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BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I know a bunch of doctors with "Fake" vaccine cards. Anyone in the medical industry simply has to ask a coworker. For a while, someone typically had a handful in their pocket for a patient that wanted the Covid shot. Our whole hospital was threatened with losing our jobs if we didn't get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@CourtJester I could live in Alabama. I just choose not to. Perish the thought! 😂

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I know a bunch of doctors with "Fake" vaccine cards. Anyone in the medical industry simply has to ask a coworker. For a while, someone typically had a handful in their pocket for a patient that wanted the Covid shot. Our whole hospital was threatened with losing our jobs if we didn't get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@CourtJester Ooooo, sounds like I touched a nerve. 😂😂😂

Letters From An American 02/01/2023

DenoPenno comments on Feb 2, 2023:

Beaten by cops for a traffic violation - then you die. It seems this is the way for fascists to retain power in America today. The rebellion is not in people like the late Tyre Nichols. It is in those wanting to retain power. Police departments, state governments, et al. Let's not let it spread all ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

Too late to keep it from getting in. But I believe we can excise it.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

Jolanta comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Give it a break.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@BDair Before there were vaccines people were masked up, locked down, and the ICUs and morgues were FULL of COVID-19 patients. What planet did you say you were from?

The antivaxers among us are adamant and unrelenting.

BDair comments on Feb 2, 2023:

There are alternative opinions.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

Your opinion is noted. Come back when you have some facts.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I know a bunch of doctors with "Fake" vaccine cards. Anyone in the medical industry simply has to ask a coworker. For a while, someone typically had a handful in their pocket for a patient that wanted the Covid shot. Our whole hospital was threatened with losing our jobs if we didn't get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@CourtJester Oh, that right, you're in Alabama. Deep South. Bible Belt. Confederate state. America's 6th poorest state...not doing so well since the slaves were freed.

Look what one of my apps has just reported: online stalking. Does it happen to you?

DenoPenno comments on Feb 2, 2023:

My browser has AdBlocker Ultimate and I avoid lots of nonsense that way. I'm not worried about which companies are stalking me because all of them do that now. They either want to sell you something or get your business somehow. Others might want to give you a virus. It's not likely you would find ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

I dumped Windows and went to Linux a long time ago.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I know a bunch of doctors with "Fake" vaccine cards. Anyone in the medical industry simply has to ask a coworker. For a while, someone typically had a handful in their pocket for a patient that wanted the Covid shot. Our whole hospital was threatened with losing our jobs if we didn't get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@CourtJester You're from Texas, right? Then it doesn't surprise me.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

I know a bunch of doctors with "Fake" vaccine cards. Anyone in the medical industry simply has to ask a coworker. For a while, someone typically had a handful in their pocket for a patient that wanted the Covid shot. Our whole hospital was threatened with losing our jobs if we didn't get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@BDair Prove it. That's sounds like 🐂💩.

BOOM! FAKE vaccine cards for doctors?

Jolanta comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Give it a break.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@BDair I don't exactly disagree with that. But it does not tell the whole story. For one thing, many of us would be dead or severely disabled without vaccines against polio, diptheria, tetanus, measles, etc. I would probably either be dead or only have one leg if it were not for the antibiotic I took for a wicked bad staph infection when I was 12. My foot swelled like a football, and red streaks were running up my leg. It was either kill the infection, or amputate, or die. Without antibiotics, I would probably be dead or still sick from the giardia (an intestinal parasite) I picked up when I was 44. The parents of a young colleague of my mom were antivaxers, refused the COVID-19 vaccine. They both died of COVID. The brother and sister-in-law of a close friend of mine are antivaxers, and they are deathly sick with COVID-19 as of this writing. They skated fir a while, but it finally caught up with them, and now they may pay with their lives. Meanwhile, almost everyone else I know has gotten the mRNA shots and boosters, without any side effects other than a little fever for 24 to 36 hours, and, importantly, NO COVID-19!

From our Upside Down Department:

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

It's less comical when the shoe is on the other foot; isn't it???

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 2, 2023:

@CourtJester Democrats that did? What?

From our Upside Down Department:

CourtJester comments on Feb 1, 2023:

It's less comical when the shoe is on the other foot; isn't it???

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 1, 2023:

Tut tut, little CJ. Representatives Schiff, Omar, and Swalwell did not/do not support an insurrection/coup attempt as did/do Reps MTG, LB, PG; did not lie about their work history, family background, religion, campaign funding, etc., etc., as did the new Republican mendacity machine from NY.; Did not issue veiled threats of violence against their colleagues, as did Reps MTG, LB, and PG; are not total wack-jobs, as are all of the afore-mentioned Republicans. In sum, you are comparing 🍎s and 🍊s.

What the cartoonist omitted: parochial and religious schools.

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

the supreme court is sending us to hell in a handbasket.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 1, 2023:

First they handed George W. Bush the White House. Then they upheld Citizens United. Then they allowed public funding of private religious schools. Then they overturned Roe. Where will it end?

I have heard it said that the quality of US policing was never higher than during the Great ...

HippieChick58 comments on Feb 1, 2023:

Now they hire any joe blow, and some of these folks have severe anger and personality issues. i have as little contact with police as possible.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 1, 2023:

And the guys that volunteer for the SWAT team? You don't want them on the SWAT team. They should NEVER be on the SWAT team!

Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...

Castlepaloma comments on Jan 31, 2023:

About 7000 people have died of polio total. People are like plants, when the plant is given healthy nutrients food and water, sunlight and exercise. The plant is the heathliest in it's stem and roots, to fight off any bugs and diseases. Most people take far too much sugar, salt and many toxic ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Feb 1, 2023:

@SeaGreenEyez Yeah I don't know how some people can be so misinformed. The really weird thing is that giving them good information, steering them to good sources, never seems change their minds. They just remain entrenched in their wacko beliefs. It's a lot like religious zeal.

Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US, despite relatively low mortality rate -...

Castlepaloma comments on Jan 31, 2023:

About 7000 people have died of polio total. People are like plants, when the plant is given healthy nutrients food and water, sunlight and exercise. The plant is the heathliest in it's stem and roots, to fight off any bugs and diseases. Most people take far too much sugar, salt and many toxic ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

You really think only 7,000 people have died from polio? Well, I'm really not surprised. It's right in line with so many other idiotic things you have written here.

It still amazes me how much more the typical agnostic/atheist knows more about the Bible than a ...

anglophone comments on Jan 31, 2023:

The headmaster of my primary school told all his pupils that even questioning the existence of God would result in us being sent to Hell. It is dangerous evil liars like him that need to be silenced. If he was alive today I would spit in his face.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

@Betty Specifically, it's a form of abuse called coercion.

Does anyone else agree with me that we should be DISCUSSING religion rather than DEBATING it?

LenHazell53 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

There is ***nothing*** to discuss or debate Atheism is a moral standpoint that values truth over fantasy and delusion Theism is a power position, based on either a horrible truth or a damnable lie In either case theism is evil exploitative, destroys lives and sanity, steals, covers up up for ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

You just described MAGAt election deniers, anti-vaxers, climate change deniers, Q Anon believers, flat Earthers, etc. 😂

Does anyone else agree with me that we should be DISCUSSING religion rather than DEBATING it?

DenoPenno comments on Jan 31, 2023:

I have a killer point to silence the other side. Constantine arranged for the 66 smaller books we know as our bible to be put into book form complete with beginning and end, and this happened some 300 plus years after the time of Jesus. This is a fact. To add variables you have to go into ancient ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

True dat. And also, don't forget, the Bible has been translated many times, from Hebrew to Greek, to Latin, to English, etc. And things have gotten changed around in the process. For instance, the Hebrew word for "young woman" got translated as the Greek word for "virgin."

Who are they? Hint: they're on this site, and their screen names rhyme.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Clueless.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

@Gwendolyn2018 You don't look a day over 55.

55% of adults think Jesus will return to Earth (this includes 1% of atheists. [allisrael.com]

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 31, 2023:

55% of Americans--I am sure that China, India, and other places do not buy into this. If "atheists" believe Jesus is coming back, they aren't atheists, are they?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

You're being too logical 😂

'CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance After FDA Makes Change The Centers for Disease Control and ...

BDair comments on Jan 29, 2023:

The CDC just makes it up as they go along. "The guidance again calls for immunocompromised individuals to wear masks and engage in social distancing, the CDC’s revised guidance says, despite CDC-cited studies and data suggesting that masks provide little effectiveness in blocking the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 31, 2023:

@Jolanta I know his type. He's a little boy trapped in an old man's body. Emotionally retarded, he craves attention, but doesn't know any other way to get it than by acting out. For him, negative attention is better than none. Thus, he thrives on rejection. He has seen every one of his posts calmly, methodically, and thoroughly refuted, yet he keeps coming back for more. That his particular brand of mania is disinformation about public health matters implies that he has a big beef with society. Like a lot of white guys his age, he's got a big chip on his shoulder. He's dissatisfied with his status in society, thinks he's entitled to more. He's worried about the demographic trend which is pushing mediocre types like him ever farther from the center. Feeling marginalized, he seeks to upset the table, knock the pieces off the playing board. He's desperately seeking relevancy, and finds common cause with other losers who are attracted by the idea of chaos. He may not even be aware that he's a pawn in a geopolitical game, being pushed around the board by a global criminal consortium of big authoritarian players. The fact that logical, well-reasoned, fact-based argument makes no impression on him says it all. For him, it's not about facts. It never was. It's about revolution.

Who are they? Hint: they're on this site, and their screen names rhyme.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Clueless.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Gwendolyn2018 Congratulations! 🎂

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

xenoview comments on Jan 29, 2023:

All babies are born atheist and agnostic. They don't have any knowledge of a god or believe in any god.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@ToakReon I would not say pointless. It is important to have good, clear definitions for things. The field of semantics is far more important than any discussion of the existence of an imaginary entity for which there never has, nor is there ever likely to be, a shred of credible evidence. Semantics has practical application. God is pure speculation. I entreat you to read this article, then tell me if you still think that the definition of "atheist" is a simple matter. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/

Who are they? Hint: they're on this site, and their screen names rhyme.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Clueless.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Gwendolyn2018 I admire your self care. 😎👍

Draft bill bans everything but 'scientific fact' in Montana's science classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Emrich is, obviously, a moron. And he would like to drag the whole state of Montana (and the whole USA) down to his level. I don't think he will succeed. He must not succeed. But he and his ilk will not stop trying. We are engaged in a great, cold, civil war. This is where we are. And it may get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Marionville I agree.

Draft bill bans everything but 'scientific fact' in Montana's science classes

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Emrich is, obviously, a moron. And he would like to drag the whole state of Montana (and the whole USA) down to his level. I don't think he will succeed. He must not succeed. But he and his ilk will not stop trying. We are engaged in a great, cold, civil war. This is where we are. And it may get ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Marionville We have met the enemy, and he is us! 😐

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

xenoview comments on Jan 29, 2023:

All babies are born atheist and agnostic. They don't have any knowledge of a god or believe in any god.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@ToakReon Maybe not as simple as you think.

Who are they? Hint: they're on this site, and their screen names rhyme.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 30, 2023:

Clueless.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

You have interacted with both in the recent past. I'll give you more time to think. 😂

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

xenoview comments on Jan 29, 2023:

All babies are born atheist and agnostic. They don't have any knowledge of a god or believe in any god.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@ToakReon I just had this debate a cople days ago, and it ended with my supplying definitions of the word "atheist" that say it is belief in the non-existence of a deity. And that was not the first time. Do I have to repeat the task again? I'm beginning to feel like Sysephus.

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Kurtn Your surrender is accepted.

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

alliwant comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Lies and bullshit can always be made more attractive than what is true, because everything that is inconvenient can be ignored and excluded. Very much on a par with other magical thinking.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@BDair Who elected you to the office of inquisitor-in-chief? He doesn't have to explain anything, you moron.

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

It's probably safe to say that all babies are born agnostic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Ryo1 You troll transparently. 😂

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

It's probably safe to say that all babies are born agnostic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Ryo1 Of course they don't identify as anything. I was just being a bit tongue-in-cheek, playing with the Greek etymology of the term agnostic, i.e. not knowing. 😂

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 30, 2023:

@Kurtn You wouldn't know it from your comments above. The idea that the Earth is flat, in Columbus's day, was not a conspiracy theory; it was simply a poor but popular interpretation of the observable facts. Galileo was convicted of heresy, not conspiracy theory. Who exactly would Newton have been conspiring with when he wrote his Principia? He is known to have worked in absolute solitude. Copernicus did not allow publication of his work until he was on his deathbed. He like Galileo, was called a heretic, not a conspiracy theorist. Tesla was considered a crank by some, a genius or visionary by others. I'm not aware of any accusations of conspiracy theories. Lets face it: all of your examples fall flat. If your intention is to lift up modern-day conspiracy theorists, give them an air of respectability by placing them in the company of actual intellectual giants, you will have to try harder. Much harder.

'CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance After FDA Makes Change The Centers for Disease Control and ...

BDair comments on Jan 29, 2023:

The CDC just makes it up as they go along. "The guidance again calls for immunocompromised individuals to wear masks and engage in social distancing, the CDC’s revised guidance says, despite CDC-cited studies and data suggesting that masks provide little effectiveness in blocking the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@BDair Nothing you have posted is worth investigating. It's all hearsay, innuendo, anecdote, and rank, stinky bullshit. You should be ashamed of yourself. You're truly pathetic.

Florida Leading the Way 'The time has come for each of us to insist that every state in America ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Children's Health Defense is headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. He skims off around $180,000 of the CHD's funding stream for himself every year.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@BDair He traffics in conspiracy theories. What else do you need to know?

Florida Leading the Way 'The time has come for each of us to insist that every state in America ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Children's Health Defense is headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. He skims off around $180,000 of the CHD's funding stream for himself every year.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@BDair Oh for sure RFKJr is not the only slime-ball lining his pockets.

Florida Leading the Way 'The time has come for each of us to insist that every state in America ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Children's Health Defense is headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. He skims off around $180,000 of the CHD's funding stream for himself every year.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@BDair I can, but so can you. Go for it.

'CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance After FDA Makes Change The Centers for Disease Control and ...

BDair comments on Jan 29, 2023:

The CDC just makes it up as they go along. "The guidance again calls for immunocompromised individuals to wear masks and engage in social distancing, the CDC’s revised guidance says, despite CDC-cited studies and data suggesting that masks provide little effectiveness in blocking the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@BDair serves up another platter of...

THERE ARE NO ATHEIST BABIES (from an atheist website) .

xenoview comments on Jan 29, 2023:

All babies are born atheist and agnostic. They don't have any knowledge of a god or believe in any god.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

Atheism is belief that there is (are) no god(s). I doubt the issue ever crosses a newborn's mind.

Drum troll

Trajan61 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

He should have never been banned to start with as he was the best president we’ve had since Teddy Roosevelt. Biden and the democrats are far worse and they are the ones who needed to be banned.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@Trajan61 🐂💩

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@Budgie 🎯 😎👍

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@MyTVC15 @Budjie provided a very good definition of "theory" below.

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Secretguy comments on Jan 29, 2023:

Oh good. Another crazy on the site.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

You got that right! 😂

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Scott321 comments on Jan 29, 2023:

A conspiracy theorist is one who feels special or unique for solving puzzles the sheeple are oblivious to thereby gaining just one more millimeter upon the elusive goal of closure they so desperately crave.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@LovinLarge I'll name one that turned out to be factual: the withholding of medical treatment by the Tuskegee Institute from black men who were, unbeknownst to themselves, suffering from syphilis. Here is another: the Holocaust. (Before the allies arrived at the camps, there were rumors...some may have called them conspiracy theories.) But I'm sure that for every one that turns out to be true, there are a hundred that are false.

Not all conspiracy theories are based on gut feelings, some are based on facts still to be proven ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 29, 2023:

To paraphrase Mark Twain, A lie [or conspiracy theory] will circumnavigate the globe while the truth is still lacing up its boots.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@Kurtn You misunderstand the meaning of the word "theory." Please see the correct definition provided by @Budjie above.

Every single human being on the planet was born an Atheist.

K9Kohle789 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Yes babies are born as a blank sheet that the environment shapes or the people raising it. But most indoctrination to religion or their native customs and locale I don't consider severe child abuse. They are simply led around to believe what the parents believe. It's like if you had a child raised ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 29, 2023:

@K9Kohle789 Sure, every school has its own distinct culture and set of challenges.

Every single human being on the planet was born an Atheist.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 28, 2023:

It's a tempting proposition, but I would think twice before taking a bite out of that apple. Religion (superstitious belief in unseen, intentional, powerful, willful personalities) has spontaneously cropped up in every culture throughout human history. The reason for this is that we are social ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

@skado Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that money had anything to do with the evolution of religion. I think the money and power angle came later.

Every single human being on the planet was born an Atheist.

K9Kohle789 comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Yes babies are born as a blank sheet that the environment shapes or the people raising it. But most indoctrination to religion or their native customs and locale I don't consider severe child abuse. They are simply led around to believe what the parents believe. It's like if you had a child raised ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

Teachers today are up against the wall. Parents will pull their kids out of classes where evolution is taught. Or worse, they'll give tacit (or explicit) consent to disrupt the class. And administrators are terrified of the parents, so they won't impose meaningful disciplinary action. Instead, they pressure the teacher to soft pedal the controversial content, excuse laziness, accept mediocrity. Or they might just withhold even the pretense of support, and just let the wolves devour the inconvenient teacher who rocks the boat by telling the truth.

Any bets on whether the Republican-led House will even debate the issue?

CourtJester comments on Jan 28, 2023:

It's predominantly in Democrat ran cities though. It works in our favor to sit back and just let y'all thin your own herd. It's kind heart worming really.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

You are so wrong! it's the red states that have the highest rates of gun violence. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/these-states-have-the-highest-rates-of-gun-violence-and-deaths

To ignore Black history is to ignore American history.

CourtJester comments on Jan 28, 2023:

I'd be on board with it if they taught the truth. That the KKK was a part of the Democrat party, the democrats created the welfare system to break up the black family structure, and that the democrats abortion clinics specifically in black communities to thin them out. If they taught the truth, I...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Dixiecrats hated Lincoln, hated Reconstruction, hated the Civil Rights movement, hated Kennedy, hated LBJ....The two Parties switched names, kept their ideologies. Goldwater was a Republican. The John Birch Society membership was Republican. White supremacists of today are affiliated with the Republican Party.

Who is covering for them? 👉Republicans👈

CourtJester comments on Jan 28, 2023:

Fake news

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

CJ...

Charges Filed For The Five Memphis Officers Involved In Tyre Nichols’ Death -- News5

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Christ on crutches! It's like Rodney King all over again, except this time the beating was fatal. What the hell is wrong with these cops?

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

@K9Kohle789 It's true that a lot of cops (and border patrol) are ex-military. Moving from the military to law enforcement does make sense at some level. There is a lot of commonality between the two occupations. Like long stretches of boredom punctuated by short episodes of intense or even terrifying activity. And let's not forget that when it is the moment to confront a determined and dangerous criminal, you do want (need) a tough SOB in your corner. The real trouble, I think, stems from systemic societal problems that set up the conditions for confrontation. The biggest of these is historical income inequality, racial discrimination, lack of opportunity, and very poorly conceived notions of what is criminal behavior. To expand on this last point, consider the War on Drugs. It's a total fiasco, start to finish. We criminalize behavior that should be treated as a public health issue, and in do doing, create black markets and empower organized crime. That the War On Drugs is a complete failure is obvious. The availability of dangerous street drugs continues to increase while their prices continue to decline. Law enforcement makes ever bigger seizures of contraband because there are ever greater quantities of drugs flowing across our borders. We run freeways through poor (colored) communities instead if investing in their schools and infrastructure. We warehouse men (and women) in private, for profit prisons which, instead of focussing on rehabilitation through education and training, are crime universities. Vast numbers of people have been chewed up by this system, so it's no wonder that there are some dangerous people on the streets. It's a jungle out there, so cops go into the field with a paramilitary mindset. None of this excuses what these five cops did, but it helps in understanding it. I feel as sorry for the coos and their families as I do for their victim and his family. There are no winners here.

Moving in the right direction.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 28, 2023:

I'm not so sure about tanks in warfare as the average life expectancy of a tank crew in battle is 8 minutes.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

In the end I think it's going to come down to the Ukranians' superior will to fight. As long as that will is evident, they should have the means to defend themselves and eject the invader.

Moving in the right direction.

ASTRALMAX comments on Jan 28, 2023:

I'm not so sure about tanks in warfare as the average life expectancy of a tank crew in battle is 8 minutes.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 28, 2023:

Hopefully the advanced targeting systems in the Leopards and Abrams will give the Ukranians an edge.

Drum troll

RichCC comments on Jan 27, 2023:

The best thing tRump might do at this point is split the vote from DeathSantis.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

The vote can only be split if one of them runs as an independent or other 3rd party affiliation. I kinda doubt it will go that way, but it's possible. If tRump loses fails to win the Republican nomination, I can see him carrying on as an independent. But odds are good that he will win the nomination.

Indecent proposal

BD66 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

They blew the midterms with abortion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

@BD66 Well, all of them FAILED to gain office. They are, literally, LOSERS. The people have spoken! 😂 Seriously, Herschel Walker just made a fool of himself, claiming to be pro-life after pressuring multiple ex-girlfriends to have abortions. And what's up with the fake badge? 😂 Doug Mastriano is a flaming Christian nationalist. He wants to knock down the 1st Amendment and make the USA a theocracy. Cari Lake falsely claimed fraud in both 2020 and 2022. In other words, she's a wanna-be fascist. Dr. Oz is just another election-denying carpet bagger, a doctor of low character and dubious repute. Opra knew him well from their past work together, and she gave him an emphatic thumbs down. Boom!

Drum troll

Trajan61 comments on Jan 27, 2023:

He should have never been banned to start with as he was the best president we’ve had since Teddy Roosevelt. Biden and the democrats are far worse and they are the ones who needed to be banned.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

In 4 years Trump increased the national debt by 25% (7 trillion dollars), more than any other US president in history. And the country got nothing in return. A small group of rich people got richer, that's all.

After Man Kills Wife, Kids and Self, Obituary Says He Cherished Family

OldMetalHead comments on Jan 27, 2023:

Feels kind of like the pastor who was molesting his stepdaughter that got off easy because he "served" the community.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

Yikes.

Showing DeSantis for What He Is, Part I Sadly, Florida is infected with and inflicted by a ...

Alienbeing comments on Jan 27, 2023:

As you implied there is a difference between intellectual ability and acting intellectually. All you need to do is look in the mirror to prove that point.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

@Alienbeing WTF? Are you in 3rd grade? Is ad hominem attack the best you can do? Get a clue, man. You're boring us to death.

Academic vs Scientific | ARMACAD

of-the-mountain comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Seems we have too many so called experts who dictate what is happening after the fact, instead of being able to predict what might happen even with all the so called facts and statistics they allude too have knowledge of!!!

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

@of-the-mountain I don't know how I got dragged into this thread, but as long as I'm here I'm going to say this to @of-the-mountain: your gratuitous use of foul language and your ad hominem attacks are childish, dull, and only make you look weak and stupid. Please endeavor to engage us on a higher level before you bore us all to death.

Indecent proposal

BD66 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

They blew the midterms with abortion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

@BD66 Abortion was probably the single biggest issue for a lot of people, especially women. But there were other important issues too. Like voting rights and the threat to democracy. And the Biden Administration had a long list of legislative accomplishments that Democrats could run on. It all added up to a pretty good midterm for the Dems. You did not answer my question, btw.

Who is covering for them? 👉Republicans👈

racocn8 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Around 1985, I attended a meeting which included a video conference with the CEO of Arco (Lod Cook). After the presentation, he opened the meeting up for questions, and fielded several of them. Then I asked what he thought would happen if Global Warming became apparent. At first, he blustered and ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 27, 2023:

So the the guy went from denial to callous fatalism right in front of you. And not even considering investment in clean technologies. That must have been a disgusting sight.

To ignore Black history is to ignore American history.

Garban comments on Jan 26, 2023:

The Christian crazies already lie to their kids about Santa, The Easter Bunny, and Jesus. History is just one more nail in the coffin of their own kids ability to think for themselves.🙁

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

Too true!

Indecent proposal

BD66 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

They blew the midterms with abortion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

So you think Herschel Walker, Cari Lake, Dr. Oz, Doug Mastriano, etc., were good candidates? 😂

Any bets on whether the Republican-led House will even debate the issue?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

@MyTVC15 Well, they (the Democratically-led Senate and House of the 117th Congress) did just pass the first meaningful gun legislation in a generation. And there is other business to attend to. And it is fairly certain that no gun reform bill passed by the Senate today would pass the mad MAGA-led House. Just sayin.'

Any bets on whether the Republican-led House will even debate the issue?

hankster comments on Jan 26, 2023:

only when gun sales need a boost.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

So true! 🙄

Any bets on whether the Republican-led House will even debate the issue?

DharmaBum50 comments on Jan 26, 2023:

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Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

Very apt description of the Republican Party!

Indecent proposal

Garban comments on Jan 26, 2023:

Great way to combat inflation, add 30% to the cost of everything.🥴

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

Ya gotta hand it to them; at least they're consistent.

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Moravian comments on Jan 23, 2023:

"*Since 99% earths mass is unknown to all earthlings and greater the universe"* ??. What the fuck is that supposed to mean ??

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

@Castlepaloma You speak of what "most people" know as if it were somehow relevant here. It is not. The point is, geologists and lay followers of Earth science do know what lies beneath the surface. This is from the Wikipedia page on ultramafic rocks: "Many surface exposures of ultramafic rocks occur in ophiolite complexes where deep mantle-derived rocks have been obducted onto continental crust along and above subduction zones." In other words, rocks from deep inside the mantle have been brought up to the surface.

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OldMetalHead comments on Jan 22, 2023:

My experience has been that there are very few gnostic atheists Certainty stems from indoctrination, not logic and reason.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 26, 2023:

@Alienbeing Blah, blah, blah. Why can't you just admit that you have been proven wrong? Oh, that would require a modicum of grace which you are sadly lacking.

When religious beliefs gain one nothingness in reality!!!

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jan 22, 2023:

"When religious beliefs gain one nothingness in reality!!!" (?) Please translate into English.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 25, 2023:

@of-the-mountain Actually, you have every right to write it however you like. Good, bad, or indifferent, it's your post.

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Moravian comments on Jan 23, 2023:

"*Since 99% earths mass is unknown to all earthlings and greater the universe"* ??. What the fuck is that supposed to mean ??

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 25, 2023:

@Castlepaloma You fundamentally misunderstand a key tenet of science. First-hand visual inspection is not the only valid way to determine the nature of a substance. You can also use indirect methods of analysis, as in remote sensing. You can make inferences based on observable facts such as, in the case if the Earth's interior, density, magnetic field, gravity anomalies, and propagation of sound waves (measuring speed, refraction, diffraction, and reflection of the waves). Then you can make predictions based on the observations, test them, and so learn even more. Also note that the Earth is a geologically active planet. There is volcanic activity and tectonic plate movement. These forces have brought material from the mantle up through the crust. So geologists are not flying blind. We know with a high degree of confidence that the Earth's mantle is composed of ultramafic rocks that act like plastic, and that the liquid outer core and solid inner core are composed of iron and nickel.

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OldMetalHead comments on Jan 22, 2023:

My experience has been that there are very few gnostic atheists Certainty stems from indoctrination, not logic and reason.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 25, 2023:

@Alienbeing

With his tone-deaf stunts, xenophobia, and blatant racism, Cheato's Mini Me has about as much chance...

Scott321 comments on Jan 25, 2023:

I think Desantis has a very strong chance of becoming POTUS if he can get past Trump. There could be some mud that sticks if slung: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/22/2148644/-A-little-digging-on-DeSantis-Nobody-talks-about-Cross-between-Kavanaugh-and-Wallace Desantis is shrewd and knows ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 25, 2023:

Perhaps I should modify my original statement. There's no way DiSerpentis can win the popular vote (which SHOULD be the only requirement for ascension to the presidency). And even with the electoral college, he's still got an uphill battle. My point is that his stunts energize the Republican base, but alienate most people outside that base.

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OldMetalHead comments on Jan 22, 2023:

My experience has been that there are very few gnostic atheists Certainty stems from indoctrination, not logic and reason.

Flyingsaucesir replies on Jan 25, 2023:

@Alienbeing "The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy recognizes multiple senses of the word “atheism”, but is clear about which is standard in philosophy: [Atheism is] the view that there are no gods. A widely used sense denotes merely not believing in god and is consistent with agnosticism [in the psychological sense]. A stricter sense denotes a belief that there is no god; this use has become standard. (Pojman 2015, emphasis added)" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atheism-agnosticism/#DefiAthe

Electric induction stoves are cleaner, safer, more efficient, better for the environment, and better...

CourtJester comments on Jan 23, 2023:

Hahaha. If you look at the studies; the vast majority of harmful air particles come from what you are cooking weather you are using gas or electric.