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I am a retired university instructor of English language and literature, having spent the bulk of my teaching career in Asia and the Middle East. Overseas teaching definitely has a shelf life, though, so I now work on a semi-retired basis as a freelance indexer. You don’t get rich doing that, but the lack of any bosses suits me well.

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I propose the Donald J.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 23, 2020:
Better his name on that than on the stimulus check--which I still haven't received.
Coronavirus Task Force Spokesperson Katie Miller Tests Positive for COVID-19 Katie Miller, the ...
DharmaBum50 comments on May 9, 2020:
Can't seem to find any thoughts and prayers for this lovely couple. So I guess this will have to do ...
Critics Blast Large Corporations Taking Millions Meant for Small Businesses A recent Associated...
DharmaBum50 comments on May 11, 2020:
Ah yes, the "trickle down" economy ...
obamagate explained ...[facebook.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on May 12, 2020:
Great lip-synching of a blithering idiot. LOL
Trump refuses to unveil the portrait of Obama.
DharmaBum50 comments on May 20, 2020:
What a despicable, infantile little man.
[theguardian.
DharmaBum50 comments on May 20, 2020:
I hope these Covidiots signed the following waiver so as not to clog up the hospitals.
[theweek.
DharmaBum50 comments on May 29, 2020:
Leave it to the Dems to pick the worst possible VP candidate to go with the worst possible presidential candidate. Klobuchar definitely fits that bill!
The GOP often bills itself as the party of Law & Order ( hope you didn't choke reading that) but it ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 1, 2020:
The key phrase in GOP "morality" is "when it suits our purpose...."
Thats the point wasnt it
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 20, 2020:
The real fun starts in a week or two ....
BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 3:00 pm eST usa .
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 20, 2020:
When this whole COVID thing started, I (half-jokingly) suggested on Facebook that if I ended up getting the virus, the first thing I'd do is head for a tRump rally. I got accused of plotting bioterrorism for that. Now I see I was wrong--all I have to do is kick back with some popcorn and beer and watch these assholes infect each other ....
Trump assured followers millions couldn't buy enough tickets to get to his rally Saturday.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 21, 2020:
Hey, what's that wimp with the mask doing there? I thought the virus was a hoax! Oh well, the low attendance meant he could easily socially distance himself ... LOL
Last night my son coined a new name for the orange one.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 26, 2020:
Think it'll catch on like Jon Stewart's "Fuckface von Clownstick?"
This is the epitome of treason.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 27, 2020:
And Obama is the "traitor...."
Not sure I belong in this group.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 30, 2020:
I'm with you, but given the (extremely) imperfect system we have to work within, I stay registered as a Democrat because there is no viable socialistic party. This way, I get to vote for progressives in the primaries; here in Kentucky, we've given the corporate centrists a run for their money with our progressive Democratic senatorial candidate Charles Booker, who ran against establishment, DNC hack Amy McGrath. The results have been close and are to be announced later today (because of the time it has taken to count the considerable number of absentee ballots). The winner runs against #MoscowMitch.
Ain't this the tRuth!
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 3, 2020:
If he actually said that, it was during a rare moment of self-awareness.
Trump touts a rapidly disproved drug to cure covid-19 [aol.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 8, 2020:
That's the drug tRump's asshole Brazilian counterpart is taking right now as a cure for the hoax he came down with. Let's all kick back and see how it works for him....
I wonder what their answer might be?
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 11, 2020:
No, I don't think they could make the causal connection.
I know there have been a lot of them, but the stupidest thing I have have heard him say lately is ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 16, 2020:
There are many, many contenders for his stupidest statement. I'd like to see them go in a judged competition, but by the time they got there, there'd be scores more equally qualified mind-bogglingly stupid statements.
I feel tired of memes. Your thoughts?
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 19, 2020:
There is some merit in what you say, but that said, I can see the positive aspects of memes, as somebody who uses them a lot. First off, you can generate your own and be as creative as you want with them, both in the text and the visual. Also, their form is a kind of structural limitation similar to haiku or other short poetic forms; a good meme says much using few words. I'm not sure where vulnerability enters here--people can hide behind volumes of words just as easily as they can behind a meme.
Stephen Colbert: nails it again [youtu.be]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 19, 2020:
The gasbag doesn't fall far from the gasbag tree.
Trumpers are just like end of the world types, just keep moving the date and hope to get it right.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 20, 2020:
If the virus ever does disappear, it certainly won't be because of anything he did. In fact, thus far, he's been its BFF.
Failure "We have it totally under control" and other lies and bullshit." [youtube.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 24, 2020:
Great video!
Mr. TV President Getting His Just Deserts? [alternet.org]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 28, 2020:
Apparently there are still some in the conservative media who didn't drink the full dosage of Kool-Aid. Whatever gets him out of the People's House!
It's funny.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 29, 2020:
The "breaking news" banner says it all. ...
WHAT!!! Quite the reversal in rhetoric yesterday from tRump, taking Covid-19 seiously at this stage ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 31, 2020:
Yeah, says the guy who first donned a mask on July 12th, over four months into the pandemic....
good ol pal, neil young ... [youtu.be]
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 2, 2020:
Awesome reworking of the 2007 song!
This powerful new ad uses a 2005 George Carlin rant to drive home the ugly reality of 2020 America ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 3, 2020:
I've always loved this "American Dream" rant! And here it is being put to good use for the [possibly?] upcoming election!
Video Of Donald Trump Interviewing Himself Will Give You A Freakin' Headache [huffpost.
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 5, 2020:
He is definitely his own worst enemy!
One has been dead for 40 years, the other probably never lived and the guy in the middle will ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 8, 2020:
Where, pray tell, did you run across this???
Yikes, what a surprise to see these in my local Kroger's grocery! I was not interested in purchasing...
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 9, 2020:
Fried grasshoppers (Inago no Tsukudani) are sometimes a bar snack in Japan. When I had them, they tasted mostly like the soy sauce they had been marinated in before frying. Actually, I enjoyed them, quite tasty.
Cognitive Dissonance
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 24, 2020:
This other syndrome may be at play here as well ...
Can you spot the difference?
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 4, 2020:
'Murikkkan Taliban vs. actual Taliban. Otherwise no difference.
THIS is Where the Cult of Trump Has Taken the Country, for Now, Who Knows What Special Shit will ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 5, 2020:
With racism and anti-BLM violence being condoned in the White House, these subhumans are emboldened and ever more visible.
What Trump looks like after the Adderall wears off...
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 9, 2020:
...
Yeah . . wonder where they are?
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 11, 2020:
Naaah....That doesn't involve the possibility of intimidating and possibly killing libtards, so ....
If you get it, just say "Got it"
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 11, 2020:
Got it!
Wednesday trumpies
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 16, 2020:
The emoticon I gave is for the great collection as a whole. Individually, there is a lot of sad and/or enraging material there.
Just when you think more crazy can't possible pop up I see this.
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 17, 2020:
The "rightwing straight WASP" part would be my wild guess.
CNN dubs the debate a "shitshow"
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 30, 2020:
I was a debater in high school and college, and I heartily agree with CNN. The whole format is a joke to begin with, even assuming both candidates are displaying a modicum of civility. But add tЯump to the already lacking scene, and it becomes two monkeys slinging their shit at each other.
Daddy Fascist and Momma Vapid test Pisitive for Covid -19.
DharmaBum50 comments on Oct 2, 2020:
But but but ... how do you get sick from a "Democrat hoax"????
Fake desease! Just to harm my wonderful, beautiful, amazing chances in the next elections!
DharmaBum50 comments on Oct 3, 2020:
Fake decease, or fake disease? Or both?
feelin' groovy...
DharmaBum50 comments on Oct 9, 2020:
There's not much silver lining to aging, but eccentricity with impunity definitely qualifies!
What a Pig.
DharmaBum50 comments on Nov 9, 2020:
The detail in this is brilliant! -- Vladimir Putin peeking from behind a MAGAt flag, the executive orders, the bleach, the golf clubs, the absurdly long tie, the Big Mac boxes, the diet Pepsis, the hairdryer, the spray-tan silhouette, his goddamn phone. Great cartoon--pretty much his entire "presidency" in one image!
Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be tRumpers! Dozer Words for the Day! Have a good ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 9, 2021:
Sometimes dogs have more sense than humans.
Not bad advice, honestly. Surprised it didn't mention a cast-iron pan
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 20, 2021:
Is this Zach Golden's recipe? Sounds like it's straight out of his book "What the Fuck Should I Make for Dinner?"--except that recipe isn't in it.
The ultimate scam by No.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 6, 2021:
My heart bleeds for those cretins.
Get over it
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 15, 2021:
Turnabout....
Which would you choose? Me-a self cleaning house lol.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 21, 2021:
I'm usually wide awake after three or four hours' sleep, so choice A for sure. I enjoy cooking and am pretty good at it, and I'm not fond of Starbucks coffee, so neither C nor D are tempting--though as a total slob, I have to admit B is.
Breaking news...DONATE NOW!!!!
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 23, 2021:
That's actually bigger than I figured it would be....
SPECIAL HOME TOWN FEELING Brought to you by The Onion
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 24, 2021:
My late wife was from M'waukee (as she pronounced it), so I spent considerable time there off and on over the 21 years of our marriage. I used to laugh when my in-laws would make fun of my origins in the "racist south" while residing in one of the country's most racially segregated metropolitan areas. Its public transportation system is designed to reinforce that segregation, yet her Republican grandmother residing in one of the burbs could never connect the dots when she had trouble finding domestic help during her fading years. Its police brutality is just the icing on the cake, so I agree totally with @glennlab.
Looks better with a mask on.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 25, 2021:
Ringling Bros.' clowns aren't supposed to be scary, though. So maybe the one in the picture above can attend their clown college as an alternative to golfing during his retirement years. It's in Sarasota, too, so he won't have to go far....
This is definite proof that all trump ass kissers are imbeciles! [huffpost.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 25, 2021:
Sorry, Larry, hate to fuck up your preconceived notions, but I aim to drink as much plant-based beer as I can on the 4th (unless I can find a bacon-based variety) along with the pulled pork I expect to find in abundance on that day. I'll take a pass on the Brussels sprouts, though ....
Fascism For Real? [independent.co.uk]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 20, 2021:
A scary article indeed!
I am so glad that we have Joe Biden and he was my last choice. [youtu.be]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 29, 2021:
I agree, and I'm hard left. After the three-ring shitshow of the last four years, I'd have settled for just about anybody with a D after their name, but Biden's quiet competence is impressive--and pretty much just what we need at this time of recovery.
Just a look at the difference in character of 2 Presidents (& understand, I had many issues w/ ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 30, 2021:
Well, it's kinda like this ....
If not prison then this please
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 3, 2021:
Either one works for me.
This has trump all over it!!!
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 13, 2021:
Considering the nature of his promises, I'd say that's mostly a good thing.
Bye now! Sumbitch! [huffpost.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 18, 2021:
Think I'll fix a drink in his honor.
July 20, 2021 Today, the U.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 21, 2021:
If that isn't "America First" in action, I don't know what is! 😏
Doctor who promoted ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment has advised Florida’s governor ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 28, 2021:
That FDA quote is a hoot!
Tried a fruit that was new (to me) yesterday.
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 20, 2021:
Discovering new foods is always a great adventure, and I'm glad you were able to experience this. It reminds me of the time I changed teaching jobs in South Korea, which necessitated a new visa and therefore a trip out of the country to get it. As it happened, Malaysian Air had this great tourism-promotion campaign going at the time that included a round-trip ticket to Kuala Lumpur from Seoul and a stay of several days in a five-star hotel. Upon rising that first morning in the KL hotel, I was greeted with a luxurious breakfast buffet including an extensive fruit platter that looked something like the stock image below. Many of the tropical fruits on it were unfamiliar and exotic to this Kentucky boy--papaya, dragonfruit, guava, passionfruit, starfruit, and yes, rambutan--and I loaded my plate with them. I don't know as I've ever eaten as much Vitamin C in my life as I did that week in KL.
CNN - Trump mocks top general at his Florida resort [youtube.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Dec 6, 2021:
What a ...
I’ll call ‘em the Moscow BITCH!!
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 19, 2022:
If congresspeople had to wear jackets like that to show their corporate "sponsorships," he'd have to rotate them over the course of a month. 😒
I wrote a poem, I call it: "REPUBLICANS" The glitter, the shine, they say is from the Divine.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 22, 2022:
A work of art!
Comparative educational achievements.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 7, 2022:
Hey, don't forget--he "aced" a cognitive test!
Colbert's Eminem rebuttal to Rudy Giuliani's whining about him taking a knee at the Superbowl.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 18, 2022:
OMG, I'm howlin'--and I hate rap! 🤣🤣🤣
Scary and eye-opening.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
The link didn't work. Maybe this one will. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340
Do you (ever) Tweet ?
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 9, 2022:
I'm a hardcore socialist. What's a "tweet?" A bird sound? 😏
A few words on the role of religion in politics today.
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 14, 2022:
Well said! The quote falsely attributed to Sinclair Lewis comes to mind: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." (Pity the flag in the attached photo 🤢.)
Ok, I just blocked a bunch of Assholes together, can't waste my time with these sick people and ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 18, 2022:
I did exactly the same thing yesterday--I blocked a total of 9 people, an assemblage of right-wing loons, anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, and outright assholes--including two of the people you blocked.
Jehovah’s Witnesses to resume in-person gatherings, door knocking still on hold ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 19, 2022:
Cheer up--they're still around. I got a call from one of them the other night inviting me to go to their website. He was distressed to find out that non-believers can return the favor.
Sadly to a very large extent, He’s still doing a terrific job.
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 21, 2022:
*Again??* LOL
Pope begs forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada school abuses 'For the deplorable conduct of those ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 1, 2022:
Pope expecting the good nature of the oppressed and praying for forgiveness = copout.
No one can compel Clarence Thomas to recuse himself. Will he do the right thing?
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 5, 2022:
I think we all know the answer to that question .... 😒
The hand tries to be quicker than the eye.
DharmaBum50 comments on Apr 13, 2022:
Alas, for some of us, it is.
Joe Manchin joins Republicans opposing bill to codify Roe v.
DharmaBum50 comments on May 11, 2022:
I swear, he's a GQP mole.
Did Donald Trump ... - Build the wall on the Mexican border?
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 18, 2022:
Five rhetorical questions ....
If He Loses, Trump Will Concede Gracefully - WSJ
DharmaBum50 comments on Jun 22, 2022:
I need some of the hallucinogens this dude is on!
Is the Biden administration REALLY trying to "promote atheism worldwide"? - YouTube
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 6, 2022:
Yeahhhh, if only .... Especially since the Christian Taliban High Court has given the green light to my atheist tax dollars funding religious (Christian) schools ....
My home has been in a condo community for 21 years.
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 9, 2022:
Well played!
It's amazing how the slightest resistance to being oppressed by Christians is seen as persecuting ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Jul 24, 2022:
It's how they define "religious freedom."
Indiana GOP lawmakers introduce FRIGHTENING anti-choice bill [youtube.
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 5, 2022:
With every passing day, I hate Christians -- and the Christofascist state they're forcing upon us all -- more and more.
A few to start the week.
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 15, 2022:
Ah, the Sharpie at work again!
Apologies to Alana and Mama June
DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 21, 2022:
Fuck, I'm howlin'!
Florida’s caped ‘freedom fighter’ stands up to compassion and punches it in the nose | Opinion...
DharmaBum50 comments on Sep 2, 2022:
Leonard Pitts at his best!
Boebert wasn't even mentioned as a race to watch.
DharmaBum50 comments on Nov 10, 2022:
Stay tuned. She's up by 400 votes at this posting.
For the fliers of the Gadsen flag
DharmaBum50 comments on Dec 12, 2022:
Brilliant selection! I especially like the one in the lower left corner.
Season's treason, y'all.
DharmaBum50 comments on Dec 25, 2022:
OMG, a stoner convention! 😂😂😂
The Grifters?
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 3, 2023:
Scum of the Earth, but that name's already taken.
Here they come! Hide the Dentu-cream!
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 12, 2023:
I don't have a pension, just my savings and SS. I'll be screwed if that's cut.
He is getting seated on committees, scum. [theguardian.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 18, 2023:
"Fabulist?" Seems a tad euphemistic to me. But I suppose lyi ... er, "fabulism" ... makes him that much more qualified in the GOP's Bizarro World, hence the committee assignments.
Any bets on whether the Republican-led House will even debate the issue?
DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 26, 2023:
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Trump and his Maggot friends, such crybabies.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 3, 2023:
The Jefferson Airplane re-make is priceless! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Marjorie Taylor Greene Complains About Her $174,000 Congressional Salary Story by Jon Jackson ...
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 4, 2023:
Hmmm, this sounds familiar ....
What Comforts You as an Atheist While Enduring Suffering
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 10, 2023:
Being out in nature, listening to a great piece of music -- just being out in or dealing with something that's bigger than myself or my problems while still being real.
If the woman had a brain, she would take it out and play with it.
DharmaBum50 comments on Feb 27, 2023:
She truly boggles the mind -- which I feel fortunate to possess, unlike her!
Priest Says Hell Is Fake And Religion Is About Control! - YouTube
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 2, 2023:
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Jon absolutely destroys this Oklahoma elected official. [youtube.com]
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 4, 2023:
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They should play this song at his trial.
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 4, 2023:
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Greene to introduce resolution declaring Antifa a terrorist organization | The Hill
DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 6, 2023:
Should be interesting when the stormtroopers go to plan their surprise raid on Antifa's national HQs -- and there ain't none. LOL

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