Here is the order prepared for Donald Trump's signature in December 2020 that would have directed ...

Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:

If he gets back into the White House, this time he'll act on sheet like this. Scary times.

Florida bill to shield people from feeling 'discomfort' over historic actions by their race, ...

Druvius comments on Jan 20, 2022:

Talk about snowflakes.

Are African Americans….. Americans?

Druvius comments on Jan 20, 2022:

He's also lying about the percentages.

When my kids were small--before there was a chickenpox vaccine--parents would deliberately expose ...

Druvius comments on Jan 20, 2022:

Today's Darwin Award winner.

Millions are dying from drug-resistant infections, global report says [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 20, 2022:

We live in a world where countless millions die because business interests trump the common good. Why I say we're not really an intelligent species. Overuse of antibiotics and its consequences were known decades ago. We did nothing.

Does ice climbing sound like fun?

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2022:

I'll wait at the bottom, far enough back nothing can fall on me. I'll keep the beer cold and shout encouragement occasionally!

No bias in the headline lol [msn.]

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2022:

Yeah, the FCM might as well be regurgitating press statements from the White House.

Mike Lindell Calls Fans Impatient for Trump Reinstatement ‘Bots and Trolls’

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2022:

" ... we are doing everything we can!” Which by definition is nothing since there are zero constitutional avenues to 'reinstate' a former president. So for once he's telling the truth!

The Young Turks - Right-Winger On Ventilator Blames Dems, BLM, China For COVID [youtube.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2022:

Decades of Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and a mainstream media giving whack jobs equal time has turned people's brains into porridge.

Bill Maher on dem media misinformation

Druvius comments on Jan 19, 2022:

So people overestimating the dangers of Covid is the same as people in denial about global warming? The former is why Dems are much better at avoiding Covid, the latter is destroying the planet for corporate profit. Thanks for pointing out that Bill Maher is an idiot.

An interesting idea in the NY Times.

Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:

Biden BARELY beat Trump even after Trump's catastrophic fail in fighting Covid. Unless he manages to pull off some inspiring accomplishments in the next few years, I think his chances of winning in 2024 are zero. Still, losing POTUS elections they could have won has been a common Democratic accomplishment the past few decades.

Conservative pundit Ann Coulter says Trump 'is done'

Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:

I hope she's right, I think she's utterly wrong. Trump is the savior to tens of millions of Americans, this transcends politics.

Major U.S. airlines warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc | Reuters

Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:

I'm guessing this is just a liability CYA thing? Sort of like "caution, remove pizza from box before eating." Couldn't this have been tested fairly easily? I mean if it does shut down air travel, wouldn't that make the phone companies liable for billions in damages? We'll see.

Saw this on MeWe,, at first I thought it was going to be a BabylonBee story.

Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:

Evangelicals outraged over a nothingburger once again: Wildly misrepresenting what they are objecting to, and wasting everyone's time and money in the process. Typical.

I can't say I'm surprised really.

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

I love it when right wingers self own, and you're the master.

Trump surfaces with a new racist hoax and a new attack on our elections.

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

More than half of white Americans thinks that white people are a discriminated against minority in the US. These people are Trump's base, and lies like this are red meat to them. These people are immune to facts, this isn't going to end well.

Americans?

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

My take:

Americans?

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Rush Limbaugh is the only person whose grave I would dance on. That being said, anti-vaxxers are the functional equivalent of Americans who decided to fight for Germany and Japan in 1941. Of course many will celebrate their enemy's deaths, welcome to Earth.

"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.

Trump Claims White People 'at the Back of the Line' for COVID Vaccines, Treatments

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

He doesn't just lie, he tells lies that tear the country apart.

Good news, no?

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Sounds good, a huge improvement over the coal power plant it is replacing.

An Illinois elementary school is the latest home of an After School Satan Club and local Christians ...

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Imagine being so insecure in your faith that you find the mere existence of other faiths on equal footing as your to be intolerable.

When all this pandemic stuff is over, I still plan to wear a mask.

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Plus you can mouth "fuck you" at people. :)

J.

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Filled with dumbfuck straw man arguments.

Microsoft warns of destructive cyberattack on Ukrainian computer networks [bdnews24.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Let me guess ... Russians! Of course! LOLROFL

Charlie Kirk Says Millions of Americans Are Having an ‘Existential Crisis’ And Could Be ‘Red ...

Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:

Nobody can do motivated reasoning like a God/Trump cultist.

Anyone want to take bets on how the repuglican court will rule on this one?

Druvius comments on Jan 16, 2022:

Imagine being so insecure in your faith that you feel compelled to force it on a captive audience of children. What a sad pathetic human.

So I got banned from Facebook, but only for a day, because I DARED post a quote from Mein Kampf on a...

Druvius comments on Jan 16, 2022:

The FB algorithm flags pretty much anything related to Hitler and the Nazis, I've had some ridiculously innocuous posts flagged.

And the rich get richer [bangkokpost.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 16, 2022:

Funneling money upwards is what the world's economy is designed to do. The ridiculous thing is there's plenty of money for everyone to have a good life, as well as fabulously wealthy people. Some countries do that, the US doesn't.

Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Called Nancy Pelosi's Office Wanting Their Stuff Back

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

They were, and many still are no doubt, living in a fantasy world. White privilege and decades of listening to Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh, and Trump will do that.

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say Scientists warn that omicron’s ...

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

We should absolutely preparing for the worst, but like our induced lethargy about addressing global warming, don't hold your breath in the US.

Women Are Sharing Their ‘I’m The Client, Not My Husband’ Stories And it’s infuriating…...

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

I make a point of letting the women with me order in delis and such. I've seen guys actually get angry that they had to take the order from a woman, freaking pathetic.

French Pensioner Accidentally Ejects Himself From Fighter Jet Plane During Retirement "Gift" By ...

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

He's one lucky man to have survived that unscathed, unlike in the movies ejector seats can be quite dangerous. Got a great story to tell though!

US intelligence: Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

I fear the Biden administration is plotting something. The fact that Obama's Nazi coup in Ukraine handed Crimea to Russia still rankles in the Pentagon. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail.

Florida Republicans Propose Forcing Teachers to Wear Mics So Parents Can Monitor Lessons CBS News...

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

And ultimate snowflake law.

Florida Republicans Propose Forcing Teachers to Wear Mics So Parents Can Monitor Lessons CBS News...

Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:

This is bat shit crazy.

Can we survive without money?

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Yes, when money becomes worthless barter economies instantly fill the void.

I'm showing my ignorance - is it really safe?

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

No chance of meltdown, but lots of radioactive waste. A lot of which is light elements unlike fission radioactive waste, more easily incorporated into living tissue. Plus, bonus, may lead to a way to make cheap nuclear weapons without uranium or plutonium!

Christian Leaders Say Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Is Ethical: 'We Should All Cheer' - Michael ...

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Cue the religious right. 'Violating God's Design? Baptist Leader Warns of 'Ominous' Biblical and Ethical Concerns Over Pig Heart Transplant': https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/health/2022/january/violating-gods-design-baptist-leader-warns-of-ominous-biblical-and-ethical-concerns-over-pig-heart-transplant

Static Media Bias Chart - Ad Fontes Media

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

It's not bad as far as it goes, but no axis for colonial/western bias. I just read an article in the Guardian for example that might as well have been a press release from the White House/Pentagon.

Dutch King Stops Using Golden Coach Criticized For Slavery Painting | HuffPost Latest News

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Love that, look at us, we're owning (sort of) centuries old wrongs! "King Willem-Alexander’s announcement came as the Netherlands reckons with the grim sides of its history as a 17th-century colonial superpower." Of course the Dutch colonial empire lasted into the 20th century, how about putting some living war criminals on trial?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawagede_massacre

Melania Trump makes move unheard of from a First Lady- MSN

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Pool boys are expensive?

Biden finally accuses Trump of heading a coup on Jan6. Somebody?

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Watching the Dems toothless and mostly symbolic reactions to the worst conspiracy and crime since the South's secession is beyond depressing.

What Fake 2020 Electoral College Certificates Tell Us About America’s Fragile Democracy

Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:

Yeah, it really was an attempted coup. And like everything else that has transpired since Reagan turned the country over to the rich and big corporations, the Dems won't actually do anything about it.

Oh, when will we ever learn?

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

As I understand it, most foreigners are perplexed by the fact that Americans watch the news and think they are being informed. I certainly am.

NASA begins process of bringing new space telescope into focus [abc.net.au]

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

At least science marches on, even if various political parties globally are marching us back into the dark ages.

Any legal beagles or scientists, would love to hear your professional opinion on this idea.

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

People that refuse vaccines are no different than people who won't defend their country from a foreign invader. Fuk em.

Is it true there is life after dead?

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

If there is, for whatever reason none of them has ever communicated with the living. Since people die all the time with tremendous incentive to contact the people they left behind, the identity of their murderer just for starters, we can safely say there's no evidence for life after death. By the same token, there's never been a reincarnation claim that passed careful scrutiny. On the plus side, some emerging theories of consciousness suggest that consciousness once attained is permanent. Who knows, we'll find out someday. "I don't want to obtain immortality through my art, I want to obtain immortality through not dying." ---WA

R.N.C. Signals a Pullout From Presidential Debates

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

Snowflakes.

Queen Elizabeth revokes Prince Andrew's military titles, royal patronages amid Epstein scandal

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

Good for her. Royalty has to hold itself to the highest standards these days if it wants to maintain the facade of relevance.

Board's Approval of 'After School Satan Club' for Elementary Students Sparks Controversy - Michael ...

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

No, it sparked predictable idiocy.

Teen who left baby in New Mexico dumpster didn't know she was pregnant until day before birth, ...

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

Yeah, major fail in educational system and parenting. Cases like this the girl is often overweight, in an abusive home where she fears what will happen if her parents find out she's pregnant, bullied at school, etc. States that have well publicized laws where a baby can be abandoned with no question at a fire station are one way to prevent such things. Comprehensive set education and birth control on demand are another step, but both of course are vigorously opposed by evangelicals

Judge reverses rape conviction.

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess the rapist was white.

2024, Biden or Hillary? Or who do you think would be a better presidential candidate? [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Jan 13, 2022:

Only if you want Trump to win.

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

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

Let's hope cool heads prevail.

Donald Trump gave a full-throated endorsement of coronavirus booster shots and said politicians who ...

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

A broken clock is right twice a day? Good for him though, he does occasionally put one in the basket. A shame he is so anti-science, if he actually heeded the advice of experts, he would indeed be the glorious leader he thinks he is.

Copy and pasted from a mates post on fb Odd isn't it that this applies universally.

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

Nutjobs be everywhere.

Mike Lindell Claims Election 'Evidence' Will Jail 300 Million Americans - Second Nexus

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

There's only 210 million adults in the US, so it would include every Trump voter. I have no words.

I love that conservatives are so stupid that they refuse to wear masks and make fun of those that do...

Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:

I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.

Prisoners who find God just as likely to reoffend as those without religion

Druvius comments on Jan 11, 2022:

The American prison system is a nightmare, its based on punishment, not rehabilitation. Which science showed a hundred years ago was the best way to make them likely to reoffend. Rehabilitation actually works, but who cares apparently. What a shitshow of a country this is in some ways.

US Surgeons Transplant Modified Pig Heart Into Human

Druvius comments on Jan 11, 2022:

Well, the donor died. ;)

Anti-vaccine leaders recommends drinking urine to treat COVID

Druvius comments on Jan 11, 2022:

I'd say I'm surprised, but I'm not. I been saying for years that sooner or later the Right would promote the benefits of eating yellow snow. Prophecy fulfilled!

It's so simple but tell that to the right

Druvius comments on Jan 11, 2022:

The evangelical right's embrace of fantasy is frankly alarming at this point.

LMAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Got an email from a former client which said this : "WTF?

Druvius comments on Jan 10, 2022:

Well, the judge exercised ... poor judgement.

[huffpost.com] Robert Durst dead. One good thing about 2022.

Druvius comments on Jan 10, 2022:

Yerp, good riddance to bad rubbish.

What do you think could these be meteorites?

Druvius comments on Jan 10, 2022:

Doesn't look like it to me. There are a number of home tests, one can try, magnets should be attracted to them for example. The only way to tell for sure is pay to have a sample analyzed, $15 was what I paid some years back. Good luck! https://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/how-can-i-find-a-meteorite

Snow Leopard Dies After Contracting COVID-19, Illinois Zoo Says | HuffPost Latest News

Druvius comments on Jan 10, 2022:

One of the many horrifying aspects to Covid, numerous animals can catch it and presumably transmit it. It's likely going to be a problem the rest of our lives.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for COVID-19

Druvius comments on Jan 10, 2022:

Omicron is wildly contagious. Even peeps taking all the precautions might get it. And considering her career, social isolation not possible. Hopefully she is well vaccinated and thus the disease will be mild in her.

Deep sigh...

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Yerp.

Judge wants ‘forgiveness and understanding’ after she’s caught on video calling suspect N-word

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

I understand completely, she's a racist sheethead, anyone casually using the n word is, not debatable.

This won meme of the day for me.

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Smiles.

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?

Tucker Carlson, Fox News Doctor Discuss Viagra as Possible Treatment for COVID

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Take the pledge ...

Pope suggests pet owners without children are selfish | TheHill

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Yeah, women are only happy and fulfilled when they are barefoot and pregnant. Spectacularly wrong, but still a linchpin of western patriarchy.

FROM A RADIOLOGY TECH COVID isn’t a big deal When I watched a woman with COVID take her last ...

Druvius comments on Jan 9, 2022:

Covid is one of the top four mass death events in US history, and no end in sight. It's a nightmare, anyone who doesn't get that is living in a fantasy world.

Man who purchased AR-15 for Rittenhouse reaches plea agreement

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Murder by vigilante is a long proud American tradition, that so many still celebrate it is a sign of how immature American culture really is.

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.

Do find this woman sexy?

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Not my type, but she is a beautiful woman.

At least 7 states proposed anti-trans bills in first week of 2022

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

The GOP long ago stopped trying to make America a better country for all, and now just promotes outrage and hate to pander to their base. It's horrifying, especially considering all their blather about freedom and rights.

Hey Tucker...

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

More than half of white Americans thinks whites are a discriminated against minority now. We have a long way to go.

Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Sadly two years in there's all sorts of people downplaying Covid and even still insisting it's a hoax. SMH.

How to drive in snow for beginners…

Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:

Hey, a language they can understand. :)

Reclaiming "Identity Politics" for Class-Based Movements

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

A sophisticated "I don't see color" post. Snort.

Here's some wonderful news. Ahmaud Arbery's murderers get life in prison. [reuters.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

Yeah, there's been some progress, but it's been glacially slow. Baby steps I guess. It wasn't until 1824 that a white man was hanged for murdering natives. And even then murdering natives remained a common practice long after. Hell, still problems with it today.

They didn’t want to muss their clothes?

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

The clothes were removed because the doctor supervising the fight knew that getting stabbed through clothing would force germs into the wound. And in the pre-antibiotic days that could be a death sentence, and this wasn't a fight to the death. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/54537

So I guess I was also banned from the conservative group.

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

Yeah, much (most?) of the modern right seems to be defined by hatred of leftists (though they know nothing about leftists and instead believe nonsensical crap like they're all Marxist/socialists trying to destroy America) and outrage over stuff that doesn't exist (like critical race theory in public schools) or stuff that doesn't effect them in any way (like gay marriage and LBQT rights.) Then there's "Stop the Steal." the biggest political lie since Hitler's "Stab in the Back" myth. It's frankly scary.

This addresses one of the problems I've had with the Fermi Paradox, maybe the best we'll be able to ...

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

The big problem is that we are seeing ZERO evidence for alien megastructures. Oh well, the Webb telescope should give us new ways to look for life and civilizations around nearby stars at least. Frankly judging from our race to make Earth uninhabitable so that people already wealthy beyond measure can make even more money argues that intelligent life such as ours is an evolutionary dead end.

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.

Dick Cheney says he's "deeply disappointed" in GOP leadership - Axios

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

What GOP leadership? lol

A Pastor Raped, Impregnated, and Married a Child; The Victim is Now Speaking Out

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

"At the urging of her parents." They should go to prison as well, but of course they won't.

Hi, I am new to the forum.

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

Do you think you could be wrong?

WHO says Delta COVID-19 strain is still dominant globally and Omicron is not mild [abc.net.au]

Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:

Wishful thinking and downplaying the seriousness of Covid has almost been a pandemic itself. It's the worst pandemic in a century folks, and unlike the 1918 flu, there's no reason to think it's going to go away any time soon or turn into something milder.

Stop Calling Women Nags — How Emotional Labor is Dragging Down Gender Equality

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

Good article. "Feminism isn't about letting women play the game, it's about changing the rules." And while the Evangelical right is proud to support "women should take care of the home," millennia of that being the default has ingrained it into our culture so that even those who intellectually reject it can still be blinded by their upbringing. Privilege is hard to see when you're the one who benefits from it.

Pope Francis criticizes people who have dogs, cats instead of children

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

Why does an organization devoted to protecting pedophiles and denying womens' rights get taken seriously by so many people?

The God's Honest Truth about Humanism - TheHumanist.com

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

All morality was invented by humans. Because some humans claimed their invisible skybuddy gave them their morals doesn't actually change that.

Sen Ron Johnson rebuked by priests not only for his take on the vaccine, but his understanding of ...

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

Yes, not all religious leaders are whack job right wingers conflating conspiracy theories and politics with their religious beliefs.

Keeping Religion out of Schools in Canada is a challenge, particularly in Quebec, Canada.

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

I'm not sure a hijab really counts as a religious symbol. I know Sikh OPP officers got the right to wear their turbans on the job. Still, I guess I'm gonna say I'm gonna go with the school, plenty of Muslim women have no problem going without a hijab, it's more a symbol of cultural background, and is def not required under Islamic law as far as I can tell. IE I think Bill 21 is correct, she has a wide range of other employment opportunities, including teaching in a private school I am guessing, where a hijab would not be a problem.

Welcome to Texas, it takes a good baby with a gun to stop a bad mama with a gun. [huffpost.com]

Druvius comments on Jan 6, 2022:

Self defense no doubt.

The main battlefield is in Washington — the corporate lobbyists who swarm the US Congress, federal...

Druvius comments on Jan 5, 2022:

America is the most corrupt nation the world has ever known, we've just legalized it.

There's a crop circle on my deck.

Druvius comments on Jan 5, 2022:

Guessing a steady wind from one direction? Always something new to see on the surface of our planet. Neat, thanks for posting.