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Thursday, I will be making my bi-annual trek to the Texas Democratic Convention, something I have ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Support the most progressive candidates you can. Simply voting Blue No Matter Who is not going to get the job done. The Dem Party needs to get rid of its old, corporate Dem leaders and get some younger progressives running the party. And proposing some sort of New Deal for the working class and what...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 13, 2022:

@glennlab It would be great if Beto could beat Abbott, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

Thursday, I will be making my bi-annual trek to the Texas Democratic Convention, something I have ...

PondartIncbendog comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Make sure you wear your MAGA hat. You'll meet much more interesting people that way.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

Nah, why brand yourself instantly as an idiot? There were a couple idiots at my local senior center that would wear theirs to lunch there. One of them still does, the other guy's wife got sick, so he (thankfully) hasn't been there for several months. I guess it's probably more convenient when they wear them so you know who they are, instead of wondering which people are private Trumpers, but I still find the MAGA hats really offensive and am tired of seeing the same idiots wearing them.

Why Religion does more Harm than it does Good in this World [youtu.be]

OldGoat43 comments on Jul 12, 2022:

The act of making rules is a form of a power play.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

True. The surest way to get me surly and hostile is to start telling me what to do and how to feel. Of course, that's probably natural for someone who has always had issues with authority and grew up the son of a judge... In the several years I have been here on Agnostic, it seems pretty obvious that I have a lot of company around here that have similar issues with authority... In a country like the US, I can't think of a bigger rejection of authority than becoming a non-believer...

National Outcry Forces Sarasota Newspaper to Pull Op-Ed Praising Proud Boys The Sarasota ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I wish I could tell this brain dead woman that there is nothing to be “proud” of when you live your life thinking you’re better than others and disparaging those others for the color of their skin!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@glennlab I hope they enjoyed the month of stewing and waiting for a replacement. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face..... As Bugs Bunny would say, " What a maroon!"...

National Outcry Forces Sarasota Newspaper to Pull Op-Ed Praising Proud Boys The Sarasota ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I wish I could tell this brain dead woman that there is nothing to be “proud” of when you live your life thinking you’re better than others and disparaging those others for the color of their skin!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy Yup, and to them and their tribe, that's all that matters...

National Outcry Forces Sarasota Newspaper to Pull Op-Ed Praising Proud Boys The Sarasota ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I wish I could tell this brain dead woman that there is nothing to be “proud” of when you live your life thinking you’re better than others and disparaging those others for the color of their skin!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

Even the lowest form of white trash take pleasure and comfort in feeling they are still better than the best colored person... simply because they're white.

National Outcry Forces Sarasota Newspaper to Pull Op-Ed Praising Proud Boys The Sarasota ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I wish I could tell this brain dead woman that there is nothing to be “proud” of when you live your life thinking you’re better than others and disparaging those others for the color of their skin!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@glennlab Guess that aunt had never heard of or experienced hiring discrimination based on race. Kind of hard to get a job when white people control all the jobs...

Opinion: I was a Katy High football co-captain and we were pressured into prayer

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Well duh. Anyone who ever played high school sports knows perfectly well the power coaches have over players and how easily the players are coerced into going along with whatever program or religion or whatever personal cause the coach may choose to promote thru the team. The only time that players ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

I was lucky that I played sports like swimming and track, where it was all ruled by the stopwatch and the fastest team members got the top spots in the lineup, but I also played basketball in lower grades and it was obvious in those more subjective sports like that how easy it was for coaches to play favorites regardless of ability and talent.

A Christian hate group says it's a church. Why does the IRS agree?

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 12, 2022:

The recent revelations about Jim Comey and Johnathan Wray both being subjects of the same type of deeply invasive IRS audit (the odds against this happening at random are astronomical) indicates that Trump used the IRS to go after his political opponents. If the Service can be used (abused) like ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

Some coincidences are simply too improbable to not be conspiracies...

A Christian hate group says it's a church. Why does the IRS agree?

twill comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I'll ask my accountant if I should claim my roofing company as a church

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@twill It might be worth a try!

A Christian hate group says it's a church. Why does the IRS agree?

twill comments on Jul 12, 2022:

I'll ask my accountant if I should claim my roofing company as a church

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

I remember decades ago a bingo parlor in my hometown managed to con their way into being recognized as a church by the IRS and the state Dept. of Revenue...

Making the best of a bad situation. 😂

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Like me, you have a sick sense of humor. Your cat is enjoying his job well done...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 12, 2022:

@Kynlei Sorry, I assumed it was.

Was Sophia A. Nelson persecuted for her Christian faith?

KKGator comments on Jul 11, 2022:

If you are a shitty person, and you say shitty things, and you thrust yourself into the public eye, you get what you get. People get to tell you that they think you're full of shit. That's not being silenced. That is a consequence of spewing garbage.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

Well said. If you choose to put your bigoted thoughts out in the public arena, you should have enough guts or strength to put up with the fallout and blowback. If you don't, then maybe you should have kept them private in the first place...

One great thing about having an admin.

DenoPenno comments on Jul 11, 2022:

I am permanently banned from Facebook Marketplace apparently because I failed to use developer tools that they made present and use them in a proper way. Still not sure exactly what I did, I'm told I wanted to sell domain names and become an auto dealer. WTF? The robots must have told Zuck this. I ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

You lost me pretty quickly in your comment, as I am very computer ignorant, nothing beyond knowing how to point, click, scroll, and type. But it does sound like your banning was ridiculous and unjustified.

Look at god!! 🤣😂🤣

xenoview comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Did you apply for porn hub? Did you have to stroke or blow?

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@xenoview Suit yourself, and you're entitled to your opinion. We all have to make money some way, whether it's stealing, selling drugs, working a straight job, or stripping for porn hub. I don't judge what others do for money, as long as it's legal and doesn't screw other people over to make it. Personally, I have more respect for the woman on Porn Hub than some soulless piece of yuppie scum working on Wall Street ripping off other people and ruining companies, for example. Or some member of congress who gets rich off their legalized bribery of corporate campaign money, followed by working as a lobbyist for the people they whored for in office. The latter two examples are legal ways of earning money, but I don't think they should be legal, that's all.

Well sure... but they still suck. Millennials and GEN Z - Christopher Titus [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 11, 2022:

He's right. I fully agree that us Boomers have collectively let them down and they have been handed a terrible society to live in. Having said that, I am not personally responsible for their terrible social and economic heritage. I always fought against the forces that shaped the hell of the last ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@linxminx Exactly right. The ones leading our politics and our corporations are the ones who sold out the younger generations, not me. At the same time, the majority of Boomers did vote for Reagan and other members of congress and presidents of both parties that sold them out, but not me individually. I always voted for the most progressive candidates I could find and I also did my best to promote progressive or socialist policies. I did my best but was simply way out-numbered. So they have reason to hate and blame my generation as a whole, but I will not put up with being individually or personally blamed or insulted for being a Boomer by Millenials or Gen Z members who don't know me from a hole in the ground. I don't insult or put them down for their generational membership, as I know nothing about them individually, and just want them to return the favor.

Look at god!! 🤣😂🤣

xenoview comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Did you apply for porn hub? Did you have to stroke or blow?

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@xenoview I'm not sure about that. After all, aren't all legal gigs legit? I must be ignorant, as I don't visit porn sites. My imagination works well enough...

biblicallaw republicanlogic useitagainstthem

FvckY0u comments on Jul 11, 2022:

I'm all for using the republican talking points against them. In fact I do it on a regular basis on social media.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@FvckY0u Yup, so really the only reason to bother arguing with them is for sport or to educate onlookers who may be seeing the argument online.

Was Sophia A. Nelson persecuted for her Christian faith?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 11, 2022:

This was already posted somewhere else on Agnostic.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@Lilac-JadeCanada I get it. Right now I am in almost all the groups related to politics, except Trump Pinata, which Hippie Chick kicked me out of, so I see just about everything at once.

Was Sophia A. Nelson persecuted for her Christian faith?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 11, 2022:

This was already posted somewhere else on Agnostic.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@p-nullifidian You make a good point.

biblicallaw republicanlogic useitagainstthem

Druvius comments on Jul 11, 2022:

The Evangelical right cherry picks and distorts whatever they want from the Bible, trying to use logic against them won't work.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

That's why I don't bother arguing with them, unless I'm feeling in a sporting mood and just want to have some fun watching them get mad and stew...

biblicallaw republicanlogic useitagainstthem

FvckY0u comments on Jul 11, 2022:

I'm all for using the republican talking points against them. In fact I do it on a regular basis on social media.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

Using logic and pointing out their hypocrisy just bounces right off them, because they feel superior and righteous, while you are a heathen that is going to hell, so anything you say doesn't matter and has to be a lie.

Look at god!! 🤣😂🤣

xenoview comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Did you apply for porn hub? Did you have to stroke or blow?

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

A refined woman never tells, lol?

Novak Djokovic returns to great form by winning his 21st grand slam.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 11, 2022:

It appears he will have to sit out the next and final Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open. Poor baby...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@Castlepaloma There won't be an exemption. He is done for the year with Grand Slam events.

So this guy from a dating site just wrote to me.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Scammer. Dating sites are full of them. I took at peak at one such dating site and I've never in my life seen so many 45+ year old beautiful women in my life and they all so happen to be single and living right under my nose. Imagine that! needless to say I've since deleted my one dating ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 I wish I were wrong. I usually regret being right about things these days. I can relate, more than you might think. I am willing to date women as much as 8 years older than me, provided they are in good health, but even with that kind of flexibility on my part, I have little success in the online dating game, since I match up so poorly with the local dating pool by not having kids, not being religious, and not drinking. Add to that the fact that I hate country music and won't date a conservative, and it makes me fairly undateable for my local pool.

So this guy from a dating site just wrote to me.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Scammer. Dating sites are full of them. I took at peak at one such dating site and I've never in my life seen so many 45+ year old beautiful women in my life and they all so happen to be single and living right under my nose. Imagine that! needless to say I've since deleted my one dating ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 True. And I bet there aren't that many men in your online dating pool that are in your age group, plus, most of the ones that are in their late 60s to your age, only want to date women that are several years or more younger than them.

So this guy from a dating site just wrote to me.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Scammer. Dating sites are full of them. I took at peak at one such dating site and I've never in my life seen so many 45+ year old beautiful women in my life and they all so happen to be single and living right under my nose. Imagine that! needless to say I've since deleted my one dating ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 11, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 That is quite true. The older you get, the worse the dating pool gets on those sites. A widowed friend of mine has really seen that. She is 71 and in good shape for her age, but she finds that on Match, the pool of men on there seems to really fall off once you get to the late 60s in age. And even worse, she finds that most men her age won't date women their own age, instead preferring to date women at least several years younger than themselves.

So this guy from a dating site just wrote to me.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Scammer. Dating sites are full of them. I took at peak at one such dating site and I've never in my life seen so many 45+ year old beautiful women in my life and they all so happen to be single and living right under my nose. Imagine that! needless to say I've since deleted my one dating ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@FvckY0u I have heard about the site Zoosk, that is the correct name for it, from some women. Have never checked it out, as I feel Match probably has the fewest fake profiles and scammers. Probably because they charge more than other sites and probably police the scammers better than other sites.

So this guy from a dating site just wrote to me.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Scammer. Dating sites are full of them. I took at peak at one such dating site and I've never in my life seen so many 45+ year old beautiful women in my life and they all so happen to be single and living right under my nose. Imagine that! needless to say I've since deleted my one dating ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

I've been on Match for over three years, and yes, there are a lot of obvious scammers, but in my experience the vast majority of profiles are from real women in my local area. The problem is, tho, that most of them seem to be pretty dysfunctional or incredibly rigid and demanding about who they will date. And to be honest, a good third of them are not at all attractive to me, either because they are very overweight, or have the lined, hard faces of someone who either spent their life drinking too much or being in the sun all the time without sunblock. Finally, a lot of the profiles are of women who have likely been inactive for at least a year or two. I have often heard that dating sites will keep your profile on there for up to three years after you have stopped using the site, just so they can appear to boost their membership numbers.

In praise of difficult women, women who know their own mind and speak their own thoughts.

Pralina1 comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Unfortunately. Men find “ difficult “ women attractive . Yet . Not willing to be w them . Most men , my age at least , don’t understand . Dude . I don’t need your wallet . I have my own thankuverymuch . I don’t need much of anything . Just good company and better ideas . Men don’t want ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

If you were my age and lived in my area, you are one woman I would want to meet and maybe date. Sorry we are so mismatched with our local dating pools. I do agree that many men find "difficult", as well as high maintainence women to be attractive, but not this man. I am referring to women who are difficult in the sense they have serious personality disorders or terrible relationship skills. These men are the same as women who continue to be attracted to "bad boys" even after the women are well past middle age.

More disappointed by Biden all the time.

GreenAtheist comments on Jul 10, 2022:

When you vote blue you always get zionist deadly incompetence

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

You get neoliberal economics, identity politics, and Repub lite, along with lots of excuses and platitudes.

Should "fuck" be a restricted word on this website?

Pralina1 comments on Jun 17, 2022:

If we can’t use the word cunt , I am out all . My favorite English word . Synonym / alternative will be mother Teresa and Madonna ( mother Mary ), and I don’t have x for that always .

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@Pralina1 Well, regardless, around where I live, it appears to be a firing offense if it occurs around customers in a service industry job.

Should "fuck" be a restricted word on this website?

Pralina1 comments on Jun 17, 2022:

If we can’t use the word cunt , I am out all . My favorite English word . Synonym / alternative will be mother Teresa and Madonna ( mother Mary ), and I don’t have x for that always .

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@Pralina1 Apparently some disagree with you about the C-word, at least where I live. I know a young guy that works as a karaoke host some nights, but he recently got fired from his day job, as well as his karaoke hosting gig at the same bar. Apparently he was working there as a server and got into a spat with a female co-worker in front of customers. He called her a cunt, which she may well have deserved for her behavior towards him, I dunno. I heard he was fired on the spot.....

Should "fuck" be a restricted word on this website?

creative51 comments on Jun 19, 2022:

Perhaps we need more formality on this site and use Mr. Mrs. Miss Ms when addressing people. We would address you as Mr.FvckYOu.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

I agree. To all those on here who hate me, its's Mr. Asshole to you!

[youtu.be] I made a new friend today who wrote this powerful song and sings it.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 12, 2021:

Nice to see somebody else agrees with me about how Obama was W. in blackface. I bet Joe Elmo also sees Biden these days as no different than Obama, just another corporate sellout.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@sassygirl3869 I find that is true with me and some conservatives. We disagree on almost all the issues, but we appear to hate a lot of the same people as far as pols, but for different reasons on my end versus their end.

Anti-LGBTQ writer claims she's being "silenced" for her Christian faith

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Just another homophobic bigot hiding behind their religion..

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

@Buck Quite true, esp. the men who are homophobic.

Wake Up, America, This Is Collapse [eand.co] .

silverotter11 comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Terrific article. Now how the hell do I get people like my twin, my right wing supporting neighbors to read it and comprehend even a small part of this? I've watched this slow move since raygun, 2 shrubs and then trump. Clinton did his part by repealing the Glass Steagall Act and sadly while ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 10, 2022:

Right wingers will never read it, much less agree with it. Don't waste your time on them.

The sequoias are burning (again).

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Oh no. 😢😰😢 There's not going to be anything wondrous left in this country. 😢 And given the world thinks we're all violent murderous heathens, even wonders abroad may be left unseen by us if we don't change our collective identity sooner than later. #this #is #heartbreaking

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir To them, this shit is exciting. It means that Jesus is coming even sooner...

😹😹😹😹 Even living near the ceiling, a cat's gotta bathe After all my doom and gloom...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 9, 2022:

How is Mister bathing? Does he jump down into the sink and find water there to bathe in, or does he just tongue bathe?

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@SeaGreenEyez Glad he feels safe enough to rejoin the action down below...

Wake Up, America, This Is Collapse [eand.co] .

Sticks48 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

When folks say they don't bother to vote because both parties are the same, how fucking stupid or lazy can they be? Who let the ban on assault weapons expire, loaded the SCOTUS with nut jobs, and wreck the economy every time they get in power? Here is a hint, it ain't the Democrats!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@FvckY0u, @Sticks48 Maybe all those other democracies looked at our system and saw how it only favored the rich and corporations, so they chose better systems, like parlimentary ones, for example, where it is easier for minority parties to actually have some power, instead of two corrupt major parties being able to hang on to power without being responsive to the masses.

Wake Up, America, This Is Collapse [eand.co] .

Sticks48 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

When folks say they don't bother to vote because both parties are the same, how fucking stupid or lazy can they be? Who let the ban on assault weapons expire, loaded the SCOTUS with nut jobs, and wreck the economy every time they get in power? Here is a hint, it ain't the Democrats!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@FvckY0u I sadly think you're right. I think we will first have the triumph of fascism in the US and a lot of other countries, followed by a climate apocalypse, which will result in mass extinction of humans. After that, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the billionaires are able to emerge from their bunkers and survive on some level above the surface, but then again, even they may never be able to live above ground again. If they do emerge, it will be to start some new form of feudalism between them and their surviving servants. What the current group of bought and paid for pols in DC don't realize, is that after the shit hits the fan and civil war erupts, a lot of them are going to get slaughtered by the mobs, along with a lot of folks like us, and their money and status won't be enough to protect them. They will no longer be necessary anyway as the middlemen between the masses and the ruling class, once elections and open government are gone.

Wake Up, America, This Is Collapse [eand.co] .

Sticks48 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

When folks say they don't bother to vote because both parties are the same, how fucking stupid or lazy can they be? Who let the ban on assault weapons expire, loaded the SCOTUS with nut jobs, and wreck the economy every time they get in power? Here is a hint, it ain't the Democrats!

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@FvckY0u We have only had radical change in the US, since the civil war, during two or three time periods. The first was the Progressive Era, when Teddy Roosevelt was president and there were many new immigrants to the country, including many socialists. The establishment major parties were afraid of the socialists and their growing popularity, so they allowed many progressive reforms early in the last century for a short time. The next major period was the Great Depression. There were tens of millions of Americans that were ready to vote for socialist candidates, including for president, capitalism was no longer credible or popular, and there were violent uprisings all across the country. So the ruling class allowed FDR and the Dems, at least for a while, to implement socialist policies to prevent violent revolution. Same thing with the sixties, the threat of violent revolution, from violent groups like the Weathermen, Malcom X, and the Black Panthers, were as much or more what produced The Great Society Programs and the civil rights laws of LBJ, not just MLK and the non-violent anti war protesters. The powers that be were not scared of the non-violent groups and did not concede radical changes because of them. In none of these three time periods did voting Blue No Matter Who or asking nicely produce any radical or great amount of progress beyond incremental steps. We don't have time for incremental progress anymore, because we are facing a right-wing Christofascist enemy that plays for keeps with only hardball and scorched earth. We need warriors on our side in the political fight, not centrist corrupt sellouts like Biden, Pelosi, or Schumer. Frederich Douglass said, quite rightly, that "Power concedes nothing without a fight. It never has and it never will". Asking nicely and accepting incremental steps, never gets it done. How many years have we been trying to get single payer or universal health insurance? The last radical progress we made on .that was Medicare, when I was 7. The ACA was a joke, merely a gift to the insurance companies and drug companies, and it has done nothing to reduce medical bankruptcies or improve our life expectancies for anyone below the top few income groups, or make needed, life-sustaining drugs like insulin available and affordable to all who need them.

Churches closing their doors in record numbers

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Most likely the closings of most churches, the small ones, is due to the strains of the Covid pandemic and the economic effects on their members, who can no longer donate like they used to, with losing jobs and not being able to keep up with inflation. The smaller churches tend to be mainline ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy That trend is happening too, but I think it is both of them.

[wgal.

glennlab comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Three police officers and not one of them thought about calling the pros?

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

Sounds like an old joke, " How many cops does it take to screw in a light bulb?"....

[wgal.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Idiots. The lesson is to call Animal Control or the local Humane Society and wait as long as it takes. Calling the cops on something that doesn't need to involve shooting is probably a bad idea, unless it's a car accident or some property thing like theft or vandalism, since you always need a police...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Betty Aww, but that would take all the fun and excitement out of the job. Way too many guys become cops because they want to be able to shoot a gun, like the gun nut in Police Academy... " There was gunplay, and he missed it!".....

Just got blocked by Gwendolyn2018.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Her posts certainly come across as gender biased. I ignore it for the most part.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@FvckY0u Actually, I love hearing stories like yours, because while I don't believe in religion, I do try to believe in karma, and it's always sweet to hear about it coming around to bite people like that in the ass!

Just got blocked by Gwendolyn2018.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Her posts certainly come across as gender biased. I ignore it for the most part.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@FvckY0u So true. About a week ago I was in a bar at a karaoke show, where I became the object of a guy bullying me and trying to start shit with me. What made it worse was that he was there with a woman that has shared a mutual hatred of me for some time. She even started egging him on after he started harassing me, by literally making up shit on the spot for him to tell me and insult me with. My late wife developed dementia, and years ago I had attended a Meetup.com group for single people, after her death, where I first met this bitch that was egging the guy on. I have hated her ever since the Meetup group. So during this encounter a week ago, she told him that I had "said in a meeting that I had beaten" my wife. WTF? What kind of sick bitch would make up something like that to give to her buddy to use in a bar argument? My wife died from her dementia, and I can't believe someone would make up lies about that shit. But she clearly has no heart or compassion at all. I wanted to smack the shit out of her, as the guy told me she had told him that. What assholes, both of them! And, big surprise, I found out later from a third party, that they are both Trumpers, not surprising, as the guy gave me a parting shot as my friend and I moved away from where they were sitting, by saying " Fuck Biden", like he even knew anything about my politics, since I hate Biden too and wanted Bernie both times he ran. What an ignoramus! Not all assholes are Trumpers, but it does seem like most assholes I run into personally these days, versus on the net, are Trumpers... no fucking surprise there, since neither Trumpers nor assholes seem to care about the truth, esp. when it comes to telling it instead of lying...

Just got blocked by Gwendolyn2018.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Her posts certainly come across as gender biased. I ignore it for the most part.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@FvckY0u I'm with you on the dating issue. We are both men of greater integrity than most, and I will speak the truth, regardless of whether it may offend some women. It didn't offend my late wife, so I will not change now, just to appease women who are not my type in the first place. I have no problem with militant feminists, only when they cross the threshold to being man-hating, and then on top of that, refuse to admit or acknowledge that about themselves.

Just got blocked by Gwendolyn2018.

FvckY0u comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Her posts certainly come across as gender biased. I ignore it for the most part.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

I got tired of ignoring it and felt the need to confront it, both with her, and other women on Agnostic who clearly had a double standard where they felt it was ok for them to male bash all the time on the forums, but men were not allowed to make any negative statements regarding women without being accused of being misogynists and getting bashed by multiple members of the sisterhood on the boards. I got blocked by lots of women for that in the past, but I am proud that I stood up to it and called them out on it every time. Only one man, racocn8, (Howard) ever had the balls to back me up on it. About all the other men were either too afraid of the sisterhood, or were maybe hoping, back when people still thought this was a viable dating site, that by not bucking the sisterhood they could end up dating someone from the site that was watching the arguments on the forums. And they didn't want to risk offending some women that they wanted to date.

My rant for today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 8, 2022:

I agree. I would say, however, that people on the political right tend to be way more obedient and unquestioning of authority than people on the left. Which explains why so many Trumpers and members of the GOP are so quick to believe in conspiracy theories that have no basis in fact. I also agree ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@FvckY0u You make some good points. Most of us on Agnostic do appear to be deeper thinkers than the average person. I do agree, however, that it might be true that it takes a deep thinker to do the mental gymnastics of avoiding reality, making sense of nonsense, etc. Those people might be hard to detect or distinguish from other believers who aren't deep thinkers and are easily able to accept religion. Same with members of the ignorant herd simply choosing to not think critically rather than lacking the intellect to do so, in the first place. Thanks for the props on my IQ. I have been tested twice as an adult, and my IQ was in the 130s both times, but I am far from the smartest person I know. My late wife was smarter than me, and a friend of mine who is a retired doctor claims to have an IQ of 163. I'll take his word for that, but at the same time, he has some emotional intelligence issues, has to be right all the time, and can be exasperating to deal with at times.

Biden signs executive order to protect abortion access

rainmanjr comments on Jul 8, 2022:

He's a great POTUS yet Dems continue to treat him as if he's not. Get on the Dem train, Dems.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr I don't care about the political value. That's as crass as saying Biden should let the Roe decision just slide so it can be used in the midterms. It's bullshit indifference like that to real problems on the ground that affect ordinary people, that make so many average people hate the Dems and the Repubs, because the pols in DC only care about optics and the short term value of issues for using them as election fodder. I am done with you... Jeez, and I thought I was overly cynical...

Biden signs executive order to protect abortion access

rainmanjr comments on Jul 8, 2022:

He's a great POTUS yet Dems continue to treat him as if he's not. Get on the Dem train, Dems.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr No, the state of the Postal Service matters all the time, and every year, not just elections. I will not bother educating you on how destroying and then privatizing the USPS has been a bipartisan project for some years now, well before DeJoy, and will instead let you find out on your own once it is gone and you get a monthly bill from UPS or Fed EX for your mail delivery.

Biden signs executive order to protect abortion access

rainmanjr comments on Jul 8, 2022:

He's a great POTUS yet Dems continue to treat him as if he's not. Get on the Dem train, Dems.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr I guess, unlike me, you don't know anyone who still works at the post office and knows what is still going on with the USPS.

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Going back into my archives: "One can always see precisely why these women are single: 1. The women are altogether full of themselves, and they’ve written a small book singing their own praises for a profile. Their book list is either 40 lines long, or double-spaced to impress(?). 2. They have ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 So sorry I'm no longer entertaining you enough.. You aren't boring me at all. I love watching you stew, and so does Howard,( racocn8), and probably some others that are too meek to openly side with me. I actually agree with you on many and most things, Gwen, but your thin-skinned attitude towards me and other men, as well as your unconcealed misandry are just laughable... Get some therapy for that, preferably from a male therapist, which I know you will never do.. Bye, bye, Gwen... so predictable....

Biden signs executive order to protect abortion access

rainmanjr comments on Jul 8, 2022:

He's a great POTUS yet Dems continue to treat him as if he's not. Get on the Dem train, Dems.

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

He is pathetic. What part of his most honest campaign promise did you not hear? "Nothing will fundamentally change"... The only improvement over Trump that he gave us was better leadership on Covid, and nowadays, even that has gone away. Nobody in his admin. even talks about Covid anymore. He hasn't even gotten rid of DeJoy at the Postal Service, and he could have done that without even getting any cooperation from Manchin or Sinema, but he just doesn't care, even about saving our Postal Service.

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Going back into my archives: "One can always see precisely why these women are single: 1. The women are altogether full of themselves, and they’ve written a small book singing their own praises for a profile. Their book list is either 40 lines long, or double-spaced to impress(?). 2. They have ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 Not--------------- taking--------------------- bait. I would block you, but that would give you too much satisfaction..... I much prefer watching you stew...

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?

TheoryNumber3 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

The other thing I noticed about the scammers is that they tend to have one of the following occupations -Military personnel -Work for some large international organization -Petrochemical engineers -Orthopedic surgeons. Also..... -Generally cannot correctly spell the name...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 It's readable for me, but you're right, it is in a strange sort of format and print style.

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Going back into my archives: "One can always see precisely why these women are single: 1. The women are altogether full of themselves, and they’ve written a small book singing their own praises for a profile. Their book list is either 40 lines long, or double-spaced to impress(?). 2. They have ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Jul 8, 2022:

@TheoryNumber3 I'm widowed and not at all looking for someone exactly like my late wife, who was not perfect, and neither am I. I just want someone compatible. But you wouldn't believe the number of divorced women who ignorantly assume that I AM looking for someone exactly like my late wife, and that I felt she was perfect, etc. It just shows that they are defensive and also that they would rather cynically assume the worst about all widowed men, instead of actually giving them a fair chance, a clean slate and getting to know them as individuals. But that would take too much humility and effort on their part, so they would rather make knee-jerk assumptions about all widowed men and just refuse to date widowed men, instead sticking with only men who are divorced, like them, preferring to just stick with the familiar, rather than take a risk. I also suspect that many of them are actually more interested in finding a man who understands and sympathizes with their emotional hurt from the divorce than in finding a compatible partner. If that is the case., maybe they should just get a therapist, instead of trying to meet that need solely thru a dating partner. What did Einstein say about continuing to do the same thing (sticking with only divorced men) and expecting different results? I agree with the rest of your comment. At least the divorced men seem to be trying something different than just dating the same kind of woman they divorced.....

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?