Chicago Mayor Tells It Like It Is

mcgeo52 comments on May 30, 2020:

mcgeo52 replies on May 30, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, do you really want to smash that smug look off his face? I would say, "Get in line," but my parents taught me, "Ladies first." Just save some for me.

Found a delightfully detailed future front page for the NY Times...

mcgeo52 comments on May 27, 2020:

"Ex-President Trump Refuses Inauguration Ceremony. Flees Capital [sic] in Disguise." If it is obvious that he has lost and will be replaced as President, I would not be surprised to see him leave the country before the inauguration.

mcgeo52 replies on May 30, 2020:

@Besalbub, if he's smart he'll be out of the country before Biden takes the oath of office.

In my lifetime, I have imagined and lived through the very worst I thought a Mother could live ...

Buddha comments on May 29, 2020:

It is unbelievable that is happening in our country

mcgeo52 replies on May 30, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, about that meme: Not enough condoms in the universe.

It's hard to believe but I was there and saw it with my own eyes - Walter read the news and people ...

KKGator comments on May 29, 2020:

This is just my opinion, and I have no expectation of anyone agreeing with me, but I really think the advent of 24/7 cable news networks signaled the decline of television journalism. When the evening news was just 30 minutes a night (with commerical breaks), Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley and ...

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

When Reagan did away with the fairness doctrine was when things really started downhill.

In my lifetime, I have imagined and lived through the very worst I thought a Mother could live ...

Buddha comments on May 29, 2020:

It is unbelievable that is happening in our country

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

And worse, it is being condoned, if not outright encouraged by the idiotic asshole staining the White House.

Minneapolis mayor calls for arrest of police officer who knelt on George Floyd′s neck | News | DW ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 28, 2020:

Should have been immediately suspended pending criminal charges!

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe, no argument from me.

Lets hope so friends

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2020:

Over 100,000 dead. If Trump had not destroyed everything Obama left in place to prevent this, what would that number be?

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

@OldMetalHead, if he had simply left in place the pandemic response team and other measures taken by the Obama administration, we might not have had the problem at all.

Minneapolis mayor calls for arrest of police officer who knelt on George Floyd′s neck | News | DW ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 28, 2020:

Should have been immediately suspended pending criminal charges!

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe, they should be in jail now being held for trial. It will probably be at least a year before any of them end up in prison.

George Floyd was accused of trying to pass a fake $20.

mcgeo52 comments on May 28, 2020:

The most just thing that can happen to the four cops involved is to be thrown into prison, and turned out in general population with the guards' backs turned.

mcgeo52 replies on May 29, 2020:

@PondartIncbendog, and I have a real problem with cops murdering people. If they know that they could face consequences like this they might start to behave themselves.

Minneapolis mayor calls for arrest of police officer who knelt on George Floyd′s neck | News | DW ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 28, 2020:

Should have been immediately suspended pending criminal charges!

mcgeo52 replies on May 28, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, karma puts these four cops in prison within a year. That should be a lot of fun for them.

Minneapolis mayor calls for arrest of police officer who knelt on George Floyd′s neck | News | DW ...

Cutiebeauty comments on May 28, 2020:

He's the mayor.. He call an arrest.. Isn't the mayor in charge of the police?

mcgeo52 replies on May 28, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty, I don't know of any city where the mayor can order an arrest. The most any mayor can do is ask the Chief of Police to arrest the person.

[thenation.

mcgeo52 comments on May 27, 2020:

If Biden really wanted to unite the party he would drop out and endorse Bernie Sanders.

mcgeo52 replies on May 28, 2020:

@Maximai, it's time to call the DNC out. If they want to win they HAVE to have the progressive vote. Maybe you are ok with Nancy Pelosi selling us out by giving the fat cats and their corporations trillions with basically no oversight while all each of us got was a check for $1,200. She didn't have to sign off on that deal. Big business and the banksters were screaming for the Congress to pass the bill. She had all the leverage she needed to get everything she should have been asking for. The neo-liberals sold out the American people again. If Pelosi and the DNC don't want to play hardball on behalf of the people, it's time we play hardball against them.

Found a delightfully detailed future front page for the NY Times...

mcgeo52 comments on May 27, 2020:

"Ex-President Trump Refuses Inauguration Ceremony. Flees Capital [sic] in Disguise." If it is obvious that he has lost and will be replaced as President, I would not be surprised to see him leave the country before the inauguration.

mcgeo52 replies on May 28, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo, the rest of Trump's life (i.e., not very).

I thought the Centaur was part of Mythology...

OldGoat43 comments on May 27, 2020:

One person is missing... Duterte from the Philippines.

mcgeo52 replies on May 27, 2020:

Don't forget Erdoğan, Netanyahu, and Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump threatens to shut down social media.

OldGoat43 comments on May 27, 2020:

Twitter added a Fact Check Notice on his tweet, telling the recipient that the facts are false. The president doesn't want anyone notified that he has been lying.

mcgeo52 replies on May 27, 2020:

"The president doesn't want anyone notified that he has been lying." Simple solution to that. Stop lying. Of course Trump is psychologically incapable of that. Too bad.

Lets hope so friends

BirdMan1 comments on May 26, 2020:

Trump can spin shit with the best, who are the worst!

mcgeo52 replies on May 27, 2020:

Using "Trump" and "shit" in the same sentence is being redundant.

You may have heard of Shelley Luther, the woman sentenced to jail for contempt of court for opening ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 26, 2020:

My nephew lives in Irving (a suburb of Dallas) and told me about this a week ago. Thank you @glennlab for posting a source that I can cite.

mcgeo52 replies on May 26, 2020:

@glennlab, a good friend of mine writes for the LA Progressive. Sometimes I get an email from him the day before an article comes out.

Shameful.

LucyLoohoo comments on May 26, 2020:

Wanna' bet these thugs have white robes and hoods in their closets? (If not in their hearts?)

mcgeo52 replies on May 26, 2020:

Those have ben out of the closet for a while.

This was a post on my best friends mom's Time Line!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 It said that Trump was one...

TheGreatShadow comments on May 23, 2020:

GWB was a god compared to this asshole! Plus we won't know the full effect of his fuckups until years later. Just like the auto companies going bankrupt. GWB put in the papers, but it didn't go through until Obama was in office. Everyone blamed Obama for it. I followed that very closely at the time ...

mcgeo52 replies on May 24, 2020:

If we are going to blame a President for the demise of the American auto industry, I vote for Reagan. He was the one who pushed through the change in the law to allow companies to pay their executives in stock. This shifted the company's focus from long term development to quarterly profits.

I got a chuckle out of this one.

silverotter11 comments on May 22, 2020:

It is their way.

mcgeo52 replies on May 22, 2020:

And they will make it your way.

This is right in line with the Trump inanity that thinks spending a Billion$ on a wall to keep out ...

Besalbub comments on May 10, 2020:

Looks like fun just being able out smart the boarder patrol .

mcgeo52 replies on May 10, 2020:

You make it sound like a challenge.

I hope so. [deepleftfield.info]

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

I hope so too. But I just bet that tRump will just pardon him.

mcgeo52 replies on May 9, 2020:

Have you noticed that Trump has yet to pardon anybody who could testify directly against him? Once someone is pardoned they can no longer plead the fifth. They have to testify or face contempt.

Is Trump's response to Covid-19 an example of passive-aggressive behavior?

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 9, 2020:

Trump’s clusterfuck of the USA is a mix of incompetence, negligence, corruption and deliberate destruction. He’s a failed business man in the pocket of Putin who’s using the confusion of the pandemic to ruin America for decades.

mcgeo52 replies on May 9, 2020:

That is a somewhat charitable assessment of the situation.

Trump, and buddies, are opening the country to.... [alternet.org]

mcgeo52 comments on May 7, 2020:

A little recent Texas History: The rest of the country figured that Texas had reached the bottom of the barrel when they elected GW Bush as Governor. Texans' response? "Hold this here long neck." And they gave us Rick Perry. The couldn't possibly do worse, right? "Could you hold this ...

mcgeo52 replies on May 7, 2020:

@BirdMan1, I was only talking about the Governors. I guess I could try to talk about every idiot politician in Texas, but that would be a Sisyphean task.

Trump says "No-one I have invited to join my Coronavirus task force has refused"! Why would they?

DharmaBum50 comments on May 7, 2020:

There's nothing to fear ...

mcgeo52 replies on May 7, 2020:

But .

mcgeo52 comments on May 1, 2020:

Democratic Senators should stay away. In three weeks they can come back, have the House impeach Trump and Pence. There won't be enough Republicans left in the Senate to save Trump and Pence's sorry asses. Can you say "President Pelosi"?

mcgeo52 replies on May 1, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, I agree, but I would rather have Pelosi in the White House from the end of May until January than Trump.

But .

mcgeo52 comments on May 1, 2020:

Democratic Senators should stay away. In three weeks they can come back, have the House impeach Trump and Pence. There won't be enough Republicans left in the Senate to save Trump and Pence's sorry asses. Can you say "President Pelosi"?

mcgeo52 replies on May 1, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, she would be nowhere near the top of my list, but even the very bottom of my list is so far above Trump as to not be in the same universe.

There are some really good ones here. Which is your favorite? [dailykos.com]

Killtheskyfairy comments on May 1, 2020:

I want reporters to ask him about his ties to Russia, his taxes, his corrupt practices, his nepotism, his hair and orange face. Personally I’d like to see someone throw a shoe at him when he starts verbally abusing one of the reporters. He deserves to get his ass kicked for the disrespectful way...

mcgeo52 replies on May 1, 2020:

The problem is that the few real reporters that we have are not allowed anywhere near the White House Press Room.

For a guy that calls others fake, he takes the cake

larsatrg comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Fake fuck? Dunno what the meme author was thinking, pic to right is a yoooge real fuck.

mcgeo52 replies on May 1, 2020:

I believe the meme author would cite Stormy Daniels as the source on the fake fuck.

Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution | Environment | The Guardian

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Explains a lot about why it is worse in cities with bad air pollution. One side effect of lockdown is that LA has had the best air quality in decades.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 27, 2020:

Bi-polar Don is at it again.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 23, 2020:

Is it that Kemp is crazier than Trump, or WTF is going on here?

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 23, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, sounds like more than just a good guess.

Does this sway your thoughts on Joe Biden? [nymag.com] Cross-posted in Politics.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 20, 2020:

Remember, Obama ran on hope and change. The fact that he delivered so little on that was a major reason that people did not vote for four more years of the same thing when Hillary ran. Biden is Hillary 2.0 not Obama 2.0. Thanks, DNC.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@JackPedigo, enough of your bullshit. It wasn't the Bernie voters who refused to campaign for Hillary in the swing states that cost her the election. It was Hillary Clinton who refused to go to those states. The people from Bernie's campaign on the ground in those states were trying to help her. That, in and of itself, was remarkable considering how she had them locked out of the last night of the convention. So, what happened when they tried to warn and to help her? She refused to even listen to them. It was Hillary Clinton's narcissistic sense of entitlement that cost her the election. Ok, maybe part of it was the fact that Bill Clinton and Obama had both been instrumental in offshoring so many jobs and she was pushing for more of the same.

73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

maturin1919 comments on Apr 21, 2020:

"Fuckin' Ohio." -A Lifelong Pennsylvanian =)

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 22, 2020:

It will be interesting to watch what happens in the prisons in Pennsylvania.

Does this sway your thoughts on Joe Biden? [nymag.com] Cross-posted in Politics.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 20, 2020:

Remember, Obama ran on hope and change. The fact that he delivered so little on that was a major reason that people did not vote for four more years of the same thing when Hillary ran. Biden is Hillary 2.0 not Obama 2.0. Thanks, DNC.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 20, 2020:

@JackPedigo, the 2016 election wasn’t about gender. Get over that BS right now. It was about what most elections are about. People vote their pocketbooks. They don’t vote Wall St.’s pocketbook, they vote their own personal pocketbooks. People (i.e., the American voters) have watched the decimation of the American middle class over the last four decades. They want hope snd they need change, just to survive. Obama’s neoliberal policies did not deliver on change that would really help the middle class. Hillary promised four more years of the same policies that had created the rust belt. Trump tapped in to the deep seated dissatisfaction that wanted change and ran as a populist, promising to bring jobs back and MAGA. The people rejected four more years of failed neoliberal policies in 2016. What makes you think they will embrace them in 2020? The fact that people have seen just how bad Trump is may give Biden a chance, but he is far from the best candidate to run against Trump.

I'm wondering if anyone has taken to virtual retail therapy during this difficult time.

ToolGuy comments on Apr 16, 2020:

Hahahahaha. Just ordering my meds and a few toys on line. Meds have arrived today but not the toys!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 16, 2020:

@ToolGuy, too many tools? The last thing I expected to find on an agnostic web site was a heretic.

So, not only can't he handle having to answer questions by just dismissing them but now he doesn't ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Apr 15, 2020:

Both men are a waste of space on this planet.😡

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 15, 2020:

And oxygen.

Ain't it the truth?

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 15, 2020:

An even greater terror is what I am experiencing right now. I would rather have my high school class running the country than have the current "administration".

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 15, 2020:

@WilliamCharles, even the total bozos in my class wouldn't screw things up this badly.

This website has an interactive map of COVID-19 cases.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Interesting but not as useful as it could be. It shows number of cases. That is actually number of confirmed cases, which number depends on number of people tested, and if tests are administered to the population at large or only to those already exhibiting symptoms. I don't mean to be morbid, ...

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@HumanistJohn, I won't say we are flying completely blind here, but the conditions are IFR and we don't have working instruments.

We may never un-do what Republican law makers are doing, and getting away with doing, during this ...

Jon_Frum comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Let them gather, infect one another and die. This is just Trump deep throating his Christian nationalist base using Barr as his mouthpiece.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 12, 2020:

If you want to thin your herd, I have no problem with that. Just don't thin mine at the same time.

An idea aboutwhat is happeningin South Africa. [dailymaverick.co.za]

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Unfortunately, I am not surprised by anything I read here. SA, India, and Brazil are ticking time bombs.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@VAL3941, those are the largest and most dangerous outside of China and the US.

For those NOT REQUIRED TO FILE TAXES, or those assisting people that aren't required to file taxes,...

bingst comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Thanks. I didn't see any info on this issue after the IRS updated their website stating that Social Security beneficiaries wouldn't need to file a simple form. I had heard that TurboTax would be offering it (which I posted about), and I see that the third-party site the IRS links to sets cookies ...

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, from what I have heard the ones you just signed up may be in a later batch.

Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby | Live Science

FearlessFly comments on Apr 10, 2020:

. . . sorry, but those are not-much compared to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@FearlessFly, yes. And we used to joke about how it was just bananas. Seriously, the company did exist, and I did work for them.

For those NOT REQUIRED TO FILE TAXES, or those assisting people that aren't required to file taxes,...

bingst comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Thanks. I didn't see any info on this issue after the IRS updated their website stating that Social Security beneficiaries wouldn't need to file a simple form. I had heard that TurboTax would be offering it (which I posted about), and I see that the third-party site the IRS links to sets cookies ...

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 10, 2020:

This only applies to those who the government does not have an address or deposit information for. That would obviously would not include Social Security recipients. I confirmed this by visiting the site.

Mercury probe snaps stunning photos of our planet during Earth flyby | Live Science

FearlessFly comments on Apr 10, 2020:

. . . sorry, but those are not-much compared to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Philip21, there was a company in Southern California (Anaheim) named Orange Micro. They made accessories for the Apple computers. I actually worked for them back in the '80s.

Conservative Columnist Max Boot Looks At History, Concludes Trump Is Worst President Ever.

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 9, 2020:

I am willing to debate that Reagan was the worst until Trump, and the jury is still out on which of those two will be judged worse.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@JackPedigo, I believe history will say otherwise, based on the following facts: Reagan was elected because of the treasonous Iran Contra deal. His first act as President was to remove the solar panels Jimmy Carter had installed on the White House roof. He then set about systematically destroying the energy policies and plans put in place by Carter. Those would have had us energy independent by 2020 and made the first gulf war unnecessary. He busted P.A.T.C.O. and began the demise of the middle class. He did away with the fairness doctrine and opened the airwaves for right wing talk radio and Fox News [sic]. His handling of AIDS may or may not prove to be as deadly as Trump's mishandling of coronavirus. He turned the greatest creditor nation in history to the greatest debtor nation in the world in less than eight years. In short, Reagan started with a fundamentally sound country and left a disaster in the making.

South Africa is still not doing badly. [dailymaverick.co.za]

glennlab comments on Apr 9, 2020:

That's a bit of good news.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@VAL3941, NY is being hit real hard because Cuomo, for all he's done lately, was slow to react. New Orleans is really getting slammed because of Mardi Gras. Boston is another hard hit area. Ironically, ground zero for Boston was a conferences sponsored by Bio-Gen.

South Africa is still not doing badly. [dailymaverick.co.za]

glennlab comments on Apr 9, 2020:

That's a bit of good news.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@VAL3941, we can all use good news, especially right now. The good news from the US is that California is doing relatively well because our Governor and the Mayors of most of the larger cities have their acts together.

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

TheGreatShadow comments on Apr 7, 2020:

I'd vote for GWB if it prevents captian cheeto from getting back in. Yeah I said it!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow, a lot of people in California knew he was a crook before he became Vice President. I am not claiming to be one of them. He was elected VP the year I was born, and I didn't move to California until October '69.

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

TheGreatShadow comments on Apr 7, 2020:

I'd vote for GWB if it prevents captian cheeto from getting back in. Yeah I said it!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow, many of us knew he was a crook long before he resigned. He resigned once the rest of the world found out. But, as you said, he had the decency to resign.

I guess I'll vote for the old white guy???

TheGreatShadow comments on Apr 7, 2020:

I'd vote for GWB if it prevents captian cheeto from getting back in. Yeah I said it!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 8, 2020:

I'd vote for the ghost of Richard Milhouse Nixon before I'd vote for Trump.

The Supreme Court’s disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters

Freedompath comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I am confused...it was my understanding that the governor signed an order, not to have in person voting tomorrow?

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Freedompath, it was the state Supreme Court, not the US Supreme Court. The Chief Justice, a conservative Republican is up for reelection. The smaller the turnout the better his chances.

The Supreme Court’s disturbing order to effectively disenfranchise thousands of Wisconsin voters

Freedompath comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I am confused...it was my understanding that the governor signed an order, not to have in person voting tomorrow?

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 7, 2020:

The state Supreme Court just reversed the Governor's order.

There is NOTHING Liberal about islam.

Mooolah comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Yep! Just like all the others. Except for Scientology. Now that is a grift 'fo 'sho!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Jacar, I have muslim female friends who are educated, independent, and quite happy with life. Not all Muslims are assholes, just like (I will assume) not everyone in your family is an asshole.

Please do not allow people to compare this pandemic to Pearl Harbor or 9/11, both of which were ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I'm hoping you are right about tens of thousands. I'm afraid you may be off by an order of magnitude. If I'm right you can put your Governor's name toward the top of the list of people to "thank."

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@glennlab, not only is he a terrible person, but I get the impression that if he actually had two gray cells he would probably rub them together to try to start a fire.

There is NOTHING Liberal about islam.

Mooolah comments on Apr 4, 2020:

Yep! Just like all the others. Except for Scientology. Now that is a grift 'fo 'sho!

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@Jacar, stop using Arabic numerals. Give up anything based on algebra. That or stop being a racist asshole.

Trump Tells Gaetz and Nunes to Put On Masks and Gloves Before Licking His Balls | The Political ...

freeofgod comments on Apr 4, 2020:

If ball licking were a sport Gaetz and Nunes would hold the gold.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 4, 2020:

Or at least the orange ones.

Today's Edition Of State TV Yesterday's Most Misleading Story Happy April Fools' Day! ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 1, 2020:

In a few months, when we are on the other side of this, the House needs to hold an investigation into how many people died because of the lies told by Fox News [sic]. I believe this should be grounds for criminal charges against the Murdochs, who were canceling Rupert’s birthday party while ...

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, there are limits to free speech. They can be sued for slander. And they don't have the right to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater. Their behavior was criminal, as was Trump's.

My latest...

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Trump lied? Son. Of .a. bitch.

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 2, 2020:

Yeah, I know. Kinda hard to believe.

Today's Edition Of State TV Yesterday's Most Misleading Story Happy April Fools' Day! ...

mcgeo52 comments on Apr 1, 2020:

In a few months, when we are on the other side of this, the House needs to hold an investigation into how many people died because of the lies told by Fox News [sic]. I believe this should be grounds for criminal charges against the Murdochs, who were canceling Rupert’s birthday party while ...

mcgeo52 replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, Fox had on air personalities telling their viewers that everything was ok and coronavirus was a Democratic hoax. This while they knew full well that Rupert Murdoch had cancelled his birthday party because of coronavirus. That is gross negligence. It had the potential to inflict serious bodily injury or death on their viewers. Some of their viewers died because of it. Sure sounds like involuntary manslaughter to me. At a bare minimum it was reckless endangerment and violates the terms of their licenses which require them to serve the public.

Trump-loving megachurch pastor faces charges for packing church with hundreds despite COVID-19 ...

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 30, 2020:

How many of those people have to die before the idiot is charged with involuntary manslaughter?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Diogenes, you have a far greater chance of getting a conviction and sending him away with a manslaughter charge.

Some very hopeful news.

JackPedigo comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Interesting in that I note the real help comes from Zinc. Some time ago I learned Zinc helps in the absorption of Calcium so started a regime of Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc supplements. Recently had a hair density test done to see the mineral content of my body. Looking at the Zinc line I see 190ug/g ...

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Actually the French test did not use zinc and still got amazing results.

Seems like it wasn't really all that long ago.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 27, 2020:

When was there a legitimate argument he wasn't the worst President ever? Like maybe his first day in office?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@silverotter11, Reagan was actually far worse than that. His very first official act was to have the solar panels Jimmy Carter had installed on the White House roof removed. That was the beginning of his systematic dismantling of Carter's energy program that would have had the US energy independent by 2000. Then there was his systematic dismantling of the middle class beginning with busting PATCO and followed by pushing through Reaganomics. Let's not forget his mishandling of the AIDS crisis, which might actually be worse than Trump's mishandling of COVID-19. The jury is still out as far as the numbers. And which is worse, mishandling a crisis based on bigotry or mishandling a crisis based on ego and greed? Nor should we forget Reagan's doing away with the fairness doctrine, leading to right wing talk radio and Fox news and setting the stage for Trump. But before any of that was the treasonous deal with the Iranians to get him elected. Maybe Reagan is still in the running.

What scares me the most is the power Trump seems to have over people.

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Props for still not banning all beaches? Wtf?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Mofo1953, I have myself protected. It's other people I worry about. My Aunt Marylin is the last of he generation in my family. She is 80 years old and has a heart condition. She lives with her daughter, my cousin, Shannon. Her son, my cousin, Jay was in Mexico for Spring Break. He had been home less than two hours when he called Shannon and said he was on his way over. She had the good sense to tell him that it would be 14 days before he could come over. He said that he was coming over to see his mother, whether Shannon liked it or not. At that point Aunt Marilyn took the phone, said, "Fourteen days," and hung up. Jay's daughter is graduating from High School this year and he is old enough to know better. Just image the damage that will be done by all of the morons who were in Florida for Spring Break.

Seems like it wasn't really all that long ago.

Sticks48 comments on Mar 27, 2020:

When was there a legitimate argument he wasn't the worst President ever? Like maybe his first day in office?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 27, 2020:

As recently as December I could have argued that Reagan was worse.

I am trying to stay relatively apolitical on this site.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 23, 2020:

It hasn't been 14 days since he was exposed the first time. Maybe Karma will force Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@joeandbarb, there is no way Pence will invoke the 25th until he is forced to by Trump being on a respirator and unable to fulfill the duties of the office.

What scares me the most is the power Trump seems to have over people.

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 26, 2020:

Props for still not banning all beaches? Wtf?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, if the herd wants to thin itself, that's fine by me. They just need to figure out how to do it without taking the rest of us with them.

Coronavirus: Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Last night Rolling Stone reported that Jackson Browne has tested positive.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 25, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, this one was close enough to home for me. I've been trying to get in touch with his brother, Sevrin, since I saw it. I've known Sev for years and hope he's ok.

Mike Pence’s Coronavirus Plan Could Spread Infection ‘Like Crazy,’ Health Expert Says

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

He's had practice spreading AIDS in Indiana. Given Trump's genocidal incompetence the only reason I'm not screaming for the 25th Amendment to be invoked immediately is Mike Pence.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 25, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, as I posted on this elsewhere, frying pan, meet fire. For a more positive spin, see my other comment on this post.

I have noticed we have gained a few new folks recently.

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Hallelujah and Ra'men... Down with trump...

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 25, 2020:

Must you defame the sacred ramen by using it in the same sentence as that t word?

What it feels like when the COVID-19 aid package is being delayed because the Trumpers want most of ...

silverotter11 comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Nailed it!! pun intended

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 25, 2020:

I saw how you slid that one in there.

Something weird is going on.

Charlene comments on Mar 23, 2020:

It's probably Elon Musk's starlink satellites ...

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 24, 2020:

Very possibly.

These 8 Retthuglicans.......

Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 23, 2020:

7 pricks and 1 cunt. Of course they did.😡

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 24, 2020:

Now, now. No need to get all sexist about this. Just say eight assholes.

Manchin finally grew a pair after being a republican asskisser. [rawstory.com]

silverotter11 comments on Mar 23, 2020:

I'm just wondering if moscow mitch was anywhere near rand paul during the last 5 or 6 days.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 24, 2020:

While I wish no one ill, neither do I feel compelled to argue with karma.

Well according to MSNBC the White House is now the most obstructive it can be.

Summer72 comments on Mar 22, 2020:

I wish EVERYTHING would close for 20 days. Then we could just be done with it.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 22, 2020:

It's going to take longer than 20 days; a lot longer.

Poor Drumpy!

DharmaBum50 comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Let me get out my violin....

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 22, 2020:

Can we find a smaller one?

It seems this group is morphing into a COVID-19 hybrid group since Tweety started the debacle.

sassygirl3869 comments on Mar 21, 2020:

couldn't open it.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 22, 2020:

@OldGoat43, just an error message. Please click on the link you want us to go to, then copy and paste that link into your post. If you don't know how to do that, send me a message.

Something to think about.

Athena comments on Mar 21, 2020:

WHY don't more people see this??

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 21, 2020:

Maybe this explains part of it...

This much we know is true no matter how he tries to brag himself up. Its not going to work.

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 21, 2020:

Alice in wonderland... He's bonkers..

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 21, 2020:

When did he improve to merely bonkers???

When I first heard the story of Senators selling of their stock illegally in a insider trading ...

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 20, 2020:

There's no insider trading.. When I heard of the corona virus in China, I sold my entire pofolio.. And I'll not reinvest soon.. The USA is in the early stages in this pandemic..

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 21, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty, he heard it in a classified briefing before the knowledge was public. That is the textbook definition of insider trading. Then, to make matters worse, he tells the public everything is ok while selling off his stock.

Another jewel from the republitard party! [rawstory.com]

Freedompath comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Nunes...needs to be excluded...having rocks for brains does it!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 20, 2020:

@Freedompath, vacuum has been around longer than rocks.

Another jewel from the republitard party! [rawstory.com]

Freedompath comments on Mar 19, 2020:

Nunes...needs to be excluded...having rocks for brains does it!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 19, 2020:

Rocks haven't survived forever by being that stupid.

"Do what's right, not what's popular." A few.

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 17, 2020:

Very sound advice that I had to follow this week. In the overall scheme of things this may not sound like much, but I had to decide this week whether or not to temporarily close the open mic I have been hosting for almost four years. I knew the decision might not be popular with the performers or...

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 19, 2020:

@TCorCM, you can read the statement we issued. It's posted at http://geo.mccalip.com/Going_Dark.html. The last two paragraphs read: "At the end of the month we will reassess the situation, based on the best advice available at that time, and update you on what our plans are. In the mean time, consider using the time you are not at an open mic to practice your music and/or to write new music or poetry; those things can be good medicine in their own right. Stay safe. Stay healthy. We look forward to seeing what you have prepared for our re-openings." In the mean time, two friends hosted an online open mic. We'll see if those catch on.

Never ever...

silverotter11 comments on Mar 17, 2020:

trump will go down in history as the worst president ever.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 17, 2020:

@silverotter11, you can left click to save the image here and then post it on Facebook, or you can find it in the “File Under: Trump Is Toast” group on fb.

Never ever...

silverotter11 comments on Mar 17, 2020:

trump will go down in history as the worst president ever.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 17, 2020:

A truly authentic fake ... [news.northwestern.edu]

Mofo1953 comments on Mar 15, 2020:

Fuck him and all his entitled family!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 16, 2020:

Not enough condoms in the world.

The Trump Family Demonstrates ...

TheDoubter comments on Mar 14, 2020:

even melania is defensive

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez, Barron will be 14 on March 20, so you're probably right.

Congratulations to Donald Trump as he announces the "possibility of 1,500.

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 14, 2020:

I don't like trump but 1.5 million test kits is a good start even though he had nothing to do with it...

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

If you believe they will have even 1/10th of that by the end of this coming week, I have a portfolio of investments to discuss with you. It includes several bridges, some outstanding swamp land in Florida, and some lush desert properties in California.

Congratulations to Donald Trump as he announces the "possibility of 1,500.

silverotter11 comments on Mar 14, 2020:

WTF does possibility mean? and *some*time next week? Needed to have ramped up testing as soon as CA ans WA states had people ill.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 15, 2020:

Washington state did ramp up test, in spite of the fact that they were breaking the law to do it. If they had not broken the law they would be in an even worse position than they are now. The rest of the country needs to follow Washington state's lead and tell Idiot #1 and the CDC to take their law and shove it.

I'm just doing a check on our group. Is everyone okay?

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Doing ok here in Long Beach, California. I can't believe that the city waited until yesterday (Thursday the 12th) to cancel the Grand Prix. From everything I'm hearing and reading the best thing we can all do is to self isolate and stay home. That is what I plan to do with a few rare exceptions.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 14, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo, I wish I had time to watch old movies. I am busting my ass on a project that should have been finished a month ago. Looks like I'll be working on it until about the end of April. And there's more in the pipeline after that. The good news is that once this one is done the rest will (hopefully) be easier, with a little time for me to breathe.

King Virus, it will spread if we don't sterilize it.

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 13, 2020:

He looks like a god damn fool!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 14, 2020:

Not a clever disguise at all.

Chelsea Manning Ordered Released Immediately

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 13, 2020:

I don't understand.. I know nothing about this story except what I see in this article... She broke the law.. she was jailed and fined... Am I missing something?

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 13, 2020:

She was charged with breaking the law. She had a kangaroo trial. What she did was reveal just how badly some of her superiors and others were behaving. If I were President I would issue a full and unconditional pardon, and give her a Medal of Freedom.

So what else is new, right? [slate.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 13, 2020:

Fox could end up losing half their prime demographic to death in the next year because of their inability to speak the truth. Sometimes you just have to give karma its due.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 13, 2020:

@Mofo1953, I really don't wish that on anyone, but there are consequences for choosing to be ill informed.

Had not seen this parody b4. Enjoy. [youtube.com]

bobwjr comments on Mar 10, 2020:

Please send me link to share with my son

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 11, 2020:

Click YouTube in the bottom right corner. The video will open in YouTube. Click on "Share" in YouTube to get the link.

A lot of activity is being devoted to this so-called "hoax".

LucyLoohoo comments on Mar 10, 2020:

We're lucky the Chinese and the Italians are dealing with it sensibly!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 10, 2020:

Meanwhile, the plans for the Long Beach Grand Prix are to make hand sanitizer available to everyone.

I don't think I need to type much about this.

Freedompath comments on Mar 9, 2020:

I learned something else today that had not registered if I heard it before...this is a completely new strain of virus! First time found in humans, so no one has built up an immunity to it.

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 10, 2020:

@TheGreatShadow, are you really blaming the anti-vaxxers? SRSLY? Since this has never been a human disease, there is not even the possibility of a vaccine. Where do the anti-vaxxers come in here?

Breaking news on the virus.....

mcgeo52 comments on Mar 9, 2020:

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 9, 2020:

@silverotter11, if you think the market is down now, just wait until MLB either cancels the season or announces that all games will be played in front of cameras only, no fans.

Trump Touts Jobs Numbers In Front Of Tornado Wreckage – Breaking News USA

SeaGreenEyez comments on Mar 7, 2020:

....

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 8, 2020:

Not enough condoms in the world.

Trump folks. Corona Virus a Hoax. We are doomed by ignorant people. [cnn.com]

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 7, 2020:

Trump is a hoax!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 7, 2020:

Unfortunately Trump and COVID-19 are both very real plagues.

Under a Democratic president, McConnell vows a return to total obstruction [alternet.org]

altschmerz comments on Mar 6, 2020:

Nobody in MY state voted for him, so he SHOULDN'T be able to affect us this much!!

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 7, 2020:

The moronic blindness of magas never ceases to amaze me! [rawstory.com]

Cutiebeauty comments on Mar 6, 2020:

I'm not amazed at all.. Shocked maybe

mcgeo52 replies on Mar 7, 2020:

Yeah, right. I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you.