There is currently a 7 metre (23 ft) diameter sculpture hanging in the nave of Durham cathedral.

anglophone comments on Oct 20, 2021:

One minor correction: the scale is 1:500,000.

anglophone replies on Oct 20, 2021:

@Petter Everybody makes mistakes - specially me!

There is currently a 7 metre (23 ft) diameter sculpture hanging in the nave of Durham cathedral.

AnonySchmoose comments on Oct 19, 2021:

Stunning conversation piece!

anglophone replies on Oct 20, 2021:

@Petter 'Tis the House of God, my boy! ;)

Christian Mom Found Guilty of Starving Baby to Death; She Faces Life in Prison | Hemant Mehta | ...

CuddyCruiser comments on Oct 20, 2021:

I’d love to stick a soldering iron up her ass.

anglophone replies on Oct 20, 2021:

Surely her vagina would be a better place to put it?

In a previous posting on whether people.

KKGator comments on Oct 18, 2021:

I joined for community. I stay for the community. No matter how many people block me. 😉😁

anglophone replies on Oct 18, 2021:

((Hugs))

Heather Cox Richardson On October 8, the executive director of curriculum and instruction for ...

rainmanjr comments on Oct 17, 2021:

Oy.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

Equality for all white Anglo-Saxon god-fearing Christians, the ghettos for everybody else.

Scientific knowledge continues to push back the boundaries of superstition and religious dogma but ...

Triphid comments on Oct 17, 2021:

True, facts and evidence ALWAYS defeat fiction.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

... unless you are a religitard.

If a stranger who's loudly open carrying walked up to the very front of your car, and stared at you ...

Charlene comments on Oct 17, 2021:

I'd have run his white ass over, and over..that's a direct threat, and stand your ground should cover it..fuck those lame assed small dicked rethugs..

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

@Charlene I much prefer the toy at the bottom of my belly rather than anything I need to buy from a shop. ;)

If a stranger who's loudly open carrying walked up to the very front of your car, and stared at you ...

Charlene comments on Oct 17, 2021:

I'd have run his white ass over, and over..that's a direct threat, and stand your ground should cover it..fuck those lame assed small dicked rethugs..

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

Yeah, sure, but that would mean cleaning the blood off the front fender, and I am fond of my laziness.

Looks like the post about victimhood being a trend has been taken down.

LovinLarge comments on Oct 17, 2021:

White patriarchy discrediting the oppressed to keep them in their place. Incredible.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

Given the lack of a sarcasm font, you might try White patriarchy keeping the oppressed in their rightful place. I have major issues with white patriarchy. (But you knew that about me all along.)

Raving lunacy is not confined to America.

Marionville comments on Oct 17, 2021:

This idea that personal rights trump the public good is dangerous. Personal rights come with personal responsibility, and caveats that they don’t impinge on the rights of others.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

@Marionville I dismiss all such idiots for the fuckwits that they are. I see no point in wasting my time on any of them. Sleep well. :)

Raving lunacy is not confined to America.

Marionville comments on Oct 17, 2021:

This idea that personal rights trump the public good is dangerous. Personal rights come with personal responsibility, and caveats that they don’t impinge on the rights of others.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

@Marionville I long ago abandoned interacting with powder for all the reasons that you list.

Raving lunacy is not confined to America.

Marionville comments on Oct 17, 2021:

This idea that personal rights trump the public good is dangerous. Personal rights come with personal responsibility, and caveats that they don’t impinge on the rights of others.

anglophone replies on Oct 17, 2021:

Looking after your mates is a quintessential Australian quality. In this context, this means doing your damnedest to avoid infecting them with disease. The licensee is totally rejecting that Australian value, and so he deserves be drowned in a vat of his own Foster's lager.

“All women need someone to show a bit of interest every now and then…preferably in a manner ...

anglophone comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Hmm. From the perspective of this particular male, and given some of the comments below, I would demur.

anglophone replies on Oct 16, 2021:

@Davekp The longer version of my use of the word "demur" goes like this: in the light of my own personal experiences, there is no way that I would risk following Mrs. Patmore's advice.

Sir David Amess Killing Was Islamic Terrorist Incident, Metro Police Say – The Muslim Times

ToakReon comments on Oct 16, 2021:

The earlier crossbow attack in Kronsberg was certainly by a 'converted muslim' whose online posts showed him to be increasingly radical. He also had a history of mental issues - but radical religion preys on those. As for the David Amess killing we have, as yet, few details - but from what we see...

anglophone replies on Oct 16, 2021:

"It preys on the weak and the damaged." Precisely.

“I was brought up an atheist and have always remained so; but at no time was I led to believe ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 16, 2021:

Because the clergy are always such excellent examples. Right?

anglophone replies on Oct 16, 2021:

Because the clergy are always such excellent examples of wrong!

David Amess: British MP Stabbed To Death At Meeting

anglophone comments on Oct 15, 2021:

I hope his murderer suffers 20 years of hell in prison.

anglophone replies on Oct 15, 2021:

@barjoe There is no death penalty in the United Kingdom.

Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty to 17 counts of murder for 2018 Parkland school shooting

MizJ comments on Oct 15, 2021:

I had so hoped that that shooting would be the turning point. Thoughts and prayers anyone?

anglophone replies on Oct 15, 2021:

Thoughts and prayer My Fat Trump! The sooner the Crazy Years in the United $tates of Absurdity are brought to an end the better for everybody. But the ill-begotten legislators refuse to do anything in that regard.

This is what happens when you let ‘god’ take the wheel [fox8.com]

nicknotes comments on Oct 15, 2021:

Just another Christian idiot believing in nonsense.

anglophone replies on Oct 15, 2021:

@nicknotes But, but, but ... it was Satan that was steering the car!

Franklin Graham: “God Bless” the Lt.

anglophone comments on Oct 15, 2021:

Franklin Graham is in urgent of an attitude readjustment.

anglophone replies on Oct 15, 2021:

@CuddyCruiser No. No! NO! He might enjoy it!!! ;)

Passengers are bringing a record number of guns to the airport, TSA says - CNNPolitics

Druvius comments on Oct 14, 2021:

An epidemic of stupid is raging out of control in America,

anglophone replies on Oct 14, 2021:

I love the way that you put it.

I've only been on here a few days and I'm already dealing with a fat shamer.

anglophone comments on Oct 14, 2021:

Shame upon those who engage in fat shaming. Shame upon those who engage in age shaming (ageism), gender shaming (misogyny and misandry), genetic shaming (racism), difference shaming (xenophobia) and cognitive shaming (religious fundamentalists). Welcome to this site. :)

anglophone replies on Oct 14, 2021:

@Scooter65 You have enemies? Excellent! That means you've stood up for something sometime in your life. (Not from Winston Churchill. Based on words from Victor Hugo in 1845. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/sep/04/facebook-posts/quote-attributed-churchill-having-enemies-original/ )

Right-Wing Activist Who Said He Was “Vaccinated in Christ” Dies of COVID | Hemant Mehta | ...

Scooter65 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

I used to be such a kind and caring person but now I get this sick, perverse feeling of pleasure whenever one of these clowns ends up dead.

anglophone replies on Oct 14, 2021:

@Scooter65 I make the following suggestion with some apprehension. I can see a justification for schadenfreude when vociferous Covid-19 deniers die as a result of their willful ignorance and their bullying of others. I also feel for those who die because they did not get around to getting themselves vaccinated - they perhaps underestimated the risk to themselves (and others). We tend to be swamped with news of the noisy ones, but the quiet ones tend to fly under the radar. Does this make any sense to you?

Right-Wing Activist Who Said He Was “Vaccinated in Christ” Dies of COVID | Hemant Mehta | ...

Scooter65 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

I used to be such a kind and caring person but now I get this sick, perverse feeling of pleasure whenever one of these clowns ends up dead.

anglophone replies on Oct 14, 2021:

I would guess that you are still a kind and caring person. I would further guess that you are aware of the suffering that these Darwin Award winners cause to people around them, including family, friends and medical staff. I have nothing but contempt for such willfully ignorant and willfully stupid fools.

U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates | Reuters

Scooter65 comments on Oct 14, 2021:

My one remaining church going, Trump supporting, Fox News watching friend, who refused my pleas to get the vaccine, is now in the hospital fighting for his life. I'm not very sympathetic. The only downside I see in all of this is that these dickheads will infect others. If they want to refuse the...

anglophone replies on Oct 14, 2021:

I have *no* time for any of those willfully and lethally ignorant fools.

Anybody know how to let a “love bomber” down without incurring wrath?

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 13, 2021:

The only person you can control and change is you. You cannot force him to live in peace and harmony. I suggest you block him. Don't let him into your home. Be strong.

anglophone replies on Oct 13, 2021:

Wise words, Kathleen.

Anti-vaxxers are being mocked in Halloween graveyard displays around the US

DenoPenno comments on Oct 12, 2021:

They deserve this. Yesterday at work I had to mock one of them in polite ways because he told me it was all a trick of the government and he told me it was the flu. I agreed with him on the flu and took him back 100 years when a similar thing happened to us, then brought him up to date. Can you be ...

anglophone replies on Oct 12, 2021:

Stupid is as stupid does.

Today, I allowed myself to be engaged in conversation by a Christian.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2021:

Confuse not the minds of the simple or ignorant, they will only hate you for it....

anglophone replies on Oct 11, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 "Simple minded by choice" - I *like* that. :)

Today, I allowed myself to be engaged in conversation by a Christian.

tioteo comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I've had similar encounters. You seem to have handled it well.

anglophone replies on Oct 11, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 "Your a better (wo)man than I, Gunga Din.". In my experience, such people are aggressive, and I know that I do not suffer fools gladly and that I treat aggressive fools with blasts of reason, logic and contempt.

sometimes the memes just write themselves

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Oct 11, 2021:

I'm still trying to figure out how sex is a sin, but having a baby is a blessing.

anglophone replies on Oct 11, 2021:

Answer: because only God is allowed to fuck virgins.

I wanted so badly to mow my yard in my birthday suit.

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Are you kidding? I'd get raped. A repulsive, heavy-smoker male neighbor suddenly grabbed me and kissed me in our shared driveway. "Get OFF me!" I shouted, pushing him away. "Don't you want to kiss me?" he asked, surprised. "I've been watching you in your backyard. You move like a ballerina."...

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

I am delighted that you moved away.

Right-Wing Activist Who Said He Was “Vaccinated in Christ” Dies of COVID | Hemant Mehta | ...

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Natural selection at work. He was spreading misinformation about masks and COVID-19 vaccines. Bye!

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

@MsKathleen Agreed, one down and 200 million more like him to go worldwide, but I am now at the stage of being grateful for small mercies.

Right-Wing Activist Who Said He Was “Vaccinated in Christ” Dies of COVID | Hemant Mehta | ...

LiterateHiker comments on Oct 10, 2021:

Natural selection at work. He was spreading misinformation about masks and COVID-19 vaccines. Bye!

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

The world is a better place now that he is gone.

Freeman Dyson - Can Science Deal with God? - YouTube

KKGator comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Science doesn't have to deal with fictional characters.

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

@redhog That was also my understanding.

I do realize that I have been guilty of not always following this/

Killtheskyfairy comments on Oct 10, 2021:

I show respect for those who respect me. Otherwise, it’s no holds barred .

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

Same here. I make no apology for ridiculing anybody who tries to foist their own stupidity onto me.

I do realize that I have been guilty of not always following this/

ChestRockfield comments on Oct 10, 2021:

That's total bullshit. Not all opinions are equal or valid, and humiliating/shunning people is a very important tool to try to either change or suppress them. Do you think we should respect the person and be fine with them voicing the opinion that black people should be slaves or Jewish people ...

anglophone replies on Oct 10, 2021:

@glennlab Calls for the gassing of Jews and the enslavement of people of other racial heritage, among other things, is by definition disrespectful of the people being targeted. I go straight to the position of contempt in such cases.

Freeman Dyson - Can Science Deal with God? - YouTube

skado comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Yes religion is art. And the job of art is to give expression to the truths that cannot be expressed in literal prose. It is the use of symbol and metaphor - the one capacity humans have that other animals don’t.

anglophone replies on Oct 9, 2021:

@skado Thank you for sharing that picture. I cannot see any truth in it. The best that I can do with it is to use it as a starting point to let my imagination wander.

Freeman Dyson - Can Science Deal with God? - YouTube

KKGator comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Science doesn't have to deal with fictional characters.

anglophone replies on Oct 9, 2021:

@rainmanjr Why are ideas of function, form and existence regarded as fictional? If I have understood you correctly, why should quantum mechanics be regarded as fictional?

Colorado woman who won't get vaccinated denied transplant When religion strips away the last of ...

Storm1752 comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Well, she made her choice...so be it. Fetuses are not people, by the way.

anglophone replies on Oct 9, 2021:

That small point is lost on such mental midgets.

I hear they're hireling! $14.25 hr.

Cast1es comments on Oct 9, 2021:

For over 60 years , I've been paying taxes , the largest part of which goes to provide a , "free ," twelve to thirteen years of education , for today's youth . This is one of the jobs that requires the least amount of on the job specific training . It's the kind of job , kids get , just out of high ...

anglophone replies on Oct 9, 2021:

They can be dumb enough to vote for Trumpty Dumpty.

I hear they're hireling! $14.25 hr.

bobwjr comments on Oct 9, 2021:

Ain't education grand

anglophone replies on Oct 9, 2021:

I don't need no educashun! ;)

Colorado woman who won't get vaccinated denied transplant When religion strips away the last of ...

Lorajay comments on Oct 8, 2021:

Irony doubled, she's perfectly willing to take advantage of modern medicines most advanced type of surgery yet she doesn't trust modern medicines best defense against covid.

anglophone replies on Oct 8, 2021:

Welcome to the double-think of the mentally defective.

Hello Gorgeous! 😆

KateOahu comments on Oct 7, 2021:

They have their priorities.

anglophone replies on Oct 7, 2021:

I must admit that I do enjoy a good ride! ;)

Because they're stupid. Why would some Americans rather risk death than get the vaccine?

Jolanta comments on Oct 7, 2021:

Not only Americans. There are people all over the world who are anti vaxxers, due to listening to nonsense and misinformation on social media.

anglophone replies on Oct 7, 2021:

Agreed. I am saddened by the violent protests of the lunatics of Melbourne.

Pope Francis expresses ‘shame’ over French Church sex abuse scandal [france24.com]

KKGator comments on Oct 7, 2021:

His "shame" doesn't mean a damned thing. I really want to see the rcc sued into total WORLDWIDE bankruptcy. Every state, province, country, and the World Court need to sue for every dime and asset. Right down to the pope's pointy hat. I'm sick of this shit. It's got to stop.

anglophone replies on Oct 7, 2021:

But it's not going to happen. The RCC has too much of a stranglehold on western governments.

Damn it, tried to cook myself a vegetarian meal last night, no bloody luck though, couldn't the ...

Lilac-JadeCanada comments on Oct 7, 2021:

Cut it into smaller chunks?

anglophone replies on Oct 7, 2021:

@Triphid made a silly mistake. He tried to cook a fully grown vegetarian. He should have tried to cook a vegetarian that was less than 6 months old, like every good worshiper of Satan.

Pope Francis expresses ‘shame’ over French Church sex abuse scandal [france24.com]

BufftonBeotch comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Too little too late. This can not possibly come as a shock.

anglophone replies on Oct 6, 2021:

I see it as just another chapter in the long litany of sexual abuse by the Catholic Church.

How can anyone support this fucked up shit is beyond me.

skado comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Crime is criminal. Child abuse, wherever it is found, is the most destructive of criminal behaviors.

anglophone replies on Oct 6, 2021:

It is long overdue that the Catholic Church was made financially bankrupt. It is already morally bankrupt.

How can anyone support this fucked up shit is beyond me.

p-nullifidian comments on Oct 6, 2021:

This shit just keeps getting worse and never seems to end! Something tells me that we’re not going to hear a huge outcry from the faithful, many of whom bought into the Pizzagate Conspiracy.

anglophone replies on Oct 6, 2021:

The faithful will protect their pedophile rapists at all costs. The faithful "know" that their futures in Heaven depends on defending the indefensible.

France's report on church sex abuse of children [abcnews.go.com]

tsallinia comments on Oct 6, 2021:

Sometimes I wish there were such thing as hell, so all those pedophiles would end up there... Oh, the extent of the damage they've done... :-(

anglophone replies on Oct 6, 2021:

A thorough kicking in the balls would be a good start.

Late Night with Seth Meyers - Trump Reportedly Said He'll Run for President in 2024 ...

KKGator comments on Oct 5, 2021:

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

anglophone replies on Oct 5, 2021:

Is anybody who is in a federal prison eligible to run for President?

LOL, I realise that this may well anger some members, especially those from some tiny little state ...

Tejas comments on Oct 5, 2021:

Hey don't go throwing your self projections on my state.

anglophone replies on Oct 5, 2021:

Now which state would that be? The prolapsed rectum or the brewer's droop?

Trump said he would never become a vegan because 'it messes with your body chemistry' and he ...

whiskywoman comments on Oct 5, 2021:

didn't know he had one

anglophone replies on Oct 5, 2021:

He could become a vegan without any issues - he has no brain cells to loose!

I'm sorry if this has been posted before but WTF do these natural immunity idiots believe?

Organist1 comments on Sep 21, 2021:

They don't understand, nor do they believe in, science.

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@lerlo Such people are incapable of thinking. It really is as simple as that. @Organist1

Sorry anti vaxxer website The goal of this list is educational.

BDair comments on Sep 22, 2021:

The Testimonies Project was created to provide a platform for all those who were affected after getting the covid-19 vaccines, and to make sure their voices are heard, since they are not heard in the Israeli media. https://www.vaxtestimonies.org/en/

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@UrsiMajor @Charles1971 I have no time for any dangerous liar on this site.

The Young Turks - Alex Jones LOSES BIG Lawsuits [youtube.com]

DenoPenno comments on Oct 2, 2021:

Jones lost because he has zero proof of the nonsense he claims. He has no documents to produce because they do not exist. He has a big mouth and makes his living through lies he tells. Then he tries to defend himself with word salad. Jones is a liar who has hurt many people. He should pay for this ...

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

He needs to be sued into penury.

The Young Turks - Alex Jones LOSES BIG Lawsuits [youtube.com]

BitFlipper comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I want to see that motherfucker kill himself in shame.

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

He is far too fucking arrogant to even feel shame, let alone kill himself because of it.

"That's all you can muster?" I thought.

waitingforgodo comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Yeah, c'mon guys make a bit of an effort ffs, this is literatehiker. Tease with your academic acumen and professional prowess. Perchance some Yeats: As my arms rapt you round I pressed My heart upon the loveliness That sort of stuff ok. Then surprise her with your adroitness: mention ...

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@waitingforgodo My ignorance of Yeats is **vast**. Thank you for filling in one tiny piece of my immense knowledge gap.

"That's all you can muster?" I thought.

waitingforgodo comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Yeah, c'mon guys make a bit of an effort ffs, this is literatehiker. Tease with your academic acumen and professional prowess. Perchance some Yeats: As my arms rapt you round I pressed My heart upon the loveliness That sort of stuff ok. Then surprise her with your adroitness: mention ...

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

@LiterateHiker Hence your eye for making clothes. :)

"That's all you can muster?" I thought.

waitingforgodo comments on Oct 4, 2021:

Yeah, c'mon guys make a bit of an effort ffs, this is literatehiker. Tease with your academic acumen and professional prowess. Perchance some Yeats: As my arms rapt you round I pressed My heart upon the loveliness That sort of stuff ok. Then surprise her with your adroitness: mention ...

anglophone replies on Oct 4, 2021:

Me tease @LiterateHiker with my academic acumen? Hmm, kinda difficult that, being as I haven't got any. The same goes for professional prowess. See her conversation with @ASTRALMAX - she would spot me as a liar at 50 paces and within three seconds. Bilateral symmetry? Sorry, but I am right-handed. Bipedal perambulation? Sorry, but I am *so* not into hiking. (Hey Kathleen, have I done enough to ruin my chances with you? ;) )

A current day governor of the great state of Tennessee: [friendlyatheist.patheos.com]

silverotter11 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

For *FUCK* sake!! What an ass wipe.

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

Stupid is as stupid does. Should Tennessee erect a monument to Koalemos, the god of stupidity, beside all their crosses to their own god?

A current day governor of the great state of Tennessee: [friendlyatheist.patheos.com]

EarnestEccentric comments on Oct 3, 2021:

Maybe, if we can find a virgin or two, we could offer them up for sacrifice... it used to work... right?

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

A virgin in Tennessee? Hello?

Governor with Worst-in-Nation COVID Rate Calls for More “Fasting and Prayer” | Hemant Mehta | ...

freedom41 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

No surprise there, since it's right in the middle of the bible belt.

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

@freedom41 Ouch.

Governor with Worst-in-Nation COVID Rate Calls for More “Fasting and Prayer” | Hemant Mehta | ...

freedom41 comments on Oct 3, 2021:

No surprise there, since it's right in the middle of the bible belt.

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

"The Lord will protect us." "No He won't - God moves in mysterious ways, remember?"

My School is Shaming Girls’ Bodies

Larimar comments on Oct 3, 2021:

so sick of this BS

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

Same here.

"That's all you can muster?" I thought.

MsHoliday comments on Oct 3, 2021:

I’d fire a drop-down box reply right back at him.💜

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

In my bitchier moments I might reply "If that is the best that you can do then I am not in the slightest bit interested in you.".

Pat Robertson to Finally Step Down as Host of the 700 Club Televangelist Pat Robertson announced ...

MizJ comments on Oct 2, 2021:

All his bullshit sent us into the neoliberal hell of Reaganomics and not having the Equal Rights Amendment. He can just fuck off.

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

I think he is too old to fuck, let alone fuck off. There is no way that I would want to fuck him.

Here is what it looks like from the outside.

p-nullifidian comments on Oct 3, 2021:

More than just argue, unfortunately. Sometimes they will kill in “defense” of their faith.

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

I was thinking exactly the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks . That their particular god is so weak and puny that it demands that humans carry out its dirty work seems to be beyond the mental capacity of such people.

‘In God We Trust’ on city vehicles: Chesapeake unanimously approves proposal Tuesday

BestWithoutGods comments on Oct 3, 2021:

> SEPARATION of church and state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anglophone replies on Oct 3, 2021:

Those councilors have separated themselves from their own brains, never to be reunited.

‘In God We Trust’ on city vehicles: Chesapeake unanimously approves proposal Tuesday

JackPedigo comments on Oct 2, 2021:

So all we need is someone from FFRF to send in a complaint and perhaps this will end up in court.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

Every one of those councillors deserves a good slapping across the face for being such culpable imbeciles.

LET'S STOP THE PLEASANT EUPHEMISMS: They aren't "anti-Vax.

Fernapple comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I don't disagree, but you have to also grant that a lot of them are victims of disinformation, pedaled by exploiters, which they have not been given the education to see through.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

@Flowerwall I have no time for the words of medically uninformed politicians spouting on about matters of which they are manifestly ignorant. I cite Trumpty Dumpty as a prizewinner in that regard. Variants are going to happen regardless of vaccinations - it's called "evolution". /@Fernapple

LET'S STOP THE PLEASANT EUPHEMISMS: They aren't "anti-Vax.

Fernapple comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I don't disagree, but you have to also grant that a lot of them are victims of disinformation, pedaled by exploiters, which they have not been given the education to see through.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

@Fernapple And thus the sheep become lemmings.

LET'S STOP THE PLEASANT EUPHEMISMS: They aren't "anti-Vax.

Fernapple comments on Oct 2, 2021:

I don't disagree, but you have to also grant that a lot of them are victims of disinformation, pedaled by exploiters, which they have not been given the education to see through.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

I have no idea what motivates the vile little shits that peddle such misinformation, and that includes this site's worst perpetrator.

Interesting walk this morning.

anglophone comments on Oct 2, 2021:

No country is free of its assholes.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

@Triphid I do. I suspect they sometimes kill one or two of my poultry.

Bullets That Killed 8-Year-Old Black Girl After Philadelphia-Area High School Football Game Were ...

LucyLoohoo comments on Oct 1, 2021:

"Maybe someone will be held accountable."

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

Maybe I'll win $10,000,000 next week.

Interesting walk this morning.

anglophone comments on Oct 2, 2021:

No country is free of its assholes.

anglophone replies on Oct 2, 2021:

@Triphid Yep. It's dugites around here. I also see the occasional carpet python.

Uh-huh.

Redneckliberal comments on Oct 1, 2021:

I DOUBT THE DUMBASS KNOWS WHAT CRT IS ABOUT

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

That's not the only thing that he is totally and culpably ignorant about.

This is in from my anti-vaxx COVID-infected friend.

BDair comments on Oct 1, 2021:

The treatment protocols that hospitals are using are killing people. Remsdisver and intubation are ineffective. Meanwhile, protocols utilizing Ivermectin usually clear the virus within 48 hours.

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@JackPedigo I think the climate change issue is going to be a much harder sell than the Covid issue. My rather uninformed guess is that it will take the deaths of millions, possibly billions, before the rich and powerful are finally forced to accept and admit the consequences of their actions.

This is in from my anti-vaxx COVID-infected friend.

JackPedigo comments on Oct 1, 2021:

Did she finally get the message???

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@UrsiMajor Facts frighten fools. :(

This is in from my anti-vaxx COVID-infected friend.

BDair comments on Oct 1, 2021:

The treatment protocols that hospitals are using are killing people. Remsdisver and intubation are ineffective. Meanwhile, protocols utilizing Ivermectin usually clear the virus within 48 hours.

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@JackPedigo I find it a shame that the hard way sometimes requires the death of the ignoramus. /@UrsiMajor

This is in from my anti-vaxx COVID-infected friend.

BDair comments on Oct 1, 2021:

The treatment protocols that hospitals are using are killing people. Remsdisver and intubation are ineffective. Meanwhile, protocols utilizing Ivermectin usually clear the virus within 48 hours.

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@UrsiMajor Well done you! I lack the patience to ram hard facts into even harder skulls.

This is in from my anti-vaxx COVID-infected friend.

BDair comments on Oct 1, 2021:

The treatment protocols that hospitals are using are killing people. Remsdisver and intubation are ineffective. Meanwhile, protocols utilizing Ivermectin usually clear the virus within 48 hours.

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

@Marionville I have no time for the medical incompetent that is BDair.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever: [popsci.com]

Cast1es comments on Oct 1, 2021:

The dust in the circle goes round and round , round and round , round and round . The dust in the circle goes round and round , and we all fall down .

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

What a beautiful mix of references. :)

GUILTY! Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and founder of the right-wing website Infowars, has ...

BitFlipper comments on Oct 1, 2021:

He should be publicly executed.

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

I would settle for him being kept in solitary confinement until he wises up.

Deaf Colorado man arrested for not complying with police commands he couldn't understand, lawsuit ...

Druvius comments on Oct 1, 2021:

About 4% of the US population is hearing impaired in some fashion, one person in 25. And cops aren't trained to recognize that?

anglophone replies on Oct 1, 2021:

Cops aren't fucking trained! It's a black man? Shoot it. It's woman? Rape it. It's a Latino? Put handcuffs on it and drag it into the slammer.

What sort of mental illness or religious insanity would cause something like this?

Triphid comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Sad and so needless. Had something somewhat similar occur near where I live some 30+ years ago. The parents were full on Seventh Day Adventists, though the father was not quite as full on as the mother. The relationship started to turn sour, he left the family home after a few months of, in his ...

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

Ouch.

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content | Reuters

Druvius comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Good. Spreading harmless misinformation is one thing, spreading deadly toxic misinformation is no different than fomenting violence.

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

Can I interest you in 1,000 pounds of Ivermectin?

It is hard to deal with irrational people, religious or not.

powder comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Mandates take away consent and break two Australian laws I know of 1) Freely given consent with no coercion required for all medical treatment 2) You cannot be forced to consume a product. The fuckers who introduce mandates do not understand what an awful position it puts Doctors and other ...

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

It was fuckers that gave you vaccines against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, mumps, measles and rubella. Grow the fuck up!

Dismembered Trio Found in Texas Dumpster Were Killed in ‘Bible Sacrifice,’ Cops Allege

rainmanjr comments on Sep 30, 2021:

This is the kind of story Democrats should be pushing for the kind of coverage police shootings get. Make the election directly about Theocracy vs Democrats. Let’s settle this dispute now.

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

@rainmanjr How do we overcome the defects of cognition that allow religion to flourish in the first place?

Documentary banned in Kenya for advocating for LGBT+ people.[theguardian.com]

anglophone comments on Sep 30, 2021:

Bugger Kenya's religious assholes.

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

@Theresa_N Thanks for reminding me of that historical perspective.

Preacher: God Will “Destroy” America’s Enemies, Including Atheists and Woke-ists | Hemant ...

Diagoras comments on Sep 30, 2021:

The only thing funnier would be if this jackass attached a date to these atrocities god will commit. Him and pillow guy need to commune.

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

Perhaps somebody should tell that idiot-brained individual "My god is bigger than your god, so shut the fuck up!".

Dismembered Trio Found in Texas Dumpster Were Killed in ‘Bible Sacrifice,’ Cops Allege

rainmanjr comments on Sep 30, 2021:

This is the kind of story Democrats should be pushing for the kind of coverage police shootings get. Make the election directly about Theocracy vs Democrats. Let’s settle this dispute now.

anglophone replies on Sep 30, 2021:

The theocrats are never going to go away. They will continue to find Trumpty Dumpties from among themselves. The best that can be hoped for is to contain and control them.

Can't wait for the Netflix documentary!

AlasBabylon comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Is it a crime to actually possess dick pics? I wonder how many gigabtyes 16 million pics would fill?

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

It depends on how much you compress them, but a compressed dick is no use to man, beast nor woman.

Can't wait for the Netflix documentary!

bobwjr comments on Sep 29, 2021:

Wang likes dicks

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

Also "Wang likes wangs".

If you want to see an apologist article, full of excuses and basically trying to dress up a ...

anglophone comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I suggest you learn some rudimentary immunology and some rudimentary epidemiology. I am with @Marionville, @FrayedBear and @Triphid on this one.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@powder Your failure to express yourself clearly is not my problem. Your sloppy use of medical terms is not my problem. Your sloppy use of epidemiological terminology is not my problem. As I have said before, you appear to lack even rudimentary knowledge of either immunology or epidemiology.

If you want to see an apologist article, full of excuses and basically trying to dress up a ...

anglophone comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I suggest you learn some rudimentary immunology and some rudimentary epidemiology. I am with @Marionville, @FrayedBear and @Triphid on this one.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@powder Your claim "It is not rational to continue to aim to vaccinate the population" requires that the population should not be vaccinated. This will raise deaths and disabilities. Your ignorance of immunology and of epidemiology is still on display. DONE!

If you want to see an apologist article, full of excuses and basically trying to dress up a ...

anglophone comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I suggest you learn some rudimentary immunology and some rudimentary epidemiology. I am with @Marionville, @FrayedBear and @Triphid on this one.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@powder Your ignorance of immunology and epidemiology is showing again. You have failed to address the points that I raised with you. Your pushing for the population to be not vaccinated is absurd.

If you want to see an apologist article, full of excuses and basically trying to dress up a ...

anglophone comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I suggest you learn some rudimentary immunology and some rudimentary epidemiology. I am with @Marionville, @FrayedBear and @Triphid on this one.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@powder Those claims are not in the article that you cited. The response to Covid-19 includes vaccinating the population, which you claim is irrational. Vaccines came out before either you or I were born, so it is impossible for either of us to remember when vaccines came out, your "Remember when vaccines came out?" refers. Your "we were sold an inferior product." makes no reference to any medical reasons for choosing any particular vaccine. You appear to have difficulty in engaging in informed debate.

If you want to see an apologist article, full of excuses and basically trying to dress up a ...

anglophone comments on Sep 28, 2021:

I suggest you learn some rudimentary immunology and some rudimentary epidemiology. I am with @Marionville, @FrayedBear and @Triphid on this one.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@powder Your responses continue to be irrational.

The Five Stages of Antivaxers: 1.

anglophone comments on Sep 21, 2021:

Another way of saying anti-vaxxer is "lethally and suicidally stupid".

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

@Pedrohbds That is so sadly true.

Got a wee bit of quandary here.

Organist1 comments on Sep 29, 2021:

I would stick with the $20 payment schedule. That way, everything is clear, and he can't gaslight you into wondering if he did enough work to be worth the $20 or not.

anglophone replies on Sep 29, 2021:

Precisely.