US Military Report On UFOs: Alien Spacecraft Or Enemy Hypersonic Jets? [eurasiantimes.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 8, 2021:

Obviously not hypersonic jets... (We don't fly without wings or exhaust).

racocn8 replies on Jun 8, 2021:

@xenoview Are we incapable of seeing alien tech? Why would you say we don't know what alien tech would be like? Or are you simply being contrary?

Biden DOJ Will Keep Defending Trump on Rape Defamation Case [thedailybeast.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 7, 2021:

If this is another example of Merrick Garland's judgment, Biden needs to be pressured to replace him.

racocn8 replies on Jun 7, 2021:

@AnneWimsey It started under Trump, but is the activity legitimate? Trump did many things that while not ostensibly illegal, were certainly unethical or forms of malfeasance for which no code is enforceable. Misusing the Justice Dept to evade legal charges should only conceivably apply while he was president. Now that he isn't, it is widely acknowledged that he is fair game. For the DOJ to continue to protect Trump in various ways is wholly inappropriate. No one will regard arguments to the contrary to have real legal merit unless you can point to code that says so. I don't believe it's out there. I suspect it is more Trumpian corruption.

New Rule: Catch-23 | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

linxminx comments on Jun 5, 2021:

Last night's Real Time was a tad scary. Did you catch it? Bill Maher, as always keeping it real, stated he is really concerned about members and voters for the GOP. Why? "Because they think we are baby-eating pedophiles," stated Maher. If we're not one of them, or a QAnon follower, then we are ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 5, 2021:

How are QAnon believers any wackier than Christians?

We should hire the Russia-based cyber-criminal group REvil to stage ransom-ware attacks against the ...

CourtJester comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Funny how they didn’t attack America when Trump was president. Sharks now smell weakness

racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:

Actually, the SolarWinds hack was during Trump's administration. I'm offended that the Russians would do this in the midst of the pandemic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_federal_government_data_breach

How Is The GOP Adjusting To A Less Religious America? : NPR

racocn8 comments on Jun 4, 2021:

It seems like the religious segment did not get that involved in politics. Then, with Reagan and the Moral Majority, they became much more involved, being promised the end of Roe V. Wade.

racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:

Religious-minded people have so many misconceptions about reality that it is problematic to expect them to participate without harming other sectors of the electorate.

This post is to welcome new chums to the g:1151 group.

FrayedBear comments on Jun 4, 2021:

Welcome to @Racocn8. 04.06.2021. Please come in, pull your chair up to the fire, fan or aircon, depending on the season & your proclivities, remembering to keep your healthy metre & a half away from each other, wear your virtual mask on the internet, real one in life, join in the craic, contribute, ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 4, 2021:

Thanks for that. I've gotten the Pfizer and things are near normal where I live except for wearing masks in stores.

With thanks to DBair for this post.

glennlab comments on Jun 3, 2021:

all the references in the footnotes refer back to the original source, no better than the god bothers stating the bible is the source of all their facts. This is neither peer reviewed . brought to us by the same people that promoted coconut oil without proof. from the about "The Health ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:

@FrayedBear https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/mounting-evidence-suggests-covid-vaccines-do-reduce-transmission-how-does-work

What that's all about defeats me, captions if you will? :-D

racocn8 comments on Jun 3, 2021:

It could be much worse...

racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2021:

@Austin-Cambridge I worked with a wonderful lady who happened to have hips that extended at least 8 inches wider than the gal above. Who can say how it happens. She had a very sweet disposition in spite of her extreme proportions. Good for her.

STUNNING Drone Video of ICELAND VOLCANO Eruption [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 2, 2021:

An amazing volcano, but the video has way, way way too many cuts. Get another editor.

racocn8 replies on Jun 2, 2021:

@GeorgeRocheleau I saw that one and I did like that one. It seems incredibly stupid to simply lose one like that though.

OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;

racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:

Between unused sperm and expelled eggs, God is the biggest abortionist (if it existed).

racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:

@K9Kohle789 Something like a half of fertilized eggs naturally aborted.

Whatever turns them on, I guess...

p-nullifidian comments on Jun 1, 2021:

Yup ... and Christianity is the only religious faith that proudly displays an implement of execution as its primary symbol. If Jesus were born in revolutionary France, Christian churches would all be adorned with guillotines, and if he were born in Alabama, Christians would be wearing little ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 1, 2021:

It could be a barrel. Romans used to put execution victims in a barrel with nails pounded into the sides and roll it down a hill.

Who knew retirement could be so challenging?

AnneWimsey comments on May 31, 2021:

Achilles tendons hurt like nothing else.....:(

racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:

Yeah, I got one of those too...

Nobel laureate who found HIV now backs homoeopathy, anti-vaxxers & calls Covid a lab accident ...

racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:

The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free. ...

racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:

@AnneWimsey @St-Sinner In the reference below, carefully examine Fig. 1. The polybasic cleavage site (RRAR) at the junction of S1 and S2, the two subunits of the spike, shows a newly added RNA coded sequence. Researchers have not fount this sequence in other animals. Those promoting the lab-release scenario imply that Dr. Shi Zheng-li managed to get this sequence inserted by passing the virus through successive cultures (rather than by genetic manipulation). To obtain this result seems extremely improbable. Maybe 4^12 to start, four for the possible nucleotides and 12 for the length of the sequence, and that's not counting getting that sequence in the right place in a sequence hundreds of nucleotides long. Obtaining a gain of function by serial passage without mangling all the rest of the sequence (compared to the other animal sequences) is, again, extremely improbable. The article makes other arguments as well. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

Is there a skill, technique, move, or position that a partner used that particularly impressed you ...

yvilletom comments on May 30, 2021:

Yes; when she expressed an interest in swinging.

racocn8 replies on May 31, 2021:

Was it enjoyable or did anything untoward happen?

There’s science fiction, and we’ve heard a lot of political fiction recently.

racocn8 comments on May 30, 2021:

The Supreme Court, packed with Conservatives, argues for state's rights and decides in favor of unconstitutional undemocratic practices.

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:

@yvilletom I'd like to think it wouldn't be another Citizens United. We don't need the Republicans to become another minority controlling Ba'ath Party. (or more than they already are)

If I start a religion, I think this will be my creed "Memento, quae non lactaverunt" (Closest...

racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:

You wouldn't want to share an English translation?

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2021:

@thinkwithme My interpretation is that it means literally remember that which did not lactate but figuratively, remember that which did not provide nourishment. Kinda like this site.

A lawyer and an engineer were fishing in the sunny Caribbean.

racocn8 comments on May 29, 2021:

A local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?" The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your ...

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:

@Triphid Lawyers are like enemas. You hate them until you need one, then you still hate them. Scientists already know how to predict if an unborn baby will grow up to be a lawyer: The hard part is getting its mother to admit she had sex with satan. A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when suddenly a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW. "Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!!!", he whined. "You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick," retorted the officer. "You're so worried about your stupid BMW, that you didn't even notice that your left arm was ripped off!" "Oh my gosh...", replied the lawyer, finally noticing the bloody left shoulder where his arm once was. "Where's my Rolex???!!!!" A famous lawyer and the Pope enter heaven together. The lawyer is led to a sumptuous luxuriously furnished suite while the Pope is given a small room which is cold and bare. The pope asks, "how come the lawyers place is so much finer than mine?" St. Peter explained "We already have 100 popes, but he's the first lawyer!!." Please notice that none of the people attacked by the flesh eating bacteria were lawyers.

OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;

Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:

He likes to place bets.

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:

@Robecology Yeah, God is Trans...

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racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:

One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so. Israel is a thorn in the ...

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Mixing and matching, how about this: "The brutal treatment of Black men for no other reason except the fact they are Black Men is disgraceful at best! Or this: "The brutal treatment of women for no other reason except the fact they are women is disgraceful at best! ( Islamic countries?) While Israel's treatment of Palestinians is brutal, so are bomb attacks and rocket attacks on civilians. The Palestinians have a major level or responsibility for their plight, and disregarding that is certainly problematic. Attacking civilians is also a war crime, even if unsuccessful. I understand that the US population has been inundated with propaganda from both sides. However, peace proposals have been consistently rejected along with pledges of perpetual Jihad. Hamas is labeled a terrorist organization for good reason (targeting civilians). Supporting Hamas with continual reinstatement does not speak well for the Gazans. War is war, but the behavior of the Israelis and Palestinians yields a much less sympathetic comparison.

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racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:

One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so. Israel is a thorn in the ...

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Would you say that the United States is apartheid? I believe that Carter's use of the word Apartheid in the book title no-less signifies a level of intemperance and anger that can only be understood in the context of anti-Semitism. It may not automatically be anti-Jewish to point out glaring flaws, but in this case, I cannot come to a different conclusion, especially given Carter's behavioral history and claims to diplomacy.

Liberalism has been hijacked by regressive leftism.

TheDoubter comments on May 28, 2021:

i'm not sure of the terms

racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:

Regressive left (also formulated as "regressive liberals" and "regressive leftists") is a pejorative term for a branch of left-wing politics that is accused of being accepting of or sympathetic to views that conflict with liberal principles, especially tolerating Islamism.

OK you sort-of religious...answer me this;

Organist1 comments on May 28, 2021:

He likes to place bets.

racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:

But I thought Einstein said God didn't play dice. Maybe he prefers the horses...

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racocn8 comments on May 28, 2021:

One might suppose that those who have used the Internet for more than four years would have learned how information is slanted into propaganda. But, that is not the case. The naivete of people may be measured by the lies they repeat, and their fervor while doing so. Israel is a thorn in the ...

racocn8 replies on May 28, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Carter did mediate a peace deal between the Israelis and the Egyptians, and thereafter made a career out of acting as a diplomat, even discussing various subtleties of diplomatic practice. Among those practices is refraining from ad hominem denunciation. And yet, out of the blue with no explanation (that could be published), he endorsed the notion of calling Israel out as practicing apartheid (Peace, Not Apartheid, 2006). (The text called for Israel to return to the Pre-1967 boundaries, which, by that point in time, was simply ridiculous. By that time, Israel had decades of taking land as a punishment for pursuing Jihad and committing atrocities against civilians). Such grossly hypocritical behavior could only come from someone who held profoundly anti-Semitic views. Carter's father was a staunch segregationist and Carter himself was a devout Southern Baptist. He often claimed to style himself as a preacher. Southern Baptists beliefs include anti-Semitism as an integral part of their culture. Carter's upbringing and later behavior in terms of loyalty to Christianity, and his willingness to denounce Israel with an absurd slur denotes anti-Semitic bigotry.

Matthew, are the restrictions on nude photos here the same as on our Sexy Nude Photo group?

racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:

It is wholly bizarre that men's genitals are OK but not women's. Is it more inhibition and self-induced shame?

racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:

@AnneWimsey I got that idea based on the imagery I've seen on this site. I've seen a few images of penises, but no images of women's genitalia. Mainly in the Memes group.

I find it interesting how both religious and right-wing or conservative dogmatic "true believers" ...

Alienbeing comments on May 26, 2021:

When you define "racism theory" I'll know what you mean.

racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:

Probably close or the same as CRT. Per Wiki: ...two common themes: first, that white supremacy (societal racism) exists and maintains power through the law and second, that transforming the relationship between law and racial power, and also achieving racial emancipation and anti-subordination more broadly, is possible.

Nobel laureate who found HIV now backs homoeopathy, anti-vaxxers & calls Covid a lab accident ...

racocn8 comments on May 26, 2021:

The Republican disinformation machine is running at full speed to keep Trump's lies alive. The claim that the virus escaped from the Wuhan Virology Lab is getting special treatment. As this serves both Trump and Putin, you can expect many more articles on this that are fact-free. ...

racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:

@St-Sinner As the video shows, Fauci says it is possible the virus escaped from the lab, and that he endorses further study to find evidence or proof, either way. I agree with that. However, the issue has been politicized as part of Trumpism's vendetta against China. Thus, Trump supporters are repeating the conspiracy aspect, muddying the information landscape. It's just another meme to excite the base, and has no bearing except to distract from the incompetence of Trump that caused a half-million American deaths.

MINNEAPOLIS — Three children 10 and under have been killed by gunfire in Minneapolis since ...

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:

So if non-white people see a situation developing, they are supposed to call the police?

racocn8 replies on May 26, 2021:

@dumasarok Your disparaging comment against BLM speaks volumes. BLM obviously cares about all people being needlessly murdered. A big part of their complaint is that they do not receive competent police services to address the violence in their community. The behavior of the police is no better than the shooters who you rightly describe: "They can rot in solitary for the rest of their miserable lives. They are a waste of oxygen." Thus, non-whites that see a situation developing call the police at their own peril, and they know that. They have seen that those that called the police ended up being murdered by the police they called.

I have to admit I don't know a whole lot about Critical Race Theory.

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:

Thoughtful, but badly organized and poorly researched. She's been exposed to philosophy, but can't apply the concepts yet. Unfortunate and useless .

racocn8 replies on May 25, 2021:

@altschmerz You may have heard of the 1619 Project which is in line with CRT and denounced by Republicans as I noted. In response, they proposed the 1776 Report or Project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_Commission#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20the%20work,attacks%20on%20critical%20race%20theory.

I have to admit I don't know a whole lot about Critical Race Theory.

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:

Thoughtful, but badly organized and poorly researched. She's been exposed to philosophy, but can't apply the concepts yet. Unfortunate and useless .

racocn8 replies on May 25, 2021:

@altschmerz It is telling that so many Republicans are fighting to keep these concepts out of the classroom ( as if they ever had an interest in education). Perhaps the liberals should understand the culture war the Republicans are fighting and organize to resist it. Or, just give up...

If western countries had not forced the creation of a modern Israel, would there currently be a ME ...

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:

Yes.

racocn8 replies on May 25, 2021:

@redbai Uugh. Closed-minded much?

If western countries had not forced the creation of a modern Israel, would there currently be a ME ...

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2021:

Yes.

racocn8 replies on May 25, 2021:

@redbai Islam exhibits all the worst psychopathy-inducing values of religion: bias against women, bigotry, patriarchy that encourages and tolerates monarchy and fascism, as well as anti-science attitudes. The absolutism and closed-mindedness ensures splintering and conflict among religious subgroups. Hamas only acts out because it is a surrogate for Iran; elsewhere it's ISIS and Hezbollah. Then there's Russia seeking to project its power through various client states.

Leading children to a life of ill health.

racocn8 comments on May 24, 2021:

Which troll farm do you hail from?

racocn8 replies on May 24, 2021:

@AnneWimsey Get a load of this from the troll's reference: "While there are no studies demonstrating definitively that this is happening, we provide a plausible scenario, supported by previously established pathways for transformation and transport of genetic material, whereby injected mRNA could ultimately be incorporated into germ cell DNA for transgenerational transmission. " yeah, ROFLMAO. Putin would be proud...

How the current UFO nonsense got into the mainstream, it's a cult basically.

racocn8 comments on May 24, 2021:

Tell it to the Navy pilots who say they see them almost every day. Skepticism is 100% OK, but debunkers can go eff themselves. Why are you so afraid of the truth? Could it be the last seven decades of concerted disinformation and intimidation from the CIA and Pentagon? Yeah, you CAN'T handle the...

racocn8 replies on May 24, 2021:

@Druvius So eating crow actually has the taste of sand, as one buries one's head. I wondered what the debunkers would do. Thanks for the clarification.

Expert prognosis for the planet - we're on track for a ghastly future | EurekAlert! Science News

racocn8 comments on May 24, 2021:

Nearly all species go extinct. We all die. Humans are special only to themselves. We do not value truth nor sanity. Our weaknesses consistently overpower our talents. At this pinnacle. we still won't commit to either stopping corruption nor to ensuring those with power are the best of us. ...

racocn8 replies on May 24, 2021:

@altschmerz To be here now with the incomplete comprehension of the universe, I am glad to have existed. No other animal can see the universe as we can. Seeing Hubble and similar images fills the mind to overflowing. I love seeing the coordination of symphony musicians. The equations, matrices and wave functions show a clarity and devotion as elegant as any ocean lapped beach. We have been fortunate beyond wonder, a golden moment of contemplative calm between the storms. Ah, entropy...

NVDA has climbed to over $21,800 profit , if I sell immediately .

racocn8 comments on May 24, 2021:

I advise against selling it. Earnings are projected to continue going up, they have no significant insider selling and they are hiring. These signs suggest it could continue to be a winner for another year or two. (not sure if this link will work...) ...

racocn8 replies on May 24, 2021:

You might enjoy researching LKQ, LPTH, and VMC...

Maybe he can bring the party to oblivion

CourtJester comments on May 22, 2021:

Hahaha. If it was actually an insurrection, more would have died and Congress wouldn’t have been back in session a few hours later.

racocn8 replies on May 22, 2021:

The team with the long guns were ambushed and stopped. Hence the low death toll.

California no longer a desirable place to live. [reason.]

Mvtt comments on May 21, 2021:

What is being done about the homeless crisis?

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2021:

Mostly ignoring it (but complaining a lot) so that it grows.

Israel and Palestinian militants agree ceasefire [bbc.com]

Willow_Wisp comments on May 20, 2021:

This conflict isn't going away so long as Palestine is a prison state even if no one is shooting at each other.

racocn8 replies on May 21, 2021:

@Bitflipper Cry me a river.

Israel and Palestinian militants agree ceasefire [bbc.com]

Willow_Wisp comments on May 20, 2021:

This conflict isn't going away so long as Palestine is a prison state even if no one is shooting at each other.

racocn8 replies on May 20, 2021:

The Arab states are not about to allow Palestinians to immigrate.

No, UFOs still aren't any more real than Santa Claus.

racocn8 comments on May 19, 2021:

For decades, Debunkers have been carrying water for the Military-Industrial Complex, although their role has been more like useful idiots. It's true the UFO community is consistent in being composed of lunatics, but that does not mean that what they say doesn't have some truth behind it. That ...

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2021:

@Druvius Maybe we'll know more then the DNI/Pentagon report comes out.

A perspective. [ukcolumn.org]

FearlessFly comments on May 19, 2021:

"Overall, we rate the UK Column a strong right-wing biased conspiracy website that frequently promotes false or misleading information." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/uk-column/

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2021:

@BDair quoting: 1. The vaccines are unnecessary 2. In most countries, most people will now have immunity to SARS-CoV-2 6. In those susceptible to severe infection, Covid-19 is a treatable illness. (Tell that to the dead)

No, UFOs still aren't any more real than Santa Claus.

phxbillcee comments on May 18, 2021:

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

racocn8 replies on May 19, 2021:

@AnneWimsey The Pentagon has vouched as authentic five videos that leaked. Only two were generated under the AATIP program, and the program manager has said that 49 full reports were generated (as I recall the number). Ex-Sen. Harry Reid said that even those reports are only the tip of the iceberg and that a great deal more information remains classified. Even Obama has said that he can't say what he knows, and he probably wasn't even briefed. AND, while AATIP has been outed, the program under the auspices of Navel Intelligence remains fully secret.

No, UFOs still aren't any more real than Santa Claus.

phxbillcee comments on May 18, 2021:

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

It would appear that the evidence is too extraordinary to release to the public. What happens when the government of, by and for the people, decides that the people can't handle the truth?

So called- environmentally friendly companies that have sold out to industries.

racocn8 comments on May 18, 2021:

There are some fine monopolies listed there. Surely you're not suggesting that capitalism is corrupt? Buying the competition may be predatory, but it pays off...

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

@JackPedigo My personal opinion is that capitalism could work if it were to be practiced within a framework enforcing fair competition and (a modicum of social) responsibility. However, those that conduct business have framed the debate away from these issues and thus enable cruel business as usual. The tragedy is that by not addressing this corruption, business as usual is inefficient as usual. Allowing inefficiency retards growth and decreases both prosperity and competitiveness. Eventually, even China has a chance to compete even though it is hamstrung by its overpopulation and lack of resources.

This article about the American President and President Elect’s views on power in the Country has ...

Robecology comments on Nov 24, 2020:

Glad Joe's pushing moving away from Fossil fuels. Yea, it's a slap in the face of the FFC (Fossil fuel consortium)....but those folk have let greed get the best of them...to the point of disregarding the environment. Look at this chart; bet you didn't have any idea how little we in the US pay for ...

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

Wow, Unbelievable. However, fuel taxes are regressive so that chart may be misleading. Maybe if we raised fuel taxes, people would support effectively taxing the rich and the corporations more.

So called- environmentally friendly companies that have sold out to industries.

Mooolah comments on May 4, 2021:

I can not keep up with the parent companies. However if one holds one share of stock one can then attend the shareholders meetings & can affect change. Just another manner in which to remain active in moving policy towards progress.

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

Institutional investors like pension or retirement holders, insurance companies, etc., have a lot more money and they rarely vote for anything but more profits.

It's a drag...

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2021:

I'd worry that they'd be confused. They probably don't have the life experience to perceive that women are being mocked, so that part might be OK...

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

@AnneWimsey I agree that women rarely dress like drag queens. When they do, it's likely been for some dress-up musical number. And I am willing to suspend judgement that drag queens are consciously mocking women. I would point out that when people engage in caricature and exaggeration, that process is often interpreted as derisive and mocking of its subject. I only suspend judgement because it is unclear to me why transvestites would seek to mock women. (Not to say it isn't happening, just saying the motive is not apparent). I don't agree that men would like their women to be like that more than 5% of the time, certainly nothing like 100%.

It's a drag...

racocn8 comments on May 17, 2021:

I'd worry that they'd be confused. They probably don't have the life experience to perceive that women are being mocked, so that part might be OK...

racocn8 replies on May 18, 2021:

@AnneWimsey How is the over-the-top exaggeration of how women dress not mocking them?

Oh, no, they won't trip me up with this one!

azzow2 comments on May 17, 2021:

No bras and no pants sounds like a perfect plan.

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2021:

Depends on the person. It might be TMI.

For those not following the war crimes committed by Israel within the past few days /week, with the ...

xenoview comments on May 17, 2021:

Both sides are to blame. Hamas has fired over 3200 rockets.

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2021:

I agree. My new mantra is that they deserve each other. But I have to laugh at those that denounce Israel but by extension, support Hamas. Yeah, Israel pounds Gaza, but they're the ones that escalated with the rockets. Then there the guy who screams ethnic cleansing, imagining that is some kind of magic charm of persuasion. Then there are the social justice warriors, the self-hating Jews, Arabs, and even a few closet Nazis. Paying attention rewards both Hamas and Netanyahu. Both sides are severely degenerate and violate norms, international and otherwise. Anyone that takes a side has apologies to make and if they don't... Hell, nobody has standing to say shit.

Given the complete lack of evidence for any gods (including the ridiculous tripe in the bible) is it...

RichCC comments on May 17, 2021:

As per the famous old aphorism -- *"**Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence**"*. I consider myself an atheist but if people are more comfortable saying god can't be disproven well I don't care as long as they don't try to force their view on me or mine. It's their life to waste if they ...

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2021:

Regarding that phrase "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." In fact, absence of evidence is evidence of absence; it is evidence, but not proof. Thus, Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence is a fallacy and false. I'm betting Evangelicals use this phrase in their sermons as part of their demonizing of non-believers.

"My parents came to Britain as refugees from Poland.

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2021:

title: Hamas Killed 160 Palestinian Children to Build Tunnels https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/hamas-killed-160-palestinian-children-to-build-terror-tunnels

racocn8 replies on May 17, 2021:

@WilliamCharles So you are OK with using children to dig tunnels prone to cave-ins? I can see why the IDF use the kids to discourage Hamas from firing on them. Is self-preservation sufficient justification?

"My parents came to Britain as refugees from Poland.

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2021:

title: Hamas Killed 160 Palestinian Children to Build Tunnels https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/hamas-killed-160-palestinian-children-to-build-terror-tunnels

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2021:

@WilliamCharles Let me know when they use their own children as human shields.

"My parents came to Britain as refugees from Poland.

racocn8 comments on May 16, 2021:

title: Hamas Killed 160 Palestinian Children to Build Tunnels https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/hamas-killed-160-palestinian-children-to-build-terror-tunnels

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2021:

@WilliamCharles If Hamas murders their own children, and hides behind them using them as human shields, how much sympathy should they get? How much power should be entrusted to them?

"Since the mid-1970s, there's been an international consensus for resolving the Israel-Palestine ...

altschmerz comments on May 16, 2021:

Waaaay too late for a two-state settlement. That was feasible 20 years ago. Now the only conceivable solution is a one-state one.

racocn8 replies on May 16, 2021:

Arafat's emissary had agreed to settle, but a shipload of arms was on the way. After Arafat blew off this one chance, the ship was intercepted. Oh well....

I don't see how anyone can argue against this assertion.

racocn8 comments on May 15, 2021:

Women are not terrorists dedicated to Jihad.

racocn8 replies on May 15, 2021:

@Zoltans_Queen Stealing land is the extortion Israel exacts for the Palestinians refusing to agree to a peace treaty. Not that either side can be trusted. They are both religious psychotics and they both deserve each other.

Letters From An American 05/14/2021

wordywalt comments on May 15, 2021:

All Americans with any sense of morality,conscience, and patriotism should turn their backs on ALL Republican political candidates!!!

racocn8 replies on May 15, 2021:

And they have. The people who still support the GOP are traitors.

Trump voter in Colorado faces stunning voter fraud allegations

Willow_Wisp comments on May 15, 2021:

It's all projections, the Republicans accuse the Democrats of voter fraud and all the isolated instances of voter fraud we can find are all Republicans. They also accuse Democrats of pedophilia but they have Roy Moore and Mat Gates. They also accuse us of having a secret cabal that's controlling ...

racocn8 replies on May 15, 2021:

And then there's the cannibalism...

So we can stop washing our hands too, right? (Not that I ever have...)

Julie808 comments on May 15, 2021:

I think frequent hand washing is a habit I'm happy to keep! Not a new habit for me, as I always had a desire to wash my hands regularly. I did have to learn not to touch my face with unwashed hands, and I'm gonna be keeping with that a long time too. We've learned a lot of good habits over the ...

racocn8 replies on May 15, 2021:

Yeah, I only touch my face with my feet...

India's solution to solve Covid problem BANGING KITCHEN PLATES This land is infested with ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 14, 2021:

When you are desperate, drInking goat urine, banging plates, rubbing cow feces allover.....what choices do they Actually have?....None!

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2021:

Ya work with whatcha got...

Time to seek some answers from Dr. Fauci et al. [nicholaswade.medium.com]

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2021:

What other right wingnut conspiracies do you embrace?

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2021:

@BDair @AnneWimsey The article is the letter that Wade references and dismisses as political propaganda. Talk about projection. Figure 1 shows that the closest sequence matching the glycan and RBD comes from the Pangolin, and that is still missing the Polybasic cleavage site. The odds of Dr. Shi getting that sequence inserted via serial passage are extremely high against. Similarly, as Anderson notes, SARS2 does not resemble the backbones used by Dr. Shi. That may be inferential, but it's pretty definitive. If research staff got Covid in August, you have to account for the absence of cases from August to December. The big problem is that Wade's thesis is conspiracy-minded, starting with the conclusion and then trying to prop it up, often-times with misleading language and quickly dismissing alternatives. I believe no one challenged Anderson's letter for good reason. More data from the lab might be instructive, but it is surely too late now.

Conspiracist: The Unvaccinated Are Being Treated Just Like Jews in the Holocaust | Beth Stoneburner ...

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If Christians view their treatment as comparable to how they treated the Jews in the Holocaust... 1) It's good they admit the Holocaust happened; 2) As they now support Fascism to maintain their White Supremacy, they certainly deserve whatever imagined slight they feel; 3) They deserve so much ...

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2021:

@bbyrd009 Christians frequently refer to the use of abortion as a Holocaust. https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/sectionchs/documents/beisel.pdf

Time to seek some answers from Dr. Fauci et al. [nicholaswade.medium.com]

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2021:

What other right wingnut conspiracies do you embrace?

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2021:

Also: https://news.yahoo.com/did-coronavirus-escape-lab-idea-194907885.html

Time to seek some answers from Dr. Fauci et al. [nicholaswade.medium.com]

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2021:

What other right wingnut conspiracies do you embrace?

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2021:

@BDair @AnneWimsey At 11:30 in the referenced video, Daszak talks about trying to shut down the wet markets, which is where most scientists suspect Covid came from. The whole idea of having a lab is to enable researchers to safely manipulate viruses. The proposal that it came from the lab remains entirely unsupported by any evidence, and is pure speculation. Republicans latched onto this making it into a conspiracy theory and promoting it to tar Biden. The whole idea is to distract the gullible into ignoring all of Trump’s ties to Russia. Whether it came from the lab or from the wet market, it came from China. The issue is so politicized that an investigation is not likely to obtain an irrefutable finding. What could come of finding out it was a lab accident? The link below goes into detail on the biochemistry of Covid's spike protein and sequencing. “However, the genetic data irrefutably show that SARS-CoV-2 is not derived from any previously used virus backbone20. Instead, we propose two scenarios that can plausibly explain the origin of SARS-CoV-2: ( i ) natural selection in an animal host before zoonotic transfer; and (ii) natural selection in humans following zoonotic transfer.” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

Time to seek some answers from Dr. Fauci et al. [nicholaswade.medium.com]

racocn8 comments on May 13, 2021:

What other right wingnut conspiracies do you embrace?

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2021:

The virus sequence has been examined by labs around the world. What lab has identified evidence for the theory that it came from a lab? Does anyone have any evidence this came from the Wuhan Lab and what is it?

Conspiracist: The Unvaccinated Are Being Treated Just Like Jews in the Holocaust | Beth Stoneburner ...

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If Christians view their treatment as comparable to how they treated the Jews in the Holocaust... 1) It's good they admit the Holocaust happened; 2) As they now support Fascism to maintain their White Supremacy, they certainly deserve whatever imagined slight they feel; 3) They deserve so much ...

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2021:

@bbyrd009 I'd say the pandemic has registered for those that died and their families. I generalized to Christians because they are so quick to forget the Holocaust, except when they can use it disrespectfully.

Conspiracist: The Unvaccinated Are Being Treated Just Like Jews in the Holocaust | Beth Stoneburner ...

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If Christians view their treatment as comparable to how they treated the Jews in the Holocaust... 1) It's good they admit the Holocaust happened; 2) As they now support Fascism to maintain their White Supremacy, they certainly deserve whatever imagined slight they feel; 3) They deserve so much ...

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2021:

@bbyrd009 I would remind you that in the last x years, we've had a bunch of actual or potential pandemics including Zika, West Nile virus, H1N1, H1N5, Ebola, SARS, and MERS. We may now have some new tools, but we don't know what else might be out there.

The answer to this seem obvious to me, but maybe I'm missing something. What are your thoughts?

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%?). The father still has some responsibility for not using birth control. The woman may have simply used the man to get impregnated. Mothers have critical social ...

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2021:

@JeffMurray Compensation to women for past oppression could come from taxes. The same for Blacks and slavery. However, the US has so many white supremacists that the proposition is problematic. Likewise, the level of animus between the sexes is great enough that compensating women with tax money is also unlikely. Yes, women have been oppressed, but they have oppressed men back in their own ways, and that subject is taboo. Various welfare programs exist to help people in need, even though they often brought their distress on themselves. Men should be able to opt out; I do agree on that. However, society's sympathy for women (again, only looking at the oppression of women) has kept the burden on men. A major part of that attitude comes from the nutty values of Judeo-Christianity. As example, Catholics seek to stop divorce unless the man can bribe the priest. I don't believe the desire to be a mother has very much to do with the actual competence in maintaining that responsibility. Motivation is great, but that is instinct, and has little bearing on mental health issues that can thwart a loving child rearing. Look at what happens when the desire for motherhood generates five more kids than the family can afford.

The answer to this seem obvious to me, but maybe I'm missing something. What are your thoughts?

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%?). The father still has some responsibility for not using birth control. The woman may have simply used the man to get impregnated. Mothers have critical social ...

racocn8 replies on May 12, 2021:

@JeffMurray I must have been unclear in my reply. Don't mistake my understanding of how things actually are with what I believe would be fair. When I say policy is set by efficiency, I mean that the legal industry and legislators developed the existing framework, mainly for their own convenience and at the expense of the general population. I don't endorse their framework at all. I acknowledge its existence. As I said above, I believe that If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%-100%). Ideally, men should be able to opt out, but I believe the lawyers and legislatures prevent men from opting out to compensate women for their history of oppression. I do not agree with that tactic in this case. So when I used the phrase -juvenile naivete, I meant that allowing anyone to have children regardless of their competence was juvenile and naive, but that's freedom in the US. However, this freedom results in a populace of maladjusted idiots. I also have a problem with single women going to a sperm bank. Now they can always shop around for a man to impregnate them, and it would certainly be especially wrong for them to do so with the hope that they can also get financial support. If and only if a woman is mentally healthy should she have a child by herself. Many women have a pathological hatred of men. Such women are NOT fit to raise a child. Many women are unfit to raise a child because of assorted mental illness or simple lack of mental acuity. Again, my definition of fitness relates to MY ideal. What actually happens is closer to a free-for-all of moral irresponsibility.

Our observable universe is 13.

EarnestEccentric comments on May 10, 2021:

We simply must discover the physical keys to make the warp engines, wormholes, and Stargates to work. Timely transport is the only thing that can ever effectively get us out there to those places. It's the next big revolution.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@EarnestEccentric I don't think it can solve Humanity's intrinsic stupidity.

The answer to this seem obvious to me, but maybe I'm missing something. What are your thoughts?

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%?). The father still has some responsibility for not using birth control. The woman may have simply used the man to get impregnated. Mothers have critical social ...

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@JeffMurray Of course quota students may well excel. Removing bias from intelligence testing is its own test of intelligence! As to why men aren't given the same option as women, I'll say again that is how it shakes out in a system that is forced to deal efficiently with inequities. The cost of efficiency is more inequity. As to saying a woman needs a man to be able to raise a child, I will claim that having two parents is closer to ideal than having one. Not always or in every situation, merely as an approximation of seeking the ideal. It would be the height of idiocy to say that children SHOULD be brought up by single women. Our particular society is awash in both misogyny and misandry. So, adults have children in all combinations, and have the attitude that that is a freedom. Combine that with the prevalence of mental illness and rank incompetence. We'd be so much better off if some entity could intervene, but again, it is a matter of expedience and more than a little juvenile naivete that intervention almost never happens. Or happens after the damage has been done.

The answer to this seem obvious to me, but maybe I'm missing something. What are your thoughts?

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%?). The father still has some responsibility for not using birth control. The woman may have simply used the man to get impregnated. Mothers have critical social ...

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@JeffMurray It appears that society will sometimes take the position of imposing inequities to redress past grievances. Then it depends on which side of the fence you happen to be on. Imposing inequity should be regarded as bad policy in search of a better solution. No-fault divorces are another example where the courts simply decline to get involved in he-said-she-said, and simply impose a one-size-fits-all solution. Inequity is imposed to be expeditious. As in the case of Affirmative Action, other students regard the quota student as unqualified. And yet, many colleges would be overwhelmed with Asian students if only certain aspects of academics are used to qualify applicants. Maybe policy should be randomly chosen annually?

It takes a bit to get there but hey, the man does seem to have a point. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

Not only did the woman not have a point, but resorting to violence would be chargeable offense under normal circumstances.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@EarnestEccentric Sometimes turning the other cheek is the prudent thing to do, even if it is very unfair.

The answer to this seem obvious to me, but maybe I'm missing something. What are your thoughts?

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

If the man doesn't want the child but the woman insists on having it, then yes, the fathers obligation should be much reduced (90%?). The father still has some responsibility for not using birth control. The woman may have simply used the man to get impregnated. Mothers have critical social ...

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@JeffMurray You gave a good example for your first point, although that seems improbable. If she's not willing to get an abortion, she has to assume much more or all responsibility.

IsraeliCruelty [twitter.

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2021:

And when the Palestinians celebrated after 9/11 happened? What would that be? (The fire came from a tree outside the mosque.)

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2021:

@Charlene The first one I saw as it was happening. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tree-catches-fire-outside-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque-no-damage-mosque-2021-05-10/

In last night's monthly Skeptics Zoom discussion, a lady invited by the moderator revealed herself ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 10, 2021:

So you are saying the event didn't meet your expectations, in a Bigly way......

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

I certainly expect more from someone who trots out her position as a college professor at every opportunity. She also says she is half Hispanic, which strongly contrasts with the bigotry shown to my friend. I wrongly assumed that her recommended reading, Mere Christianity, was a book of Christian apologetics. So I checked it out. It is, in fact, a self-help book on relationships and morality from the Christian perspective. I didn't see any content that would persuade me to abandon my atheism. Sadly, I'm guessing she hadn't read it either, and made the same assumption I did. Either she had very bad judgement or felt so desperate to rebuff my insult against Christianity that she pretended to know what she was talking about. Pretty much the epitome of semi-white privileged Karen.

In last night's monthly Skeptics Zoom discussion, a lady invited by the moderator revealed herself ...

LovinLarge comments on May 10, 2021:

Life is too short for time wasters like that. Did she indicate in what way she identified as a skeptic?

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

She did not say how she visualized herself as a skeptic. I will guess that she figured skepticism to be included within Critical Thinking. I agree with your assessment that her continued participation would degrade our future discussions as it did this one. Our group should be well past giving Christianity any credence. Dealing with a true believer is a waste of time.

It is shameful that both US parties bankroll Israeli brutality against Palestinians.

FearlessFly comments on May 10, 2021:

While I'm totally opposed to the Israeli "settlements", I think it fair to say the Palestinians haven't stopped firing rockets . . . :O

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

@WilliamCharles Suggesting that the Jewish Chosenite is wrong gets you absolutely nowhere. Who is your audience? Jews and Muslims and Christians all believe the most asinine bullshit. All religion is insanity, but right now, Islam has a surplus of offensive actors. At least Israel curries favor by trading technology and seeking tourism. What do Palestinians do? Islam remains #1 in degrading Palestinians, and is way ahead of Israel on that. It shows, and that's why Palestinians get no traction.

It is shameful that both US parties bankroll Israeli brutality against Palestinians.

FearlessFly comments on May 10, 2021:

While I'm totally opposed to the Israeli "settlements", I think it fair to say the Palestinians haven't stopped firing rockets . . . :O

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

@WilliamCharles The world is not a fair place. The Palestinians are humans and deserve fair treatment, but as long as they pursue perpetual religious jihad, that level of pathos simply causes people to look away. Frankly, many other groups are more pathetic and more blameless. The Palestinians have sunk so far down on that list that they are like Kim, staging crap to get attention. They need a different PR agent.

It is shameful that both US parties bankroll Israeli brutality against Palestinians.

racocn8 comments on May 10, 2021:

Last I saw, it was Gaza that was bombing Israel... but I'm sure Israel will even the score shortly. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/10/israeli-police-and-palestinians-clash-at-jerusalem-holy-site-486540 As for bankrolling Israel, Israel helps the military-industrial complex test out ...

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

@WilliamCharles Palestinians sell themselves out to Iran and SA, exchanging photo propaganda for arms. The Palestinians cannot wage perpetual tedious war against Israel and then claim to be victims. Nobody cares because nobody buys it.

It is shameful that both US parties bankroll Israeli brutality against Palestinians.

FearlessFly comments on May 10, 2021:

While I'm totally opposed to the Israeli "settlements", I think it fair to say the Palestinians haven't stopped firing rockets . . . :O

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

Israel should just give the Palestinians what they want (sarcasm intended):

Our observable universe is 13.

EarnestEccentric comments on May 10, 2021:

We simply must discover the physical keys to make the warp engines, wormholes, and Stargates to work. Timely transport is the only thing that can ever effectively get us out there to those places. It's the next big revolution.

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

Seriously, humanity is NOT ready for that, and I'm not sure we ever will be. Who would you be willing to send? Or rather, what sort of people are likely to end up going?

There's a euphanism in there somewhere.

Willow_Wisp comments on May 10, 2021:

Somehow I don't think it'll work out well for humans.

racocn8 replies on May 10, 2021:

... And then the lady bit his head off for a snack.

If the election wasn't "stolen", why are Democrats so vehemently opposed to the audits?

CourtJester comments on May 9, 2021:

Their protest says it all. If it was 100% legal, they would welcome the audit.

racocn8 replies on May 9, 2021:

@yvilletom On your second line, what the hell are you talking about ? (sarcasm: What is there to be destroyed?)

A Dose of Tao

racocn8 comments on May 9, 2021:

Which non-existence of this universe are you contemplating?

racocn8 replies on May 9, 2021:

@rainmanjr Western religion has contaminated and degraded our minds with notions of meaning, significance and purpose. When you remove that false perspective, the debased oversimplification can be seen as childish wishing that is not just wrong, but a dead end.

So it seems Mir-a-Lago is trending on Twitter because people are hoping that out of control Chinese ...

racocn8 comments on May 8, 2021:

I would pay real money to dominate him.

racocn8 replies on May 8, 2021:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz i would be curious to know just how many lawsuits he has outstanding. Is he really that untouchable? Maybe he'll get the Forrestal treatment...?

Happy birthday, Johannes Brahms.

racocn8 comments on May 7, 2021:

You should hear the Irish piano music that Beethovan. It's wonderful stuff but it never, ever gets played. I bought a Vox Box records when I was in college.

racocn8 replies on May 7, 2021:

@Spinliesel I do love Beethovan's music, but his Irish airs are so uncharacteristic to his style. I finally found an example. Try this one... (The Irish comes in more in the last half) https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beethovan+flute+piano+Irish&ru=%2fvideos%2fsearch%3fq%3dbeethovan%2520flute%2520piano%2520Irish%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBVDMH%26sp%3d-1%26pq%3dbeethovan%2520flute%2520piano%2520irish%26sc%3d0-27%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d5299A62FAB944CF19CE1F1A690C3DDD3=detail=708858F79622F70C703F708858F79622F70C703F&=VDRVRV

Pay attention to how the disputes within the GOP congressional representatives play out.

TheGreatShadow comments on May 5, 2021:

All I know is I need to get the fuck out of this area ASAP. I am 100% not joking. I literally don't know of one single person that is against trump in the village. Wish I was joking. I only know of 4 people in my personal life that don't approve of him. I am constantly called brainwashed. A friends...

racocn8 replies on May 5, 2021:

It sounds like you've been doing OK financially. If you can afford to pull up stakes, it might be worth the improved peace of mind. Let the idiots stew in their own juices.

Re: Liz Cheney: I would not have thought it possible that anyone could bring a good healthy dose ...

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2021:

Cheney gets credit for being slightly insane compared to the asylum insane comrades of her party? I suppose you have to take scraps if that's all there is. How is it that Putin missed bribing her along with the rest?

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2021:

Please note how the heroism and honor of telling the truth runs through the Republican Party. Okay, maybe not every single one of them is a cowardly degenerate. And that is your brain on religion.

Do all religious people lack a sense of humour ?

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 3, 2021:

While atheists, like the religious, come in all shapes and carry different paths, I will say just once - list the dead due to atheists and compare that to a list the dead due to religious people, especially fanatics. There is no comparison.

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2021:

Thank you for your thoughtful reply, which is in line with my views. I appreciated the validation. Christians trot out their old saw that Mao, Stalin AND HITLER (!!!!) were atheists, and thus attribute those murdered as victims of atheism. When I hear that, I am incensed. Too many lies in one sentence to unpack. I give all the credit in the world to atheists who will give a reply. I salute Hitchens and others for that.

Do all religious people lack a sense of humour ?

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 3, 2021:

While atheists, like the religious, come in all shapes and carry different paths, I will say just once - list the dead due to atheists and compare that to a list the dead due to religious people, especially fanatics. There is no comparison.

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2021:

I agree, but what do you say to those who claim Stalin and Mao were atheists?

So I don't often see eye to eye with Caitlyn Jenner.

racocn8 comments on May 2, 2021:

Maybe XY trans athletes should wear handicaps like they do for horses. (In a horse handicap race (sometimes called just "handicap"), each horse must carry a specified weight called the impost, assigned by the racing secretary or steward based on factors such as past performances, so as to equalize ...

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2021:

@JeffMurray Any Trans who wins a competition is subject to a lawsuit. The only way to prevent it would be to have the biologically female competitors sign a release. We'll probably need to see how the courts view this and whether the view changes over time and experience.

A modern dilemma for the media.

LenHazell53 comments on May 2, 2021:

Agnotology is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data. {The word} was coined in 1995 by Robert N. Proctor, a Stanford University professor, and linguist Iain Boal. Wikipedia

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2021:

Closely related to agitprop; propaganda designed to agitate.

The old Bush Telegraph is busy today.

anglophone comments on May 2, 2021:

Ah yes, an epitome all "good Christian values", LOL!

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2021:

Although I had a Mormon coworker who fled to Alaska with a new woman leaving behind the wife and 7 kids!!!

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

dkp93 comments on May 2, 2021:

Forget about possible sanctions. He needs to be disbarred and placed in a room with padded walls for everyone's safety. Why are Trump's minions all certifiable, but they claim we're the ones with Trump Derangement Syndrome?

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2021:

More projection.

How the Pentagon Got Serious About UFOs | RealClearScience

racocn8 comments on May 2, 2021:

Elsewhere, a post discussing the nature of cults discusses whether atheism is a cult. Atheism significantly associates with those who identify as Debunkers. Debunkers, like Degrass Tyson, happily trot out disinformation and propaganda in furtherance of their views, and scrupulously avoid ...

racocn8 replies on May 2, 2021:

@David1955 I get very frustrated with the debunking attitude of some science-minded people. The whole idea of science seeks enlightenment with a diversity of ideas, so when they plug their ears, you have to wonder what is going on. Historical documents from US archives proves the US military and security agencies believed (knew) these objects to be real but felt compelled to develop debunking programs like Blue Book and the Condon Committee. These programs carried over into the public in the form of unwritten threats and intimidation of pilots and even just civilians who saw them. Scientists learned that they would ruin their careers if they expressed any interest in the subject.

Huge Region of Europe Destroyed by Asteroid Impact in Planetary Defense Exercise ...

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2021:

Kind of silly considering the odds.

racocn8 replies on May 1, 2021:

Although I helped conduct desk exercises for assorted emergency response agencies. One was a shooting at the coliseum after a Lakers game and one was a power loss after severe thunderstorm.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson told his viewers they should openly harass anyone they see wearing ...

wordywalt comments on Apr 28, 2021:

He is becoming a mavevolent ass.

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2021:

(Is that malevolent? I couldn't find the definition.)

I really like Joe Biden, mostly because he is everything that his moronic clown predecessor is not! ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 23, 2021:

Unfortunately, after Trump, no one on the planet can take the US seriously, and until the GOP is fully dethroned, they shouldn't. Trump replaced the shining city on a hill with a superfund site.

racocn8 replies on Apr 28, 2021:

@bigjac Trump may have thought it a prank, but he was helped by Putin in what was a squeeker, so it is certainly viable to say Putin put him there (With the help of Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica, Manafort and Flynn). Other Russian assets plainly include McConnell's Senate, Giuliani, Stone, the NRA, FOX...) The Republican party furthers Putin's kleptocracy being reproduced in the West. Subjugation of the population by fear works in Russia, and Putin is doing his best to use his assets to create chaos, to stop progress and to give advantage to his mafia. Putin owns the GOP, and what they do serves Putin. The whole Republican Party consists of useful idiots.

I figured this was going happen eventually "School in Australia makes male students apologise for...

racocn8 comments on Apr 26, 2021:

...But, you will never see the females apologize...ever. That only happens singly and insincerely.

racocn8 replies on Apr 26, 2021:

@Gwendolyn2018 I retract my statement. My apology to you for my offense. The statement was intended to be facetious and made out of frustration and the need to address my ex-related PTSD. I have never been violent and I am disgusted to hear of your ex's behavior. I know of no atrocities women have committed against males, etc. However, I do assert the both genders engage in ridiculous and harmful behavior in adhering to their gender stereotypes. They harm each other and themselves.