Andy Pakula

Retired non-religious check leader, biology Ph.D. (MIT), adoptive Scotlander, flat-coated retriever fan #BelieveInGood #LiveWithPurpose.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Hancock: I want £1,500 an hour

Kwarteng: I want £1,250 an hour

@RobLaurensonD4P Junior doctors want £19 an hour

[Greenpeace UK @GreenpeaceUK]

SHOCKING FACT: If you earned £40,000 a day from when Jesus was born to the present day, you would still not make as much as Shell did in profits last year

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

@RichardHesketh1 @GodlessLiz Exactly. This is not about"belief." Why "believe" (i.e. accept as truth) without and until there's evidence?

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

@fnafilms @irnbug @OVOEnergy @ofgem I tried this with my other electric company [dealing with 2 - long story] and they said the smart meter displays are not accurate - "only for guidance" - and we had to pay much more than the smart meter display indicated.

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

@irnbug @thatolddog @OVOEnergy @ofgem That's helpful to know about DMs. Congrats on getting them too do what they should have done in the first place. 😡

[Irn Bug @irnbug]

How do I get @OVOEnergy to reduce my Direct Debit? They are basing my Direct Debit payment on a bar chart that is NOTHING like the actual bills they sent me - if you're an OVO customer it's probably happening to you too! #ovo #ovoscam #ofgem @ofgem #costofliving #energybills

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

If you’re a politician or media figure who sets up the LGBTQ community to be hated and feared - not because any of us ever harmed you but because you find it useful - then don’t you dare act surprised when this kind of violence follows.

Don’t you dare act surprised.

[Dr. Bashir (commentary)🗳️ @drbashir2018]

@jomareewade @elonmusk

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

Want a social media platform that isn't run by #Elonmusk, doesn't include #Trump and other #Insurrectionist #extremists? It's smaller but kinder and based in reality. Mastodon.
https://t.co/XcCJz79clo

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The CEO-to-worker pay gap is now 351-to-1. In 1965, the ratio was 21-to-1. Trickle down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich bankers and wealthy executives.

[John Fetterman @JohnFetterman]

The Statue of Liberty doesn’t say “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, and then throw them on a bus for some cheap political stunt.”

This is America. And these are human beings – not props. We're better than this. 🇺🇸

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

I'm not exactly 'thrilled' with Elon Musk's approach to running Twitter. 🤮

I'm trying out the much smaller, kinder, and non-commercial alternative: Mastodon. You can use the link below if you'd like to join. Hope to see you there!

https://t.co/XcCJz79clo

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

My concern with Twitter has really nothing to do with the $8 per month. It’s that on day 2, Elon shared a conspiracy theory, and then joked about it after deleting. I was open minded until that moment. This will become truth social… a crazy echo chamber.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Memo to the media: Please don't say inflation is at a 40-year high without also mentioning that corporate profits are at a 70-year high. Give the people the full picture.

[Eric Garland @ericgarland]

Good thing they tried to outlaw the Bill of Rights and Magna Carta today

Otherwise you’d be discussing yesterday’s hearing on how Trump took over the DOJ with a partner from Kirkland & Ellis to overthrow the government

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

When picking up a new puppy 🐕 by car 🚗, should we bring along our beloved older dog 🐶or leave them home? (90 minute drive)
#puppies #puppy #doggy

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

The unemployment rate was 6.4% when I took office. Now, because of our economic plans, it’s down to 3.6%.

That’s the fastest decline in unemployment ever recorded.

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

US Supreme Court apparently set to overturn Roe v. Wade.

How will the US help care for nearly 400,000 poor babies of single mothers per year and the mothers pushed deeper into poverty?

#RoeVsWade #abortionrights #USSupremeCourt
https://t.co/UmaSUJtJPD

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

@Neal_UK @SSE @OVOEnergy @ofgem @MoneySavingExp Thanks, @Neal_UK. It's definitely not a question of tariff. The kWh numbers are vastly different (5K vs 9K) and @SSE/@OVOEnergy claim the IHDs can't be trusted.

[Andy Pakula @apakula]

@sse @OVOEnergy billed me for 9K kWh (£2K - before prices went up!) when smart meter/In Home Display showed 5K kWh. SSE say IHDs can't be trusted.

Do you know your energy use could be 80% higher than the display tells you? @ofgem #energybills @MoneySavingExp