Making a Killing: Big Oil Reaps Record Profits Using Ukraine War as Pretext to Hike Gas Prices ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Oil companies engaging in price-gouging during a pandemic and a war should have their assets and operations nationalized, and board member's assets seized.

GOP panic over school prayer case derailed honor for historic Black judge

racocn8 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Hypocrisy so thick you can't cut it with a knife...

The woman who kept aborted fetuses in her home works for an atheist

racocn8 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

Terrisa Bukovinac lies about being a democrat and progressive, so she's probably lying about being an atheist too. Many Christians lie to promote their cause. Bukovinac may be atheist, but I'm betting she doesn't even know what it is (and would give the Christian definition if asked. That definition being that an atheist denies the Christian God exists, rather than simply not believing in any god.) I once took a lab course titled Developmental Anatomy. For this course, the professor produced a garbage bag filled with preserved fetuses. These were anywhere from 3" to 7" in length. We were given bags and waxed trays and told to investigate the fetal development using our dissection skills. No doubt everyone wondered where the specimens came from, and had their suspicions.

Important PSA reminder: Please dispose of christians responsibly.

racocn8 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

I wish...

Laptop and boombox for me.

racocn8 comments on Apr 8, 2022:

A broom and a cat

Jeebus is packing..

racocn8 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

Too funny. Mary was obviously accustomed to handling his junk. (And what's with the blond hair. I don't think the Vikings made it down that far.)

Shock result in particle experiment could spark physics revolution [bbc.com]

racocn8 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

It is certainly amazing to see just how closely the predictions match the results. That means the theory is really good. However, the finding that the actual value is off, and reliably different from the prediction, even by a small amount, certainly suggest the theory needs tweeking. It's like when Carpenter told Professor Barnhard that the prediction of the first term was essentially the answer. Barnhard asked about the other remaining terms, and Carpenter said their contribution wasn't significant. Barnhard then asks Carpenter how he knows...

The video Trump doesn’t want republicans to see. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

Appointing three anti-abortion incompetents to SCOTUS makes him pro-choice? It makes him a pathological liar, which we already knew.

Trumpster furious because I refuse to date Trump supporters.

racocn8 comments on Apr 7, 2022:

Let's see. Trump supporter? So, they support unwanted groping, bullying, making fun of people with medical conditions, disrespecting veterans, being violent, lying incessantly, raping, and so much more. Is there anything left to like? Oh yeah, anti-women regarding as abortions rights; Republicans like that, and hating liberals to death.

Woman: Do you drink beer?

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

FYI, per Excel FV formula, $5400 for 20 periods at 2% generates $131,205. How much is a Ferrari? $226,000 per Google. A 7% interest rate buys the Ferrari. Not 100% sure...

If Obama had taken one document from the White House when he left office, Republicans would have ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

The FBI should be all over that. That they aren't is a bad sign.

I'll just leave this here.

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

Even so, I hope Boebert gets justice... (I'm hoping from one of her kids.)

Putin's murderous rabble was let loose on Bucha.

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

I think some sort of special torture would be appropriate. Controlled non-fatal bone cancer? Induced severe arthritis? Yeah, cleaner to just kill him, but many thousands of families of those dead from his greed are sure to want more.

More dirty tricks from Christian supremacists, this time in Western Australia: [abc.net.au]

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

The lies religion teaches often leads to psychopathy (and essentially, insanity). The assholes who think religion should be preserved won't understand this.

The love of a dog

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

Actually, they are often outstandingly patient. My dog, Bella, could be shut in for 10 hours while I was at work. She had an iron bladder, and I don't know how she did it. She was a wonderful dog, but not without her flaws...

Seems popular

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

Women always think they want a big one.

@Archeus_lore is apparently too fragile a little bitch to have anyone cite facts he doesn't like in ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

You had said that you guessed he was a jerk and I replied that it was an obvious fact. He is a Russophile so I understand his dilemma, but parroting Putin's talking points is stupid, and under the circumstances, morally degenerate.

Bipartisan Gottheimer Amendment Passes, Will Study Ways to Determine if a Driver is Impaired by ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

That kind of study has already been done in Colorado. The drug-warriors don't like the results so they'll keep trying until they do. If police can't brutalize non-whites, how will they relieve their insecurity?

This article fails to mention the "Hater/Liar in Chief" who stirred up hate, racism, homophobia, ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

For such an article to neglect Trump's contribution, it's either intentional or the author is an idiot.

I doubt that admin.

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

I hear you. One can post contradictory content and links. I am unable to reply to their posts because I've been blocked from the groups they use. I think it serves some purpose for people to see just how degenerate these scum are. Their special brand of asshole is what drives religion - - The religion that people on this site have rejected.

Disturbing junk washes ashore in New Jersey. [apnews.com] Just eww.

racocn8 comments on Apr 6, 2022:

Is that really unusual for New Jersey? What happened to all the bodies?

Bucha, Ukraine. Putin, War Crimes, On Civilians.

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Clearly Putin and the Russian army have channeled the morality of Hitler and the Third Reigh. And despite these sickening atrocities, we have Putin-supporting fake Americans all over the place. SPLC has it's work cut out for it tracking Putin-Conservatives who gladly swallow Murdoch's lies. (May every one drop dead as prematurely as possible).

What do you do when you lose over 15,300 troops and most of your military supplies and equipment in ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Last week, I heard Gen. Milli say Russia had lost 25,000. It's a shooting gallery for the Ukrainians. I hope they can recover some of those Russian weapons intact. Maybe they can be repaired?

"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard … and too ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

It's not that solving our problems wouldn't be profitable. It's that the profit goes to those not in power.

What are the odds that Viktor Orbán's recent landslide victory in Hungary was legit?

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

We should arrange regime changes for these autocrats, Putin-style, or any other ways.

Answer to Was Dwight D. Eisenhower a good or bad president? Why? by Ben Kleschinsky [quora.com]

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

He was the best Republican president with the possible exception of Lincoln. Unfortunately, under his tenure, the CIA went rogue, getting illicit funding from heroin sales (per the Pentagon Papers). The military-industrial-intelligence complex came into it's own, becoming a secret government that scripts most of what is allowed to happen...

The Dream of Nuclear Fusion Is Now Closer to Reality. Here's Why: [sciencealert.com]

racocn8 comments on Apr 5, 2022:

Thanks for the post. Fusion provides a clean, promising option. The echnology improvements have brought practicality closer by decades. As energy needs intensify, more resources should be devoted to this path.

Robot sex.

racocn8 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

When the real robots appear, people will have to up their game... (behave and perform).

If only we'd known

racocn8 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

And Kavanaugh and Barrett and Alito and Roberts... But competence and integrity are not important to partisans, only power and loyalty.

A Russian soldier ran up to a nun.

racocn8 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

And the Russians who did go are pussies...

Biden Economy Thrives despited GOP sabotage. Their headline, not mine. [bipartisanreport.com]

racocn8 comments on Apr 4, 2022:

And that sabotage has the worst effect on GQP, but for them, it's just, Thank you sir may I have another... (Utter morons)

Long red hair

racocn8 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

She's got enough hair to disguise her lips; she should show it all...

I should have planned this out better.

racocn8 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

My pet gopher snake once managed to hook his head onto the inside of a 5 gallon glass jug. I couldn't pull it out for fear of breaking it's neck. The jug had a bit of alcohol in it, so when I finally let go, it began to go stiff. I piled towels around the bottle and broke it. Basil the rat-snake survived for many years after.

Matt the face of the Greedy Old Pedophile party

racocn8 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

As long as it's not across state lines... (just cocaine lines...)

Bad idea...

racocn8 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Hey, at least they don't talk and ask questions while you're trying to concentrate...

Two stooges, and ancestors of anti-vaxxers.

racocn8 comments on Apr 3, 2022:

Curly was never as stupid as anti-vaxxers.

Treat your ass nice

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Half the noise comes before I sit down. OK. I'm not a tight-ass...

Traitors in our midst: "I identify more with Putin's Christian values than I do with Joe Biden.

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Putin may be losing his war for Ukraine, but we are losing our war for democracy. Evangelicals love fascism, they always have and always will. They threaten the West and the species with their immorality. They betray our society as quickly as they would betray their souls.

Sorry kids, but it looks like a pretty bleak Easter this year...

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

Ah, but the resurrection is coming.... (don't hold your breath)

Finally a win for me at last.

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

He did have that fall last week off the roof?

Ukraine Rejects Kremlin Claim It Sent Helicopters To Attack Oil Depot In Russia | The Guardian

racocn8 comments on Apr 2, 2022:

I was afraid that might be the case. If it is a false flag, we must expect Putin to escalate either with gas or fuel-air explosives. (Or nukes.) https://jmvh.org/article/munitions-thermobaric-munitions-and-their-medical-effects/

How Not To Cope With Vladimir Putin By Drilling and Pumping Stan Cox, Cap the Wells Before It's...

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

We have the capability. We should begin a Manhattan Project to begin financing, siting and building fusion reactors, the final form to be determined in two years. Fusion is within reach and should be accelerated.

Judge punishes Florida. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

These voter suppression laws should be classified as hate crimes and the legislators passing them liable for at least 5 years of prison, along with the governor (10 years because having more authority, should know better).

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 on Twitter: "Former Republican Senate candidate Lauren Witzke said Kevin ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Cawthorne's claims surely come from hanging with Gaetz. The GQP needs to be REPLACED!!!

Saw this at the Atlanta airport. Cat seemed purrfectly happy to me.

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Is it dead or alive? Does it depend on how we check?

In front of the church across the street.

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Unfortunately, AFAIK, half the Evangelicals support Putin!!! (Presumably as a hold-over of loyalty to Trump, but still, what assholes).

How Not To Cope With Vladimir Putin By Drilling and Pumping Stan Cox, Cap the Wells Before It's...

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

And with the help of oil companies all too quick to price-gouge.

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH 4/1/2022 A study found that "cannabis bong smoking in the home ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

"This work was funded by the University of California (UC) Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Student Fellowship from the UC Office of the President (UCOP)." Totally untrustworthy. Bong smoking went on for TWO HOURS!!! Do the same test for 5 minutes and compare that to two hours of hookah or cigarette smoking. Fucking, fucking liars.

Pope begs forgiveness of Indigenous for Canada school abuses 'For the deplorable conduct of those ...

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Sickeningly insincere. The non-existing god may forgive the Catholic Church, but Humanity does not.

See?

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

I might be willing to put up with Covid isolation if it means getting rid of those assholes.

I pictured a three-headed dog, but that works.

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Ancient texts have tiny depictions of knights fighting snails, reason unknown. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-medieval-knights-always-fighting-snails-1728888/

Figured I'd join this since I'm getting a divorce. I'll be one of you all soon. :)

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Sorry to hear it. Being with someone who has turned hostile and asshole is wretched. Your sanity is worth a lot. You will recover, someday.

We celebrate this important victory today thanks to YOU.

racocn8 comments on Apr 1, 2022:

Don't hold your breath.

Very looooong blessings at Easter dinner

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I remember my Mother and me being invited to an Easter dinner. My friend's family identified as (super) Christian, and I felt very uncomfortable spending so much time participating in what was, to me, a religious occasion. Perhaps my Mom was teaching me tolerance...

Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting’

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

I recently needed to change doctors because the one I had was an asshole. Maybe medical schools also need to do a psychological assessment before admitting students.

Can someone help?

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

(Patch: ) "I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they have some good ideas."

I've been single for seven years.

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Good luck. Don't worry about your age. Just be open, whether it's on-line or in the supermarket. I met a lady at the latter, and it was good until she started drinking. Keep trying; what else can one do?

Since 1949 the USA has been involved in 72 attempted and actual regime changes throughout the ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Given Putin's indifference to murder and trying to murder various opposition, assassination should be considered to be on the table. Look at how he recently tried to poison the diplomats negotiating for Ukraine.

The necessity of secularist small dissent

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Excellent advice. I wish I believed people would consider non-religious logic once the religious claim has been made. Such claims insult the intelligence, but disregarding the nonsense is often the safe path. Remember that people commonly regard atheists very poorly. Religious assholes are intolerant and prone to violence.

Birds birds birds Every day I hear birds.

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Sling-Blade?

I wonder if they are even aware of the irony?

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

70 million are more concerned that a Black man was violent...

THE CURRENT STATE OF US GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CAPSULIZED: Executive branch: a.

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Well stated. Trump's continued loyalty to Putin, and his profound psychopathic state represent serious challenges. Also, the way corporate interests fund and control individual politicians causes endless corruption. What is bizarre is how Trump consistently railed against the Deep State (DOJ and the intelligence agencies), but by their actions, it's clear they all turned a blind eye to myriad illegal acts committed by him and his cronies. At the same time, we should be clear-eyed that the fix is in. Biden could replace Garland at any time. The absurdly light sentences given to the sedition plotters and Jan 6 participants is sickening. Every punch that should be thrown is pulled. Biden, until demonstrating otherwise, is Trump lite. And so much more...

“What will become of virtue if riches are to be acquired at any cost?

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

I contend that if we pursued TRUE virtues first, including the intolerance of corruption, prosperity sufficient for all would result.

Patrick Kearney is a band director in Iowa.

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Fair is fair. For everyone making over 20 million a year, and paying less than 10% taxes, they get body cams too. And Tucker needs a 24/7 camera because he is in a safety sensitive job. He should be on TV every second, especially so we can see he looks the same shitting as on TV.

It is very true

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

'til she dies....

“Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Four walls for a prison are three too many. I would help to build that wall...

Letters From An American 03/29/2022

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

"Representatives who objected to the counting of the certified ballots were perhaps not simply making a protest vote, but rather were part of a larger organized Republican effort to steal the election." After AG Barr's comments validating the election, yes, this was all pure sedition and malfeasance, just like the impeachment votes.

Trailer from the latest Jaws film

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

It could be worse. It could be a cruise ship hosting an attorney's convention...

Does it seem strange that all of the searches to find intelligent live look away from earth?

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

It is part of the disinformation/intimidation campaign to deny they're already here.

My tummy is rumbling. Think that is my signal. Time to funk the place up!

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Why does a full rectum drain one's IQ of 25 points?

I’ve recently seen reports in the media of potential resolutions to the Russian invasion of ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 30, 2022:

Peace is not profitable. With millions of volunteers and a steady flow of arms, perhaps Ukraine will not only destroy Putin's forces in the west, but also recover Donbas and Crimea. It would serve Putin right to lose Crimea and its port, along with all the other assets. All the money from the kleptocrats should go toward rebuilding Ukraine. Fuck Russia and fuck all the Putin-supporting fake Americans.

Texas student wins settlement against teacher who bullied her for not saying the Pledge

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Maybe AA shouldn't have settled...

New Audio Shows Florida Officer Threatened Black Man Before Choking Cop Who Intervened | HuffPost ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

That piece of shit should be immediately fired without pension, and a suit on behalf of the city filed against him for assault.

GOP Hopeful Films Himself Shooting Voting ‘Machine’ Owned by ‘Godless Commies’

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Can we piggy-back on this nonsense to persuade GQP not to vote?

PPOD: Panorama of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko A surface panorama from ESA Rosetta's Philae ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

You may enjoy this UFO seen above the comet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfcZlECjbs

Lara Logan Suggests Theory of Evolution Is Jewish-Funded Hoax - Rolling Stone

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Why are so many Republicans not even cockroaches? Not even shit? What a degenerate bigot, but that is what Christianity has been about for centuries.

11 Myths And Misconceptions About Cannabis This article was originally published on Askgrowers and...

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

As one might expect from MSN, the article is chock full of misinformation (starting with the title). Almost certainly this crap comes from NIDA, which is notorious for extremely bad, very unscientific behavior Ridiculous bullshit: "...stick to the vaporizers made available in the market by licensed cannabis manufacturers and sellers as they are bound to adhere to government-defined standards."(What standards?) "Moreover, the lab conditions are unimaginably worse at times, causing deaths due to the presence of rat poison, opioids, and animal feces in the substance." (While conceivable, vanishingly scarce if at all.) "The naturally obtained cannabis already has a balanced amount of THC and CBD compounds, saving the individuals from falling prey to contaminants. " (Nonsense. 1. wrong (no balance) and 2. non-sequitur - balance has nothing to do with contaminants) (So-called "artificial cannabis" is undefined) "Edibles Are Not As Intoxicating As Concentrates and Flower" (wrong - Most OD's come from edibles) "...edibles are safer and less psychoactive" (THC from edibles go through the liver to be metaboilized to the more potent 11-hydroxy THC). "...Another scare associated with edibles..." (not a scare, edibles are very tricky). "Moreover, the more addictive compound in cannabis, THC, is seldom present in medicinal marijuana." (1. THC is not addictive except psychologically; 2. No other compounds are even psychologicially addictive; 3. THC is almost always present in medicinal marijuana; 4. the term is cannabis, not the pejorative term "marijuana") And on and on. This is truly disgusting propaganda which extends cannabis criminalization's racist roots. @glennlab

I always hated the knee patches, but they didn't want you to wear shorts either.

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

At least if you started with jeans, the patchs sorta blended in (if you squinted your eyes.)

What will the USA outcome be for cannabis using and growing?

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

The California Cannabis Deregulation Debacle (A recent blog post) In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 with the intention of making recreational marijuana legal. Yet today, about 80-90% of the cannabis market operates underground which is to say most cannabis continues to be bought from sellers that don’t abide by the regulations. Proposition 64 also gave municipalities the authority to ban cannabis stores, regardless of the medical or recreation needs of their citizens. Indeed, despite legalization, most counties and cities continue to forbid the sale of cannabis. After the voters passed what they believed was legalization, Governor Newsom signed laws creating the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). The government claimed that this agency would make cannabis purchases safe. However, the legislation also levied taxes on every step of the supply chain: cannabis growing, cannabis selling, and manufacturing of cannabis edibles. The DCC also claimed authority to license retailers, growers, distributors, delivery companies, testing labs and related microbusinesses. To understand the injustice of this legalization, recall how cannabis came to be illegal. Going back to 1930, Harry Anslinger began a campaign to condemn the use of cannabis. Anslinger developed stories of dubious veracity that suggested that cannabis caused violence and other immoral acts. His stories often contained racist themes: “Reefer makes darkies think they're as good as white men.” In 1937, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act which criminalized cannabis. Thus, those seeking to make cannabis illegal knew that giving Blacks and Hispanics felony records would remove them from the voting rolls. Millions of people ended up being locked up for decades, often for nothing more than possessing small amounts of cannabis. Such laws provide a classic example of the structural racism referred to by Critical Race Theory (CRT). To the extent that White society excluded non-Whites from participating in the legal economy, many non-Whites survived by selling whisky or cannabis. The sale of cannabis by the poor continues to the present day. In 1996, California voters approved Prop 215 which legalized the medical use of cannabis by patients with a doctor's recommendation. Thus, cannabis moved from fully illegal, to being arguably legal. Police evaded the law by forming task forces with the Federal DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). Also, police continued to disproportionately arrest non-Whites. Political backlash noted that the Whites that got arrested had more financial resources to fight the charges, and benefitted from sympathetic juries. In 2011, a court ruled that a local government seeking to regulate weed could be viewed as being complicit...

“Poor soul, you will never know anything of real importance.

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Is anything of real importance?

FFRF to Justice Clarence Thomas: You’re what’s eroding court credibility - Freedom From Religion...

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

He was unfit when Repuglicans ramrodded him in and he still is.

How climate change can create WWIII.

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

Many people do, but 1) Women won't stop making babies; and 2) Those producing oil won't stop making a profit.

Okay.

racocn8 comments on Mar 29, 2022:

He isn't even a cockroach.

Amazing how well Slovak chocolate stands up to the years! These are around 20 years old but look ...

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Are they laced with oxytocin?

Citibank is making some very progressive moves lately: [law.com]

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Given the costs to the company of having a child vs getting an abortion, it's just a good business decision.

My humble observation

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Men are more forgiving that way than women.

Sadly, this is sorry state of current affairs

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

That evil (of hate speech) is part and parcel of our founding documents; it's never been illegal (so I'm not sure what the meme is referencing). The refusal to pursue justice in the face of evil proves the evil has taken over. We are now the evil empire; we always were, but were brainwashed against that truth. We need to think harder about how to change ourselves from within.

If you're a fan, you'll get it Yeah Star Wars

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

OK. Thanks. At least Jar-jar is missing.

Why no sanctions on the US? [quora.com]

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Hussein was not Shirley Temple and that part of the world is a cesspool. Nobody much cares if the US stirs that shit. Still, the Hague should have indicted and tried Bush and Cheney in absentia. Shame on them for not doing so. Reagan's CIA gave Hussein targeting data on the Iranians knowing that he'd use poison gas, so Reagan should be on the list too (though all this has only recently been revealed).

Warning very poor taste more will smith warning very poor taste

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

I wasn't aware of Will Smith's religiosity, but I'm sorry to hear it. I like a few of his movies, but I'll see him differently from now on. What a waste.

Fight with Devil's Club. This time I won. July 2020

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

I like the Sting-eze product for mosquito bites. Melrose oil for spider bites. I don't know what works for the no-see-um tiny biting flies. I only got those once and it was terrible.

What a pathetic lack of impulse control.

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Yes, he should lose the Oscar.

Shaken, not stirred.

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

And his 70 million followers too.

Gods atonement (video below)

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

The Romans killed Jesus (according to the myth), not the Jews, not his followers, and not Jesus. Thus, the whole sacrifice claim is bullshit. In any case, animal sacrifice is inane super-primitive superstition. Sick, cruel, nonsense.

If only...

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Except that every one of them is a scum-sucking coward, they should all be going over to Ukraine to sign up for Putin's army. Course, those white supremacists that still have fondness for Hitler can sign up for Ukraine's Azov Battalion. Either way, they are welcome to leave given they have no loyalty to the US, voting and supporting a bigoted rapist, seditionist, lying traitor and all...

Anyone in Las Vegas, NV?

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

What have you got against Connecticut?

Irony of Ironies [agnostic.com]

racocn8 comments on Mar 28, 2022:

Except that the species does not have a consistent record of believing in a god. Polytheism, Eastern religions, and rank superstition have played large roles. The Abrahamic religions benefited from increased mobility and ruthless proselytizing.

Someone beyond me makes sense of the Ukrainian nazism propaganda.

racocn8 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

Thanks. Great summary. Per Wiki: "(The) Azov Battalion (until September 2014), is a neo-Nazi former paramilitary group that is now a unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, (and) based in Mariupol, in the Azov Sea coastal region. Azov formed as a volunteer militia in May 2014, and has since been fighting Russian separatist forces in the Donbas War. It first saw combat recapturing Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in June 2014. It initially operated as a volunteer police company, until it was formally incorporated into the National Guard on 11 November 2014. In March 2022, the battalion gained renewed attention during the Siege of Mariupol for its role in the defense of the city. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azov_Battalion Thus, this deputized militia has been effective in countering Putin's ambitions for some years now. Their presence in Mariupol may also explain why Mariupol has been leveled. As Putin seeks to take control of the Donbas region, the Azov militias are fighting on the front lines to stop him. Both parties hold degenerate values, but the Azov is a minority in Ukraine. It's notable to recall how the US supported Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran. Losses on either side being viewed as not regrettable. The US even gave tactical information to Hussein knowing that the information would be used to target Iranian forces with chemical weapons. Regarding use of chemical weapons, the US hands are already dirty. We now see the consequences.

I’ve been living in utter dread of a nuclear war.

racocn8 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

I am not fond of the idea of dying, much less being flash roasted. But, we all die and have no power to stop it. I had a period of severe paranoia about it when Reagan put Pershing missiles in Europe. The main thing is that there isn't much to destroy in Ukraine. Right now, the only target of value is Kiev, and if it were destroyed, it would be seen as a act of petulant revenge rather than military strategy. The Russians don't really have much they can do that isn't a war crime or crime against humanity. They've expended significant effort to pretend they weren't responsible for the use of gas in Syria. There'd be no covering this up and no drowning demands for regime change (no end to sanctions).

Where's the Crowd-funding that pays bounties to Ukrainians for Russian soldiers?

racocn8 comments on Mar 27, 2022:

(This post was meant as a comment on Putin paying bounties to Afghanis for killing American soldiers).