Paul Brownjohn
Paulos_the_fog@qoto.org
<p>Retired software engineer & woodworker. <br />Anglo-francophone. <br />Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.<br />Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.<br />Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.<br />Slightly knowledgeable gardener.<br />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.</p><p>For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have
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@bouletcorp2@mastodon.social "Merde à la puissance treize" used to be an expression when I first lived in France in the 1970s, mainly used by students, but is apparently not used these days. One of my former girlfriends a native English speaker, spoke pretty fluent Parisian slang which she had learned whilst living there in the early 1970s. She was surprised to find that very few people had the first idea what she was talking about when we visited the Nord - Pas de Calais 15 years l...
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Oh terrific! https://cen.acs.org/environment/pesticides/Glyphosate-boosting-spread-multidrug-resistant/104/web/2026/03?sc=260328_sc_eng_bs_cen
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Seeing everything that is supposed to have gone on in the Epstein files, the other day I was asking myself the question “So why do the rich and powerful like to behave in ways that horrify most normal people?” Having thought about it for a day or two, I concluded that one reason could easily be boredom. No, I know that sounds odd, but think about it, if you are a multi-billionaire and you can have anything you want any car, any apartment, any house, any estate, any anything; your own aircraft y...
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A quote from the internet today &quot;Trump one of that rarest of breeds who claim to have written more books than they&#39;ve read&quot;
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WOWSER!!! I just received this message in Facebook Messenger &quot;Congratulations! This is ELON MUSK and I&#39;m excited to inform you that your name was randomly selected based on your recent activity on Facebook! As part of our 2026 Humanitarian Giveaway, you’ve been chosen to receive: • $50,000 in cash • A brand-new Tesla car To claim your reward, simply type &quot;ACCEPT&quot; below, and I’ll personally guide you through the next steps.&quot; My car is o...
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WOWSER!!! I just received this message in Facebook Messenger &quot;Congratulations! This is ELON MUSK and I&#39;m excited to inform you that your name was randomly selected based on your recent activity on Facebook! As part of our 2026 Humanitarian Giveaway, you’ve been chosen to receive: • $50,000 in cash • A brand-new Tesla car To claim your reward, simply type &quot;ACCEPT&quot; below, and I’ll personally guide you through the next steps.&quot; My car is o...
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Britain already has the most miserable, most miserly pension in the entire civilized world so any idea of curtailing it is an absolute disgrace!
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Calopteryx virgo The Beautiful Demoiselle Lives only where there are biologically clean &quot;chalk&quot; streams.
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A quote from the internet today &quot;Trump one of that rarest of breeds who claim to have written more books than they&#39;ve read&quot;