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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Mark Twain famously said, "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." Convincing someone that they have been fooled involves the admission that they made a foolish choice without the proper vetting. This can be especially difficult when masses of people and vast sums of money are involved.
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I'm used to Americans having strange perceptions of Europe in general, and the Netherlands in particular, but I just remembered that one woman who wanted to move to the Netherlands because we have so many horses.
I don't remember the exact number she quoted, but it was something ridiculous, equivalent to around five horses per person.
The Royal Dutch Equestrian Sports Federation (KNHS) quotes 450.000 horses in their 2016 numbers 🐴
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Stopping gun violence is such a complex issue that only every other advanced nation in the entire world has figured it out.
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"We want to live in a modern, democratic, European country, protected by an elected Head of State who can protect the constitution and not stand by while a small group of fascists take away our legal rights.”
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/noisy-but-peaceful-demonstration-by-republic-despite-arrests/
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New mainstream idea.
Now that the coronation had ended, what about the assassination?
Good, excellent - I don't know how many mass shootings it will take to change American minds about gun control but I guess until then it's the more the merrier!
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Lee Anderson wants 55% of Scots, 25% of UK population & 70% of under 30 year olds who don't support momarchy to emigrate
@ScepticalScot1
Great, I assume he will fund all of us to emigrate
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BMW will move manufacture of their electric Mini from Oxford to China by the end of 2023.
Their abandonment of the UK follows a growing number of investors who've chosen to leave, or not move to, the UK.
They cite Brexit as the reason for their exodus.
#Brexodus
#BrexitHasFailed
#NeverVoteConservative
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Gun violence is now the leading cause of death among children in the United States.
Every developed nation has people with mental illness, video games, disgruntled ex-employees, alienated people, homicidal and suicidal persons, etc. Why does the U.S. have the problem it does?
It’s the same things it always is- the number of firearms, access to them, fetishism surrounding the 2nd Amendment, and the immense political power of the firearms industry.
Not a Republican has the courage to step up.
Well, well, well, the cuntservatives really did get the absolute caning they so soundly deserved in the local elections yesterday. The BBC coverage was at all times as grudging as possible as one council after another toppled either to labour, to the lib-dems or to no overall control.
The tories publicly admitted that they thought it possible that they might lose 1000 seats, however, that was widely reported as ‘expectation management’ rather than what tories really thought. In private most conservatives who were prepared to go on record with an estimate thought that in reality between 600 and 750 was the likely level of tory losses. However, the final tally significantly exceeded four figures!
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I'm so glad I don't live in the UK, especially on days like this. If you ever get the chance to leave, I highly recommend it.
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RT @mikegalsworthy
Images like this will fly around global media in no time.
Completely unnecessary and illiberal policing. The heavy-handed image management attempt has backfired absolutely.
Our Home Secretary is responsible for the misjudged idiocy.
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An arrest designed to stamp down on freedom of speech on the anniversary of the start of book burning in Nazi Germany is ironic.
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
