The Church dismissed sex abuse allegations against a priest. Now there are six more victims.

mischl comments on May 29, 2023:

How many people have learned that celibacy is unnatural. Making priests go without sex will always end up with some of them unable to abstain. It's nature. Duh.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 30, 2023:

Are Catholic priests forced to be celibate? Not really, since no one is forced to be a Catholic priest. If they can't handle celibacy, they should either change Church law or join the laity.

Proverb in a bottle:

abyers1970 comments on May 24, 2023:

No. I think it’s perfectly ok to read a book in school. where the main character(god) commands that another group of people that doesn’t believe in him is utterly destroyed including women, children and infants. Also , Jephthah is a great story for kids where he’s seen as a great man of faith ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 30, 2023:

@abyers1970 It's not that they shouldn't read such stuff; it's that they shouldn't be taught to believe it. Kids should be given the tools for critical thinking, and opportunities to apply them. The Bible should be viewed as fantasy/fiction literature, in the vein as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.

They're gaining on you, Cheato! 😂😂😂

HippieChick58 comments on May 29, 2023:

And his golf cart is running out of gas.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 29, 2023:

They'll give him a lift to the nearest prison 😂

While we remember our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, let's also recognize the thousands of ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 28, 2023:

We can't live without the planet, but the planet would be doing much better if we were not here.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

Yes indeed! There have already been 5 mass extinctions in the last 500 million years. And every time, life has abundantly resurged and diversified. But once a species is gone, it's gone forever.

Pastor charged with four counts of child cruelty announces bid for Louisiana House John Raymond, a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 27, 2023:

With MAGA, cruelty is the whole point. That's what separating immigrant families at the border, putting kids in cages was all about. That's what the "right" of any angry loser to own an AR-15 is all about. That's what forcing a 10-year-old girl to have her rapist's baby is all about, and what the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch I think you might have read my reply before I was finished editing it.

Pastor charged with four counts of child cruelty announces bid for Louisiana House John Raymond, a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 27, 2023:

With MAGA, cruelty is the whole point. That's what separating immigrant families at the border, putting kids in cages was all about. That's what the "right" of any angry loser to own an AR-15 is all about. That's what forcing a 10-year-old girl to have her rapist's baby is all about, and what the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Yeah Trumpty Dumpty is absolutely a boor and a cad. Apparently he talks dirty about his own daughter too. But I know of nothing chargeable relating to minors. It was all adults that testified in the E. Jean Carroll case. What I have heard is that Jeffery Epstein and Elaine what's her name serially seduced/used/abused a number underage women in a sort of revolving door operation. Evidence that stood up in court was presented. That's the standard we should always adhere to.

It is all bullshit.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 28, 2023:

The problem is that so many "Christians" don't really follow the teachings of Jesus. The institutions, both Protestant and Catholic, are twisted by venal church officials into vehicles for acquisition of wealth and power. Not what Jesus had in mind at all.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch I was not raised in any particular faith creed, but became a confirmed EB (evolutionary biologist) over time.

From our Unintended Consequences (aka Boomerang) Department:

towkneed comments on May 28, 2023:

I remember when "make the weak kid cry" was a sport. Growing up was a series of minor traumas you either overcame or developed neuroses.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

Oh yeah, kids can be incredibly mean. Ever read Lord of the Flies? What's new is that now the angry and alienated can go to town with an AR-15.

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

Castlepaloma comments on May 28, 2023:

Biden going toe to toe with Putin is insane. Would prefer a jerk like Trump who tries to get along with the East is friendier and a kinder world. Even those the world would be better place with a lot less politics and religion

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

@Castlepaloma It was Trump who gave a huge tax break to the rich. And because of that, our 247-year-old national debt increased by 25% in only 4 years. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/tax-cuts-are-primarily-responsible-for-the-increasing-debt-ratio/ https://itep.org/budget-deficit-revenue-shortfall-caused-by-tax-cuts-for-wealthy/

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

Castlepaloma comments on May 28, 2023:

Biden going toe to toe with Putin is insane. Would prefer a jerk like Trump who tries to get along with the East is friendier and a kinder world. Even those the world would be better place with a lot less politics and religion

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 28, 2023:

Of course Trump gets along with Putin; they're both fascists. But living under a corrupt dictator is a steep price to pay to "get along." Too steep by all accounts.

Pastor charged with four counts of child cruelty announces bid for Louisiana House John Raymond, a ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 27, 2023:

With MAGA, cruelty is the whole point. That's what separating immigrant families at the border, putting kids in cages was all about. That's what the "right" of any angry loser to own an AR-15 is all about. That's what forcing a 10-year-old girl to have her rapist's baby is all about, and what the ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch That sounds like the kind of wacko conspiracy theories we hear from the alt-right. I'm not going to lower myself to their level by giving it any credence. But it should be investigated anyway. Every one of those kids needs to he accounted for.

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

DenoPenno comments on May 27, 2023:

These people are an under sanction by the Russian government because any enemy of Donald Trump is an enemy of Putin. Well said and very much believed by me.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

Great meme! I remember that one!

Most of the calls to ban over 1000 books came from just 11 people. [salon.com]

AnneWimsey comments on May 27, 2023:

Any of them also a member ot The Million Moms? (actual count +/- 3,000)...........

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

I don't know. Probably.

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 27, 2023:

The saddest thing is - most of tRump's cult will support him even if evidence shows he committed full blown treason.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch He basically did. According to him, historically, for the last million years or so, stars could do it. And he's a star....

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

BufftonBeotch comments on May 27, 2023:

Trump could be on camera sodomizing an infant and they would want to punish the baby for not fully pleasing their dear leader.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

Time to get out the pitchforks.

What do Leticia James, Jack Smith, Brad Raffensperger, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 27, 2023:

The saddest thing is - most of tRump's cult will support him even if evidence shows he committed full blown treason.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

Yup. Treason is their point.

Darren tries his hardest to cause a scene in Target over a children’s “Pride” t-shirt | 3redyk...

AnneWimsey comments on May 26, 2023:

This guy needs a hobby...i say hobby because i know for a fact he is unemployable!

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 27, 2023:

@barjoe Maybe he could run the fryer at Chick-fil-A.

Pandora's (ro)box?

Gwendolyn2018 comments on May 25, 2023:

Funny but . . . too close to the truth, I think.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 26, 2023:

Hey, what could go wrong?

This morning I felt like I had been inserted into a production of Sartre's "No Exit.

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

Every extreme religio wants to think they are in end times because they can not reconcile the idea of their own death.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

Bingo! 🎯 They just don't get biology.

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

He could pull a coward stunt of actually using a baby for a human shield like Greg Stilson in Dead Zone and his blank-eyed cult would still cheer and drool for him. And as an aside. Is Martin Sheen the only actor to portray a President twice? Quite polar opposite Presidents.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Never change! 😂

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

He could pull a coward stunt of actually using a baby for a human shield like Greg Stilson in Dead Zone and his blank-eyed cult would still cheer and drool for him. And as an aside. Is Martin Sheen the only actor to portray a President twice? Quite polar opposite Presidents.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Right, Nixon does not appear in ATPM. But @St-Sinner said White House and/or presidents.

Pandora's (ro)box?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

That one with the robot dobermans in that episode of Black Mirror will be a nightmare theme I will have forever. I don't scare easily. I laughed at Amityville Horror so hard I was nearly kicked out of the theater. And I was 14. Those robot relentless dogs got to me.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Yup, just watched the warehouse scene. Very bad tech, and totally within the realm of possibilities. 😳

Pandora's (ro)box?

racocn8 comments on May 25, 2023:

Some pretty serious problems with AI chatbots: 1. Bots have no actual interest in honesty or integrity. 2. They lie, misinform and confabulate with no inhibition. 3. They become hostile and abusive almost instantly. They are ill-mannered. 4. They are loaded with biased information and will ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

You just described Donald J. Trump to a tee 🏌️......... ⛳

Pandora's (ro)box?

Fernapple comments on May 25, 2023:

Forget. "I will be back." All you need to know is. "I am here, and I am not going anytime soon."

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch The only way to kill it was to put it in a vat of molten metal. But AI will be far too distributed for that.

Don't say gay? Okay. Don't say stay!

Barnie2years comments on May 25, 2023:

DeSatan doesn’t care. He is looking to turn Florida into a third world country where the rich are always welcome and very rich. And the rest of the population is there only to serve them as pseudo slaves, for whatever pitance the rich are willing to pay. Only the wealthy will have education ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

Well, on the bright side, sea level is rising....😂

This morning I felt like I had been inserted into a production of Sartre's "No Exit.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2023:

You just described 70 million Republicans 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@ADKSparky Yeah, they're everywhere. Just turn over any rock...

Pandora's (ro)box?

Fernapple comments on May 25, 2023:

Forget. "I will be back." All you need to know is. "I am here, and I am not going anytime soon."

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@Fernapple Sounds ominous.

Pandora's (ro)box?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

That one with the robot dobermans in that episode of Black Mirror will be a nightmare theme I will have forever. I don't scare easily. I laughed at Amityville Horror so hard I was nearly kicked out of the theater. And I was 14. Those robot relentless dogs got to me.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

I didn't see it. I'll keep my eyes open for it. 🙈

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

DenoPenno comments on May 25, 2023:

If money seems to be coming out of Trump's mouth it is because media follows his every move and he gets free publicity. I do not see anything about him as being "the story" and I see on You Tube that many are starting to leave his ill attended rallies.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch If the judgment debtor doesn't pay the judgment as ordered by the court, you can collect your money through proceedings to seize property or to garnish income. If little Donny keeps running his mouth, Trump Tower may become Carroll Tower! 😂

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

He could pull a coward stunt of actually using a baby for a human shield like Greg Stilson in Dead Zone and his blank-eyed cult would still cheer and drool for him. And as an aside. Is Martin Sheen the only actor to portray a President twice? Quite polar opposite Presidents.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Merryl Streep can convincingly play any role. 😂

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

He could pull a coward stunt of actually using a baby for a human shield like Greg Stilson in Dead Zone and his blank-eyed cult would still cheer and drool for him. And as an aside. Is Martin Sheen the only actor to portray a President twice? Quite polar opposite Presidents.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@St-Sinner You forgot All The President's Men 😂

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

BufftonBeotch comments on May 25, 2023:

He could pull a coward stunt of actually using a baby for a human shield like Greg Stilson in Dead Zone and his blank-eyed cult would still cheer and drool for him. And as an aside. Is Martin Sheen the only actor to portray a President twice? Quite polar opposite Presidents.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

I remember The West Wing. What was the other?

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

DenoPenno comments on May 25, 2023:

If money seems to be coming out of Trump's mouth it is because media follows his every move and he gets free publicity. I do not see anything about him as being "the story" and I see on You Tube that many are starting to leave his ill attended rallies.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch He will appeal, and try every trick in the book to delay, but in the end he will pay.

A gift of gab that keeps on giving. Bwahahahaha! 😂😂😂

DenoPenno comments on May 25, 2023:

If money seems to be coming out of Trump's mouth it is because media follows his every move and he gets free publicity. I do not see anything about him as being "the story" and I see on You Tube that many are starting to leave his ill attended rallies.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

You're right, Done Cheato's star is fading. But he's still the frontrunner in the Republican primary, and he does have a shot at becoming president again. As such, he is a menace to American democracy. That in itself makes him an object of interest. But that is only deep background to this cartoon. Up front is the fact that he was just hit with a $5 million judgement for sexual battery and defamation, and within 3 dozen hours he repeated the defamation on national TV. And now his victim has filed another action with the court. This time she's asking for $10 million. Mind you, in the first lawsuit, E. Jean Carroll did not ask for a specific dollar amount. The jury came up with the $5 million figure on their own. On seeing how little efféct having to cough up $5 million had on Cheato's behavior, the next jury is likely to dial up the cost of running his mouth. Don't you think?

Rushdie reveals he is writing again after attack

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2023:

I have read and enjoyed a few of Rushdie's books, including The Satanic Verses. I didn't see anything that warranted a fatwah or any kind of negative sanction. All that the outraged Islamists have achieved is to show how incredibly thin-skinned they are. They really can't take a joke. Pathetic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@CuddyCruiser The JWs are way out there alright....an apocalyptic cult.

Rushdie reveals he is writing again after attack

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2023:

I have read and enjoyed a few of Rushdie's books, including The Satanic Verses. I didn't see anything that warranted a fatwah or any kind of negative sanction. All that the outraged Islamists have achieved is to show how incredibly thin-skinned they are. They really can't take a joke. Pathetic.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@CuddyCruiser Technically it's the Christian nationalists who are in the thrall of the Done Cheato. Islamists consider him enemy infidel. But I know what you mean. 😉

The damning revelations about sex abuse in the Catholic Church of Illinois

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 24, 2023:

Why does this Church still exist?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 25, 2023:

@CuddyCruiser Pathetic!

This morning I felt like I had been inserted into a production of Sartre's "No Exit.

Beowulfsfriend comments on May 24, 2023:

Once while at a McDonald's where I would go a couple times a week to sit around and chat with the old timers, I had some big dude wearing an NRA hat approach me. Apparently he heard I was a veteran and wanted to thank me for my service. Ugh. I didn't want a conversation nor any trouble so I, ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

A masterful stroke! 😂

As House Republicans hold the American economy hostage with threats of default, Kevin McCarthy ...

HippieChick58 comments on May 24, 2023:

We may need to eat the rich very soon.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

I'm whetting my knives 🗡️🔪

Proverb in a bottle:

abyers1970 comments on May 24, 2023:

No. I think it’s perfectly ok to read a book in school. where the main character(god) commands that another group of people that doesn’t believe in him is utterly destroyed including women, children and infants. Also , Jephthah is a great story for kids where he’s seen as a great man of faith ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@Castlepaloma 😂😂😂 No.

Proverb in a bottle:

abyers1970 comments on May 24, 2023:

No. I think it’s perfectly ok to read a book in school. where the main character(god) commands that another group of people that doesn’t believe in him is utterly destroyed including women, children and infants. Also , Jephthah is a great story for kids where he’s seen as a great man of faith ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@abyers1970 You must be joking 😂

Proverb in a bottle:

Castlepaloma comments on May 24, 2023:

Don't want to ban the Bible, it's got the odd nice fairy tales in it, could block the bad bits. If the sex teacher are the parents, when the kids are ready, that's OK. Drag gueen dancers, pedophile and child castration is to stay out of my taxes payer pants and my child pants. .

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@Castlepaloma When you have people in great numbers, as we do today, you have to have laws, and the means to enforce them. Otherwise you'll have nothing but anarchy, chaos, and rule of the gun (i.e. criminal gangs, war lords, cartels, mafias, etc.). If you want laws that are fair to everyone, then you need a representative body, a legislature, to write them. And then you will need another body, a judiciary,to interpret the laws. And you will need an executive to administer and implement the laws. Before you know it, you have a government. If the people who lead the various governmental branches are chosen by the people at large, there's a chance that the government will be fair and work for everyone's benefit. But the people who elect the government officials must be well-informed, and actively participate in the electoral process. They must be constantly vigilant, lest malign forces (like the afore-mentioned criminal gangs) take over the government and attempt to use it for their own selfish ends. Trump/MAGA is a prime example of such malign force. I find it very satisfactory that the system is holding Trump and his minions accountable. It's very encouraging. We may save this civilization yet. And I don't whine about having to pay taxes to keep the wheels of justice (and other government functions) rolling, because I know that [A] it's a hell of a lot better than the alternative, [B] I don't have a childish expectation that it will be perfect, and [C] I am reasonably confident that it's working, even though there is always room for improvement. 🙂

Proverb in a bottle:

abyers1970 comments on May 24, 2023:

No. I think it’s perfectly ok to read a book in school. where the main character(god) commands that another group of people that doesn’t believe in him is utterly destroyed including women, children and infants. Also , Jephthah is a great story for kids where he’s seen as a great man of faith ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@Castlepaloma When you have people in great numbers, as we do today, you have to have laws, and the means to enforce them. Otherwise you'll have nothing but anarchy and chaos. If you want laws that are fair to everyone, then you need a representative body, a legislature, to write them. And then you will need another body, a judiciary,to interpret the laws. And you will need an executive to administer and implement the law. Before you know it, you have a government. If the people who lead the various branches are chosen by the people at large, there's a chance that the government will be fair and work for everyone's benefit. But the people who elect the government officials must be well-informed, and actively participate in the electoral process. They must be constantly vigilant, lest malign forces (bad people) take over the government and attempt to use it for their own selfish ends. Trump/MAGA is a prime example of such malign force. I find it very satisfactory that the system is holding Trump and his minions accountable. It's very encouraging. We may save this civilization yet.🙂

Proverb in a bottle:

Castlepaloma comments on May 24, 2023:

Don't want to ban the Bible, it's got the odd nice fairy tales in it, could block the bad bits. If the sex teacher are the parents, when the kids are ready, that's OK. Drag gueen dancers, pedophile and child castration is to stay out of my taxes payer pants and my child pants. .

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

Now that's what I call hot-button hyperbole! 😂

Elephant gun

CourtJester comments on May 23, 2023:

If you liberals understood that 100% of school shootings over the past ten years have been committed by folks on anti depressants, maybe the real problem would be addressed.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@CourtJester Any excuse to avoid reasonable gun control, huh CJ?

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

Michael Crichton has told a couple of entertaining stories and movies and ER. He was also very anti choice and I do not think he is necessarily a touch point for deep thought.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch You're right. CH was not in Andromeda Strain. I must have been thinking of Soilent Green. 😂

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

Michael Crichton has told a couple of entertaining stories and movies and ER. He was also very anti choice and I do not think he is necessarily a touch point for deep thought.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 24, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Oh! I remember now: they figured out why the baby didn't get sick; low blood pH due to constant crying. And so the world was saved. 😂

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

Michael Crichton has told a couple of entertaining stories and movies and ER. He was also very anti choice and I do not think he is necessarily a touch point for deep thought.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Was that a Charleton Heston film?

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

How do we know that the smallest gnat we swat was not sentient and happy in its two day existence?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

@Gwendolyn2018 How would your alien see all humanity lumped together? Probably not as favorably as we see ourselves. Elephants recognize themselves in a mirror. That's a sign of self awareness, which indicates higher level consciousness or sentience. I would say that crows are sentient beings.

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

273kelvin comments on May 23, 2023:

Well, in an attempt to answer the bleeding obvious, the fact that we are discussing sentience requires a certain degree of sentience. Of course, our concept of sentience can only be for the most part viewed through the lens of human existence but just as Ohms theorem can only be proven using ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

In other words, Crichton paints with too broad a brush.

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

Gwendolyn2018 comments on May 23, 2023:

I think: therefore, I am.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

Cogito ergo sum 😂

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

How do we know that the smallest gnat we swat was not sentient and happy in its two day existence?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch I think those lifespans a a bit longer than one day. Prolly measured in weeks

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

How do we know that the smallest gnat we swat was not sentient and happy in its two day existence?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Depends on what you mean by "enjoy."

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

Michael Crichton has told a couple of entertaining stories and movies and ER. He was also very anti choice and I do not think he is necessarily a touch point for deep thought.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

Crichton likes to play around with (and stretch) the possibilities that present themselves at the limits of scientific knowledge. And he knows how to weave together a commercially successful story. In the end, he generates more questions than answers. That's OK; questions can be useful too.

What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware?

BufftonBeotch comments on May 23, 2023:

How do we know that the smallest gnat we swat was not sentient and happy in its two day existence?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

The gnat does not have the nervous tissue to support higher level consciousness. It's just a little biological machine acting out a set of genetically programmed instincts.

Elephant gun

CourtJester comments on May 23, 2023:

If you liberals understood that 100% of school shootings over the past ten years have been committed by folks on anti depressants, maybe the real problem would be addressed.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 23, 2023:

The pen is mightier than the sword, but Republicans let kids get their heads blown off before they have a chance to write anything. 🙄

Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore. - YouTube

EdEarl comments on Mar 29, 2018:

Still has the baddest military, and that is scary

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2023:

How much of our military has been infiltrated by domestic extremists?

Some may think SCROTUS gave coaches the right to coerce their players to pray with them, wrong.

DenoPenno comments on May 21, 2023:

If you read how all of this is worded it shows me that nothing is going to change. "Personal religious observations" have no right at all being in a public school of any kind. I might add again that lots of people my age pretend to remember prayer in public schools. I say "pretend" because it was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2023:

@rainmanjr Whether or not such issues ever get addressed depends a lot on who conducts the evaluation. What if the school has a multi-level religious cabal?

The say Sedona AZ is full of spiritual whack jobs.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 22, 2023:

MSNBC? You could do worse 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 22, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Yeah, she's great! I don't get cable, but I listen to her podcasts, and those of Alex Wagner, Lawrence O'Donnell, Ari Member, Chris Hayes, Joy Ried, and Ali Velshi who fills in whenever any of the others are away. 😎👍

MAGA misdirection

TheoryNumber3 comments on May 21, 2023:

I'm pretty sure they get a lot of use out of those suckers.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

They wouldn't be nearly so effective if there wasn't a new one born every minute!

MAGA misdirection

HippieChick58 comments on May 21, 2023:

But freedom for whom? Not equally for everyone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

No, not equally for everyone. For instance, the GOP protects corporations' freedom to pollute the air, water, and land; rich people's freedom to keep, expand, and pass on dynastic wealth.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch Speaking of historical figures... https://youtu.be/w65aTy-XGDE

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch There must also be legions continuously rectifying errors.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch There was an 80s band by that name 😂

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch I wonder, what do they think they are doing?

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BufftonBeotch comments on May 21, 2023:

These missiles are often shot down now, and may soon be regarded by governments as not worth the millions of dollars each for something that will ultimately be a bottle rocket. I cannot see any down side in this. Did I miss something?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

No, I think you grasp the situation.

Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Kirk

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

I could live in Scotland 😂

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 21, 2023:

@BufftonBeotch You mean to say you don't like haggis? 😂

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BufftonBeotch comments on May 20, 2023:

If dumpety, who looks at putin like a dog looks at bacon, gets back in he would OK Putin to have Poland too.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

If the Done Cheato had succeeded in stealing the 2020 election, Putin would already have his feet up on Zelenskyy's desk in Kiev.

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

Petter comments on May 20, 2023:

Until major NRA leaders start losing close members of their own families the problem will continue.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Petter I'm sure there are some MAGAts who think so. 😂😂😂 (They're just sore losers 🤣)

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

Petter comments on May 20, 2023:

Until major NRA leaders start losing close members of their own families the problem will continue.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Petter Speak the Devil's name and he shall appear 😈

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DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2023:

We see and know all of this from the past and it helps to explain George Santos if you stop and think about it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Trajan61 Do they? Or are they merely vilified for rightly pointing out Israel's manifest oppression of Palestinians and theft of their land through continued expansion of their settlements?

Don't worry, they'll find something to hyperventilate over. They always do. 😂

HippieChick58 comments on May 20, 2023:

If they have no news to report they make it up. Gotta keep the masses unsettled.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

You are right about that! It (lying) is what they do best!

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Garban comments on May 20, 2023:

I remember in February 2022 how the Russian troops packed their dress uniforms for a victory March in Kiev after their quick 3 day war was over. Hubris is a common trait among despotic leaders. Putin wanted to leave a legacy rivaling Peter, Ivan, and Stalin, not Peter III Fyodorovich.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@rainmanjr Your logic is good; no use in worrying. However, I doubt that the odds of nuclear war are as high as you place them. Nevertheless, I'm sure the American and European leaders are struggling with decisions on a daily basis. None of this is to be taken lightly.

Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Kirk

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2023:

Who is the Kirk?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Moravian I believe the German is kirche; probably also of Norse origin.

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@FvckY0u Oh yeah, organized religion is definitely a scam, bigger and older than Ponzi by far!

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Flyingsaucesir comments on May 20, 2023:

Nice comparison, except that in religion the hoped-for payback is not monetary, but spiritual (psychological). It's an important difference. Otherwise they're very similar. Better leave the Wiki page alone.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@FvckY0u If you make the change, I predict it will not stand for long.

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

Petter comments on May 20, 2023:

Until major NRA leaders start losing close members of their own families the problem will continue.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

That can probably be arranged.

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

Garban comments on May 20, 2023:

Emotions + Fire Power = Death Since we can’t curtailed emotions, what part of this equation can we influence?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

We could influence it on the "fire power" end if the NRA's bought-and-paid-for GOP would get the hell out of the way.

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Garban comments on May 20, 2023:

I remember in February 2022 how the Russian troops packed their dress uniforms for a victory March in Kiev after their quick 3 day war was over. Hubris is a common trait among despotic leaders. Putin wanted to leave a legacy rivaling Peter, Ivan, and Stalin, not Peter III Fyodorovich.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Garban I agree. We should not be deterred from a vigorous defense of Ukraine.

Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Kirk

DenoPenno comments on May 20, 2023:

Who is the Kirk?

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

Captain of the Enterprise 😂

ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS So many new scandals emanate from Trump World ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Trajan61 If that were true, don't you think Durham's 4-year investigation would have turned up some evidence to that effect? You're engaging in rank, speculative, conspiracy theory. Do come back when you have actual evidence.

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Garban comments on May 20, 2023:

I remember in February 2022 how the Russian troops packed their dress uniforms for a victory March in Kiev after their quick 3 day war was over. Hubris is a common trait among despotic leaders. Putin wanted to leave a legacy rivaling Peter, Ivan, and Stalin, not Peter III Fyodorovich.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

My only worry is that the crazy SOB could go nuclear.

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

yvilletom comments on May 20, 2023:

Such shootings seem like DIY attempts as population control. A very American way: violent. (grim grin)

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

Wry smile reply.

In the first 138 days of 2023, there were 227 mass shootings in America.

glennlab comments on May 20, 2023:

They are co conspirators.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

Great cartoon!

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Fernapple comments on May 19, 2023:

I don't think there is a church that can't be converted into a home, it is almost a tradition in the UK. If you can get your hands on an old disused church, and convert, you are seen as being at the hight of property fashion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 20, 2023:

@Fernapple Alas, it is a pitiful waste of harum scarum! 😂

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Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 Don't get me wrong; if Hunter has been bad, I want to see him punished. Just show me the evidence. Not only have you failed to provide evidence of Hunter's guilt, you have yet to show how that would have anything to do with his father. Hunter is/was not a government official. He's not involved in creating US policy. I do find it interesting how you desperately try to deflect the conversation away from the substance of the post, i.e. that Trump's efforts at evading accountability through weaponization of government institutions has so far been nothing but a costly and immoral boondoggle.

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Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 Yawn...🥱

ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS So many new scandals emanate from Trump World ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 Boy, that is some soft mush you have ladled out. Nothing but opinion piled on speculation, topped with innuendo. You got any real evidence? 😂 Listen, if you're going to try to indict Hunter B. for trading emails with a Chinese businessmen, you're going to have to also indict millions of other Americans, including Donald and Ivanka Trump. 😂😂 Please show us some real evidence or fold up your tent! 😂😂😂

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Fernapple comments on May 19, 2023:

I don't think there is a church that can't be converted into a home, it is almost a tradition in the UK. If you can get your hands on an old disused church, and convert, you are seen as being at the hight of property fashion.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

Imagine what Halloween fun you could have if your converted church comes with a graveyard full of old tombsones 😂😂😂

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Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 I have not seen any evidence to the contrary. You have evidence from a credible source? Bring it!

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DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2023:

We see and know all of this from the past and it helps to explain George Santos if you stop and think about it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 If you have an argument supported by evidence, bring it!. Ad hominem attacks don't cut the mustard. You're playing at a middle school level. Up your game or get off the field.

ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS So many new scandals emanate from Trump World ...

DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2023:

We see and know all of this from the past and it helps to explain George Santos if you stop and think about it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

@Trajan61 What about them? Say something substantive, or go home.

ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS So many new scandals emanate from Trump World ...

Trajan61 comments on May 19, 2023:

51 high level intelligence lied about the Hunter Biden laptop laptop prior to the 2020 election in an blatant attempt to hell Biden get elected not to mention the extreme corruption of Twitter, Facebook and the MSM who colaberated in the attempt to cover up this very damming information. This was ...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 19, 2023:

Where are the convictions? Hell, where are the indictments? Durham couldn't even get a grand jury to indict! Like the cartoon says, his report is a big Nothing Burger. 😂😂😂

Religious nones yes its true..

MerlinZap comments on May 18, 2023:

I'll say it again, the entire world saw the christofascias lay hands on the rapist and call him the second coming. That could create a few million non-believers.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

@MerlinZap How is it? It's bloody scary. 😳

Religious nones yes its true..

MerlinZap comments on May 18, 2023:

I'll say it again, the entire world saw the christofascias lay hands on the rapist and call him the second coming. That could create a few million non-believers.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

@MerlinZap Oh THOSE christofascists on THAT rapist! 😂😂😂

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DenoPenno comments on May 18, 2023:

We see and know all of this from the past and it helps to explain George Santos if you stop and think about it.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

Sure, absolutely! People have been predicting (and worrying about) the appearance of more trumpish politicians raising their ugly heads for years, and so it has come to pass. All they needed was someone to test the waters, prove the concept, crack the ice, and away we go, sliding down the slippery slope to the lowest common denominator. And here we are, with Gym Jordan, Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaets, MTG, George Santos, Lauren Bobert, and other rotten slime infecting Congress. It's disgusting. 🤮

Religious nones yes its true..

MerlinZap comments on May 18, 2023:

I'll say it again, the entire world saw the christofascias lay hands on the rapist and call him the second coming. That could create a few million non-believers.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

Could you elaborate please? I am not aware of the incident.

“The Magical Kingdom of Ron DeSantos:” by a British journalist Helen Lewis.

rainmanjr comments on May 17, 2023:

Thankfully I'm neither a parent or a FL resident but I think society plays way too much to the kid appropriate thing. They're growing up fucked up no matter what we do.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

@rainmanjr Don't get me started! 😂

More biblical B.

Flyingsaucesir comments on May 18, 2023:

Numerology has a long history in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Of course, it's all BS...

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

@273kelvin No, but I sometimes get the feeling that 273 is following me. 😂

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noworry28 comments on May 17, 2023:

Stop with the god bullshit. Go back to your sheeples with that crap. Reciting a book of made up fairytales about 40 days crap. You're in the wrong place here.

Flyingsaucesir replies on May 18, 2023:

I believe the article was posted in jest.