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Forty five years ago when I finally awoke from my Christian illusions I never dreamed I would ...

Barnie2years comments on Jun 14, 2020:

One of the biggest issues I see, time and time again, is the almost eerie fifty-fifty split on almost everything in the US population. From local elections to president. Be it abortion or legalized marijuana medical insurance or labor rights. The numbers are seldom more the than ten points apart ...

Barnie2years replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@JeffMurray as happened in the last Civil War, the military will divide. A large percentage of the military is non white, they will not be prone to take up arms against their own people for a obviously racist leader. At least a significant portion of the officers will stand with their oath to defend the Constitution and not join the white nationalists attacking the government. Some are already distancing themselves from the Trumplicans. But regardless, the weapons in the hands of everyone today will cause much more death and destruction than the last time when soldiers were still mostly using single fire barrel loaders, not high capacity semi automatic weapons. That is what will make it far worse, even if it is a short lived and localized rebellion.

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TimeOutForMe comments on Jun 14, 2020:

This news is outrageous. Journalists were followed and killed in apartheid South Africa. They were banned from publishing the HARD TRUTH. I would've never suspected this is still happening in your country, what was supposed to be a free society with free-press freedom etc.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe I know not everything works everywhere, especially internationally. You might find them on another venue.

[propublica.

TimeOutForMe comments on Jun 14, 2020:

This news is outrageous. Journalists were followed and killed in apartheid South Africa. They were banned from publishing the HARD TRUTH. I would've never suspected this is still happening in your country, what was supposed to be a free society with free-press freedom etc.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe yes, and Trump was going to hold one of his crazy rallies out there on Juneteenth, the official day of the liberation of the slaves. He was finally convinced that the optics would not play well for his election and backed off to reschedule, which shows how desperate he is to get re-elected. But it didn’t sit well with his Trumplican supporters in Tulsa, who would be happy to burn it down again.

Forty five years ago when I finally awoke from my Christian illusions I never dreamed I would ...

Barnie2years comments on Jun 14, 2020:

One of the biggest issues I see, time and time again, is the almost eerie fifty-fifty split on almost everything in the US population. From local elections to president. Be it abortion or legalized marijuana medical insurance or labor rights. The numbers are seldom more the than ten points apart ...

Barnie2years replies on Jun 14, 2020:

@JeffMurray it was always kind of an illusion (the framers of the Constitution did not include slaves and women in their document, and originally only landowners had the right to vote). Where we go from here is at the very least fragile. We survived one Civil War, not sure we could survive another.

[propublica.

TimeOutForMe comments on Jun 14, 2020:

This news is outrageous. Journalists were followed and killed in apartheid South Africa. They were banned from publishing the HARD TRUTH. I would've never suspected this is still happening in your country, what was supposed to be a free society with free-press freedom etc.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 14, 2020:

The idea that we are a free country is somewhat of an advertising fantasy. For reference I recommend watching a variety of documentaries. Here is a starter list if you can stream them over there. “Steal This Movie” is an older one about Abbie Hoffman and the anti Vietmam protests. Just this week I watched on PBS.org “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” (https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/the-black-panthers-vanguard-of-the-revolution-full-film/) and “I am not your Negro” (https://www.pbs.org/video/i-am-not-your-negro-future-negro-clip-uppanz/) to see what happens to those whose freedom is not free. Also, the entire Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam years (ten hours, but worth it!) shows how trying to go against the power system is treated. It in many ways reflects some of our current conditions. (https://www.pbs.org/show/vietnam-war/)

I just attended a Zoom presentation on Covid- by a well-known expert in the field of viruses, Dr.

think-beyond comments on Jun 13, 2020:

I WILL NOT TAKE THIS VACCINE. PERIOD!!!! I do take lots of vitamin C and Zinc...plus a host of other good stuff.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 13, 2020:

I take that stuff, but only at the first symptoms. In 40 years of public service, once I started this, I never missed a day off for flu. 8 grams of vitamin C and Zink lozengers for sore throats. Seldom need more than a few days worth.

I just attended a Zoom presentation on Covid- by a well-known expert in the field of viruses, Dr.

BitFlipper comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Trump, and everyone like him, represents the suicidal tendency that needs to be bred out homo sapiens.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@BitFlipper it has happened many times before.

I just attended a Zoom presentation on Covid- by a well-known expert in the field of viruses, Dr.

Mitch07102 comments on Jun 13, 2020:

Human safety testing can not be shortened or rushed. This is well understood in the scientific community,

Barnie2years replies on Jun 13, 2020:

@MizJ Mango Mussolini, that’s one I hadn’t seen before, I don’t think. Bravo!

First official satanic church in South Africa! [youtu.be]

Sofabeast comments on Jun 12, 2020:

Cool, well sort of... still a silly god thingy

Barnie2years replies on Jun 12, 2020:

Exactly! When your belief requires you to wear silly costumes and follow nonsense ritualistic ceremonies, you are just a religion of a different name. You can call it Satanist, Catholic or Amish, it all breaks down to the same thing: subjugating your will to someone’s interpretation of a fantasy novel.

[cnn.

Barnie2years comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Just so they don’t name it after Trump! 🤣

Barnie2years replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@JackPedigo I am not looking forward to that either. Given his lack of anything approaching human decency knowing he is trying to get re-elected, he will really go wild when he has no stake in what happens next year.

[cnn.

Barnie2years comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Just so they don’t name it after Trump! 🤣

Barnie2years replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@JackPedigo My only hope is that such a large percentage of the military is people of color, they would be more willing to resist an unlawful order to fire on civilians or defend the Orange Buffoon. But Trump and Barr have already lined up various groups of primarily white SS troops to do their dirty business. At some point it may require a total revolt of the military in support of the Constitution to get them out of the system.

[cnn.

Barnie2years comments on Jun 8, 2020:

Just so they don’t name it after Trump! 🤣

Barnie2years replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@JackPedigo you have more faith in the military than I do. Kent State murders happened in my lifetime.

Stolen from my friend on Facebook Blaming all cops for the thuggish and murderous behavior of a ...

Marcie1974 comments on Jun 9, 2020:

Or there’s this

Barnie2years replies on Jun 9, 2020:

@Marcie1974 one need only read or watch Serpico to see why standing up to the bad cops rather than just doing your job best you can and keeping your mouth shut is a life changing decision. For most cops (and this applies to so many other organizations, if not human groups of any kind), it’s easier to just find another career or another police force than to break out against a fellow officer. It is the same in the military or prison guards, , as far as results: bad leaders create innocent dead bodies. But standing up can also get you killed.

One more! If this ain't the truth! P.s., I love this guy!

Barnie2years comments on Jun 7, 2020:

And we are not even half way through. With the worst yet to come: dealing with 4 months of stupid Trump campaign ads, spikes in Covid cases, hurricanes season, escalating Right Wing militia violence encouraged by Trump, actually having an election, and getting Trump out of the White House once he ...

Barnie2years replies on Jun 8, 2020:

@Freespirit64 General Lee and the other Southern Officers took that same oath. Trump took it in front of the world too. It nay has meaning to some.

For the adults on this site😆

MissKathleen comments on Jun 5, 2020:

Lately I have been wondering if there is any market for “pay for view” live-streaming cameras of a 70-year-old woman. Those young things are paying for college educations that way. Maybe I could afford to travel more?

Barnie2years replies on Jun 5, 2020:

Hook me up! What do you charge by the minute? Do I get senior discount? 🤣🤣🎉

[jta.

Observer-Effect comments on Jun 4, 2020:

So, now blaming the Jews? They are returning to their ideological roots I guess.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 4, 2020:

Pushing his anti Semitic supporters to start attacking synagogues, as most fascist do at some point.

[jta.

MissKathleen comments on Jun 4, 2020:

It is interesting that the loosely associated groups trying to prevent the Twitiot and his cronies from over-stepping their authority have been classified as “terrorists”. Had the people of Germany organized to stop Hitler, I suppose he would have classified them as such. ...

Barnie2years replies on Jun 4, 2020:

Exactly!

How many of my fellow introverts have social anxiety, or do you think they're one and the same?

Barnie2years comments on Apr 22, 2020:

I’m not sure I think shy and introvert are the same. Very often we become introverted due to factors that happen in our life and can occur at any age. Shyness is a phase we go through at various times for most people, though foe some it is a lifelong struggle. I am an introvert because I got tired...

Barnie2years replies on Jun 4, 2020:

I never developed the skills to do cocktail parties; holding a plate, glass, napkin, fork, and talk at the same time! 🤣

I'm just curious how many of us support Black Lives Matter.

MissKathleen comments on Jun 3, 2020:

I would like to do so, but living in a place where nearly no one wears a mask and new cases of Covid-19 are currently in triple digits almost daily, cannot risk exposure.

Barnie2years replies on Jun 3, 2020:

Stay safe! There are other ways of showing solidarity.

[alternet.

Fred_Snerd comments on Jun 1, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRE9vMBBe10

Barnie2years replies on Jun 1, 2020:

I can guarantee Trump will make Nixon’s actions look like a amateur work.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - [youtube.com]

rogerbenham comments on Jun 1, 2020:

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Barnie2years replies on Jun 1, 2020:

Try You Tube directly. But depending on the country, there is censorship or commercial (money)issues.

White supremacy is a system of structural and societal racism which privileges white people over ...

MissKathleen comments on Jun 1, 2020:

Change begins with me. We cannot just talk about it, we must act. This song says it. (Not a fan of the singer said personal life, but this song speaks truth.). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps

Barnie2years replies on Jun 1, 2020:

Not related to the original topic here, but I do believe we need to be able to separate personal foibles and failures from talent and accomplishments. Many of the greatest people in the history of humanity had horror, or less than stellar personal histories. Be it political giants such as George Washington or many of the other singers of the Constitution and later presidents. Or more modern heroes from John Kennedy to Martin Luther King. Even more so, this applies to the entertainment industry. What they were doing in their personal life, short of murder, should not diminish their body of work or their inimitable talent, their true legacy should never be erased, but their failures as people certainly need to be brought to light and acknowledged.

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TO_BY comments on May 31, 2020:

They've been planning this for a while. Kind of like the way the nazis burned the Reichstag, in 1933, and blamed it on the Left.

Barnie2years replies on May 31, 2020:

AG Barr is already working on that!

IMO, I’m afraid the rioters are playing right into the hands of the POS in the W H.

Barnie2years comments on May 30, 2020:

This is exactly what he wanted. Our best hope is a large segment of the military is non white at the point and may not be as responsive to attacking their own people as Dear Leader hopes.

Barnie2years replies on May 30, 2020:

@Justme43 you and me both brother!

[youtube.com] Rich Mitch -Courtesy of the Lincoln Project. -He must love this!!!!!

Barnie2years comments on May 29, 2020:

Getting rid of him is just as important as getting Trump out of the White House.

Barnie2years replies on May 30, 2020:

@Observer-Effect he is not an elected official just Trump’s and the Trumplican Party’s go to guy on race relations. Get rid of the elected stooges, he will disappear back into the rocks waiting for another group to leach on.

[rawstory.

Observer-Effect comments on May 28, 2020:

Its a cliche how common it is for totalitarian rulers to move against free press and communications. I think Trump has no idea what a monster he is taking on though, if he makes direct open enemies with all social media powers - its going to hurt him more than he realizes.

Barnie2years replies on May 28, 2020:

Except that Mark Zuckerberg is taking Trump’s side and defending him on Fox News. Given that Facebook is a favorite of Russian bots and troll farms, I can see why he wouldn’t want his cash stream interrupted. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/28/zuckerberg-facebook-twitter-should-not-fact-check-political-speech.html

[rawstory.

Observer-Effect comments on May 25, 2020:

He is mentioning "fraudulent" voting increasingly often, and lots of the accusations are clearly silly - but the whole point is getting his cultists ready to go. They will claim a lost vote is fake, and he will refuse to step down. And they will get violent to support that.

Barnie2years replies on May 25, 2020:

Sadly I fear you are right.

[alternet.

Barnie2years comments on May 21, 2020:

Only 80 to 95%, how horrible is that for a supposed so called news channel.

Barnie2years replies on May 22, 2020:

@dalefvictor They don't seem to be entertaining Dear Leader right now! Some of the shows are being downright truthful! Don's head will explode if he loses too many fans on Fox and has to depend on Breitbart and other Right Wing outlets to spread his manure!

[vice.

Observer-Effect comments on May 21, 2020:

The whole system is so sick. Not all landlords are corporations or rich folks. Some landlords are like my mom, she is 74 and her whole income is from two modest rental properties, four apartments total. And if they miss a couple of payments, she starts missing payments on her bills. The banks ...

Barnie2years replies on May 21, 2020:

Sadly this time and in the 2008 fiasco, the money flows the other way. The very wealthy get served first, those most in need get leftovers.

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Fred_Snerd comments on May 21, 2020:

I don't understand why people need gyms. I stay in good shape without them. I'd rather be doing something cerebral. I don't bowl, eat out, or get haircuts. 99% of what I do in public is buying groceries.

Barnie2years replies on May 21, 2020:

Right with y’a!

I love this show! John Krazinski does a superb job of bringing a lightness to a dark time.

Lorajay comments on May 20, 2020:

Super cool, I need to send to my KC kid to see if they know the Perry's. I know it's a big city but it looks like their neighborhood.

Barnie2years replies on May 21, 2020:

My grandsons love it (9 and 13)! I’ve watched several and they really are uplifting after the constant flood of bad news every day.

I live on a world, and try to live in a world, with a bunch of fucking idiots.

Barnie2years comments on May 19, 2020:

You’re a slow learner! 😂 When I was training new drivers at work (bus driver) and a passenger would get on and do something stupid, I would tell them how I handled this situation for the 42 years I worked there. I just figure everyone is stupid, each in our own way. If you accept that fact, ...

Barnie2years replies on May 20, 2020:

@273kelvin love the story! 🤣

[motherjones.

LenHazell53 comments on May 16, 2020:

It would have be something like coming out as a pedophile whilst taking a shit on old glory, as he sang the Chinese national anthem and simultaneously smothering a bald eagle with George Washington's wig.

Barnie2years replies on May 16, 2020:

That’s very precise there! Seems you’ve given it a lot of thought! 🤣

[aol.

AnneWimsey comments on May 15, 2020:

Too bad so sad...guilty of exactly what Martha Stewart did time for

Barnie2years replies on May 15, 2020:

Only worse, because he and the others were sitting on information of a pandemic that would affect thousands of lives. She was just making some extra money on information from a friend.

[cnn.

Barnie2years comments on May 13, 2020:

This is the entire far right of the Republican Party. It started with Nixon “I am not a crook!” and has gone straight downhill ever since.

Barnie2years replies on May 13, 2020:

@Philip21 I never forgave Clinton for that lie. It’s not a question of “offensive”. It’s a matter of ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF AN ELECTION or lying about getting a legal blow job from a woman other then your wife. Or in this case making up excuses to try an cover up the total incompetence of the man you helped elect president.

I’ve been involved in a political discussion on Facebook this morning, much of it caused by a ...

Barnie2years comments on May 13, 2020:

I also found the Encyclopedia Brittanica description interesting. This part of a long article especially: Within weeks, Tea Party chapters began to appear around the United States, using social media sites such as Facebook to coordinate protest events. They were spurred on by conservative ...

Barnie2years replies on May 13, 2020:

@JackPedigo their argument will be if the government had stayed out of it and not shut down, the possibility of 100,000 of extra death was just the price you pay for freedom. Many would sell their wives out for pay if they thought it would help keep them in guns and trucks.

I’ve been involved in a political discussion on Facebook this morning, much of it caused by a ...

JackPedigo comments on May 13, 2020:

"Read Atlas Shrugged" I did and it was terrible and totally idealistic. I also made a crack about libertarians and had no idea the person I was talking to was a libertarian. I received 21 short angry messages.

Barnie2years replies on May 13, 2020:

They are kind of like wasps these Trumplicans and Libertarians. Once you disturb them they just attack as a group and keep stinging no matter what you do.

[express.

Barnie2years comments on May 13, 2020:

With little doubt. At what point do we have to accept a higher death toll To avoid a complete economic collapse. China and Korea are dealing with new cases after having all but stopped it at one point. And thanks to Trump and the American “fuck you, I am a free to do whatever I want!” attitude, ...

Barnie2years replies on May 13, 2020:

@Lucy_Fehr Be safe, mask up, wash often and back up if they are wearing MAGA hats! I'm guessing many of your customers won't.

On a lighter subject! I am sitting here in my living room watching a big fat sparrow starting to ...

Bierbasstard comments on May 13, 2020:

Hopefully she'll drop those eggs soon and have an easier means of egress.

Barnie2years replies on May 13, 2020:

That's what I was thinking. Plus once they hatch and having to fly to feed them should help her shed a few ounces!

[aol.

Huskygirl4ever comments on May 12, 2020:

This just proves he only cares about himself he doesn't care if we live or if we die

Barnie2years replies on May 12, 2020:

@Huskygirl4ever I hope everyone with a conscience feels the same way you do!

[aol.

Justme43 comments on May 12, 2020:

We are DOOMED! Where is Biden? :(

Barnie2years replies on May 12, 2020:

State governors that put stricter and longer rules in place (PA, NY, NH, MA) are taking all kinds of heat and possibly jeopardizing any future political careers to save their constituents. Trump has no means of processing empathy for those dying because of his greed and inability to feel anyone else’s pain. The man is a heartless mutant.

[hillreporter.

Barnie2years comments on May 11, 2020:

This is the Trump camp’s new weapon! Sexual accusations; hard to verify, make great headlines, and have no expiration date. And the Démocrates eat their own when it hits the press. It worked so well to get rid of Senator Al Franken and the California Rep Katie Hill, they are using it against any...

Barnie2years replies on May 12, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 he was a good Senator and could have accomplished some great things if we had flipped the Senate. He was railroaded by a Republican sleaseball radio host and self righteous members of his own party. I think Katie Hill never should ave stepped down either. Her sexual choices didn’t affect her strong showing or abilities in Congress. It would have blown over eventually. And now te Republicans have a very good chance at filling her seat, at least in the short term.

[hillreporter.

LenHazell53 comments on May 12, 2020:

this reminds me of the French 2002 French presidential election when accused and almost certainly guilty of diverting public funds and abusing public confidence Jacque Chirac campaigned under the slogan **"Vote for the Crook, not the Fascist"** to 1) keep himself in office and therefore immune ...

Barnie2years replies on May 12, 2020:

Pretty much sums it up. And you’re right, it is definitely an international problem, one might say even a human problem. The vast majority of people just want to get on with their lives, the opposing minorities control who actually governs. In European countries where there are a dozen or so Parties it becomes even more confusing as they form coalitions to gain power and elect leaders. More democratic perhaps, but more confusing as to who is actually going to be in charge when the dust clears and what exactly their priorities are going to be.

[hillreporter.

Lorajay comments on May 11, 2020:

I wish this was being publicized in the main stream press. The way the Internet works the only people that will even hear about it will be liberals. It's almost like we live in 2 different planets.

Barnie2years replies on May 12, 2020:

Essentially at this stage we live in two worlds, with a whole bunch of people floating aroun in the middle, not knowing who to believe. Or just waiting to see who wins so they can figure out how to cope. It’s a typical human condition: the vast majority don’t really care who is in charge, they just learn to cope with those who have the most power over their lives. This is quite obvious if you read any documentary on civilian life in war. The people cheer for whichever side happens to control their village, until it changes hands, then they welcome those troops in the hopes of not being slaughtered.

[businessinsider.

Justme43 comments on May 11, 2020:

So those states and/or cities not on board with his agenda get screwed and receive no aid from his coffers, eh? :(

Barnie2years replies on May 11, 2020:

He’s been doing this. States with Democratic governors get minimal help, states with Republican governments get more than they need. Hell, he sent California hundreds of ventilators that didn’t work and had to be repaired before they could send them to hospitals

[youtube.com] 10,000 Lies by Trump -the 3 Biggest so far.........

Lorajay comments on May 11, 2020:

It won't stop that's the one thing he's really good at.

Barnie2years replies on May 11, 2020:

I don’t know about good, but he’s had a lot of practice. He’s been doing it his entire life.

[alternet.

Lavergne comments on May 11, 2020:

They are counting on many people thinking they just need to take care of today and forsake thoughts of tomorrow. I can't tell you how many 30 somethings have said things like "I'll worry about being retired when I get there - right now I've got to make that car payment or my kid needs ...

Barnie2years replies on May 11, 2020:

At work the management tried the same thing basically with signing bonuses. They would offer a couple of thousand dollars now in exchange for worse deals on health insurance, smaller pay increases and other take backs. They knew it was cheaper in the long term for them, and would cost us more .

[vice.

Observer-Effect comments on May 11, 2020:

He ended up tweeting over 100 times before dinner time yesterday! It was stunningly pathetic even for that POS. It was all whining, blaming, lying and distracting. Everytime we think he can't get any lower he shocks us.

Barnie2years replies on May 11, 2020:

@Observer-Effect They’re right! It is a little dick thing! 🤣

[aol.

freedom41 comments on May 11, 2020:

Even in a crisis his ego needs stroking.

Barnie2years replies on May 11, 2020:

Needs stroking more because the only thing he really had going for him was the economy, especially the stock market and his fat cat buddies wallets. Without those, he’s just the empty, mindless blowhard most people already knew he was.

Absolute truth.

WilliamFleming comments on May 10, 2020:

Careful now. Fifty percent of American scientists believe in a higher power. Do you really mean to describe Sir Isaac Newton as “nuts”?

Barnie2years replies on May 10, 2020:

@WilliamFleming at the time a Newton was living, much of science was n it’s infancy, religion was at its apex. There was little to disprove religion, much to encourage you to at least force you to say you believed (blasphemy laws). Few of those excuses exist in the modern world, at least in the West and non Muslim countries.

[motherjones.

Lorajay comments on May 9, 2020:

The haters won't listen to him and he knows it. It is nice to have an intelligent educated opinion about the criminal activity in Washington though. I agree with Barnie that he is a prime target for the crazies. I was always surprised that no one tried to assassinate him while he was in ...

Barnie2years replies on May 9, 2020:

No one that had any success. He did have shots fired at the White House. And constant threats of lynching from Dear Leader’s friends in the South.

An update.

Barnie2years comments on May 8, 2020:

It remains to be seen where it goes from here. If it’s the typical Southern lynch trial, they will delay until something else takes over the news cycle, then hold a mock trial and let them walk for time served.

Barnie2years replies on May 9, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe definitely out of the headlines! 😁

An update.

LaDizdeOdd comments on May 8, 2020:

There is a FB page in support of them: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/05/08/social-media-group-garners-support-men-who-shot-and-killed-unarmed-jogger/

Barnie2years replies on May 9, 2020:

Welcome to Trumperica!

Wheeeee! What a party!

Lorajay comments on May 8, 2020:

I'm actually becoming concerned about the repercussions on our immune system after months of sterile living. I think expposure to a few germs is good exercise for our immune system.

Barnie2years replies on May 8, 2020:

My home is certainly not sterile. Unless you are a compulsive cleaner, there are plenty of germs in your house 😄 And you’ve been exposed to most common viruses over your lifetime. You are only avoiding the novel one. Not worth getting sick to try and hope you develop immunity without it killing you.

BREAKING NEWS MSNBC: 3:00 PM EST USA _ Attorney General Barr's Justice Department asks judge to ...

LucyLoohoo comments on May 7, 2020:

I think that there'll be so much of this corruption and demonstrations of power that his cult will be immune to it before November.

Barnie2years replies on May 7, 2020:

They already are.

[cnbc.

Observer-Effect comments on May 1, 2020:

And he has talked about suing China. Its stunning to have such a cowardly, pathetic, idiotic, traitorous loser as president. The fact that millions of Americans continue to support him despite what is so obvious? Means that America is collapsing into a banana republic. Lots of pandemics have ...

Barnie2years replies on May 1, 2020:

@Observer-Effect exactly what I’m figuring. These groups didn’t go away after the Oklahoma bombing. They just went underground and renamed themselves to appeal to millennials. Trump supports them and allowed them to come out in the open with no fear. They are not going to go back in the box without a fight.

[alternet.

Observer-Effect comments on May 1, 2020:

His son Rex is as much human garbage as Alex is. Peddling pure hate and moronic conspiracy theories. Might be good eatin's though!

Barnie2years replies on May 1, 2020:

Genetics, what are you going to do! Like the Trump kids, they get neither good genes nor good nurture. When the person you look up to is an ass with a fan club, it’s easy to get sucked into the life.

[cnbc.

Observer-Effect comments on May 1, 2020:

And he has talked about suing China. Its stunning to have such a cowardly, pathetic, idiotic, traitorous loser as president. The fact that millions of Americans continue to support him despite what is so obvious? Means that America is collapsing into a banana republic. Lots of pandemics have ...

Barnie2years replies on May 1, 2020:

@Observer-Effect I fear what is going to happen after the next election in November. No matter who wins, it is going to be a slow and long process to bring the country back from the four year Trump shit show. After armed protestors stormed the Michigan capital building, even though no shots were fired this time, the future is looking dim. I think this was just a test run to see what they could get away with.

[cnbc.

Observer-Effect comments on May 1, 2020:

And he has talked about suing China. Its stunning to have such a cowardly, pathetic, idiotic, traitorous loser as president. The fact that millions of Americans continue to support him despite what is so obvious? Means that America is collapsing into a banana republic. Lots of pandemics have ...

Barnie2years replies on May 1, 2020:

Thanks to Trump and his followers, if we don’t overwhelm this next election with intelligent candidates, both in the White House and Senate, we our country risks being another version of the South American messes.

[alternet.org] Trump just tried to express empathy for Covid-19 victims but it didn't go well.

LenHazell53 comments on May 1, 2020:

Well I would rarely agree with anything espoused by David Icke, but Trump I could well believe is a lizard man, he certainly has the mental and emotional capacity of a crocodile and the empathy of a gila monster.

Barnie2years replies on May 1, 2020:

You really disrespect the feelings of crocodiles and Gila Monsters. Female Crocodiles don’t leave their nest and carry their young in their mouth to the water for safety. And I would trust any kind of lizard more than Trump. 😁

Google News - GOP senator gives activists grim 2020 assessment amid fears over holding Senate

Lorajay comments on Apr 29, 2020:

I've got my fingers crossed that the so called liberal media will stop giving trump all the free publicity.

Barnie2years replies on Apr 30, 2020:

You have more faith in them than I do. If they don’t, the Trumplicans will accuse the mainstream media of bias. And with Trump screaming “fake news” at every microphone stuck in front of his ugly face, they, like the Biden campaign, will feel the need to answer. This, of course, is exactly what Trump wants and keeps his brand front and center. We are not living in a normal world, and that doesn’t even include the virus, it started the day Trump announced he was running. We are now living in a Trump managed television “reality” show.

I have something on my mind for a few days, and since I really have no one to talk to about it, I ...

Lorajay comments on Apr 29, 2020:

I've lost people I care about very very much. I spent 5 days in the hospital in Hungary last year. I didn't have a near death experience but I was so sick I didn't care whether I kept living for a while there. I don't think any of that changed me at all. I'm always tried to live my life to the ...

Barnie2years replies on Apr 30, 2020:

Glad you hung around! I am quite content in my life. My bucket list is very small and certainly not a priority. If through some miracle I would get a romantic partner, I would love to take a river cruise, either on the Rhine or the Danube. I don’t foresee that happening anytime soon.

[axios.com] Trump blasts Fox News this past weekend with negative tweets.

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 28, 2020:

All would be tyrants eventually turn on their most loyal supporters and accuse them of betrayal Alexander the great Julius Caesar Hitler Lenin Margaret Thatcher Now Trumpty Dumpty

Barnie2years replies on Apr 28, 2020:

Let’s not forget Stalin.

Has anyone else noticed a change in your dream pattern since the start of the pandemic?

Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 27, 2020:

I seem to be dreaming more often than usual but they are frequently sex dreams...

Barnie2years replies on Apr 28, 2020:

Do tell! 😁

'A phantom plague': America's Bible Belt played down the pandemic and even cashed in.

bobwjr comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Morons

Barnie2years replies on Apr 27, 2020:

That’s how evolution works; slowly but surely.

Miley Cyrus: Wish You Were Here (At Home) - SNL - YouTube

Barnie2years comments on Apr 26, 2020:

I thought this was one of the best musical performances I’ve seen on SNL in years! ❤️

Barnie2years replies on Apr 26, 2020:

@1of5 Just the single acoustic guitar, masterfully played with her voice gave me goosebumps. I love Spanish guitar music to start with.

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PondartIncbendog comments on Apr 25, 2020:

HOW,,,, stupid are Americans? Jezzus........

Barnie2years replies on Apr 26, 2020:

We elected Trump as president. ‘Nuff said! 🙄

BREAKING NEWS: Gov Cuomo dares the Senate to pass a law that enables States to declare bankruptcy.

MissKathleen comments on Apr 24, 2020:

Prepaid voting ballots...what a great idea.

Barnie2years replies on Apr 24, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 Pennsylvania is pushing for everyone to vote by mail. You still have to request a ballot online. A friend also said they sent her a Republican primary ballot, even though her and her sister are registered Democrat. More Republican tricks?

Without a single coronavirus death, Vietnam eases lockdown - Los Angeles Times

Barnie2years comments on Apr 23, 2020:

My ex’s sister lives over there. They are very struck on the isolation and face mask rules. Her and her husband were having cabin fever and decided to go for a walk. They were very quickly approached by the police and told to go the hell home!

Barnie2years replies on Apr 23, 2020:

@SeaGreenEyez they were saying that a week ago. My ex talks to her sister a couple of times a week. They are Slovak and their country has had no reported deaths either.

Reminders of lockdown more than a century ago.

TimeOutForMe comments on Apr 22, 2020:

Back in the year 2020 a roll of toilet paper was worth more than a barrel of oil. 😪

Barnie2years replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe thanks pretty low. This is just our state with a breakdown of the highest counties.

Reminders of lockdown more than a century ago.

Barnie2years comments on Apr 22, 2020:

What happens when you celebrate too soon! Like opening the beaches in Florida last week.

Barnie2years replies on Apr 22, 2020:

@TimeOutForMe that’s because viruses and bacteria are very good at evolving to become resistant to vaccines and drugs meant to kill them. One of the advantages of being simple organisms.

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Bigwavedave comments on Apr 22, 2020:

Ok you know me. I loathe trump. He is a poor excuse for humanity. Pathetic. The Iranians have been harassing the us since the Shah was overthrown. For me, I will never forget them holding our embassy people hostage. I know we were not good citizens with Iran, but that was an open act of war. Just ...

Barnie2years replies on Apr 22, 2020:

The hostage situation could have been resolved much sooner if the Republicans and Reagan campaign hadn’t made a deal to hold them until after the elections and Reagan’s win. And no one was killed if I remember.

73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

bobwjr comments on Apr 21, 2020:

Prisons are a Petri dish

Barnie2years replies on Apr 21, 2020:

So are Senior living complexes and nursing homes. The difference is how the people got there and their general health. Where my mom lives they are only serving one meal a day, delivered to their door (knock and run style). All public areas and gatherings of any kind have been canceled. For singles like my mom, it basically constitutes solitary confinement. If they did that in prison it would be called cruel and unusual punishment! Yet she is paying $1,700 a month for what prisoners (criminals) are getting free.

If you sanitize your strawberries with hydrogen peroxide they will no longer be red but they will be...

Barnie2years comments on Apr 20, 2020:

I don’t eat strawberries, so no problem! 😁

Barnie2years replies on Apr 21, 2020:

@Lorajay no, just don’t eat them (along with most fruits and many vegetables!😄).

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Barnie2years comments on Apr 19, 2020:

Love it! I couldn’t get the sound, but the captions were hilarious and oh so true!

Barnie2years replies on Apr 19, 2020:

@1of5 I watch so many foreign movies, and my hearing has deteriorated enough that subtitles work often better than audio for me! I just thought maybe my video player was off.

I paraphrase Pogo: We have met the enemy and they are us.

Route66Kid comments on Apr 19, 2020:

I have a personal connection with the Murrah Building. I in-processed both times I went on active duty in the Navy through the Recruiting Command Office on the third floor. When I enlisted in January 1978 and especially when I accepted a direct commission in the Nurse Corps in June 1987 I was in ...

Barnie2years replies on Apr 19, 2020:

@Gwendolyn2018 for a period of time, the Right Wing militias were under a lot of pressure from the government and went underground to a great degree. They still existed, but like the Klan, became somewhat secretive and hidden. With the rise of The Republican Far Right, and the Internet, they have become much more open, able to recruit and get their message into the mainstream. With the election of Trump and the Republican led Senate, they have become fearless. They know the Justice system is now on their side, courts will rule in their favor and their president thinks they are “good people.” This is incendiary like spraying gasoline on burning coal. Only a matter of time before it explodes.

For those who FB and belive the pandemic is real.

Petter comments on Apr 17, 2020:

Is this really possible? Are there so many idiots in the US?

Barnie2years replies on Apr 17, 2020:

Sadly this is only the ones who actually know how to use a computer of some kind. Imagine the wisdom of those who have no access to real information.

If WHO is not funded, will it be easier for the OrangeIdiot to reopen the economy by fudging ...