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paulpettinger.bsky.social
@paulpettinger.bsky.social
Enlightenment fan and Open Society friend - Pimlico & Exeter.
Not well but naturally this pale.
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The Times reports that 1/8 (i.e 12.5%) of prisoners in England and Wales are foreign-born. But somehow, they’ve overlooked the inconvenient truth that this means foreign-born people are less likely to be prisoners.

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July 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The Daily Mail lead with a photo of triumphant Irish and Ghanaian heritage Lioness players + another anti-immigration story. What hypocritical graceless fuckwits.
July 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
UK law's notion of sex as 'biologically' binary is grossly dehumanising, but also pseudoscientific. It could instead hold creationism to be upheld by 'biology' or the sun revolving around the earth by astronomy. Trans inclusion is primarily a struggle for liberation but also the growth of knowledge
April 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Noble Peace Prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. Good luck Donald
March 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Fucking quislings
February 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The 2000s had a boom in subprime mortgages, the 2020s structured finance transactions 🚨
December 11, 2024 at 10:21 PM
At Parliament Squ rally in support of today’s Assisted Dying Bill 2nd reading. Bill sadly ignores many who may suffer terribly, but would be a great step forward.

Hoping our Parliamentarians don’t succumb to scare tactics or squeamishness about death, but evidence and compassion.
November 29, 2024 at 11:52 AM
November 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM
"A post-Covid surge in claims will become permanent as Britain’s health declines, with costs now on course to double on pre-pandemic levels"

If only we had some kind of tradition of researching and treating illnesses to drawn upon. May be one day.
October 31, 2024 at 11:44 PM