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Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir I didn't claim anyone has a right to invade, though no doubt the US would if either allied with Russia or China.
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir I didn't claim anyone has a right to invade, though no doubt the US would if either allied with Russia or China.
You think the West really cares about Ukrainian citizens?
Druvius comments on May 21, 2022:
"We will choke their rivers with our dead!" Or in this case Ukraine's dead. Yes, this is 100% a classic US proxy war. We are sacrificing Ukrainian women and children for America's empire.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Even if it didn't start as a US proxy war, it is one now.
Druvius comments on May 21, 2022:
"We will choke their rivers with our dead!" Or in this case Ukraine's dead. Yes, this is 100% a classic US proxy war. We are sacrificing Ukrainian women and children for America's empire.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Even if it didn't start as a US proxy war, it is one now.
Among all this flutter we find the Russian tricolor (white over blue over red).
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir No, the Azov battalion and others are facts, not propaganda. LOL, you do know that Zellensky has jailed his opposition and any press that doesn't support him, hardly an example of a free press? Yes, Putin is a thug and an autocrat, so what? The twaddle that this is some sort of epic struggle between freedom and democracy is unadulterated propaganda. The US and NATO did what they could to bring this war about, and are doing everything in their power to prolong it. It's a US proxy war now. They should be trying to end it, not prolong it.
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
Ukraine is fascist, not Russia. In fact Ukraine's open embrace of Nazis is a big part of the reason for this war.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir No, the Azov battalion and others are facts, not propaganda. LOL, you do know that Zellensky has jailed his opposition and any press that doesn't support him, hardly an example of a free press? Yes, Putin is a thug and an autocrat, so what? The twaddle that this is some sort of epic struggle between freedom and democracy is unadulterated propaganda. The US and NATO did what they could to bring this war about, and are doing everything in their power to prolong it. It's a US proxy war now. They should be trying to end it, not prolong it.
What side of history do you want to be on?
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir No, you can't. But that doesn't mean he can't run or be elected, and jailing him would just be more "evidence" that the libs were conspiring against him.
Druvius comments on May 23, 2022:
"Vote for us because we aren't the GOP" has been the most failed election strategy in American history. Yet many people still seem to think it's a viable strategy. Trump winning in 2024 looks more likely every day sadly enough.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
@Flyingsaucesir No, you can't. But that doesn't mean he can't run or be elected, and jailing him would just be more "evidence" that the libs were conspiring against him.
NATO Recruiter of the Year 2022!
DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:
Look at the facts here. Putin moves in and kills thousands of Ukrainians causing prices to skyrocket worldwide and other nations wanting to join NATO. Then there has to be money involved in all the re-building that is to be done later. It's all about money.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
Best news for American war profiteers since Vietnam.
DenoPenno comments on May 23, 2022:
Look at the facts here. Putin moves in and kills thousands of Ukrainians causing prices to skyrocket worldwide and other nations wanting to join NATO. Then there has to be money involved in all the re-building that is to be done later. It's all about money.
Druvius replies on May 23, 2022:
Best news for American war profiteers since Vietnam.
Shot down over Ukraine, Russian SU-34 fighter jet found with GPS taped to its dashboard
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Druvius comments on May 21, 2022:
And some will believe this. It might even be true, but I doubt it.
Druvius replies on May 22, 2022:
@Fernapple Yes, us worms will never know. This is easily the most propagandized war in history at this point, especially in the western media. But stuff that sounds like PERFECT anti-Russian "news" should def be taken with a large dose of salt.
Druvius comments on May 21, 2022:
And some will believe this. It might even be true, but I doubt it.
Druvius replies on May 22, 2022:
@Fernapple Yes, us worms will never know. This is easily the most propagandized war in history at this point, especially in the western media. But stuff that sounds like PERFECT anti-Russian "news" should def be taken with a large dose of salt.
Do animals have morality?
Wallace comments on May 17, 2022:
I didn't know nonhuman animals ever showed "fairness"; this seems (nearly?) equivalent to the concept of justice to me.
Druvius replies on May 18, 2022:
Yeah, if you give a chimp a birthday cake, you better give them all birthday cakes, or homicidal rage might ensure. That's kind of proto-fairness in that they can tell when they're being short changed, but I think it's a stretch to call it any kind of morality.
Wallace comments on May 17, 2022:
I didn't know nonhuman animals ever showed "fairness"; this seems (nearly?) equivalent to the concept of justice to me.
Druvius replies on May 18, 2022:
Yeah, if you give a chimp a birthday cake, you better give them all birthday cakes, or homicidal rage might ensure. That's kind of proto-fairness in that they can tell when they're being short changed, but I think it's a stretch to call it any kind of morality.
Do animals have morality?
xenoview comments on May 17, 2022:
We don't know if other animals have morals. We can't ask them.
Druvius replies on May 18, 2022:
We can't ask them because they can't comprehend grammar, no animal can parse the difference between "Man bites dog" and "Dog bites man." Though calling this difference morality, as the OP seems to be doing, is semantic hair splitting.
xenoview comments on May 17, 2022:
We don't know if other animals have morals. We can't ask them.
Druvius replies on May 18, 2022:
We can't ask them because they can't comprehend grammar, no animal can parse the difference between "Man bites dog" and "Dog bites man." Though calling this difference morality, as the OP seems to be doing, is semantic hair splitting.
[theguardian.
Druvius comments on Feb 9, 2022:
Imagine being so insecure in your faith that you feel the need to proselytize captive children.
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@Triphid I was being somewhat facetious, people that are secure in their world view feel no need to convert others. :)
Druvius comments on Feb 9, 2022:
Imagine being so insecure in your faith that you feel the need to proselytize captive children.
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@Triphid I was being somewhat facetious, people that are secure in their world view feel no need to convert others. :)
[cnn.com]
If you own some models of Hyundai or Kia, park outside due to fire risk, companies say.
Druvius comments on Feb 8, 2022:
A big corporation doing the responsible thing, nice to see for a change.
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@Organist1 Oh yes, they've been recalled.
Druvius comments on Feb 8, 2022:
A big corporation doing the responsible thing, nice to see for a change.
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@Organist1 Oh yes, they've been recalled.
[cnn.com]
If you own some models of Hyundai or Kia, park outside due to fire risk, companies say.
barjoe comments on Feb 8, 2022:
Hyundai Santa Fe uses DOT 4 brake fluid which is much more flammable Than DOT 3. Short in Anti Lock Brake system can cause fires of there's a brake line leak. KIA has same problem. Korean war vets should never buy a Korean car that is an acronym for Killed In Action..Tesla also has a fire hazard and...
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@barjoe 3 fires out of millions of car years, microscopic. They warned peeps and issued a recall, corporate responsibility.
barjoe comments on Feb 8, 2022:
Hyundai Santa Fe uses DOT 4 brake fluid which is much more flammable Than DOT 3. Short in Anti Lock Brake system can cause fires of there's a brake line leak. KIA has same problem. Korean war vets should never buy a Korean car that is an acronym for Killed In Action..Tesla also has a fire hazard and...
Druvius replies on Feb 9, 2022:
@barjoe 3 fires out of millions of car years, microscopic. They warned peeps and issued a recall, corporate responsibility.
[cnn.com]
If you own some models of Hyundai or Kia, park outside due to fire risk, companies say.
barjoe comments on Feb 8, 2022:
Hyundai Santa Fe uses DOT 4 brake fluid which is much more flammable Than DOT 3. Short in Anti Lock Brake system can cause fires of there's a brake line leak. KIA has same problem. Korean war vets should never buy a Korean car that is an acronym for Killed In Action..Tesla also has a fire hazard and...
Druvius replies on Feb 8, 2022:
The problem is microscopic, no one needs change their behavior because of it.
barjoe comments on Feb 8, 2022:
Hyundai Santa Fe uses DOT 4 brake fluid which is much more flammable Than DOT 3. Short in Anti Lock Brake system can cause fires of there's a brake line leak. KIA has same problem. Korean war vets should never buy a Korean car that is an acronym for Killed In Action..Tesla also has a fire hazard and...
Druvius replies on Feb 8, 2022:
The problem is microscopic, no one needs change their behavior because of it.
Baptisms invalid - priest used wrong words.
Fernapple comments on Feb 8, 2022:
The link is broken sorry. But based on your description, I would say that if the priest is a true literal believer himself then he has no choice, and he is at least honest, even if deluded.
If he is not a true believer however, then he is committing a far worse act of dishonesty by leading ...
Druvius replies on Feb 8, 2022:
https://religionnews.com/2020/09/15/vatican-causes-chaos-by-invalidating-baptism-formula/
Fernapple comments on Feb 8, 2022:
The link is broken sorry. But based on your description, I would say that if the priest is a true literal believer himself then he has no choice, and he is at least honest, even if deluded.
If he is not a true believer however, then he is committing a far worse act of dishonesty by leading ...
Druvius replies on Feb 8, 2022:
https://religionnews.com/2020/09/15/vatican-causes-chaos-by-invalidating-baptism-formula/
Aliens?
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@racocn8 Seen it all dude, so far nada that counts as evidence in any meaningful sense of the word. There's nothing to deny, just pointing out there's no evidence.
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@racocn8 Seen it all dude, so far nada that counts as evidence in any meaningful sense of the word. There's nothing to deny, just pointing out there's no evidence.
Aliens?
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 SETI has been around for over five decades, lots of studies, so far zip.
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 SETI has been around for over five decades, lots of studies, so far zip.
Aliens?
racocn8 comments on Feb 6, 2022:
Please have a look at this video. Chris Mellon is a serious player having managed to compel the Pentagon to validate videos he had a hand in releasing. And I've tried to put thoughtful posts in the group.
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW5UaqQFaOk
...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
"UAP" still makes me giggle. "UFO" was invented to pretend there was something to be investigated, when investigation proved fruitless the term became a joke. I wonder what they will come up with after "UAP" becomes a similar joke?
racocn8 comments on Feb 6, 2022:
Please have a look at this video. Chris Mellon is a serious player having managed to compel the Pentagon to validate videos he had a hand in releasing. And I've tried to put thoughtful posts in the group.
https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW5UaqQFaOk
...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
"UAP" still makes me giggle. "UFO" was invented to pretend there was something to be investigated, when investigation proved fruitless the term became a joke. I wonder what they will come up with after "UAP" becomes a similar joke?
Aliens?
Julie808 comments on Feb 7, 2022:
I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them.
I like the hint in the comment ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
"I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them." Argument from big numbers, since we have no idea what the odds on life such as ourselves developing are, no conclusion can be reached. If our evolution was a likely as a monkey typing Hamlet by chance, we might well be alone.
Julie808 comments on Feb 7, 2022:
I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them.
I like the hint in the comment ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
"I can't imagine that with all the planets and matter out there in space that we haven't even explored yet, that there aren't intelligent beings, likely more intelligent than us, who might be patrolling the planets known to them to have "intelligent" life on them." Argument from big numbers, since we have no idea what the odds on life such as ourselves developing are, no conclusion can be reached. If our evolution was a likely as a monkey typing Hamlet by chance, we might well be alone.
Aliens?
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 No, there is tons of anecdotal evidence. That's not actual evidence.
Druvius comments on Feb 7, 2022:
So far there is zero evidence for the existence of aliens on Earth. The same as the evidence for Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and God. They are just the modern take on imaginary mythological creatures, and can be safely categorized as such. When actual evidence emerges I will happily reexamine my ...
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@darren316 No, there is tons of anecdotal evidence. That's not actual evidence.
Ottawa police are making a good case to be defunded
[youtu.be]
SnowyOwl comments on Feb 6, 2022:
The Conservatives just got rid of their leader, O'Toole because he didn't cuddle up to the White Supremacists and other hate groups that are behind this convoy of the disillusioned, that speaks volumes to where the Conservatives have gone.
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@racocn8 Time for Justin to do what his father did.
SnowyOwl comments on Feb 6, 2022:
The Conservatives just got rid of their leader, O'Toole because he didn't cuddle up to the White Supremacists and other hate groups that are behind this convoy of the disillusioned, that speaks volumes to where the Conservatives have gone.
Druvius replies on Feb 7, 2022:
@racocn8 Time for Justin to do what his father did.
Just heard the protest in Canada be described as a "nationwide insurrection".
Druvius comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Yeah, white privilege illustrated. People with the wealth, freedom and time to engage in nonsense like this pretending they are oppressed. Pathetic.
Druvius replies on Feb 6, 2022:
@puff They have no concerns. There's nothing to ignore. There's always Karens in western society.
Druvius comments on Feb 5, 2022:
Yeah, white privilege illustrated. People with the wealth, freedom and time to engage in nonsense like this pretending they are oppressed. Pathetic.
Druvius replies on Feb 6, 2022:
@puff They have no concerns. There's nothing to ignore. There's always Karens in western society.
Opinion: France is on a dangerous collision course with its Muslim population - CNN
LucyLoohoo comments on Feb 5, 2022:
I stand with the women! If she wants to wear the scarf...why not wear it? Who is she really ''endangering?"
Druvius replies on Feb 5, 2022:
Exactly. Men telling women how to dress is so tiresome.
LucyLoohoo comments on Feb 5, 2022:
I stand with the women! If she wants to wear the scarf...why not wear it? Who is she really ''endangering?"
Druvius replies on Feb 5, 2022:
Exactly. Men telling women how to dress is so tiresome.
Any non god fearing entomologists out there who can identify this critter who's living under our ...
SnowyOwl comments on Jan 30, 2022:
That's a pretty big grasshopper but I wouldn't say it was a giant grasshopper, those are much more rare.
Druvius replies on Feb 2, 2022:
@barjoe They had fun with postcards in the west:
SnowyOwl comments on Jan 30, 2022:
That's a pretty big grasshopper but I wouldn't say it was a giant grasshopper, those are much more rare.
Druvius replies on Feb 2, 2022:
@barjoe They had fun with postcards in the west:
[msnbc.com]
This is what I'm afraid of re: Justice Dept.
Druvius comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Yeah. I fear January 6th was his Beer Hall Putsch, and he will be elected chancellor in 2024, and he will dismantle the republic to be president for life.
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@JackPedigo, @GreenAtheist Well yes, in many ways this was never a democracy, just rule by the elite with a democratic facade. The fact that gerrymandering, discovered in the early 1800s, has yet to be addressed shows what a sham democracy it is. Still, I'd prefer a sham democracy to Trump as president-for-life.
Druvius comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Yeah. I fear January 6th was his Beer Hall Putsch, and he will be elected chancellor in 2024, and he will dismantle the republic to be president for life.
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@JackPedigo, @GreenAtheist Well yes, in many ways this was never a democracy, just rule by the elite with a democratic facade. The fact that gerrymandering, discovered in the early 1800s, has yet to be addressed shows what a sham democracy it is. Still, I'd prefer a sham democracy to Trump as president-for-life.
[msnbc.com]
This is what I'm afraid of re: Justice Dept.
Druvius comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Yeah. I fear January 6th was his Beer Hall Putsch, and he will be elected chancellor in 2024, and he will dismantle the republic to be president for life.
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@JackPedigo No it's not. Trump however is the first US politician with a massive personality cult supporting him, and the GOP doesn't give a crap about laws or the Constitution, all they want to do is win. I hope the republic survives, but this is the most perilous time for it since the Civil War.
Druvius comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Yeah. I fear January 6th was his Beer Hall Putsch, and he will be elected chancellor in 2024, and he will dismantle the republic to be president for life.
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@JackPedigo No it's not. Trump however is the first US politician with a massive personality cult supporting him, and the GOP doesn't give a crap about laws or the Constitution, all they want to do is win. I hope the republic survives, but this is the most perilous time for it since the Civil War.
The Pressure Campaign on Spotify to Remove Joe Rogan Reveals the Religion of Liberals: Censorship
Druvius comments on Jan 30, 2022:
No, this isn't censorship, it's the free market at work shutting down someone who is spreading dangerous misinformation. I love how the Right trumpets the free market, except when they don't like the results. What can you expect from an ideology that now won't even respect the results of elections ...
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@WilliamCharles What does this have to do with HRC? Nothing. Doesn't have anything to do with politics even, it's responsible people trying to stop the spread of dangerous misinformation.
Druvius comments on Jan 30, 2022:
No, this isn't censorship, it's the free market at work shutting down someone who is spreading dangerous misinformation. I love how the Right trumpets the free market, except when they don't like the results. What can you expect from an ideology that now won't even respect the results of elections ...
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
@WilliamCharles What does this have to do with HRC? Nothing. Doesn't have anything to do with politics even, it's responsible people trying to stop the spread of dangerous misinformation.
So sad
I try not overload this to ya all, sparing the worst, but this is so sad.
BD66 comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Turn the audio way up. You can hear the person filming say "I think he has a gun. Oh my God!" then he points what appears to be a gun at one of the policemen before they open fire on him.
What do you expect the police to do? Wait to see if he shoots one of them first?
It appears to be a case...
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
Yes, it's the cops duty to take risks to protect the innocent.
BD66 comments on Jan 31, 2022:
Turn the audio way up. You can hear the person filming say "I think he has a gun. Oh my God!" then he points what appears to be a gun at one of the policemen before they open fire on him.
What do you expect the police to do? Wait to see if he shoots one of them first?
It appears to be a case...
Druvius replies on Jan 31, 2022:
Yes, it's the cops duty to take risks to protect the innocent.
Stumbled on this, thought it was fun: [youtube.com]
LucyLoohoo comments on Jan 30, 2022:
They're just charming! I'm always interested in how the Japanese have adopted Western music!
Druvius replies on Jan 30, 2022:
I love the Japanese artistic fusion with western culture, they often take it to wonderful places.
LucyLoohoo comments on Jan 30, 2022:
They're just charming! I'm always interested in how the Japanese have adopted Western music!
Druvius replies on Jan 30, 2022:
I love the Japanese artistic fusion with western culture, they often take it to wonderful places.
Gridlocking a city to bully them into doing what you want, huh?
Druvius comments on Jan 29, 2022:
#karenconvoy
Druvius replies on Jan 30, 2022:
@puff No, they're sticklers for other people following THEIR rules. Like these losers. #FluTruxKlan
Druvius comments on Jan 29, 2022:
#karenconvoy
Druvius replies on Jan 30, 2022:
@puff No, they're sticklers for other people following THEIR rules. Like these losers. #FluTruxKlan
Cooler heads still prevail, let's hope it continues.
Lorajay comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Russia is afraid their quest for regaining territory will be foiled by NATO. I fear Putin is going to advance into Ukraine but he will probably wait until the spring rains are over so his tanks won't get stuck. Then again he may try to do it before the rains come.
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
What territory? Russia will defend the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic if Ukraine is so foolish as to pull a Saakashvili, but they have no claims anywhere else.
Lorajay comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Russia is afraid their quest for regaining territory will be foiled by NATO. I fear Putin is going to advance into Ukraine but he will probably wait until the spring rains are over so his tanks won't get stuck. Then again he may try to do it before the rains come.
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
What territory? Russia will defend the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic if Ukraine is so foolish as to pull a Saakashvili, but they have no claims anywhere else.
Wouldn’t the fact that Biden said he was going to appoint a black woman to replace Breyer on the ...
Retiredsteve comments on Jan 27, 2022:
There are quite a few qualified black women judges in the United States and President Biden is going to nominate one because of her qualifications and because the racist republicans won’t ever do it.
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Trajan61 No, it didn't, America has always been a profoundly racist nation and remains one to this day. More than half of white Americans think whites are a discriminated against minority now ... which means more than half of white Americans are so steeped in white privilege that they don't have a clue the discrimination colored people face in America still.
Retiredsteve comments on Jan 27, 2022:
There are quite a few qualified black women judges in the United States and President Biden is going to nominate one because of her qualifications and because the racist republicans won’t ever do it.
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Trajan61 No, it didn't, America has always been a profoundly racist nation and remains one to this day. More than half of white Americans think whites are a discriminated against minority now ... which means more than half of white Americans are so steeped in white privilege that they don't have a clue the discrimination colored people face in America still.
Wouldn’t the fact that Biden said he was going to appoint a black woman to replace Breyer on the ...
Paul4747 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
I dunno, would the fact that Trump selected three very white, very Xian justices count as both racist and religion-ist? Especially since they obviously weren't the most qualified to enforce the Constitution, having shown a clear religious agenda?
In a very broad field of equally qualified ...
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@AnneWimsey I know, that was freaking hysterical. Love it when GOPers self own.
Paul4747 comments on Jan 27, 2022:
I dunno, would the fact that Trump selected three very white, very Xian justices count as both racist and religion-ist? Especially since they obviously weren't the most qualified to enforce the Constitution, having shown a clear religious agenda?
In a very broad field of equally qualified ...
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@AnneWimsey I know, that was freaking hysterical. Love it when GOPers self own.
Joe Rogan: Scientists slam climate denialism from Jordan Peterson as 'absurd' - CNN
Druvius comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Science denying idiot interviews science denying idiot. Well, now we know who Rogan's targeted demographic is. ;)
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Tejas He's a science denying idiot, nothing to watch. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/14/spotify-joe-rogan-podcast-open-letter
Druvius comments on Jan 27, 2022:
Science denying idiot interviews science denying idiot. Well, now we know who Rogan's targeted demographic is. ;)
Druvius replies on Jan 27, 2022:
@Tejas He's a science denying idiot, nothing to watch. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/14/spotify-joe-rogan-podcast-open-letter
France bans gay ‘conversion therapy’ with new law
freedom41 comments on Jan 26, 2022:
I don't think that will happen in this country any time soon.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
Nationally no, but numerous states and municipalities have banned it. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._jurisdictions_banning_conversion_therapy
freedom41 comments on Jan 26, 2022:
I don't think that will happen in this country any time soon.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
Nationally no, but numerous states and municipalities have banned it. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._jurisdictions_banning_conversion_therapy
California firearms: City rules gun owners must have liability cover
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Druvius comments on Jan 26, 2022:
It will no doubt face massive well-funded legal challenges.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@LovinLarge agreed.
Druvius comments on Jan 26, 2022:
It will no doubt face massive well-funded legal challenges.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@LovinLarge agreed.
And maybe octopuses are aliens .
Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2022:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@FearlessFly "The map is not the territory."
Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2022:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@FearlessFly "The map is not the territory."
And maybe octopuses are aliens .
Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2022:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
And what makes a claim extraordinary? Evidence is evidence, no matter what the claim. Alas, the paper provides no evidence.
Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2022:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
And what makes a claim extraordinary? Evidence is evidence, no matter what the claim. Alas, the paper provides no evidence.
What's going on in Ukraine scares me, I hope Biden knows what he is doing, but I have my doubts.
hankster comments on Jan 25, 2022:
didn't you just post this. "The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason."
so is the u.s. crying wolf or not? you obviously have you're mind on this situation a lot. you have good reason.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@racocn8 Because I'm older than 13 and know the "Russia bad, USA and Nato good" line is cold war propaganda. People who have internalized that as their world view are as immune to argument as Trumpers.
hankster comments on Jan 25, 2022:
didn't you just post this. "The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason."
so is the u.s. crying wolf or not? you obviously have you're mind on this situation a lot. you have good reason.
Druvius replies on Jan 26, 2022:
@racocn8 Because I'm older than 13 and know the "Russia bad, USA and Nato good" line is cold war propaganda. People who have internalized that as their world view are as immune to argument as Trumpers.
Texas woman arrested after allegedly trying to buy another woman’s child for $500,000 at Walmart
anglophone comments on Jan 25, 2022:
Rebecca Lanette Taylor is mentally defective. She needs to be kept in secure accommodation until she is no longer a risk to other people.
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
I would agree, this was disordered thinking, not a crime.
anglophone comments on Jan 25, 2022:
Rebecca Lanette Taylor is mentally defective. She needs to be kept in secure accommodation until she is no longer a risk to other people.
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
I would agree, this was disordered thinking, not a crime.
Not everyone favours war with Russia!
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wordywalt comments on Jan 24, 2022:
Almost all sensible people do not want war with Russia. If anyone wants war, it it Putin.
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
@PBuck0145 Yerp, the new McCarthyism if anything is even stupider than the original.
wordywalt comments on Jan 24, 2022:
Almost all sensible people do not want war with Russia. If anyone wants war, it it Putin.
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
@PBuck0145 Yerp, the new McCarthyism if anything is even stupider than the original.
Heather Cox Richardson
Today, the Pentagon ordered up to 8500 troops to go on standby in case ...
Druvius comments on Jan 25, 2022:
Codswaddle. Neglects to mention that Crimea NEVER wanted to be part of Ukraine, and struggled from the collapse of the Soviet Union to be either independent or part of Russia. In fact arguably its inclusion in Ukraine was illegal from the beginning. To claim that Russia "invaded and annexed" Crimea ...
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
@Paul4747 And all you're doing is spreading Washington propaganda, which I'm quite familiar with thank you. https://www.quora.com/Does-Crimea-want-to-become-part-of-Russia?fbclid=IwAR02ArDmu9CgI6ohz0ZejEpwiwP5QZHVn7mylBSdjrFLb5TzN19CcKAzeMA
Druvius comments on Jan 25, 2022:
Codswaddle. Neglects to mention that Crimea NEVER wanted to be part of Ukraine, and struggled from the collapse of the Soviet Union to be either independent or part of Russia. In fact arguably its inclusion in Ukraine was illegal from the beginning. To claim that Russia "invaded and annexed" Crimea ...
Druvius replies on Jan 25, 2022:
@Paul4747 And all you're doing is spreading Washington propaganda, which I'm quite familiar with thank you. https://www.quora.com/Does-Crimea-want-to-become-part-of-Russia?fbclid=IwAR02ArDmu9CgI6ohz0ZejEpwiwP5QZHVn7mylBSdjrFLb5TzN19CcKAzeMA
Should the US add sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine ? Why/not ?
gigihein comments on Jan 24, 2022:
Since I was married to a Cuban and immersed in the culture 20 years, my take was it hurts the people not the pendejos running the country. not the government. It is a strange concept to me. I am hardly knowledgeable about hitting their technology. It just seems the results won't be fast but ...
Druvius replies on Jan 24, 2022:
Yes, all sanctions do is hurt poor people and strengthen hard liners.
gigihein comments on Jan 24, 2022:
Since I was married to a Cuban and immersed in the culture 20 years, my take was it hurts the people not the pendejos running the country. not the government. It is a strange concept to me. I am hardly knowledgeable about hitting their technology. It just seems the results won't be fast but ...
Druvius replies on Jan 24, 2022:
Yes, all sanctions do is hurt poor people and strengthen hard liners.
The concept of HELL serves no purpose other than to instill fear and control others.
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The one slight use that the concept has, is for people to be able to hope that there is some sort of justice in the afterlife for the evil others get away with now. I have a list of people I wish I could feel were or are going to be burning in hell.
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
I must admit that I do something think about hate preachers and the like getting to heaven where an angry God says "You preached WHAT in my name?"
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The one slight use that the concept has, is for people to be able to hope that there is some sort of justice in the afterlife for the evil others get away with now. I have a list of people I wish I could feel were or are going to be burning in hell.
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
I must admit that I do something think about hate preachers and the like getting to heaven where an angry God says "You preached WHAT in my name?"
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
barjoe comments on Jan 22, 2022:
antiwar.com is an "anti-interventionist" site, which in and of itself is good. They fail to condemn Russian intervention; only American intervention. You can quote this website all you want, but it's ridiculous. In the play, Godot never shows up, but I assure you, Russia will invade Ukraine. It is...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
Except that it's the US with a globe spanning military empire with constant interventions. Russia's last unjust intervention was in 1968. And no, it's not going to happen, anymore than Saddam was going to invade Saudi Arabia or or attack the USA with WMDs.
barjoe comments on Jan 22, 2022:
antiwar.com is an "anti-interventionist" site, which in and of itself is good. They fail to condemn Russian intervention; only American intervention. You can quote this website all you want, but it's ridiculous. In the play, Godot never shows up, but I assure you, Russia will invade Ukraine. It is...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
Except that it's the US with a globe spanning military empire with constant interventions. Russia's last unjust intervention was in 1968. And no, it's not going to happen, anymore than Saddam was going to invade Saudi Arabia or or attack the USA with WMDs.
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia already invaded Ukraine. WTF are you talking about?
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@actofdog So what? The people of Crimea never wanted to be part of Ukraine from the beginning. https://www.quora.com/Does-Crimea-want-to-become-part-of-Russia
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia already invaded Ukraine. WTF are you talking about?
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@actofdog So what? The people of Crimea never wanted to be part of Ukraine from the beginning. https://www.quora.com/Does-Crimea-want-to-become-part-of-Russia
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
wordywalt comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The &US was NOT crying wolf about Russia during the Cold War. After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments. It wanted to take over all of Europe and would have done so, were it not for our military presence. The US was not the country ...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@wordywalt Yes, that was over fifty years ago, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist over 30 years ago. Your point?
wordywalt comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The &US was NOT crying wolf about Russia during the Cold War. After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments. It wanted to take over all of Europe and would have done so, were it not for our military presence. The US was not the country ...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@wordywalt Yes, that was over fifty years ago, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist over 30 years ago. Your point?
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
racocn8 comments on Jan 22, 2022:
Tell it to the Crimeans.
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@racocn8 My brothers best friend is Crimean and visits regularly, they're thrilled.
racocn8 comments on Jan 22, 2022:
Tell it to the Crimeans.
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
@racocn8 My brothers best friend is Crimean and visits regularly, they're thrilled.
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia already invaded Ukraine. WTF are you talking about?
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia didn't invade Ukraine. The government and people of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to join Russia (They're Russian and never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place.) after a US fostered Nazi coup shot their way into power in Ukraine and made it their first order of business passing laws making Russians living in Ukraine second class citizens. Of course Crimea didn't want any part of them. Democracy and self determination, to characterize that as an invasion is propaganda at its finest.
Paul4747 comments on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia already invaded Ukraine. WTF are you talking about?
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
Russia didn't invade Ukraine. The government and people of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to join Russia (They're Russian and never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place.) after a US fostered Nazi coup shot their way into power in Ukraine and made it their first order of business passing laws making Russians living in Ukraine second class citizens. Of course Crimea didn't want any part of them. Democracy and self determination, to characterize that as an invasion is propaganda at its finest.
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
wordywalt comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The &US was NOT crying wolf about Russia during the Cold War. After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments. It wanted to take over all of Europe and would have done so, were it not for our military presence. The US was not the country ...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
"After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments." So wrong it's frightening, and goes downhill from there.
wordywalt comments on Jan 23, 2022:
The &US was NOT crying wolf about Russia during the Cold War. After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments. It wanted to take over all of Europe and would have done so, were it not for our military presence. The US was not the country ...
Druvius replies on Jan 23, 2022:
"After WW II Russia invaded all of the countries in eastern Europe and installed puppet governments." So wrong it's frightening, and goes downhill from there.
The US has been crying wolf since 1945, and people still listen for some reason.
racocn8 comments on Jan 22, 2022:
Tell it to the Crimeans.
Druvius replies on Jan 22, 2022:
The people who are overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia, you know, because they are Russian and never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place? Tell them what?
racocn8 comments on Jan 22, 2022:
Tell it to the Crimeans.
Druvius replies on Jan 22, 2022:
The people who are overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia, you know, because they are Russian and never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place? Tell them what?
The Day After Russia Attacks
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 22, 2022:
@barjoe Qualifying those as invasions means you are simply regurgitating Washington propaganda. Crimea especially was not an invasion, the Crimean's are THRILLED to be part of Russia, they never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place. In any event we do agree this is a scary situation that could lead to a terrible wart. Hoping that cooler heads prevail. i didn't say Russia was a peace loving country, neither is the US. Putin has never done more than defend his own, there's no reason to expect any different.
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 22, 2022:
@barjoe Qualifying those as invasions means you are simply regurgitating Washington propaganda. Crimea especially was not an invasion, the Crimean's are THRILLED to be part of Russia, they never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place. In any event we do agree this is a scary situation that could lead to a terrible wart. Hoping that cooler heads prevail. i didn't say Russia was a peace loving country, neither is the US. Putin has never done more than defend his own, there's no reason to expect any different.
The Day After Russia Attacks
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
@barjoe Yes, familiar with "Putin is going to invade" propaganda, it's been American propaganda since 1945. You'd think the fact that Russia hasn't invaded anyone since 1945 might make people suspect they are being lied to, but apparently not. Now if Ukraine, like Georgia in 2008, decides to attack Russia, Russians, or its allies, then Putin will respond.
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
@barjoe Yes, familiar with "Putin is going to invade" propaganda, it's been American propaganda since 1945. You'd think the fact that Russia hasn't invaded anyone since 1945 might make people suspect they are being lied to, but apparently not. Now if Ukraine, like Georgia in 2008, decides to attack Russia, Russians, or its allies, then Putin will respond.
The Day After Russia Attacks
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
@barjoe The US and NATO have been the aggressor since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Putin will do nothing unless the US crosses his very clear red lines. Putin outfoxed Bush and Obama, he's not going to go off "half-cocked" against Biden.
Druvius comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Another press release from the White House/Pentagon. No, Russia is not going to invade a nation of 45 million with a 100,000 troops, that doesn't pass the laugh test. Biden is playing with fire, maybe trying to encourage Ukraine to do something stupid that would trigger a Russian response. A ...
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
@barjoe The US and NATO have been the aggressor since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Putin will do nothing unless the US crosses his very clear red lines. Putin outfoxed Bush and Obama, he's not going to go off "half-cocked" against Biden.
Republicans Want New Tool in Elusive Search for Voter Fraud: Election Police
freedom41 comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Repubs sure know how to waste time & money.
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
I know, they always claim they want small government, but they expand it wildly when it suits their agenda. The USA needs another police agency the way it needed another branch of the military, your tax dollars at waste.
freedom41 comments on Jan 21, 2022:
Repubs sure know how to waste time & money.
Druvius replies on Jan 21, 2022:
I know, they always claim they want small government, but they expand it wildly when it suits their agenda. The USA needs another police agency the way it needed another branch of the military, your tax dollars at waste.
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Christian group in Boston flag dispute | Reuters
Retiredsteve comments on Jan 19, 2022:
If the justices want to allow a Christian flag to be flown on government property, which in violation of the law, then that city should just take the flag pole down.
Druvius replies on Jan 19, 2022:
That was my thought, they might as well cancel the program. From what I read this is a hate cult masquerading as Christians, that alone should be grounds for rejecting them.
Retiredsteve comments on Jan 19, 2022:
If the justices want to allow a Christian flag to be flown on government property, which in violation of the law, then that city should just take the flag pole down.
Druvius replies on Jan 19, 2022:
That was my thought, they might as well cancel the program. From what I read this is a hate cult masquerading as Christians, that alone should be grounds for rejecting them.
Major U.S. airlines warn 5G could ground some planes, wreak havoc | Reuters
Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:
I'm guessing this is just a liability CYA thing? Sort of like "caution, remove pizza from box before eating." Couldn't this have been tested fairly easily? I mean if it does shut down air travel, wouldn't that make the phone companies liable for billions in damages? We'll see.
Druvius replies on Jan 19, 2022:
@snytiger6 Yerp, it is possible, rarely on this scale though.
Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:
I'm guessing this is just a liability CYA thing? Sort of like "caution, remove pizza from box before eating." Couldn't this have been tested fairly easily? I mean if it does shut down air travel, wouldn't that make the phone companies liable for billions in damages? We'll see.
Druvius replies on Jan 19, 2022:
@snytiger6 Yerp, it is possible, rarely on this scale though.
An interesting idea in the NY Times.
CourtJester comments on Jan 18, 2022:
That retard can’t even read a teleprompter today. Where will his brain be in 5 or 6 years????
Druvius replies on Jan 18, 2022:
Good point, by then he will be a Republican.
CourtJester comments on Jan 18, 2022:
That retard can’t even read a teleprompter today. Where will his brain be in 5 or 6 years????
Druvius replies on Jan 18, 2022:
Good point, by then he will be a Republican.
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter says Trump 'is done'
Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:
I hope she's right, I think she's utterly wrong. Trump is the savior to tens of millions of Americans, this transcends politics.
Druvius replies on Jan 18, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Yes, but Jesus isn't around to cause trouble. Trump is. First time a massive personality cult has arisen in the US, scary times.
Druvius comments on Jan 18, 2022:
I hope she's right, I think she's utterly wrong. Trump is the savior to tens of millions of Americans, this transcends politics.
Druvius replies on Jan 18, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Yes, but Jesus isn't around to cause trouble. Trump is. First time a massive personality cult has arisen in the US, scary times.
J.
Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:
Filled with dumbfuck straw man arguments.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood "those who believe in basic biology". Believing there are only two biological genders is a religious or cultural belief, not biology. It goes downhill from there, just an anti-trans hate piece.
Druvius comments on Jan 17, 2022:
Filled with dumbfuck straw man arguments.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
@Captain_Feelgood "those who believe in basic biology". Believing there are only two biological genders is a religious or cultural belief, not biology. It goes downhill from there, just an anti-trans hate piece.
Good news, no?
Theresa_N comments on Jan 17, 2022:
It's good news as long as they can solve the waste problem.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
Pollution from coal power plants kills millions every year. I think we can safely say switching from coal to nuclear is a no brainer.
Theresa_N comments on Jan 17, 2022:
It's good news as long as they can solve the waste problem.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
Pollution from coal power plants kills millions every year. I think we can safely say switching from coal to nuclear is a no brainer.
Largest submarine eruption this century.
yvilletom comments on Jan 17, 2022:
Everyone needs friends like the two who told me the tsunami flattened nearby San Francisco. I replied “Are you trying to make me cry?”
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
I arrived at my motel in the Pacific NW yesterday after a day's drive, and the clerk started excitedly babbling about a volcano erupting. For a moment I thought he meant locally, like Shasta or Lassen or something had gone off. Freaked me out until I realized he was talking about Tonga.
yvilletom comments on Jan 17, 2022:
Everyone needs friends like the two who told me the tsunami flattened nearby San Francisco. I replied “Are you trying to make me cry?”
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
I arrived at my motel in the Pacific NW yesterday after a day's drive, and the clerk started excitedly babbling about a volcano erupting. For a moment I thought he meant locally, like Shasta or Lassen or something had gone off. Freaked me out until I realized he was talking about Tonga.
Largest submarine eruption this century.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 16, 2022:
It may affect global warming; I doubt it will be much however. It is all tectonics and part of the Pacific's Ring of Fire. Maybe if Yellowstone blew up global warming would be stopped.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
Just depends on how many cubic km of ejecta there was.
Beowulfsfriend comments on Jan 16, 2022:
It may affect global warming; I doubt it will be much however. It is all tectonics and part of the Pacific's Ring of Fire. Maybe if Yellowstone blew up global warming would be stopped.
Druvius replies on Jan 17, 2022:
Just depends on how many cubic km of ejecta there was.
So I got banned from Facebook, but only for a day, because I DARED post a quote from Mein Kampf on a...
LiterateHiker comments on Jan 16, 2022:
Marmalade Mussolini is a compulsive, constant liar. I despise him.
1. He should be banned from public office.
2. Sentenced to prison for inciting the January 6 insurrection. For decades or life imprisonment. In the shower, don't drop the soap!
3. Heavily fined.
4. Public scorn and ...
Druvius replies on Jan 16, 2022:
Yes, in a functional republic or parliamentary government Trump would have been arrested right after the 1-6 attack.
LiterateHiker comments on Jan 16, 2022:
Marmalade Mussolini is a compulsive, constant liar. I despise him.
1. He should be banned from public office.
2. Sentenced to prison for inciting the January 6 insurrection. For decades or life imprisonment. In the shower, don't drop the soap!
3. Heavily fined.
4. Public scorn and ...
Druvius replies on Jan 16, 2022:
Yes, in a functional republic or parliamentary government Trump would have been arrested right after the 1-6 attack.
Women Are Sharing Their ‘I’m The Client, Not My Husband’ Stories And it’s infuriating…...
Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:
I make a point of letting the women with me order in delis and such. I've seen guys actually get angry that they had to take the order from a woman, freaking pathetic.
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
@Killtheskyfairy LOL, I def realized that shortly after typing. I wondered if any would catch it. It was a women friend who pointed this out to me, she would order when we were in restaurants etc. There was no letting involved.
Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:
I make a point of letting the women with me order in delis and such. I've seen guys actually get angry that they had to take the order from a woman, freaking pathetic.
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
@Killtheskyfairy LOL, I def realized that shortly after typing. I wondered if any would catch it. It was a women friend who pointed this out to me, she would order when we were in restaurants etc. There was no letting involved.
Biden approval at an all-time low:
18%strongly approve
49% strongly disapprove
38% approve...
nogod4me comments on Jan 15, 2022:
The Rasmussen polls are often viewed as outliers due to their favorable Donald Trump approval ratings.
"Rasmussen is one laughingstock of the polling universe. (Note — Rasmussen is not the only laughingstock, but they are probably the best known “giggle,” — when it comes to the world of ...
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
My immediate suspicion on seeing those numbers was that it was a garbage poll designed to get the result they wanted. Thanks for saving me the trouble of having to Google it. :)
nogod4me comments on Jan 15, 2022:
The Rasmussen polls are often viewed as outliers due to their favorable Donald Trump approval ratings.
"Rasmussen is one laughingstock of the polling universe. (Note — Rasmussen is not the only laughingstock, but they are probably the best known “giggle,” — when it comes to the world of ...
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
My immediate suspicion on seeing those numbers was that it was a garbage poll designed to get the result they wanted. Thanks for saving me the trouble of having to Google it. :)
US intelligence: Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine
Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:
I fear the Biden administration is plotting something. The fact that Obama's Nazi coup in Ukraine handed Crimea to Russia still rankles in the Pentagon. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
@puff The amazing thing too from us Vietnam generation ... when did US Intelligence agencies magically turn into reliable sources?
Druvius comments on Jan 15, 2022:
I fear the Biden administration is plotting something. The fact that Obama's Nazi coup in Ukraine handed Crimea to Russia still rankles in the Pentagon. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
Druvius replies on Jan 15, 2022:
@puff The amazing thing too from us Vietnam generation ... when did US Intelligence agencies magically turn into reliable sources?
Betty White feeding giant croc a cow and swearing at a cop. Old bad movie.
[youtu.be]
Paracosm comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Lake Placid was a great bad movie though, lol
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
"We captured it with our helicopter!"
Paracosm comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Lake Placid was a great bad movie though, lol
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
"We captured it with our helicopter!"
Betty White feeding giant croc a cow and swearing at a cop. Old bad movie.
[youtu.be]
Paracosm comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Lake Placid was a great bad movie though, lol
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
Exactly, very fun movie. A B grade movie parody made with style!
Paracosm comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Lake Placid was a great bad movie though, lol
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
Exactly, very fun movie. A B grade movie parody made with style!
Biden finally accuses Trump of heading a coup on Jan6. Somebody?
Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Watching the Dems toothless and mostly symbolic reactions to the worst conspiracy and crime since the South's secession is beyond depressing.
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@UrsiMajor We'll see, that would be nice. Facts don't matter to the GOP, especially the Trumpers.
Druvius comments on Jan 14, 2022:
Watching the Dems toothless and mostly symbolic reactions to the worst conspiracy and crime since the South's secession is beyond depressing.
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@UrsiMajor We'll see, that would be nice. Facts don't matter to the GOP, especially the Trumpers.
What Trump told NPR about the Republican party before he hung up : NPR
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@snytiger6 Yeah, at this point he really does think he was the greatest POTUS ever. The GOP, evangelical right, and fossil fuel industry propaganda have created a generation where facts and evidence no longer matter. Trump is the ultimate expression of that.
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@snytiger6 Yeah, at this point he really does think he was the greatest POTUS ever. The GOP, evangelical right, and fossil fuel industry propaganda have created a generation where facts and evidence no longer matter. Trump is the ultimate expression of that.
Putin & Russia Have 100,000 Troops & Tanks On The Ukraine Border.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@HankHunter13 The people and government of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to join Russia after a US backed Nazi coup shot their way into power in Ukraine ... and made it their first order of business passing laws making ethnic Russians (IE essentially everyone in Crimea) second class citizens. Crimea never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place. Calling self determination an invasion and occupation is western propaganda, which I'm quite familiar with, so I didn't bother to read past that mischaracterization.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 14, 2022:
@HankHunter13 The people and government of Crimea voted overwhelmingly to join Russia after a US backed Nazi coup shot their way into power in Ukraine ... and made it their first order of business passing laws making ethnic Russians (IE essentially everyone in Crimea) second class citizens. Crimea never wanted to be part of Ukraine in the first place. Calling self determination an invasion and occupation is western propaganda, which I'm quite familiar with, so I didn't bother to read past that mischaracterization.
What Trump told NPR about the Republican party before he hung up : NPR
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@freedom41 There's a lot of mental health professionals who have indeed questioned his mental health. Narcissistic personality disorder for starters. One can hope that it continues to decline precipitously in the next three years.
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@freedom41 There's a lot of mental health professionals who have indeed questioned his mental health. Narcissistic personality disorder for starters. One can hope that it continues to decline precipitously in the next three years.
What Trump told NPR about the Republican party before he hung up : NPR
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
I think he actually believes whatever spews from his mouth. Self gaslighting.
freedom41 comments on Jan 13, 2022:
45 knows he full of crap & trying to stay out of jail.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
I think he actually believes whatever spews from his mouth. Self gaslighting.
Is it true there is life after dead?
anglophone comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Yes, billions of people will continue to live long after I have died.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Smartass, lol. Beat me to it. ;)
anglophone comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Yes, billions of people will continue to live long after I have died.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Smartass, lol. Beat me to it. ;)
2024, Biden or Hillary? Or who do you think would be a better presidential candidate?
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Theresa_N comments on Jan 13, 2022:
I won't vote for Hillary, I have a hard time voting for anyone supported by the DNC since they screwed over Bernie Sanders.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Still makes me angry too. If Hillary had climbed down off her high horse and reached out to Bernie supporters, instead of arrogantly insisting they were now obligated to vote for her, she'd have won. Then there's the fact that someone who LOST TO TRUMP is prima facie not qualified to be POTUS, period.
Theresa_N comments on Jan 13, 2022:
I won't vote for Hillary, I have a hard time voting for anyone supported by the DNC since they screwed over Bernie Sanders.
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Still makes me angry too. If Hillary had climbed down off her high horse and reached out to Bernie supporters, instead of arrogantly insisting they were now obligated to vote for her, she'd have won. Then there's the fact that someone who LOST TO TRUMP is prima facie not qualified to be POTUS, period.
Board's Approval of 'After School Satan Club' for Elementary Students Sparks Controversy - Michael ...
LucyLoohoo comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Do they have an ''after school bible club?"
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Yes, they do. lol Was that a rhetorical question?
LucyLoohoo comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Do they have an ''after school bible club?"
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Yes, they do. lol Was that a rhetorical question?
Putin & Russia Have 100,000 Troops & Tanks On The Ukraine Border.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@rainmanjr And how did "We'll bury you?" work out for the USSR. Putin's not an idiot.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@rainmanjr And how did "We'll bury you?" work out for the USSR. Putin's not an idiot.
2024, Biden or Hillary? Or who do you think would be a better presidential candidate?
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Sgt_Spanky comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Hillary is just a female Joe Biden. She's just as dull and uninspiring as Biden is. She's also old and tired like Biden. I'm sick of all these old fart candidates. What we need is some youth in the Oval Office. Someone under the age of 65 with bold ideas for change and the moxie to fight *for* ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@St-Sinner Biden beat Trump by a razor thin margin, and only because of Covid. Both of them are terribly uninspiring candidates.
Sgt_Spanky comments on Jan 13, 2022:
Hillary is just a female Joe Biden. She's just as dull and uninspiring as Biden is. She's also old and tired like Biden. I'm sick of all these old fart candidates. What we need is some youth in the Oval Office. Someone under the age of 65 with bold ideas for change and the moxie to fight *for* ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
@St-Sinner Biden beat Trump by a razor thin margin, and only because of Covid. Both of them are terribly uninspiring candidates.
Putin & Russia Have 100,000 Troops & Tanks On The Ukraine Border.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Western propaganda about Putin wanting to restore the USSR is about as stupid as "Saddam's the next Hitler and he's going to invade Saudi Arabia!" Putin's not an idiot, and he's never done anything but protect Russia and it's allies. The only was he's going to intervene in Ukraine is if Ukraine and the west do something stupid.
rainmanjr comments on Jan 13, 2022:
It is rather incredible. "And exactly what kind of fiber makes for the best mask, Dr?" Hopefully the public is paying attention to sources like the ones you linked. I think Putin is going to invade. He's KGB and they take risks. He's risking WWIII on the bet that we're weak and either not getting ...
Druvius replies on Jan 13, 2022:
Western propaganda about Putin wanting to restore the USSR is about as stupid as "Saddam's the next Hitler and he's going to invade Saudi Arabia!" Putin's not an idiot, and he's never done anything but protect Russia and it's allies. The only was he's going to intervene in Ukraine is if Ukraine and the west do something stupid.
Putin & Russia Have 100,000 Troops & Tanks On The Ukraine Border.
FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2022:
. . . wow, HUGE false dichotomy fallacy.
NO reason why BOTH could/should/would not be covered. :P
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
And the Russian nonsense has been plenty in the news.
FearlessFly comments on Jan 12, 2022:
. . . wow, HUGE false dichotomy fallacy.
NO reason why BOTH could/should/would not be covered. :P
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
And the Russian nonsense has been plenty in the news.
Started a conversation on the word press group “The Overpopulation Project.
xenoview comments on Jan 12, 2022:
If you want to reduce the population, educated people in the use of contraceptive. Give the men free condoms and women free birth control.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
Yerp, female education is the best and most reliable way to reduce birth rates.
xenoview comments on Jan 12, 2022:
If you want to reduce the population, educated people in the use of contraceptive. Give the men free condoms and women free birth control.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
Yerp, female education is the best and most reliable way to reduce birth rates.
I love that conservatives are so stupid that they refuse to wear masks and make fun of those that do...
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray I can't imagine living a life with such a one dimensional relationship to emotions such as yours, but hey, whatever works for you. :)
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray I can't imagine living a life with such a one dimensional relationship to emotions such as yours, but hey, whatever works for you. :)
Another dead canary, IE dramatic evidence that Earth's climate is changing in drastic ways: ...
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JacarC You should stop when you're ahead, in your case you shouldn't have said anything. Regurgitating long discredited Fossil Fuel industry propaganda just makes you sound like a flat Earther,
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JacarC You should stop when you're ahead, in your case you shouldn't have said anything. Regurgitating long discredited Fossil Fuel industry propaganda just makes you sound like a flat Earther,
Copy and pasted from a mates post on fb
Odd isn't it that this applies universally.
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Nutjobs be everywhere.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@puff And credentials somehow means his argument is valid? when an article starts out with an argument to authority, it usually goes down hill from there. He claims the worst pandemic in a century that's killed millions with no end in sight "isn't an emergency." Nutjob.
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Nutjobs be everywhere.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@puff And credentials somehow means his argument is valid? when an article starts out with an argument to authority, it usually goes down hill from there. He claims the worst pandemic in a century that's killed millions with no end in sight "isn't an emergency." Nutjob.
I love that conservatives are so stupid that they refuse to wear masks and make fun of those that do...
BD66 comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Conservatives?
AOC is mocked for catching COVID after maskless Miami jaunt despite pushing mask and vaccine mandates
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
I think it's hysterical when people try to claim that a hypocritical leader somehow bolsters whatever argument they are trying to make. That's not how logic works.
BD66 comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Conservatives?
AOC is mocked for catching COVID after maskless Miami jaunt despite pushing mask and vaccine mandates
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
I think it's hysterical when people try to claim that a hypocritical leader somehow bolsters whatever argument they are trying to make. That's not how logic works.
I love that conservatives are so stupid that they refuse to wear masks and make fun of those that do...
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray "Emotions are the clouds that blow before the winds of our purpose."
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray "Emotions are the clouds that blow before the winds of our purpose."
I love that conservatives are so stupid that they refuse to wear masks and make fun of those that do...
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray The only person's death I was ever happy about was Rush Limbaugh's. You're not wrong, it's just not someone I want to be.
Druvius comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I don't love them dying, but have no sympathy.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@JeffMurray The only person's death I was ever happy about was Rush Limbaugh's. You're not wrong, it's just not someone I want to be.
A wonderful example of how science is never settled, and new work can and does overturn old science.
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I have read where mammoths were thought to have been driven off cliffs, causing mass deaths, but I don't know if that were in relation to the Clovis people.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
Hadn't heard that. Apparently once was thought so, now not so much. Science evolves FTW! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/28/neanderthals-driving-mammoths-cliff-jersey
Gwendolyn2018 comments on Jan 12, 2022:
I have read where mammoths were thought to have been driven off cliffs, causing mass deaths, but I don't know if that were in relation to the Clovis people.
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
Hadn't heard that. Apparently once was thought so, now not so much. Science evolves FTW! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/28/neanderthals-driving-mammoths-cliff-jersey
A wonderful example of how science is never settled, and new work can and does overturn old science.
phxbillcee comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Great article...
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@phxbillcee Yeah, I suspect the big driver was the transition from a glacial period to an inter-glacial clime was big extinction driver. In any event, yes, it's complicated.
phxbillcee comments on Jan 12, 2022:
Great article...
Druvius replies on Jan 12, 2022:
@phxbillcee Yeah, I suspect the big driver was the transition from a glacial period to an inter-glacial clime was big extinction driver. In any event, yes, it's complicated.
How much was Hitler and the Nazis influenced by the occult?
Fernapple comments on Jan 11, 2022:
The main point of Nazi ideology was to build on already existing features of the mainstream culture. That's how you push people into doing extreme things, by making them seem to be just banal extensions of what their existing culture was leading to anyway. The main religious influences were ...
Druvius replies on Jan 11, 2022:
@Lorajay Hitler appealed to a wider base, but yes, they were both astute politicians when it came to molding public opinion and personal loyalties. And both were blinded by it as well. As the Allied bombing campaign started really taking off, the Luftwaffe started a brilliant campaign. Lone fighters would lurk near Allied airbases at night and attack the bombers as they arrived home after dawn. Single planes couldn't really be tracked well by radar, the bombers were often flying alone at that point, their crews exhausted, planes damaged. Easy prey. The Allies would have had to deploy large numbers of fighters to prevent this. Fortunately they didn't have to, when Hitler heard about the program, he cancelled it. Why? He wanted the bombers shot down over Germany to help the German population's morale! Trumpian logic for sure.
Fernapple comments on Jan 11, 2022:
The main point of Nazi ideology was to build on already existing features of the mainstream culture. That's how you push people into doing extreme things, by making them seem to be just banal extensions of what their existing culture was leading to anyway. The main religious influences were ...
Druvius replies on Jan 11, 2022:
@Lorajay Hitler appealed to a wider base, but yes, they were both astute politicians when it came to molding public opinion and personal loyalties. And both were blinded by it as well. As the Allied bombing campaign started really taking off, the Luftwaffe started a brilliant campaign. Lone fighters would lurk near Allied airbases at night and attack the bombers as they arrived home after dawn. Single planes couldn't really be tracked well by radar, the bombers were often flying alone at that point, their crews exhausted, planes damaged. Easy prey. The Allies would have had to deploy large numbers of fighters to prevent this. Fortunately they didn't have to, when Hitler heard about the program, he cancelled it. Why? He wanted the bombers shot down over Germany to help the German population's morale! Trumpian logic for sure.
LMAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Got an email from a former client which said this :
"WTF?
Beachslim7 comments on Jan 10, 2022:
Not sure why this is a big deal
Druvius replies on Jan 11, 2022:
Because it gives grounds for appeal to numerous cases the judge presided over. There are many professions where your private life is not relevant, judge is not one of them.
Beachslim7 comments on Jan 10, 2022:
Not sure why this is a big deal
Druvius replies on Jan 11, 2022:
Because it gives grounds for appeal to numerous cases the judge presided over. There are many professions where your private life is not relevant, judge is not one of them.
Judge wants ‘forgiveness and understanding’ after she’s caught on video calling suspect N-word
holdenc98 comments on Dec 15, 2021:
she is guilty of telling the truth while white. and in an unguarded moment of honest outrage.
now drown in this sea of Orwellian new speak
this country is insane and agnostic makes a fitting vanguard for it
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
Being an apologist for racism is sane?
holdenc98 comments on Dec 15, 2021:
she is guilty of telling the truth while white. and in an unguarded moment of honest outrage.
now drown in this sea of Orwellian new speak
this country is insane and agnostic makes a fitting vanguard for it
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
Being an apologist for racism is sane?
Anti-vaccine podcaster dies of Covid after attending conspiracy conference in Texas
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anglophone comments on Jan 9, 2022:
I have no time such suicidally stupid and ignorant people. I am delighted that he is gone.
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
I've reached that point myself.
anglophone comments on Jan 9, 2022:
I have no time such suicidally stupid and ignorant people. I am delighted that he is gone.
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
I've reached that point myself.
Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
The explosion in omicron-fueled ...
puff comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Is the services breakdown due to omicron, or the response to omicron?
Are staff shortages due to people being sick, or people unable to work due to being forced to isolate, test etc
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Yes, actual Covid deaths are about 40% higher than the official death toll because of deaths like this,
puff comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Is the services breakdown due to omicron, or the response to omicron?
Are staff shortages due to people being sick, or people unable to work due to being forced to isolate, test etc
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
@p-nullifidian Yes, actual Covid deaths are about 40% higher than the official death toll because of deaths like this,
Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
The explosion in omicron-fueled ...
Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Two freaking years in and so many people, including those in power, have yet to grasp that Covid changed everything and nothing less than a WW2 style mobilization is going to defeat it. Thoughts and prayers aren't going to defeat Covid folks.
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
@puff More people die of Covid every week in America than have died in China TOTAL. America's response to Covid is a spectacular fail by any standards.
Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Two freaking years in and so many people, including those in power, have yet to grasp that Covid changed everything and nothing less than a WW2 style mobilization is going to defeat it. Thoughts and prayers aren't going to defeat Covid folks.
Druvius replies on Jan 9, 2022:
@puff More people die of Covid every week in America than have died in China TOTAL. America's response to Covid is a spectacular fail by any standards.
Do find this woman sexy?
Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Not my type, but she is a beautiful woman.
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
@phxbillcee I've also reached a point in life where if I like a woman, enjoy her company, and she's available ... I start finding her sexy regardless of her looks.
Druvius comments on Jan 8, 2022:
Not my type, but she is a beautiful woman.
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
@phxbillcee I've also reached a point in life where if I like a woman, enjoy her company, and she's available ... I start finding her sexy regardless of her looks.
They didn’t want to muss their clothes?
Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:
The clothes were removed because the doctor supervising the fight knew that getting stabbed through clothing would force germs into the wound. And in the pre-antibiotic days that could be a death sentence, and this wasn't a fight to the death. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/54537
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
@AtheistInNC Clothes being pushed into wounds by swords and bullets are going to be far more germ ridden than the sword or bullet. It was a reasonable precaution.
Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:
The clothes were removed because the doctor supervising the fight knew that getting stabbed through clothing would force germs into the wound. And in the pre-antibiotic days that could be a death sentence, and this wasn't a fight to the death. http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/54537
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
@AtheistInNC Clothes being pushed into wounds by swords and bullets are going to be far more germ ridden than the sword or bullet. It was a reasonable precaution.
Just had something brought to my attention.
Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Not counting the tens of thousands killed by Trump supporting anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. Talk about cherry picking, LOLROFL.
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
As always, right wingers pretending they aren't prone to violence. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/01/05/assessing-the-right-wing-terror-threat-in-the-united-states-a-year-after-the-january-6-insurrection/
Druvius comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Not counting the tens of thousands killed by Trump supporting anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. Talk about cherry picking, LOLROFL.
Druvius replies on Jan 8, 2022:
As always, right wingers pretending they aren't prone to violence. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/01/05/assessing-the-right-wing-terror-threat-in-the-united-states-a-year-after-the-january-6-insurrection/
Another dead canary, IE dramatic evidence that Earth's climate is changing in drastic ways: ...
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
We did create this problem, that's a fact. Claiming otherwise is a lie, or shockingly ignorant. The Earth's climate has been stable for about ten thousand years, it's now changing at a rate only seen once or twice in Earth's history after things like enormous asteroid/comet strikes. A thirty foot rise in sea level would be catastrophic to human civilization. The idea we should just adapt to a problem we are creating is like saying "So what if we are burning our house down, we'll adapt." Yes, but it would be VASTLY cheaper to just stop burning the house down. I'm guessing you're a right winger because of the poor logic and repeating fossil fuel industry propaganda.
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
We did create this problem, that's a fact. Claiming otherwise is a lie, or shockingly ignorant. The Earth's climate has been stable for about ten thousand years, it's now changing at a rate only seen once or twice in Earth's history after things like enormous asteroid/comet strikes. A thirty foot rise in sea level would be catastrophic to human civilization. The idea we should just adapt to a problem we are creating is like saying "So what if we are burning our house down, we'll adapt." Yes, but it would be VASTLY cheaper to just stop burning the house down. I'm guessing you're a right winger because of the poor logic and repeating fossil fuel industry propaganda.
Ugh! Laundry! Lol
phxbillcee comments on Jan 7, 2022:
The narrative these days is an almost sneering take on the old ads that had the husband getting their wives modern machines such as washers, dryers, vacuums, etc. as Xmas presents. I bet most of the wives really did appreciate the upgrades!
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
Instant cake mixes were invented around 1900, but weren't marketed for decades because "The American wife wouldn't want to take shortcuts feeding her family." Yes, male executives made that stunning observation, and of course they were spectacularly wrong.
phxbillcee comments on Jan 7, 2022:
The narrative these days is an almost sneering take on the old ads that had the husband getting their wives modern machines such as washers, dryers, vacuums, etc. as Xmas presents. I bet most of the wives really did appreciate the upgrades!
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
Instant cake mixes were invented around 1900, but weren't marketed for decades because "The American wife wouldn't want to take shortcuts feeding her family." Yes, male executives made that stunning observation, and of course they were spectacularly wrong.
Another dead canary, IE dramatic evidence that Earth's climate is changing in drastic ways: ...
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
humans most certainly did create this problem, the debate over that ended decades ago. Your comment is packed with ignorance.
JacarC comments on Jan 7, 2022:
Humans did not create this problem. They cannot fix it..... They can only adapt to it.
Truly idiotic to think the earth was always as we have enjoyed it these past 70 years.
During the past 1.5 million years, EVERY 125,000 years the ice melts.
Last time the oceans were 30 feet hire.
Druvius replies on Jan 7, 2022:
humans most certainly did create this problem, the debate over that ended decades ago. Your comment is packed with ignorance.
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This is actually from a movie I need to see someday. Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6hbKLAqvE
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Agnostic, Secularist, Skeptic, Freethinker
Open to meeting women - BirthdayJuly 31
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- Joined Dec 27th, 2017
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