Betsy Devos introduces rule making it harder for child abuse victims come forward at school

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Last week on FB I called her a CUNT and that opinion has not changed.

“There are few substantial differences between the two ruling political parties in the United ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

There is a great deal of difference between the two parties. Because you don't agree with either party does not mean there is no difference between the two. Supreme Court appointees is the most significant difference with the longest lasting consequences. Show me a country, Kingdom, or Empire of any significant size in history where the people with money don't run or have significant influence in the running of a country. After a revolution it just starts over again or turns into something worse. People just need to vote people out of office, but generally they think their representative is alright, it's those other guys who are fucking it up. Therefore we get little turnover, especially in the Senate.

I'll settle for acknowledging my delusions, not sure they're avoidable, they just get replaced by ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

I suppose it depends on what your delusions are. Are they delusions or hope, and where does one end and the other begin.

I was going to try to go to Ireland instead of Venice but have instead decided to just stay home.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

Sorry you had to cancel. You must be disappointed.

Would scare the shit out of them

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

The dog is scary looking too!

Obama burns trump

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

The annual White House Correspondent's Association Dinner which trump quit attending after Colbert humiliated him his first year as President. What a PUSSY!

Daylight Saving Time...Love it or hate it?Personally I wish they would drop it.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 8, 2020:

I am a night person. We need Nightlightless Saving Time!

Father Found Guilty, Mom Takes Plea Deal After Starving Daughter For ‘Religious Reasons’ | ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Hopefully he will get life in prison.

Dump trump! Bloomberg’s latest assault upon trump! [youtu.be]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Bloomberg did say he was committing a billion dollars to oust trump. I would imagine that is what he will do. Good for him.

Trump: CDC Doctors Have Praised Me For My Natural Ability And Intelligence

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Pro golfer loses 3 sponsors after making homophobic joke about Pete Buttigieg / LGBTQ Nation

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Good. I hope he loses more.

Nathaniel Woods executed in Alabama despite someone else confessing to the crime | indy100

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Same here. We are a backward nation of ignorant hillbillies.

He is a smart guy

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

A common sense approach to governance.

Christian Film “20 Minutes” Falsely Suggests Atheists Find God When Facing Death | Hemant ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

I almost died in 94. I spent a month in the hospital and never once thought about praying for help. What I did do was be nice to and joke with the nurses, doctors, and techs since they were the ones taking care of my ass.

Republican party hired this guy to infiltrate progressive groups

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Having grown up in politics I learned at a very young age, politics is and always has been a very nasty business.

I’m so ashamed.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Truth.

Why are Republicans Evangelicals?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

The same thing that makes them Evangelicals. They are IGNORANT!

I suspect this is just conjecture, but it is similar to my guess about how things really work.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

I don't understand why Bernie people can't except the fact Bernie is not that well liked among Black people and moderate Democrats. He can't win without them. That is just a fact.

Hope springs eternal.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

For the good of the rest of the planet, I certainly hope not.

Well, This has been a tough week to say the least.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

I can totally relate to your feelings. I lost mine when I was 42. She was my best friend. You have my deepest sympathy.

Insanity grips religious zealots as coronavirus spreads [patheos.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 7, 2020:

They have been in the grip of insanity for a long, long, long, long, long, long, long time.

Spring ahead... here we go!

Sticks48 comments on Mar 6, 2020:

Not me. It fucks up the bar business.

Under a Democratic President, McConnell Vows a Return to Total Obstruction | Washington Monthly

Sticks48 comments on Mar 6, 2020:

That is what he has done with a Republican President. Outside of two SCOTUS appointments and a disastrous tax cut, what has he brought to the floor?

I'm just too damned awesome.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 6, 2020:

I wouldn't date me. I only hang out with me now because I have no choice.

Christian Nationalists Call For Secession, Formation Of White Ethnostate | Michael Stone

Sticks48 comments on Mar 6, 2020:

Give them North Dakota.Win/Win

we need immigration reform bad

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

America the beautiful? :(

End of the lINE tRAVELING Wilbury [youtu.be]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

What a wonderful group.

How do you level up?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

I level up with the right balance of weed and scotch.

Trump Says He Thinks Coronavirus Death Rate Is "A False Number" Based On "Hunch"

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

The optimum words are "he thinks". HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

What could go wrong?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

What could go right?

Bernie vs.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

If the youth won't vote for Biden if he gets the nomination it will show how really stupid they are. It is their future they are voting for, not us old folks. It will be a very lopsided SCOTUS they will have. It will be the environmental laws or lack of them they will deal with. They had better not get pissy, because they are only fucking themselves and their children.

Trump Supporter: Never In My Life Did I Want A Dictator Until Trump Was Elected

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

And there are so many of them, and they have children. They are like cockroaches. They are everywhere and they multiply. If only they were as smart as cockroaches.

Biden “I’m automatically attracted to young — I just start sniffing them.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 5, 2020:

ANYONE but trump. It is that simple for me. Hell I would take W, Reagan, or Nixon again to get rid of trump.

[yahoo.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

That's Texas. This is as corrupt a state as there is in the union.

Shamwow-wins-best-murder-clean-up-towel-for-11th-consecutive-year [gishgallop.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

I can now sleep well tonight.

I don't understand all the hate when it comes to my Marxist philosophy.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Love me some Groucho.

Do you personally adhere to the whole "three dates" thing before attempting to get physical with ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

In the 70's, 80's, and 90's that would have been normal for me. At this time at my age that would not be true. A lot of women were a lot friskier at that time according to my younger friends. Times change and I am with women in their 50's and older. At my age there is more baggage we all deal with, both mine and theirs. Everyone has baggage to some degree, no matter what some people try to tell you.

Today's cheese ... 🧀🧀🧀🧀

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

At least it has been awhile.

When will someone just be done with it and create an official Progressive party that has no ties ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

When we are young we want things NOW. That is not how it works. How long did it take for women to get the right to vote? Well over one hundred years. The gay rights movement started in the 70's. We still haven't overcome racism in our institutions even though civil rights legislation happened in the 60's. Sometimes an entire generation or more has to pass on for big changes. That is the way of a democracy which we are in danger of losing if we don't vote trump and a bunch of republican Senators out.

I'm very disappointed in everyone who doesn't support Elizabeth Warren, but I'm not insulting them, ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Exactly. These whiny Bernie babies are getting on my nerves almost as much as the trumpers. If a house plant got the nomination I would vote for it without hesitation.

Although coronavirus is actually at 3.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Because this country is a bunch of ignorant hillbillies. How do you think we got trump?

[youtu.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

One of the very few people I would love to see live.

After super Tuesday anyone think America is just screwed?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Not yet. If people don't band together and vote for whoever gets the nomination, which will be both stupid and reckless, then we will be screwed. It is up to the people, as it always has been. For people who don't vote because they are being pissy, I hope they suffer m long painful deaths, because it is what they deserve.

Good music and a funny cartoon to boot. [youtu.be]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Terrific! Love the music and the cartoon. These was my favorite cartoons right after Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Protein discovered inside a meteorite [phys.org]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Very cool.

I am feeling great sadness this morning, and it is broad based.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Big changes come with generational change, so it is generally slow.

Well happy birthday to me... [youtu.be]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Happy Birthday!!! 🎈🎉🍾

Why do hunters mount taxidermied deer heads on their walls?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Small dicks!

To all y'all that voted status quo joe toniggt, enjoy 4 more years of Trump..you deserve it..

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

Only if the Bernie people don't vote for whoever the nominee is. If they do that fuck'em. They need to spend the next four years keeping their mouth shut. I am about as far left as anyone, but I am also pragmatic. I know this is a centrist country. Less than half of registered Democrats identify themselves as Progressives. Only about 28% of registered voters are Democrats, and about the same number are Republicans. The rest are registered Independents. A little more of those Indies lean left more than to the right, and less than 10% actually are true Indies. Do the math. You could end up with a brokered convention and that might mean it will be neither Bernie or Joe. The most important thing is to get rid of trump, period.

I think this country would be better off with an Atheist in the White House.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 4, 2020:

We have one now. I am sure we have had them in the past. They just could not admit it, not in this hillbilly country.

Biden surges into lead nationally after Buttigieg, Klobuchar exits: poll

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

To be expected. They are both moderates.

Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes [youtube.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I always liked him and this song. Thanks.

I would like to be the first to wish everyone a happy "I Want You to be Happy Day" this is a ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

A happy day to you also.

Having a gay friend makes you a better person according to science / LGBTQ Nation

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I have had gay friends in my life off and on since my 20s. I don't know if it makes me a better person or not. It probably has made me more tolerant of different people. I have never really thought about it.

Rep. John Lewis: "We Must...Vote Like We Never, Ever Voted Before" - News & Guts Media

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Most definitely.

[theguardiansofdemocracy.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

I don't think this is delusional. I think he lives for those rallies and the adulation he receives at these events. He doesn't want to schedule one of these events and not have a big turnout. IMO

Hey Guyses! It's Tuesday! I'm going to ask something a bit more innocuous today.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Bigger feet. You know what they say, big feet, big... :)

This Rare Microburst Bomb Falling From The Sky Looks Insane

Sticks48 comments on Mar 3, 2020:

Cool!

40% of Americans think you can get the Coronavirus from Corona Beer.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

75% believe in God.

Blind Faith In Religion Destroys Our Ability To Critically Think For Ourselves

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Not some of us.

[youtu.be] Time to say goodnight...tonight with a song from Roberta Flack. - Killing Me Softly.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

What a singer, and I love this song.

New Jersey Catholic Church Denies Child First Communion Because He’s Autistic | Beth Stoneburner |...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

So much for that "Jesus loves the little children" thing.

Christian “Prophetess”: I Met Whitney Houston During a Recent Trip to Heaven | Hemant Mehta | ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I hope she had some cocaine with her or Whitney probably wouldn't want to see her.

Elon Musk says the US’s F-35 stealth jet ‚would have no chance‘ against a ‚drone fighter ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

It does make sense. A drone can take g-forces a pilot could never take, making it more maneuverable.

Today I celebrate six weeks without a cigarette.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Way to hang in there.

Christian Group Celebrates End of Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Because He’s Gay | Hemant Mehta | ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

It is probably about money. That is a large number of states in which to be campaigning and setting up organizations. That takes a lot of money. If it ain't there, it ain't there. It is a fucked up system.

The language is VERY rough, but the shock factor sure gets your attention quick.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

White women keep voting for Republicans. Even in Obama's re-election, more white women voted for Romney than for Obama. We men can admire your butts as well as your brains at the same time. I have been doing that all my life, as have a lot of men. You can change society, but you can't change biology.

CVS Is Reportedly a Major Donor to Trump’s 2020 Campaign

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Most corporations give to both parties because they know the power is constantly shifting between the two. Some will support the Republicans just for corporate tax breaks and for no other reason. I can't shop based on corporate political bents.

"I literally went to the throne room of god.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

She was just using trumps gold plated toilet. Silly bitch!

The “deep state” is nothing more than a intentionally vicious and destructive knowing fiction.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Very accurate and well said.

I hope some of our American cousins can answer this Question! Why does the word "socialism" strike ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

It is a generational thing, mainly the Boomers, some older Gen Xers, and some older than we Boomers. Unfortunately the Boomers are still a huge voting block and vote in large numbers. The younger conservatives, not a bright bunch to begin with, buy into that bullshit their parents and grandparents have sold them. American ignorance and arrogance all to often blinds us to what is going on outside of our own borders. IMO

[yahoo.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

You must remember a lot of his EOs never make it past the courts.

I am currently visiting New Orleans and was reminded of this joke after watching a wedding parade go...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

One of my favorite cities for sure. Enjoy.

Bad parenting

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Good parenting! Not all of life's lessons are easy. ;)

Hi. Apologies in advance for this rather abrupt question: Is this site an echo chamber?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

People diagree on all kinds of subjects here.

I’m back.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

This is probably just a couple of reasons Egypt has not been a great country in thousands of years.

Please make sure you have supplies at home and stay indoors if possible.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I have weed, donut holes, and cold milk. I am set.

Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of Presidential race tonight.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

Probably and Klobuchar's when she drops out.

We have a problem.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 2, 2020:

I don't watch the news near as much since the trial. Not seeing trump's face or hearing his voice is definitely better for my mental health.

Lawmaker Tells Devos To 'Resign' After Refusing To Say She'd 'Stand Up For Kids' Facing ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

She is an evil CUNT, and that is the best thing I can say about her.

Trophy hunting must stop

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

Most definitely. Trophy hunting is for PUSSIES!

Former senators' letter: Congress is not fulfilling its constitutional duties - The Washington Post

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

They haven't done their job in 30 or 40 years, including when those above were in office.

If most folks can agree that we "create our own reality" can we then agree that we create our own ...

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

We don't always create our reality. Sometimes it is thrust upon us. We do create our own gods.

Tom Cruise as President?

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

We haven't elected a short President since Carter.

Robert Cray - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark [youtube.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

I was fortunate enough to see both Cray and Keb Mo with in a week of each other. What a great week that was.

A thoughtful (as always from Dr.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

Who gives a shit. People should eat whatever they want. This is one of the most boring conversations Americans have. It is as stupid as boxers or briefs. This is the biggest either/or country on the planet.

Happy Sunday! Hope you all have a good day!

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

Thanks, me too.

The Bellamy Brothers - I Need More Of You [youtube.com]

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

I saw those guys in a big country bar in Oklahoma in the mid-nineties and I really enjoyed them.

Good morning all.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 1, 2020:

A great song. If you lived during the Blue Laws you really know what this song is about. With every retail business open on Sundays in the past few decades, it doesn't quite have the same meaning. For people who don't remember the Blue Laws think about how empty the streets are Christmas day. That was Sunday back when.

How is your 401K or other retirement savings? Are we winning yet?

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

I'm good. My IRA has done very well.

Former Obama Campaign Manager Warns Democrats Against Contested Convention Talk: Future of Party ...

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

It is real simple. If you can't draw a large number of Indies, you can't win, whoever wins the nomination. 28% of Americans are registered Democrats. Do the math.

Conspiracy theories make me paranoid....what about you?

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

I ignore all conspiracy theories. Not one has been proven in my lifetime. I think they are made up by people without cable.

Willie, Waylon and Me [youtube.com]

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

Big Jim, his piano player when DAC wrote this and later our piano player, told us they were listening to CSN's "Helplessly Hoping" the night before DAC wrote this song. He completely ripped of the melody from that song. That is pretty much DAC in a nutshell.

One of my last interest in the enneagram and it's 9 personality types.

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

I have known who I am for decades. I really don't need to take a test.

I tried pinning @hippydog 's original post on the five stage of relationships but apparently an ...

Sticks48 comments on Feb 29, 2020:

I can't put that much thought into it. I live my life and it will happen or it won't.

[youtu.

Sticks48 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

LUCINDA WILLIAMS "Essence" (Live) https://youtu.be/6Kd3Y-anRlM

We all believe in evidence-based science, and that's why we're agnostic/atheist, right?

Sticks48 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

New information changes things continuously, even in science. No new information about Christianity in 2000 years.

Those who criticize the progressive idea of universal healthcare are either speaking from ignorance...

Sticks48 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

Businesses should have NEVER been responsible for health care. That was an ignorant idea to begin with. This why we are in this mess we are in. If American ideas are so fucking good why do other countries not copy them. A little over 50% of the countries on this planet are a democracy of some kind. We were the first, yet no other country has copied our form of government. They can all see it is fucked up.

[youtu.

Sticks48 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

What kind of quiz?

What is your take on Principles . What is your Principal principle?

Sticks48 comments on Feb 28, 2020:

I liked Principles. It was the Vice Principle who doled out punishment.