You know your god is man-made ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 31, 2022:

Nowadays, that seems to be the basis for most people who vote for Repubs, even if it's against their own economic interests, because the Repubs hate all the same people they do..

Our alphabet used to have over 30 letters; like Eth; ð, Thorn; þ,Wynn; ƿ, Yogh; ȝ, Ash; æ, and ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 31, 2022:

Sounds like a lot of sucking..... that really sucks, lol!

I have no idea who this Smith fellow is but I have long held his logical argument to be true in my ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Interesting thoughts. I like and agree with them.

We survived! Lol!!!

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

My brother and one of my sisters, along with me, were competitve swimmers for many years as kids. My father saved me from drowning one night at a family night open swim when a much older high school kid held me under the water and was really trying to drown me, thinking it was all very funny. Imagine my pleasure later on in my life when I heard the story that my high school choir director had gotten mad about that same kid lipping off to him in choir practice and had grabbed him by the neck, thrown him against the wall, and held him up there, in front of the whole class, even tho the kid was much bigger than him and on the football team. I heard the kid about pissed his pants in fear. Back then, teachers and coaches could get away with handing out some of that good ole frontier justice.... To me, it felt like vicarious revenge... My father gave me plenty of abuse as a kid, but this incident proved that he really did care about me when it really came down to it, and he put the fear of God, so to speak, into the kid that was drowning me, so I was always grateful for that, in spite of everything else... I got my share of bullying as a kid, and this was the one time that anybody ever stood up for me.

4 Non-Blondes - What's going on??!!!?? [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

A very overrated song and sung way too often at karaoke.

The love song by R.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

No way. LIfe has only gotten worse in our world and American society since then. I am hoping I die before it falls completely apart... My whole adult life has mostly been seeing things get worse, overall, in America and the planet.

Clarence Thomas won't teach at George Washington University : NPR

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Good riddance. They'll be fine without him... Too much of a snowflake to handle any pushback from students.

Back in the mid '70s, around the time that the first Star Wars movie came out, there was a popular ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Sounds reasonable, but honestly, I really don't care. Sounds like you, even more than me, have too much free time on your hands and need to get a life, and that's saying something, coming from me... I also agree that the Jesus- co-pilot bumper sticker was pretty foolish.. In retrospect, the Jesus Freaks and, for that matter, Up With People, both products of the same era, seem pretty foolish..

Scientists establish link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage - Alternet.org

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

Not surprising, but it seems like the most common reason people are fundies is that they were raised that way by their parents, who were also fundies.

Hi i need atheist girl. It's been difficult to find one in my country.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 30, 2022:

You might want to try writing a bio here on Agnostic, but even with that, women to date are hard to find on this site. Your poor grammar isn't going to help. Most women will assume you're a scammer..

Imagine claiming that people being given a freedom previously denied to them is somehow "oppressing"...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

The caveat is that they are only determined to strip away freedoms from "those who are not like them", never from themselves and those like them. All about tribalism and self service.

Mister Update He's finally his old self.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

Did he have to see a shrink for cats to get his anxiety meds?

Alito Decries 'Hostility to Religion' in First Public Remarks Since Abortion Decision

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

" Religious liberty promotes domestic tranquility". That worked out so well in Northern Ireland....

Mister Update He's finally his old self.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

He looks very relaxed and comfortable.. I need some or more of whatever he's getting...

I would like to address the issues of moderators who block people from groups.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

I agree. I had a personal spat with Hippie Chick48 somewhere on this site, in a forum, so she blocked me from her personally, but also kicked me out of the Trump Pinata group(which she moderates), which I really enjoyed reading the posts and commenting in. I had never had any problems or arguments within that group and I really doubt most or even any other members of that group, besides her, had any problems with me or wanted me kicked out of the group. But she decided to be petty and abuse her power as group mod to block me from the group, and most likely she did it without any consultation with the other group members. You're goddamn right, it isn't fair and it stinks, that one person gets to have that kind of power regarding a whole forum group, without any accountability or restrictions. Just goes to show that absolute power corrupts absolutely. It would be really interesting to see Hippie Chick, or the person who blocked you from your group, Krish55, show up here and try to justify or defend their decisions, but I'm not holding my breath that either one would have the guts to do it. I also see that HippieChick reacted to your post with a hugs emoji. Hypocrisy much, Paula? She sympathizes with you, but feels justified in shafting me...right...... maybe it's just all about supporting the sisterhood...

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (Official Music Video) - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

I'd much rather hear the Dead Milkmen song that somebody posted here next to this one.

Alito Decries 'Hostility to Religion' in First Public Remarks Since Abortion Decision

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

How about hostility, on his part, towards freedom and democracy, fuckface?

Republicans are being cruel towards veterans?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 29, 2022:

His passion and anger are moving, but unfortunately most people will watch this and see a man who is dressed like a poor person and ranting, so they will dismiss him as a nutcase, unless they knew him as a fan of The Daily Show when he hosted it. That is the sad effect of the corporate media on Americans, they only see legitimacy when it is conveyed with people wearing suits while looking and acting like game show hosts, which is totally fitting, since news and politics these days are like a game show, just a distraction and entertainment to pacify the masses and make them think they still live in a free country or a democracy..

Bond set for Sebring man charged with murder in death of fetus | WYTV

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

Unfortunately you are so right. Back in the day, public hangings and lynchings were festive events and people even brought their kids to it. I live in Iowa, so that qualifies just as much for the middle of flyover country. Most people have not changed that much since those old days of public executions, at least not the ones that vote Repub. No wonder the series of Purge movies even came to include foreign tourists coming to America to participate in the night of purging where they could get away with murder and all other crimes that were still illegal in their own countries. That seems to be where we are heading, a dystopian future that is a mix of The Handmaid's Tale and the Purge movies. But as far as I'm concerned, when it's getting close, I will buy and learn to shoot my gun, so I can kill some of these pricks as they come to get me, as I doubt we will get any protection from the cops or the military. And if my side somehow decides to organize and fight them in the streets, I am up for that too.., but I really doubt they will. We will be on our own as individuals, as most libs are content to keep their heads in the sand as to what's coming, and will just smugly assume they will be ok because of their comfortable finances.... they obviously haven't watched the Purge movies, where armed mobs come and break into the buildings and homes of whoever they want to kill. Even gated communities will not be safe from militias going hunting libs, even well off ones... They will only be safe if they arm themselves or hire bodyguards, unless they decide to just flee their homes and communities permanently. My guess is that libs with the money will just flee the country and emigrate somewhere else.

Let's talk about Republicans bizarre request of DOD.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

The request is bullshit. The FBI investigations into the Jan. 6 rioters proved conclusively that many or most of the rioters were military veterans or current military, so this is the opposite of voter fraud, which the Repubs are gung ho about investigating, even tho it is extremely rare and usually done by Repub voters. They are simply trying to protect their followers in the military and to ensure that the military continues to be mostly made up of right wing extremists, so that when civil war comes, or even if it doesn't, that the military will stay sympathetic to the anti-democratic authoritarian groups.

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

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

Sometimes I have seen women with that line in their profile and, at least here in the Midwest, where people tend to be more modest and indirect regarding sex, they are hinting that they are just seeking casual sex and not any kind of deep or permanent relationship. Women here are more likely to use code words than be direct about what they are seeking. I have a feeling that on the coasts, where the social norms are different, they are probably more open about what they want and are seeking regarding sex and relationship interests.

"The inquiry is related to the department's broader probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I'm with you, I have no faith in Garland or the Dems that Trump or anyone at or near the top of the coup conspiracy will be indicted, much less see prison, over the insurrection. The Dems are just using the Jan. 6 hearings as a campaign ad for the midterms.

I became aware of this organization just today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

Not surprising that the military is again letting the women in it down...

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

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 28, 2022:

Another thing that is really grating, in women's profiles, or men's for that matter, is when they write something like " I don't know quite what I am looking for in a partner, but I will know it when I see it" or some other conceited type of statement. What they fail to recognize, or even care about, is that for the most part in online dating, the men do the pursuing and send the initial messaging, unless maybe the man is exceptionally attractive looking, or the women live on either coast, where maybe the women are more aggressive and bold about making the first move on a dating site. And of course, the women that do write something like the above conceited statement, are always a 7 or 8 in looks (out of ten) so they know they will still get lots of interest from men even without giving any info about what they are looking for or even about themselves, since they know they have the pick of the litter.... So if the woman doesn't even write a profile essay or say something about what they are seeking in a partner, how does the guy have any idea if he might be compatible with them, at least in the woman's eyes? He doesn't, and that is why I never message anyone who has so little info in their profile about what they are looking for in a man. Because we get enough rejection as it is and it's not worth risking more of it or wasting time and effort in messaging if the woman's profile offers little evidence that they might be mutually compatible. I know, of course, that we are always taking a risk in messaging someone that we will be rejected, but I like to limit my messaging to just the women that seem like they at least might be interested in me and vice versa. Which is why I got so pissed when Match, a couple years ago now, took away the member's ability to view someone's profile and see which traits they were looking for in a partner in the traits checklist near the end of the profile. Because now we are pretty much flying blind in deciding who to pursue with messaging, unless the woman says something in her profile essay about what she is looking for, which few of them do nowadays. In fact, most of them don't even write anything in their profile for that part of it.

Islam allows a man to have four wives. Why does Islam not allow a woman to have four husbands?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 27, 2022:

Patriarchy.

Term limits

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 27, 2022:

I would also like to see a ten year limit for SC justices.

GOP Senate Candidate J.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 26, 2022:

I'm living proof that couples in abusive marriages staying together is bad for the kids. I'm lucky my friendships and marriage were so positive and healing for me, along with some therapy, or I wouldn't be here today. But my parents were Catholic and their generation didn't believe in divorce either. They also stayed together to keep up appearances, which was much more important to them than anything else. Vance is typical sick neocon shit...

GOP lawmaker who opposes gay marriage 'thrilled' for son's gay marriage

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Fucking hypocrite...

Cat Lovers Not Happy Pet Has Been Classified As An ‘Invasive Alien Species’ | HuffPost Impact

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Most pet cats are never allowed outdoors anyway, as it shortens their lifespan and is hazardous to them, so classifying the whole group as dangerous to birds and other wildlife is wrong...

“If I had my life to live over.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Sounds a lot like Emily's " Return To Earth" speech in Our Town. Few people actually fully realize and experience life while they are living it, except, as The Stage Manager character says in reply to her speech, " The saints and poets, they do some.....".

Lauren Boebert Claims House Same-Sex Marriage Bill 'Undermined Masculinity’ Colorado Rep.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 26, 2022:

What a hypocrite! She doesn't want the government involved in her marriage, but she does want it involved in other women's uteruses, in laws against abortion. Can't have it both ways, bitch, and still be morally consistent.

I don't think this will get anyone's motor running

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Who's the prick between Tucker and Alex Jones? Is that first son-in-law Jared? I assume the third one is an old pic of Matt Gaetz..

She was my best friend.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Sorry you lost her. I can relate. You two look so happy together.

Trump Says 'Americans Kneel to God' As Christian Nationalism Grows in GOP

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Even if God and Jesus existed, in the way the Bible says they did, Trump wouldn't know either of them if they bit him in the ass!

New Rule: That's Not Karma | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

He has a point, but I still enjoy watching bad things happen to bad people, no matter what the cause...

Negotiation in a Nutshell: Joe Manchin - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

If anybody deserves assassination, besides Trump, it's this prick!

Americans are becoming more delusional all the time.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Between the two major duopoly parties, the country is being run by the senile, the corrupt, and the moronic, almost 100% fall into one or more of these groups.

Pastor Lamor Whitehead Robbed of $400K in Jewels During Live-Streamed New York City Church Service

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

He doesn't work hard for his expensive stuff, not in the way a grunt employee does sweating a paycheck. He just fleeces gullible followers of their money. He does not earn an honest living.. He reminds me more of a buffoonish pimp than a pastor. Maybe he went into the preaching business because it seemed more profitable than being a pimp, but either way, he seems to be just as much into the bling as the other profession.. Maybe if Starsky and Hutch gets remade, he can audition for the part of Huggy Bear...

Stock up on the popcorn!

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

Somehow, I think the MAGA crowd will be too busy otherwise watching paint dry...

First Nations should not accept the Pope’s apology.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 25, 2022:

At least in America, the Catholic Church has done two positive things for a long time that the Protestant churches have not. One is being on the side of the poor and against poverty and economic inequality. Second is their opposition to the death penalty. Outside of those things, not much good I can say about them.

Would you go to the convince store in you`re PJs?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 24, 2022:

Well, it does pass the test of "No shirt, no shoes, no service"..... Flip flops do count as shoes these days for that test...

Would you go to the convince store in you`re PJs?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 24, 2022:

I still have my own standards, but it appears that about anything goes nowadays, as long as the business allows it. When I drove the school bus several years ago, there were sometimes kids that wore pajamas on the bus. Sometimes it was because the schools actually had special days once in a while where they encouraged the kids to wear pajamas, while with one female high school student who was in a youth shelter, she was just plain lazy and would wear pajamas because she didn't care how she looked. It also reminds me of how the Trumper guy in his early 60s, like me, wears the same black sleeveless shirt all the time, along with sweatpants, every day so far this summer. I think his going sleeveless is gross, especially since it doesn't cover his body around the waist, but the senior center appears to have no rules on clothing other than requiring shirts and not allowing obscene or vulgar language on clothing. Some people just have no class, such as him. I'm self aware enough to have figured out in my early thirties, that I no longer looked good in a sleevless shirt, and that several years earlier it was also time to no longer wear Speedos in the pool. Some people just never catch on to how their body has changed and aged.... or maybe they do and they just don't care, but I think that is still kind of arrogant and tacky...

Perfectly describes my soon to be ex. The Female Covert Narcissist. [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 24, 2022:

Well, the video certainly explained at least some of why I have never been hooked by this type of woman. I don't have the first two traits she talked about, the Protector trait and Helper. Hero trait. The reason for this is that I learned long ago to quit being co-dependent, and thus don't need or want a woman who needs a protector or hero, just someone who has integrity, is loving, and is nurturing and supportive. I have only wanted women who were strong and independent. I guess I should feel lucky that I lack these two traits, so these sick women have left me alone. On the other hand, maybe lots of the women in my online dating pool are this NPD type, so it could account for part of why I get so much rejection from my online dating pool, but I doubt it, since my profile by itself can't be that much of a tipoff to them about who I am. I would assume these women need to actually meet you and spend some time with you to be able to determine you are their type of victim.

Matt Gaetz Implies Pro-Choice Women Too Ugly to Get Pregnant The Huffington Post reports Matt ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 24, 2022:

He's full of shit! As I have been to a couple abortion rights rallies, and there were plenty of attractive women there, even in my age group. Too bad for me that most of them were already taken, and that I am not enough of a creep to hit on women at a political rally, something he would no doubt have no qualms about doing.... By the same token, I have never been to a Trump rally, as I wouldn't be able to stand being around those people, but from what I have seen of them on TV, it appears that most of the men there truly seem to fit the stereotype of incels...

Louie Gohmert Says 'Grieves' for Capitol Rioters in Prison After Hearing

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 23, 2022:

How about instead grieving for the capital cops that were beaten as well as one that was killed, as well as the ones who committed suicide afterwards? Louie is such a shithead!

This could be about anywhere that people want to move to.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

I don't see that attitude-yet-around the Des Moines area, because, honestly, the metro area has been getting a lot better and more progressive in the last decade or two. But, given time, I'm sure it could end up with the same kind of whining later on from the people already living here. Like the OP said, it is a universal kind of dynamic and cultural issue.

This could be about anywhere that people want to move to.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

I think that mag is hilarious, people whining about how their cute, hip, perfect city has been ruined by the latecomers. The ultimate in a conservative mindset, being selfish, defensive and entitled while condemning those who committed the sin of moving there later than them. They must not realize the irony of how all Native Americans have way more right to feel that way about all white people in the US, and have been entitled to feel that way for centuries, rather than a decade or so, like the Portland Moaners. Talk about wallowing in First World problems.

I have had this on my truck for 4 years now.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

You live in NM, which is probably way more tolerant of non-belief than Iowa. You would never get away with it here, vandalism would be certain. I do wear my Agnostic shirt in public sometimes, but rarely to bars for karaoke, because there the combination of redneck assholes and alcohol would ensure bullying on a regular basis. And these days, I seem to get bullied and harassed enough as it is at karaoke simply for not singing country songs, instead singing alt rock, and looking too much like a lib wimp to the bullies.

New Rule: Words Matter | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

I have to agree with all of it. I esp. like how he blows up the overuse of PC, which I loathe to begin with, and his point that the inflationary use of words is all done to stifle/narrow thought and spread propaganda instead of truth.

Republicans increasingly viewed by Americans as the party of violence

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

Well duh. They should be viewed as the party of violence, after the insurrection and the repeated rallies against Covid restrictions where their supporters would show up at state capitals carrying their guns and threatening legislators with violence.

Attorney General Merrick Garland: "No One is Above the Law" [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 22, 2022:

I have no confidence that he will indict Trump, and even if he does, the SC will overturn any conviction of him if Trump appeals it to them, which he will.

Be that friend.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 21, 2022:

I saw a cat like that once, in a nursing home. It was friendly to everybody, even dogs that would visit the unit.

Comedian savages regressives goo Trump, Tommy Campbell - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 21, 2022:

Video won't play.

Armed Citizen Shoots And Kills Suspect Who Assaulted Multiple People And Tried Running Another Over ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 21, 2022:

I agree with everything you said, and because I believe that most Americans are not someone I would trust to be smart and reasonable enough to use guns wisely, I don't want vigilantes to become respectable and above the law in America. Hell, I don't even trust most people enough to allow them to carry guns, but I am outnumbered in that respect. I think only bad will come of more people feeling emboldened to play vigilante, and that it will lead to our country becoming more like the Purge movies, only instead of being one night a year, it will be every day.

Minnesota Republican Matt Birk Warns Abortion Leads to Women Having Careers, Claims Pro-choice ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Makes sense he would say that. He sounds like such a typical macho asshole jock. In The Handmaid's Tale, the first thing the fascist theocratic government did was throw all the women out of their jobs.

A friend of mine had posted this on Facebook, he is one of those guys that is more than a little ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 19, 2022:

That actually seems rather wise and profound. Reminds me of a couple things an old friend told me, that we are all works in progress and each writing our own essay on existence.. On the other hand, it is also clear that many people simply sleepwalk their way thru life, never examine themselves or anything in their life, and in some ways are no more aware or conscious of higher things than animals.

Bill Maher's False Flag Supply | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Not that much of an exaggeration, at least of the Trumpers I have seen in Iowa. They are mostly ugly, ignorant rednecks, and a typical one is the guy at my local senior center. He has shown up every day this summer wearing a sleeveless black T-shirt. It looks absolutely disgusting, because he has a huge beer gut and the shirt is always showing some of his lower belly and top of his ass. I have complained to the site director that his clothing is indecent and gross-looking, as he wears the same shirt about every time, but she won't do anything, saying the site has no clothing rules, but the real reason is probably that she doesn't want to have a stink about him feeling picked on because he is a Trumper or possibly too poor to afford appropriate clothing. But his attire is just this side of not wearing a shirt, which I know would get him barred from being in the room. On the other hand, in the time since the insurrection, the FBI investigations of the rioters charged in the event, it appears that the majority of them were not ignorant rednecks or were lower class men, but instead were often military veterans or even current or former members of law enforcement. So Maher's stereotype, while accurate of most men at Trump rallies, does not actually fit most of the Jan. 6 rioters..

Joe needs to go. But we still need to gain two seats to get him in line.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 19, 2022:

I would feel so unsympathetic to see him assassinated, but it would never happen, and even if it did, he would be replaced by a Repub appointee that would be worse. As for needing two more Dems in the Senate to force him and Sinema to cooperate, I bet that behind those two obvious traitors to the Dems, there are probably at least another six to ten Dem senators who are just as corrupt and happy to sabotage progressive legislation. Right now Manchin and Sinema are glad to play the villains for the Dems, so the rest of them don't have to show their true colors as much or openly as those two.

What side are you on?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 19, 2022:

No shit. The high gas prices are pretty new, what isn't new at all is the decades long class war against the 99% by the rich, corporate America, and the duopoly in DC, which have been responsible for all of those shitty economic policies. Both major parties are equally responsible for all the shitty policies that have kept the 99% poorer for the benefit of the 1%. For every Manchin or Sinema, there are several more corrupt Dems in the Senate ready to block any progressive legislation.

Indiana Mall Shooting Leaves Three Dead and Two Wounded Three people are dead and two wounded ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 19, 2022:

It's like that internet meme from long ago, " An armed society is a polite society", where everyone has to at least pretend to be polite out of fear of being shot and murdered by creeps like that guy in New Haven. As if women didn't already have enough reason to fear for their safety around men they don't know in public.

Missouri Law Makes It a Felony for Homeless to Sleep on State-Owned Land

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 18, 2022:

It's all about the cruelty...

Capitalism - just doing what it does best!

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Yup, it's all about the peasants working hard to make the rich even richer. Capitalism is designed for all the wealth to flow up to the top, never to be shared equally between most members of the economy. I never bought into the propaganda, and thus have rightfully hated ever business owner I ever worked for, as they typified the attitude in the above meme. They have nothing but contempt for us peasants, including their own employees, so why should I have any positive feelings about them? I just was smart enough to conceal my feelings during me working years while at the jobs... While waiting for the track and field coverage to start today on CNBC, I watched a small bit of Undercover Boss, and it made me want to puke, with these CEOs going rather poorly undercover as worker peasants, and trying to act humble and benevolent to their worker bees. What a crock this show is! It disgusts me that it is so popular and that most people still buy the myth that CEOs are nice, good-hearted people, instead of greedy sociopaths.... In most American companies, the bulk of any rewards or bonuses for performance only go to the managers of a local branch of the company, not to the grunt workers who actually made it happen at the local level.

Edmonton church fined $80,000 for obstructing COVID health inspections

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Consider it a tax on arrogant asses recklessly endangering public health.

Sunday morning cuteness

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 17, 2022:

It's hard work looking that cute.

I saw this as a post in the Conservative Atheist group which I see but I am not a member of and they...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

I stay out of viewing the posts from the Conservative Atheists group, as I have no interest in hearing their bullshit, however, I am unable to avoid running into them often on the Politics forum and sometimes other non-political groups (at least in theory), like the two dating groups, and the Singles/Mingle group. To me, they are people who enjoy freedom from religion without any Humanist values or principles, while I am very much a Secular Humanist and Socialist, so there is no common ground beyond non-belief in religion.

Commentary from Jeff Childers at 'Coffee & Covid' - Remember how Moderna and Pfizer always said ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

I've had Covid twice, the last time very recently, so it had to be one of the new Omicron variants, and this time it was much milder than last time overall, so I am glad I have had the vaccines and boosters. If not, I assume it would have been much worse for me this time.

Lawsuit aims to bar GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate from ballot over Jan. 6 charges | The Hill

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Why shouldn't the party support him running? The whole base of the party, along with most Repubs, think nothing was wrong with Jan. 6th, so why not back him wholeheartedly?

Republican attorneys general to host private retreat for corporate donors at swanky Palm Beach ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

So what else is new? We live in a plutocracy, so no wonder the masters doing the bribing want to have some comfy face time with their bribed servants and there is no embarrassment or shame for them doing so. The servants have no need to meet with the peasants, err, the voters, except for a short time before elections.

Grapevine-Colleyville School Official Admits Principal James Whitfield Was Fired for Being Against ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

No big fucking surprise...

Ok.. simply.. ewwwwwww🤢🤢🤮🤮😵‍💫

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Reminds me of the scene in Monty Python's Life Of Brian, " It's a sign!".....

Donald Trump Already Fundraising Off Ivana Trump's Death As New York City police investigate ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Shameless grifter will use anything to scam money off his gullible followers. You have to wonder, exactly what is this money going towards that might involve "saving America"?

Hello I'm a single Canuck looking for my special lady Canuck.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 14, 2022:

The pickings look really slim in your area on this site. Nobody that's been on the site in the last year. So unless you are willing to date long distance with someone from Agnostic, I would recommend sticking with the regular paid dating sites. Agnostic.com has never been a viable dating site for most of its members, except for a very few large metro areas in the US.

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to the group and pretty new to the site.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Rotsa ruck... I saved you the trouble of running down the women in your area on this site that might be your age. Only one of them has been on here recently, and the rest from your area, Florida, have been gone for a year or more. Pretty typical for the last few years, as most people realized this is not a viable dating site for most people in the US, unless they want to date long distance. I totally hear you on the profiles in regular dating sites, like my local dating pool on Match. Most profiles of women are very strongly religious. I just pass those by, the same as women with lots of photos of their family and plenty of statements about how family oriented they are, etc. Since I know from experience, that they will never agree to date a childfree guy like myself who is not family-oriented. When the profile lists them as Christian Other, that usually means, in my experience with Match, that they are members of a non-denominational church. The point is, they are unlikely to be compatible.

I love my dog

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Wasn't that the title of an old Cat Stevens song?

The Safe and Effective Jabs are working as planned.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Since this post is based on an article from what is obviously a Libertarian, anti-vaxer blog, I am skeptical of its accuracy..

Lauren Boebert Denies Her Husband Exposed His Penis in a Bowling Alley: Book

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Maybe if she has to leave congress, she can get a reality show along the line of Mama June, since there seems to be an audience for shows about trashy white women... but not including me.

The Safe and Effective Jabs are working as planned.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

I have a feeling we'll be hearing from Pralina on this, and I am looking forward to her comment. Personally, I had Covid back in Dec. 2020 and was sicker then and sicker longer than this latest time, about two weeks ago. The first time, there were no vaccines available yet, and I had the Regeneron immuno treatment three days into my illness. This time, I had already been vaccinated twice and boosted twice. So far I have not had long haul Covid effects from either illness. I have no doubt that if I had not been vaxed and boosted, I would have gotten much sicker this time around.

It’s not really about whether you consider yourself an atheist or a theist.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

One thing you are absolutely right on, skado, is that we humans are tribal creatures. The older I get, the more clear that is...

Two sides of the pond

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Maybe it's because the British have a parlimentary system for their federal government, maybe not, but it does appear that their Conservative Party, which is their counterpart to our Repub Party, does appear to have a majority that are sane and honest enough to stand up to their leader, unlike our Repub Party which is mostly cowards and opportunists who care more about their own careers than our country, so they cave in fear to Trump's supporters, no matter how dangerous or deluded they are.

Watching the hearings, I'm once again astounded that anyone could be so addle brained and gullible ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

I'm not sure that all who still support him are evil, as I still think some of them are more gullible than evil, but no doubt, his cause sure as hell is evil. Because his cause is all about fascism, persecution, and dictatorship here in the good ole USA. There is no longer any doubt about what the end goals are of Trumpism. It would be the imprisonment or extermination of everyone who is not part of his tribe and rule without any elections or rule of law, along with no civil society.

This is something interesting I have been thinking about.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:

I think you pretty well nailed it. They know they have no right to talk about the Native Americans the way they do every other group that they hate and claim are not fit to be called Americans, because they know that all their ancestors came here AFTER the natives had already been here for centuries. They know, deep down inside, that THEY, the whites who came from Europe, are the outsiders and invaders, so they keep quiet about the natives. I share your disgust and sadness about it.

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 is left of the middle class. Otherwise, that party is dead, along with the remaining tatters of our democracy....

Watching the hearings, I'm once again astounded that anyone could be so addle brained and gullible ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

None of the testimony today surprised me. I thought the former militia guy was very interesting and convincing about the conspiracy and how easily it could have succeeded or been way more bloody. I agree with him that if the conspirators are not punished, this will happen again and civil war will be inevitable unless there are serious consequences for the conspirators. But I have no faith in Merrick Garland and he will not go hard after them because he and Biden are too afraid that doing THAT will cause civil war. I think civil war is inevitable, so why not at least try to prevent or discourage it by punishing the conspirators? It's our only chance left to save any sort of democracy that might be left.

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

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Religion usually does more harm than good either when it attempts to become involved in politics, or when it seeks to become part of the societal heirarchy on a par with the government.

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 have the power to defy the coach and still stay on the team is when there is a player revolt against the coach, but that is something very hard to organize and pull off when the team players are always more or less in competition with each other for playing time and starting positions on the team. High school players are too emotionally immature and young to achieve the kind of solidarity and cooperation to pull off a revolt against the coach, which is why the only player revolts I have ever heard of that were successful against a coach were at the college level.

Anniversary Flowers Delivery | Wedding Anniversary Flowers Online

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

This appears to be an ad for a private business, and thus is inappropriate for this forum. Hopefully someone in site support will remove it.

economics trickledown

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Good description of the lie that is Trickle Down Economics, which in reality is the rich pissing down on the poor and middle classes. The only thing that comes out of the glass is the urine of the rich raining down on the poor and middle classes.

Tuesday morning cuteness...One in every crowd

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Feline acrobatics.

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...

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 few decades. So I still feel justified to confront and condemn them for being assholes to all Boomers, and blaming me personally for their bad fortunes. I will not take shit from them in person or quietly suffer any of their "Ok, Boomer" crap towards my direction, because I personally have not earned it, along with probably lots of other Boomers.

Was Sophia A. Nelson persecuted for her Christian faith?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 11, 2022:

This was already posted somewhere else on Agnostic.

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...

I read a lot these days about the relationship between sleep and health.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

I sleep more than I probably should, but I'm retired, so I can get away with it. I think that I was probably a cat in a previous life, lol. They seem to sleep most of the time.

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

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Too dopey for a scammer I think, so probably the latter. Either way, I'm sure you gave them a hard pass...

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

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

My late wife was strong, independent, and outspoken. I hit the jackpot with her.

More disappointed by Biden all the time.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

What did you expect? Everyone should have read his lips when he privately told his fatcat corporate donors, " Nothing will fundamentally change".. It was the truest thing he has ever said and it was the one campaign promise he has kept. Biden knows all about using tools to help his rich corporate donors, but otherwise, he pretty much IS a tool....

@MaryChristmas apparently blocked me for the comment I posted (seen below).

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

All the new SC justices are lawyers. Lawyers know how to parse their words carefully and lie without appearing to lie. You are correct that the senators should have known they would overturn Roe as soon as they had the chance, since that is the main reason he nominated each of them. I wouldn't say the senators were naive or stupid, they and the SC nominees were playing their assigned roles that have been in place ever since Bork was rejected for the court. The game is that Repub nominees would lie about their judicial biases and the Dem senators would posture and grill them on their views, then vote to confirm them anyway. Meanwhile, the gullible voters who support the Dems would continue thinking that the Dem Party actually cared about abortion and other culture war issues instead of only caring about their corporate donors. As for MC, she is a petty and spiteful bitch, and she blocked me a long time ago, along with kicking me out of a group she ran, the Online Dating: The Reality, because she didn't like how I confronted some of the women in it for their continued male-bashing. Being blocked by her is no loss. What's funny is that she later left this site and when she came back, she was no longer moderator of that group, so I was allowed back in during her absence! I love karma!

Well it looks like Matias has blocked me again, and I was not even remotely rude this time.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Oh my! It's always fun to visit this place and General Forum, where blocks are not in effect, just to see who is still around of the people I have blocked and have blocked me. Sort of like a reunion in hell. On that note, Hi Paula, aka Hippie Chick......

:-( Protests in Akron, Ohio after initial autopsy confirms police shot unarmed Jayland Walker 60 ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

I guess whoever trained those cops must have told them something like, " Anything worth doing, is worth doing all the way"..... The cops shouldn't be surprised if sometime soon, a black shooter rolls up on them while they are stopped in their squad car and opens up on them with an automatic rifle, making them look like swiss cheese... Not saying it would be right, but then again, karma is a bitch.....

I believe it is too late for this but if it isn't, this is the choice we have: [theguardian.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 10, 2022:

The loss of working class white voters is the fault of the corporate, centrist Dems, not the progressives, tho the latter group is always blamed for the election losses of the corporate Dems. Reich seems to have conveniently forgotten how he aided Slick Willie in his betrayal of the working class.