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They'll sure as hell try though..!
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
They are both keeping the same secret...
racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2021:
@Adam_Metal The original Men In Black....
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
They are both keeping the same secret...
racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2021:
@Adam_Metal The original Men In Black....
What is the universe made of ? Just curious
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
I've studied the subject intensely for 50 years and I still don't understand it.
For your purposes, the universe is made of atoms and light. If you want more, consult the Standard Model.
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@PondartIncbendog Sorry to hear it. Don't we always want more, even when we can't have it?
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
I've studied the subject intensely for 50 years and I still don't understand it.
For your purposes, the universe is made of atoms and light. If you want more, consult the Standard Model.
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@PondartIncbendog Sorry to hear it. Don't we always want more, even when we can't have it?
The 6th-grade science teacher, Mrs.
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
(Except the pupil is not a body part, it is the absence of the iris, which is contracting to make the pupil larger.)
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@MattHardy What would the average mouth weigh? And the belly button?
racocn8 comments on Aug 2, 2021:
(Except the pupil is not a body part, it is the absence of the iris, which is contracting to make the pupil larger.)
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@MattHardy What would the average mouth weigh? And the belly button?
Lawmaker shot at Jonestown compares Trump to cult leader Jim Jones - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Let's just say the pieces fit snugly and I wouldn't be a bit surprised. Stone's connection to the white supremacists groups is well established, as is the connection between Flynn and Q-Anon. The connections to GRU agents is also established. Giuliani is also involved having close GRU connections and an avid advocate on their behalf.
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Let's just say the pieces fit snugly and I wouldn't be a bit surprised. Stone's connection to the white supremacists groups is well established, as is the connection between Flynn and Q-Anon. The connections to GRU agents is also established. Giuliani is also involved having close GRU connections and an avid advocate on their behalf.
Lawmaker shot at Jonestown compares Trump to cult leader Jim Jones - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Roger Stone has a long history of organizing "Dirty Tricks". Eric Prince is brother to Betsy DeVos and the founder of mercenary Blackwater. Flynn has supported Q-Anon and has extensive combat experience. All of them have connections to Putin's agents who conveyed protocols developed by the GRU.
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Roger Stone has a long history of organizing "Dirty Tricks". Eric Prince is brother to Betsy DeVos and the founder of mercenary Blackwater. Flynn has supported Q-Anon and has extensive combat experience. All of them have connections to Putin's agents who conveyed protocols developed by the GRU.
Lawmaker shot at Jonestown compares Trump to cult leader Jim Jones - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Qanon, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers among others
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
While big-money interests keep the Republican Party afloat, the rank and file draw significantly from Evangelicals who have adopted the Q-cult mania. White Nationalists make up another contingent which again, avoids truthful sources and lives to espouse hatred and conspiracies. These people ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 2, 2021:
@redbai Qanon, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers among others
Sounds like a plan!
St-Sinner comments on Aug 1, 2021:
A very good idea but you'll be surprised they will buy your drugs.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
Yeah, several years ago I had taken in a homeless evangelical. Big mistake. First he ate all my mushrooms smuggled from Hawaii. Then, he ate a (rare as hens teeth) capsule with several dozen doses of synthetic psilocybin, and had the temerity to complain that he had a bad trip.
St-Sinner comments on Aug 1, 2021:
A very good idea but you'll be surprised they will buy your drugs.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
Yeah, several years ago I had taken in a homeless evangelical. Big mistake. First he ate all my mushrooms smuggled from Hawaii. Then, he ate a (rare as hens teeth) capsule with several dozen doses of synthetic psilocybin, and had the temerity to complain that he had a bad trip.
Most of them wouldn't understand the irony
Sofabeast comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Why are so many Americans terrified of 'home invaders'?
By around 1860 The British Empire understood it could not retake it's old colonies removing them from the list and by 1880 the indigenous 'Americans' were no longer a threat.
So given that the USA has the most powerful militaries and ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
In my area, a lot of them are demented/high homeless.
Sofabeast comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Why are so many Americans terrified of 'home invaders'?
By around 1860 The British Empire understood it could not retake it's old colonies removing them from the list and by 1880 the indigenous 'Americans' were no longer a threat.
So given that the USA has the most powerful militaries and ...
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
In my area, a lot of them are demented/high homeless.
Every state should require a civics test before anyone is allowed on a federal ballot
BirdMan1 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Further proof that space aliens are here.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
@BirdMan1 I suspect that these corpses represent left-over experiments which were then released, but that was many centuries ago.
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/564602/most-people-will-say-they-will-believe-in-ufos-when-they-see-an-alien-body-below-are-a-couple-of
BirdMan1 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Further proof that space aliens are here.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
@BirdMan1 I suspect that these corpses represent left-over experiments which were then released, but that was many centuries ago.
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/564602/most-people-will-say-they-will-believe-in-ufos-when-they-see-an-alien-body-below-are-a-couple-of
Every state should require a civics test before anyone is allowed on a federal ballot
BirdMan1 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Further proof that space aliens are here.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
That would be extremely serious insult to the aliens. Fortunately, they're indifferent to such things.
BirdMan1 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Further proof that space aliens are here.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
That would be extremely serious insult to the aliens. Fortunately, they're indifferent to such things.
A humility sticker for the soft sell.
phxbillcee comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Tho perfectly true, not the most rousing battle cry.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
How about: Vote Dem; We're not insane"
phxbillcee comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Tho perfectly true, not the most rousing battle cry.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
How about: Vote Dem; We're not insane"
Electric power, fueled by hydrogen and radioactive waste?
[youtu.be]
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Transmutations? Hahahahahaha. I transmuted fluorine to neon at UCI, but that's another story.
I wish the Safire team luck. Maybe they'll actually stumble across something useful, but I doubt it.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
No, except they're motivated to produce technobabble like the video.
racocn8 comments on Aug 1, 2021:
Transmutations? Hahahahahaha. I transmuted fluorine to neon at UCI, but that's another story.
I wish the Safire team luck. Maybe they'll actually stumble across something useful, but I doubt it.
racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2021:
No, except they're motivated to produce technobabble like the video.
I’m not going to begin to guess how much Branson and Bezos have spent on their selfish quests!?
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
What could they do to significantly reduce climate change? (squat)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@Buck Because you can't. Let me help: carbon capture, no - decades away; fusion - also decades away so no; nuclear, no - still produces hazardous waste with no disposal path; solar, no - not without population control and decades away from hydrogen infrastructure, wind, no - same as solar; zero-point energy, no - it's too dangerous (to the oil companies).
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
What could they do to significantly reduce climate change? (squat)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@Buck Because you can't. Let me help: carbon capture, no - decades away; fusion - also decades away so no; nuclear, no - still produces hazardous waste with no disposal path; solar, no - not without population control and decades away from hydrogen infrastructure, wind, no - same as solar; zero-point energy, no - it's too dangerous (to the oil companies).
Enough said
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Not really enough said. The Russia Investigation uncovered numerous crimes for which Trump evaded prosecution and even recognition that said crimes were committed. (Not including acting as an agent for a hostile foreign power.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@powder Those are tangential and irrelevant (non-sequitur) arguments. Trump arranged to provide Russia with the information they then used to put Trump over the finish line. But for his working with Russia, he would have lost. He cheated with their help. Thereafter he acted to further Russia's interests repeatedly, including dismantling numerous critical government agencies and policies.
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Not really enough said. The Russia Investigation uncovered numerous crimes for which Trump evaded prosecution and even recognition that said crimes were committed. (Not including acting as an agent for a hostile foreign power.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@powder Those are tangential and irrelevant (non-sequitur) arguments. Trump arranged to provide Russia with the information they then used to put Trump over the finish line. But for his working with Russia, he would have lost. He cheated with their help. Thereafter he acted to further Russia's interests repeatedly, including dismantling numerous critical government agencies and policies.
Enough said
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Not really enough said. The Russia Investigation uncovered numerous crimes for which Trump evaded prosecution and even recognition that said crimes were committed. (Not including acting as an agent for a hostile foreign power.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@powder More than 100 contacts with Russia by his campaign subordinates, each wholly improper. Conveying campaign demographic data to GRU cutouts, twice?!! Data that the GRU used to target voters with 400,000 social media bots. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Not really enough said. The Russia Investigation uncovered numerous crimes for which Trump evaded prosecution and even recognition that said crimes were committed. (Not including acting as an agent for a hostile foreign power.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
@powder More than 100 contacts with Russia by his campaign subordinates, each wholly improper. Conveying campaign demographic data to GRU cutouts, twice?!! Data that the GRU used to target voters with 400,000 social media bots. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
A conservative radio host who downplayed vaccines on his show is on an oxygen machine after a severe...
bobwjr comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Karma is a bitch
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
Sorry, but just not close to enough of that...
bobwjr comments on Jul 31, 2021:
Karma is a bitch
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
Sorry, but just not close to enough of that...
We are STILL (STILL) BEING LIED TO.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jul 31, 2021:
I’ve never heard any of this and if it’s true then it’ll come out, everything that can does. Like the JFK assassination we can believe and imagine any number of conspiracy theories. I watched all of it live, then the closeups which gives me two perspectives on every moment when armed backup ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
Did Escobar incorrectly remember the event, adding in the presence of the guns? That seems possible, but highly unlikely.
At this point, given the complete lack of coverage so far, I'm more inclined to think it will be covered up. Unless it is brought up, we'll never know. As noted, I've carefully watched the interviews of Congresspersons and they respond as if no guns were present, even Raskin. I saw ONE former department head who said that the entire event was minutes or seconds away from catastrophe.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jul 31, 2021:
I’ve never heard any of this and if it’s true then it’ll come out, everything that can does. Like the JFK assassination we can believe and imagine any number of conspiracy theories. I watched all of it live, then the closeups which gives me two perspectives on every moment when armed backup ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2021:
Did Escobar incorrectly remember the event, adding in the presence of the guns? That seems possible, but highly unlikely.
At this point, given the complete lack of coverage so far, I'm more inclined to think it will be covered up. Unless it is brought up, we'll never know. As noted, I've carefully watched the interviews of Congresspersons and they respond as if no guns were present, even Raskin. I saw ONE former department head who said that the entire event was minutes or seconds away from catastrophe.
Duh! Keep failing to get the message. 😆
St-Sinner comments on Jul 30, 2021:
Ha... Ha... women have difficult questions.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
The questions are easy. Answering with a straight face not so much.
St-Sinner comments on Jul 30, 2021:
Ha... Ha... women have difficult questions.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
The questions are easy. Answering with a straight face not so much.
I think the January 6 efforts, the maintenance of the Big Lie about the outcome of the 2020 ...
wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2021:
Treason is the wrong charge. Try sedition.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
Given Trump's fealty to Putin, Treason should still be among the charges. As the first half of Mueller's report was completely disregarded during the first Impeachment, and didn't look at the finances at all, it should be investigated now. The FBI should now be empowered to review Mueller's findings with freedom to follow the money.
wordywalt comments on Jul 30, 2021:
Treason is the wrong charge. Try sedition.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
Given Trump's fealty to Putin, Treason should still be among the charges. As the first half of Mueller's report was completely disregarded during the first Impeachment, and didn't look at the finances at all, it should be investigated now. The FBI should now be empowered to review Mueller's findings with freedom to follow the money.
Can Mo Really be That Stupid?
racocn8 comments on Jul 29, 2021:
All those people should be ejected from their offices and banned from public service. That's the Constitution.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
@mcgeo52 But, How? I would like the commission to issue a preliminary finding listing those who are patently guilty of insurrection. The finding can be cited as a legal determination to prevent them from running. (Especially Trump. He needs to be dethroned ASAP) If they try, a suit can be filed.
I know, in my dreams...
racocn8 comments on Jul 29, 2021:
All those people should be ejected from their offices and banned from public service. That's the Constitution.
racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2021:
@mcgeo52 But, How? I would like the commission to issue a preliminary finding listing those who are patently guilty of insurrection. The finding can be cited as a legal determination to prevent them from running. (Especially Trump. He needs to be dethroned ASAP) If they try, a suit can be filed.
I know, in my dreams...
A topless woman...
racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2021:
Tweezer-legs leggy... I think she's had work done... She's not the woman she used to be...
racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2021:
@NHwoodsman You may want to pass on anything green.
racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2021:
Tweezer-legs leggy... I think she's had work done... She's not the woman she used to be...
racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2021:
@NHwoodsman You may want to pass on anything green.
[tabletmag.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2021:
@Moravian The article reviewed how simplistic claims are made to influence the discussion of Israel's propriety. My point was to suggest the actual sources for these claims.
racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:
One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so.
Israel is a thorn in the ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2021:
@Moravian The article reviewed how simplistic claims are made to influence the discussion of Israel's propriety. My point was to suggest the actual sources for these claims.
Conservatives should be executed.
That is all.
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
We already know that they would do the same to us.
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@skado We saw how Germany turned, and we saw how close we came on Jan 6. The question is whether enough of them are Nazis to seek power by killing democracy. Certainly most who have been elected have no scruples. If they ever get back in control, it will be civil war. At that point, yes, the only good conservative is a dead conservative.
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
We already know that they would do the same to us.
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@skado We saw how Germany turned, and we saw how close we came on Jan 6. The question is whether enough of them are Nazis to seek power by killing democracy. Certainly most who have been elected have no scruples. If they ever get back in control, it will be civil war. At that point, yes, the only good conservative is a dead conservative.
There is a rumor going around that the universe is nearly 14 billion years old and they figure this ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
When an observer looks into the far reaches of the Universe, the observer is looking back in time, with nothing that is older than 14 billion years ago. Nothing is beyond that. What one sees is the remnants of the Big Bang. The current physics models suggest that time itself developed along with ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@yvilletom I'd expect the glow will continue to shift to longer wavelengths depending on your time scale.
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
When an observer looks into the far reaches of the Universe, the observer is looking back in time, with nothing that is older than 14 billion years ago. Nothing is beyond that. What one sees is the remnants of the Big Bang. The current physics models suggest that time itself developed along with ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@yvilletom I'd expect the glow will continue to shift to longer wavelengths depending on your time scale.
There is a rumor going around that the universe is nearly 14 billion years old and they figure this ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
When an observer looks into the far reaches of the Universe, the observer is looking back in time, with nothing that is older than 14 billion years ago. Nothing is beyond that. What one sees is the remnants of the Big Bang. The current physics models suggest that time itself developed along with ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@hankster Every once in a while an article will report a distant galaxy had been imaged and dated to 13 billion or so. Nothing older than 14 billion years have been reported (afaik).
Yes, nothing as in no space-time, no particles, no energy, seemingly no reality.
The edge of infinity would be the COBE map. COBE is the Cosmic Background Explorer which records the microwave spectrum. The astronomers figure that the microwave they recorded represented the residual glow from the end of the Big Bang. This residual flash was predicted to resemble the curve seen from a blackbody. Blackbody radiation is like the light curve coming from a red hot stove, or infrared incandescence. COBE looked for Big Bang flash, but cooled to the point of appearing as microwaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Background_Explorer
racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2021:
When an observer looks into the far reaches of the Universe, the observer is looking back in time, with nothing that is older than 14 billion years ago. Nothing is beyond that. What one sees is the remnants of the Big Bang. The current physics models suggest that time itself developed along with ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2021:
@hankster Every once in a while an article will report a distant galaxy had been imaged and dated to 13 billion or so. Nothing older than 14 billion years have been reported (afaik).
Yes, nothing as in no space-time, no particles, no energy, seemingly no reality.
The edge of infinity would be the COBE map. COBE is the Cosmic Background Explorer which records the microwave spectrum. The astronomers figure that the microwave they recorded represented the residual glow from the end of the Big Bang. This residual flash was predicted to resemble the curve seen from a blackbody. Blackbody radiation is like the light curve coming from a red hot stove, or infrared incandescence. COBE looked for Big Bang flash, but cooled to the point of appearing as microwaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Background_Explorer
"Progressives cannot and should not be satisfied with the policies of the Biden presidency.
racocn8 comments on Jul 19, 2021:
After all, look at how many bills Bernie has gotten passed.
(Oh yeah, none.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I love Bernie's idea up to the point where they are used by the GOP to fundraise.
racocn8 comments on Jul 19, 2021:
After all, look at how many bills Bernie has gotten passed.
(Oh yeah, none.)
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I love Bernie's idea up to the point where they are used by the GOP to fundraise.
It's not fair!
[babylonbee.com]
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 19, 2021:
Being leftist is nothing like real communism. Right wingers are just using the word as another dog whistle for their flock of mindless sheeple
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
It is bizarre that the socialism and communism are trotted out as epithets by the same assholes who embraced a Putin puppet, and now seek to destroy what little democracy is left. It is the most shameless agitprop.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 19, 2021:
Being leftist is nothing like real communism. Right wingers are just using the word as another dog whistle for their flock of mindless sheeple
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
It is bizarre that the socialism and communism are trotted out as epithets by the same assholes who embraced a Putin puppet, and now seek to destroy what little democracy is left. It is the most shameless agitprop.
Your atheism
bbyrd009 comments on Jul 19, 2021:
so, i dont wanna put too fine a point on this since most atheists are in denial on it imo, but a non-believer is surely just a believer in non, and nothing wrong with that imo except that neither one is a genuine agnostic, which actually has nothing to do with whether someone “doesnt know whether ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
The difference between an atheist and a believer is that a believer is playing the superstition game where they hope that their behavior and thoughts toward a god influences said god to reward them. God is a grown-up's secret imaginary friend, except they actually believe it exists. Atheists don't have any of that.
bbyrd009 comments on Jul 19, 2021:
so, i dont wanna put too fine a point on this since most atheists are in denial on it imo, but a non-believer is surely just a believer in non, and nothing wrong with that imo except that neither one is a genuine agnostic, which actually has nothing to do with whether someone “doesnt know whether ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2021:
The difference between an atheist and a believer is that a believer is playing the superstition game where they hope that their behavior and thoughts toward a god influences said god to reward them. God is a grown-up's secret imaginary friend, except they actually believe it exists. Atheists don't have any of that.
Arlene, my housekeeper of 12 years, passed away last month.
misstuffy comments on Jul 18, 2021:
Religious garbage like that is why I am stating in my final wishes I do not want any religious speeches or symbols at my funeral. Most Funeral homes display crosses everywhere including the can. I told my brother not to spend a bunch of money on a fancy casket and headstone. Told him to go cheap and...
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
She was minimally religious in my presence. I knew she believed, but she didn't push it on me. Once in a rare while, she said she'd say a prayer for this or that. She knew I was atheist, and would preface with "I know you don't believe, but....(etc.)"
misstuffy comments on Jul 18, 2021:
Religious garbage like that is why I am stating in my final wishes I do not want any religious speeches or symbols at my funeral. Most Funeral homes display crosses everywhere including the can. I told my brother not to spend a bunch of money on a fancy casket and headstone. Told him to go cheap and...
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
She was minimally religious in my presence. I knew she believed, but she didn't push it on me. Once in a rare while, she said she'd say a prayer for this or that. She knew I was atheist, and would preface with "I know you don't believe, but....(etc.)"
Arlene, my housekeeper of 12 years, passed away last month.
LovinLarge comments on Jul 18, 2021:
Was Arlene a believer?
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
She was a believer, but she never sought to convert me though she often referenced issues from that perspective.
LovinLarge comments on Jul 18, 2021:
Was Arlene a believer?
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
She was a believer, but she never sought to convert me though she often referenced issues from that perspective.
[healthfeedback.org]
Anti vaxxers are dangerous
itsmedammit comments on Jul 18, 2021:
They help keep the virus circulating, providing it with opportunities to mutate further. I think much of the public doesn't understand this. One of these days, we could wind up with a truly deadly variant.
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
I think you meant that the unvaccinated keep the virus circulating.
itsmedammit comments on Jul 18, 2021:
They help keep the virus circulating, providing it with opportunities to mutate further. I think much of the public doesn't understand this. One of these days, we could wind up with a truly deadly variant.
racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2021:
I think you meant that the unvaccinated keep the virus circulating.
Stunning images of 'galactic fireworks' hold the secrets of how stars form
[abc.net.au]
yvilletom comments on Jul 17, 2021:
The images are stunning but the text tells us *While astronomers know that new stars emerge from clouds of cold gas, they haven't been able to observe this process in detail or figure out how it occurs.*
Of course astronomers haven't been able to figure out how the process occurs. They are ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2021:
Just how does electricity conduct in a vacuum where only a few particles exist per cubic meter?
yvilletom comments on Jul 17, 2021:
The images are stunning but the text tells us *While astronomers know that new stars emerge from clouds of cold gas, they haven't been able to observe this process in detail or figure out how it occurs.*
Of course astronomers haven't been able to figure out how the process occurs. They are ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2021:
Just how does electricity conduct in a vacuum where only a few particles exist per cubic meter?
The Delta Variant of Covid?
powder comments on Jul 17, 2021:
It's simple, we don't have vaccines for covid. We have preemptive medicines that are beneficial in dampening the spread and protecting people from more severe symptoms, but we don't have vaccines. For some reason, the pharma companies are allowed to claim they are vaccines. Perhaps as vaccines ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2021:
Wrong. The mRNA vaccines develop immunity against the spike protein. You have apparently chosen to believe misinformation. Why?
powder comments on Jul 17, 2021:
It's simple, we don't have vaccines for covid. We have preemptive medicines that are beneficial in dampening the spread and protecting people from more severe symptoms, but we don't have vaccines. For some reason, the pharma companies are allowed to claim they are vaccines. Perhaps as vaccines ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2021:
Wrong. The mRNA vaccines develop immunity against the spike protein. You have apparently chosen to believe misinformation. Why?
If your view of anything related to any life form can’t be traced back to evolutionary ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2021:
Herd animals benefit from trending toward a colony organization (like ants, bees, termines). That develops the behavior of allegiance. Within humans that have the capacity for abstract thought, allegiance mixes with superstitious behavior, and voila, religion. Religion may provide some survival ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
@Budgie In keeping with your proposed problem of inbreeding among close-knit groups, I suspect that women's decision-making in mate selection is influenced so they look far-afield when allowed. In other words, where inbreeding is a risk, women seek to breed outwardly. This behavior/decision-making kicks in at an instinctual level below their conscious awareness. (just my pet theory)
The other problem is that communal living over generations where alpha males dominate also have the negative effect of breeding in submissiveness. Those who offer competition are murdered and thus removed from the gene pool. The effect in our society is that a sizable portion of the population have degenerated into ultra-loyal drones that are almost incapable of abstract independent thought. Their whole existence revolves around showing fealty to the alphas, which is pretty gross.
racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2021:
Herd animals benefit from trending toward a colony organization (like ants, bees, termines). That develops the behavior of allegiance. Within humans that have the capacity for abstract thought, allegiance mixes with superstitious behavior, and voila, religion. Religion may provide some survival ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
@Budgie In keeping with your proposed problem of inbreeding among close-knit groups, I suspect that women's decision-making in mate selection is influenced so they look far-afield when allowed. In other words, where inbreeding is a risk, women seek to breed outwardly. This behavior/decision-making kicks in at an instinctual level below their conscious awareness. (just my pet theory)
The other problem is that communal living over generations where alpha males dominate also have the negative effect of breeding in submissiveness. Those who offer competition are murdered and thus removed from the gene pool. The effect in our society is that a sizable portion of the population have degenerated into ultra-loyal drones that are almost incapable of abstract independent thought. Their whole existence revolves around showing fealty to the alphas, which is pretty gross.
How the Right Sold Out to Russia By Carlisle Ford Runge
This piece describes how Fred Koch ...
glennlab comments on Jul 14, 2021:
2 silent K's in Koch, they area treasonous group.
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
NBC hosts a slew of progressive moderators, and yet the MSNBC corporation is one of the biggest contributors to the sedition caucus. Why?
glennlab comments on Jul 14, 2021:
2 silent K's in Koch, they area treasonous group.
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
NBC hosts a slew of progressive moderators, and yet the MSNBC corporation is one of the biggest contributors to the sedition caucus. Why?
Probably right
biguy12 comments on Jul 14, 2021:
Remaining Biden Supporters seem to fall into three camps.
Too arrogant to admit Biden is senile and suffers from Dementia and requires notes from his handlers to speak coherently ,which he still can’t accomplish most of the time .
Too embarrassed to admit it
Too Dumb to see it
And to the ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
Wholly absurd what-aboutism that is extreme in its false analogy. @bobwjr BINGO.
biguy12 comments on Jul 14, 2021:
Remaining Biden Supporters seem to fall into three camps.
Too arrogant to admit Biden is senile and suffers from Dementia and requires notes from his handlers to speak coherently ,which he still can’t accomplish most of the time .
Too embarrassed to admit it
Too Dumb to see it
And to the ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
Wholly absurd what-aboutism that is extreme in its false analogy. @bobwjr BINGO.
We're number one we're number one, we're number one, Dammit!
Barjo brought it to my attention ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2021:
The GOP has fully embraced the Anti-Vax meme and now they and some innocents will pay the ultimate price. They've had a year of outreach. We should encourage the MAGA's to hold tightly packed rallies and to visit their relatives, but perhaps they'll do an adequate job on their own.
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
@RussRAB It makes sense in that it follows the pattern of disparaging Fauci and the scientific recommendations on mask-wearing. It seemed not to make sense disrespect mask-wearing as a measure that effectively reduced spread. Adopting the anti-vax attitude meshes in that the Evangelical base is typically anti-science and direct their animus at scientists (who have the effrontery to believe evolution). The QAnon movement makes no sense, except that it revolves around anti-Semitic and racist memes. Again, the overlap with Evangelical and white nationalist values is unmistakable.
From Wikipedia:
"The idea of a link between vaccines and autism has been extensively investigated and conclusively shown to be false."
Despite thiomersal's efficacy, the use of thiomersal is controversial because it can be metabolized or degraded in the body to ethylmercury (C2H5Hg+) and thiosalicylate. As a result, in 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asked vaccine makers to remove thiomersal from vaccines as quickly as possible on the precautionary principle. Thiomersal is now absent from all common US and European vaccines, except for some preparations of influenza vaccine."
Trace amounts remain in some vaccines due to production processes, at an approximate maximum of one microgram, around 15% of the average daily mercury intake in the US for adults and 2.5% of the daily level considered tolerable by the WHO."
racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2021:
The GOP has fully embraced the Anti-Vax meme and now they and some innocents will pay the ultimate price. They've had a year of outreach. We should encourage the MAGA's to hold tightly packed rallies and to visit their relatives, but perhaps they'll do an adequate job on their own.
racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2021:
@RussRAB It makes sense in that it follows the pattern of disparaging Fauci and the scientific recommendations on mask-wearing. It seemed not to make sense disrespect mask-wearing as a measure that effectively reduced spread. Adopting the anti-vax attitude meshes in that the Evangelical base is typically anti-science and direct their animus at scientists (who have the effrontery to believe evolution). The QAnon movement makes no sense, except that it revolves around anti-Semitic and racist memes. Again, the overlap with Evangelical and white nationalist values is unmistakable.
From Wikipedia:
"The idea of a link between vaccines and autism has been extensively investigated and conclusively shown to be false."
Despite thiomersal's efficacy, the use of thiomersal is controversial because it can be metabolized or degraded in the body to ethylmercury (C2H5Hg+) and thiosalicylate. As a result, in 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) asked vaccine makers to remove thiomersal from vaccines as quickly as possible on the precautionary principle. Thiomersal is now absent from all common US and European vaccines, except for some preparations of influenza vaccine."
Trace amounts remain in some vaccines due to production processes, at an approximate maximum of one microgram, around 15% of the average daily mercury intake in the US for adults and 2.5% of the daily level considered tolerable by the WHO."
I posted elsewhere that still wearing my Covid mask keeps old men from hitting on me, and this ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2021:
When he didn't leave after your comment, that was your signal to pick-up and find another seat. By continuing to stay seated with the creep, you validated his aggression.
racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2021:
@Gwendolyn2018 That's the problem isn't it? We shouldn't have to respond and go another mile because people are maliciously stupid. We say we'll educate them and help them learn some lesson, but they have chosen ignorance. Yes, we should not have to take on the burden they create, but if we don't return assertiveness for their aggression, we will be overrun.
On the other hand, some men are like snakes, once they sight prey, flight may result in a chase. Maybe staying put was appropriate. Sorry to hear of your experience.
racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2021:
When he didn't leave after your comment, that was your signal to pick-up and find another seat. By continuing to stay seated with the creep, you validated his aggression.
racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2021:
@Gwendolyn2018 That's the problem isn't it? We shouldn't have to respond and go another mile because people are maliciously stupid. We say we'll educate them and help them learn some lesson, but they have chosen ignorance. Yes, we should not have to take on the burden they create, but if we don't return assertiveness for their aggression, we will be overrun.
On the other hand, some men are like snakes, once they sight prey, flight may result in a chase. Maybe staying put was appropriate. Sorry to hear of your experience.
Wakey wakey
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
It looks bad, but would that even do anything?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz I'm not sure the metal thickness is that small. I suspect the battery itself would heat up as it discharges, and the nose-ring would only get a little warm.
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
It looks bad, but would that even do anything?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz I'm not sure the metal thickness is that small. I suspect the battery itself would heat up as it discharges, and the nose-ring would only get a little warm.
As an unabashed athiest.
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
Perhaps God is also restricted by the Prime Directive?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 Let us know if you come up with a definition that obliges action on our part.
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
Perhaps God is also restricted by the Prime Directive?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 Let us know if you come up with a definition that obliges action on our part.
As an unabashed athiest.
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
Perhaps God is also restricted by the Prime Directive?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 What, there's a good one?
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
Perhaps God is also restricted by the Prime Directive?
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bbyrd009 What, there's a good one?
He Gets me so fucking mad
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
The real tragedy is that the insurrectionists weren't shot dead on approach to the Capitol. Being guilty of sedition, wrecking and soiling the Capitol, they will have evaded justice.
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bobwjr Let me know when they collar Flynn, Stone, Wray, Bowser, Sund, Giuliani, Lindell... etc.
racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2021:
The real tragedy is that the insurrectionists weren't shot dead on approach to the Capitol. Being guilty of sedition, wrecking and soiling the Capitol, they will have evaded justice.
racocn8 replies on Jul 12, 2021:
@bobwjr Let me know when they collar Flynn, Stone, Wray, Bowser, Sund, Giuliani, Lindell... etc.
Big tip you are wrong
Lorajay comments on Jul 11, 2021:
I was thinking today about all of the crazies thatsay they have the freedom not to get vaccinated. They also have the freedom to shoot themselves in the foot, and it seems to me that many of them are doing just that.
racocn8 replies on Jul 11, 2021:
In their self-imposed ignorance, they fail to grasp that they are likely to get Covid at some point and likely to have significant organ function loss for years thereafter.
Lorajay comments on Jul 11, 2021:
I was thinking today about all of the crazies thatsay they have the freedom not to get vaccinated. They also have the freedom to shoot themselves in the foot, and it seems to me that many of them are doing just that.
racocn8 replies on Jul 11, 2021:
In their self-imposed ignorance, they fail to grasp that they are likely to get Covid at some point and likely to have significant organ function loss for years thereafter.
I want this hat ASAP
Spinliesel comments on Jul 11, 2021:
Was it ever wrong here? I have been here since 1973.
racocn8 replies on Jul 11, 2021:
You have a point. But, some progress has been made, albeit at a snails pace, and not without severe set-backs. The Evangelicals have outed themselves and much of the problem can be traced to religion (very much including Mormons).
Spinliesel comments on Jul 11, 2021:
Was it ever wrong here? I have been here since 1973.
racocn8 replies on Jul 11, 2021:
You have a point. But, some progress has been made, albeit at a snails pace, and not without severe set-backs. The Evangelicals have outed themselves and much of the problem can be traced to religion (very much including Mormons).
Around 500 so far, some are already pleading guilty rather than face a public trial.
anglophone comments on Jul 10, 2021:
10 to 15 years hard labour seems about right to me.
racocn8 replies on Jul 10, 2021:
That would be doing them an undeserved favor.
anglophone comments on Jul 10, 2021:
10 to 15 years hard labour seems about right to me.
racocn8 replies on Jul 10, 2021:
That would be doing them an undeserved favor.
I stand corrected
Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:
Indeed - we owe a debt of gratitude to the anti-vax anti-government-control folk who passed on simply because they didn't want to get vaccinated!
Fauci: More than 99% of people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated
...
racocn8 replies on Jul 9, 2021:
Those dying now are almost all those who are unvaccinated in red states. And yet you still have Republicans who claim the vaccine doesn't work, doesn't provide immunity, or causes severe illness. Um, yeah, pretty much 100% who died were not vaccinated.
Maybe the anti-vaxxers won't get vaccinated, but herd immunity will happen when enough of the wackos have caught Covid.
Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:
Indeed - we owe a debt of gratitude to the anti-vax anti-government-control folk who passed on simply because they didn't want to get vaccinated!
Fauci: More than 99% of people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated
...
racocn8 replies on Jul 9, 2021:
Those dying now are almost all those who are unvaccinated in red states. And yet you still have Republicans who claim the vaccine doesn't work, doesn't provide immunity, or causes severe illness. Um, yeah, pretty much 100% who died were not vaccinated.
Maybe the anti-vaxxers won't get vaccinated, but herd immunity will happen when enough of the wackos have caught Covid.
I just have to Post Memes...
racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2021:
Why?
racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2021:
Making a female human mad is an un-mutual thing to do.
racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2021:
Why?
racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2021:
Making a female human mad is an un-mutual thing to do.
Adverse events reported as of about June 6th, 2021.
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Read the articles I've cited. I am a scientist and a science Instructor. I teach my students to be discerning in selecting their sources. One of the problems in US society today is that people do not question the authenticity or veracity of the sources they choose.
It is possible to cite a ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2021:
Yeah, Wildgreens posted an article referencing deaths from the vaccine and in the details it said NOT ONE of the more than 200 deaths investigated could be attributed to the vaccine.
https://agnostic.com/group/veganvegetarianworld/discussion/607862/deaths-associated-with-newly-launched-sars-cov-2-vaccination-comirnaty
t1nick comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Read the articles I've cited. I am a scientist and a science Instructor. I teach my students to be discerning in selecting their sources. One of the problems in US society today is that people do not question the authenticity or veracity of the sources they choose.
It is possible to cite a ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2021:
Yeah, Wildgreens posted an article referencing deaths from the vaccine and in the details it said NOT ONE of the more than 200 deaths investigated could be attributed to the vaccine.
https://agnostic.com/group/veganvegetarianworld/discussion/607862/deaths-associated-with-newly-launched-sars-cov-2-vaccination-comirnaty
Why Nobody Should Be an Atheist
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MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Semantic nonsense. This theist's argument boils down to two dubious points:
1) Humans are predisposed (supposedly) to god belief, so there must be a good reason.
2) "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
The first claim is just wrong. Prevalence suggests reason(s) but ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
The author closes with an affirmative statement: "You shouldn’t believe, by blind faith, that a God or the afterlife doesn’t exist." The atheist takes the opposite view, that in the absence of evidence, one should not believe. That author wholly fails to justify his affirmative conclusion.
The absence of evidence IS evidence of absence, but normally that absence would be poor evidence. In the case of an all powerful deity, that absence of evidence becomes much stronger evidence. For a god to leave no trace means said god is a trickster that insists on faith-based belief, without providing a reason. That defies logic.
The other evidence is the variety of beliefs. If a god intentionally inspired belief, the beliefs should have much greater consistency than they do. Similarly, the behavior of believers vs that of unbelievers stands in stark contrast, and again, provides a strong reason NOT to believe.
MikeInBatonRouge comments on Jul 6, 2021:
Semantic nonsense. This theist's argument boils down to two dubious points:
1) Humans are predisposed (supposedly) to god belief, so there must be a good reason.
2) "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
The first claim is just wrong. Prevalence suggests reason(s) but ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
The author closes with an affirmative statement: "You shouldn’t believe, by blind faith, that a God or the afterlife doesn’t exist." The atheist takes the opposite view, that in the absence of evidence, one should not believe. That author wholly fails to justify his affirmative conclusion.
The absence of evidence IS evidence of absence, but normally that absence would be poor evidence. In the case of an all powerful deity, that absence of evidence becomes much stronger evidence. For a god to leave no trace means said god is a trickster that insists on faith-based belief, without providing a reason. That defies logic.
The other evidence is the variety of beliefs. If a god intentionally inspired belief, the beliefs should have much greater consistency than they do. Similarly, the behavior of believers vs that of unbelievers stands in stark contrast, and again, provides a strong reason NOT to believe.
For What Specific Reason(s) Did the U.S. Block China's Access to Advanced Chip-Making Technology?
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2021:
Why would the US not block China’s access?
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
@AnonySchmoose Increased competitiveness.
yvilletom comments on Jul 5, 2021:
Why would the US not block China’s access?
racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2021:
@AnonySchmoose Increased competitiveness.
How did the LAPD fireworks explosion happen that injured 17? - Los Angeles Times
RichCC comments on Jul 4, 2021:
There's probably an explanation for this that I'm missing. But if they have fireworks that they think are unstable, why don't they dowse them in water?
Is it because they're afraid of waterproof containers -- as say pipe bombs? Is it because they're afraid of chemical reactions like water and ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2021:
Water is not very compressible so it conveys the shock wave to the wall with efficiency.
RichCC comments on Jul 4, 2021:
There's probably an explanation for this that I'm missing. But if they have fireworks that they think are unstable, why don't they dowse them in water?
Is it because they're afraid of waterproof containers -- as say pipe bombs? Is it because they're afraid of chemical reactions like water and ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2021:
Water is not very compressible so it conveys the shock wave to the wall with efficiency.
Nothing to add.
racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2021:
It's easy to be difficult. it is much harder to be useful and constructive.
racocn8 replies on Jul 3, 2021:
Describing what you think could be constructive from a certain point of view. Now how do you make that useful? The problem with being difficult is that it opens the door to gaslighting. Maybe you could learn more about negotiating and diplomacy?
racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2021:
It's easy to be difficult. it is much harder to be useful and constructive.
racocn8 replies on Jul 3, 2021:
Describing what you think could be constructive from a certain point of view. Now how do you make that useful? The problem with being difficult is that it opens the door to gaslighting. Maybe you could learn more about negotiating and diplomacy?
I know it's basically a meme, but I am truly curious, did Biden really say this in regard to the ...
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
If the wealthy paid their fair share, most of the rest could pay next to nothing.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@RobertMartin @LovinLarge That might be a starting point. We supposedly have that in the form of the Alternative Minimum Tax, but as always, that has been corrupted too. The other MAJOR problem is that allowed extreme wealth corrupts the political system. We need a wealth tax as well; 15% per year on wealth over 100 million would be eminently appropriate.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
If the wealthy paid their fair share, most of the rest could pay next to nothing.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@RobertMartin @LovinLarge That might be a starting point. We supposedly have that in the form of the Alternative Minimum Tax, but as always, that has been corrupted too. The other MAJOR problem is that allowed extreme wealth corrupts the political system. We need a wealth tax as well; 15% per year on wealth over 100 million would be eminently appropriate.
Just another example of radical left wingnuts showing how pathetic they are.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Pretty disgraceful. But certainly no comparison with Jan 6 republican legislators inside, as well as the white nationalists outside.
The notion that Democrats should be so obnoxious on this issue is bizarre. Young girls should not be forced to compete against transsexual biological males in ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@phxbillcee I am all for tran's rights, except where they infringe on women's rights. Allowing biological males to compete against women in athletic competition where money/scholarships are at stake is a non-starter. That is most certainly not the place for Democrats to take a stand, and will lose Democrats any semblance of sensibility and credibility. Sometimes strategic withdrawals are appropriate.
racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Pretty disgraceful. But certainly no comparison with Jan 6 republican legislators inside, as well as the white nationalists outside.
The notion that Democrats should be so obnoxious on this issue is bizarre. Young girls should not be forced to compete against transsexual biological males in ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@phxbillcee I am all for tran's rights, except where they infringe on women's rights. Allowing biological males to compete against women in athletic competition where money/scholarships are at stake is a non-starter. That is most certainly not the place for Democrats to take a stand, and will lose Democrats any semblance of sensibility and credibility. Sometimes strategic withdrawals are appropriate.
Is this what is meant by "funny, not funny"???
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Problem we have is that the Moderates in the DNC help them keep control more often than not...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
They are well paid to do that.
Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Problem we have is that the Moderates in the DNC help them keep control more often than not...
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
They are well paid to do that.
Is religious belief natural or man made?
wordywalt comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Children are born without ingrained beliefs of any kind. I would not call that atheistic.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How do you figure that?
wordywalt comments on Jul 2, 2021:
Children are born without ingrained beliefs of any kind. I would not call that atheistic.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How do you figure that?
Have you heard from our war mongering ex-president yet?
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:
IMHO, the post-911 invasion of Afghanistan was more justified than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How is it that after 20 years with the whole military and surveillance apparatus available to be brought to bear, not to mention all the contractors money can buy, the Taliban remain fully potent? Is the Pentagon utterly incompetent? What a country...
p-nullifidian comments on Jul 2, 2021:
IMHO, the post-911 invasion of Afghanistan was more justified than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
How is it that after 20 years with the whole military and surveillance apparatus available to be brought to bear, not to mention all the contractors money can buy, the Taliban remain fully potent? Is the Pentagon utterly incompetent? What a country...
Did you know?…
racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2021:
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. —Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper”
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@Wildgreens If you post BS, expect to be called on it. Most of what you post is BS, so again, shame, shame, shame on you for repeating lies and disinformation. Or, like so many others who lie incessantly, you have no shame. Don't be pretending to be moral or charitable if you embrace dishonest behavior. Maybe you can claim an excuse and maybe it doesn't cover what you do. When you lie, you murder a part of the world. Get a life - a real life.
racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2021:
“I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids. —Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper”
racocn8 replies on Jul 2, 2021:
@Wildgreens If you post BS, expect to be called on it. Most of what you post is BS, so again, shame, shame, shame on you for repeating lies and disinformation. Or, like so many others who lie incessantly, you have no shame. Don't be pretending to be moral or charitable if you embrace dishonest behavior. Maybe you can claim an excuse and maybe it doesn't cover what you do. When you lie, you murder a part of the world. Get a life - a real life.
That could present a problem
Cast1es comments on Jul 1, 2021:
I believe he had four wives , and eventually died of AIDS , because in the end , he came out as gay . He made it big as a romantic screen star and the movie industry made a point of having him date a lot of young beautiful starlets , in order to create a fake personna for him , but in the end , his ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 1, 2021:
Gay leading men pretending to be straight was an industry in Hollywood. The agents that did it are the real story.
Cast1es comments on Jul 1, 2021:
I believe he had four wives , and eventually died of AIDS , because in the end , he came out as gay . He made it big as a romantic screen star and the movie industry made a point of having him date a lot of young beautiful starlets , in order to create a fake personna for him , but in the end , his ...
racocn8 replies on Jul 1, 2021:
Gay leading men pretending to be straight was an industry in Hollywood. The agents that did it are the real story.
"The real offense of racism in the end, is to judge individuals by a supposed stereotype of their ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2021:
In the US, where non-whites are institutionally disadvantaged, all whites are therefore privileged. Essentially everyone is intrinsically racist, but some resist and actively seek to negate that racism. The rest, not so much or not at all.
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
@Matias Q1: Perhaps the environment has become more toxic. i.e. If the privileged buy bottled water contaminated with BPA. Q2: Their cultures respect and encourage scholasticism, business proficiency and networking.
racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2021:
In the US, where non-whites are institutionally disadvantaged, all whites are therefore privileged. Essentially everyone is intrinsically racist, but some resist and actively seek to negate that racism. The rest, not so much or not at all.
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
@Matias Q1: Perhaps the environment has become more toxic. i.e. If the privileged buy bottled water contaminated with BPA. Q2: Their cultures respect and encourage scholasticism, business proficiency and networking.
I never understood why any woman who could read and understand the meaning of bibles, torahs and ...
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
Per Wiki: In 2000, Carter severed his membership with the Southern Baptist Convention, saying the group's doctrines did not align with his Christian beliefs, while still a member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (See Personal Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
Per Wiki: In 2000, Carter severed his membership with the Southern Baptist Convention, saying the group's doctrines did not align with his Christian beliefs, while still a member of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. (See Personal Life)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter
I never understood why any woman who could read and understand the meaning of bibles, torahs and ...
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
He left the Southern Baptists, but is still super-Christian. In 2006, Carter put out "Peace or Apartheid" even though he claimed to be a big-time negotiator. Obviously the meme above would not apply to Jews in Carter's world.
Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Jun 30, 2021:
But Carter is xian, isn't he?
racocn8 replies on Jun 30, 2021:
He left the Southern Baptists, but is still super-Christian. In 2006, Carter put out "Peace or Apartheid" even though he claimed to be a big-time negotiator. Obviously the meme above would not apply to Jews in Carter's world.
So like a dog
glennlab comments on Jun 28, 2021:
I'm not going to clean that board.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
I once asked a squirter for 69. I felt like I was being waterboarded.
glennlab comments on Jun 28, 2021:
I'm not going to clean that board.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
I once asked a squirter for 69. I felt like I was being waterboarded.
The teacher has no sense of humor
MerlinZap comments on Jun 28, 2021:
Written.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
Thanks for that!!!
MerlinZap comments on Jun 28, 2021:
Written.
racocn8 replies on Jun 28, 2021:
Thanks for that!!!
Agreed 100%.
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
One could have legitimate reasons for not getting vaccinated, but I'm sure those people are scarce compared to those who simply refuse out of arrogance, loyalty to Trump, or brainwashed against vaccines. I'm not sure how a business could established whether a potential client was an anti-vaxxer or ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
We've seen how quickly this virus spreads, and how frequently it mutates. A new mutant strain that is overcomes vaccination could pop up and be spread everywhere in a matter of days, and before it is recognized. Thus, it is prudent to stay masked inside until the pandemic subsides everywhere.
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
One could have legitimate reasons for not getting vaccinated, but I'm sure those people are scarce compared to those who simply refuse out of arrogance, loyalty to Trump, or brainwashed against vaccines. I'm not sure how a business could established whether a potential client was an anti-vaxxer or ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
We've seen how quickly this virus spreads, and how frequently it mutates. A new mutant strain that is overcomes vaccination could pop up and be spread everywhere in a matter of days, and before it is recognized. Thus, it is prudent to stay masked inside until the pandemic subsides everywhere.
When will the Democrats stop engaging in gratuitous socialist over-reach?
yvilletom comments on Jun 27, 2021:
I regularly use dictionaries but I need you to define “gratuitous socialist over-reach” or to provide examples of it.
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
Otherwise it is just empty gratuitous over-reaching rhetoric.
yvilletom comments on Jun 27, 2021:
I regularly use dictionaries but I need you to define “gratuitous socialist over-reach” or to provide examples of it.
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
Otherwise it is just empty gratuitous over-reaching rhetoric.
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Agreed, Unidentified. We do not have any idea who is in control of those objects. Do you have a particular instance/claim to apply Occam's Razor?
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@AnneWimsey Agreed, Unidentified. We do not have any idea who is in control of those objects. Do you have a particular instance/claim to apply Occam's Razor?
US report on Pentagon-documented UFOs leaves sightings unexplained
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
If the old enemies were exhausted, we wouldn't have run out on the Kurds, nor be leaving the Afghanis in the lurch.
Massive spending has been going on in this area for decades, and they've never needed our approval, nor do they now.
The military have never been the ones blocking spending on ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@David1955 What is it about an ET that makes it scary?
racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2021:
If the old enemies were exhausted, we wouldn't have run out on the Kurds, nor be leaving the Afghanis in the lurch.
Massive spending has been going on in this area for decades, and they've never needed our approval, nor do they now.
The military have never been the ones blocking spending on ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2021:
@David1955 What is it about an ET that makes it scary?
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey From the report: "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, WITHOUT DISCERNABLE MEANS OF PROPULSION. " Representatives have disclosed that these objects are not in any other country's inventory, nor in ours, nor in any corporation's. Per the report, eliminating the other categories leaves "Other" (ET). But that has been well established by numerous multiple eyewitness accounts of close encounters.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@AnneWimsey From the report: "Some UAP appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, WITHOUT DISCERNABLE MEANS OF PROPULSION. " Representatives have disclosed that these objects are not in any other country's inventory, nor in ours, nor in any corporation's. Per the report, eliminating the other categories leaves "Other" (ET). But that has been well established by numerous multiple eyewitness accounts of close encounters.
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
Even the Pentagon admits they exist and are NOT nothing. They have released a tiny bit of their evidence, but evidence doesn't matter to those whose minds are made up.
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
Even the Pentagon admits they exist and are NOT nothing. They have released a tiny bit of their evidence, but evidence doesn't matter to those whose minds are made up.
This is a follow up to a previous post.
racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2021:
Again, note that the true definition of atheist is one who is without belief in a god. No god is specified, and this represents a particular philosophical and even scientific perspective. No evidence for Odin or Yahweh means no reason to accept the claim from believers.
Christians have turned ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Flyingsaucesir The definition in the third paragraph is from the atheist.org link. Your definition of agnostic also differs from the conventional definition which is: One who does not know or is without knowledge (having nothing to do with belief).
Here's the dictionary versions
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
2. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
3. a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic:
racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2021:
Again, note that the true definition of atheist is one who is without belief in a god. No god is specified, and this represents a particular philosophical and even scientific perspective. No evidence for Odin or Yahweh means no reason to accept the claim from believers.
Christians have turned ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Flyingsaucesir The definition in the third paragraph is from the atheist.org link. Your definition of agnostic also differs from the conventional definition which is: One who does not know or is without knowledge (having nothing to do with belief).
Here's the dictionary versions
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
2. a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
3. a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic:
What is our relationship with nature ?
racocn8 comments on Jun 25, 2021:
ELE
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Matias Extinction Level Event
racocn8 comments on Jun 25, 2021:
ELE
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
@Matias Extinction Level Event
UFO report: US 'has no explanation' for sightings
[bbc.com]
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
It proves what dishonest and cowardly pussies the US government are (particularly the Pentagon et al).
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 25, 2021:
And this proves....?????
racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2021:
It proves what dishonest and cowardly pussies the US government are (particularly the Pentagon et al).
The paramount of evil! There may be jokes about evil religion on here, but is there any serious ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Here's a link: First Nations finds 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school site
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/first-nations-saskatchewan-unmarked-graves-496082
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
Remember that religions create psychopaths out of normal people by forcibly and cruelly indoctrinating them. The church then uses psychopaths to spread the gospel, and fosters bullies, perverts, and murderers as needed. Psychopaths then reproduce and pass mental illness to their offspring by way of emotional abuse and trauma.
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Here's a link: First Nations finds 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school site
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/first-nations-saskatchewan-unmarked-graves-496082
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
Remember that religions create psychopaths out of normal people by forcibly and cruelly indoctrinating them. The church then uses psychopaths to spread the gospel, and fosters bullies, perverts, and murderers as needed. Psychopaths then reproduce and pass mental illness to their offspring by way of emotional abuse and trauma.
I think I found what is a small actual truth, but I'm not saying what it is.
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Yeah, if you share it, you might find out the REAL truth.
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
...or greater insight, perhaps wisdom...
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2021:
Yeah, if you share it, you might find out the REAL truth.
racocn8 replies on Jun 24, 2021:
...or greater insight, perhaps wisdom...
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Ad hominem fallacy and absolutist thinking noted.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Ad hominem fallacy and absolutist thinking noted.
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.
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Yup, false premise leading to a strawman.
Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Since no one is blaming her for slavery, this meme makes zero sense.
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Yup, false premise leading to a strawman.
I'm tired of hearing about 'white privilege.
Lorajay comments on Feb 7, 2021:
All of my great grandparents were slaveholders. I grew up in a home that had a black maid and a black gardener part of my life. I loved the black lady named Tennessee as if she were part of my own family and she made me acutely aware that she could not show me affection in public.
None of those ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
It is certainly interesting to observe the comments from conservatives that strongly reinforce the proposition that they are innately incapable of shame, hence their cognitive dissonance.
Lorajay comments on Feb 7, 2021:
All of my great grandparents were slaveholders. I grew up in a home that had a black maid and a black gardener part of my life. I loved the black lady named Tennessee as if she were part of my own family and she made me acutely aware that she could not show me affection in public.
None of those ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
It is certainly interesting to observe the comments from conservatives that strongly reinforce the proposition that they are innately incapable of shame, hence their cognitive dissonance.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear US and NATO have superficial support for democratic goals while the countries you named are controlled by power-mad autocrats who have no thought for anyone, and are indifferent to the suffering of their countrymen. The differences are not as great as often portrayed, but I don't believe the lip-service given to governing ideals are completely empty. However, the US elected Trump and Trump was completely OK with malfeasance even when it meant killing 600,000 and harming millions more. If the US allows the GOP/Putin to up-end the " democracy " that has been in place, then yes, the US will be one more fully corrupt dictatorship.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear US and NATO have superficial support for democratic goals while the countries you named are controlled by power-mad autocrats who have no thought for anyone, and are indifferent to the suffering of their countrymen. The differences are not as great as often portrayed, but I don't believe the lip-service given to governing ideals are completely empty. However, the US elected Trump and Trump was completely OK with malfeasance even when it meant killing 600,000 and harming millions more. If the US allows the GOP/Putin to up-end the " democracy " that has been in place, then yes, the US will be one more fully corrupt dictatorship.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Do you approve of Q-Anon posts telling believers to get ready for the storm?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Do you approve of Q-Anon posts telling believers to get ready for the storm?
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Seriously, you're comparing the US to China on this? Do you think China is comparable to the US in the open availability of information?
If ANYONE has anything meaningful they need to get across, they can always hold a press conference.
Although now that Republicans approve of openly cheating on elections, we will shortly join China and Iran in being a totalitarian regime.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
Seriously, you're comparing the US to China on this? Do you think China is comparable to the US in the open availability of information?
If ANYONE has anything meaningful they need to get across, they can always hold a press conference.
Although now that Republicans approve of openly cheating on elections, we will shortly join China and Iran in being a totalitarian regime.
Will the truth be revealed?
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Not the same thing. Iran and Russia are dedicated enemies of the United States and use these outlets in furtherance of degrading the US. Plenty of other news sources are available. Using that Holocaust meme to defend these evil countries is the height of bad taste and worse.
LenHazell53 comments on Jun 23, 2021:
Here we go, if you can censor one site you can censor all
racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2021:
@FrayedBear Not the same thing. Iran and Russia are dedicated enemies of the United States and use these outlets in furtherance of degrading the US. Plenty of other news sources are available. Using that Holocaust meme to defend these evil countries is the height of bad taste and worse.
[thethings.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Maher's war on cancel culture ignores the cancel culture from the Evangelicals and Conservatives that has gone on for centuries against minorities, women, Jews, progressives and against science. Cancel culture may go too far occasionally, but we've become so used to the cancel culture coming from ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@David1955 You're right that Maher hasn't forgotten. However, he's beating a dead horse. His objections will be ignored, especially as he veers toward parroting Libertarian talking points, his credibility among Progressives plummets. Some percent of cancel culture will always be excessive, and it will always be an easy target for cheap laughs that have no meaning. He takes it way too seriously, as if those jokes will have an effect on the also all-too-serious SJWs.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Maher's war on cancel culture ignores the cancel culture from the Evangelicals and Conservatives that has gone on for centuries against minorities, women, Jews, progressives and against science. Cancel culture may go too far occasionally, but we've become so used to the cancel culture coming from ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@David1955 You're right that Maher hasn't forgotten. However, he's beating a dead horse. His objections will be ignored, especially as he veers toward parroting Libertarian talking points, his credibility among Progressives plummets. Some percent of cancel culture will always be excessive, and it will always be an easy target for cheap laughs that have no meaning. He takes it way too seriously, as if those jokes will have an effect on the also all-too-serious SJWs.
FBI chasing 2,000 domestic terror cases; antifa aren't among Capitol suspects, Wray says
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker And, in the recent testimony before Congress as to why the FBI failed to alert the Capitol Police on the intelligence leading up to the attempted Jan 6 coup, Wray's testimony was singularly evasive and unforthcoming. It is entirely feasible that Wray interfered with said alerts, which would likely have prevented the entire fiasco.
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker And, in the recent testimony before Congress as to why the FBI failed to alert the Capitol Police on the intelligence leading up to the attempted Jan 6 coup, Wray's testimony was singularly evasive and unforthcoming. It is entirely feasible that Wray interfered with said alerts, which would likely have prevented the entire fiasco.
FBI chasing 2,000 domestic terror cases; antifa aren't among Capitol suspects, Wray says
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker Wray has excellent CONSERVATIVE (Racist) credentials.
-Wray signed off on the Trump's demands for an in-house investigation of Mueller's Russia probe attorneys.
-Wray signed off on the retention of the memos that supposedly justified not prosecuting Trump.
-Wray did nothing after the Lafayette Park police riot wherein Barr illegally marshalled militias from the DEA, ICE, Border Patrol and the Park Service to enact a police riot trampling people and freedoms of speech and assembly.
-Wray did nothing while overseeing the illicit spying and subpoenas of records of Congressmen and reporters for Trump's political campaign of intimidation. This was under both Sessions and Barr.
from Wikipedia:
On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Wray to be the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, replacing James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump on May 9, 2017
On June 4, 2020, Wray stated that "anarchists" like Antifa are "exploiting" George Floyd protests "to pursue violent, extremist agendas". Wray later clarified that Antifa is an ideology rather than any specific organization, clashing with Trump.
Wray is a Republican and a member of the Federalist Society. It is the Federalist Society that provided lists of ultra-conservative candidates for judgeships to Trump and McConnell.
Here is Wray speaking at the Heritage Foundation, which has worked for the last 4 months to provide Republican legislatures with proposed voter suppression laws, tailored to the individual states.
https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoundation/videos/10155770422284481
Wray was installed by Trump and kept on throughout Trump's tenure. You think he isn't dirty as shit?
racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
He would know having helped organize it...
racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2021:
@LiterateHiker Wray has excellent CONSERVATIVE (Racist) credentials.
-Wray signed off on the Trump's demands for an in-house investigation of Mueller's Russia probe attorneys.
-Wray signed off on the retention of the memos that supposedly justified not prosecuting Trump.
-Wray did nothing after the Lafayette Park police riot wherein Barr illegally marshalled militias from the DEA, ICE, Border Patrol and the Park Service to enact a police riot trampling people and freedoms of speech and assembly.
-Wray did nothing while overseeing the illicit spying and subpoenas of records of Congressmen and reporters for Trump's political campaign of intimidation. This was under both Sessions and Barr.
from Wikipedia:
On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Wray to be the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, replacing James Comey, who was dismissed by Trump on May 9, 2017
On June 4, 2020, Wray stated that "anarchists" like Antifa are "exploiting" George Floyd protests "to pursue violent, extremist agendas". Wray later clarified that Antifa is an ideology rather than any specific organization, clashing with Trump.
Wray is a Republican and a member of the Federalist Society. It is the Federalist Society that provided lists of ultra-conservative candidates for judgeships to Trump and McConnell.
Here is Wray speaking at the Heritage Foundation, which has worked for the last 4 months to provide Republican legislatures with proposed voter suppression laws, tailored to the individual states.
https://www.facebook.com/heritagefoundation/videos/10155770422284481
Wray was installed by Trump and kept on throughout Trump's tenure. You think he isn't dirty as shit?
Give your pet a happy fourth this year....
FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Are you promoting bestiality for your dog?
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
Is it humanality from the dog's point of view? How about animal husbandry?
FrayedBear comments on Jun 20, 2021:
Are you promoting bestiality for your dog?
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
Is it humanality from the dog's point of view? How about animal husbandry?
SARS, MERS, COVID-19 and Disease X?
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
it could be a SARS, it could be Ebola. The point is that the density, mobility, and economics guarantee another, and another, until humans either figure out a reliable means to generate cures, or mitigate the circumstances that cause them. Electing a president who destroys all the intellectual ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@powder It is fairly certain that Covid came from the local wet market, as did the previous SARS. We could stop these outbreaks by controlling what animals are brought to wet markets and by providing for the poorest regions that poach these animals from the wild. But how about Zika and the H1N1, H1N5. Science will be our best bet after the fact. Education is modestly effective in suppressing anti-vax attitudes and anti-mask attitudes. Frankly, those people need drugs/therapy.
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
it could be a SARS, it could be Ebola. The point is that the density, mobility, and economics guarantee another, and another, until humans either figure out a reliable means to generate cures, or mitigate the circumstances that cause them. Electing a president who destroys all the intellectual ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@powder It is fairly certain that Covid came from the local wet market, as did the previous SARS. We could stop these outbreaks by controlling what animals are brought to wet markets and by providing for the poorest regions that poach these animals from the wild. But how about Zika and the H1N1, H1N5. Science will be our best bet after the fact. Education is modestly effective in suppressing anti-vax attitudes and anti-mask attitudes. Frankly, those people need drugs/therapy.
With thanks to DBair for this post.
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@FrayedBear , @glennlab Perhaps the lower platelet count (thrombocytopenia) comes from the platelets being consumed in numerous blood clots (thrombosis) ?
glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:
all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof.
from the about "The Health ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2021:
@FrayedBear , @glennlab Perhaps the lower platelet count (thrombocytopenia) comes from the platelets being consumed in numerous blood clots (thrombosis) ?
Knock knock knockin'
godlessinal comments on Jun 19, 2021:
That's cool. I remember back in the day we used to get the color coded plastic key holders that went over the top of them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
Those are still around...
godlessinal comments on Jun 19, 2021:
That's cool. I remember back in the day we used to get the color coded plastic key holders that went over the top of them.
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
Those are still around...
GEORGE PACKER IS PERHAPS THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED WRITER AND THINKER ON AMERICA SINCE WALKER ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
Floyd BLM extortion??? Myth-making lies??? Have you got any facts to back up that bullshit? Or is it your own insidious form of racism not yet defined? (More like the same old racism...)
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
@holdenc98 Yes, 16 trillion is absurd for entrepreneur development. I couldn't find any references to such a proposal.
As for BLM extortion, I found a case from August 20, and an instance where fake extortion letters were sent to discredit BLM. While other incidents came up, the search reported no concerted policy of extortion. It's clear where your head is at, so no need to respond.
https://www.nbc15.com/2020/06/26/feds-accuse-arrested-activist-of-extorting-two-madison-businesses/
https://billypenn.com/2020/08/19/fake-extortion-letters-black-lives-matter-philly-newtown-police-investigation-arson-threats-donations/
racocn8 comments on Jun 19, 2021:
Floyd BLM extortion??? Myth-making lies??? Have you got any facts to back up that bullshit? Or is it your own insidious form of racism not yet defined? (More like the same old racism...)
racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2021:
@holdenc98 Yes, 16 trillion is absurd for entrepreneur development. I couldn't find any references to such a proposal.
As for BLM extortion, I found a case from August 20, and an instance where fake extortion letters were sent to discredit BLM. While other incidents came up, the search reported no concerted policy of extortion. It's clear where your head is at, so no need to respond.
https://www.nbc15.com/2020/06/26/feds-accuse-arrested-activist-of-extorting-two-madison-businesses/
https://billypenn.com/2020/08/19/fake-extortion-letters-black-lives-matter-philly-newtown-police-investigation-arson-threats-donations/
15 People Who Found Their Long-Lost Twin At The Art Museum – InspireMore
racocn8 comments on Jun 17, 2021:
In my junior year of high school, I traveled from LA to Chicago and, thereafter, visited the Museum of Science and Industry. On the second floor, we had just passed the HO train diorama, and while walking I noticed a familiar looking teen with red hair. We both stared at each other in amazement, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 18, 2021:
@deepeddy Partly as a consequence of that experience, I have maintained a strong interest in the concept of coincidence. In my case, I can propose mitigating circumstances to reduce the level of strangeness: spring break, novelty museums to visit in a major city, the dynamics of a random walk, or maybe not so random...
racocn8 comments on Jun 17, 2021:
In my junior year of high school, I traveled from LA to Chicago and, thereafter, visited the Museum of Science and Industry. On the second floor, we had just passed the HO train diorama, and while walking I noticed a familiar looking teen with red hair. We both stared at each other in amazement, ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 18, 2021:
@deepeddy Partly as a consequence of that experience, I have maintained a strong interest in the concept of coincidence. In my case, I can propose mitigating circumstances to reduce the level of strangeness: spring break, novelty museums to visit in a major city, the dynamics of a random walk, or maybe not so random...
World's most powerful magnet begins journey to heart of giant fusion experiment
It will produce a ...
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 17, 2021:
@whiskywoman Agreed. Nuclear waste is so dangerous it can't be transported over objections of communities to be traversed.
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 17, 2021:
@whiskywoman Agreed. Nuclear waste is so dangerous it can't be transported over objections of communities to be traversed.
Dems Rage at Biden DOJ: Your Moves ‘Make No Sense’
[thedailybeast.com]
racocn8 comments on Jun 16, 2021:
Garland has to go. He's had plenty to work with and so far, NOTHING (except providing cover for Trump). Garland must be another Putin mole or the equivalent, a corrupt hack owned by the GOP. And he was the asshole Obama wanted to put on the Supreme Court? Shame on Obama and shame on Biden.
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I want it done at all. Why are you so over-confidant that he'll do anything???
racocn8 comments on Jun 16, 2021:
Garland has to go. He's had plenty to work with and so far, NOTHING (except providing cover for Trump). Garland must be another Putin mole or the equivalent, a corrupt hack owned by the GOP. And he was the asshole Obama wanted to put on the Supreme Court? Shame on Obama and shame on Biden.
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
@AnneWimsey I want it done at all. Why are you so over-confidant that he'll do anything???
World's most powerful magnet begins journey to heart of giant fusion experiment
It will produce a ...
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
That page took too long to load!!
Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
I like that windmills are much cleaner as a source of energy, but they are a visual blight. Solar is great, until they go bad and need to be demolished. Given the cost and difficulty of this form of fusion, even if they were wholly successful, when would that translate to commercial energy?
I suspect the Pentagon is withholding technology which would solve our energy problems (at the urging of the fossil fuel industry).
Robecology comments on Jun 16, 2021:
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Here's another article on this foolish mis-direction that France's scientists are taking;
(WHY FOOLISH? Solar and wind power are far simpler, far cheaper, and far safer ways to expand renewable energy).
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racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
I like that windmills are much cleaner as a source of energy, but they are a visual blight. Solar is great, until they go bad and need to be demolished. Given the cost and difficulty of this form of fusion, even if they were wholly successful, when would that translate to commercial energy?
I suspect the Pentagon is withholding technology which would solve our energy problems (at the urging of the fossil fuel industry).
Tony Perkins: Liberals Want to Toss Anti-LGBTQ Christians Into a “Fiery Furnace” | Hemant Mehta ...
Notlost comments on Jun 16, 2021:
It's a start...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
Yeah, but the smell... Just bury them alive.
Notlost comments on Jun 16, 2021:
It's a start...
racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2021:
Yeah, but the smell... Just bury them alive.
Genesis of Homeless by Mr. Hefferman (?
rainmanjr comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Yes we have but I cried out against RR before falling asleep.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Would you believe, Bank of America burned down its own bank at UCI as a false flag to help Reagan get elected governor of California (1970). This was a few years after the bank in Isle Vista was supposedly burned by student rioters (actually a police riot).
rainmanjr comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Yes we have but I cried out against RR before falling asleep.
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Would you believe, Bank of America burned down its own bank at UCI as a false flag to help Reagan get elected governor of California (1970). This was a few years after the bank in Isle Vista was supposedly burned by student rioters (actually a police riot).
Test your American History knowledge.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I have a hard time imagining any Republicans falling into those buckets. They seem more like impersonators or somehow fake people; Invasion of the Body Snatchers Pod People, or zombies without the gore. Mostly, they are seriously dim-witted with a big dose of lazy that prevents them from learning anything unless it's an entertaining conspiracy.
It's like they've become schizophrenic to accommodate their religion, and they separate their beliefs from the real world and all the cognitive dissonance that comes with it. In so doing, they've split off critical cognitive capabilities, and become delusional or indifferent when challenged.
Which personality types do you believe Republicans express ?
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
I have a hard time imagining any Republicans falling into those buckets. They seem more like impersonators or somehow fake people; Invasion of the Body Snatchers Pod People, or zombies without the gore. Mostly, they are seriously dim-witted with a big dose of lazy that prevents them from learning anything unless it's an entertaining conspiracy.
It's like they've become schizophrenic to accommodate their religion, and they separate their beliefs from the real world and all the cognitive dissonance that comes with it. In so doing, they've split off critical cognitive capabilities, and become delusional or indifferent when challenged.
Which personality types do you believe Republicans express ?
Test your American History knowledge.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Is it some kind of trauma developing from religious behavior, or taught, or what?
I'd give real money to help fund a study using MRI's like Harris cites for the absence of free will.
Willow_Wisp comments on Jun 14, 2021:
I watched the Conservatives lose their shit when Church services were suspended in a pandemic that killed over 600,000 of their fellow citizens.
Do you actually think these Conservatives have the capacity to experience any empathy at all?
**Consider:**
* They were fine with the Government ...
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Is it some kind of trauma developing from religious behavior, or taught, or what?
I'd give real money to help fund a study using MRI's like Harris cites for the absence of free will.
I've seen Ms. Lenart do this a couple of times at the Magic Castle.
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AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Link?
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Thanks!!!
AnneWimsey comments on Jun 14, 2021:
Link?
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
Thanks!!!
Woman killed after car plunges into Minneapolis protest over fatal police shooting of Black man
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Charlene comments on Jun 14, 2021:
The drivers lucky to be alive..
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
When the BLM see the racist gets slapped on the wrist, the next murderer will get justice.
Charlene comments on Jun 14, 2021:
The drivers lucky to be alive..
racocn8 replies on Jun 14, 2021:
When the BLM see the racist gets slapped on the wrist, the next murderer will get justice.
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