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UFO Expert 'Absolutely Floored' By Revelation From Obama Library
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
I always check to make sure I don't block someone who makes meaningful contributions. Your posts are always useless bullshit, as one would expect from an asshole. Fuck you.
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
I always check to make sure I don't block someone who makes meaningful contributions. Your posts are always useless bullshit, as one would expect from an asshole. Fuck you.
Day 22: Bad news for Putin he brought guns to a switchblade fight.
racocn8 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
No amount of aid to Ukraine can demonstrate that the US is anything like reliable... Until Trump is convicted and the Republican treason exposed and clearly repudiated. Otherwise, the US is a frightening joke.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Yikes, I hope you're right about losing the Republicans.
racocn8 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
No amount of aid to Ukraine can demonstrate that the US is anything like reliable... Until Trump is convicted and the Republican treason exposed and clearly repudiated. Otherwise, the US is a frightening joke.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Yikes, I hope you're right about losing the Republicans.
UFO Expert 'Absolutely Floored' By Revelation From Obama Library
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
What an arrogant stupid moron you are. Prepare to be blocked.
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
What an arrogant stupid moron you are. Prepare to be blocked.
UFO Expert 'Absolutely Floored' By Revelation From Obama Library
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Clearly you know next to nothing about this subject and making such a statement reflects poorly on your judgment.
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Clearly you know next to nothing about this subject and making such a statement reflects poorly on your judgment.
Day 22: Bad news for Putin he brought guns to a switchblade fight.
racocn8 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
No amount of aid to Ukraine can demonstrate that the US is anything like reliable... Until Trump is convicted and the Republican treason exposed and clearly repudiated. Otherwise, the US is a frightening joke.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Imagine the world's reaction when Trump is re-elected pledging to withdraw from Nato and from supporting Ukraine...
racocn8 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
No amount of aid to Ukraine can demonstrate that the US is anything like reliable... Until Trump is convicted and the Republican treason exposed and clearly repudiated. Otherwise, the US is a frightening joke.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Imagine the world's reaction when Trump is re-elected pledging to withdraw from Nato and from supporting Ukraine...
While Russia is engaged in a murderous invasion of the Ukraine, we helplessly watch from the ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 7, 2022:
We need to give democracy a rest. It doesn't work. At least not on a national scale. 70 million people voted for Trump's re-election, after everything he did. Those people are unfit to be citizens.
Realistically, people are too obsessed with tradition to make the changes that are needed.
The ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
@Earthling50 I used to get books and literature from an organization called the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_the_Study_of_Democratic_Institutions
One of their offerings looked at how the US Constitution should be updated.
Game Theory gets a mention in statistics, and I remember learning about Pareto Optimum problems in relation to negotiating. It seemed like that sort of thinking combined with the game theory used to create government bodies as in the Constitution could provide new ideas and thinking, given the power of super-computers. I envision a systematic classification of issues that would then be subjected to an algorithm that provides an optimal solution. As progressively more complex sets of issues are tried, people would gain confidence in the outcomes, and try for more.
racocn8 comments on Mar 7, 2022:
We need to give democracy a rest. It doesn't work. At least not on a national scale. 70 million people voted for Trump's re-election, after everything he did. Those people are unfit to be citizens.
Realistically, people are too obsessed with tradition to make the changes that are needed.
The ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
@Earthling50 I used to get books and literature from an organization called the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_the_Study_of_Democratic_Institutions
One of their offerings looked at how the US Constitution should be updated.
Game Theory gets a mention in statistics, and I remember learning about Pareto Optimum problems in relation to negotiating. It seemed like that sort of thinking combined with the game theory used to create government bodies as in the Constitution could provide new ideas and thinking, given the power of super-computers. I envision a systematic classification of issues that would then be subjected to an algorithm that provides an optimal solution. As progressively more complex sets of issues are tried, people would gain confidence in the outcomes, and try for more.
Forty billion in structural damage- plus the thousands of murders! $100 million for Putin's head on ...
anglophone comments on Mar 17, 2022:
I would settle for him being put into conditions of total sensory deprivation for the rest of his life.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Wouldn't waterboarding or being in a perpetual pain amplifier be more just? If only the Sarlacc was real...
anglophone comments on Mar 17, 2022:
I would settle for him being put into conditions of total sensory deprivation for the rest of his life.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Wouldn't waterboarding or being in a perpetual pain amplifier be more just? If only the Sarlacc was real...
Letters From An American 03/16/2022
silverotter11 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Hard to believe Putin seems to be going full on Stalin - 😟. It's also extremely distressing to see so many Americans embracing a similar ideal.
I sure hope the 1/6 committee gets a final report with enough hard proof that Garland has no choice but to indict trump and his masterminds.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
My fantasy is that Koch is designated to be a Russian oligarch and the whole of his assets seized to be sold for parts. Koch paid for all the election subversion laws and should be tried for sedition.
silverotter11 comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Hard to believe Putin seems to be going full on Stalin - 😟. It's also extremely distressing to see so many Americans embracing a similar ideal.
I sure hope the 1/6 committee gets a final report with enough hard proof that Garland has no choice but to indict trump and his masterminds.
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
My fantasy is that Koch is designated to be a Russian oligarch and the whole of his assets seized to be sold for parts. Koch paid for all the election subversion laws and should be tried for sedition.
UFO Expert 'Absolutely Floored' By Revelation From Obama Library
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Clearly you know next to nothing about this subject and making such a statement reflects poorly on your judgment.
AnneWimsey comments on Mar 17, 2022:
Ohferpetessake, "a UFO expert" is just as much of an "expert" on unprovable things as any priest in any church, duuuuhhhhhhh.......
racocn8 replies on Mar 17, 2022:
Clearly you know next to nothing about this subject and making such a statement reflects poorly on your judgment.
America is "Free", it's just that the politicians think that we citizens are like children who ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Except that we've seen up close the horrific effects of subversive propaganda. We should hold high principles as our goal, but we also see the need to defend ourselves against those who seek to harm us. We do better to improve the freedom of our own media than to empower the media of those working ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
We have our own oligarchs subverting our systems. But to the extent that we can slow down the foreign subversives, we should do so.
racocn8 comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Except that we've seen up close the horrific effects of subversive propaganda. We should hold high principles as our goal, but we also see the need to defend ourselves against those who seek to harm us. We do better to improve the freedom of our own media than to empower the media of those working ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
We have our own oligarchs subverting our systems. But to the extent that we can slow down the foreign subversives, we should do so.
American hypocrisy knows no end.
nogod4me comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Russia is not innocent.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Last time I checked, Neither Chechnya nor Syria (etc) were looking to join Nato.
nogod4me comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Russia is not innocent.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Last time I checked, Neither Chechnya nor Syria (etc) were looking to join Nato.
American hypocrisy knows no end.
nogod4me comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Russia is not innocent.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Yeah, where's the list of Russia's aggression? The false equivalence is asinine.
nogod4me comments on Mar 16, 2022:
Russia is not innocent.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Yeah, where's the list of Russia's aggression? The false equivalence is asinine.
Before Sgt.
MizJ comments on Mar 16, 2022:
And now psychedelics are being studied for use in treating multiple mental health issues, with a handful of notable exceptions am thinking few would have guessed that back then.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
I wouldn't blame it on the counter-culture as much as the conservative political elements that opposed the counter-culture at it morphed into anti-war protests.
MizJ comments on Mar 16, 2022:
And now psychedelics are being studied for use in treating multiple mental health issues, with a handful of notable exceptions am thinking few would have guessed that back then.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
I wouldn't blame it on the counter-culture as much as the conservative political elements that opposed the counter-culture at it morphed into anti-war protests.
Before Sgt.
MizJ comments on Mar 16, 2022:
And now psychedelics are being studied for use in treating multiple mental health issues, with a handful of notable exceptions am thinking few would have guessed that back then.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Actually, I believe they had begun to study the effects on depression. Cary Grant took LSD in the 50's for his therapy, long before the Beatles.
MizJ comments on Mar 16, 2022:
And now psychedelics are being studied for use in treating multiple mental health issues, with a handful of notable exceptions am thinking few would have guessed that back then.
racocn8 replies on Mar 16, 2022:
Actually, I believe they had begun to study the effects on depression. Cary Grant took LSD in the 50's for his therapy, long before the Beatles.
Sometimes it’s just really hard not to believe in karma!
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Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Every once in a while, yep. Still, too many crooked "fat cats" continue to breath air while being destructive to society as a whole.
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
We need a Lottery to take them out, based on how big of assholes they are. Give the alphabet soup something useful to do.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Every once in a while, yep. Still, too many crooked "fat cats" continue to breath air while being destructive to society as a whole.
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
We need a Lottery to take them out, based on how big of assholes they are. Give the alphabet soup something useful to do.
Can I get an amen?
Garban comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Worse than useless.
Cerberus and Medusa!
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
More like E.Coli and Staph.
Garban comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Worse than useless.
Cerberus and Medusa!
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
More like E.Coli and Staph.
Here's Major Gabbard, also former Rep.
racocn8 comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Gabbard calls for the labs to be secured. The problem is, they were secured before the Russians invaded. The US was supporting them to provide security. By calling for the labs to be secured, Gabbard is saying that they should be surrendered to the Russians, the same Russians that gassed Syrian ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
"As the world reeled in horror from the Ghouta attack, Western powers considered military intervention to deter further carnage, but when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva to discuss the crisis on September 14, they achieved a diplomatic breakthrough known as the Joint Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons. The United States and Russia found common ground on only one point, namely that the Syrian chemical weapons stockpile needed to be removed and destroyed. To this end, Russia tacitly assumed responsibility as the guarantor, ensuring that its Syrian ally would not use chemical weapons and would fully declare its chemical weapons stockpile so it could be destroyed under international oversight. Syria initiated the process to formally join the CWC just 24 days after the Ghouta attack. During that brief period, the Assad regime certainly had not undergone a moral conversion, but rather bowed to pressure from the Western powers and Russia."
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2021-09/features/syria-russia-global-chemical-weapons-crisis
racocn8 comments on Mar 15, 2022:
Gabbard calls for the labs to be secured. The problem is, they were secured before the Russians invaded. The US was supporting them to provide security. By calling for the labs to be secured, Gabbard is saying that they should be surrendered to the Russians, the same Russians that gassed Syrian ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 15, 2022:
"As the world reeled in horror from the Ghouta attack, Western powers considered military intervention to deter further carnage, but when U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva to discuss the crisis on September 14, they achieved a diplomatic breakthrough known as the Joint Framework for the Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons. The United States and Russia found common ground on only one point, namely that the Syrian chemical weapons stockpile needed to be removed and destroyed. To this end, Russia tacitly assumed responsibility as the guarantor, ensuring that its Syrian ally would not use chemical weapons and would fully declare its chemical weapons stockpile so it could be destroyed under international oversight. Syria initiated the process to formally join the CWC just 24 days after the Ghouta attack. During that brief period, the Assad regime certainly had not undergone a moral conversion, but rather bowed to pressure from the Western powers and Russia."
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2021-09/features/syria-russia-global-chemical-weapons-crisis
Biolabs in Ukraine . . .
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FvckY0u comments on Mar 13, 2022:
another conspiracy theory brewing. Nothing nefarious about these bio labs.
racocn8 replies on Mar 14, 2022:
My understanding is that these were left-overs from the Soviet empire and the West has allocated efforts to ID and destroy hazardous materials. They probably do have dangerous materials, which is another big reason Putin's war is a huge risk for everyone.
FvckY0u comments on Mar 13, 2022:
another conspiracy theory brewing. Nothing nefarious about these bio labs.
racocn8 replies on Mar 14, 2022:
My understanding is that these were left-overs from the Soviet empire and the West has allocated efforts to ID and destroy hazardous materials. They probably do have dangerous materials, which is another big reason Putin's war is a huge risk for everyone.
BBC: The Nazis NATO has been arming and training.
Scott321 comments on Mar 12, 2022:
I’m about to start blocking more kooks polluting this place who love this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeq4szDmJo
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
And you care so deeply about that because...? (That's an excuse and rationalization. That can't be whats got you wound up. You're just lying). As long as you're lying, everyone knows you're just spouting bullshit.
Scott321 comments on Mar 12, 2022:
I’m about to start blocking more kooks polluting this place who love this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeq4szDmJo
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
And you care so deeply about that because...? (That's an excuse and rationalization. That can't be whats got you wound up. You're just lying). As long as you're lying, everyone knows you're just spouting bullshit.
BBC: The Nazis NATO has been arming and training.
Scott321 comments on Mar 12, 2022:
I’m about to start blocking more kooks polluting this place who love this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeq4szDmJo
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
Krish55 is obsessed and fixated on the neo-Nazis in Ukraine but won't say why that matters. Putin is the fascist, not Zelenskyy. Putin is the one committing war crimes. Where are the war crimes committed by Krish's nazis? That he has no developed ideology strongly suggests he is a Russian troll, but even if he isn't, does it matter? Parroting Putin's propaganda makes him an asshole at best, and otherwise psychotic. Yeah, blocking is a good option.
Scott321 comments on Mar 12, 2022:
I’m about to start blocking more kooks polluting this place who love this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekeq4szDmJo
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
Krish55 is obsessed and fixated on the neo-Nazis in Ukraine but won't say why that matters. Putin is the fascist, not Zelenskyy. Putin is the one committing war crimes. Where are the war crimes committed by Krish's nazis? That he has no developed ideology strongly suggests he is a Russian troll, but even if he isn't, does it matter? Parroting Putin's propaganda makes him an asshole at best, and otherwise psychotic. Yeah, blocking is a good option.
Trends, Looking back.
Toonman comments on Mar 12, 2022:
Religion has never been beneficial, because it has kept us mired in superstition, irrationality and truncated our intellects.
Could you imagine how far along we'd be societally and scientifically if the dark ages never happened?
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
I contend religion stymies moral development by imposing nonsensical injunctions. Humanity would be so much farther along morally but for religion, especially western religion.
Toonman comments on Mar 12, 2022:
Religion has never been beneficial, because it has kept us mired in superstition, irrationality and truncated our intellects.
Could you imagine how far along we'd be societally and scientifically if the dark ages never happened?
racocn8 replies on Mar 12, 2022:
I contend religion stymies moral development by imposing nonsensical injunctions. Humanity would be so much farther along morally but for religion, especially western religion.
Another good reason NOT to buy from Amazon....
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racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
We could advise Republicans to go to Ukraine to fight, but between fascist-Putin and fascist-Nazis, which side do they fight on? Decisions, decisions...
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz "In recent years, global neo-Nazi and white supremacist extremist foreign fighters have sought training and combat experience by joining ultranationalist defense militias in Ukraine."
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fighting-russia-ukraine-sadly-appeals-far-right-extremists-n1290901
Azov and the like have been fighting the Russians in the contested eastern Ukraine. Another poster said the neo-Nazis espoused anti-Russian views. I'd be curious to know just what percent they are.
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
We could advise Republicans to go to Ukraine to fight, but between fascist-Putin and fascist-Nazis, which side do they fight on? Decisions, decisions...
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz "In recent years, global neo-Nazi and white supremacist extremist foreign fighters have sought training and combat experience by joining ultranationalist defense militias in Ukraine."
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/fighting-russia-ukraine-sadly-appeals-far-right-extremists-n1290901
Azov and the like have been fighting the Russians in the contested eastern Ukraine. Another poster said the neo-Nazis espoused anti-Russian views. I'd be curious to know just what percent they are.
Another good reason NOT to buy from Amazon....
[dailykos.com]
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
We could advise Republicans to go to Ukraine to fight, but between fascist-Putin and fascist-Nazis, which side do they fight on? Decisions, decisions...
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz Not sure what that link was meant to convey. Putin has no problem using poison gas, so that certainly puts him in the same league as Hitler. Ukraine's links to Nazism are historic, and many neo-Nazis remain, although they are a small faction. Certainly nothing like what Putin's propaganda infers. Your point is valid: Ukraine has been a democracy and kudos to their efforts to remove the kleptocracy Putin had sought to install.
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
We could advise Republicans to go to Ukraine to fight, but between fascist-Putin and fascist-Nazis, which side do they fight on? Decisions, decisions...
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Lizard_of_Ahaz Not sure what that link was meant to convey. Putin has no problem using poison gas, so that certainly puts him in the same league as Hitler. Ukraine's links to Nazism are historic, and many neo-Nazis remain, although they are a small faction. Certainly nothing like what Putin's propaganda infers. Your point is valid: Ukraine has been a democracy and kudos to their efforts to remove the kleptocracy Putin had sought to install.
Too many ways donate to Ukraine! I want to know where we can donate to Russia's military ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Ah, the logic of a Palestinian.
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
Gazans have been seeking to exterminate the Israelis for 85 years, their ethnic cleansing is ironic. You can be sure that if Israelis were anything like the Putin you love, the Palestinian problem would have been over 84 years ago.
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Ah, the logic of a Palestinian.
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
Gazans have been seeking to exterminate the Israelis for 85 years, their ethnic cleansing is ironic. You can be sure that if Israelis were anything like the Putin you love, the Palestinian problem would have been over 84 years ago.
Too many ways donate to Ukraine! I want to know where we can donate to Russia's military ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Ah, the logic of a Palestinian.
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Silver1wun The same people seeking to ethnically cleanse with perpetual war end up being ethnically cleansed. Oh, the irony! Racist? What race? What racism? Go back to using your children to excavate terror tunnels. And burying the hundreds killed in cave-ins. There's some real advanced reasoning; you must be proud. (Not to mention diverting the concrete slated to build schools and hospitals)
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Ah, the logic of a Palestinian.
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@Silver1wun The same people seeking to ethnically cleanse with perpetual war end up being ethnically cleansed. Oh, the irony! Racist? What race? What racism? Go back to using your children to excavate terror tunnels. And burying the hundreds killed in cave-ins. There's some real advanced reasoning; you must be proud. (Not to mention diverting the concrete slated to build schools and hospitals)
So.
WayneDalton comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Is this still America😢?
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
With 70 million Putin-Americans, not really. (Meaning fake Americans).
WayneDalton comments on Mar 11, 2022:
Is this still America😢?
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
With 70 million Putin-Americans, not really. (Meaning fake Americans).
At the end of September, 1938, Britain, France and Italy allowed Nazi Germany to annexe the ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
How much worse can WWIII be?
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@JonnaBononna (That was sarcasm)
racocn8 comments on Mar 11, 2022:
How much worse can WWIII be?
racocn8 replies on Mar 11, 2022:
@JonnaBononna (That was sarcasm)
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Sometimes old medicinals work fantastic.
FvckY0u comments on Mar 10, 2022:
tea tree oil is excellent topically. Don't swallow or put on open cuts/sores though. There are a lot of natural things that have excellent benefits and I'm glad to see them being studied and stacked together.
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
Yeah, it's great for some spider bites, but can be too strong. I've found the mixture, Melrose Oil to be milder.
I am researching this area, particularly the use of terpenes, which can be anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, or anti-inflammatory.
FvckY0u comments on Mar 10, 2022:
tea tree oil is excellent topically. Don't swallow or put on open cuts/sores though. There are a lot of natural things that have excellent benefits and I'm glad to see them being studied and stacked together.
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
Yeah, it's great for some spider bites, but can be too strong. I've found the mixture, Melrose Oil to be milder.
I am researching this area, particularly the use of terpenes, which can be anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, or anti-inflammatory.
The real story with Ukraine . . .
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racocn8 comments on Mar 9, 2022:
Well, not exactly. Oliver Stone is infamous for producing propaganda-style films, meaning they are extremely pointed and far from balanced. This is certainly the case here. However, I am surprised that Stone would take Putin's stance without any counter-characterization of Putin's dictatorship. ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
That Obama did not respond to the poison gas attacks in Syria argues against those attacks being false flag operations (along with them being outrageous war crimes). Putin's actions in Syria speak for themselves, as do Trump's (abandoning the Kurds). Putin has developed a lot of propaganda leading up to this war, along with establishing a major beachhead in the US via his mafia and the GQP. Like the Russians, the US population is badly informed regarding the endemic corruption, and equally impotent to stop it.
racocn8 comments on Mar 9, 2022:
Well, not exactly. Oliver Stone is infamous for producing propaganda-style films, meaning they are extremely pointed and far from balanced. This is certainly the case here. However, I am surprised that Stone would take Putin's stance without any counter-characterization of Putin's dictatorship. ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
That Obama did not respond to the poison gas attacks in Syria argues against those attacks being false flag operations (along with them being outrageous war crimes). Putin's actions in Syria speak for themselves, as do Trump's (abandoning the Kurds). Putin has developed a lot of propaganda leading up to this war, along with establishing a major beachhead in the US via his mafia and the GQP. Like the Russians, the US population is badly informed regarding the endemic corruption, and equally impotent to stop it.
Trump: 'Nothing Like Me Has Ever Happened' in US History
Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 10, 2022:
Just too bad his mother didn’t have an abortion!
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
@Redheadedgammy Notice the similarity in how the hair is combed into a ridiculous artifice. Now I see where he got it, but I'm intrigued that he would ape her on that feature. Doubling down on his bisexuality/transexuality?
Redheadedgammy comments on Mar 10, 2022:
Just too bad his mother didn’t have an abortion!
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
@Redheadedgammy Notice the similarity in how the hair is combed into a ridiculous artifice. Now I see where he got it, but I'm intrigued that he would ape her on that feature. Doubling down on his bisexuality/transexuality?
The great reset conspiracy theory
Paul4747 comments on Mar 10, 2022:
Yes, it all started with the United Nations. Just ask the John Birch Society....
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
I once went to Knott's Berry Farm to find out more about the Birch Society. They directed me to the Independence Hall which had a book store. One table had all sorts of anti-UN and anti-Semitic literature along with other Conservative nonsense. Sick motherfuckers.
Paul4747 comments on Mar 10, 2022:
Yes, it all started with the United Nations. Just ask the John Birch Society....
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
I once went to Knott's Berry Farm to find out more about the Birch Society. They directed me to the Independence Hall which had a book store. One table had all sorts of anti-UN and anti-Semitic literature along with other Conservative nonsense. Sick motherfuckers.
Whether you love him or hate him, this clip --apparently the full 50 min session is worth sussing ...
Marionville comments on Mar 10, 2022:
I hope all these people here on this site who recently have called him a despot and anti-democratic because he put in place a mask-wearing requirement as a public health precaution are watching and listening to this. Trudeau is so far removed from Putin, Hitler etc…as to be a polar opposite.
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
It's always the fascists who project their own lust for power onto liberal politicians (calling them communists and worse). It's so very old at this point, they reveal themselves to be idiot assholes.
Marionville comments on Mar 10, 2022:
I hope all these people here on this site who recently have called him a despot and anti-democratic because he put in place a mask-wearing requirement as a public health precaution are watching and listening to this. Trudeau is so far removed from Putin, Hitler etc…as to be a polar opposite.
racocn8 replies on Mar 10, 2022:
It's always the fascists who project their own lust for power onto liberal politicians (calling them communists and worse). It's so very old at this point, they reveal themselves to be idiot assholes.
We are still the worlds largest producer of oil, we have a huge excess capacity to increase ...
Canndue comments on Mar 9, 2022:
Saudi is not our friend…
racocn8 replies on Mar 9, 2022:
Um, 9/11?
Canndue comments on Mar 9, 2022:
Saudi is not our friend…
racocn8 replies on Mar 9, 2022:
Um, 9/11?
Eric C.
p-nullifidian comments on Mar 8, 2022:
I tend to agree with the core point you are making, although I don’t see it as fully applicable to what’s happening today in Ukraine. What you raise, and what in fact may have been overlooked throughout the years regarding the participation by Ukrainians in the holocaust, is not unique in ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 8, 2022:
Putin's talking point on Nazis in Ukraine is simply bizarre. The Soviet Union and Russia have an utterly shitty record in respecting or not disrespecting Jews. Putin has so many parallels to Hitler, it makes no sense at all to go there. They are both about totalitarian fascism, which is nearly opposite to the Democracy in Ukraine. It seems more likely that these claims are simply disinformation propaganda intended to confuse and distract.
p-nullifidian comments on Mar 8, 2022:
I tend to agree with the core point you are making, although I don’t see it as fully applicable to what’s happening today in Ukraine. What you raise, and what in fact may have been overlooked throughout the years regarding the participation by Ukrainians in the holocaust, is not unique in ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 8, 2022:
Putin's talking point on Nazis in Ukraine is simply bizarre. The Soviet Union and Russia have an utterly shitty record in respecting or not disrespecting Jews. Putin has so many parallels to Hitler, it makes no sense at all to go there. They are both about totalitarian fascism, which is nearly opposite to the Democracy in Ukraine. It seems more likely that these claims are simply disinformation propaganda intended to confuse and distract.
While Russia is engaged in a murderous invasion of the Ukraine, we helplessly watch from the ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 7, 2022:
We need to give democracy a rest. It doesn't work. At least not on a national scale. 70 million people voted for Trump's re-election, after everything he did. Those people are unfit to be citizens.
Realistically, people are too obsessed with tradition to make the changes that are needed.
The ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 8, 2022:
@Earthling50 We have plenty of universities, computers, and sharp programmers. How to encode the concepts of power, populations, interest groups and the like is certainly a challenge.
Yes, reviewing the Art of War might be worthwhile...
racocn8 comments on Mar 7, 2022:
We need to give democracy a rest. It doesn't work. At least not on a national scale. 70 million people voted for Trump's re-election, after everything he did. Those people are unfit to be citizens.
Realistically, people are too obsessed with tradition to make the changes that are needed.
The ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 8, 2022:
@Earthling50 We have plenty of universities, computers, and sharp programmers. How to encode the concepts of power, populations, interest groups and the like is certainly a challenge.
Yes, reviewing the Art of War might be worthwhile...
Hmmm, Kind of suspicious!
glennlab comments on Mar 7, 2022:
Lots fewer trolls and assholes.
racocn8 replies on Mar 7, 2022:
I'm not surprised. But we still have morons like Krish55 to parrot Putin's propaganda.
glennlab comments on Mar 7, 2022:
Lots fewer trolls and assholes.
racocn8 replies on Mar 7, 2022:
I'm not surprised. But we still have morons like Krish55 to parrot Putin's propaganda.
[huffpost.com]
Supreme Court rejects jerrymandering case in NC and PA
FvckY0u comments on Mar 7, 2022:
something needs to be done about this jerrymandering. Perhaps a bi-partisan commission in each state to draw the maps?
racocn8 replies on Mar 7, 2022:
It needs to be handed off to a computer program.
FvckY0u comments on Mar 7, 2022:
something needs to be done about this jerrymandering. Perhaps a bi-partisan commission in each state to draw the maps?
racocn8 replies on Mar 7, 2022:
It needs to be handed off to a computer program.
Hitchens' brother on Ukriane and hypocrisy: [dailymail.co.uk]
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 6, 2022:
He is the thing he denies - "a Russian shill."
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
"I asked: 'Are the Anglosphere nations right to treat Russia as a perpetual threat and pariah long after its global ambitions have collapsed and its military power has rusted away? Its regime is miserable. But then so is that of China,..."
Yeah, utter nonsense. It's like he watches Fox News to get his information. Sickening. He once called his brother a Stalinist. He's a kook.
Speaking of Russian shills....
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 6, 2022:
He is the thing he denies - "a Russian shill."
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
"I asked: 'Are the Anglosphere nations right to treat Russia as a perpetual threat and pariah long after its global ambitions have collapsed and its military power has rusted away? Its regime is miserable. But then so is that of China,..."
Yeah, utter nonsense. It's like he watches Fox News to get his information. Sickening. He once called his brother a Stalinist. He's a kook.
Speaking of Russian shills....
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban That's the problem. He isn't gone and Biden let him alone. Is Biden TRYING to look weak? With rare exceptions, the people at that level appear to be off-limits (The fix is in).
Belief in religion instills a deep and profound dishonestly. For such people reciting an oath has no meaning. They are already pathological liars to others as well as to themselves. As we've seen with Republicans, loyalty to the country comes LAST, if at all. The presence of religion and partisanship in the military and other services is scary.
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban That's the problem. He isn't gone and Biden let him alone. Is Biden TRYING to look weak? With rare exceptions, the people at that level appear to be off-limits (The fix is in).
Belief in religion instills a deep and profound dishonestly. For such people reciting an oath has no meaning. They are already pathological liars to others as well as to themselves. As we've seen with Republicans, loyalty to the country comes LAST, if at all. The presence of religion and partisanship in the military and other services is scary.
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban Green is a good goal for the military. Psychological evaluations should make sure on every level possible that people are mentally fit for service. The problem comes when latitude is given for those with religious beliefs. Clearly many religious people are just as unfit for service as partisans.
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban Green is a good goal for the military. Psychological evaluations should make sure on every level possible that people are mentally fit for service. The problem comes when latitude is given for those with religious beliefs. Clearly many religious people are just as unfit for service as partisans.
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@St-Sinner Having a backbone would be a start. Having a DOJ that wasn't fully compromised would help. Really, the System of Justice is deeply, profoundly corrupt, with multiple levels of justice depending on one's wealth/connections. The tragedy is that we are really not so far away from Russia's kleptocracy. Corruption/obscene wealth usually go together, albeit in rare cases. A system that prevents obscene wealth would go a long way towards improving social vitality. That and working to overcome systemic racism.
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@St-Sinner Having a backbone would be a start. Having a DOJ that wasn't fully compromised would help. Really, the System of Justice is deeply, profoundly corrupt, with multiple levels of justice depending on one's wealth/connections. The tragedy is that we are really not so far away from Russia's kleptocracy. Corruption/obscene wealth usually go together, albeit in rare cases. A system that prevents obscene wealth would go a long way towards improving social vitality. That and working to overcome systemic racism.
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garben Michael Flynn's brother, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn is the motherfucker Army rep in the Pentagon that delayed deploying the National Guard to the Capitol after the seditionists began attacking it. And did so after any number of calls came in asking for help. He was clearly part of the sedition plot, but has not suffered any repercussions. He claimed that he delayed the deployment because he was worried about the 'optics'.
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garben Michael Flynn's brother, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn is the motherfucker Army rep in the Pentagon that delayed deploying the National Guard to the Capitol after the seditionists began attacking it. And did so after any number of calls came in asking for help. He was clearly part of the sedition plot, but has not suffered any repercussions. He claimed that he delayed the deployment because he was worried about the 'optics'.
Unfortunately accurate
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban How about Flynn's brother?
racocn8 comments on Mar 6, 2022:
Think about that in the context of National Security. Are the Republicans in the military trustworthy to engage the Russians and pull the trigger when needed?
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
@Garban How about Flynn's brother?
Director of nonprofit behind ‘People’s Convoy’ pleaded guilty to fraud - The Washington Post
dalefvictor comments on Mar 6, 2022:
The peoples convoy was not about the people it was about conservative posturing.
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
It was positively bizarre to see conservative Parliament members take umbrage when Trudeau accused them of wearing swastikas. The conservatives endorsed these Nazi-wannabees, but suddenly get upset when they get called out for their embrace of fascism.
dalefvictor comments on Mar 6, 2022:
The peoples convoy was not about the people it was about conservative posturing.
racocn8 replies on Mar 6, 2022:
It was positively bizarre to see conservative Parliament members take umbrage when Trudeau accused them of wearing swastikas. The conservatives endorsed these Nazi-wannabees, but suddenly get upset when they get called out for their embrace of fascism.
I am wondering to what extent the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO is Russia's "Cuban Missile ...
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Although Putin has broad (Trumper-like) support in Russia, the imperialism is more about Putin than it is about Russia (AFAIK).
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr I believe Ukraine is still pretty poor and would do little to add to Russia's account. It would have to have its natural resources exploited. I suspect the war is partly about Putin's legacy, and partly about getting 'assets' to dole out to his oligarchs. Russia's oil would probably enough to keep Russia's people well and happy except most of the money it gets for the oil is getting siphoned off to the crooks. Russia has the capacity for creative industry, but their social/political systems are far too repressive to allow a thriving economy.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Although Putin has broad (Trumper-like) support in Russia, the imperialism is more about Putin than it is about Russia (AFAIK).
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr I believe Ukraine is still pretty poor and would do little to add to Russia's account. It would have to have its natural resources exploited. I suspect the war is partly about Putin's legacy, and partly about getting 'assets' to dole out to his oligarchs. Russia's oil would probably enough to keep Russia's people well and happy except most of the money it gets for the oil is getting siphoned off to the crooks. Russia has the capacity for creative industry, but their social/political systems are far too repressive to allow a thriving economy.
Ex-Fox News Producer Broke Law With Work for Russian Oligarch, U.S. Says
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr You're right about those two, but the parroting of Russian talking points must come from somewhere. Murdoch?
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@rainmanjr You're right about those two, but the parroting of Russian talking points must come from somewhere. Murdoch?
Where did God get the feminine nature to put into women?
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Maybe you should try alcoholism?
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@Ryo1 Shrooms would be wasted on someone who is intrinsically wasted.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Maybe you should try alcoholism?
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
@Ryo1 Shrooms would be wasted on someone who is intrinsically wasted.
Is there a distinction between dying for one's religion and dying for one's nation?
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Agreed. Supposedly many Russian soldiers are conscripts. Nations are obviously entirely artificial entities not based on anything real. All opinions are necessarily subjective.
racocn8 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
Ukraine might be a good example in that it represents honest self-determination while the foe represents a wholly corrupt and illegitimate entity that is indifferent to cruelty. As all religions are dishonest control schemes intent on control, fraud and also indifferent to cruelty, none of them are ...
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Agreed. Supposedly many Russian soldiers are conscripts. Nations are obviously entirely artificial entities not based on anything real. All opinions are necessarily subjective.
Spring has sprung, Kimbo is playing with his first lizard in a long time.
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
OK. I'm a speciesist. I have minimal tolerance for insects or spiders. If I can capture it easily to put it outside, I might. Otherwise, spray or kinetic destruction. I wish there was some way to be nicer about it. (I would absolutely freak seeing a scorpion. I'm irrational on that.)
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
OK. I'm a speciesist. I have minimal tolerance for insects or spiders. If I can capture it easily to put it outside, I might. Otherwise, spray or kinetic destruction. I wish there was some way to be nicer about it. (I would absolutely freak seeing a scorpion. I'm irrational on that.)
Ex-Fox News Producer Broke Law With Work for Russian Oligarch, U.S. Says
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Might be?
rainmanjr comments on Mar 5, 2022:
FOX might be a Russian operation, too
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
Might be?
Spring has sprung, Kimbo is playing with his first lizard in a long time.
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
In the south seas, the houses have extended open air verandas and geckos crawl up the walls and even stick to the ceiling. They hang out near the lights waiting for a moth to fly by. Once in a great while, one will lose its grip and flop onto a table or chair. (Some of them even sell auto insurance.)
HippieChick58 comments on Mar 5, 2022:
My cats like to try to catch the flies that get in. Thank goodness it's still too early in the season for that. And thank goodness no lizards. I would not be OK with lizards in my house. Ewwww.
racocn8 replies on Mar 5, 2022:
In the south seas, the houses have extended open air verandas and geckos crawl up the walls and even stick to the ceiling. They hang out near the lights waiting for a moth to fly by. Once in a great while, one will lose its grip and flop onto a table or chair. (Some of them even sell auto insurance.)
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly The amount of fallout depends on what happens to the core. Chernobyl mostly leaked as a result of small explosions. If the core suffers a meltdown, more concentrated vapor could be released. If the reactor somehow explodes, more material becomes airborne. Now if the core is vaporized, as from a small nuke, that lofts the whole pile into the air, and that can create a strip of radioactive sterility thousands of miles long.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly The amount of fallout depends on what happens to the core. Chernobyl mostly leaked as a result of small explosions. If the core suffers a meltdown, more concentrated vapor could be released. If the reactor somehow explodes, more material becomes airborne. Now if the core is vaporized, as from a small nuke, that lofts the whole pile into the air, and that can create a strip of radioactive sterility thousands of miles long.
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly OK. How about this: Using the reactor as a military target evokes fear (for propaganda) and hopefully leveraging compliance?
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 4, 2022:
@FearlessFly OK. How about this: Using the reactor as a military target evokes fear (for propaganda) and hopefully leveraging compliance?
Apparently, the Russians are attacking several nuclear reactors in Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@dalefvictor The Russians didn't exactly distinguish themselves as nuclear competent with Chernobyl. Nuclear reactors are tricky.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Perhaps the objective is to cut off their power?
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@dalefvictor The Russians didn't exactly distinguish themselves as nuclear competent with Chernobyl. Nuclear reactors are tricky.
MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)—After placing strict bans on journalists’ coverage of Russia’s ...
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 3, 2022:
While one may believe this to be true, especially from Fucker's past dick sucking of Putin it is only satire.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
The edge comes from its realism.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Mar 3, 2022:
While one may believe this to be true, especially from Fucker's past dick sucking of Putin it is only satire.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
The edge comes from its realism.
Biden Does 180-Degree Turn on Black America in SOTU - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai Back at you. Silly.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai Back at you. Silly.
Biden Does 180-Degree Turn on Black America in SOTU - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai I totally agree. but the complaints in the video were silly and pathetic. Biden has failed on so many scores, and should be shamed into doing so much better.
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Yes, non-whites will do so much better with a white supremacist administration...
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
@redbai I totally agree. but the complaints in the video were silly and pathetic. Biden has failed on so many scores, and should be shamed into doing so much better.
Israeli Police Attack Palestinian Muslims Celebrating A Holiday - YouTube
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Bullshit Islamic propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
Neither
racocn8 comments on Mar 3, 2022:
Bullshit Islamic propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Mar 3, 2022:
Neither
Moscow Mitch
racocn8 comments on Mar 2, 2022:
If only that were true. No, they will continue to take money from Russia or anybody, as long as it pays for their campaign to corrupt the country.
racocn8 replies on Mar 2, 2022:
Let's hope that the Putin-Americans are exposed for their treasonous corruption as much as possible. (Whether Republican or Democrat).
racocn8 comments on Mar 2, 2022:
If only that were true. No, they will continue to take money from Russia or anybody, as long as it pays for their campaign to corrupt the country.
racocn8 replies on Mar 2, 2022:
Let's hope that the Putin-Americans are exposed for their treasonous corruption as much as possible. (Whether Republican or Democrat).
The real Republicans
SnowyOwl comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Putin's Stooges
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
Can we add Murdoch to that group?
SnowyOwl comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Putin's Stooges
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
Can we add Murdoch to that group?
Okay my fellow Atheists and Agnostics etc, time for a little fun me thinks,
Question,
Which is a ...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Karloff’s mummy was smarter.
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
That's an extremely low bar...
Barnie2years comments on Mar 1, 2022:
Karloff’s mummy was smarter.
racocn8 replies on Mar 1, 2022:
That's an extremely low bar...
Before you trust believe anything. Keep in mind what your government does for fun!
David1955 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
If you actually knew anything about Chomsky, you'd know he's not just talking about government but the class and power structure of America, the manufactured consent, as he calls it, and the ruling class hegemony that power has in a country which is not a real democracy but a plutocracy masquerading...
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
While I agree with many of Chomsky's views, I strongly disagree with some. He mostly preaches to the choir, is singularly non-specific in his complaints, and utterly lacking in solutions. He's an excellent propagandist, but that's about all.
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2004/9/a-disgraceful-career
David1955 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
If you actually knew anything about Chomsky, you'd know he's not just talking about government but the class and power structure of America, the manufactured consent, as he calls it, and the ruling class hegemony that power has in a country which is not a real democracy but a plutocracy masquerading...
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
While I agree with many of Chomsky's views, I strongly disagree with some. He mostly preaches to the choir, is singularly non-specific in his complaints, and utterly lacking in solutions. He's an excellent propagandist, but that's about all.
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2004/9/a-disgraceful-career
Putin has placed his nuclear forces on advanced alert.
racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
What is target in Ukraine could be nukes that would advance Putin's campaign? Nuking anything else would bring reprisals, WWIII and certain death.
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
@glennlab Using nukes, or chemical or biological weapons would incur a level of animus that would be seriously problematic for Putin and his war. It is a matter of bigotry, but gassing Ukrainians would be seen as considerably worse than gassing Syrians. Or not. Maybe it would be another Obama red line to be ignored?
A big problem with nukes is that they destroy and disperse hazardous chemicals which are commonly stored in cities (PCBs, Chlorine, ...) so the chemical fallout can cause problems different from the nuclear fallout (that may be more short-lived).
racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2022:
What is target in Ukraine could be nukes that would advance Putin's campaign? Nuking anything else would bring reprisals, WWIII and certain death.
racocn8 replies on Feb 28, 2022:
@glennlab Using nukes, or chemical or biological weapons would incur a level of animus that would be seriously problematic for Putin and his war. It is a matter of bigotry, but gassing Ukrainians would be seen as considerably worse than gassing Syrians. Or not. Maybe it would be another Obama red line to be ignored?
A big problem with nukes is that they destroy and disperse hazardous chemicals which are commonly stored in cities (PCBs, Chlorine, ...) so the chemical fallout can cause problems different from the nuclear fallout (that may be more short-lived).
With Putin Putting Defense On High Alert, So Far USA Has Not Raised DEFCON Level.
LovinLarge comments on Feb 27, 2022:
If he has nuclear weapons, and we know that he does, there is a chance he will deploy them. My father used to say to avoid backing people into a corner.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@barjoe What nukes does Ukraine have? Those emplaced by Russia had been dismantled by Russia in exchange for Ukraine's 'protection'.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-when-and-how-did-ukraine-give-up-its-nuclear-arsenal/article65088073.ece
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-russia-invasion/
LovinLarge comments on Feb 27, 2022:
If he has nuclear weapons, and we know that he does, there is a chance he will deploy them. My father used to say to avoid backing people into a corner.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@barjoe What nukes does Ukraine have? Those emplaced by Russia had been dismantled by Russia in exchange for Ukraine's 'protection'.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/explained-when-and-how-did-ukraine-give-up-its-nuclear-arsenal/article65088073.ece
https://theintercept.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-nuclear-weapons-russia-invasion/
In order to survive and flourish, a society needs to have either a central authority which everybody...
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The extent of the pandemic was not a matter of people lacking education. Trump and Fox brainwashed people with misinformation, telling them what they should believe if they wanted to remain loyal to the cult. Hundreds of thousands died because of Trump's incompetence. More hundreds of thousands ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@Mcflewster The people who refused the Covid vaccination almost certainty got various vaccines when they were younger. Their need to belong to the cult caused them to reject authoritative medical advice. How can one advise people to do the right thing when they choose not to listen, and instead decide to follow nonsense. I totally support your advocacy of science education. (Tragically, many people really are so stupid that volcano models are as much as they can handle.)
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The extent of the pandemic was not a matter of people lacking education. Trump and Fox brainwashed people with misinformation, telling them what they should believe if they wanted to remain loyal to the cult. Hundreds of thousands died because of Trump's incompetence. More hundreds of thousands ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
@Mcflewster The people who refused the Covid vaccination almost certainty got various vaccines when they were younger. Their need to belong to the cult caused them to reject authoritative medical advice. How can one advise people to do the right thing when they choose not to listen, and instead decide to follow nonsense. I totally support your advocacy of science education. (Tragically, many people really are so stupid that volcano models are as much as they can handle.)
Russia interfers in our democracy.
OldGoat43 comments on Feb 27, 2022:
Perhaps these American politicians that so strongly support Putin should be deported to Russia.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
And these are just the a-holes whose vote is worth twice yours.
OldGoat43 comments on Feb 27, 2022:
Perhaps these American politicians that so strongly support Putin should be deported to Russia.
racocn8 replies on Feb 27, 2022:
And these are just the a-holes whose vote is worth twice yours.
Shit's getting real.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
I'm betting a lot of models/actresses come from Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
@MaryChristmas In viewing models, a percentage mention they're from Ukraine.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
I'm betting a lot of models/actresses come from Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
@MaryChristmas In viewing models, a percentage mention they're from Ukraine.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The egg came first. Wasn't that easy?
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
I'd say the question contains as much thought as "My ass itches."
Which came first? Neither (if referencing chicken eggs and chickens.).
Single celled organisms created more single-celled organisms. Multicellular organisms developed along with sex, and that's when the multicellular organisms started alternating with single cells. You knew all that but asked a bogus question anyway.
racocn8 comments on Feb 26, 2022:
The egg came first. Wasn't that easy?
racocn8 replies on Feb 26, 2022:
I'd say the question contains as much thought as "My ass itches."
Which came first? Neither (if referencing chicken eggs and chickens.).
Single celled organisms created more single-celled organisms. Multicellular organisms developed along with sex, and that's when the multicellular organisms started alternating with single cells. You knew all that but asked a bogus question anyway.
Venezuela Can Bring Putin to his Knees
by Greg Palast
"I’m sure Putin is laughing when he ...
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
The embargo has not been effective in terms of pressuring Maduro to step down. It may have worsened the poverty of Venezuelans, but Maduro is so crooked, it is unclear they would be any better off.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/are-sanctions-working-venezuela
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
The embargo has not been effective in terms of pressuring Maduro to step down. It may have worsened the poverty of Venezuelans, but Maduro is so crooked, it is unclear they would be any better off.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/are-sanctions-working-venezuela
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@barjoe "Gillibrand’s presidential aspirations coincided with a decade-long shift from a more conservative Democrat with an A-rating from the National Rifle Association to supporting progressive policies like a federal jobs guarantee, having an F-rating from the NRA..." (That would be the NRA that the Russians had been funding for years).
"A significant portion of the money Gillibrand has fundraised has come from the securities and investment industry, most of which are Wall Street firms. In the 2018 cycle, Gillibrand received more than $1.84 million from individuals and PACs combined within the industry. The securities and investment PACs which gave the most to her reelection campaign were Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Securities, TIAA and UBS Americas." (Deutsche Bank is well known for laundering money for Russian oligarchs).
MAYBE she isn't a Russian mole, but it's pretty clear she's a whore for wall street. She will change her positions on critical matters in the name of expediency. She certainly has no honor.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/01/kirsten-gillibrand-announces-presidential-bid/
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@barjoe "Gillibrand’s presidential aspirations coincided with a decade-long shift from a more conservative Democrat with an A-rating from the National Rifle Association to supporting progressive policies like a federal jobs guarantee, having an F-rating from the NRA..." (That would be the NRA that the Russians had been funding for years).
"A significant portion of the money Gillibrand has fundraised has come from the securities and investment industry, most of which are Wall Street firms. In the 2018 cycle, Gillibrand received more than $1.84 million from individuals and PACs combined within the industry. The securities and investment PACs which gave the most to her reelection campaign were Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Securities, TIAA and UBS Americas." (Deutsche Bank is well known for laundering money for Russian oligarchs).
MAYBE she isn't a Russian mole, but it's pretty clear she's a whore for wall street. She will change her positions on critical matters in the name of expediency. She certainly has no honor.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/01/kirsten-gillibrand-announces-presidential-bid/
Venezuela Can Bring Putin to his Knees
by Greg Palast
"I’m sure Putin is laughing when he ...
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
Nickolas Maduro is a ruthless dictator which is why the embargo exists.
LovinLarge comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Very helpful article, thank you. Are you aware of any drawbacks to lifting the embargo on Venzuela?
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
Nickolas Maduro is a ruthless dictator which is why the embargo exists.
I plan on being on the winning side this time
racocn8 comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Red-capped mushrooms usually reference Amanita Muscaria which, while hallucinogenic, are also toxic. (Nobles used to drink the urine of serfs who ate the mushrooms to get high without the toxicity).
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@Garban
"An account of the journeys of Philip von Strahlenberg to Siberia and his descriptions of the use of the mukhomor there was published in English in 1736. The drinking of urine of those who had consumed the mushroom was commented on by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith in his widely read 1762 novel, Citizen of the World."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
One reference suggests they fed it to reindeer for the same reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB5umwbJwE
racocn8 comments on Feb 25, 2022:
Red-capped mushrooms usually reference Amanita Muscaria which, while hallucinogenic, are also toxic. (Nobles used to drink the urine of serfs who ate the mushrooms to get high without the toxicity).
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
@Garban
"An account of the journeys of Philip von Strahlenberg to Siberia and his descriptions of the use of the mukhomor there was published in English in 1736. The drinking of urine of those who had consumed the mushroom was commented on by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith in his widely read 1762 novel, Citizen of the World."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
One reference suggests they fed it to reindeer for the same reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIB5umwbJwE
75 years if counted in moons.
Willow_Wisp comments on Feb 25, 2022:
When I was a kid our preacher taught us that we're devolving.
The first people almost living a millennium with each generation after being smaller weaker and dumber.
I love how every science proves biblical wisdom fucking stupid as any other mythology.
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
I remember hearing that explanation (for the ages of the early patriarchs).
Willow_Wisp comments on Feb 25, 2022:
When I was a kid our preacher taught us that we're devolving.
The first people almost living a millennium with each generation after being smaller weaker and dumber.
I love how every science proves biblical wisdom fucking stupid as any other mythology.
racocn8 replies on Feb 25, 2022:
I remember hearing that explanation (for the ages of the early patriarchs).
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand took the lead in hounding Franken from office. I believe the complaints against Cuomo were greatly exaggerated, not unlike the complaints against Biden. Certainly nothing like the behavior reported against Trump, which she tried to leverage quite unsuccessfully.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand took the lead in hounding Franken from office. I believe the complaints against Cuomo were greatly exaggerated, not unlike the complaints against Biden. Certainly nothing like the behavior reported against Trump, which she tried to leverage quite unsuccessfully.
The business of war!
Easy to attack Viet Nam, where the people of that country fought with the ...
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
The Baltic States cannot be defended by Nato and bringing them in to it was a mistake.
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
The Baltic States cannot be defended by Nato and bringing them in to it was a mistake.
America, Russia, and Ukraine's Far-Right Problem - YouTube
Retiredsteve comments on Feb 24, 2022:
The neo Nazis and the far right groups are everywhere. They need to be stopped.
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
Why the hell is the CIA supporting them? The CIA needs housecleaning too.
Retiredsteve comments on Feb 24, 2022:
The neo Nazis and the far right groups are everywhere. They need to be stopped.
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
Why the hell is the CIA supporting them? The CIA needs housecleaning too.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe As I said above: I could be wrong, but that is my assessment. I don't have evidence. She has acted despicably against Franken and Cuomo. That she is corrupted by Putin is pure suspicion on my part; we'll see.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe As I said above: I could be wrong, but that is my assessment. I don't have evidence. She has acted despicably against Franken and Cuomo. That she is corrupted by Putin is pure suspicion on my part; we'll see.
Who will give an objective explanation of the Russia/Ukraine situation to someone who is more ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
As the US teeters on the brink of fascism and minority control, Ukraine is, at best, a distraction from the work we should be doing to undo Putin's influence on the Republican Party.
Putin has been supporting Nazis in the US (besides Trump's encouragement) to polarize US politics, and ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@LovinLarge
Part of Ukraine's gaining of 'independence' was an agreement with Russia wherein Ukraine gave up it's nuclear missiles in exchange for Russian 'protection'. At that point, Ukraine was ruled by a Putin stooge, so 'independence' was not a problem. Ukraine continued within the Russian sphere of corruption. Then in 2014, the stooge was deposed. That new 'independence' still had to deal with extensive corruption, which is partly why Hunter Biden got hired. The US sought to foster Ukraine's independence and movement away from Russian 'protection'.
If the US's 'moral high ground' had more credibility, Ukraine might look like less of a political football. While the US is certainly much better than Russia in so many ways, the rampant corruption, failed justice systems, fascist policing, wealth disparity, all argue against our own interests. Unsurprisingly, the Republicans who side with Putin have been at the forefront of stopping progress on these moral failings.
racocn8 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
As the US teeters on the brink of fascism and minority control, Ukraine is, at best, a distraction from the work we should be doing to undo Putin's influence on the Republican Party.
Putin has been supporting Nazis in the US (besides Trump's encouragement) to polarize US politics, and ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@LovinLarge
Part of Ukraine's gaining of 'independence' was an agreement with Russia wherein Ukraine gave up it's nuclear missiles in exchange for Russian 'protection'. At that point, Ukraine was ruled by a Putin stooge, so 'independence' was not a problem. Ukraine continued within the Russian sphere of corruption. Then in 2014, the stooge was deposed. That new 'independence' still had to deal with extensive corruption, which is partly why Hunter Biden got hired. The US sought to foster Ukraine's independence and movement away from Russian 'protection'.
If the US's 'moral high ground' had more credibility, Ukraine might look like less of a political football. While the US is certainly much better than Russia in so many ways, the rampant corruption, failed justice systems, fascist policing, wealth disparity, all argue against our own interests. Unsurprisingly, the Republicans who side with Putin have been at the forefront of stopping progress on these moral failings.
The business of war!
Easy to attack Viet Nam, where the people of that country fought with the ...
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
So what happens in 4 years when Putin wants to take back the Baltic states?
Paul4747 comments on Feb 24, 2022:
There's always the need to balance nuclear brinksmanship in the equation, with Putin already threatening "war like has never been seen in history", clearly an allusion to a nuclear exchange. Going directly to war with Russia, i.e. American and Russian troops exchanging fire, is something that we ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
So what happens in 4 years when Putin wants to take back the Baltic states?
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe You're right. The mob would never act to corrupt our public officials. Surely they are all pure of heart and clean as driven snow.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe You're right. The mob would never act to corrupt our public officials. Surely they are all pure of heart and clean as driven snow.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand is a denizen of New York, which hosts the Russian mafia. Guilt by association.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 24, 2022:
@barjoe Gillibrand is a denizen of New York, which hosts the Russian mafia. Guilt by association.
Even Sean Hannity Balks at Tulsi Gabbard’s Putin Apologia
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@barjoe Given her behavior, I believe she is. Just not as brazen, but still a self-serving traitor. I could be wrong, but that is my assessment.
racocn8 comments on Feb 23, 2022:
We can clearly see that Tulsi Gabbard is another stooge for Putin. We need to root out these traitors and find some way to either put them away or expose them. (How about Gillibrand?) How different is she from an enemy combatant in plainclothes, seeking the destruction of the country? The real ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@barjoe Given her behavior, I believe she is. Just not as brazen, but still a self-serving traitor. I could be wrong, but that is my assessment.
I did not know that Emily Bronte only ever wrote one novel.
racocn8 comments on Feb 22, 2022:
Perhaps because Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre? Emily Bronte also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne.
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@Jolanta @Marionville Competition? Friendly rivalry? Whether helping or hindering, the creativity is hailed by history. This article goes into it...
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-bront%C3%ABs-love-jealousy-sibling-rivalry/
racocn8 comments on Feb 22, 2022:
Perhaps because Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre? Emily Bronte also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne.
racocn8 replies on Feb 23, 2022:
@Jolanta @Marionville Competition? Friendly rivalry? Whether helping or hindering, the creativity is hailed by history. This article goes into it...
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-bront%C3%ABs-love-jealousy-sibling-rivalry/
Life is what you make it?
racocn8 comments on Feb 20, 2022:
You seriously imagine the cops who stole your loot then gave it to the government?
racocn8 replies on Feb 22, 2022:
@MichaelSanchuk In way too many places, police act as locally sanctioned thugs. The failure to prevent this corruption (Which is commonly focused on non-whites) represents another example of CRT.
racocn8 comments on Feb 20, 2022:
You seriously imagine the cops who stole your loot then gave it to the government?
racocn8 replies on Feb 22, 2022:
@MichaelSanchuk In way too many places, police act as locally sanctioned thugs. The failure to prevent this corruption (Which is commonly focused on non-whites) represents another example of CRT.
Putin Wants the Legitimacy of Ukraine and Russia's Shared Past
FvckY0u comments on Feb 21, 2022:
I'm strongly leaning towards wanting US troops on the ground in Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Having US troops present might put a damper on Putin's intentions. However, the potential to trigger outrage and WWIII is clear enough. Russian won't benefit significantly by occupying Ukraine, and it can never be more than a hostile occupation. Putin has also already lost the argument that Nato is no longer necessary, as suggested by idiots like Trump and other isolationists.
The bigger problem is how Russia transitions away from Putin. As Putin ages, and his projection of authority wanes, the potential to initiate nuclear war decreases. He could well see that as a pyrrhic legacy.
FvckY0u comments on Feb 21, 2022:
I'm strongly leaning towards wanting US troops on the ground in Ukraine.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Having US troops present might put a damper on Putin's intentions. However, the potential to trigger outrage and WWIII is clear enough. Russian won't benefit significantly by occupying Ukraine, and it can never be more than a hostile occupation. Putin has also already lost the argument that Nato is no longer necessary, as suggested by idiots like Trump and other isolationists.
The bigger problem is how Russia transitions away from Putin. As Putin ages, and his projection of authority wanes, the potential to initiate nuclear war decreases. He could well see that as a pyrrhic legacy.
Cryptocracy
Rule by a concealed cabal or individual controlling a puppet government or monarch such...
Marionville comments on Feb 21, 2022:
What is your take on Cryptocurrency? Obviously the name means hidden currency…but I must admit I never investigated what it was all about, and because I never invest money in the unknown …I didn’t.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Cryptocurrencies are ponzi schemes. They really shouldn't be legal because they contribute to inflation. It used to be that corporations could issue their own currencies and I believe this practice was stopped.
Marionville comments on Feb 21, 2022:
What is your take on Cryptocurrency? Obviously the name means hidden currency…but I must admit I never investigated what it was all about, and because I never invest money in the unknown …I didn’t.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
Cryptocurrencies are ponzi schemes. They really shouldn't be legal because they contribute to inflation. It used to be that corporations could issue their own currencies and I believe this practice was stopped.
Would it be fair or reasonable to say that Fascism is similar to Communism with the difference ...
racocn8 comments on Feb 21, 2022:
Both are authoritarian in practice and both are inclined to suppress religion. Historically, a cult of personality has been promoted to displace religion (Stalin, Mao, Hitler). Fascism may allow capitalism, but private property may be seized if those in power choose to take it over.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
@twill Republicans never seem to get that by promoting crooks, those crooked leaders proceed to screw the taxpayers. Less often, it also happens with democrats. The lure of greed is often too much for those in power.
racocn8 comments on Feb 21, 2022:
Both are authoritarian in practice and both are inclined to suppress religion. Historically, a cult of personality has been promoted to displace religion (Stalin, Mao, Hitler). Fascism may allow capitalism, but private property may be seized if those in power choose to take it over.
racocn8 replies on Feb 21, 2022:
@twill Republicans never seem to get that by promoting crooks, those crooked leaders proceed to screw the taxpayers. Less often, it also happens with democrats. The lure of greed is often too much for those in power.
I want one of them.
[youtube.com]
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
On the google search, I believe they indicated between $600 and $5000.
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
On the google search, I believe they indicated between $600 and $5000.
and a few uncommon words
Unfortunately, a truism for us all,...
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Weird (or fully insane) is the new normal. (I wouldn't know how to get back to that post)
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Weird (or fully insane) is the new normal. (I wouldn't know how to get back to that post)
I want one of them.
[youtube.com]
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
https://booteencoins.com/
Organist1 comments on Feb 17, 2022:
Where can I get one????
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
https://booteencoins.com/
and a few uncommon words
Unfortunately, a truism for us all,...
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Be glad you aren't her. Yeah, that was completely absurd.
Garban comments on Feb 17, 2022:
By using the term “Greatest Generation” in the context of vaccination attitudes, I offended someone on this platform so much she instantly labels me as being a sexist, racist, imperialist, and historical revisionist. Her actual words. WTF?
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
Be glad you aren't her. Yeah, that was completely absurd.
[nytimes.
racocn8 comments on Feb 16, 2022:
The more politically correct term is 'Environmental Justice'.
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
@AnonySchmoose One way to reduce the 'kicking down' of racism is to expose it as such. Actually remediating pollution that disproportionately affects non-whites helps every quality of life, physical, mental, and financial. Cold-ironing is a program that has helped.
racocn8 comments on Feb 16, 2022:
The more politically correct term is 'Environmental Justice'.
racocn8 replies on Feb 17, 2022:
@AnonySchmoose One way to reduce the 'kicking down' of racism is to expose it as such. Actually remediating pollution that disproportionately affects non-whites helps every quality of life, physical, mental, and financial. Cold-ironing is a program that has helped.
What’s the difference between “ misinformation “ and “lie”?
FvckY0u comments on Feb 16, 2022:
misinformation there is no intent to deceive. A lie there is intent to deceive.
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
Except that most misinformation is put out, not to inform, but to persuade others to pass the meme along. Repeating the (false) meme is an expression of loyalty to the cult.
FvckY0u comments on Feb 16, 2022:
misinformation there is no intent to deceive. A lie there is intent to deceive.
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
Except that most misinformation is put out, not to inform, but to persuade others to pass the meme along. Repeating the (false) meme is an expression of loyalty to the cult.
Why the Pentagon’s latest UFO report is a turning point on the issue - YouTube
Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:
Are there Aliens?
Can we travel to stars? Is there another "Earth" out there that we can move to? Should we? Can we expect communication via radio (and/or) Visitation from aliens?
Quick answer; No....no, no, no, and....no.
For several reasons;
#1 - We can go 18.6 miles per second now. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
The world is flat, man cannot possibly fly, and going to the Moon is pure science fiction.
Robecology comments on Feb 16, 2022:
Are there Aliens?
Can we travel to stars? Is there another "Earth" out there that we can move to? Should we? Can we expect communication via radio (and/or) Visitation from aliens?
Quick answer; No....no, no, no, and....no.
For several reasons;
#1 - We can go 18.6 miles per second now. ...
racocn8 replies on Feb 16, 2022:
The world is flat, man cannot possibly fly, and going to the Moon is pure science fiction.
Cary Watkins confirms embalmer Richard Hirschman's story about the telltale blood clots
racocn8 comments on Feb 15, 2022:
Very dubious. More partisan propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Feb 15, 2022:
A low level of mortality might be incurred from the vaccines, but the mortality from Covid is 100 times higher with the same sorts of findings. How can one tell them apart? The answer is: It doesn't matter. The protests against vaccination represent the putrid acting-out of juvenile minded partisans. They have no empathy, so their concern over the dead is only more posturing. At this point, everyone knows it, so the only issue is when are they going to shut up. We'd all be happy if the Karens left the store, but we have no police to escort them out.
racocn8 comments on Feb 15, 2022:
Very dubious. More partisan propaganda.
racocn8 replies on Feb 15, 2022:
A low level of mortality might be incurred from the vaccines, but the mortality from Covid is 100 times higher with the same sorts of findings. How can one tell them apart? The answer is: It doesn't matter. The protests against vaccination represent the putrid acting-out of juvenile minded partisans. They have no empathy, so their concern over the dead is only more posturing. At this point, everyone knows it, so the only issue is when are they going to shut up. We'd all be happy if the Karens left the store, but we have no police to escort them out.
Recent headlines : 1.
racocn8 comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Tell us how you really feel, but this time, don't hold back...
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Cast1es Don't hold your breath. You might consider trying to address your own problems. The whole culture is effed-up, so much so that women's issues don't even get mentioned. Frankly, that makes the notion of a discussion a non-starter.
racocn8 comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Tell us how you really feel, but this time, don't hold back...
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Cast1es Don't hold your breath. You might consider trying to address your own problems. The whole culture is effed-up, so much so that women's issues don't even get mentioned. Frankly, that makes the notion of a discussion a non-starter.
Christians hate being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs.
[link.medium.com]
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Reignmond I don't know what you're referencing in suggesting any conflation. Science does not use the concept of a god in its descriptions of physics or biology. Physics certainly has its mysteries and elements that resemble philosophy. Often, science presents a reality that discards various philosophies by corollary. Science also presents evolution which negates the foundations of Christianity.
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 14, 2022:
@Reignmond I don't know what you're referencing in suggesting any conflation. Science does not use the concept of a god in its descriptions of physics or biology. Physics certainly has its mysteries and elements that resemble philosophy. Often, science presents a reality that discards various philosophies by corollary. Science also presents evolution which negates the foundations of Christianity.
How strong is the Faith NOW?
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Amazing to see the photo of the crown and realizing every one of those dots is an irredeemable loony tune.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Perhaps no one is irredeemable. But in terms of practicality and expectation, I suspect that far less than 1% of the people in the photo will give up their insanity in their lifetime.
racocn8 comments on Feb 12, 2022:
Amazing to see the photo of the crown and realizing every one of those dots is an irredeemable loony tune.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Perhaps no one is irredeemable. But in terms of practicality and expectation, I suspect that far less than 1% of the people in the photo will give up their insanity in their lifetime.
Christians hate being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs.
[link.medium.com]
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is equally about the shortcomings of atheist's beliefs? What beliefs do atheists have? How do the 'shortcomings' in these 'beliefs' have relevance to science?
skado comments on Feb 13, 2022:
Remind me… which group loves being confronted with the shortcomings of their beliefs?
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
Science is equally about the shortcomings of atheist's beliefs? What beliefs do atheists have? How do the 'shortcomings' in these 'beliefs' have relevance to science?
Letters From An American 02/12/2022
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2022:
And here we are Again, Tettering on the edge of oblivion of our Republic.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@TheoryNumber3 I call them Putin-Americans.
Charlene comments on Feb 13, 2022:
And here we are Again, Tettering on the edge of oblivion of our Republic.
racocn8 replies on Feb 13, 2022:
@TheoryNumber3 I call them Putin-Americans.
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