The Texas electric situation just keeps on giving.

Druvius comments on Jun 25, 2021:

You're not wrong.

What if "terrorist groups" outside of the US are actually groups working to increase the ...

Druvius comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Most of the world's insurgents are fighting to defend their homes from foreign invaders. Which is why the "War on Terror" has been such a spectacular failure, inspiring huge numbers of people to take up arms against the west.

Silicon Valley is trying to 'cure' old age. Is that a good idea? [abc.net.au]

Druvius comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Yes, the social implications are staggering, especially if it turns out to be something only the rich can afford. FYI, insurance actuarial tables say if accidents were the only cause of death, 10,000 would be the typical lifespan with lucky folks making it to 20,000 or more. Sooner or later though you get hit by a bus. :)

Is the Surfside building collapse an example of pay to play local politics that ignored regulations,...

Druvius comments on Jun 25, 2021:

I think it's a little to early to cite corruption, but certainly not out of the question, local politics are pretty much owned by developers and business interests in the US and strict regulation would cut into their profits. I suspect it was a combination of things, we'll see.

How many people believe this 9 year old girl wrote her own speech? [news18.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Nope, she's just regurgitating right wing racist nonsense. She didn't come to these views herself.

DeSantis signs law requiring college faculty, students to take surveys on beliefs - Axios

Druvius comments on Jun 24, 2021:

"Owning the libtards" is pretty much all the GOP does these days, having given up on actual governing and addressing the nation's problems.

Biden mocks pro-gun supporters who still think they can overrun the U.

Druvius comments on Jun 24, 2021:

Like shooting fish in a barrel. ;)

QUOCKWODGER New one for me!

Druvius comments on Jun 24, 2021:

In America they're called Democrats and Republicans.

Why is the UK government denying this event?

Druvius comments on Jun 24, 2021:

It's obviously a deliberate attempt to provoke Russia. It's also insane brinksmanship considering Russia is a nuclear power.

This pretty well sums it up .....

Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Since no one is blaming her for slavery, this meme makes zero sense.

A chemist's version of what's going on in the world...

Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Fixed it.

This is sad and indicates the real cost of war.

Druvius comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Only counting battle deaths is one of the most time honored ways of minimizing (and making justification easier) the terrible cost of war. If veterans have shortened lifespans attributable to their experiences in war, be it from PSTD, drug abuse, suicide, and complications from their physical wounds ... shouldn't those count as casualties of war? Of course they do, it's to our shame we pretend otherwise.

More shady business exposed in the Wuhan case.. [anthonycolpo.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 22, 2021:

Wow, codswallop density approaching critical mass here, lol.

22nd June1941…Operation Barbarossa - Germany Invades the Soviet Union: Nazi Germany and it’s ...

Druvius comments on Jun 22, 2021:

And on June 22 1944 the Soviets began Operation Bagration, resulting in the destruction of German Army Group Center. The greatest defeat every suffered by Germany, and the fifth deadliest campaign in European history. What a difference three years made.

Should student athletes be able to get paid ? Why/not ?

Druvius comments on Jun 21, 2021:

The whole college athletics thing is absurd to begin with, just another sign we're a nation of children.

Preposterous!

Druvius comments on Jun 21, 2021:

Preantepenultimate is one of my favorite words. :)

Just my ironic outlook coming to the fore again.

Druvius comments on Jun 19, 2021:

"Pointing out" something that simply isn't true makes you a fool or a liar.

Missouri Has Declared Federal Gun Laws Invalid. Can It Do That? : NPR

Druvius comments on Jun 19, 2021:

Passing blatantly unconstitutional laws has been a GOP tactic for decades. These are the people who are truly spitting on the flag and all it represents.

‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave | ...

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2021:

Scientist were raising alarm bells about global drought being an imminent issue at least a decade ago. We're not really an intelligent species.

D.L. Hughley Says Passing Juneteenth Holiday Doesn't Level Playing Field | TMZ - YouTube

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2021:

The screams off outrage from the Religious Right pretty much make that a given.

Can't say I blame them.

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2021:

Nice when cops do the right thing and demonstrate they aren't fit to be cops.

Deep-rooted racism, discrimination permeate US military

Druvius comments on Jun 18, 2021:

When I served in the seventies racism, misogyny, and Islamophobia were rampant. Sounds like nothing has changed.

This Teacher Had the Perfect Response After Visiting a Canadian Creation Museum | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Jun 17, 2021:

People who twist the facts to conform to their narrative are always full of sheet.

Tony Perkins: Liberals Want to Toss Anti-LGBTQ Christians Into a “Fiery Furnace” | Hemant Mehta ...

Druvius comments on Jun 16, 2021:

The Religious right's capacity for projection is breathtaking.

This Homeschooled Christian Was Told to Make Up Her Own Grades and Transcript | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Jun 15, 2021:

Yeah, home schooled kids should be tested at least yearly for grade proficiency in general education.

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows : NPR

Druvius comments on Jun 15, 2021:

And numbers 1 to 6 are Trump? ;)

Kevin McCarthy vows to strip committees from Ilhan Omar despite allowing Matt Gaetz to oversee FBI...

Druvius comments on Jun 15, 2021:

Yerp, removing MTG from her committees pretty much meant the GOP would follow suit. What a partisan sheetshow circus Washington has become.

Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era [reuters.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 13, 2021:

No, Israel has been run by its military since 1948, and that isn't going to change one bit. The era change is superficial at best.

I just saw on social media that BLM is now a hate group.

Druvius comments on Jun 13, 2021:

Conflating the BLM with the KKK is, well, racist AF.

White House returns $2 billion from Trump's border wall funds to the military.

Druvius comments on Jun 12, 2021:

From one way to throw money away back to another! Woohoo! So much winning!

Well duh.

Druvius comments on Jun 12, 2021:

All the lamestream media caters to their base. It wasn't a good look in any event. Though the Faux News right is certainly far more unhinged from reality at this point.

Ilhan Omar was attacked for saying war crimes allegations should be investigated

Druvius comments on Jun 11, 2021:

The US are the good guys, good guys never commit war crimes. People actually believe this sheet.

Man Struck By Lightning On South Jersey Golf Course Died

Druvius comments on Jun 9, 2021:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVvBjW3oUIQ

Man Struck By Lightning On South Jersey Golf Course Died

Druvius comments on Jun 9, 2021:

If you can hear thunder, you can be hit by lightning. Sad, but continuing to golf during a thunderstorm is, well, suicidal?

Elderly nun faces 40 years for stealing to support gambling [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 9, 2021:

I have heard enough embezzling stories to know that you need to properly audit ANYONE who has access to cash on a regular basis. That she got away with such huge amounts over such a long time shows it was a terrifically badly managed school, hopefully people were fired.

Anti-Nazi Germans – the Hidden Story of German Working class Resistance | Tony Greenstein

Druvius comments on Jun 8, 2021:

Yes, there were hundreds of underground antiwar and resistance groups in Nazi Germany, The White Rose is just the one that gets all the publicity.

We should all be very alarmed.

Druvius comments on Jun 7, 2021:

He's not wrong.

Judge Dismisses Creationist’s $536,041,100 Lawsuit, Calling It “Delusional” | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Jun 6, 2021:

Apparently his invisible superfriend gives very poor legal advice.

Not a bad idea, is it?

Druvius comments on Jun 6, 2021:

Turns out it's a farce, no surprise: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-57372682

Whether or not you like TYT, this story is absolutely appalling and most mainstream media outlets ...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

But there's no systematic or institutional racism in the USA.

As if thugs like the militia groups and Proud Boys aren't bad enough, now look who's been in ...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

But, but .... they already rule the world. ;)

Donald Trump is (Finally!) Losing Support Among White Evangelicals and Catholics | Hemant Mehta | ...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

Article is a year old, wonder where he stands now.

Texas GOP Leader: George Floyd’s Murder Was “Staged” to Create “Racial Tensions” | Hemant...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

The GOP is through the looking glass now, they alter the facts to fit their narrative. It's a very satisfying world view, historically it's always led to catastrophe though since reality bats last. What a time to be alive in America.

Not a bad idea, is it?

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. In theory, absolutely. Since these multinationals hold undue influence (that's being diplomatic) in the G-7 nations, and greed is geometrically proportional to how much money someone has, I'm not optimistic this will actually come to pass.

Setting up a group for skeptical discussion topics that lend themselves to investigation through the...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

There is no such thing as alternative medicine. There's medicine and there's quackery. Sadly Mao's invention of "traditional Chinese medicine" has driven a lot of this nonsense, since for political reasons things like the WHO have given it respect it doesn't deserve. And the current UFO flap is another wonder in credulous behavior, UFO research has been a nonthingburger since it was invented, but a few UFO cranks manage to get it back into the mainstream and get taken seriously. The 60 minutes report was classic, filled with lies and nonsense of the Weekly World News variety, presented as if was the sober true. Sigh.

Ohio State study: Conservatives more susceptible to misinformation

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

Yeah, it's depressing. It's gotten a lot worse the past few decades, and reached ridiculous levels now with things like "stop the steal." Saw an article the other day claiming that increasing wealth inequality in the US was a liberal hoax designed to justify welfare. As an economist friend said, "Increasing wealth inequality in the US is fact alongside with the Earth is round and water is wet." I don't know how it's going to end, but it's making large segments of the country ungovernable. I can't see it ending well.

What if someone told you that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES ...

Druvius comments on Jun 5, 2021:

I'd say they were lying or mistaken?

Science is not exact.

Druvius comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Yes, we learnt a lot from the previous two pandemics, and the Bush and Obama had some excellent preparations made and a good plan for what to do when the next one arrived. Trump gutted the prep work, and when the pandemic arrived threw out the plan. And as a result America was hit far worse than it needed to be, hundreds of thousands of lives needlessly lost.

US military UFO report 'does not confirm or rule out alien activity' [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Actually, until there is EVIDENCE for aliens, it most definitely rules it out. Aliens right now are MYTHICAL. Ancient credulous people believed the Gods were real, aliens are just the modern version of same.

Biden clings to the possibility of a bipartisan infrastructure breakthrough - POLITICO

Druvius comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Bingo in the elf lounge.

Right-Wing Pastor Tony Spell Says Judges Who Ruled Against Him Are ‘Against God’ ...

Druvius comments on Jun 2, 2021:

Most people outgrow their imaginary childhood friends. That some don't is a pathology. Hopefully someday our culture will grow enough to understand that.

Bit of Australian history for ya! When the English colonised Australia they declared it "Terra ...

Druvius comments on Jun 2, 2021:

Bad link.

Biden to suspend Trump Arctic drilling leases

Druvius comments on Jun 1, 2021:

Suspend. In other words, they can always drill later. Pretty much Biden in a nutshell, in the few cases he's walked back on Trump's sheet, it's in ways that can easily be reneged upon later. I'm starting to hate Biden even more than I hated Obama, faux progressivism in spades.

Pope revises laws on priest sexual abuse. Too little too late or he waited until the time was right?

Druvius comments on Jun 1, 2021:

A meaningless gesture. The church's long standing and highly successful global campaign to deny women their rights will not only continue, he doubled down on it. Just the ultimate patriarch once against proclaiming with feeling that they are the arbiter of human sexuality.

Hat brands continue to cut ties with shop over ‘NOT VACCINATED’ Star of David badges

Druvius comments on Jun 1, 2021:

In the grown up world, actions have consequences. In the infantile privileged GOP world, no just she is whining about being victimized by cancel culture.

Looks like Netanyahu is on his way out. Will anyone miss him?

Druvius comments on May 31, 2021:

The guy replacing him is even more extremist in his anti Arab views, so won't be an improvement.

Is this an example of white privilege?

Druvius comments on May 30, 2021:

Yes, someone who equates public health measures with oppression clearly has never suffered oppression. It may not be privilege, but whoever thinks this way has definitely lived a privileged life. Symptom of privilege.

Colossal Failure: Trump’s New Blog Has Less Traffic Than Petfinder | MSNBC - YouTube

Druvius comments on May 30, 2021:

Must be fake news! lol

Hat makers distance from Nashville store amid uproar over 'not vaccinated' badges | TheHill

Druvius comments on May 30, 2021:

Look, she's white. Who would have guessed?

Canada Mourns As Remains Of 125 Children Found At Indigenous School

Druvius comments on May 29, 2021:

One still meets people who think Canada is this magic land of little racism. Yeah, no. God rest their souls.

Since the nose doesn't know, K9 cops are retired

Druvius comments on May 29, 2021:

Highlights the transcendent absurdity of the "War on Drugs." Like the "War on Terror" it just wasted resources while making the problem worse.

A Worker-Owned Cooperative Tries to Compete With Uber and Lyft [nytimes.

Druvius comments on May 29, 2021:

Sadly the nation's government, laws, and regulatory system privilege the exploiters, not worker owned ventures. I wish them the best though.

Liberalism has been hijacked by regressive leftism.

Druvius comments on May 29, 2021:

Another example of what a farce contemporary conservatism has become. They have nothing to offer but fear-mongering about straw men. Times changing isn't some leftist plot, times change. Not surprising that a movement based on demonizing anyone who disagrees with them is shrinking.

BOSS LEVEL (On Hulu) This was fun. GoT meets Groundhog Day?

Druvius comments on May 29, 2021:

I didn't even realize he was in the movie until I posted the poster. :/

Is "riot" the right adjective for January 6th? [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on May 28, 2021:

"Normal tourist visit" isn't an option? ;)

Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing

Druvius comments on May 28, 2021:

White privilege illustrated. The fact that her blatantly ignoring the rules was the cause of the incident has somehow morphed into her as the victim? Give me a break.

Some facts for your perusal. [americasfrontlinedoctors.com]

Druvius comments on May 28, 2021:

A right wing political organization masquerading as a medical organization. A new low.

Christian Writer: The Pandemic Was God’s Way of Stopping Gay Pride Parades | Beth Stoneburner | ...

Druvius comments on May 28, 2021:

A God killed millions of innocent people to stop parades that hurt exactly no one? Couldn't he have just caused rainstorms on the parades?

Idaho Mom Lori Vallow Daybell Deemed Unfit To Stand Trial For Death Of Her Kids | HuffPost

Druvius comments on May 28, 2021:

The US Constitution is bullshit? I doubt that argument will fly in court.

Heroic San Jose Victim ‘Ran Around Building’ Warning Colleagues to Hide From Shooter ...

Druvius comments on May 27, 2021:

The fact that people like this exist gives me hope for the human race. The fact that America won't do what needs to be done to prevent such horrors gives me despair for our nation.

'Build me a robot so I never have to get into a grain bin': NU grads invent robot to protect farmers...

Druvius comments on May 27, 2021:

Grain is much deadlier than water to fall into, there have been all too many tragedies: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-community-grieves-after-three-girls-die-in-grain-loading-accident/article26803903/

What'd I tell you?

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

As an expatriente living in the US, that saddens me. America's cop fetish is nothing to emulate.

Let's form a viable Third Party. We need it!

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

Unfortunately after Shirley Chisolm's surprisingly strong showing in the seventies, the GOP/Dems set it up so that the chances of a viable third party are almost nonexistent. A healthy democracy has multiple parties reflecting multiple POVs, as many European and other democracies show. The US is a long ways from a healthy democracy.

Grand jury to consider Donald Trump charges [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

I hope they've got good solid evidence. I certainly have no difficulty imagining he might have committed the crimes he's accused of, but pinning them on him if this was done under the aegis of a corporation might be tricky.

COVID origins: Biden asks US intelligence for report in 90 days

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

I'm sure they will produce the intelligence he wants, America's intelligence agencies are very reliable that way.

Stray Cat Follows Couple Right Into Their Home - YouTube

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

I've gotten at least one cat that way. :)

Blinken vows to repair relationship with the Palastinians

Druvius comments on May 25, 2021:

Your neighbor is keeping a family member in a cage, starving them and periodically beating them. And your goal is to be on good terms with the person in the cage? How is this helping?

Under new Florida law, social media companies can be fined for banning political candidates

Druvius comments on May 25, 2021:

Hoist by their own petard. This is prima facie unconstitutional, corporations have freedom of speech. We'll see how it plays out though.

Mast Upgrade: UK experiment could sweep aside fusion hurdle [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on May 25, 2021:

Yeah, but the idea that fusion is going to be some huge improvement over modern fission reactors is hype at best. It's already quite clear that the plants will be much more complicated and expensive to build and run than fission plants. There's all sorts of other problems too, from copious nuclear waste to the ugly fact that a fusion plant could easily be used to create weapons grade Uranium. https://thebulletin.org/2017/04/fusion-reactors-not-what-theyre-cracked-up-to-be/

For any and all of you who have questioned why your prays were never answered, I found the ...

Druvius comments on May 24, 2021:

Some sick sheet there.

Teen Vogue Explains How to Use Menstrual Blood in Witchcraft to Their 12-17 Year Old Readers

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

I got offered "Moon muffins" at a party once. I passed. Whatevs, and certainly preferable to "menstruation huts" and other such demonization of menstruation.

KFC is 3D PRINTING chicken meat using 'animal flesh cells' at 'meat of the future' Russian lab

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

Well, cruelty free meat. Like eating roadkill. People eat sausages, hot dogs, spam etc already. This is just a cruelty free version off same.

An ironic note: all jobs have some dishonesty, the lawyer who wins cases by presenting twisted ...

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

"Of organized religion, organized government, and organized crime ... only organized crime is honest about what its doing."

Too Bad Her Mom Didn't Abort This Skank Ho!

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

Unless she is supporting birth control, family planning, and sex education ... all she is ending is legal safe abortion.

Talk me through this?

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

Well, that's a sticky wicket. I agree with others, sounds like he was an adult who habituated to predatory behavior. Not a good candidate for rehabilitation. Not having met him though, I wouldn't want to cast judgment. Maybe he has owned what he did and is determined to better himself. Your concerns sound perfectly reasonable and understandable to me, I would certainly feel uncomfortable about going. That being said, unlike others in here, I would go to the wedding. She's your dear friend, it's her wedding, she wants you to be there. That's all that really matters. Game theory also says to go. If you go and suss out that he's a creep, you can back away from the friendship later. If you go and turns out he is a new person, all good, right? If you don't go, no matter who he is, you've done possibly irreparable damage to a friendship.

Is this why women live longer than men? 😂 [youtube.com]

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

LOL, reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilwUXv_Kq7A

CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Racist Comments About Native Americans | HuffPost

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

That people in power can say such shockingly ignorant things shows why Critical Race Theory most definitely needs to be taught in schools.

I find I am already less interested in the news and am becoming complacent about the future.

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

Related, fear Sells unfortunately: https://www.alternet.org/2021/05/behavioral-scientist/?fbclid=IwAR0MTFlYH-nW6k7_44NmnndTLW8NZPElERLYv4Deq1NL6ZrZK8iTl8U8dBs

I can only imagine the righteous ire and indignation of people if they saw on the news that, from ...

Druvius comments on May 23, 2021:

Yes, living in a country where whites are advantaged in every way is infuriating. Claiming this is the equivalent is both ignorant and offensive, white fragility and distressed privilege illustrated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_mRaIHb-M

🐍 May 22, 1931 🐍 The first sale of canned rattlesnake meat was made by George Kenneth End of ...

Druvius comments on May 22, 2021:

It's pretty boring meat, tasteless chicken. No surprise it never caught on, basically survivalist meat.

The Swedish over 50% of personal income as tax and are not socialist.

Druvius comments on May 22, 2021:

Some good friends spent a sabbatical year in Sweden. They had nothing but good things to say about it.

[livescience.] possible rescue attempt made to Pompeii based on skeleton found.

Druvius comments on May 21, 2021:

Eventually AIs might sort this sort of question out. Pompeii preserved a snapshot of the past, we're going to be developing the film for the foreseeable future.

California no longer a desirable place to live. [reason.]

Druvius comments on May 21, 2021:

It's gotten more crowded and expensive, but it's still California. Richest state in richest empire the world has ever seen, I don't think it's going to depopulate anytime soon.

Alabama lifts ban on teaching yoga in public schools but still bars ‘namaste’ | Alabama | The ...

Druvius comments on May 21, 2021:

Christians are so strong in their faith that their children must never come into contact with alternative views. Wait, what? Strikes me as a position of weakness and cowardice. What are they afraid of?

Ya drive down the road but it's blocked by the neighbor so you shoot a bottle rocket at his house ...

Druvius comments on May 21, 2021:

Shirts like this are popular in the Israeli military. Says it all.

CA prison guards ignored decapitation, state report alleges | The Sacramento Bee

Druvius comments on May 20, 2021:

The CA prison system by law (inspired by fundamentalist Christian thinking) is 100% punishment, 0% rehabilitation. Basically the worst possible approach to a prison, guaranteeing terrible prison conditions and high recidivism rates.

This Woman Abandoned Atheism For Christianity.

Druvius comments on May 20, 2021:

So a confused self-proclaimed atheist with reality testing issues becomes a confused self-proclaimed Christian with reality testing issues. Sad story.

Wait... Aren't human beings mammals?

Druvius comments on May 20, 2021:

Being hooked up to tubes in the ICU is going to get a lot worse.

🍅 May 18, 1994 🍅 For the first time, the FDA approves the sale of a genetically engineered ...

Druvius comments on May 18, 2021:

Well, safer, since irradiating seeds to get random mutations was a mainstay of the prior technology to develop new types of plants.

'Who Knows What Would Have Happened?

Druvius comments on May 18, 2021:

It's all too common. Happened to a black friend of mine. Fortunately not only was he at work when the cop allegedly bought drugs from him, his job had a time clock. Still took a year and a lot of hassle to clear up, and cop suffered no penalty.