Texas Lawmakers Push for 10 Commandments in Every Classroom | Time

Druvius comments on Apr 6, 2023:

Pretty sure both would be aprobar amigo!

Pope Francis says violence against women insults God as he delivers New Year's message ...

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Was this before or after he declared that women were just brood sows?

Republicans pitch religious, family values as gun violence solution | The Hill

Druvius comments on Jun 12, 2022:

In other words they are offering nothing but magical thinking. Typical.

The depth of his dishonesty ...

Druvius comments on Feb 17, 2024:

This is one of his parallels with Hitler. People who met Hitler often thought he was a clown ... or were overwhelmed by him and became unquestioningly loyal to him. Why so many humans fall for people like Hitler/Trump is a mystery science is still unraveling. Fortunately they're pretty rare in the historical record, and even more rarely rise to the heights of power. But when they do, whew boy, the sheet usually hits the fan.

Did the city of Atlantis exist?

Druvius comments on May 20, 2018:

The Greek city of Helike, submerged by an earthquake and tsunami in Plato's youth was likely the inspiration for the Atlantis story. Since no reference to Atlantis that doesn't trace back to Plato has ever been found, we can safely assume he made it up.

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

Druvius comments on May 26, 2021:

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

4,400 year old tomb in Egypt: "One of a kind." [msn.com]

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2018:

Yeah, saw this on BBC. Looks like looters missed it, should be amazing what they will find.

Vintage Oddities Part 4_ 1- Prototype night vision goggles, USSR 1930.

Druvius comments on Apr 24, 2021:

I've seen the fire suit before. Couldn't find anything on it, but I strongly suspect it was a fail. Reading about it, the big danger for firemen is steam burns. My suspicion is a suit like this would just make that more likely. Neat pic though.

UFOs are in the news again.

Druvius comments on Jul 5, 2021:

First of all, limitless energy would knock about 5% off the GNP, not sure it would be a good thing at all. Not to mention the exploitive pollution causing environment damaging industries that would get a boost. Secondly, when did the Pentagon turn into a reliable source about ANYTHING?

My life goals are almost accomplished.

Druvius comments on Mar 9, 2024:

That was the plan. Then came the ferals ...

DeSantis shoots down idea that Jan.

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2024:

No, it was not a display of patriotism. It was people misled by a leader's lie rioting against the state. And they are being justly tried for their crimes. What a mess.

A Christian school canceled a concert after learning one of the singers is gay

Druvius comments on Feb 14, 2023:

The evangelical obsession with what consenting adults do with their genitals is perverted.

He's a very confused individual.

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2022:

"If I think about it, it's true." Epic self own, Trump in a nutshell, he believes his own lies.

Rampant child sexual abuse is occurring in churches — not at drag shows ([msnbc.

Druvius comments on Jun 1, 2023:

Churches and sports associations have a long and terrible history of sexual abuse, if there was ever sexual abuse associated with drag queens, I've never heard of it. this isn't about sexual abuse, it's about demonizing people who don't give a f about "biblical" gender norms. modern witch hunts is all, nothing has changed since the Middle Ages except we have cooler stuff.

I find it interesting that Trump is not the first presidential candidate where there was a push by ...

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2024:

You'd think a site calling itself "confirmedsource" might raise a few red flags?

[cnn.com] The compelling relevance of "Dr. Strangelove" and the MAGA movement. Interesting read.

Druvius comments on Jan 27, 2024:

Other than "unprovoked Russian invasion," great article. Sad that the movie is still relevant, part of America has decided living in childish fantasies is far more satisfying than growing up.

Millenials are fucking deadbeats.

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

You're generalizing from one individual to an entire generation? Wow.

Ex-GOP Strategist Suggests Trump Has No Chance of Winning in 2024

Druvius comments on Nov 9, 2022:

I'm feeling a lot more reassured. By the old rules the Dems should have been clobbered. The GOP under Trump though has both narrowed its base and alienated an ever increasing number of Americans. A lot can happen in the next two years, but for now I'm breathing easier.

"I endorse it.

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

And to this day the Evangelical Right wails that this kicked God and prayer out of schools. It did neither, God isn't subject to human law, and the ruling SPECIFICALLY said children can still pray, just that schools can't lead such prayer. It kicked organized religion out of schools, good.

Eggcorn: Aside from being one of my two favorite words, the dictionary definition is "a word or ...

Druvius comments on Aug 7, 2018:

"It's a doggie dog world."

OAN Owner Begs Viewers to Call Other Cable Providers After DirecTV Drops Channel

Druvius comments on Jan 23, 2022:

So sad.

What I've long suspected...

Druvius comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Oh, it happens. An anthropologist interviewing a shaman somewhere eventually discovered he was consulting an old red cross manual squirreled away in his hut.

Do find this woman sexy?

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Not my type, but she is a beautiful woman.

[americanmilitarynews.com] How many more are there????

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2024:

And to answer your question, quite a few probably. They would be crazy not to spy on America, we've been nothing but hostile to them for decades including sponsoring an invasion, assassination attempts, and sanctions. And the obscenity that is GITMO.

Havana Syndrome: PhACT or Fiction? | Skeptical Inquirer

Druvius comments on Jul 21, 2022:

Mass psychogenic illness weaponized into Cold War propaganda, The US doesn't face any real threats, but that wouldn't support the most bloated military budget the world has ever seen, so what threats there are have to be wildly exaggerated. Or made up as in this case.

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

Druvius comments on Jun 22, 2021:

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

Thoughts??,,?? [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Aug 29, 2018:

The Voynich Manuscript contains numerous corrections and overwritings in both its text and illustrations.

Mythological, pompous, judgemental, inflexible, impracticable, dogmatic, hateful, outdated, ...

Druvius comments on Nov 12, 2023:

Phew, I'm safe. A few archaic rituals I guess.

Darren tries his hardest to cause a scene in Target over a children’s “Pride” t-shirt | 3redyk...

Druvius comments on May 27, 2023:

And now we know how the Salem Witch Trials happened.

BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 3:57 PM EST USA.

Druvius comments on Mar 9, 2020:

All these political rallies are a great way to spread Covid-19, I wonder when that elephant in the room is going to be acknowledged?

Beginning in 2003, the National Rifle Association persuaded Congress to impose restrictions on how ...

Druvius comments on Mar 20, 2018:

Yes, it's stuff like this that basically makes the NRA a domestic terrorist organization, this cripples the ability to fight crime.

Putin & Russia Have 100,000 Troops & Tanks On The Ukraine Border.

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

Let's hope cool heads prevail.

Some little asshole (Renfield) stepped in wet acrylic paint and left little Caribbean Blue paw ...

Druvius comments on Jul 12, 2021:

Cats, giving tradesmen grief for 2,000 years. (Roman roof tile.)

What's a phrase you vehemently despise?

Druvius comments on Apr 3, 2018:

Potty humour from anyone over 13.

The INCREDIBLE Ancient Engineering That Built the Pyramids - YouTube

Druvius comments on Dec 16, 2023:

And yet huge numbers of people fall for the ancient aliens or Atlantis twaddle. Which is both mind numbingly stupid, and racist as feck.

Evangelist: My Critics, With Their “Big Educations,” Are in Big Trouble with God | Beth ...

Druvius comments on Nov 11, 2021:

The hatred and intolerance preached by those who claim to follow the Prince of Peace will always sadden me. If there turns out to be an afterlife with a God, pretty sure the people who preached hatred in his or her name are going to be the ones in trouble. ;)

Despite a common misconception, statistics do not lie.

Druvius comments on Sep 27, 2018:

"Figures don't lie but liars sure can figure." ;)

Virgin Birth - more popular than one might think

Druvius comments on Jan 3, 2024:

I mean, most of these preceded the invention of December, so how the hell would anyone know they were born December 25th? LOL.

Supreme Court Rejects Argument That Nevada Restriction on Church Attendance is Unconstitutional

Druvius comments on Jul 24, 2020:

So tired of this shite, pandemic control measures all passed constitutional muster a hundred years ago, back when epidemics were all too common and we were just learning how to fight them.

Abortion Bans Creating A Crisis Of Care.

Druvius comments on Apr 26, 2023:

I expect a lot of people will be fleeing red states as they race to the bottom creating dystopian versions of 1950 American. Basing law on rigid ideologies generally is pretty ugly, and evangelical christianity is about as dogmatic as it gets,

Cops Furious They Won't Be Able to Kill More Black People After Prosecutor Announces Not-So-Radical ...

Druvius comments on Sep 10, 2021:

And a huge percentage of white folks simply don't understand how routine being pulled over for "driving while black" is.

And Cleopatra was born closer to the moon landing than the first pyramid construction.

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2023:

When I was a kid, WW2 was very much a living memory, half the kids parents had fought in it, our TV and movies were filled with WW2 related content. The Civil War however was pretty much ancient history, the veterans were all long dead and it was nothing but a few old pictures and stories. If I live to be a very old man, WW2 will be as far back in history as the Civil War was when I was a kid.

How Trump’s 2024 presidential bid is dominated by extremist rhetoric | PBS NewsHour

Druvius comments on Mar 28, 2023:

2024 is gonna make the last two election campaigns look like the height of civility.

The guy in the back of the Pick-up must be either from Texarse, Alabama, Ken'sturkey's (Kentucky), ...

Druvius comments on Nov 4, 2021:

IDK, he's getting away with a lot less effort and risk. ;)

I posted this as a reply to another issue concerning the shooter in the Garlic Festival's buying his...

Druvius comments on Jul 30, 2019:

Just a point of fact, in DC vs Heller 2008 the SCOTUS ruled that the second amendment is an individual right, so the militia etc debate is over. That being said, just means outright gun bans are unconstitutional, they can still be regulated. And frankly magazine loaded semi-automatics like the one used in Gilroy really don't belong in civilian hands. Certainly not widely and easily available like they are.

Trump tries to change the story but Russia cloud darkens - CNNPolitics

Druvius comments on Dec 8, 2018:

A guy who has lied repeatedly and criminally is willing to claim collusion for a reduced sentence. OK then.

Denmark reinstates blasphemy law, criminalizing the burning of holy books -- Friendly Atheist

Druvius comments on Dec 9, 2023:

Sometimes this fellow is really off the mark, this is one of those times. Most of western Europe also prohibits holocaust denial and glorifying Nazis, why isn't he ranting about that?

COVID-19 Origin Debate by Dr. Katelyn Jetelina

Druvius comments on Mar 1, 2023:

The problem is ... it doesn't really matter since it most certainly was an accident at worst. So something like Covid WILL happen again, experts have been warning about it for decades. The important thing is to be ready for the next one, and that doesn't seem to be happening in America.

DeSantis-Appointed Board Says Disney Pact Severely Curbs Its Authority Over Special District

Druvius comments on Mar 30, 2023:

Not sure why he thought he could fuck with Disney, he doesn't seem like an idiot. i wonder if he will respond. I can see a lot of corporations pulling out of the South if the hate campaign against LGTB people and their supporters keeps ramping up.

The fatal consequences of believing misinformation on the Internet: [bbc.com] Covid19

Druvius comments on Aug 24, 2020:

God rest her soul. (That's a figure of speech by the way.) If there's any justice in this world people like Rush "It's just a cold folks!" Limbaugh and all the others who spread deadly misinformation about Covid-19 would suffer the consequences for their crimes.

Just found this.

Druvius comments on Jul 16, 2018:

Yeah, it's becoming clear that people were doing clever things long before they started building cities. Not terribly surprising, they were modern humans just as smart as anyone today.

Is there a possible path to peace between religion and science, or must it be a battle to the death?

Druvius comments on Dec 27, 2017:

Most religions have no problem with science, and science certainly has no problem with religion. We've had the rise of a powerful anti-science religious movement in the US the past few decade, but that's as much due to politics as religion. And by no means the norm.

it's too late for the western empire as final convulsions set in.

Druvius comments on Aug 8, 2022:

Well, yes, the Atlantic Empire or whatever you want to call the Euro/American cabal that has run the world since 1914 or so is in big trouble. And the disastrous war they are pursuing in Ukraine is hastening their decline. That you somehow twisted that into a homophobic diatribe is a breathtaking exercise in motivated reasoning.

Phooey on the claim that cats bring their prey to us because they think we can't hunt or as a love ...

Druvius comments on Sep 7, 2022:

I've heard cats think humans are big clumsy cats, not that cats think they are little people. I think a lot of the time cats bring prey home is because they know it's a safe place to play with/eat it. That being said, I've had cats clearly "gift" me with prey, but even then their motivation is a mystery.

Sounds like DT jr is calling for a Xtion jihad.

Druvius comments on Dec 19, 2021:

Gotten them nowhere? Where, exactly, are they trying to go?

Just had something brought to my attention.

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

Not counting the tens of thousands killed by Trump supporting anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. Talk about cherry picking, LOLROFL.

Jews in kibbutz= atheist communist jews.

Druvius comments on Nov 23, 2023:

The twaddle runs deep in this one.

This reads like an Onion article. How?

Druvius comments on Aug 28, 2022:

Once again ignoring science and going with the Bible. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447048/ As others have simply put it: "My parents used physical punishment and I turned out OK! ... means you definitely didn't turn out OK."

Did you hear about the insomniac, dyslexic, atheist?

Druvius comments on Mar 28, 2018:

Um ... needs an edit. ;)

Should scientists revive extinct animals? [france24.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 25, 2021:

Depends on the animal. Recently extinct animals where there is still habitat for them, sure. Especially if there would be ecological benefits to said habitat. The Tasmanian Tiger or Carolina Parakeet for example. Long extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth, doesn't make sense to me to revive them when they'd essentially be confined to zoos.

Ringing the wrong door bell Shoot the bastard! Pulling in to the wrong driveway.

Druvius comments on Apr 18, 2023:

A lot of people on the right live in carefully inculated fear. They're ready for when the libtard rioters or gang bangers come to their town.

Koko the gorilla that used sign language has died, she was 46 and died in her sleep.

Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2018:

A little, but not much. 35-40 in wild, 50 or more in captivity. And while she was great for gorilla publicity, the idea that she "mastered" sign language is misleading at best. She knew a lot of symbols and was adept at communicating with them, but she, nor any animal has ever shown any ability to comprehend grammar, IE string words together to make sentences. Why humans quickly master this and nothing else does is still not understood.

Taliban buying blue ticks on Twitter.

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2023:

Why is Afghan government officials being on Twitter a problem? There are lots of other hideous governments all over Twitter?

Permission slip controversy in Florida school highlights debate on race education -- ABC News

Druvius comments on Feb 15, 2024:

"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes." And these are the same people screaming that liberals are indoctrinating children! Yet to see Democrats proposing laws about what can and cannot be taught in schools.

Everything the media writes these days must have some kind of disaster because it is what sells ...

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2019:

Infotainment, that's all. Fox and CNN are two sides of the same coin.

Needs to be shared far and wide.

Druvius comments on Mar 20, 2023:

Gonna be interesting.

Now That Dawn Is History, Should NASA Send Another Mission to Ceres? [space.com]

Druvius comments on Nov 5, 2018:

Sooner or later. Landers, rovers, and sample return missions are the wave of the future. Orbiters are great for recon, but we are moving past that now.

DON'T LOOK UP | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

Druvius comments on Jan 1, 2022:

Wonderful movie.

Why is it easier to accept someone is gay than it is to accept someone isn't interested in sex?

Druvius comments on Jun 3, 2018:

There's nothing wrong with you, lots of people are asexual. Our culture just has all sorts of stereotypes we are supposed to meet. Times are changing though.

No shit. The climate disaster is here. [theguardian.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 17, 2021:

We're not really an intelligent species.

This made me sad today.

Druvius comments on Nov 22, 2019:

RIP Gahan you'll be mourned and missed.

I just wanted to say that this has really been a great Group.

Druvius comments on Oct 30, 2018:

A Quiet Place, Game Night, Deadpool 2 we're all good movies. Black Panther too. I'd be hard put to say any of them were the best though. Haven't been any really outstanding movies this year, not that I can recall at least.

CMA Fest Bans Confederate Flag Ahead Of Festival’s 2022 Return | Whiskey Riff

Druvius comments on Jun 4, 2022:

Good. The display of the Confederate Flag should have been made illegal in 1865. It's pure hate speech representing the greatest crime in American history. And that's before its adoption by white supremacists and other contemporary hate groups.

How many places have you lived?

Druvius comments on Jan 31, 2018:

Ontario(×3,) New Jersey(x2,) New York, Illinois, Iowa, Oregon, Washington, Texas, CA (×4,) and Nevada. In terms of addresses, quadruple that. :)

Not seeing a lot of coverage about this.

Druvius comments on Nov 5, 2022:

The FBI started manufacturing fake terrorists right after 9/11, not limited to Trump.

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

Druvius comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Fixed it.

Christian missionaries can no longer preach to kids in an Oklahoma school district

Druvius comments on Apr 21, 2023:

People so insecure in their faith that they force it down children's throats. Jesus wept.

I just watched a program on AHC network that Mussolini is the dictator that gave the Vatican it's ...

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2018:

The Catholic Church has a lot to answer for. As I am fond of saying, between organised government, organised religion, and organised crime ... at least organised crime is honest about their intentions. On the other hand, Catholics are well represented among The Rightous, people who saved or tried to save their Jewish friends and neighbors from the Nazis. Stauffenberg, the general who tried to kill Hitler, was inspired by his faith to do so.

How many pols have been bribed by Big Pharma's Billions?

Druvius comments on Oct 5, 2021:

LOLOLOLOLOL Boy, gotta love covidiots. Facts and reality aren't on your side? JUST MAKE SHIT UP! Her resignation has NOTHING to do with big pharma or vaccination. Do anti-vaxxers not realise how stupid they look when they post made up garbage? Apparently not.

Got home from work today to find my kids have been on ebay all day.

Druvius comments on Feb 26, 2023:

:)

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.

Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services The explosion in omicron-fueled ...

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Two freaking years in and so many people, including those in power, have yet to grasp that Covid changed everything and nothing less than a WW2 style mobilization is going to defeat it. Thoughts and prayers aren't going to defeat Covid folks.

And one post of Cat Memes deserves another. A Glaring of Cat Memes, one might even say...

Druvius comments on Sep 19, 2019:

LOL, my cat jumped into a squad car once. The cop said that was a first for him. :)

Another cheap grifter's facade crumbles.

Druvius comments on Mar 20, 2024:

He's a TERRIBLE businessman who got a few lucky breaks ... and convinced himself that he was a great businessman. And the chickens are coming home to roost. It's another parallel to Hitler as well. Germany's stunning victories over Poland and especially France convinced Hitler that he was a military genius. He wasn't, as history subsequently demonstrated.

COVID-19 live updates: Being vaccinated offers better protection than being infected: Study The ...

Druvius comments on Oct 29, 2021:

Duh. Vaccines are easily one of science and medicine's greatest inventions, saving literally countless millions of lives over their centuries of use. Adverse reactions are beyond trivial in comparison. Anti-vaxxers are, well, brain dead fools. No different than people who refuse to wear seat belts.

Healthcare Workers Say Some COVID-19 Patients Demand Unproven Drugs

Druvius comments on Dec 26, 2021:

Good times.

Trump’s incendiary NATO remarks send very real shudders through Europe | CNN

Druvius comments on Feb 12, 2024:

No, they sent shudders through the press. Most people are smart enough to know Trump says dipshit stupid stuff all the time.

Any thoughts on Pope Francis' "apology" ?

Druvius comments on Jul 27, 2022:

Unless his apology includes 100% cooperation with law enforcement to identify past and current abusers, it's somewhere between meaningless and insulting. Literally one of these "schools" was operating less than 100 miles from where I went to grade school. We think of evil taking place in far away lands, not suburban Canada.

Do you believe in Divination?

Druvius comments on Jan 2, 2018:

Only with chicken entrails reading. They always indicate the recent presence of an unlucky chicken. ;)

Christian 'prophets' claim Jesus was wealthy: 'He had five houses!'

Druvius comments on Oct 26, 2022:

Contemporary evangelicals are proof that Satan does his finest work in the name of Our Lord.

So stinking adorable!! Wildcats!!! [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Fantastic cats.

I remember telling them about Jesus one time and they said....

Druvius comments on Nov 18, 2019:

He was NOT a Christian missionary, he is an anthropologist. Yes, studying the Piraha did lead to him questioning and then abandoning his faith, a remarkable man and a remarkable story, but portraying him as a missionary is BS.

Binx The Cat From 9th Floor Of Collapsed Florida Condo Building Found Alive, Returned To Family

Druvius comments on Jul 10, 2021:

People have survived up to a month in collapsed buildings, but yes, extremely unlikely.

QAnon fans are obsessed with Arizona vote "audit," still hoping for Trump comeback | Salon.com

Druvius comments on Apr 29, 2021:

So much psychological projection.

UGH! Florida! wtf! DeSantis? really?

Druvius comments on Nov 6, 2018:

Global warming will be removing Florida from the equation soon enough.

[truth-out.org] any thoughts on this perspective on the second amendment?

Druvius comments on Feb 25, 2018:

I fail to see its relevance. DC vs Heller 2008 clarified that the 2nd amendment was an individual right to bear arms. Baring a dramatic restructuring of the SCOTUS or a consitutional amendment, that's the law of the land. It DOESN'T guarantee a right to any weapon one wants, it just means a blanket prohibition against civilians owning guns is unconstitutional. So arguing over what the original meaning of the second amendment was is a distraction from the issue at hand, real gun control that reins in the wild west state of gun control in the US.

Has anyone had an uncomfortable experience with open carry nuts?

Druvius comments on May 24, 2018:

No. Have a positive story though. (Bear with me!) One of them showed up at the Fourth of July celebration in my sleepy little very pro Trump Iowa town. Not only did someone call the cops, when they showed up they made it very clear to him that legal or not, legal or not, don't do that shit here. :)

Uhm.

Druvius comments on Aug 2, 2022:

AirBnB removed the listing and promised to look into any listing that might be former slave quarters. Me, meh, depends on how it was listed I suppose, it's not necessarily bad, there must be huge numbers of buildings in the US that once held slaves.

GOP senator on gun control: Congress has gone ‘about as far as we’re going to’ | The Hill

Druvius comments on Mar 30, 2023:

We've done nothing, and we're sticking to our guns!

You think the West really cares about Ukrainian citizens?

Druvius comments on May 21, 2022:

"We will choke their rivers with our dead!" Or in this case Ukraine's dead. Yes, this is 100% a classic US proxy war. We are sacrificing Ukrainian women and children for America's empire.