Hearing Sunday night about the draft from the SCOTUS has left me with the same gut clenching concern...

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

You get what you vote for.

4th May 1992…🇺🇸 Rodney King Riots: US Army & Marine Corps forces arrive in Los Angeles to ...

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Nowadays, they'd just murder him.

Head-snapping hypocrisy 😵‍💫

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

How about 50 cents of lead?

Tell the court , and vote

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Both of these memes are now pathetically obsolete. Shame on Ginsburg for not retiring much earlier. And Shame on Obama for not indicting McConnell for malfeasance.

Fetus and baby - what is the ethical difference?

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Objecting to abortion has no basis in scripture. It is and has always been a policy derived from patriarchal suppression of women. A baby eats, breathes, excretes, and has conscious thought. A fetus does none of those things.

And she was right.

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Who could listen to anything Shrillary said?

No prescription needed

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

AKA Cyanide.

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe, conservative Christians may regret it

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Can we just teach pregnant women how to make Molotov cocktails? It worked in Canada... "Overturning Roe could galvanize Americans to vote for Democrats" In your dreams, Hemant. But there's this: Abortion has been used by Christians to fatten the take and corral the sheep for decades. Losing that issue will speed up the loss of church-goers as well as galvanizing the ire of young people.

A BYU student flashed a Pride flag at graduation to honor LGBTQ students like herself - CNN

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

She didn't get the memo? LGBTQ is out and prayer is in. (Oh, next month...)

DHS watchdog says Trump's acting DHS secretary changed intel report on Russian interference in 2020 ...

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

Wolf should be investigated for malfeasance.

The Supreme Court Doesn't Give A Damn What The Public Wants | How Gullible Is Susan Collins?

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

How gullible are we to have imagined that Hillary Clinton could prevail against Donald Trump? She had repeatedly shown incompetence in her various roles, and as a person, was known as Shrillary for good reason. As much as I despise hearing Donald Trump speak, Hillary was worse. The U.S. is so unfit. Trump certainly proved that. What a fucking shit show. Now we have to listen to women complain about abortion until the next election; where are those earplugs? Fuck the 19th Amendment (Use it or lose it).

Fermi Paradox (I have posted this issue before but a new theory adds more credence to the theory).

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

The Fermi Paradox has more than a few holes in it and has been obsolete from it's origin. Actually, it's really just disinformation encouraged by the military-industrial complex.

Platonic love is love from the neck up.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

I get that from my dog.

A little hint

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

It's up to women now. They cannot plead ignorance or whatever. Women know the stakes this time. If the U.S. dies to fascism, it will be on their heads. Yikes, what am I saying? Yeah, we can't rely on women to keep democracy. In 2016, the women in the U.S. had the tools to safeguard their civil rights. They chose not to vote, or to vote for a misogynist. If women won't protect themselves, do they really deserve those rights? Maybe they shouldn't be voting at all. If women won't vote responsibly, the 19th Amendment should be repealed. It's pretty clear most people are unfit to vote. Should women (and progressives) be forgiven for inflicting Donald Trump on the world?

Not Our Apocalypse: Why Americans Should Disown the Russia-Ukraine War

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

"...it was Syria the first time..." hahahahahahaha

Why I like Texas better now

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Just have them removed. You'll feel so much better...

I am working from home

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Yeah, I've looked better... (At least I'm dressed).

Write a great caption, earn the esteem of your peers! 🙂

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Trump: I'll do something, anything, anything for you, if you like, if you like it, just kill or whatever, if you kill Biden, but it has to look like, you know, accidents happen, don't they?

Going to go to the YMCA for the first time ever in my life tonight.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Let me know if the branch still has you sign a loyalty to Jesus card. I had to do that every time I joined a new one. Assholes.

A NYPD ex-cop has been found guilty for his part in January 6: [abc.net.au]

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Just the one assault charge is good for 20 years. Betcha he doesn't get 10 for everything.

Clarifying again....

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Mansplaining is a misandrist pejorative.

The realization suddenly hit me

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Remember, only royalty matters. For men, that means lots of money. Men must be wealthy and good looking to be worthy of a woman's body. Fuck intelligence.

How The Right Disguises Their Quest For Power As ‘Free Speech’ Protest - YouTube

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

When Carlson says people should preserve their culture and heritage, that is a dog-whistle for making Christianity mandatory and allowing Christians to wantonly intimidate people; and, bring back slavery for Black people. He's a Nazi and much of the GQP now reveals itself to be in sympathy with fascism, whether it's German Nazism or Russian totalitarianism.

Problem: the GOP/Trump Cult has hijacked our country. Solution: vote Democratic!

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Fucking vote goddammit.

Oh yeah, trust me

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Vanilla milkshake? I'll have a double...

Typical isn't it?... The GQP's largest donors being traitors and all right?...

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Koch created a shell organization. The people formulated voter suppression and vote-stealing laws, and then visited state legislators who had them enacted. Koch is as American as Putin.

I will be back...

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGcBvrbcNw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWo_3CIcTBQ

This ain't over.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Hah! I am not holding my breath on that one. FYI, you're 6 years too late. At least some Black people had some sense in 2020, but how many had to die?

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

At what point will people admit that democracy doesn't actually work?

Tuesday morning fire

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Subtract 30 IQ points for the tattoos.

Letters From An American 05/02/2022

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

First abortion, then contraception, then education, then slavery... Biden's refusal to address SCOTUS corruption is a failure to lead and a betrayal of HIS oath.

Also not eligible for returns.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

How much for the paper bag?

Well, the recent statements from the Supreme Court threatening to overturn Roe v Wade have left me ...

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

What can be passed by Congress can be overturned by Congress, or by a fascist President.

I waste so much time trying to save time.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

That assumes you can do anything useful (that isn't a waste of time).

Talk about an ego!

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Notice that Heaven has no Black, Brown, nor Asian people.

Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

It would be a wonderful thing if this leak motivated women to vote to protect their own interest (this time).

My 11-Year-Old Patient Was Pregnant.

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

Not only does GQP and it's Christian supporters endorse this behavior, they also want to ban abortion and contraception nationally.

Deep thoughts keep me awake

racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

You'll need to provide lubricant. That was one of the problems with my ex; She was pretty much dead during sex. But she was dead to the world in many ways.

Musky logic.

racocn8 comments on May 2, 2022:

Musk is another psychotic partisan like Kavanaugh. He thinks the dems have moved left and the right has stayed the same. But then this wacko thinks he can live on Mars.

Former NATO Military Analyst Blows the Whistle on West’s Ukraine Invasion Narrative – ...

racocn8 comments on May 2, 2022:

Fascists fighting fascists. That would be a good thing, except few of the civilians being murdered are fascists.

I'm gonna be alone forever.

racocn8 comments on May 2, 2022:

Start with fixing your depression: https://youtu.be/6AfFM8pfy4s Alternately, ketamine is legally available.

Fighting against Republican led book banning. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Can we ban everything written by Milton Friedman, Robert Bork and Arthur Laffer? (for starters)

Rolling Thunder is an insult to veterns [ottawacitizen.com]

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Not unlike our right-wingers in the U.S., wrapping themselves in the flag thinking that will deflect the obvious reality of their treason.

Religion and education: Let's be perfectly clear

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

All of this neglects the history of Christianity's relationship to education and science for the last 150 years. Religions generally, and Christianity specifically pick up issues unrelated to dogma and run with them. Abortion is an example. Another is how Christians have waged an ugly war against education, science, and against scientists personally. It is a campaign of hate; instilling hatred of all those they deem to be enemies, and indoctrinating sociopathic behaviors of dishonesty, bigotry and closed-mindedness. Religion does indeed poison everything. Religion enhances education? There's a perfect example of lying trying to claw back respectability.

Up until 5 years ago I was a die hard, Bible thumping , conservative Christian who was a staunch ...

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Congratulations, sort of. The problem with clarity is that you can see just how pathetic and ridiculous the religionists are. And it gets worse because, as you describe, in order to preserve their illusion, they rationalize or fully lie, which is an ugly form of self-degradation. Indeed, it is so much easier to live without telling lies to others and oneself. No tall tales to keep straight. No mental gymnastics to account for all the contradictions. Now you truly are without sin!!! It's too sad to contemplate so many people wasting the one chance they have on a stupid carny con job. Ugh!!!

"Lawyers working on efforts to get Rep.

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

If they lay it out cleanly enough, it may be seen as too embarrassing to sweep under the rug. I give that scenario 10% probability.

I hope you are following current events

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Can't we find an arena with lions?

when I think about it there are a lot of sins

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Think about all the sins committed in Jesus's name, then tell me again how we should believe in god.

Biden Seeks to Rob Putin of His Top Scientists With Visa Lure [msn.com]

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

We need something to make up for the accelerating insanity. The reality is that society fucks scientists, and people thinking it's a viable career path readily learn the truth before it's too late.

Can Elon Musk Spur Cybersecurity Innovation at Twitter ?

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Musk has already started re-tweeting fascist lies. He thinks that left has become extremist while the right has stayed in the same place? Talk about insecure projection. We need that lottery yesterday.

How many get it ?

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

https://youtu.be/2ve20PVNZ18

Exclusive: Madison Cawthorn photos reveal him wearing women’s lingerie in public setting ...

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Cawthorne is far too confused to hold a position of responsibility. (besides being a POS).

Alternative Twitter for Karens

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Um, no need to change the name. Musk intends to turn Twitter into 8Chan. Nazis only. (Karens also welcome).

Who's guilty?

racocn8 comments on May 1, 2022:

Yeah, it's a good thing my pets couldn't take me to court.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He has said some cruel and idiotic things, but he has often revealed his deep ignorance of subjects vital to his past work. He hasn't blocked me, but I resist interacting with him. He's an asshole who won't learn, and he's well into his own twilight. Sucks to be him.

Look, it's a bombshell

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Ain't it sweet...

Why are so many of the folks who won't get vaccinated, or think Trump won in 2020, Christians?

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

We are being conditioned to accept Historical Revisionism. You can be sure Holocaust Denial is coming soon.

USA's latest UFO/UAP Reporting program Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office Congressional ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

The Pentagon knows all too well what UAPs are, but also knows that full disclosure would badly disrupt Human cultures across the globe. However, the Pentagon does not have any right to withhold most of this information. What to do? Recovered technology has been farmed out to some MAC contractors, but not others, giving powerful commercial advantages to some firms. Another problem is that UAP surveillance of military assets has been ramping up significantly, suggesting that UAP intentions have intention to accurately assess military force projection. Some incidents describe UAPs as teasing, showing off, or toying with pilots. This activity could be leading up to something. At 3:31, the video shows the Canadian who was burned by a UFO. I recently saw that his shirt had a matching burn pattern. What sort of technology would generate such a precise pattern (of microwaves or what?).

30th April 1945…🇩🇪 Adolph Hitler and his new wife Eva Braun commit suicide in the ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

or his body double.

Not enough time at home

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Eat shit and die...

How the NYT botched its coverage of the Supreme Court’s football prayer case

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

The only reason this bullshit case is being considered is that SCOTUS is now packed with activist anti-progressive judges who seek to overturn centuries of church-state separation... because they can! Stare Decisis has been swept away under the rug of partisan fervor.

The dishonest pivot at the heart of the new voter-fraud conspiracy - The Washington Post

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Pretty much everyone should understand that the Fall elections will mark the beginning of the Hot Civil War 2.0. No one but no one will accept the elections as being fair.

Jesus not the savior?

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

More special treatment? Wait, he still needs to file suit to delay judgment.

or quotes A topic we all know and love to hate Divorce ”Divorce comes from the old Latin word ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

A couple in their nineties visit a lawyer to get a divorce. He pleads with them to stay together. He asks them why they want to get divorced after seventy year of marriage. Finally, the little old lady in a creaky voice says, we wanted to wait until the children were dead. Good: Your wife's not talking to you. Bad: She wants a divorce. Ugly: She's a lawyer Did you hear about the divorced Barbie Doll? She comes with all of Ken's stuff? A young boy asked his mother to tell him her age, height, weight, and why she got divorced. She refused to answer any of his questions. Later, a friend told the boy to look at his mother's driver's license because it had all of that information on it. So the boy went back to his house and sneaked his mom's license from her purse. Later, he told his mother: "You are 38 years old, 5 foot, 6 inches tall and weigh 118 pounds." She replied: "Well, smarty, why did I get a divorce?" Her son replied: "because you got an F in sex!"

A man who just died is delivered to the mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.

racocn8 comments on Apr 30, 2022:

In college my friend, Loren, worked at night as a watchman at a mortuary. Loren told me that late one night, an ambulance rolled up to receiving. The technicians greeted him and gave him paperwork. They then opened the van and slid out a gurney with a body covered by a white sheet. The scene shocked Loren because the sheet was soaked up and down with blood. The technician possessed a dark humor and smirked when he saw Loren’s face. Choosing to frighten my friend even worse, the tech reached under the sheet and pulled out a dismembered leg. Shaking the dripping limb at Loren, he said “This’ll teach you not to race on Pacific Coast Highway…”

I’m just home after my concert and find a favourite film - Cape Fear - the late night movie on BBC...

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Bernard Herrmann definitely competes with John Williams for having a long list of super-memorable movie themes and music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL9-NdpMYuM

So the US has finally admitted that Putin the Putrid is committing depraved acts: [abc.net.au]

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

I find it deeply frustrating that after witnessing so many atrocities, Putin still has his defenders whining about Nazis or claiming that MSM is lying in their coverage. And yet, how stupid are they compared to the GQP that still embraces the stolen election lie. The Ukrainians are winning their war, but it won't much matter while we lose ours.

You must have passions, Julia has 2

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

What a handsome steed...

Why call ambulance, go to hospital or even ask for medication for that matter. God is all powerful.

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

I wonder how many hundreds of thousands have died in the last year with precisely that attitude? Answer: Not enough.

One of god's mysterious ways

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Ohhhhh. I feel so owned....

"This above all: to thine own self be true,..."

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

He and the rest of the GQP. Utterly afraid of the truth, and devoid of humanity.

Ohio Rep Thinks Unwanted Pregnancies From Rape Are an ‘Opportunity’ for Women

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

Christians, being sexually repressed and otherwise demented, view rape as a perfectly acceptable form of reproduction (just as violence is a perfectly acceptable form of political discourse).

Supreme Court Bans Recovery for Emotional Harm in Discrimination Suits

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

So if emotional distress is not a thing, we can ban religion...

Florida may have rejected math textbooks over social-emotional learning : NPR

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

If politicians can dictate curriculum, we are fucked.

Dem bones dem bones.. where would we be without dem bones.

racocn8 comments on Apr 29, 2022:

And what a curious thing it is that a book of divinely inspired revelation hasn't got one truth in it!! (Truth here meaning any accurate description of how the universe works or what it is, or any parts therein.)

Can any of you give me some good advice about this situation?

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Get someone to help and have them hold the bowls that are slipping into the gap. Then remove and re-stack the bowls starting from the bottom of the stack. Make at least two stacks so the problem doesn't recur.

Anyone surprised?

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

This reinforces the notion that those who are discriminated against themselves, then go on to discriminate against others. They don't or won't learn the lesson of how hurtful kicking down is. The PTSD of the abuse they suffered translates into brain damage. This damage takes the form of a lack of empathy and an inability to feel shame.

As a former patron and patient (as well as all of the women I dated) of Planned Parenthood, I am ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Not many people know anything about eugenics, and those that classify it firmly alongside Nazi immorality are few. Also, Christians are secretly quite comfortable with Nazi immorality which is why they embrace Trump's fascism.

My honest advice, save yourself

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Stick to bleach...

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH 4/28/2022 A study concluded that "Δ9-THC promotes the viability ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I wonder what the application would be to use CBD against Salmonella? Many of the terpenes also have antibacterial effects. My concern is whether the use of cannabis/hemp could also disturb the good bacteria that are needed for gut health.

I am part of that 90%. I didn't learn that gravy wasn't a beverage until I was 14.

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Besides being sweet, spice makes you sweat so you can cool off in the heat. (Not many spicy dishes in the northern latitudes...)

Interesting fact...

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Except the files were corrupted, and are now unreadable belonging to an obsolete system.

Once again, I've seen worse on dating sites.

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Another Christian who is sexually repressed and perverted. Disgusting and sickening. Sucks to be him.

"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Remarkably prescient. Unfortunately, Andrew Johnson gave amnesty to all the seditionists, allowing the foundation for the next 150 years of cold civil war, and the new sedition, which is winning badly.

IMO The most important word of the DECADE is " awareness ' .

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

'Matter', as in Black Lives Matter, and what matters in our society, money or justice. Money matters, and justice shatters. But for sure, 'fascism' is making a comeback and is on it's way up.

This child had all her hair plucked out in a disturbing Jain ritual

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

Sick. Sick as usual. But as we all know, it could be so much worse, and is worse in many other religions.

F.D.A. Moves to Ban Sales of Menthol Cigarettes

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

While I support the underlying concept, I am concerned that those most affected are Black. Great if this is sincerely related to helping them with their health.

GOP Tennessee lawmaker suggests burning inappropriate books

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

As long as we start with the Torah, Bible and Koran.

Trump Says He Won’t Return to Twitter Even with Elon Musk in Charge: A Closer Look - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

That motherfucker never tells the truth.

The anti-evolution crowd is gonna love this.

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

More gross than terrifying.

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 4/28/2022 Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tweeted, "I've been calling on the ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 28, 2022:

I guess a pathetic start is better than none at all. We need a bulldozer to get Biden to move.

More proof that Facebook helped destroy America (and beyond).

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

A damage assessment in dollars should be made and impose that amount along with a sizable penalty as an equivalent windfall profits tax. The annual penalty to be exponentially increased unless the company fixes its behavior. Zuckerberg is another kleptocrat strongly eligible for the Lottery, and who should be bankrupted (Magnitsky-style) as a warning to others.

Trump regrets: Boeing CEO now says it was wrong to spend billions on new Air Force One | Salon.com

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Boeing is certainly among the most corrupt military-industrial complex contractors. Their incompetence with the 737 is inexcusable. In a functioning democracy, these giant monopolies would be forcibly broken up and the last 20 years of pay, pensions and bonuses seized in an American version of the Magnitsky Act.

Elon Musk buys Twitter. What could possibly go wrong?

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

What can go right?

Frustrated by the lack of sunlight in his diner, Jack decided to replace 6 signs, No Vaccine ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Yes, those are pretty much all overlapping sets.

Russia Unable to Fight Another War After Military Losses in Ukraine Giulia Carbonaro - 4/26/2022...

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

That can only be the beginning. All Russian soldiers must be removed from the WHOLE of Ukraine. (Including Crimea)

Biden recently confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court.

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

You've forgotton Thurgood Marshall... (But your intended message is understood.) Thomas is no longer distinguished as being the least qualified judge, and has at least four fellow Justices who are also manifestly unfit to serve in that capacity. Thomas IS distinguished as being the most obviously criminally corrupt justice in memory. (Not a good look) If the US manages to survive the GQP cancer of fascism, US historians will regard this Supreme Court just as badly as it does its racist and bigoted forerunners. SCOTUS has an ugly history of being 50-100 years behind the country.)

Every time...

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Would that religious services had that utility.

Bizzarro will be writing op ed pieces.

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

Another perfect argument for the Billionaire Lottery.

Monk

racocn8 comments on Apr 27, 2022:

You call that living?