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News & Links

Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by xenoview

The end is near - Pat Robertson says it's time for trump to move on

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Dec 21, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by gsiamne

New Meat-Eating Dinosaur Species Found in Brazil:

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Just for Laughs

Dec 19, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Triphid

Poor old Santa has been having truly shit of a year, the Elves are ALL on Strike, the Reindeer all have a dose of the Scours, Mother Claus is going through the Menopause, the Fairies have all turned Lesbian. Suddenly the door bursts open and in comes...

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Natural history

Dec 18, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Fernapple

The importance of the worlds unofficial nature reserves can not be overestimated. Sometimes they get the recognition they need, even if most people do just speed past without a glance. Hear you can learn something about them, but you can just chill ...

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Posts

Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hages

“The beauty of science hugely outranks the charms of superstition.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hages

“Take the risk of thinking for yourself.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Conservative Atheists

Dec 17, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hages

LINKRemembering Christopher Hitchens | National Review

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General & Hellos

Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by jeshuey

"All of this massive cosmological churning and destruction (which is paralleled, by the way, on our own earth where 99% of all species that have ever existed have gone extinct) could be part of a plan. There is no way an atheist could prove it’s ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Dec 9, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by CallMeDave

Aliens confirmed inside Mars Intergalactic hitch hiking here we come

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Douglas Murray Fans

Dec 6, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Mvtt

I e always enjoyed Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson. He used to interview Christopher Hitchens as well, and have found him to be quite a good listener/interviewer. This is a good hour long session with our man, the voice of reason, ...

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News & Links

Dec 2, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKThe Appeal of Conspiracy Theories: Karen Douglas | Skeptical Inquirer

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Posts

Nov 30, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Hages

“As a convinced atheist, I ought to agree with Voltaire that Judaism is not just one more religion, but in its way the root of religious evil.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Memes R Us

Nov 29, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Heather2367

Another reason to love books.

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Just for Laughs

Nov 28, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by DaisyMaeNot

Don't be fuckering without the right lighting!

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 28, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Asking Santa for a 30 year old escort doesn't work out.

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News & Links

Nov 28, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKPope Francis: We Shouldn’t Oppose COVID Restrictions in the Name of “Freedom” | Beth Stoneburner | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Quotes

Nov 19, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Hages

“Don't take security in the false refuge of consensus.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 18, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by SeaGreenEyez

LINKWhether or not God exists, Christopher Hitchens is still a scumbag

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Religion & Spirituality

Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by bobwjr

LINKJehovah’s Witnesses Forced a Teen to Listen to Audio of Her Own Rape | Val Wilde | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Philosophy & Meaning

Nov 8, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Word

"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." The assertion is a form of evidence. Testimony a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law. Dictionary.com In the law, testimony is ...

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Nov 1, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by MerlinZap

LINKDog, I love this.

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Politics

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKSen. Kelly Loeffler Says She's 'Not Familiar' With Trump 'Grab 'Em' Tape | HuffPost

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Feline Fanatics

Oct 29, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by bobwjr

Karen is in big trouble

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Quotes

Oct 24, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

“You notice how liberals keep saying, 'If only Islam would have a Reformation' - it can't have one. It says it can't. It's extremely dangerous in that way.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Oct 23, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

“Islam in its origins is just as shady and approximate as those from which it took its borrowings. It makes immense claims for itself, invokes prostrate submission or "surrender" as a maxim to its adherents, and demands deference and respect from ...

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Music Fans

Oct 14, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by TheGreatShadow

He Is - Ghost (also known as Ghost B.C. in the US)

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Music, Movies & Books

Oct 13, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Paul4747

I had fully intended to post the classic "And Now, The Exploding Version of The Blue Danube", but I can't find a good link. And Now, The Boring Regular Version of The Blue Danube.

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General & Hellos

Oct 12, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by DarwinMyHero97

Hey hows it going? I am new... in a sense.

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Just for Laughs

Oct 12, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by JackPedigo

Pets An aquarium is like a lave lamp with feces. David Corrado I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot which swears all ...

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Posts

Oct 7, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BlizzardMan

I love his writings. Hitch is/was an excellent communicator. Glad to join the group. However, I do find at debates, sometimes he would lose his way among his stories. Still made meat of his opposition, but I feel he should have hit more along ...

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General & Hellos

Oct 4, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by PondartIncbendog

Proud Boys hashtag reclaimed by gay couples celebrating their relationships

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Health & Happiness

Oct 3, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by LiterateHiker

Trump says he has COVID-19. Is it a stunt?

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Profile

Oct 3, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by MaryJane

Trump’s infection is part of an ominous national trend as cases rise in most states Good morning. The Dunning Kruger effect is a psychological theorem about incompetent and ignorant people (Trump) who are too to realize the ...

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Posts

Oct 1, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

“The pre-history of our species is hag-ridden with episodes of nightmarish ignorance and calamity, for which religion used to identify, not just the wrong explanation but the wrong culprit." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Oct 1, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hages

"Religion is the self-consciousness and self-feeling of man who has either not yet found himself or has already lost himself again.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Music Fans

Oct 1, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Marionville

Bedtime has come round for me once again...and tonight I’m posting a singer who’s voice I really love...Gabrielle. - Rise. I love the message in the song too!

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Posts

Oct 1, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Garf

Johnny Cash -hurt Those that are left behind, hurt...

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Just for Laughs

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by BDair

The world's gone nutz.

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Posts

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things... one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“The secular state is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 30, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Camping for adults in Dixie (no children)

Sep 28, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by WonderWartHog99

Worse camping trip EVER. We set up a 12 person, 14'x 20' x8' foot tent in a cold drizzling rain. While it was getting set, up rain got on the screen mesh top covering which is SUPPOSED TO BE covered by a rain fly. Can't put the ...

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FreeThinkers

Sep 27, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

Christopher Hitchens on religion looks forward

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Politics

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by CuddyCruiser

Using the excuse “Religion also does some good” is like saying, “He may be a rapist, but he always uses a condom”.

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"There are all kinds of people that annoy me but what annoys me most is a lazy argument." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"You notice how liberals keep saying, 'If only Islam would have a Reformation' - it can't have one. It says it can't. It's extremely dangerous in that way." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"I've proved to be as difficult to convert as I am to hypnotize." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Arguments that explain everything...explain nothing." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

Christopher Hitchens on religious belief...

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

Christopher Hitchens on Anti-theism

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FreeThinkers

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

A Challenge to Christians from Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Religion comes from the period of human prehistory where nobody had the smallest idea of what was going on." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"If god really wanted people to be free of , he should have taken more care to invent a different species." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 26, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Jesus is Santa Claus for adults." - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 25, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay.“ - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 25, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Morality comes from humanism and is stolen by religion for its own purposes." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Today the least educated of my children knows much more about the natural order than any of the founders of religion, and one would think-though the connection is not a fully demonstrable one-that this is why they seem so uninterested in sending ...

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Quotes

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"The Islamists will try to spoil everything for everyone." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments." - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Religion is not going to come up with new arguments" - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in a quite different world." - Christopher Hitchens

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Feline Fanatics

Sep 19, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by RobertNappi2

Saturday morning cuteness

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Sep 15, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Theresa_N

The fight to keep the arts free in Hungary:

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Word

Now my grandson is ready to go hitch hiking to find a place to camp out. He likrs the backpack i brought him and he knows how to use his thumb.

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General & Hellos

Sep 10, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by skado

The Religious Naturalism Group celebrates its 50th member! Join us for discussions of philosophy, psychology, art, and as Christopher Hitchens said, "the numinous" as distinct from the supernatural. .

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News & Links

Sep 7, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Mvtt

LINKIt’s Man Made, And It Shows (audio)

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Sep 7, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Mvtt

Introducing the Anti-Theist Atheist podcast. Short episodes. Have a listen. Constructive criticism and discussion welcome! This season each week features an opening speech from religious debates with Christopher Hitchens.

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Posts

Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

“Religion has been an enormous multiplier of tribal suspicion and hatred” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Sep 1, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hages

"Among theologians, heretics are those who are not backed with a sufficient array of battalions to render them orthodox." - Voltaire

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General & Hellos

Aug 26, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by St-Sinner

Meet Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash: The World's Fastest Human Calculator 20-year-old Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash is not your regular Math wizard. He’s the world’s fastest human calculator. No matter how complex the calculation is, he can do it in ...

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Sex, Love, and Kinky Things, What's Your Pleasure?

Aug 24, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by bklynite53

maybe we all could take lessons on kink from Falwell and his wife. Peter Sellers took the words right out of his mouth LOL

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News & Links

Aug 24, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by snytiger6

LINKAnti-Muslim Megachurch Preacher: Real Christians Hate Abortion and LGBTQ People | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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P.A.T.C.H. People Against The Christian Hypocrites

Aug 22, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Rossy92

A favorite quote of mine from Hitchen's and Fry's savage gutting of the Catholic Church: "How can this Church say it has any moral superiority? It has difficulty catching up to what ordinary people regard as common moral and ethical sense..." ...

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Quotes

Aug 19, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Rossy92

"How can this Church say it has any moral superiority? It has difficulty catching up to what ordinary people regard as common moral and ethical sense..." Christopher Hitchens said this in reference to the formerly official doctrine of ...

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Trump Pinata

Aug 19, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by TheoryNumber3

Reasoning with a republican

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Christopher Hitchens Fans

Aug 17, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Rossy92

At religion's expense, Hitchens slays the audience with the charm of his wit and intellect. Hair absent from recent bouts with chemotherapy for throat cancer, and dead barely over a year from the time of this speech, he still had the fortitude of ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 17, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931

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Quotes

Aug 14, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hages

“Take the risk of thinking for yourself , much more happiness , truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hages

“Religion poisons everything.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Quotes

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hages

“People keep saying, "God is in the details". He isn't in ours, unless his yokel creationist fans wish to take credit for his clumsiness, failure, and incompetence.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Posts

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hages

“The essential principle of totalitarianism is to make laws that are impossible to obey.” - Chrisopther Hitchens

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Quotes

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hages

“Philosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology.” - Christopher Hitchens

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Religion & Spirituality

Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by rogerbenham

Hitchens delivers one of his best hammer blows to cocky audience member

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Quotes

Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Marionville

“Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free enquiry, contemptuous of woman and coercive toward children: organised religion should have a great deal on it’s ...

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COVID-19

Aug 8, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by DenoPenno

A couple of weeks ago my corporation decided that we all had to wear masks. They thought they were ahead on this when I started wearing a mask called a gator. As the head driver we were then all wearing masks. It was short lived as everybody ...

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General & Hellos

Aug 8, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Juniper

Hi Bay Area! How is everyone holding up during this pandemic? I'm new to the site & was really happy to find this group. Any hikers out there? I'm in the outer East Bay & really enjoy hiking Sunol Regional Wilderness, Morgan Territory, Pleasanton...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 7, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by dermot235

From a satirical Comedy TV Show in Ireland

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News & Links

Aug 3, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKI Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes.

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Aug 3, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by OldGoat43

NANCY PELOSI STANDING UP FOR WEED House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said marijuana is a “therapy that has proven successful” in response to a question about whether cannabis banking provisions are germane to coronavirus relief legislation. ...

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Posts

Aug 2, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by FearlessFly

Southern Women · Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Memes R Us

Aug 1, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Philip21

Maybe the demon seed isn't so bad after all?

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Memes R Us

Jul 31, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ludo

First impressions are lasting impressions.

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News & Links

Jul 30, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by HippieChick58

LINKCOVID at UF hospital: 18 anesthesiologists diagnosed | Miami Herald

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Posts

Jul 29, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by 1EarthLovingGal

It hurts so bad 😪

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Jul 29, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by wolf041

Here's a nice little article about some of my wonderful, friendly neighbors ( not ) . The town mentioned is quite close, and the insanity prevalent. Do watch the video...if you have a strong stomach.

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