johnm1955.bsky.social
Cyclist-Slow, Artist-sort of. AFC Wimbledon supporter-something I must have done in a previous life.
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What's worse Ebola or Bubonic Plague?
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She is in Burundi, a small land locked nation in East Central Africa. Brunei is an oil rich enclave in South East Asia.
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Replacing highly competent women and people of colour, with semi-competent white men. It will end well I'm sure.
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If only Just Stop Oil had driven tractors round the M25 at 10 mph.
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All true, but what do we do about it?
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When TB treatment is interrupted, patients are far more likely to develop drug-resistant TB, which is a catastrophe both individually (the disease becomes harder to cure) and societally (we're allowing the bacteria millions of new opportunities to develop further resistance). Many people will die.
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USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.
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In Kingston our food waste is collected separately from the black bins. I would expect Bristol does the same. The biggest problem is stuff that can be recycled like Tetrapaks, but can't be recycled in normal mixed recycling.
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Thought that was Taylor Swift's job, well one of them anyway.
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Does this mean that football (soccer) is about to be banned in the US?
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No you won't but you will accept the belly rubs.
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Or playing to a less than full Washington Mall.
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I suppose they could be, but for the need to get those pesky sponsor's logos on the front.
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If we could have Twitter back, no, but I would consider banning X.
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? Very few puddings are not vegetarian. Now if you are going Vegan it it can be a problem.
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Possibly not Europe.
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Turn a few somersaults and open a bottle of good malt. (possibly it should be brandy)
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can't have too much cheese.
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I don't mind a few extra Bounties.
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He wasn't an MP when he got all shook up.
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I sometimes wonder if the fact that modern cars are much more aerodynamic than the older cars makes a difference.
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Yes, but you could try 10% of a pint of Special just to try and join in.
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If you say so Mick.
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Love the IoW.