares-video-of-supporter-saying-the-only-good-democrat-is-a-dead-democrat/
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When the penalties for abortion are more severe than for rape ...you know there's a war on women
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UK benefits system, death
"The question was, what did government ministers know, and when?"
Good piece on UK deaths linked to disability benefit decisions, the investigative work of John Pring of Disability News Service, and the reluctance of mainstream media to pick up this kind of story.
(Content note: brief description of the death of Errol Graham a few years ago)
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/deaths-british-press-reluctant-welfare.php
#UK #government #disability #benefits #media #DisabilityNewsService #JohnPring #ErrolGraham
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Christian: I was banned for my Christian opinion!
Me: Holy shit! You were banned for counseling forgiveness instead of revenge?
Christian: Lol no... not those views
Me: So... feeding the poor and caring for refugees?
Christian: Haha not those views either
Me: Which views exactly?
Christian: Oh you know the ones
Who are the complete cü*t-wits running the bank of England! The inflation they are seeing is not caused by excessive wage demands or by anything else that raising interest rates could possibly fix!
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The GOP wants to raise the age limit to vote, but not to own an AR-15.
Think about that.
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"Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a finite planet is either mad, or an economist."
—David Attenborough
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"Let's not overcomplicate this:
Republicans passed a $2 trillion tax cut for billionaires and corporations.
And now they're refusing to pay for it.
It's really that simple. " Rep Adam Schiff
(Psst: Pass it on! Save it! Boost It)
#USPoli #GOP #Republicans #Boost #Billionaires #Corporations #TaxCuts
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@GuyVerhofstadt I dream of a UK where town halls will be proud to fly the EU flag as is seen across Europe.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CharlesTannock/status/1656592213114060801
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July 2022: #Glyphosate infiltrates the #brain and increases pro-#inflammatory cytokine TNFα: implications for neurodegenerative disorders
"#Herbicides are environmental contaminants that have gained much attention due to the potential hazards they pose to human health. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in many commercial herbicides, is the most heavily applied herbicide worldwide. The recent rise in glyphosate application to #corn and #soy crops correlates positively with increased death rates due to Alzheimer’s disease and other #neurodegenerative disorders. Glyphosate has been shown to cross the blood–brain barrier in in vitro models, but has yet to be verified in vivo. Additionally, reports have shown that glyphosate exposure increases pro-inflammatory #cytokines in blood plasma, particularly #TNFα disorders."
Read more:
https://jneuroinflammation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12974-022-02544-5
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Policing relies on consent and public trust…suggest they’ve just spectacularly blown it and it will take years to win it back.
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MAGA Rep Bryan Slaton—who introduced a bill mandating death for women seeking abortion because his Biblical morals apparently command it—has resigned after investigators found he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teen staffer after getting her drunk.😑
This is the GOP. Every accusation is a confession.
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
