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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#COVID breakthrough: New #nasalspray protects against all variants
I know if you are British, you will think this is quite insane but here in Luxembourg the tax-year runs from 1st Jan - 31st Dec; crazy isn't it!
Anyway before Covid the deadline for submitting a tax return was the end of May (I think) but since Covid, for some reason they have extended the deadline to 31st Dec. I haven't done mine this year so it's bloody well time I did!
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I Stand With #Palestine 🇵🇸 People, Jews, Muslims,
I DO NOT STAND WITH ISRAELI GOVERNMENTS/MILITARY, HAMAS, UK & USA POLITICAL PARTIES 😞
My dietician recommended I try goat's or sheep's milk rather than using cow's milk. I rather like sheep's milk; less so goats.
It did occur to me however
"How the fcuk do you milk sheep?"
Most gratifying - not one person voted for the return of the Imperial system
So, I read the other day that Tesla had substantially exaggerated the distance one of their vehicles could travel between charges - and they just get away with that?
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If you’re brown in America you have to do things like figure out if your landlord is racist enough to come murder you and your family out of nowhere. Not something any white person has ever even imagined needing to do.
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As horrifying as the death of innocents, especially children are in the violent attack by Hamas was, the greater number of deaths of children in Gaza in response has been met with near global silence from the halls of power from Saudi Arabia the UK, France to my USA.
I dont mind folks calling out the inhumanity of Hamas, as long as it is part of a conversation about the violent oppression of 6 million Palestinians.
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Jacob Rees-Moron wants the UK to abandon the metric system and return to using prehistoric imperial units. I'm interested to see what people's opinion about this is please vote and boost!
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Killing children anywhere is wrong. Killing civilians is wrong. Taking civilians hostage is wrong. Attacking music festivals is wrong. Shutting off food and water to millions of people is wrong. Apartheid is wrong
Apparently according to right-wingers this statement makes me (Ukrainian Jewish ancestry) an antisemite.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg: “It is in both Netanyahu and Hamas’ interests for you to take extreme positions. The path to Palestinian freedom, and to peace and safety for everyone, requires seeing everyone’s humanity and rooting for everyone’s liberation. That’s the way out. That’s the only way through.”
https://lifeisasacredtext.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-things-are-true
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London police defy ban on badges linked to far right and white supremacy - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/14/london-police-defy-ban-on-badges-linked-to-far-right-and-white-supremacy @metpoliceuk full of proud racists, gosh what a surprise...
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/budget-2015-watch-smug-iain-6027521 You may remember this. It was the beginning of the war on disabled and impoverished people in the U.K. Changing the name of the minimum wage to mask the true intent of the Tory government. A prime minister who went on to benefit greatly from fast tracked ppe contracts. The Torys, self serving for 300 years.
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
