Check out the comments on this article from here in West Michigan 🙄.

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Looks like a Duck Dynasty convention, lots of rednecks with beards...

Pew pew pew

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Star Wars seems as good an analogy as any for American politics. Both phenomena are based in mythology and most Americans vote based on irrational beliefs and emotion rather than on rational policy-based decisions.

Tis Monday and I hate Mondays lol

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2021:

So true. Fuck all this unity talk. Biden needs to get real and remember how useless it was for Obama to see unity and bipartisanship with the Repubs. They are not interested in it. They just want to obstruct and hold all the power they can over the Dems. Which is why I think Obama, and now Biden, use this unity and bipartisan stuff as just a cover so they can govern with the same policies as the Repubs on the important issues of economics, war, taxes, etc. and still be able to blame the Repubs.

Alas, i finally had to block someone.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 31, 2021:

I've blocked 57 so far and I'm proud of it! As another member already said a while back, I see blocking as a way to customize and optimize my experience on Agnostic.com.

What are things you would have liked to know pre-divorce or pre-breakup to make life after easier?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 31, 2021:

I've got nothing, as, not to be smug, but my marriage was happy and successful until my late wife got dementia, so it was ended by illness and death. One thing or two that I did learn from the experience is that there are no certainties about the future and that next time, if I get another LTR, is that I will not get involved with someone more than several years older or younger. The older you get, the more things can suddenly change with one or another's health.

A KY Catholic School Shoved Hundreds of Non-Essential People on the Vaccine List | Hemant Mehta | ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 31, 2021:

People who oppose beneficial programs for the masses, like vaccination, universal health care, and Social Security are also always the first people to butt in line to get those benefits, proving how selfish and arrogant they are behind their ideological arguments against said programs. Everything is all about them and everyone else's role is to serve them only.

The fact that it matters to them to the degree that it does, and that they are taking freedoms away ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

The cops should have been ready with tear gas and rubber bullets for the protesters, given them a taste of what BLM gets every time, and began firing as soon as they refused to disperse. This was way more serious than a BLM protest because these people were playing with the health of other innocent people. They are so arrogant and selfish. If they want to refuse the vaccine, fine, but they have no right to deny other people a vaccine. Same mindset that refuses to let others get a legal abortion. If you disagree with the law, fine, don't get one, but stay the fuck out of the way of others getting a legal abortion. This is exactly the same tactic as Bible-thumpers use to shut down abortion clinics. The cops need to be ready next time, across the country..

Helping me work

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

Hoomans always need help and supervision..

I love this.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

Why be "normal" or conformist? Better to be an Addams in a Kardashian world.

We brought home 2 shelter kitties yesterday.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

Dawson is another cute tuxedo cat. My favorite breed.

A second grade girl got thrown out of a Christian school for telling another female classmate she ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

About every gay person I've personally known has told me they knew they were queer around age 12-14 when they started showering with their peers in gym class.

More Saturday cuteness!!!!

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 30, 2021:

Someone's fur looks very dry and staticey.

How many have encountered a similar story?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2021:

My take is that this is an old and common story, namely that in the games of dating and sexual affairs, if you have exceptionally good looks, you can get away with anything and have practically unlimited opportunities. Nobody ever said life was fair. If they have the looks, scumbag hedonists can pretty much do whatever they want.

Why are drugs so outrageously expensive? [youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Very simple. It's legalized extortion against the patients and legalized bribery between the lobbyists and the pols. It won't end until most people are willing to vote third party on this single issue if nothing else. Sometimes I dream of a huge mob storming the capital in DC, not for an insurrection, but something more like when the British gentry confronted the king and forced him to sign the Magna Carta. Only in this case it would be storming the capital, holding all the members of congress hostage, and forcing them to sign single payer health care and accept that for their own health care as well. I don't see much hope of either approach happening in my lifetime, the Magna Carta approach or voting for third party candidates for congress to get single payer.

Christians Panic After Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBTQ Rights | Michael Stone

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Don't you dare threaten their right to be homophobic bigots!

So - my partner died in 20.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 29, 2021:

You live in the LA area of Cali. I envy you, as there should be a decent supply of non-believing, secular men your age in the area, unlike an area like my Bible Belt state of Iowa. Whether you find them on Agnostic or on a paid site like Match, I'm sure they're out there. Take your time. Your main obstacle is all the men your age who are trying to only date women younger than themselves. They are fools and you don't need them.

Yes, they do.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

All lives may matter, but I'll be honest and say I have no sympathy for Trumpanzees that die of Covid after recklessly defying common sense measures to avoid infection. I won't miss them and their deaths will improve our politics.

Reminds me of a guy that once worked at my school.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Guess he didn't need Viagra.... Honestly, I don't know how a guy could keep track of all his lies and keep them straight in his head. This guy could have made a great James Bond spy..

A few new ones and at least one from a member's fb page.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

I like the "Moment you realize you've been scammed..." photo. These are clearly not the sharpest sticks in the can...

G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035 [.nytimes.com] [.cnn.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

I recently bought a gas only engine car, a 2017 Ford Fusion, only because it was owned by a friend's deceased partner and was a low mileage great buy. I had planned on buying my first hybrid car. I will drive this until it reaches 150 K miles, which would be another 133K, or, more likely until 2030. Next time I buy it will either be a hybrid or an electric, depending on the price by then and the availability of charging stations, since I live in a condo apartment with no plug in option.

Face and PALM! With some ramblings - - - (So many ( !!! ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Two things. The nutjobs have no answer for how, on the one hand, the Repubs won most of the federal races for congress while, on the other hand, Biden won the prez race in an election that was rigged. There's no way both facts can be true if the election was rigged across several states, much less across the whole country. Second, I will accept the antifa claim, and anyone else should be equally skeptical of it, only if law enforcement confirms the actual participation of antifa members in the riot, because if that were actually the case, law enforcement has every motive to pin rioting on antifa members, because antifa and law enforcement are antagonists of each other in reality. And there has been no confirmation so far by any law enforcement of antifa members participating in the riot.

Fox News fed on Trump's lies. As ratings dip, it can't escape - Los Angeles Times

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Faux News will always have good ratings as there will always be a market for news that scapegoats the poor and minorities, as well as liberal elites and validates the views of greedheads and conservatives. Having a cult leader like Trump is not necessary for them to succeed in drawing viewers.

Socialism IS a scareword, most often confused with Communism thanks to over 60 years of American ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Truer words are never spoken, but the propaganda works, partly because most working class people still buy the myth that if they behave and work hard, they will be rich, or at least better off someday due to their efforts and the fairness of the system. They are wrong, but their dreams and hopes die harder and slower than they should. By now I think most poor people have figured out that the system is rigged, that capitalism will never help them, but since both major parties have forgotten them, they see no point in voting and they are right to drop out of the process.

Three Years Ago Today… dean 1000 January 30, 2020 at 21:56 Robert Parry gave up a 6 ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Lots of people have informed me that they agree with me that Frayed Bear is an ass, even if we may share some political views. He is a troll and a bully who enjoys insulting people. I have blocked him and have no intention of unblocking him ever. He needs to get help.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Good luck with that. Like me, you live in a Bible Belt state, so this site has few members living there and they're scattered far away from each other, so the pickings are slim. About the only people on this site that have much in the way of local dating options are those that live in a large city or on either coast.

Not sure who needs to hear this, but a lot of the people in this group are exactly whom this song ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

I think I'm too old for this artist to give a damn what I think about their song, but, at my age an artist needs to make their music listenable for me if I am going to get their message and respect it. The rapping is too fast for me to follow and the music is way too loud for me to focus on the lyrics. I was able to get the general idea of the song, which seems to be that leftist atheists are so enthralled by socialism that they dismiss and fail to respect the sincere religious beliefs and practices of believers who might be current or potential allies in the fight against the powers that be. I do not feel I am guilty of that, as I have no beef with believers who are conscientious citizens that support democracy, equality, and the separation of church and state. My beef and reason for dismissing some believers and their religious beliefs is when they support inequality, fascism, and the establishment of a theocracy. It will be interesting to see what other members post for comments on this, esp. the Boomer age members who will likely by put off by the music style.

Must be part of god's plan, huh?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

I'm sure some evangelical church would put him and his immediate family up, since they are also evangelicals, but it would still be a problem for his security staff. Like everything in the Trump admin., looks like someone forgot to plan ahead... Guess Pence had unshakeable faith that his God would get Trump re-elected.

Ted Cruz Says Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama Could Be Impeached Next

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

Cruz talking out of his ass, as usual...

Radicalizing is a serious problem. This info may be of help. [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

It's a false equivalency. So far people on the left who are radicalized, at most, end up destroying property, and only by a few of them. And that's assuming that it was not a case of right wingers posing as BLM or antifa. On the other hand, people on the right, end up killing people, such as the riot on Jan. 6. I have yet to hear of any people killed by BLM protesters, but sure as shit, one or more of the Jan. 6 rioters were involved in killing a cop and many of them were planning to kill Pence and Pelosi if they got hold of them. I care way more about murder than property destruction. People who care more about property than human life have, in my mind, a pretty fucked up sense of values. They tend to be the same people who value order over justice. Radicals on the left gave up violence, which consisted almost entirely of blowing up empty buildings, back in the early 1980s while right wing extremists have flourished since then and often been violent towards people. This endeth the lesson....

What a drag to see newly elected President Biden kneeling and praying in that church near the ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

JFK must have been doing something right, or at least a threat to do something radically good, otherwise he wouldn't have been whacked by a conspiracy the included the CIA and possibly also the mob.

Valentine’s Day gifts for manly men are, apparently, beef jerky related. [manlymanco.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

I feel secure in my masculinity, but I'm not into beef jerky, regular beers and excess bacon. To each, their own..

Livin' the life...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

That's why I want to be reincarnated as a spoiled, indoor cat, even if I only got to live in 20 year installments. At least I can hope for that even tho I don't believe there's anything after this life. Sometimes I think cats are living the dream life for vicarious humans. The yawn and the pink nose are so cute.

Promising news.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

I got the Regeneron drug cocktail after I got Covid and it really worked well for me. We'll see how it affects me later if I get Covid again or when I get vaccinated.

What a drag to see newly elected President Biden kneeling and praying in that church near the ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 27, 2021:

I'm really not concerned about Biden being a mainstream Catholic, as long as he's not an anti-abortion nut. I'm more concerned with how much he is pro-war, corporatist, and corrupt to the bone in serving the rich and corporate donors rather than us peasants. That stuff is far more important than a pol's religion or lack of.

Just a nice poem.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 26, 2021:

We're all issued just one body per lifetime. We had best either accept it as is or do our best to improve it, since we can never replace most of the parts..

Why do White Christians Vote Republican, and Black Christians Vote Democrat? - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 26, 2021:

We need to remember that black Christians, esp. older ones, do not vote for gay pols, nor do they support abortion rights, because they tend to be very conservative on social issues like those. White conservative Christians are conservative across the board in their views and voting habits.

Today is Angela Davis' birthday.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 26, 2021:

She used to be so radical. Nowadays she sells out, caves, and tells people to vote for corrupt Dem pols.

It is cold windy and snowing here which always gives me cause to wear my long johns.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 26, 2021:

I was already retired before Covid, but now with Covid here, I spend so little time outdoors in the winter that I almost never need to wear my long underwear or my thermal socks.

George Carlin vs. Religious Douchebag - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 26, 2021:

I don't believe in hell, but personally, if there is one, I think Fred Phelps is more likely there than in some kind of heaven, based on how he lived his life and what he believed.

Pralina I hope you get one of these tickets if you want one. [cbsnews.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 25, 2021:

I will watch it on TV, mainly to see the battle of the two quarterbacks..

Biden is just a few days in and he's already a big disappointment.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 25, 2021:

Me neither. I saw this movie for eight years with Obama, so I am expecting nothing positive from Biden except better leadership on Covid, which isn't saying much since Trump had no leadership on Covid, and no open hostility towards racial minorities or blatant misogyny against women. Other than that, expecting much from Biden is setting yourself up for despair if you are at all left of center on anything other than identity politics and multiculturalism. Those things matter to me, as well, but not if all the leader offers is ID politics and multiculturalism, because our system is rotten to the core with excesses of capitalism and without reform on our economics and how power is distributed, we will be right back to fascism in four years and next time our electoral system is not going to save us.

Professional Spectator Sports

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 24, 2021:

Both Nader and Chomsky have talked about how pro sports are the modern version of the Roman Bread and Circuses. They keep the masses pacified and distracted enough to avoid revolts. They certainly should not be subsidized by the government, but they are thru tax breaks and local governments spending money to build sports facilities. Let the suckers who are paying fans, along with the team owners, foot the entire bill for the sports teams. I too quit caring about pro sports as I got older and became more deep and aware of how much socialism is needed. Like Nader tho, I still watch pro basketball, but mainly stick to just watching the playoff season, since the regular season is so long and exhausting that the teams, by necessity, don't really play defense or that all out during the regular season games. Other than pro basketball, the only other sports I watch are the Olympic sports like swimming, track and field, and gymnastics, and for those it's mostly just during the summer Olympic games.

Generally I have found myself having to vote Democrat the last few decades, to try to stand up ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 24, 2021:

I never have to worry about voting Repub for prez, they are all way too far to the right for me. Each four years, my only dilemma is whether to vote for the Dem or for the Green. Hopefully, by 2024, the Movement For A People's Party will be in place and have a viable candidate for me to choose over the Dem, who will most likely be Harris.

There is so much shouting out about FREEDOM.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 24, 2021:

Right wingers only seem to value freedom when it translates to them being nasty to others thru domination or exploitation. They really don't care about the freedom of anyone different from them, weaker than them, or poorer than them.

This scammer is a little more articulate not much though however, her format is from a recognizable ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 24, 2021:

I almost never get PMs anymore from scammers on Agnostic. I think most of them have figured out that we are too smart to con and have probably concentrated on the Christian websites and other more mainstream audiences.

[youtu.be] Q-tips lol

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 24, 2021:

Looks likes she's also missing some bottom teeth.

Joe Biden signs sweeping executive order fighting anti-LGBTQ discrimination / LGBTQ Nation

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 22, 2021:

Whoopdeefreakin'doo. Empty identity politics that costs the rich and corporations, the big donors that Biden actually cares, exactly nothing. If you want me to be impressed, get back to me after he actually goes against his big donors, as in never, same as Obama....

Joe Biden is against getting rid of the filibuster. Does he want change or not?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 22, 2021:

I'll take NO, Alex, for $500... Actually, he wants a return to the Obama status quo, as in endless wars, tax cuts for the rich and corporations, bad trade deals for workers, continued talk about climate change but little action, continued deportations of undoc workers, continued student debt, continued medical bankruptcies and unaffordable health care, continued one-way class war against the 99%, bullshit excuses about needing bipartisan support for any legislation that actually helps average people, and lots of happy talk about unity and multiculturalism that is about as filling as eating cardboard. In other words, the kind of status quo that enraged the white working class and gave us Trump. And sure as I'm bald, it will give us a worse Repub prez in four years.

What's the first thing Biden and the democrats do after taking over?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 22, 2021:

This would appear, at least to anyone with intellectual honesty, to shoot holes in the usual talking points of Repubs and Libertarians in bashing Biden and other Dems as all a bunch of socialists and communists, etc.. Not that it will stop any of those assholes from still using those bogus arguments. It will be interesting if we see very many of those types on Agnostic joining this group or posting in this group. Rest assured, if they do show up, I will not hesitate to blast them on it before blocking them. So far, I do not seem to notice any significant migration to this group from the conservative Agnostic members, but the new term is young..

My cousin posts this on FB! Let's see next year on this day.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Me thinks the cousin on FB is most likely an upper middle class white male with a job that currently is not in danger of outsourcing or automation, so, of course, life with Trump seemed good for him...

Qanon is collapsing.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Sounds a bit like people expecting the Rapture to have happened now and then heartbroken that they are still here...

Ok just asking for advice here.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 20, 2021:

My wife died four years ago after suffering for several years with dementia, so I can relate. Between missing her, mostly failing at trying to find love again thru two years of the dating scene, then Covid putting it all on hold, I am feeling doubtful I will ever find love like that (my marriage) again. Wish you the best.

Local Crazy Train I am trying to refrain from posting anything on Facebook that might cause ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The man at the post office sounds like he could use a civil commitment...

Today feels like New Years Day.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 20, 2021:

We are in for a four year reprieve, at best. The new administration, whether headed by Biden or Harris during the next four years, will continue to trade away our jobs, neglect the economic displacement and pauperizing of working class whites, as well as non-whites, of the lower classes, cut taxes for the rich and corporations, and try to balance that with lots of Obama type happy talk about unity, racial equality, and other identity politics to try to win enough votes in four years to overcome the loss of votes from working class whites. It won't work, and, no matter how many colored people turn out to vote, the next Repub prez candidate will win by the same electoral college margin as Biden won this time. I also predict that in two years the Dems will lose control of both the House and the Senate, so we will see Obama era type gridlock for the last two years of the current presidential term.

Geraldine Ferarro would be so proud today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 20, 2021:

More distracting identity politics. What matters more is how progressive are her policy positions... I'd be more impressed with a black woman more like a modern Shirley Chisholm becoming VP than a sellout corporate centrist. That would be worth getting excited about....

This sign is in my front yard (although right now there is also snow).

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Depends on how much vandalism and harassment you are interested in experiencing. They may also vandalize your house, not just the sign.

FAA Cracks Down On Unruly Airline Passengers Ahead Of Biden Inauguration : NPR

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 19, 2021:

Too little, too late. Bet that they never would have tolerated that behavior from colored passengers.

That 2nd dose ain't no joke.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 19, 2021:

I had Covid last month and also got the immuno therapy treatment by Regeneron, so it's really unknown how my reaction will be to a vaccine. I guess I can expect about anything when I get it.

This is the most concise and accurate breakdown of what it is that the mainstream media does.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 19, 2021:

The only time I notice that non-rich people are able to speak directly to the masses about politics without the filter of rich pundits is on the C-Span program Washington Journal. Unfortunately, whenever I do watch the program it seems like almost all of the callers that they let on the air are old people that seem to be not very bright or educated, so they are probably not representative (or maybe they are?) of the larger population. Either way, they do not present a very positive image of the average citizen. The show is on early in the morning, which may explain why the callers are mostly older people.

This is the most concise and accurate breakdown of what it is that the mainstream media does.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 19, 2021:

Well said.

James Dobson Has Another Deranged Set of Predictions for a Democratic President | Hemant Mehta | ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 19, 2021:

Joe Biden is anything but a left of center pol, esp. if you compare him to the standards of Euro pols.

Trump was more upset that Capitol mob looked ‘low class’ than about violent attacks, reports say...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 12, 2021:

Of course, since he has always shown great contempt for his idiot lower class supporters behind the scenes to his aides. He doesn't respect them at all and sees them as gullible pawns and fools that he can manipulate. Notice how he never invites or has any of these white trash types as guests at his private parties? That tells you all you need to know about who he respects as peers and wants to socialize with. For those occaisions, he only chooses to be around fellow rich people and pols.

Understanding the role of Billionaire John Malone, Liberty Media and iHeartMedia (formerly Clear ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 12, 2021:

Clear Channel's programming is mostly made up of two things I hate, country music and right wing talk radio.

Lawyers defend man in Capitol riot photo: He wasn't violent [youtube.com] Model citizen. Uh-huh

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 12, 2021:

This is why most people hate lawyers. These two guys are lying thru their teeth. Their smirking attitude about the interviewer's ?s is typical Repub behavior. I always want to punch those kind of people in the mouth whenever I see their behavior on video.

Congress Votes to Arm Violent Mobs That Storm through Capitols around the World

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 11, 2021:

No surprise here. The US, thru the CIA, has been funding and supporting coups in lots of countries, usually in Latin America, for over almost a century.

Atheists most politically active group in US, survey finds - The Christian Post

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 11, 2021:

Probably because they have to be, to protect themselves from the discrimination and harassment they experience from bigots and the religious.

I would definitely call this a surprise.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 11, 2021:

Poor baby. I hope his fellow inmates break him in out in the yard.

Remember when? LOL

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 11, 2021:

And yet, he was impeached, but not convicted, over that...

One had chemical weapons used on them for protesting police killing citizens and the other they ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 10, 2021:

It's all about which group supports white supremacy and which doesn't. It's also about which group is left wing and which group is right wing. It's obvious in each case which side law enforcement sides with.

Anyone else renewed a passport in the age of Covid?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 10, 2021:

I renewed mine almost two years ago, but haven't been able to use it for the last year because of Covid. Last time I used it was in Aug. 2019.

Who believes Tara Reade raped with Joe Biden fingers in her vagina ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 10, 2021:

Now that Biden's been elected, it is a moot point, like it or not.

Federal excessive force probe launched into death of Trump supporter shot dead in Capitol riot | ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

The white rioter in the insurrection got what she deserved when she continued to attack even after the cop drew his gun and appeared to also warn that he was going to shoot, but she kept trying to get in the chamber. I call BS on any claim of excessive force. If anything, the cops should have begun shooting live bullets as soon as the mob started breaking the barriers. We all know damn well they would have had it been BLM protesters. Of course, in that case, the law enforcement would have also been there in overwhelming numbers...

I am not one for conspiracy theories but this struck me.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

See the other post with the BuzzfeedNews article.

An organized strike, disguised by a protest. [buzzfeednews.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

This backs up what I already suspected, that it was an inside job with collusion at the command level of the Capital Police and other federal organizations leading all the way up to Trump. Glad this brings out some of the lower levels of collusion, but we may never get proof of the upper level conspirators. It also validates my hunch that there were some cops who were left out of the loop and set up as expendable sitting ducks, including the cop who died from being bashed in the head with a fire extinguisher by the mob while he was mistakenly thinking his superiors wanted him to actually defend the capitol building. The black cops were treated as the enemy by the protesters, imagine that. The racist cops that were part of the rioters expected the black cops to support them, just because they were fellow cops, imagine that. No surprise on either count.

Elmhurst Cigar Store puts up sign to keep Biden voters out [chicago.cbslocal.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

I prefer it when assholes are up front about it instead of playing games of politeness. Saves me time and grief.

Capitol Riot: Senior Trump Official Calls Him a ‘Fascist’

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

No surprise.

What strikes me most is how bold and brazen the terrorists were.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

Why should they act any different? They know they have white privilege and on top of that, they have Trump and many congressional Repubs on their side. So what did they have to fear? They know nothing is likely to happen to them even after they left the capital. They are politically above the law and they know it. Protesters on the left know bitterly how much that's not true for them.

You have the FBI asking the public for help in arresting these people.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

They're probably just going thru the motions and are under orders to not actually find and arrest anyone.

Angry Christian Mom Condemns Match.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

A healthy sense of humor is an important ingredient for good mental health. She clearly has neither. I've seen both of the Match commercials on TV and they are brilliant marketing.

Biden defends Republican Party coup conspirators [wsws.org]

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

No surprises here, just whitewash and BS about moving forward, etc. It's going to be a short four years before the next Repub fascist wins the WH.

Details emerge of high-level state involvement in Wednesday’s coup attempt [wsws.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

No surprise at all to me. I knew in my bones there had to be a large conspiracy going all the way up to Trump that allowed the insurrection to happen. Also knew the corporate media would never report it even if the information was out there to see. Same shit as 9-11. Anybody else see the similarity? 9-11 was also an inside job, if nothing else in that the intelligence agencies and the Bush administration knew it was coming and purposely allowed it to happen because it served their purposes. That's why I always want to vomit when I hear the BS rhetoric about 9-11 being some completely foreign evil attack on America. It was abetted at home and over 3000 lives were purposely sacrificed to serve the Bush admin. Anything else is propaganda.

I know this is fake but would anyone really be shocked if he did this?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

What does the reference to dragons mean? I don't follow right wing media, for obvious reasons.

It is time to ask what trumps domestic terrorist want. The end of black history month ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

Who cares what they want? They lost and if they can't accept that and choose to be violent, then punish them thru the policing and criminal justice system. Simple as that, assuming those systems are not complicit with them and have the will to enforce our laws. Both are big ifs, unfortunately. We should not coddle or negotiate with domestic terrorists.

The Pointless Putsch - CounterPunch.org

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 9, 2021:

They are cult members, pure and simple. Their worship of Trump is no different than the poor people that worship televangelists who fleece them for what little money they have. It's all about having an escape from their empty lives and living vicariously thru a cult figure and the fantasy that they could be that cult figure instead of Joe and Jane Schmoe. It's all entertainment to them and it provides diversion from how crappy their real lives are.

There are still way too many crazies.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

The Dem Party nowadays has about as much to do with Communism as I have any connection to the Tea Party or the Federalist Society, ie none.....

Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted Gustaf Kilander Thu, ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

Their resignations should be demanded and they should also be prosecuted for any law violations they commited that day.

There are still way too many crazies.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

If they do show up, I demand that the cops and military treat them like BLM and immediately use tear gas, water cannons and start cracking heads if they even try to move past the barricades. Followed by mass arrests, prosecutions, and jail time. Time for some equal treatment, which is what's needed to get them to crawl back under their rocks.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

I think you are wrong. They do not deserve the death penalty, but they should be fired, not allowed to collect their pension, and should also be investigated and prosecuted, if cause is found, for participating in a conspiracy that led to a violent attack on the capital that resulted in several deaths.

Kitty banana bed...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

They look very comfortable and content.

Watching Jake Tapper right now on CNN .

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

It occurred because it was an inside job with help from the Capital police on up to Trump himself.

I thought it appropriate to place this here for all to see the kind of scum that has been occupying...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

Smug rich fucks like these make me want to punch every one of them, women included, right in the mouth.

Headlines read "Angry Pence.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

If, in the future elections, voters fall for these last minute attempts to rehab their reputations, then we, collectively, get the government we deserve. Even tho, individually, I deserve way better than what we get.

There's a lot of ass covering going on in the MSCM today.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

True, I am not in favor of police brutality, but at the same time I am sick of the double standard of kid glove, supportive policing of right wing groups and brutal aggression against left wing groups. And one part of that would be some teachable moments of right wing groups getting to experience some brutality so they understand what their opponents face from the police. I want to see them shocked out of some of their privilege as white right wingers.

Headlines read "Angry Pence.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

I wouldn't hold my breath on that. Biden has already indicated he will follow the Obama playbook of "Looking forward, not backward". No surprise at all to me, as Biden is too gutless and corrupt to do the right thing, ensure there are consequences, and deter future wrongdoing..

This is fairly bizarre.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

No surprise here. I would like to punch every one of these smug fucks, women included, right in the mouth.

This election, as we can see, was NOT about policy but rather about the Person.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 8, 2021:

Most Americans are too damned stupid and ignorant to vote based on policy instead of on personality.

Mass Arrests At Jefferson Memorial For Public Displays Of Affection/Dancing Incl.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Fascists with a badge.

I narc’d on my FB friend who was in DC yesterday.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 7, 2021:

She should feel ashamed, but she won't... If our system were fair and equal, she would have been tear-gassed and had her skull cracked. And if those things happened, I would have no sympathy for her. There were no consequences for her, so all she learned was that violence by her side is rewarded.

A mob of the MAGA persuasion Conducted a statehouse invasion.

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 7, 2021:

Caucasian and right wing, that's the magic combination that gives you a free pass with law enforcement and the justice system if you are protesting or rioting, depending on one's point of view.

If money is speech, then the legacy of Mitch McConnell should be the burden of Trump & Republican ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Jan 7, 2021:

None of these choices are fitting.