Blinken vows to repair relationship with the Palastinians

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2021:

Why not? Biden's trying to undo as much of the damage done by Trump as possible.

Tennessee governor signs criminal justice bills into law as Chattanooga councilwoman looks on

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2021:

We'll take whatever progress we can get. Even in Tennessee.

Nashville DA refuses to enforce Tennessee's anti-trans bathroom bill | TheHill

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2021:

It's a small bit of good news.

Oh Pu-LEASE let it be true! Orange jumpsuits for the Trumps! I have questions about the grand jury...

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2021:

I can't imagine that Letitia James or Cy Vance, Jr., either one, would offer Trump the opportunity to flip. And if they did, he would still have to plead guilty to reduced charges. He would never agree to that.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

There is an argument to be made that if Obama had empowered Occupy Wall St., or at least not turned law enforcement on it (in a blatant violation of the First Amendment) that Trump would have been irrelevant in 2016.

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

The neoliberal Dems need to remember this.

For any and all of you who have questioned why your prays were never answered, I found the ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

Of course church leaders will never admit the obvious reason: There is no God there to answer them.

Travis County DA under for from law enforcement for job posting

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

"If a law enforcement officer breaks the law, they will be held accountable, and it is disappointing but not at all surprising that the police union is spending their time defending misconduct by law enforcement officers instead of working with us to root it out," said Garza. TL/DR: ACAB

GOP Iowa Lawmaker Files Bill To Allow Psilocybin, MDMA And LSD Access For Seriously Ill Patients - ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

Can I get the ice skate concession for hades?

That's the question of the year

mcgeo52 comments on May 25, 2021:

Trump was the unindicted co-conspirator with Michael Cohen. How difficult would it be to get an indictment on that? Trump's "perfect call" with the President of Ukraine was an absolute textbook case of bribery as defined in 18 USC § 201( b )( 2 )( A ). The "transcript" released by Trump's White House documented the crime. A grand jury coud issue an indictment on that one in less than a half day. [BTW, why the Dems in the House did not include Bribery as one of the Articles of Impeachment is beyond me, unless they really did not want Trump removed.] The tapes of his phone calls to Georgia officials requesting illegal interference in the election might have to be played a third time for the grand jury before they issued an indictment. Yes, I know you only get one shot, and it has to count, but I don't understand why his plane flying out of DC was not diverted to NY, or Atlanta and met by someone with handcuffs.

PROOF OF CONTAGIOUS BRAIN LOSS IN REPUBLICAN PARTY Former Repug Senator Rick Santorum is now ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 24, 2021:

So, "there isn't much Native American culture in American culture"? Let's start with the fact that most of the US Constitution is based on similar documents found among the Native Americans. But then that would mean expecting Santorum to have any knowledge of the Constitution.

Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Pelosi's House mask mandate to Holocaust.

mcgeo52 comments on May 24, 2021:

Somebody needs a lesson in equine anatomy. It's not that difficult to tell an ass from a mouth.

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.

mcgeo52 comments on May 23, 2021:

If you really want to know what is wrong with the US, just realize that Fox News [sic] has been broadcasting a constant stream of fear for decades.

Before and after COVID...

mcgeo52 comments on May 23, 2021:

I was feeling bad about the extra weight I put on during the last 14 months. Then I went to a birthday party last Sunday and saw some of my friends.

I really felt this, when I was young, I lived in Pueblo, Colorado which had a Carnegie endowed ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 22, 2021:

I actually used my library card last Thursday, in the library, for a book that I found on the shelf.

White House partners with dating apps to encourage Covid vaccinations - CNNPolitics

mcgeo52 comments on May 22, 2021:

I notice they didn't mention Agnostic.com.

Convicted man committed suicide in courtroom after verdict by slashing his own throat

mcgeo52 comments on May 21, 2021:

"He was determined not to go to prison." Nominated for understatement of the month.

Troopers stun, and drag black man before his death: video

mcgeo52 comments on May 21, 2021:

ACAB. Welcome to the Some Are Worse Than Others Crew.

I would say a complete moron.

mcgeo52 comments on May 20, 2021:

Some would argue it takes a "special" kind of genius to bankrupt a casino.

It's official, our country is full of imbeciles! [msn.com]

mcgeo52 comments on May 20, 2021:

Let's address the elephant in the room. Donald J. Trump is batshit crazy. He is literally incapable of accepting the fact that he lost. And until he accepts that fact, neither will his supporters.

Woot woot!

mcgeo52 comments on May 19, 2021:

No additional comment necessary.

Cracked me up! [newsweek.com]

mcgeo52 comments on May 18, 2021:

Gaetz and Greenberg were not the only ones involved in the illegal activity. It will be interesting to see who else is indicted before this is over with.

Even if the turd listens and says something what good will that do in the justice system of NY?

mcgeo52 comments on May 17, 2021:

The fact that Giuliani is basically wanting Trump to be a character witness tells all we need to know about how much trouble Rudy is in.

Clang went the Hawley! [youtube.com]

mcgeo52 comments on May 13, 2021:

And if Donnie doesn't like it, he can have Ted Nugent do a rebuttal.

Rant: I have always considered myself very lucky to have had a job that allowed me to travel all ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 13, 2021:

No need to apologize.

“We came and turned the native Arabs into tragic refugees.

mcgeo52 comments on May 13, 2021:

I would guess he is not one of Netanyahu's favorite writers.

"Orange Man...Out of His League": [dailykos.com]

mcgeo52 comments on May 13, 2021:

Popcorn time indeed. Trump will never see it coming from the Cheneys. One very interesting possibility involves the fact that Merrick Garland was recommended to Obama for the Supreme Court by then Sen. Orin Hatch (R. Utah). While Garland is as apolitical as possible, I have to believe that a group of top old school Republicans calling for prosecution of Trump for January 6 would not be something he would ignore. It would be interesting to see Trump try to run his shit show from inside federal prison.

“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 11, 2021:

This is so true it hurts.

"If they come for the innocent without stepping over your body, cursed be your religion and your ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 11, 2021:

I remember meeting the Barrigan brothers at a Survival Sunday (i.e. nuclear disarmament) concert at the Hollywood Bowl. I had recently finished reading ***The Barrigan Brothers and the FBI***. I mentioned to Daniel that I believed that I had spotted a typo in the book. He asked what it was. I said that the book said he and his brother grew up in Galesville NY, and I believe it should have been Galeville, NY. I told him that I had attended Chestnut Hill Jr. High. He smiled and informed me that was less that five blocks from his family home. I have always had tremendous respect for the brothers and was very happy to find out we had that in common.

Washington state mandates teaching critical race theory K-12

mcgeo52 comments on May 11, 2021:

Textbooks are a major problem. Currently Texas has something of a strangle hold on textbook publishers. Consequently Biology texts contain Creationist drivel and US History texts cast the Civil War as the battle for states' rights, not insurrection in support of slavery. Maybe Washington, Oregon, California, and possibly Hawaii could join together to form a Pacific Textbook Consortium. This market would be so much larger than Texas that the publishers would have no choice but to pursue the approval of the Consortium.

Yes, it does. [rawstory.com]

mcgeo52 comments on May 11, 2021:

It's not so much that it makes them look that way, but more that it exposes them for what they are.

12 year old graduates high school and college in the same week

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

This reminds me of decades ago when I first read the book, ***Mindstorms*** by Seymor Papert. By the time I finished reading the book it was obvious how much more could be done by even an average student. It takes an exceptionally bright student to do this because our educational system is set up to prevent it.

Free Marijuana For Covid-19 Vaccines Proves To Be A Popular Perk

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

We just had a new dispensary (i.e., pot shop) open on the next street over. Some enterprising soul opened a bakery next door to it.

Non-hallucinogenic psychedelics: scientists close in on compound | Drugs | The Guardian

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

Microdosing on LSD and 'shrooms is also showing some promise.

or a vasectomy...trumps should never reproduce

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

A vasectomy for a Trump would involve microsurgery.

Former Chadbourn police chief indicted on nearly 90 felony charges - WWAY TV

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

It seems like we may have actually reached a tipping point.

Video Shows Florida Suspect Flee Police in Stolen Patrol Car, Crash It and Take Off in Another

mcgeo52 comments on May 9, 2021:

Flori-duh strikes again. Not sure what's in the water down there but apparently even the cops are drinking it.

😁 Gave me a giggle

mcgeo52 comments on May 8, 2021:

As long as the jellyfish don't sue for defamation.

So the Conservative Atheists thought that people should share their greedy, selfish and illogical ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 8, 2021:

Just so we're clear, the people being discussed in points 2 and 5 as not working are capitalist living off of their dividends, correct?

Derek Chauvin, three other ex-Minneapolis police officers indicted by federal grand jury

mcgeo52 comments on May 8, 2021:

Given President Biden's aversion to the death penalty, I would expect four former Minneapolis cops to die in federal prison.

“You can’t use up creativity.

mcgeo52 comments on May 7, 2021:

It is like a muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it gets.

As a Lefty Libertarian or should I say Anarchist Libertarian I lean hard to the left but not on ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 7, 2021:

Speaking of Lefty Libertarians, have you ever heard of Samuel E. Konkin, III? He was the editor and publisher of *Journal of the Libertarian Left*.

But still stinks like dogshit.

mcgeo52 comments on May 6, 2021:

Doesn't remove his fingerprints.

DC releases body cam footage of police drag race crash | TheHill

mcgeo52 comments on May 6, 2021:

Not sure about DC law, but in California it would be at least a misdemeanor worth a year in prison. With the crash it could be a felony.

Poll: United States the biggest threat to democracies globally; bigger threat than China ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 6, 2021:

This is nothing new. Read ***War Is A Racket*** by Gen. Smedley Butler USMC Ret.

Holy Mother of God.

mcgeo52 comments on May 6, 2021:

When Schwarzenegger became Governor California had the sixth largest economy in the world. When he left office we were barely holding on to the seventh spot. Thanks to Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom we are now in fifth. The recall was fueled by Newsom not opening up soon enough after the pandemic.He has currently set a target of June 15 to have everything completely reopened. The vote on the recall will not be until this fall; hopefully the stupidity, or at least the anger, will have subsided by then.

Florida Voter Fraud: Teen faces 16 years for rigging homecoming

mcgeo52 comments on May 5, 2021:

Flori-duh!

Newly identified American saber-toothed cat species was larger than a tiger and hunted rhinos | The ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 5, 2021:

At four times my size, I would not want to have to clean his litter box.

ANOTHER QNUT JOB IS RISING FROM THE REPUG SWAMP IN THE SOUTH: Trump-loving lawyer Lin Wood ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 3, 2021:

There are idiots who believe this fool. Do you still wonder what is wrong with this country?

Crisis on the Right? [nytimes.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

"Over 75 percent of Biden voters chose 'a big, beautiful world. Two-thirds of Trump voters chose 'our lives are threatened.'" Fox News' business model can be summed up in two words, "fear sells." This is the poison that Fox has injected into our society.

Crisis on the Right? [nytimes.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 28, 2021:

Since this is behind a paywall for some people, and it is definitely worth reading: By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Those of us who had hoped America would calm down when we no longer had Donald Trump spewing poison from the Oval Office have been sadly disabused. There are increasing signs that the Trumpian base is radicalizing. My Republican friends report vicious divisions in their churches and families. Republican politicians who don’t toe the Trump line are speaking of death threats and menacing verbal attacks. It’s as if the Trump base felt some security when their man was at the top, and that’s now gone. Maybe Trump was the restraining force. What’s happening can only be called a venomous panic attack. Since the election, large swaths of the Trumpian right have decided America is facing a crisis like never before and they are the small army of warriors fighting with Alamo-level desperation to ensure the survival of the country as they conceive it. The first important survey data to understand this moment is the one pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson discussed with my colleague Ezra Klein. When asked in late January if politics is more about “enacting good public policy” or “ensuring the survival of the country as we know it,” 51 percent of Trump Republicans said survival; only 19 percent said policy. The level of Republican pessimism is off the charts. A February Economist-YouGov poll asked Americans which statement is closest to their view: “It’s a big, beautiful world, mostly full of good people, and we must find a way to embrace each other and not allow ourselves to become isolated” or “Our lives are threatened by terrorists, criminals and illegal immigrants, and our priority should be to protect ourselves.” Over 75 percent of Biden voters chose “a big, beautiful world.” Two-thirds of Trump voters chose “our lives are threatened.” This level of catastrophism, nearly despair, has fed into an amped-up warrior mentality. “The decent know that they must become ruthless. They must become the stuff of nightmares,” Jack Kerwick writes in the Trumpian magazine American Greatness. “The good man must spare not a moment to train, in both body and mind, to become the monster that he may need to become in order to slay the monsters that prey upon the vulnerable.” With this view, the Jan. 6 insurrection was not a shocking descent into lawlessness but practice for the war ahead. A week after the siege, nearly a quarter of Republicans polled said violence can be acceptable to achieve political goals. William Saletan of Slate recently rounded up the evidence showing how many Republican politicians are now cheering the Jan. 6 crowd, voting against resolutions condemning them. Liberal ...

Perfect place too!!

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 27, 2021:

Well trained pooch.

Asskisser and mini mushroom cocksucker Lindsay Graham says he is not impressed by Biden's first 100 ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

He may have forgotten, or not. Either way it's just typical Republican hypocrisy.

In the aftermath of the George Floyd murder I feel that many are not asking the right questions.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 25, 2021:

Even if the defense could prove that the bill was fake, and that Floyd knew it was fake, that is nowhere near a capital crime. Take this red herring BS elsewhere. Chauvin murdered George Floyd.

A Christian Fundamentalist Asked These (Awful) Questions on a First Date | Hemant Mehta | Friendly ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

What is your view of my backside as I walk away?

Hot damn! Instant Karma wango tango asshole! [abc7.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

One of the reported long term effects is brain fog. Ted doesn't need to worry about that one.

What a PERFECT description!!

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 21, 2021:

Wow! A list of his better points.

I've tried to post this before; it was probably deleted because many sites promote book sales.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

1) Why is this in this group? 2) Where is the link?

“The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete”.........Sam Levenson.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 19, 2021:

The thing I have missed most for the past 13 months has been human touch.

Bet No One Here is Surprised!: [dailykos.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 17, 2021:

Say it isn't so. Saint Donald would never do anything like that. Well, maybe on days ending in "y", but...

The QAnon Congresswoman Challenged AOC to a Debate and Wow, Please Make It Happen [elle.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 16, 2021:

I hope AOC doesn't waste her time and lend legitimacy to that whack job.

Why hire P.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 11, 2021:

It’s such fun to watch the right wing nut jobs tear each other apart. Note to self: Stock up on more popcorn.

“When all men give to all others all the rights that they claim for themselves, then this world ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 11, 2021:

It really is that simple. And that impossible.

Taj Mahal and Trump steaks!!

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 11, 2021:

Why are you assuming the fucking idiot can read?

Don’t ever forget this!!

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 10, 2021:

Trump is the only President so full of shit that the U.S. ran out of toilet paper.

So smart he bankrupted casinos.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 7, 2021:

Six months in to Trump's term, it was reported that his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, had called Trump a moron. The reports were corrected to say that Tillerson had actually called Trump a f@@@ing moron. A few days later it came out that Rupert Murdoch had said that Trump is a f@@@ing idiot. This left us with the question, "Is Trump a moron or an idiot?" Unbelievably I found myself agreeing with Rupert Murdoch. My reasons for agreeing with Rupert? 1) An idiot is less intelligent than a moron, and 2) I have never heard of a moron savant. I believe Trump is an idiot savant and his "gift" is being able to read and con people.

Change is the only constant, - Heraclitus

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 1, 2021:

It is impossible to determine change without a constant of some type for measuring the change.

A hypothetical moral dilemma: Dan melody are dating, Dan ask Melody" are you on birth control?

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 31, 2021:

Should Melody have told Dan she was trying to get pregnant?

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." Hunter S. Thompson

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 25, 2021:

Interesting juxtaposition of the two quotes.

I wonder just who is pulling Biden's strings. Corporate dems for a start. [youtube.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 25, 2021:

Big pharma.

And also loves QANON!!

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 22, 2021:

I am not optimistic enough to believe this is the final product. We are in for a long struggle to save our country.

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by ...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 22, 2021:

Key words, “conscious endeavor.” Just because someone is conscious doesn’t mean they are willing to make the endeavor. And there are also those who might be willing to make the endeavor, but are not conscious of what that entails.

Tony Perkins Says Biden’s Agenda Is ‘Literally From the Pit of Hell’ [rightwingwatch.org]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 20, 2021:

Tony Perkins' brain is literally from the bargain bin at Wal-Mart.

Tony Perkins Says Biden’s Agenda Is ‘Literally From the Pit of Hell’ [rightwingwatch.org]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 20, 2021:

“America is in a very, very, I would say, precarious situation. We’ve seen idolatry in different forms, but now it is so blatant." Excuse me, but the recent idolatry I remember involved a golden idol in the shape of an orange pile of BS.

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire”.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 19, 2021:

It's a great line referring to British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.

A very interesting character, who acquired character too late "I spent thirty-three years and four ...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 18, 2021:

I would contend that he had outstanding character all along. It was a certain enlightenment that came late.

Grift is Rampnat in His family?: [alternet.org]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 14, 2021:

We’re going to need a prison somewhere with a Trump friends and family wing.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

It’s only a mistake if you choose to not make it a lesson.

Freudian slip? [huffpost.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

Correct link: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-hayes-trump-pac_n_60486251c5b6cf72d092ce14

Freudian slip? [huffpost.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

404 Not found! There is an extra 8 at the end of the link.

“If you’re reading this.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 10, 2021:

My grandmother taught me, "If you are well enough to complain, don't."

“Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 9, 2021:

Pretty much covers those options.

The heat must be getting closer to the real American traitor...DJT! [nytimes.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 9, 2021:

Some prison is going to end up needing a Trump friends and family wing.

Just wishing we'd had a couple of these pop up on Jan.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 7, 2021:

With a military budget of $622 Billion the Capitol can only be overrun with help from inside the Pentagon. That has been made exceptionally clear by recent hearings. I expect that at least one grand jury will be looking into this. Nor would I be surprised by a spate of courts martial. The other question to ask is: "With the Capitol under attack, why wasn't the President removed to an undisclosed, secure location?"

I never found pizza delectable.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 7, 2021:

My favorite is pineapple mushroom.

“Take responsibility for your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands”.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 6, 2021:

With the possible exception of a good masseuse.

Rudy Giuliani, After Blowing Past Deadline to Respond to Dominion’s Billion-Dollar Lawsuit, ...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 6, 2021:

Dominion did not oppose the extension request. Why should they? Give Rudy all the rope he needs to hang himself. It is in Dominion's best interest to have the case tried in court where they can get everything on the record. They know that. That is one of the reasons they are suing for so much. There isn't going to be any pre-trial settlement.

“I’ve never been insulted by hateful Satanists for not believing in their devil.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Interesting little bit of irony.

Romney's TRUST Act is a Trojan Horse to cut seniors' benefits | TheHill

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 5, 2021:

Just because Romney is a civil and well mannered pathologically greedy bastard doesn't make him any less of one.

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 4, 2021:

With all due respect to Robert Heinlein, he is just plain, flat out wrong on this. Violence gets the headlines, but entire wars are fought over a handful of issues. In the mean time, to use just one other example, the issue of the value of a company, or at least stock in the company, is settled every time there is a transaction in the stock market. That happens millions of times a day. Far more issues are settled by the market than by violent, naked force.

Budget nominee Tanden withdraws nomination amid opposition [aol.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 2, 2021:

To be honest, I’m not terribly upset by this. I think Biden can find a better nominee.

Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning. - Gza

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 2, 2021:

Sounds like excellent advice.

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 1, 2021:

Seen a lot of masks lately. Not convinced this is true.

“In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have the most power; mental and moral excellence ...

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 28, 2021:

Am I the only one who noticed that Donald Trump excelled at creating chaos?

Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, and founder of a group called Cowboys for ...

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 25, 2021:

The State AG has demanded his resignation. If he is convicted of insurrection, his resignation is automatic under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

The pinata shop in my neighborhood is always out front with new bash them up toys.

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Where in Dallas is this?

New York Courts are getting ready to probe where it hurts. Bend over Tweety!

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Laissez le bon temps rouler!

“The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ...

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 22, 2021:

Unless you are a Republican trying to get elected. Then you suppress the votes rather than come up with a better platform.

Hell yes I would!

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 21, 2021:

Is someone trying to retire the national debt? This might do it.

If I believed in heavan or karma or anything like that, this is how it should work (from David ...

mcgeo52 comments on Feb 19, 2021:

That's assuming the rash windbag went up, not down. I don't buy the assumption.