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Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

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One of those great movie moments and a great tune covering it,

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LINKEmperor’s new clothes? Germany's Gauland ridiculed after theft leaves him in his underwear (PHOTO) — RT World News

Tolerance for far right wing politicians seems to have run out and it's about time. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. ;)

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Religion & Spirituality

Jun 6, 2018Jun 2018

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LINKCan a person sue their church for damages caused when they are kicked out of their religion?

This case continues to work it's way through the Supreme Court of Canada and could have serious implications on how religions do business. One of the big sticks that religions hold over their followers is the loss of business that results if they are kicked out of their religion as all religions have prohibitions on their followers doing business or socializing with members who have had their membership revoked. This is what happens when religions want to involve themselves with secular ...

In the future people will ask the question 'What's an Atheist?' Since there will be no religion it will be the same as being normal.

Atheism because it just feels better. :)

LINKThe 11 Nations of North America

Have you ever wondered why the lines on the map of North America that define national borders don't correspond to the cultures that divide the continent. This map also explains why we have strong cultural ties across national borders in some areas and why we have strong cultural divisions within national borders. Instead of 3 nations, Canada, USA and Mexico there are 11 cultural nations that divide up North America.

LINKSpain’s New Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is an Atheist – Friendly Atheist

Music, Movies & Books

Jun 3, 2018Jun 2018

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I just love reading, so relaxing. :)

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

Jun 3, 2018Jun 2018

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Reading is fundamental. (y)

C'mon admit it, after the last couple of years of the Trump lunacy you kind of miss old Dopey George. ;)

I think most people have experienced a traumatic moment that makes your buts run cold like ice water but this would have to top all of those moments.

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Music, Movies & Books

Jun 3, 2018Jun 2018

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A day late but still fun. Have a wonderful day.

Don't you just hate that about reality TV shows?

In English Canada we got 30 minutes per week of french instruction in elementary school, in high school it was an optional course but I didn't really develop an interest until I went on a school trip to Quebec City and discovered french girls. Ooh ...

My wife and I are the opposite of this pic. Her mind is one track and ordered whereas mine is multi-tasking organized chaos. :D

Does anybody else have a coffee in bed routine? I'm the morning person in our marriage, up at dawn and made the coffee before my wife even begins to stir. It's always been a thing that I bring her coffee in bed and then leave her alone for an hour ...

Donald Sutherland, the greatest American hero. Don't tell them he's a Canadian.

The whole point of the Trump Presidency is to distract people from the destruction of everything that gets in the way of the profits for the Elites. It is beyond scary for what this means for us today and what it will mean for our children in the ...

LINKUsain Bolt Escapes Donut Shop Cops

This is just priceless, the guy even does a flip in front of a couple of these pudgy cops, there's no way in hell he is putting up with their harassment. LMAO

The late and great Bill Hicks gives his take on reality. I would like to believe that he is right but I lack the evidence to prove that he is.

A new conspiracy theory perhaps?

Those smart motherfuckers are seriously outnumbered otherwise they would have taken over the world by now. ;)

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Music, Movies & Books

May 30, 2018May 2018

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Swing Kids from 1993 with Benny Goodman's Sing, Sing, Sing Good Movie with a Great Soundtrack.

It could happen, maybe it did and I just don't remember it. ;)

This is what the daily commute looks like when you live on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. There is a larger car ferry as well that takes 16 cars but I prefer this one that takes 3 cars or 2 trucks maximum, it's a bit of a thrill ...

The world need more Freethinkers and few Lemmings.

Bravery and True Love: This German man is pictured with his arms folded across his chest in protest against the Nazis in Berlin at a rally held by Hitler and his Nazi Party. The man fell in love with a Jewish woman, was thrown out of the Nazi Party...

This case was brought by a JW family that didn't want their kids to be forced to stand for the national anthem or say the pledge of allegiance on religious grounds. The Supreme Court ruled in the favour of human rights and freedom, striking down a ...

Always good fun to read the protest signs at a redneck protest. :D

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 30, 2018May 2018

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LINKTesla 'Autopilot' implicated in emergency-vehicle crash

Why is it that Tesla gets the blame in the media when a driver takes his hands off the wheel to check his phone and crashes into something? The media never blames the vehicle when it doesn't have driver assist and does the same thing.

All fiat money is created through the creation of debt and the debt snowballs because of this until eventually the system implodes and the system is reset, no exceptions.

I'm wrapping up the build of our new house and have turned my attention to the landscaping as it is the season for it. I built this stone retaining wall on the weekend and have added top soil on top of a clay base but now I have to decide what to ...

LINKThe Rage of the Incels | The New Yorker

My home city of Toronto was the scene of the latest carnage from this group of angry young men calling themselves Incels. It is hard for me to fathom the level of anger and hatred that would motivate a person to run down and kill 10 innocent people who were just walking down a sidewalk in Toronto on a sunny, spring day. What is wrong with these guys and what takes a Misogynist to the point that they become an Incel?

LINKChristian author: Trump is under attack from ‘multidimensional Luciferian advanced beings’ – DeadState

Who wouldn't want to be a Luciferian under these circumstances? :D

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Religion & Spirituality

May 28, 2018May 2018

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LINKGreek Orthodox Church: Don’t Blame Us for That Viral (and Violent) Baby Baptism – Friendly Atheist

Religion taking weirdness to the next level, again.

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Music, Movies & Books

May 28, 2018May 2018

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LINKGil Scott-Heron - Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Official Version) - YouTube

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was a precursor to rap music and it has a powerful message.

It's a blue skies and puffy white clouds sort of day, the only thing missing is the kittens. Have a Wonderful Day! :)

Could've been a great couple.

It's Monday, start the week off with the right attitude.

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Religion & Spirituality

May 27, 2018May 2018

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I just received an email informing me that my Ordination as a Dudeist Minister is expiring, torn about the renewal. To renew or not to renew, what do you think?

Live each moment as if it were your last, you never know it just might be your last. We are complacent in our lives and should remember to smell the roses, do what gives us joy and fills us with passion; even if we manage to do this some of the time...

I've been watching birds since my mom and nan introduced me to bird watching as a kid. I developed an affinity for that most elusive of birds early on, the Owl. Any other Owl People out there?

How many others are 'Owl People' ? It could be anything from a fascination with owls, owl watchers, owl symbolism or just an affinity with this most elusive and solitary of birds. Being from the Great White North I have a special fondness for Snowy ...

In an age of cognitive dissonance this shouldn't be too hard, should it?

I learned early on to resist conformity, to resist the flow but to work with it as well. I gained a reputation as a trouble maker, a prima donna and a fixer because without the blinders that society tries to put on all of us I was able to see ...

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Music, Movies & Books

May 26, 2018May 2018

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One of my favourite scenes from a Western movie. It's not often you get to hear two gun slingers sparring in Latin.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 26, 2018May 2018

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Some people just don't Science. :D

The Irish People may a smart move and threw out the 8th Amendment, better late than never.

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Music, Movies & Books

May 26, 2018May 2018

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Listening to Randy Bachman's Vinyltap radio show on CBC and hearing oldies like this, brings me back to the early 70's and I'm a teenager with the whole world in front of me, full of opportunity and adventure.

This is from a friends post yesterday in Newfoundland, Canada. She's an avid gardener as well but I don't think that she will be planting anything just yet. You just gotta love the Newfies, they have such a tough environment to live in but they ...

LINKThe secret racist history of square dancing - YouTube

Found this interesting site with a great piece on Racist Square Dancing - Who knew?

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 25, 2018May 2018

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It was a long winter in my part of Canada and a spring that never seemed to get here but summer is coming and I have seedling in the greenhouse and hardier plants in the ground. 600 garlic bulbs that I planted last fall have survived the winter and ...

Climate Change Denier Logic.

I've never understood the legal drinking age being higher than the right to bear arms or get married for that matter.

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Music, Movies & Books

May 25, 2018May 2018

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LINKList of atheists in music - Wikipedia

How many creative artists can you think of who are Atheists? I can think of quite a few and a lot more who are but keep it in the closet for the sake of record sales. One of my favourites is Frank Zappa.

Good enough for me too! How about you?

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Music, Movies & Books

May 25, 2018May 2018

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Who else loves Star Trek and the Atheist message it promoted? As a child I learned more about being an Atheist from Star Trek than from any other source except perhaps for the Bible. :)

North Korea destroys their primary nuclear test site as a show of good faith and Trump immediately cancels meeting to discuss peace. North Korea immediately responds by saying it still wants to talk about peace regardless of the meeting being ...

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Music, Movies & Books

May 24, 2018May 2018

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Time to head up to the cottage, do a bit of puttering and maybe some mushroom hunting in the woods.

How I feel when I am trying to explain to dullards just how the system actually works compared to their simplistic understanding of government. :D

This is me when Xstian missionaries come knocking on my castle door. :D

LINKPope Admits He's Making Up Pretty Much Everything As He Goes

Taking a page out of Prez Trump's play book the pontiff and lord high mucky muck of Rome has admitted to just saying whatever pops into his head. :D

Religious hatred enters the GOP race for Governor of Michigan. Why is this even being brought up in a contest for governor?

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Music, Movies & Books

May 23, 2018May 2018

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John Lee Hooker and Atomic Weapons

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Music, Movies & Books

May 23, 2018May 2018

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Before Bob Marley and Peter Tosh arrived with Ska and Reggae there was Desmond Decker.

Maybe I'm just fed up with gun loving misogynists but this meme struck a chord with me when a friend of mine from Cuenca, Ecuador sent it to me.

We have 4 nuclear powers lined up against each other on either side of the Syrian Conflict - US and Israel vs Russia and China. Only one of these nuclear powers seems to be driving the agenda - Israel. Only Israel is a rogue nuclear state and this ...

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May 22, 2018May 2018

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I wrote this tale down back in 2008 while I was waiting for my new work permit to come through on the island of Bermuda. It's a continuation of the story about Bob the Builder and his adventures on the island of Mustique. Bob the Builder and ...

How I feel as an Atheist when I am interacting with religious people.

One of the annoying things about the current US regime is it's approval of people acting like complete assholes in public. Idiots usually had the common decency to do that kind of crap in private but ever since this latest corporate stooge got into ...

A rainy day on the island and what could be better than a bit of Edith Piaf. (English subtitles for those who need them)

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AUTHORS, EDITORS, PUBLISHERS, AND READERS

May 22, 2018May 2018

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A few years ago before I moved to Bermuda from my home and native land of Canada I was asked to manage the construction of a mansion on the island of Mustique in the West Indies. I'm a hands on construction manager and a carpenter by trade and you ...

In 1918 the top tax bracket was 77%, in the Depression Years it was 63% for the Elites and during WWII it got as high as 94% on the top earners and through the 50's, 60's and 70's the top tax bracket never dropped below 70%. In the 80's we had ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 22, 2018May 2018

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LINKYes, EVs are green and global warming is raising sea levels | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian

Electric vehicles and climate change deniers

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 21, 2018May 2018

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Could the message on the Georgia Guidestones be an Atheist Manifesto? Although the first guideline would be tricky to achieve I am sure our warlike nature and degradation of the environment could get the global population reduced sufficiently, given...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

May 21, 2018May 2018

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LINKRandom Place Icon

The Atlas Obscura has information on thousands of strange and interesting attractions all over the planet. One of which is The Georgia Guidestones but follow the map to see what strange and interesting places are in your area, you might be surprised at what you find.

What is the best view you have ever had from your house? I've lived in a lot of interesting places over the years but I would say that this house we rented on the edge of a cliff in Bermuda had the best view of all. The next landfall in that ...

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Religion & Spirituality

May 20, 2018May 2018

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LINKGreatest Anti-Religion speech? Christopher Hitchens - YouTube

Hitch vs Blair :D

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Religion & Spirituality

May 20, 2018May 2018

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It's easy to feel isolated when you are an Atheist, we don't seem to have a presence although we make up a larger part of society than ever before. The best way I know to meet other Atheists is to let others know who I am, they can't relate to me as...

LINKMSNBC Apologizes After Accidentally Telling the Truth About Israel

Little wonder that it is difficult to make sense of what is going on in Israel and Palestine.

This is the sort of stuff that goes through my mind when people's conspiracy theories get out of hand.

LINKNeighbours stabbed druid because he wouldn't stop chanting at the moon | Metro News

The usual loony behavior you expect when religious people come into conflict with each other. :D

LINKIsrael accuses unarmed Palestinian protesters of running in front of their bullets just to make them look bad

I was pleased to hear the Prime Minister of Canada call for an investigation into the Israeli military's use of live rounds on Palestinian civilians. How it will impact the dacronian Israeli regime is yet to be seen.

WOW! I made it to Level 7 in just under a month and I didn't get banned from the group! (y) This is really an awesome community that is funny and insightful and welcoming. Thank You for having me as a member.

Isn't it about time that humans outgrew the antiquated ideas surrounding religion and monarchy. The very idea that there is an angry old man in the sky who chooses one person to rule over the rest of us by divine decree is just inane.

There is a move towards religious fundamentalism in the world, particularly among the Abrahamic religions and it is disconcerting to me as an Atheist. Why then are some Atheists and Agnostics apologetic about their position on religion? Does a ...

Most of us aren't poets but many have a favourite verse that they carry with them. This is one of mine, what's yours?

Is Botox worth the health risks in order to feel better about your appearance?

Nobody is getting any younger and while I haven't had any cosmetic surgery done I know a lot of people who have. What's your take on elective, cosmetic surgery?

It's a mystery. Maybe we just have to step up in the war department, do our bit to make the world a worse place to live.

I'm tired just thinking about how much effort goes into being that New Agey, I may be an Atheist just because I'm too lazy to deal with all that crap. :D

LINKBest way to combat antisemitism is by firing live rounds at unarmed kids, Israel confirms

Just imagine if the Palestinians killed 55 Israeli settlers in the Occupied Territories but since the JDF is the one doing the killing, no biggy. This is all driven by religion - Jewish, Muslim and Christian - that's a whole lot of crazy.

Be careful which lizard you poke with a stick, some of them are toxic, most of them actually. ;)

I was walking past the mental hospital the other day, and all the patients were shouting ,'13....13....13' The fence was too high to see over,but I saw a little gap in the planks and looked through to see what was going on. Some bastard poked me in ...

LINKEcuador Hints It May Hand Over Assange – Consortiumnews

This will be a huge blow to democracy and freedom of the press if Ecuador caves in to pressure from the US and UK Secret Services.

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