A while back, a post was submitted asking about a Conservative group on Agnositic.

BitFlipper comments on Sep 9, 2020:

I have Associates on Facebook who post that shit all the time. It gives me a workout every morning just responding to them. I know it doesn't convince them, but at least my conscience is clear.

racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2020:

Those folks are so degenerated, are they really worthy of your time? Mostly, they are psychotically in need of fomenting drama, so your responses only feed their illness. I suggest you consider leaving them to their own devices.

Sadly True

Theresa_N comments on Sep 8, 2020:

What a traitor we have for a president.

racocn8 replies on Sep 9, 2020:

@LucyLoohoo I have no proof, purely my speculations. I strongly suspect Kirsten Gillibrand given how New York is so corrupted with Russian mafia, her success, and her dishonest behavior. The vengeance with which she destroyed Al Franken is not forgivable. He was way too valuable an asset to be thrown under the bus. Another likely suspect is Tulsi Gabbard. She was outed by Hillary at one point, but she has sat next to Putin and met with Assad (See link). Every one of the politicians that went on the NRA junket to Moscow should be put in a cell. Sadly, only the Deep State could root out these creeps, but they're the entity that wrote traitor Trump into the script. How does that work? https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-25/tulsi-gabbard-russian-asset-republican

Sadly True

Theresa_N comments on Sep 8, 2020:

What a traitor we have for a president.

racocn8 replies on Sep 8, 2020:

It's not just Trump. Many GOP and a few Dem Senators are Putin stooges; same for the House. Putin has succeeded where Stalin didn't. Clearing out these traitors is not going to be easy. We'll have to pry them out...

We know the history: racism, grifting, fraud, serial rape, pedophilia, micturition fetishism, ...

TheGreatShadow comments on Sep 2, 2020:

You do know that only about 30% of research done on the medical science via web search is correct, right? I had an article from Web MD once that was incorrect. A doctor told me so.

racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2020:

My source was a psychiatrist who didn't have access to Trump, and the analysis was passed along as informed speculation. On the other hand, Trump has a preference for lying and dishonesty, so even if we had a genuine medical report, its reliability would be zero or less (that is, presumed to be false). It should be standard practice to evaluate the probability that information is credible.

If the religious don't recognize the devil incarnate, we agnostics need to spread the message, ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 1, 2020:

The evangelicals always said that they would worship the Beast as one of their own. I'm sure some of this is more of their hoping to manifest the Apocalypse on their own. They want heaven so bad they're willing to go to hell to get there. The depravity they're willing to embrace, and they say ...

racocn8 replies on Sep 2, 2020:

@AgnoBill By all means, feel free. It is so far as I know... Probably someone has said it before though...

Shooting on Fifth Avenue times two hundred thousand...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 1, 2020:

Should there be a link here?

racocn8 replies on Sep 1, 2020:

No link. Just venting my frustration that Trump's refusal to address the pandemic is allowed at the cost hundreds of thousands of lives; usually lost under the worst conditions. Not only does he get away with it, but his party of morons have no consequences. The injustice is very hard to bear.

Below I have pasted a few extracts from Wikipedia's page on QAnon, for your consideration: Theory...

mcgeo52 comments on Aug 31, 2020:

QAnon is, from what I have seen, an incredibly effective psy-op. It is probably run by, or with serious help from, the Russians, and involves at least one person with access to inside information from the Trump "administration." I have suspected Steve Bannon, but given the above I have to put ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 31, 2020:

I strongly suspect that you are correct; that this is coming from Russia with help from one or more US insiders. I wouldn't put it past Trump himself to be at the center. Recall how he has a history of impersonating others to promote himself.

Yesterday I listened to a webinar given by Dr.

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 28, 2020:

Herd immunity might occur in two years and maybe I can stay indoors for two years to avoid contacts with carriers. So far it's worked for me. Remember there used to a word for this situation: Hobbies.

racocn8 replies on Aug 28, 2020:

Hobbies I got, but cabin fever is starting to set in... I never would have dreamed that I would spend months like this. And I hate not being able to travel... My lady is keeping me as near sanity as possible, and I am so very grateful for that.

Well you wouldn't believe or read about But it has happened.

racocn8 comments on Aug 23, 2020:

Hell of a kidney stone...

racocn8 replies on Aug 23, 2020:

@Triphid Yeah, they scratch & stab every inch and leave an open gouge that makes peeing like childbirth. Too much meat...

Can we combine Plan A and B?

racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2020:

Bzzzt, wrong.

racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2020:

@EyesThatSmile You seem like a sweet, lovely lady. You should have no trouble finding someone. I only meant that it seems too many women will settle for someone who is abusive. On the other hand, I'd say that women should improve their game by lowering their standards when it comes to shy and nerdy types, and maybe some other categories. I get that women want someone strong to protect them, but "strong" men are often abusive, and once women give their heart away, they get stuck in a situation they have difficulty leaving. Too many of them will accept being battered. Life is too wonderful and short to endure that.

I'll Try to Stop After This One: [rawstory.com]

LucyLoohoo comments on Aug 16, 2020:

Nancy Pelosi's going to call the House back into session next week....just to address this!

racocn8 replies on Aug 17, 2020:

That's an entirely appropriate gesture, but certainly hopeless to do anything but put a spotlight on it.

Loser-Yet Another Psychiatrist on Trump; [rawstory.com]

BitFlipper comments on Aug 17, 2020:

Donald will never leave the White House alive. He will either succeed in being president for life, or he will be removed. And the only way he will be removed will be on a stretcher.

racocn8 replies on Aug 17, 2020:

I vote for stretcher with a big body bag on top.

What color was Jesus?

racocn8 comments on Aug 17, 2020:

I've never heard of an objective scale of skin color; the closest would be a paint department chip, and those are given arbitrary names. Really what you're asking to respond like a rorschach test of people's concept of race.

racocn8 replies on Aug 17, 2020:

@Grecio Can you now? How? In the US, Black is anyone with less than 100% 'White' ancestry or otherwise having "African" features and coloration. My cousin worked as a lifeguard one summer and he became as dark skinned as an average American 'Black.' European Jews were considered to not be 'White.' Can you tell European Jews from 'Whites'? What color is Gal Gadot?

Makes no sense

DharmaBum50 comments on Aug 15, 2020:

I personally don't understand it at all, but this is yet another demographic filled with self-defeating voters. The only explanation I can figure is that seniors' racism and homophobia trumps (pun intended) their economic well-being.

racocn8 replies on Aug 15, 2020:

Once hypnotized, only actual deprogramming can remove the loyalty.

Scientists Disagree on the Universe’s Age, So Creationists Are Claiming Victory | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2020:

Hey, folks. I just learned about the Concordance Model of Cosmology. I strongly endorse learning about it. I suppose the Cosmologists wanted something cool-sounding to keep up with the Standard Model of Physics. But, it IS cool and mind-stretching. I really liked the nucleosynthesis angle explaining...

racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2020:

@yvilletom I personally have no evidence for it. It was covered in the Teaching Company course on Cosmology. I have read about the supposition of both Dark Energy and Dark Matter, and the cosmic background radiation surveys, the red-shift, etc. I am especially interested in the problem of how the super-massive black holes developed so quickly. I remember seeing intertwined galactic jets and supposing that they must be coming from a pair of orbiting giant black holes... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda-CDM_model

I recently reposted a blurb I posted here to a neighborhood blog.

zeuser comments on Aug 14, 2020:

How did your neighbors who read the blog take it?

racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2020:

@zeuser It's only JUST NOW dawning on them that with all Trump has done, he has lost the Independents. It is pretty obvious that he intends to try to hold onto power. We make the mistake of underestimating Trump What no one understands is that the GRU has had three years or more to game out how to keep him in power. Trump is not Trump. Trump is a Putin sock-puppet, and Putin has thousands of people working on the problem. Putin has scores of Congressmen, many of them Senators, probably quite a few in the military, and moles in the agencies If we see the other side of the election, it is going to be the Aegean Stable to shovel out all the shit. I like Biden, but he's not up to the task. I'm not sure anyone is. I hope that enough of our military will honor their oaths, and will remember how Trump has treated veterans, effed up our foreign policy, betrayed the Kurds, allowed ISIS to escape, dissed those who suffered from the Soleimani counter-attack, the firing of Brett Crozier and the Vindmans, misuse of Federal Law Enforcement, violation of Constitutional Rights, and all the other crap he's pulled.

I recently reposted a blurb I posted here to a neighborhood blog.

zeuser comments on Aug 14, 2020:

How did your neighbors who read the blog take it?

racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2020:

I got a couple of likes and the Republicans pretended not to have read it.

FACT! Or, why it is asinine to believe in the proposition "you have your opinion and I have ...

OldMetalHead comments on Aug 13, 2020:

Probably an anti-vaxxer too. Spreading false information can do real harm.

racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2020:

About 7 years ago, I got the annual flu vaccine. The actual flu was going around and people would be out for a couple of weeks. About two months after getting the vaccine, I did get the flu, and I felt quite wretched, but I believe my body successfully developed the secondary response and I felt better after two days. While I had frustration for getting sick, I was very glad I got the vaccine.

Christian Bigot Flips Out After Airbnb Guest’s Review Tells People Who He Is | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 12, 2020:

If you shoot a Nazi, slave-owner, or child-molester, is that a crime, or justice? Sometimes it is just time to take out the trash... And get them before they get you. I do wish I could be more harmonious, but the reality is they aren't either.

racocn8 replies on Aug 13, 2020:

@Willow_Wisp Agreed.

Christian Bigot Flips Out After Airbnb Guest’s Review Tells People Who He Is | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 12, 2020:

If you shoot a Nazi, slave-owner, or child-molester, is that a crime, or justice? Sometimes it is just time to take out the trash... And get them before they get you. I do wish I could be more harmonious, but the reality is they aren't either.

racocn8 replies on Aug 13, 2020:

@Willow_Wisp We know the president obtained his election by illegal and unconstitutional means: colluding with Putin's GRU. These secret, covert troops are being marshalled entirely outside of their mandate, and in violation of their Constitutional oaths. Their illegal behavior is TREASON and denotes them as TRAITORS in service to the foreign agent Trump; they are essentially spies, saboteurs and worse. As such, anyone brave enough to consider themselves to be a member of the American Resistance has a DUTY to interfere and to degrade their operation by ANY means necessary. That duty IS Constitutional! Come November, that body armor won't be enough for them, or their enablers, and that includes the local police. I'm pretty sure I have a lot of company on this view. If it's war they want,...

‎Friday, ‎August ‎07, ‎2020 as many detractors - have requested - a postulate that is - ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 8, 2020:

1. You need therapy and probably medication. ADHD is my guess.

racocn8 replies on Aug 9, 2020:

@KWAPELL7 BZZZZT, Wrong again, wacko woo. Shit for intuition.

Republicans remained intransigent this week after dragging their feet to even negotiate for 10 weeks...

racocn8 comments on Aug 8, 2020:

Republicans weren't even in the negotiations. It was between the Democrats and the White House. Mitch signed off on whatever the White House agreed to.

racocn8 replies on Aug 8, 2020:

No argument from me. Let's hope that translates to defeat in the election. The revelation that Moscow has been feeding anti-Biden propaganda to Senators demonstrates that a goodly part of the GOP has been compromised. Where is McCarthy when we really do need him? Joking there, but really, we need to actively root out Russian interference.

(Massachusetts Representative Seth.

Charlene comments on Aug 3, 2020:

McGrath is a self proclaimed Trump Democrat..she's no better than McCornhole in this..🤬🤬

racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2020:

The horses are smarter than the people there, so you can't expect much.

US coronavirus: Nation could see deaths in the 'multiple hundreds of thousands,' group says - CNN

linxminx comments on Jul 29, 2020:

I imagine cases will accelerate when the schools open in August.

racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2020:

Once the figures for hospitalized children penetrate the public consciousness, schools will remain shut down.

Another crack in the Deep State’s disinformation campaign.

Storm1752 comments on Jul 29, 2020:

I don't know about what the 'Deep State' has to do with it, but it seems to me anybody with an open mind who's looked into the matter has to think UFOs/extraterrestrials are here, have always been here, and always will be here. The only people laughing and scoffing are those who do NOT have an open...

racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2020:

The Deep State, the controlling principals of the Military-Industrial-Intelligence-Complex seek to keep the presence of ET observers a secret in order to maintain the religious and energy generation landscape. At the same time, whatever technology can be back-engineered from ET is used to help fund their operation.

Steven Miller's Grandmother Dies of Covid After Effects, and the W.H. Lies! [dailykos.com]

altschmerz comments on Jul 24, 2020:

I really wonder how Miller came to be the monster he is now, given his family's history. It's sad.

racocn8 replies on Jul 26, 2020:

@Birdman1 Quite a few descendants of the Holocaust have become "Self-Hating Jews". Now they can express that hatred in a myriad of ways, but pretty often, being anti-Semitic is part of it. I've run across it in a bunch of college professors, i.e. ultra-liberal profs in Women's Studies. Some of them have fanatical support for the Palestinians. I guess that the Holocaust functioned as a repudiation of the religion they'd been brainwashed with as kids. They like the identification as being Jewish, but not the horror of having ones relatives murdered for the sake of politicized Christian bigotry. The added insult is the storyline wherein Jews deem themselves to be a superior genetic group, but were murdered with the claim that they were somehow inferior. Another toxic meme is how, In the U. S., the girls were raised as Disney Princesses, and told that they should hold out for doctors or lawyers (princes). Lots of fertile ground to create trauma. Based on the accounts, Miller has a strong case of OCD, and thus has a psychotic need to impose some sort of order, and probably has guilt for subscribing to the same absolutist attitudes the Nazis embraced. Note that in terms of politics, only a minority of American Jews, usually Reform, have liberal politics. However they are more vocal than the rest. The Orthodox and Conservative are usually Republican. That is my understanding.

I just watched Soylent Green on TV last night.

racocn8 comments on Jul 24, 2020:

The movie lists the date as 2022 (As I recall; I re-watched it recently.). So maybe it was one or two decades ahead. The movie suggested that the ecosystem had collapsed, and we do seem to be on our way. We would need a pandemic with >99% fatality to survive our own lust and consumption, so the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

@Aristippus I have those tools on hand, but life changes have been too troubling to indulge. It was fun to see the shaman with the Ayahuasca stalk. I got a 12" cutting about 16 years ago. It grew up into a dying apricot tree, and when the tree finally died, the vine had a ready made trellis. Two years ago, the trunk finally toppled, so I designed a tensile structure prototype for the vine to grow up into again. I'm training the tendrils now, but have put a sail over the structure for shade. You can see the Ayahuasca in the center left of the attached picture.

Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.

Cutiebeauty comments on Jul 25, 2020:

Why kill the caterpillars.?

racocn8 replies on Jul 25, 2020:

The caterpillars damage the plant and leave their poop behind. As these plants are intended for consumption, the presence of caterpillars is minimized. It seems the moths and butterflies can 'smell' the presence of the bacteria, and fly to more promising food sources. The bacteria are harmless to humans.

Here are some photos of eggs deposited on the underside of leaves.

t1nick comments on Jul 24, 2020:

No idea? Not indigenous to my area.

racocn8 replies on Jul 24, 2020:

The common Cabbage Butterflies and Fiery Skippers seem too small to have deposited that quantity of eggs. I love those guys, so long as they keep flying.

Not really related to cannabis, but here are some bug pictures.

Besalbub comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Did the beetle eat your plant ?

racocn8 replies on Jul 15, 2020:

@Besalbub Low grade microscope connected to computer

Not really related to cannabis, but here are some bug pictures.

Besalbub comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Did the beetle eat your plant ?

racocn8 replies on Jul 15, 2020:

No, just a lot of them flying around. At least not that I know of. I think I did find some of the big Japanese Beetle grubs at the bottom of the pots from last year (see pics).

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

Theresa_N comments on Jul 13, 2020:

The latest data is that this is like the "cold." Same family of virus. Immunity might last less than 90 days perhaps much less. Antibodies last just a few weeks. The vaccination must account for this. We may need it much more often than the "flu" vaccine.

racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2020:

@AnneWimsey It has been a little while since I saw the article, and firstly, I may have misrepresented because this only works on rhinoviruses (40% of colds). Apparently, they do all share a common feature which is a cleft in a critical protein. The cure is a drug which is not toxic, etc. and binds irreversibly into this cleft such that, while bound, changes the three-dimensional conformation. This change stops the protein from functioning, and the virus is no longer infectious. I gather that UCI is pursuing a similar strategy on Covid's protease. I expect this is being sought for the spike protein too. It is no small feat to find a molecule with all the electromagnetic features in the right 3D shape, and, not be toxic in some way. Obviously, this is a task for supercomputers, but still not at all simple or even straightforward. You don't want to know how the immune system develops binding for unknown antigens. Unbelievable. Evolution to the rescue... again!!! (Hint: variable and hypervariable DNA regions).

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

nicknotes comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Where did you get this 1% figure? There have been over 3 million cases of the virus so far in the USA and over 135,000 deaths. If you do the math you see that the death rate is over 4%.

racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

@Triphid No, nothing like that. I have no idea how you could have inferred that!! This country should have been placed on a war footing with the same attitude. We see what works in Europe and elsewhere. The people who should be sacrificed are our fake dictator and administration who, in circumstances requiring him to lead or get out of the way, does neither. As long as he obstructs real action, we are on a road to maximum casualties, and the blood will be on the GOP's hands forever.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

Theresa_N comments on Jul 13, 2020:

The latest data is that this is like the "cold." Same family of virus. Immunity might last less than 90 days perhaps much less. Antibodies last just a few weeks. The vaccination must account for this. We may need it much more often than the "flu" vaccine.

racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

Actually, the cold is either a rhino virus 40% or Coronavirus 20%. An anti-viral agent is being developed that should be effective for ALL the rhinoviruses! A similar technique should be possible for the coronaviruses; just not that quickly, unfortunately. I've been led to understand that a vaccine for covid would confer longer lasting immunity. The problem is this thing mutates frequently, so it is unclear if the vaccine will be effective for newer strains.

Not my research or authorship, but good details.

nicknotes comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Where did you get this 1% figure? There have been over 3 million cases of the virus so far in the USA and over 135,000 deaths. If you do the math you see that the death rate is over 4%.

racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2020:

@HippieChick58 @AnneWimsey However, the 3 million cases number is believed to be undercounting the true number by ten times. That makes the mortality rate more like 0.4%. The undercounting rate is an unsubstantiated estimate, so mortality may be anywhere from 0.4 to 4%. Thus, 1-2% is still a pretty good number.

Tucker Carlson claims Tammy Duckworth hates America.

AnneWimsey comments on Jul 9, 2020:

If Tucker Carlson had a decent bone in his body he would live in his basement for the rest of his life with no Wi-Fi....he & his ilk at Fox have done At Least as much damage to this country as drumpy....maybe more!

racocn8 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

Given the utter fiasco of the Trump Administrations response to the pandemic, I fantasize that the successor would deem Fox (and Facebook, etc.) to have been complicit co-conspirators in a criminal scheme imperiling our national security. Under this aegis, the offending corporations would be nationalized and broken up, sold off, or shut down.

Racism has been with us a long time, we now have cameras in nearly everyone's hands to record it so ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Jul 8, 2020:

A nasty republicunt and her pimp. I hope they both do time in prison for their stupidity!

racocn8 replies on Jul 9, 2020:

@HumanistJohn I've got them on my list, I've got them on my list and they'd none of them be missed, they'd none of them be missed. Please see my related post, thanks to your inspiration.

8 Reasons Why Christianity is False.

TEXTOM85 comments on Jul 6, 2020:

https://medium.com/@johnhawks/neanderthals-and-covid-19-beyond-the-hype-c258dc8bc2c9 WATCH OUT NOW FOR THE UNHAPPY

racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Several categories of biochemical differences may be seen between 'races'. The DNA is different, buy these difference are extremely slight. Note, I don't acknowledge that different races exist. Perceptions of races are based on superficial characteristics that are almost never significant. However, those differences DO reflect biochemical and genetic differences. Different people have different Human Leukocyte Antigens, and these associate with different gene sets that may be marshalled against infections. The many types of HLA's are not evenly distributed across the world, and do associate with different demographics. While these different genes may make a difference when fighting an infection, they only rarely impact organ or blood donation. Matching HLA does reduce organ rejection. Some Blacks have sickle cell anemia genes that provide improved survival against sleeping sickness. From the CDC: The U.S. incidence estimate for sickle cell trait (based on information provided by 13 states) was 73.1 cases per 1,000 black newborns, 3.0 cases per 1,000 white newborns, and 2.2 cases per 1,000 Asian or Pacific Islander newborns. The incidence estimate for Hispanic ethnicity (within 13 states) was 6.9 cases per 1,000 Hispanic newborns.

It's clear that Trump's evil knows no bounds.

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jul 8, 2020:

## As a disagreeable old cuss, I have a different theory. Trump has been washing Russian money. QED, Putin approval of Trump and their "friendship."

racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

I'm pretty sure that theory has been proven to be fact. We'll know more if NYSD gets into Deutsche Bank's records. I don't see how that negates the scenario above.

Who do you think should be in the VP slot and why?

bigjac comments on Jul 8, 2020:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/biden-vp-harris-demings-lance-bottoms-warren-vice-president/index.html

racocn8 replies on Jul 8, 2020:

I can't believe that Kamala Harris was given front-runner status. She is much worse than Hillary in being obnoxious and quickly going for the low road. She'd never make it to a second term if she inherited the presidency; she is not presidential timber and couldn't win the primary unless she cheated, which she would. That is NOT what we're looking for. We need competence and a steady hand. AND, she is a coward based on her complete refusal to deal with Long Beach.

8 Reasons Why Christianity is False.

TEXTOM85 comments on Jul 6, 2020:

https://medium.com/@johnhawks/neanderthals-and-covid-19-beyond-the-hype-c258dc8bc2c9 WATCH OUT NOW FOR THE UNHAPPY

racocn8 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

From the article: "There is no genetic test that can predict Covid-19 risk. " Even though the article notes the higher mortality among non-whites. While some of that mortality may be linked to poor health factors derived from non-white culture or lower economics. The author asserts without evidence that it is due to spread within low-income locations. I would counter, without evidence, that non-whites may well be more susceptible for purely genetic reasons. The history of disease spreading and inflicting high mortality among indigenous peoples is also well recorded. If whites are more successful at surviving Covid, it is more likely to be PARTLY due to whites having encountered similar diseases in the past. Those past pandemics would have killed off the more susceptible gene carriers.

Interesting to see how many members of Congress and other elected officials as well as businesses ...

bookofmorons comments on Jul 7, 2020:

Seems the Swamp may need more draining

racocn8 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

And just how do you drain a swamp by dropping a cesspool on top of it?

Immature male-parts on cannabis, June beetle and bee.

Budgie comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Love the close ups. What was the insect?

racocn8 replies on Jul 7, 2020:

I have only know them as June Bugs. Researching: Cyclocephala sp, also known as the Masked Chafer, is one of the more common June Beetles. The small ones are from the genus Cyclocephala, also known as masked chafers. As larvae they’re lawn pests known as ‘white grubs’ and commonly feed on grass roots and thatch near the surface of the soil. They take two years to grow from egg to adult. June beetles are attracted to lights. https://askentomologists.com/2015/06/11/june-beetles-what-are-they-and-how-do-i-deal-with-them/

Immature male-parts on cannabis, June beetle and bee.

HumanistJohn comments on Jul 6, 2020:

Great detail! What macro lens were you using?

racocn8 replies on Jul 6, 2020:

These were taken with an computer microscope.

Unity 2020 "Save the republic" [youtube.com] [medium.com]

Flowerwall comments on Jul 3, 2020:

What does he mean "the rght hasn't played their cards and over the next year we are in grave danger"? I think the overall idea is creative. I can't see it ever working though. Would the two sides ever really agree to a coin flip? When Dr. Weinstein describes his position as radical, I think he is...

racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2020:

@Flowerwall Yeah, like you give a shit about that community.

So my parent's church which I visited for Father's Day is now experiencing members coming down ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2020:

Just imagine for a moment what would happen if, instead of paying out trillions of dollars to the unemployed and business owners, just a single trillion was spent on vaccine research. Maybe a little of that is happening now...

racocn8 replies on Jul 4, 2020:

@JeffMurray What I meant was, what if we actually gave sufficient priority to biomedical research at a much higher level on a routine basis, rather than what it actually gets. Yes, at this point now, time is the bottleneck rather than money. What if Trump had taken Obama's pandemic preparations seriously, and set to work on stockpiling PPE and ventilators for an inevitable pandemic, instead of trashing it all. I don't see a connection between our failed leadership and the poor outcomes you mention. What are you referencing there?

Unity 2020 "Save the republic" [youtube.com] [medium.com]

Flowerwall comments on Jul 3, 2020:

What does he mean "the rght hasn't played their cards and over the next year we are in grave danger"? I think the overall idea is creative. I can't see it ever working though. Would the two sides ever really agree to a coin flip? When Dr. Weinstein describes his position as radical, I think he is...

racocn8 replies on Jul 3, 2020:

The only protests that devolved into riots were the ones where police were instructed to riot. Looters piggybacked on the protests, but they were not protesters. The rioting does not even figure into the top ten biggest concerns facing the nation (Paragraph 3), unless you're a Faux zombie. Why am I wasting electrons on you?

The following is part 1 of a 3 part series: "Understanding Donald Trump, Part I" I do not know...

phoenixone1 comments on Jul 1, 2020:

All very good points but I would like to add that the minute he is NOT POTUS...NY is going to be slamming his bloviated ASS with Indictments for TAX EVASION...and the minute that happens the proverbial "cat" is out of the bag for all his financial dealings...that will open the floodgates of exposure...

racocn8 replies on Jul 1, 2020:

@Powder I'm pretty sure that the Iranian general was killed for the benefit of MBS. The General was heavily involved in the Saudi war in Yemen. This was partly payback for the bombing of the Saudi refineries (That the General arranged). What did Trump get out of it? Money.

[theweek.

EllenDale comments on May 29, 2020:

Not a viable choice. Susan Rice— now she’s intelligent, young, energetic, and ready to be POTUS now!

racocn8 replies on Jun 29, 2020:

One of my top preferences too...

Russia paid bounties to kill US troops, US intel says; Trump mum: NYT

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2020:

Seriously? The CIA just made it for whatever reasons? I suppose they could, but would they? Maybe they wanted to force Trump's hand? It is such an extreme claim, that drops the falsity probability a lot. Mainly, though, it doesn't change anything regarding Russia, Putin, the Taliban, or even ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2020:

@Archeus_Lore Why do you think Trump is doing that?

Reverend reveals what evangelicals are saying behind closed doors .....[youtu.be]

LucyLoohoo comments on Jun 27, 2020:

He can't find anyone inspiring other than an old anti-Nazi?

racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2020:

That is because the only assholes left inside the Evangelical movement are Nazi wannabee's.(or at least those who have no problem with the Nazi value system, which was largely based on Christian values to begin with.).

I got around to setting up my computer microscope and took these.

AncientNight comments on Jun 27, 2020:

Those pictures look like sections of leaves. I wonder what the Buds would look like under the Microscope. I remember having a cheap, little microscope when I was a kid. I would look at all kinds of things, like dirt and was amazed at the little things that you couldn't see with only your eyes. ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2020:

I hope to document whatever I can find in my garden, so stay tuned...

I got around to setting up my computer microscope and took these.

OldGoat43 comments on Jun 27, 2020:

Very good photos of those trichomes. Which microscope do you use?

racocn8 replies on Jun 27, 2020:

I bought this as a gift that never got given. Otherwise, I'd have something a bit better, but for under $30, very worth it. I have to see how long it stays working. My experience with the $100 range is they last a year. https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/adjustable-8-led-1000x-usb-digital-microscope-endoscope-loupe-otoscope-magnifier-with-stand_p2664546.html?currency=USD=bing_shopping=us=bingshopping=cpc=bingshopping&=bing=cpc==%5BEN%5D%5BBSC%5D%5BLITB%5D%5Bc2619%5D%5BP%26E%5D(US)(shopping)(L1)=1e8fad7b28b817ee84def38ca5fd331e

This could be a moneymaking opportunity! While researching stocks, I found that dozens of ...

FearlessFly comments on Jun 26, 2020:

"This could be a moneymaking opportunity" "it’s a certainty that these stock prices will go down again" "I don’t do that myself" "A fool and his money are soon parted" :O . . . btw, I don't see how this is about Politics :P

racocn8 replies on Jun 26, 2020:

I suspect that Mnuchin is behind this manipulation to enable the family to make money.

[getpocket.

mischl comments on Jun 24, 2020:

I once receive a message (it must have been from "god") at 4am one morning. The message was, "All religious are bullshit. Don't believe any of it." So, now I am enlightened. Or perhaps just deluded.

racocn8 replies on Jun 25, 2020:

Everyone believes religions, that is, other religions, are bullshit. Believing your own religion is right and all the other ones are wrong, is not just bullshit, its dim, deluded, retarded, asinine, moronic, effed-up, etc.

Alternet and Patheos report: Many Christian fundamentalists and evangelicals have been ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

These bigots can't cash in their Darwin Awards fast enough. Perhaps their disrespect for science and medicine will translate into a high mortality. In a way, Trump lucked out that the mortality was only 1-4% rather than the 40-90% with Ebola. Next time...

racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2020:

@Observer-Effect I'm with you there. It's not unlike the extraterrestrial-UFO issue. I'd like to know so much more, but really, it's an open-ended quantity of information. Perhaps it's better if we simply objectify that our insatiable curiosity is a feature of our consciousness.

Alternet and Patheos report: Many Christian fundamentalists and evangelicals have been ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

These bigots can't cash in their Darwin Awards fast enough. Perhaps their disrespect for science and medicine will translate into a high mortality. In a way, Trump lucked out that the mortality was only 1-4% rather than the 40-90% with Ebola. Next time...

racocn8 replies on Jun 23, 2020:

@Observer-Effect Things happen, not necessarily good or bad, except from a chosen perspective. That said, devastating humanity might provide a respite to the planet's ecosystem. It may already be too late.

WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT!

Austin-Cambridge comments on Jun 22, 2020:

OK, I'll put it another way, is the man behind the mask a seasoned statesman or a dip-shit? :-D

racocn8 replies on Jun 22, 2020:

How about where it matters: compared to Trump.

[nbcnews.

racocn8 comments on Jun 20, 2020:

Not a good idea, unless it is swapped for MLK or Columbus Day. And bad timing; the nation is already insanely polarized. Why not add in slavery reparations while you're at it? What do we give up to get it? Another 4 years of Trump? The country itself? We need to figure out how to dial back, ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2020:

@Sacrilege We wouldn't have to swap out another holiday, but how many holidays are we going to have? Plus, Juneteenth is only two weeks away from July 4. That seems too close unless we do away with July 4th. Under the circumstances (selling out the country to Russia), that would be appropriate. And when do we get 6 weeks of vacation like they get in Europe?

[nbcnews.

JohnLeigh1 comments on Jun 21, 2020:

You know this is about history it seems the majority that wants it changed does. We should all remember our own history and tell the government where to put their holidays. They have not made one Native American holiday really.

racocn8 replies on Jun 21, 2020:

Yes. Where is the holiday to honor native Americans?

Could the U.S. public handle the truth?

Happycanuck comments on Jun 20, 2020:

My cousin spent much of his Air Force career with S.A.C. ,a lot of hours in a B-52. I was always interested in science and stuff and asked him things about aliens, Roswell remains . The answer I heard a lot was "There is so much I can't tell you." He was stationed at Wright Patterson during the ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 20, 2020:

Thanks for your comment. Sounds like that local saw a lot of activity. Can you say where it is? Any other thoughts on the subject? Does being visited matter? if so, how? If the subject is being repressed by the government, they do an amazing job of preventing the issue from ever being addressed. I believe the truth is that they go to extreme lengths, especially including intimidation and worse to keep it under control.

Purported memo from FDR (2/27/42) .

barjoe comments on Jun 19, 2020:

Do you have a reference of this purported memo?

racocn8 replies on Jun 19, 2020:

@WilliamFleming I didn't see the term UFO in the memo. http://www.majesticdocuments.com/documents/pre1948.php It looks like the website has a meter to gauge the likelihood of authenticity, and this one is at 65% or so. The ones that have higher likelihoods are thus more interesting.

The baby praying mantis changed color.

seattlepanda comments on Jun 16, 2020:

They are always friendly with me(strange to say for an insect)...co-worker, W.Michigan farmer says farmers order eggs to spread about their fields...another friend, hummingbird aficionado, says they kill hummingbirds...

racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2020:

I had heard it was sparrows, but you're right, mostly hummingbirds. That is a bit sad because I am also very fond of hummingbirds. I was watching one today feeding off an aloe-like succulent. I was behind a screen window, so I got an 18" look at him for a about 15 seconds or more. Nice iridescent green feathers...

The baby praying mantis changed color.

Besalbub comments on Jun 16, 2020:

What do we have in the bucket ?

racocn8 replies on Jun 16, 2020:

I believe they're varieties of Lophophora Williamsii. I made a little collection years ago. They hardly grow at all... Mostly I just neglect them.

U.F.O.s?

racocn8 comments on Jun 11, 2020:

Do you think those are extra-terrestrial or secret military craft? Is the zig-zagging sharp 90-degree angles with hard stops or more like patrolling? Also, have you seen any of the night-vision videos? (for comparison) Some of those are really remarkable, showing incredible maneuvers, ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 15, 2020:

@gemini1947 That is extremely interesting. I wish I could witness it. I don't believe those are military. What would be their purpose, except to test the vehicle's performance? If they are alien, what could they be doing? Maybe taking measurements in different locations? I would certainly like to know more, either way...

There might be a god after all.

whiskywoman comments on Jun 13, 2020:

wow just think of how much grief he must have heard to change anything especially since his fav Nazi planned it this way

racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2020:

I'm certain his favorite Nazi would be Hitler, not Stephan Miller.

Yeah they do

zeuser comments on Jun 13, 2020:

And smegma. Don't forget smegma.

racocn8 replies on Jun 13, 2020:

No, they wear that.

A lot of people may have never had a problem with their local police.

chiara23k comments on Jun 12, 2020:

I think, they should put all the jurors names in a hat and pull them out randomly. If you are eliminating all jurors who have had "bad" experiences with cops, are they eliminating all jurors who have had "good" experiences with cops? ?? If the majority of jurors remaining have had "good" ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 12, 2020:

The Defendant's attorney also refused a few jurors, but by far, most were dismissed by the policeman's attorneys.

Received this beauty in the mail. Anyone ever heard of Alien Faith?? LMAO

racocn8 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Tell me again how people are entitled to believe whatever they want? Disseminating obvious nonsense should be acknowledged to be unacceptable activity on par with child molestation. They can either be deprogrammed, educated, medicated or lobotomized.

racocn8 replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@maturin1919 I understand. One may well react to the notion of child molestation with a visceral nausea. The parallel is that the perpetrator is seeking pleasure at the expense of another, even though the damage done may last a lifetime. People who waste their lives in allegiance to a perversity may be pitied, but it is more important that they be stopped.

At Trump's direction, Barr has assembled an illegal militia of brown-shirted soldiers, drawing on ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on Jun 5, 2020:

National Guard is always called out when it's beyond the ability of the local police to handle a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behavior; a riot. They are considered soldiers. After they're called out, there are too many of them to need the DEA or prison guards. Therefore, I'd like to ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 5, 2020:

I saw it on televised news. Googling: Quoting: Among them are personnel from the national guard, US Secret Service, US Park Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, US Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Protective Service and the Transportation Security Administration. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/dc-mayor-requests-trump-remove-troops/index.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/george-floyd-protests-prison-guards-dc-miami-florida-a9548761.html

Houston police chief rips Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric: 'Keep your mouth shut' - AOL News

racocn8 comments on Jun 3, 2020:

1st. A big part of the problem is that the police forces are badly infiltrated with bigots and full on White Supremacists, and that's a big reason why so many cops are MAGgots. 2nd. If police chiefs really want to address the problem, they need to admit that cleaning their own house is a ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez Yes, we need an overall evaluation of all government employees to identify those who are not qualified, especially including judges. Certainly politicians or anyone in a policy of safety position needs an MMPI. I'm not sure term limits is such a great idea. Many of the most competent politicians on the progressive side have been long-termer. Ted Kennedy, Sam Ervin come to mind. Certainly on the GOP side, it seems like the longer their in, the worse they get. McConnell comes to mind there. Maybe. I just don't see that as a slam dunk.

"I'm an Angry Black Woman. This is What I Want White People to Know."

dare2dream comments on Jun 3, 2020:

No one deserves to die in police custody! That being said, if the police don't prevent deaths **then *we* must**. Here is what we can do. 1) Have that talk most Black parents have with their teenagers which is: A) When stopped by the P.D. keep your hands in plain sight. B) Do not run from the ...

racocn8 replies on Jun 3, 2020:

I disagree with your last statement. It is at least somewhat likely that Chauvin sought to kill Floyd given the totally inappropriate positioning of Floyd to be somewhat hidden behind the wheels of the car and the other cops, and his previous work association with Floyd as the motive. I have heard no mention that the videos show any resistance on the part of Floyd. Floyd might be alive today if any of the other officers stopped Chauvin putting his knee on his neck, which is illegal on it's face.

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

Mofo1953 comments on May 30, 2020:

There are still laws in this country, despite efforts to the contrary from the orange turd.

racocn8 replies on May 31, 2020:

Certainly never. Your own words are the best ad hominem.

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

Mofo1953 comments on May 30, 2020:

There are still laws in this country, despite efforts to the contrary from the orange turd.

racocn8 replies on May 31, 2020:

And you're an honest man...

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

Mofo1953 comments on May 30, 2020:

There are still laws in this country, despite efforts to the contrary from the orange turd.

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2020:

@Mofo1953 By all means, please educate me. What is it I don't know?

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

Mofo1953 comments on May 30, 2020:

There are still laws in this country, despite efforts to the contrary from the orange turd.

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2020:

@Mofo1953 What Constitution? Where was the Constitution when all but one Republican Senator allowed the impeachment to be a whitewashing sham? This is the same Senate that release a detailed report on the Russian election interference, completely repudiating Trump's denials. These are people at the highest level of the government and they participated in the shredding of that Constitution. They are traitors, and that vote destroyed the US. Or whatever was left at that moment. It's clear that the GOP has no concern for the Constitution, or rule of law, or even historic norms where it stands in the way of them keeping power.

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

Mofo1953 comments on May 30, 2020:

There are still laws in this country, despite efforts to the contrary from the orange turd.

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2020:

Trump takes the position that laws don't apply to him and uses his power (bully pulpit, lawyers, traitorous congressmen and appointees) to thwart enforcement of those laws. See how he has fired so many Inspector Generals or whistleblowers or even just those reporting his actions.

We're getting a whiff of the coming Civil War.

glennlab comments on May 29, 2020:

I think we will have elections, Trump will scream bloody murder, if necessary, the new president will be sworn in and have him forcibly evicted.

racocn8 replies on May 30, 2020:

@glennlab @TheGreatShadow What means are there to stop Trump from declaring the election void and declaring a state of emergency giving him dictatorial powers. Who or what will stand in his way? (Remembering the fealty of the Republican Congressmen, Judges, Justice Dept., appointees, military and intelligence commands, etc.)

Once in a while my former partner would fall asleep while we were having sex - - hopefully from ...

soulless comments on May 29, 2020:

If someone is intoxicated enough to be incapacitated they are incapable of consent!

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2020:

She was not incapacitated. She fell asleep. She never said no to me ever.

MINNEAPOLIS on fire [powerlineblog.

barjoe comments on May 29, 2020:

I understand the frustration and anger. I can even understand rioting. I can't understand looting and burning down businesses in your own neighborhood.

racocn8 replies on May 29, 2020:

Greed.

Once in a while my former partner would fall asleep while we were having sex - - hopefully from ...

Mermaidfantasy comments on May 28, 2020:

If she was that intoxicated maybe sex should not of been started in the first place, she was in no state to consent.

racocn8 replies on May 28, 2020:

She was susceptible to alcoholism. I never knew how much she had drunk. I had to stay with her a couple of times to make sure she was coming out of it. The times I referenced above, though, she seemed OK. She'd hide her drinking and her inebriation.

Shame on me for believing some conspiracies.

BitFlipper comments on May 20, 2020:

As soon as I heard the right-wing punditry whining about the Deep State, I knew that the Deep State was real and was created by the right-wing. *"Always blame your opponent for that which you are doing"*

racocn8 replies on May 20, 2020:

@OldGoat43 My definition of the Deep State is completely different from what is described in the media. While the wealthy sliver certainly get a say, major silos of power include people from the various intelligence agencies and the most secret parts of the Military-Industrial Complex, especially those that manage and profit off the black-budget projects. Disinformation is a major activity and, as soon as the cabal began to be identified, they set about to change the definition to describe all nature of government employees, as often as not, the front line workers like the diplomats seen in the House hearings. Elevated as those people may be, they have nothing whatever to do with the real Deep State.

RUMOR AND ABSOLUTE FACT!

racocn8 comments on May 14, 2020:

At the candidate's direction, a subordinate conspired with an enemy of the United States to influence the election. So, Flynn conspired with Russian agents the same way that the Reagan campaign conspired with Iran to keep holding Americans hostage until after Reagan's election. Not too ...

racocn8 replies on May 14, 2020:

@Austin-Cambridge Yeah, Trump is profoundly more corrupt, but also seditious in service to Putin. Maybe it's a weak point under the circumstances, but I was just showing that the Republicans will undermine national security in furtherance of their election. Yes, it is so much worse now.

I found this baby praying mantis chowing down on a pest bug.

OldGoat43 comments on May 13, 2020:

Nice tomato plant. Mine grow nicely in the basement.

racocn8 replies on May 13, 2020:

I can't say I've ever seen a leaf as big as the one you're holding in your last picture.

Believers advise me that if I require evidence for God, I must first trust in God by accepting his ...

racocn8 comments on May 11, 2020:

I tried it. Nothing happened. No filling of my heart with joy. No enlightenment. And no love. The m'er effing Baptists I was talking to were still slimy MLMers. Christianity is a mindf%cking lobotomy. It is the losing proposition to Pascal's Wager. You give up your integrity and commit yourself...

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2020:

@paul1967 Exactly. What sort of God offers a promise and then maybe says yes or maybe says no. No, either the god is God, or it's BS to manipulate. But the Christian god in particular is revealed to be fiction because of evolution. Evolution disproves the Creation fantasy and thus the Christian dogma of human sacrifice. As if human sacrifice would be relevant to: THE God! Of course, the whole of cosmology disproves the Creation myth as well, but perfectly agrees with evolution. What a coincidence.

Trump says that states aren't reopening (in violation of White House Guidelines) in order to hurt ...

TheGreatShadow comments on May 11, 2020:

Poor baby! He is always picked on! If he wasn't such a d-bag that wouldn't happen. He is the king of pointing fingers.

racocn8 replies on May 11, 2020:

And pointy heads...

Are you in favor of UBI ? Why/not ?

racocn8 comments on May 8, 2020:

If and only if one receives it after being certified as receiving reversible birth control. That should be the caveat requirement for getting most government services and voting privileges.

racocn8 replies on May 9, 2020:

@FearlessFly (Thanks) Yeah, identifying me as a white privileged elitist demonstrates the troll's bias (Fallacy of abusive ad hominem). We are all racist, and speciesist. It is Humanity's speciesist bias toward itself, at the expense of the rest of the natural world, that my post addresses. I am in favor of negative population growth; I would favor measures that minimize racial impact and address the existing racial economic disparity. Qualification to vote in the US has and continues to have qualifications: age limits, felony conviction in seven states, etc., These qualifications have grown from a class of land-owning males. Recent elections argue strongly that allowing everyone to vote enfranchises voter manipulation, votor control, and thus power back in the hands of a wealthy few. The continued support of a corrupt disloyal opposition demonstrates that democracy is flawed without reasoned, fair revision and oversight. Or, we can sell it all to Putin for the price of some strong rope.

Can we assume that the recent jump in mortality is due to Easter services two weeks ago?

WilliamFleming comments on May 4, 2020:

What jump are you referring to?

racocn8 replies on May 4, 2020:

@WilliamFleming @SergeTafCam Over the weekend, the press reported that the death toll was very high. These data only show a moderate spike, but the timing may still be right. The Trump administration and red state governors have worked to suppress the reporting of the numbers, so the chart represents an underestimate. It is absurd that these numbers can be censored...

Revisiting a little theoretical physics: what does the double slit experiment tell us?

AtheistInNC comments on May 3, 2020:

"what does the double slit experiment tell us?" -- Two slits are better than one?

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2020:

Especially when the small slit is inside the big slit...

The irony .

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2020:

Not really. Trump Jr. only endorsed the notion that Tara Reade could be credible, whereas Pelosi, Gillibrand, Harris, Abrams, Whitmer, Klobuchar & Hillary were bowled over by the stench of political manipulation. Put simply, Reade's grotesque embellishment of her complaint from last year is so ...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez The GOP and some Democrats often allege improper behavior on the part of their opponents. Maybe I am in denial, and maybe I'm not. I'm in denial about Al Franken. The plots against Gary Hart and Robert Mueller have been exposed. The evidence against Biden has either been intentionally misrepresented or blatently faked. Abusers leave a trail, and if Biden was an abuser, his trail would be unmistakeable; that is not the case. Compare what came up about Trump or Kavenaugh. There is no comparison. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Why Religion Is Not Going Away and Science Will Not Destroy It

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2020:

Bull. Last sentence: "Its advocates would be well advised to stop fabricating an enemy out of religion, or insisting that the only path to a secure future lies in a marriage of science and secularism. " Only a liar would claim that advocates of science are fabricating that religion is its ...

racocn8 replies on May 3, 2020:

@Triphid 'Deliberately obtuse' ? Yeah, that's a tough one. Middleway's posts are notoriously shallow and/or absurd. He seems sincere, but the content could just as easily come from a patent troll. Does it matter which? It it hard to resist responding to inflammatory comments, sincere or otherwise. I thank you for your replies which I've found interesting. The claim that religion isn't at war against science flies in the face of current events where the evangelical champion had badly damaged the country. Plainly he derives significant motivation from his own anti-science hatred, though some of that is probably red meat for his base. That's the point; his base loves every instance where science is disrespected, even if it means losing a loved one. That's eff'd up. But claiming Christians aren't at war against science is also eff'd up. Have you seen the figures on how much they spend on anti-science campaigns? Science certainly has no such war chest. Scientists can only rely on their valid arguments.

Trump murdered 50,000 Americans.

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Murder? More like negligent homicide... Because he is very negligent on just about everything... And he's losing support because of this..

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2020:

I must admit, I don't know the definitions of the different labels. However, Trump had been briefed about pandemics several times before Covid hit, and issued tweets against Obama's handling of Ebola, so he was familiar with the threat. Trump even proposed that the U.S. should let the pandemic 'wash over' the country, neglecting the million-plus mortality of that strategy. Even so, he has consistently slow-walked every response and put profiteering ahead of measures to slow the virus. That is not mere negligence nor 'very negligent'; It is depraved indifference. Perhaps criminally insane? Per Wikipedia: The elements of common law murder are that it is 1) unlawful 2) killing 3) through criminal act or omission 4) of a human 5) by another human 6) with malice aforethought. While some aspects are debatable, Trump's indifference or raw hatred toward others is translatable to malice. Plainly he has facilitated the pandemic by the Omission of acting to coordinate testing, for just one example. Manslaughter is murder in the moment, being mitigated by provocation or other emotional compromise. Between the two, and knowing Trump, I am inclined to stick with murder.

Trump murdered 50,000 Americans.

glennlab comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Our year on year increase is 69,000, so it is probably way under reported, current estimate is in excess of 90,000 by August.

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2020:

Given the GOP campaign policies (Liberate state X) that promote additional waves, it would be surprising if it isn't closer to 150,000 by August 1.

Religion was destroyed! By whom?

soobydoody607 comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Trump is using the coronavirus as a hate tool! He has no empathy and is a pig! Sorry to burst you Trump supporters bubble but I am right! Trump wants to have rallies next with crowds! Trump needs to be locked up and I will debate any Trump supporter and win! I tell the truth!

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2020:

Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Religion was destroyed! By whom?

of-the-mountain comments on Apr 28, 2020:

Religion will destroy what it is thinking it is protecting!!!

racocn8 replies on Apr 30, 2020:

Distorted Christianity? Christianity is depraved and evil; no distortion is needed to generate mental illness and hatred of others.

A quote from Twitter.

19dacar52 comments on Apr 27, 2020:

It's like the Biden and the Kavanaugh or trump sex scandals.... It's okay for Kavanaugh and trump but a disqualifies Biden. (Not that any sexual misconduct is or was okay) It's just the irony of it all.

racocn8 replies on Apr 27, 2020:

It wasn't OK for Mueller; it wasn't OK for Franken; it isn't OK for Biden. In any case, Biden doesn't begin to compare to Trump. Anyone who makes that false equivalency is also a psychopath.

Would you like to understand reality?

racocn8 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Ease back on that bleach, guy. Stick with the UV...

racocn8 replies on Apr 26, 2020:

@JeffMesser I appreciate truth-seeking as much as anyone. You may be saluted for your efforts. But, what is the point of seeking enlightenment if the subject still behaves in a belligerant arrogant dismissive way? Should anyone expect cruel rhetoric from an ascended master? Here's a tip: pretend you have wisdom, behave accordingly; really act the part, humility and all that, and maybe, just maybe, you might stumble on some. Or, just keep going the way you are; really revel in your snarkiness, continue to have no one take you seriously, and stay in the same metaphysical rut you're in right now. Namaste, right...

When I die, as we all must, I hope for peace: maybe even a dreamless sleep as the Buddhist's yearn ...

WilliamFleming comments on Apr 26, 2020:

I think that our current selves are nothing but imaginary roles being played by universal consciousness. A role might end but the play continues.

racocn8 replies on Apr 26, 2020:

The latter employs the fallacy known as Argument by authority. Prestigeous authorities don't necessarily have anything substantive to add, however floridly they might do so.

Would you like to understand reality?

racocn8 comments on Apr 25, 2020:

Ease back on that bleach, guy. Stick with the UV...

racocn8 replies on Apr 26, 2020:

@JeffMesser Do you entertain the proposition that people who don't agree with your unsubstantiated claims may yet have a desire to understand Reality? I'll answer for you like you rudely answer for others: No, apparently not.

Timeline: In 2015, Obama’s Susan Rice established the White House Global Health Security and ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Apr 22, 2020:

Funny how we don't hear a word from John Bolton and what he did to cripple our Governments ability to respond to this pandemic.....

racocn8 replies on Apr 22, 2020:

We should not let Trump off the hook by blaming Bolton. And what happened to Rudy Giuliani?