SamuelJohnson
@samueljohnson.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Scientist, MBA, ex IT professional, Irish & European
Lived 30+ years on 4 continents, now back in Ireland.
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Lived 30+ years on 4 continents, now back in Ireland.
[bridged from https://mstdn.social/@samueljohnson on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@ottocr.at Sigh of relief here, bc Dutch police are armed unlike Irish police. Nice bit of community policing. 😀
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
@ottocr.at Sigh of relief here, bc Dutch police are armed unlike Irish police. Nice bit of community policing. 😀
@aphclarkson.bsky.social Europeans who have never been to America, don't speak English, consume US media, or read about the US in their own language?
They exist, sure, but in many cases they are likely very nearly as ignorant about their own country and their immediate neighbours.
Those who […]
They exist, sure, but in many cases they are likely very nearly as ignorant about their own country and their immediate neighbours.
Those who […]
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mstdn.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
@aphclarkson.bsky.social Europeans who have never been to America, don't speak English, consume US media, or read about the US in their own language?
They exist, sure, but in many cases they are likely very nearly as ignorant about their own country and their immediate neighbours.
Those who […]
They exist, sure, but in many cases they are likely very nearly as ignorant about their own country and their immediate neighbours.
Those who […]
@aphclarkson.bsky.social On day 1 in grad school in US
Local paper did a vox pop on the situation in Poland (Solidarnosc era)
"I'm down on all them Commie countries, we should just nuke'em"
Was one response, typifying culture of impunity.
I leafed, horrified, through gun porn mags in […]
Local paper did a vox pop on the situation in Poland (Solidarnosc era)
"I'm down on all them Commie countries, we should just nuke'em"
Was one response, typifying culture of impunity.
I leafed, horrified, through gun porn mags in […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
@aphclarkson.bsky.social On day 1 in grad school in US
Local paper did a vox pop on the situation in Poland (Solidarnosc era)
"I'm down on all them Commie countries, we should just nuke'em"
Was one response, typifying culture of impunity.
I leafed, horrified, through gun porn mags in […]
Local paper did a vox pop on the situation in Poland (Solidarnosc era)
"I'm down on all them Commie countries, we should just nuke'em"
Was one response, typifying culture of impunity.
I leafed, horrified, through gun porn mags in […]
@ottocr.at I disabled Google's Gemini on Android from the start. Will not buy another Android phone. Hope to buy a Linux phone with a European payment app.
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
@ottocr.at I disabled Google's Gemini on Android from the start. Will not buy another Android phone. Hope to buy a Linux phone with a European payment app.