Notices by Grant (gsymon@mstdn.social)

@mauriciobc

I don't want to discuss any further on this, because it is deeply personal, however..

Extreme risk is for teenagers.

• A long discussion (~10yrs ago) with a neurologist that had studied cannabis at a French university hospital for ~20yrs (and been awarded a medal of honour) explained the dangers to me

• Recent discussion with senior cardiologist (neurologist daughter is studying it) confirmed quasi inevitability of suicide by 35yrs old for most at risk

@mauriciobc

It can also wreck your brain, causing psychosis which usually leads to suicide. The highly intelligent are most at risk.

@thomholwerda

To give this some context, the Washington Post found that Obama's false or misleading claims *across 2 terms (8 years)* was 11. Yes that's 11, as in an average of 5.5 per term as President.

If Trump's mouth is open ... he's lying.

#TrumpLies #Trump #Republicans #MoralVacuums #MAGAMorons

@peter

A good example of why legislation and regulation regarding employment, are the most necessary law in any society ... despite what Myopic Maggie thought.

@EUCommission

It's easy:

• Stop Money-Laundering
• Tax the Money-Laundering rich

As a Scotsman, this was always my favourite Trump meme.

#Trump #Putin #Zelensky #Ukraine #Russia #US #USPolitics #Politics #Fascism #Europe #EU
#Kompromat #Krasnov

@RamenCatholic @pvonhellermannn

When I was ~14 I had a school 'careers' interview. 15mins with the 'careers' teacher (a maths teacher). I told him I wanted to be a photographer or an architect. He told me I should either join the army, or become an accountant. He said there was no money to be made in photography. At 27yrs old, 2 years into having my own studio, I bought my first Porsche 911 and was earning ~3X old friends who had chosen finance. (smug emoji)

@RamenCatholic @pvonhellermannn

Ha! Indeed.

I think personally, that the ultimate teacher challenge, would be to make Latin fun. Whoa! ( ~55yrs later, I can still feel the boredom. Luckily there was life going on outside the window.)

@pvonhellermannn

If you want children to learn, make it FUN! They will learn at a rate adults can only dream of.

(Problem: Adults with no imagination have to 'understand' how to make something FUN for children. Now there's a challenge).

@MaryAustinBooks @kevinrothrock

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/04/eu-hails-major-progress-on-plan-to-set-up-special-tribunal-to-judge-vladimir-putin

@ianb

Apart from which, she'd have perhaps been an exceptionally good president. I think the first thing is, unlike 99.9% of republicans, she has moral integrity. A mix of her with Warren sorting out the corruption would have been extraordinary. (I say this as a distant Scotsman)

~50 Storks are already on their nests in Belgium. Normally they would arrive in March/April.

#ClimateDiary #Climat #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #irreversibleClimateChange

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/fr/2025/01/10/les-premieres-cigognes-sont-deja-de-retour-au-zoo-de-planckendae/

" This is the most significant fire danger that the state has seen – across the whole sections of state that we're talking about – since Black Summer (2019-20) "

#ClimateDiary #Climat #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #irreversibleClimateChange
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ezgv89edo

@tinyrabbit @gerrymcgovern

" Then I remembered that it's exactly like the rest of the world "

Not all of the world. This comes into effect, this autumn in Paris (which already has climate aware policies) ...

https://www.paris.fr/pages/paris-cree-une-zone-apaisee-dans-le-centre-de-la-capitale-20426

#ClimateDiary #Climat #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #irreversibleClimateChange

@goatsarah

Here's one...

Despite this... he still became PM and either way, there were zero consequences:

https://www.ft.com/content/53d32fbc-a1e5-495b-b068-cf7d7a202f78

@goatsarah

There's a reason there's Londongrad.

UK is probably one of the most corrupt countries in the western world. This came to the fore around brexit. There's so much corruption lingering on of 'jolly fine chaps' doing what 'jolly fine chaps' do, i.e. have a word with a friend, or a friend of a friend and whoopee, more cash. Think Greensill. If it were in e.g. France, Cameron would be in jail. Instead, he's been made a Lord.

@FlashMobOfOne

It's an explanation, not an 'excuse'.

@FlashMobOfOne

Fuel and grocery prices are down to Ukraine war. Rent is down to shitty people taking advantage of rising prices.

This is probably not reported far and wide... but it's pretty remarkable.
2022 = hottest year on record in France, with drought + heatwave, resulting in widespread forest fires.

200 days after the fires ended, in some places... they are still burning ... in the soil. The drought continues.

From national tv station ~3 weeks ago (NB the video shows exactly what it looks like): #climateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #climate
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/incendies-en-gironde/incendies-en-gironde-le-feu-couve-toujours_5661083.html

SE-Normandy - 12Feb-24

Last year and a few other recent years, I've seen this plum tree in flower early, but never this early. ~12 days earlier than previous years.

~16°c forecast for Thursday

#ClimateDiary #Climat #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateAction