Wisconsin audit finds elections are "safe and secure."

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

"Stop the Steal" is beyond ridiculous at this point. It still may tear the country apart though.

This American is ashamed of much of our infrastructure.

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

It really is horrifying. In 1960 America's infrastructure was the envy of the world. Now it's a decaying underfunded mess. But boy, look at all the shiny bombers, tanks, and warships we have!

Would you make a telegram account to keep an eye on what your far right representative posts?

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

While I do think social media should be regulated like any public utility, I'm perfectly happy with twitter banning anti-vaxxer or 'stop the steal' lies. Frankly we need to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine in some form in all media.

Non-unanimous juries.

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

Outside of the US majority juries are quite common.

75 years ago: Britain uses Corfu Channel incident to stoke Cold War On October 22, 1946, a ...

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

Skirting and sometimes violating its designated enemies territorial waters is a practice the west continues to this day. Sometimes people die. sometimes wars are even "justified." We really are a sick species.

Biden says US will defend Taiwan if China attacks [bbc.]

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

"Why die for Danzig?" I can think of two world wars that started over things just as stupid as this. Taiwan will eventually be reunited with China, it would be a shame if it took a war. Biden's sabre rattling isn't helping. Gotta love the world class hypocrisy in the west too, Crimea WANTED to reunite with Russia, but OMG we can't have that! The west is all about self determination when it serves their geopolitical interests.

3 reasons why Donald Trump's new social media company is doomed to fail [cnn.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 22, 2021:

4. Trump couldn't run a business to save his life, his career is one of endless failed businesses.

Elephants are rapidly evolving without tusks to escape ivory poachers, study finds [abc.net.au]

Druvius comments on Oct 21, 2021:

And rattlesnakes are evolving who don't rattle. Why rattle if it just means humans kill you?

Covid is here to stay.

Druvius comments on Oct 21, 2021:

Yerp. In the 60s a global vaccination program eliminated Smallpox. Wouldn't work today with the rise of the Age of Idiocy.

Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 21, 2021:

He's never run a successful business in his life (outside of his own fevered imagination) so it will be a predictable fail. And he will blame everyone but himself for its failure.

Rumors say dead body found after Medical Examiner was called at site of Brian Laundrie manhunt

Druvius comments on Oct 20, 2021:

Very suspicious.

Dr. Rachel Levine becomes the country's first transgender four-star officer : NPR

Druvius comments on Oct 20, 2021:

Haters gonna hate on her sadly.

quit chasin normal....it's a myth

Druvius comments on Oct 19, 2021:

I could write a blog post about this, and I might.

This was on my FaceBook feed this morning! I laughed pretty hard, tickled my funny bone! It is like ...

Druvius comments on Oct 19, 2021:

How did a prophet who preached love and inclusion ever inspire this kind of hatred and exclusion? Especially hating on kids and an innocent children's holiday? And I guess they are advocating a return to child labor? There's also a lot of self loathing, one can't carry this kind of hateful baggage in one's head without collateral damage. Funny and sad at the same time.

Madison Cawthorne is telling people that society emasculates young men.

Druvius comments on Oct 19, 2021:

Distressed privilege in all its ugly glory.

Alabama woman found dead 12 days after going inside police van, authorities say

Druvius comments on Oct 18, 2021:

She wasn't left in the van, she entered it on her own. The van shouldn't have been left unlocked, so the police will be civilly liable, but doesn't sound like any crime was committed.

Passengers failed to intervene as woman was raped on train: authorities | TheHill

Druvius comments on Oct 18, 2021:

The Bystander Effect is what it's called: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect

Trump Rally Attendees Completely Delusional [youtube.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 18, 2021:

It's the "stab in the back" myth of our day. (That was the one where countless Germans allowed themselves to be convinced that they lost World War War because of a secret Jewish conspiracy to sabotage Germany's war effort.) Most people are all too eager to believe what their chosen leaders and social peers believe, intelligence has little to do with it. It's when the belief is totally destructive that real problems arise, and "Stop the Steal" is about as destructive as it gets. I fear it's not going to end well, and it's almost certainly going to get worse before it gets better.

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

Druvius comments on Oct 17, 2021:

We're not really an intelligent species.

Is the adverage vaxxers a dick or a pussy DP?

Druvius comments on Oct 17, 2021:

Refusing to be vaccinated is deliberately harming others, your delusions to the contrary notwithstanding.

Should we dance on the graves of black people who died from COVID?

Druvius comments on Oct 17, 2021:

Republicans are flying black flags now, yet they still claim to be victims. Go figure. https://www.upworthy.com/if-your-neighbor-is-flying-a-black-american-flag-from-their-home-you-should-be-a-little-concerned

Best Halloween watch ever.... [youtu.be]

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

This was great, did she ever resolve the copyright/trademark issues that forced her to stop producing new content?

Sean Hannity says Liberals don't care if Conservatives live or die.

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Projection is a fascinating psychological fail.

I AM SO SMART.

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Re their use of the word 'scholars:'

When all else fails just keep changing the date....

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Made me smile, but sadly there's nothing really funny about this situation anymore. It's not going to end well.

A good night prayer....

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Compensating for something I guess.

‘Imeach Biden’ demands gun-toting, spelling-challenged Rep. Lauren Boebert [nydailynews.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Impeach him for what?????

Sir David Amess Killing Was Islamic Terrorist Incident, Metro Police Say – The Muslim Times

Druvius comments on Oct 16, 2021:

A century of the west waging war and death on the Muslim world sometimes triggers blowback, go figure.

CAUSES of 99% COVID DEATHS = UNVACCINEED.

Druvius comments on Oct 15, 2021:

Anti-vaxxers fall in the same category as 9/11 Truthers, YECers, and flat Earthers. Fabulous at motivated reasoning and cherry picking; immune to logic, facts, and science. Basically cultists, like "Stop the Steal" believers. I just wish they'd wear tinfoil hats to identify themselves, would save a lot of time.

Xtion extremists are pushing for Jesusween - putting signs on busses, etc.

Druvius comments on Oct 15, 2021:

So if they have a Jesusween camp for kids, are the kids Jesusweenies or Jesusweeners? I don't think they thought this through very carefully. And also, once again, the religious right demonstrates who the real snowflakes are, freaking out about a kids' fun holiday for cripities sake.

Timothy Snyder warned us fascism was coming — now he says we can survive it | Salon.com

Druvius comments on Oct 15, 2021:

Yeah, I think we are in the death throws of the republic. What a time to be alive, we'll see.

Aw so sad and terrible, NOT.

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

I no longer have any sympathy for Covid and vaccine deniers struck down by Covid, I'll save it for the countless innocent lives they have taken by spreading their toxic misinformation.

This can no longer be called "migration". This is Hijrah invasion. [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

It's like setting fire to your neighbor's house, then when some of them run into your yard to escape the flames, claiming they are coming there to rob you. It literally sounds that stupid.

Passengers are bringing a record number of guns to the airport, TSA says - CNNPolitics

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

An epidemic of stupid is raging out of control in America,

This can no longer be called "migration". This is Hijrah invasion. [bbc.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

This sort of racist nativist paranoid nonsense was really popular after 9/11, and still occasionally crawls out from under a rock. In the real world, it's Christian nations that have been invading, bombing, and occupying muslim nations for centuries, not vice versa.

I've only been on here a few days and I'm already dealing with a fat shamer.

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

First I've heard of it. Damned shame, ripped into an old friend recently for doing this.

Marine officer who posted videos criticizing Gen. Milley, other military leaders faces court-martial

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

A freaking light colonel had to be fully aware that he was committing a court martial offense. Basically threw his career away because he believed some crap on Fox News or such.

Trump tells Republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024 if his election loss isn't "solved."

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

Nice to see the GOP forming up a circular firing squad for a change.

Millenials are fucking deadbeats.

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

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

The US -- The Future - Civil War or Authoritarian Rule?

Druvius comments on Oct 13, 2021:

I have no idea how this is going to play out, but it's the worst crisis since the years before the Civil War. I expect a lot of right wing violence before it's over, and the republic as we know it may not survive. A military junta is not out of the realm of possibility either.

Institutionalised racism exists.

Druvius comments on Oct 13, 2021:

So you don't even know what institutional racism is, got it.

Texas pulled its teenage suicide hotline after Abbot's challenger for governor, republican primary, ...

Druvius comments on Oct 12, 2021:

So dead teenagers are a new GOP value? Apparently "pro-life" doesn't actually mean pro-life.

84 percent of Trump voters are worried about discrimination against whites: poll | TheHill

Druvius comments on Oct 12, 2021:

In other words 84 percent of Trump voters and 38 percent of Biden voters do not actually know what discrimination is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_mRaIHb-M

Anti-vaxxers are being mocked in Halloween graveyard displays around the US

Druvius comments on Oct 12, 2021:

It was never funny. Logic, debate, and facts didn't deter them; so mockery is what they well deserve.

The things we learn online.

Druvius comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Christian prudery and sex suppression hadn't yet been invented in early Rome, their everyday objects and home decor routinely depicted sex, penises, etc.

Let's all celebrate, we are still on the top side of the grass

Druvius comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Any day you wake up in the morning is a good day.

Pope Francis expresses ‘shame’ over French Church sex abuse scandal [france24.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 11, 2021:

The Catholics had a big convention some time back to discuss how to handle accusations of sexual abuse. I was like WTAF? Call the police, period.

Today, I allowed myself to be engaged in conversation by a Christian.

Druvius comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Ignostic Episcopalian here. I'm with you, I find this kind of cultish Christian tiresome as well. God (figure of speech for evolution) gave us brains to use, not to regurgitate iron age Abrahamaaic dogma.

Apple Store security guard stabbed over face mask dispute in NYC - CNN

Druvius comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Eff the idiots who started and promote anti-mask nonsense. This blood is on their hands.

Rabbi, member of Proud Boys offers mass conversions to Judaism, religious exemptions for vaccines

Druvius comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Not even understanding why there would be a religious exemption to vaccines, any more than there would be a religious exemption to seat belt laws or speed limits. I have no problem with religious exemptions for things that don't endanger the public, but religion doesn't give anyone the right to endanger their neighbors and coworkers.

California becomes first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation

Druvius comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Evangelical right wing heads are exploding as I type, gonna be some fun reading in Right Wing Watch, Raw Story, and Alternet later. :)

David Conley Gets Life In Prison for Killing Six Kids, Two Adults

Druvius comments on Oct 8, 2021:

I'm only in favor of execution if the crime is monstrous and the guilt is incontrovertible. This one more than qualifies. Just as a matter of public safety, no different than putting down a rabid dog.

Will Russia’s hypersonic missile test relaunch Cold War-style arms race? [france24.com]

Druvius comments on Oct 7, 2021:

As if the US ever ended or stood down from the last one. The west had overwhelming superiority from the get go and the advantage has continually shifted their way. All the Russians are trying to do is maintain an effective deterrent.

Yes, we just cannot wait until Reinstatement Day.

Druvius comments on Oct 7, 2021:

Reinstatement day AGAIN? LOL

I'm probably going to be spending a bit more time here than I have been.

Druvius comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Companies have a right to make a profit, they don't have a right to harm the public in the pursuit of such. Sadly corporate America has such a stranglehold on both government and the media that this distinction is now lost for many if not most Americans. Starting to think Marx and others were right, the system is so flawed that only tearing it down and starting over will fix it. Short version: We're fucked.

It’s October, So the GOP is Already Saying the Left Wants to “Cancel Christmas” | Hemant Mehta...

Druvius comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Most moral panics are spontaneous, this one is deliberately created and maintained by the right. Humans at their worst, claiming their political opponents are against basic humanity. A version of blood libel in a way.

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.

The vaccines are 'Safe and Effective' narrative is falling apart, as they are neither.

Druvius comments on Oct 5, 2021:

As garbage websites go, that one takes the cake.

Were These Monsters Inspired by Fossils? (w/ Monstrum!) - YouTube

Druvius comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Inspired by the skeletons of ice age mammals, sure. Those would have been common, and even articulated sometimes. I read once where the ancient Greeks had reburied a mammoth skeleton in a grave, likely thinking it was a giant's skeleton. Fossil dinosaurs, I think that's a stretch. Their fossils are usually embedded in rock, and almost alway incomplete and disarticulated.

BREAKING: AI-powered DoD data analysis program named “Project Salus” SHATTERS official vaccine ...

Druvius comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Planet Today is a garbage site for the critical thinking impaired.

Deaf Colorado man arrested for not complying with police commands he couldn't understand, lawsuit ...

Druvius comments on Oct 1, 2021:

About 4% of the US population is hearing impaired in some fashion, one person in 25. And cops aren't trained to recognize that?

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content | Reuters

Druvius comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Good. Spreading harmless misinformation is one thing, spreading deadly toxic misinformation is no different than fomenting violence.

If You Spank Your Kids, You're a Horrible Parent - YouTube

Druvius comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Last I checked there's no problem with occasional mild and appropriate physical punishment, but yes, the "spare the rod, spoil the child" crap is just that, crap. In fact it really annoys me when people claim "My parents whipped me regularly with a belt and I turned out OK!" Um, if you turned out OK, you wouldn't think being physically abused as a child was something to brag about.

Judges Question Meager Charges Against 1/6 Rioters - YouTube

Druvius comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Yes, these treasonous criminals are getting off easy.

Conservative Pastor: I’m Going to Florida to Heal a Woman in a “Vegetative Coma” | Hemant ...

Druvius comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Or it's a setup.

It is working so well, more jabs must be the answer.

Druvius comments on Sep 28, 2021:

"This article contains commentary which reflects the author's opinion." Well, at least one honest statement in this gish gallop article for people with no critical thinking skills. :)

This Medieval Mother Had a Gruesome 'Coffin Birth' After Medieval Brain Surgery | Live Science

Druvius comments on Sep 28, 2021:

True crime peeps who followed the Laci Peterson case know: https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/what-is-coffin-birth-141281/

Wow.

Druvius comments on Sep 28, 2021:

Most Americans are still in fantasy frontier mode where gun violence is the solution, not the problem. As long as major institutions promote this view, like Hollywood, the Pentagon, the gun lobby, etc., it's not going to change. Jesus could return and be killed in a traffic stop, and nothing would change.

"This is Not a Drill." [truthout.org]

Druvius comments on Sep 27, 2021:

Yeah, the people who think the Trump era is waning are fooling themselves, Trumpism is quite possibly more dangerous than ever. If he gets reelected in 2024 it would be very bad news indeed.

Donald Trump just endorsed Democrat Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor.

Druvius comments on Sep 27, 2021:

No, he's at war with Republicans who don't acknowledge him as their undisputed leader and arbiter of reality. Trump has created the first major personality cult in American political history, and it's consuming the GOP from the inside out. He could get reelected in 2024, the GOP is working hard to make sure of that no matter what the vote tallies are.

Hate-Preacher Tells Right-Wing Crowd They’re Being Persecuted: “This Means War!” | Hemant ...

Druvius comments on Sep 26, 2021:

It's somewhere between astonishing and frightening to see the evangelical right whipping themselves into a paranoid frenzy over an administration about as do nothing, bland, and white as it gets.

Bill Maher: NFL’s move to play ‘black national anthem’ is ‘segregation’ | New York Post - ...

Druvius comments on Sep 25, 2021:

They're a private organization that can play whatever damn song they want at their events. Frankly I'm sick of how sporting events are "obligated" to play a song that glorifies war, especially since it's in the service of promoting recruitment into the military and other pentagon and war profiteer propaganda.

Arizona Republican ‘audit’ finds even bigger lead for Biden in 2020 election | Arizona | The ...

Druvius comments on Sep 24, 2021:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdOPBP9vuZA

Former Police Officer Jacob Brown Indicted in Aaron Bowman Case

Druvius comments on Sep 24, 2021:

And all too common.

Cyber Ninja vote audit widens President Joe Biden's margin of victory.

Druvius comments on Sep 24, 2021:

The Dems have stolen the audit!

MATTER Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas Human footprints found ...

Druvius comments on Sep 23, 2021:

Very big news, this is pretty solid.

Jeffco public health director spars with Christian school attorneys in court over mask mandate ...

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2021:

Who would ever imagine that American's would be protesting to demand they be allowed to kill their children.

Tucker Carlson: American weakness has been exposed, a problem that will become a threat ...

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2021:

America's intelligence agencies function to give Washington the intelligence it wants, that's how it's worked since Vietnam. And Tucker just noticed it NOW? Where has he been all his life?

The U.S. Space Force unveils new uniforms — and reminds people it still exists - MarketWatch

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2021:

It must be hard maintaining a straight face when parading around in a military force that only exists because the US had a narcissistic spoilt child for a president.

Countries That Have Produced The Most Serial Killers - WorldAtlas

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2021:

Much much easier for serial killers to hide in undeveloped countries, and they don't have the sophisticated police and investigative resources to hunt them down as well. So the serial killer comparison is meaningless to disingenuous. That being said the US has rates of other violent crime that are frightening compared to the rest of the developed world, there's no question that American society is deeply dysfunctional.

Finally, the truth eeks out - It was in the wild experimentation with good intent.

Druvius comments on Sep 22, 2021:

So far we are talking leaked papers of unknown provenance. It's not like there aren't governments around the world who might want to promulgate a story like this. One should be especially wary of stories that would be difficult or impossible to disprove. So no, no "truth" has come out.

More Americans lost to Covid-19 than 1918 flu pandemic [france24.com]

Druvius comments on Sep 20, 2021:

Yerp, will be the second worst mass death event in us history by the time it's done. And many are still in denial.

I have often stated that myth can very well be based on real historical events.

Druvius comments on Sep 20, 2021:

While the people that love the bible and want to give it as much credibility as they can are gaga about this, the identification of Tall el Hammam as Sodom is sketchy at best. Still, interesting research, certainly looking more likely that it was destroyed by an air burst.

I don’t know why more of them don’t quit quite honestly....👀 [yahoo.com]

Druvius comments on Sep 20, 2021:

The GOP religious right has pretty much turned into a cult at this point. They've done terrible damage to education and responsible government, now they are destroying freaking health care. Never thought I would see mass delusion (?) on this scale in America. I'd say how can this happen, but history is filled with similar movements. China's great leap forward, etc.

I just saw an anti-mask sign that said "Masking kids IS NOT Trusting Science, It's Psychological ...

Druvius comments on Sep 17, 2021:

On the plus side Covid has caused all the people too stupid for words to out themselves.

State Rep.

Druvius comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Yes, ultimately the core of the Evangelical right is pure, unadulterated cowardice.

Now One Out Of Every Five Hundred In The US Died From Covid

Druvius comments on Sep 15, 2021:

More than one in three hundred in some states. Third or fourth mass death event in US history depending on metrics, and likely to be the second worst by the time it's done. Yet huge numbers are still in denial, it's as if WW2 or the Civil War were raging ... and a third of the country claimed they were no big deal. "Modern" America is a truly broken society.

Common sense from the UK govt [msn.com]

Druvius comments on Sep 13, 2021:

Giving up a public health measure because of politics isn't common sense, it's stupidity.

India, Australia call for global action in Afghanistan [abcnews.go.com]

Druvius comments on Sep 12, 2021:

LOL. The headline should read "India and Australia Lick Washington's Boots" There's plenty of countries with dismal human rights issues. Hell, India is being transformed into a Hindu theocracy as I type.

Happy Saturday... Don't forget the daily deal at Subway.

Druvius comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Obviously fake, though apparently some branches have accepted them.

The Legacy of 9/11 is not those we mourn.

Druvius comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Yes, it was a terrible crime by a tiny handful of fanatics, not an "attack on America" or a "war of civilizations." The spasm of ongoing global violence Washington unleashed on the world in "response" has killed hundreds of thousands of innocents. Shame on us.

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.

Haaa.

Druvius comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Another rabid right winger who did everything in his power to antagonize people so he could claim to be a victim when his actions had consequences. Typical right wing hypocrisy.

Anti abortion is anti equality.

Druvius comments on Sep 9, 2021:

The anti-choice crowd has never been about preventing abortions, if they were they'd be pro sex education and pro birth control. They are about forcing women to obey their sick interpretation of Biblical morality where women are simply breeding stock controlled by men.

Being "unique" may not be a good thing.

Druvius comments on Sep 8, 2021:

Yerp.

A comparison of the two extremes positions in response to covid, in Western countries anyway.

Druvius comments on Sep 8, 2021:

Sweden: 1400 deaths per million. Australia: 41 deaths per million.

Taliban Parade Shows-Off Plundered U.S. Weapons of War | NewsMo - YouTube

Druvius comments on Sep 7, 2021:

Woohoo! Trump finally got his military parade!

Virginia to take down Robert E. Lee statue on Wednesday | Reuters

Druvius comments on Sep 7, 2021:

Good. He was a traitor, and a leader in the greatest crime in American history. He should have been hung after the war.

Arizona breaks new ground in nixing peremptory challenges | Reuters

Druvius comments on Sep 7, 2021:

The whole way juries are selected in the US is a joke, it gives a HUGE advantage to wealthy defendants. There are law firms where all they do is advise on jury selection. Juries should be randomly selected from a pool vetted by the judge, the attorneys shouldn't be involved at all, it's letting them game the system, that's not justice.

Interesting article.

Druvius comments on Sep 7, 2021:

Yes, interesting. I've read a number of books on the topic. Their fearlessness led to them being used as commandos in WW2 and in bomb squads during the sixties. Both experiments were a fail, their impulsiveness and failure to be team players more than offset any advantages their fearlessness entailed. And curiously enough by middle age about a third of them lead normal lives, some even studying psychology to better mimic and understand normal emotions? Why ... because they figured out that friends, family, career were ultimately more fun and rewarding than screwing over everyone they meet for short term gain. The other two thirds are mostly dead or in jail for the long haul, in fact they are wildly overrepresented in prison populations.