A Bible Thumper told me that “Covid has been around for thousands of years - the is using it as an...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 15, 2021:

It's difficult to accept these people are the same species as non-evangelicals or should I say non-xtians as the rest of the xtians buy into nonsense too.

Fury at ‘do not resuscitate’ notices given to Covid patients with learning disabilities | ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 15, 2021:

It seems, and among people here it's pretty much the same, peoples worth is determined by their looks, especially how much they weigh, and whether they are intelligent "enough." I see references to "retards" on here without any objection from commenters so it hardly surprises me that in the general population there would be such violations of rights.

Lemurs show there's no single formula for lasting love: [sciencedaily.com]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I think in humans you have some who are monogamous and some that are not. I think the female gender (which is a vast simplification of gender) tends more to monogamy than the male.

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 15, 2021:

I read some of his writings back when I was studying non-violence, sadly I do not remember much of what he said. It did leave me a lot of respect for the man.

I can't imagine that anyone can believe that Trump wrote this email. [bostonherald.com]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

You're right, he didn't write it.

Christian Conspiracist: God Will Soon Make the Military Remove President Biden | Beth Stoneburner | ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

Evangelical xtians are becoming more psychotic by the day. Of course conservative Catholics are no better.

Did Linux Kill Commercial Unix ? [howtogeek.com]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

Thanks for the history lesson, informative and engaging.

I'm planning my post pandemic adventures now.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

See the dentist.

Boris Johnson is on Face the Nation.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

His hair is always disheveled, showing it's on purpose. Mini-tRump I call him.

For those who would like to have a better understanding of bitcoin. [thehustle.co]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 14, 2021:

I believe bitcoin should be banned. Did you know making bitcoin uses the equivalent electrical output of Argentina? Much of this electricity is generated by coal.

Bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances in Utah

Theresa_N comments on Feb 13, 2021:

We're such a small proportion of the population yet we are subject to so much unjustified hatred.

Missionaries Telling Villagers COVID Vaccines Will Turn Them into Alligators: The Guardian reports ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 13, 2021:

Lesson for amazonia, don't believe anything god botherers tell you.

Lulu the dog inherits $5m from deceased US owner [bbc.com]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 12, 2021:

I could see leaving enough to cover care and vet bills but $5 million seems excessive.

Butter wouldn't melt eh!

Theresa_N comments on Feb 11, 2021:

Not nearly as much as cattle does.

U.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 9, 2021:

Interesting, now if I could understand it.

I am not holding my breath he'll be removed from office, but if he''s convicted of a felony same ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 9, 2021:

We've got time on our side, Hitler was young at the time of his insurrection, tRump is an old, not very healthy man.

Pat Robertson Calls COVID Relief Bill a Socialist Plot to Destroy America On his 700 Club ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 9, 2021:

Pat Robertson and his ilk discredited themselves long ago except among morons.

[youtu.be] such fucking cons and liars

Theresa_N comments on Feb 8, 2021:

The sleaze mafioso are out of the White House! 🤣

Ready for the big game?

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Pretty much it.

Sanders criticizes Democrats willing to pare down eligibility for stimulus checks By Celine ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Link doesn't work.

Still can't post comments , emoticons , replies , etc.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

My ability to reply and use emoticons has returned, as you can see from this. It was extremely frustrating while it lasted for me as I know it to be for you too.

This is so true.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

The best thing is still coffee, but no tRump tweets comes in a close second.

Yardbirds. - I’m A Man ...1967 [youtu.be]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Sorry, won't play.

Should Trump Get the Usual Intelligence Briefings?

Theresa_N comments on Feb 7, 2021:

Well, apart from the fact that he belongs in a federal prison cell, no he should not be given intelligence briefings. They'd go from him to Putin's ear. And it's so good to be able to respond to a post again. 😊😊

What a great put down. I've really got to remember it for later.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 4, 2021:

I knew a pastor who believed this.

A nice way to start your day, try it!

Theresa_N comments on Feb 4, 2021:

No, I am in no state to do this when I first wake up, coffee first.

Doesn't seem fair does it?

Theresa_N comments on Feb 3, 2021:

Doesn't make sense at all. The current minimum wage is lower in real dollars than it's ever been in it's history.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody [youtube.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 3, 2021:

A work of art!

This is an actual photo of the exact time lightning hits the water.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Thank you. What luck!

Imagine that....

Theresa_N comments on Feb 2, 2021:

I guess I'm better at raising dogs.

Oh oh, pissing off of the israelis will have consequences for this lunatic bitch.

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

I wish there was a way to expel all those Repuglican congress people who supported sedition, but it's beyond me how to do it.

Why Scientists Are Very Worried About The Variant From Brazil [npr.org]

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

I was afraid this might happen.

The mainstream who are allowing it to continue are worse

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Afraid that the mainstream are the ones on the right, extreme views are held by Repuglicans throughout the country and permeate both the state and local level. You know that the Repuglican Attrorney Generals Association sent out an alert to their people to attend the sedition on the 6th?

A friend cited some interesting facts from former Social Security Administration worker and author ...

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Yes, it was a latecomer. I knew about Germany but not Niger or Australia.

What would it take to force Donald Trump to confront his own lies and deceit?

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

He cant. His pathological personality would never let him. As @Marionville says "a miracle."

interesting shit

Theresa_N comments on Feb 1, 2021:

All of them are fascinating. Thanks.

I'm starting to think that not only might it be an economics and jobs matter to focus on installing ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Yes, but it will take years to bring manufacturing back to the US causing a great amount of greenhouse gases just through construction.

Embarassing oops moment

Theresa_N comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Some things you just need to laugh at afterwards.

Selfish baby!!!

Theresa_N comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Well, as cats do, you get to eat her.

Family problems with Trans, ugghh.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Sorry I can't be of help, my family ostracized me.

There are several current office holders in the Repug party who would qualify as mentally ill if I ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 30, 2021:

It seems to me that politics as a profession attracts sociopaths to its ranks. This includes both Repuglicans and Democrats. But some are more functional than others and since we can't get rid of all of them, weed out those most dangerous to self and others and keep an eye on the rest.

"In his Calcutta talk, Merton affirmed: " I think that we have now reached a stage of religious ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 30, 2021:

Merton was a student of many religions, I especially like his books on Zen. I wonder where he would have gone on his journey if he hadn't died so unexpectedly.

January 29, 1964 The British film Dr.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Just watched this again just a week or so ago. How little things have changed in the world, other than getting worse of course.

Why were chainsaws invented? The horrifying reason in the link below 😨😨 [the-sun.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

I was thinking it was used for amputations but child birth!?

If you are old enough to remember

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Certainly I remember!

I cooked this Pork steak for my dinner.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

It looks yummy.

Is a 66% effective vaccine really a vaccine?

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Well, AstraZeneca has been found to be 6% effective in elderly.

Sad news this morning.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Sad, such a great actor.

A micro generation between boomers and xers - jonesers.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

I think I was one of the last of the true boomers. I was born 12/31/54 and was barely too young for Woodstock but remember Nixon well. I got into the tale end of the demonstrations against Vietnam but just a few years later was being arrested at the Pentagon. My favorite music is psychedelic and folk but wasn't introduced to the Grateful Dead until my late teens.

The Kinks. - You Really Got Me. [youtu.be]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 29, 2021:

I can always enjoy some Kinks.

Alternate Facts? How About an Alternate Being? [rawstory.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 27, 2021:

The Repuglican party should be made illegal like the nazi party was in Germany.

Pency is "resentful," is he?

Theresa_N comments on Jan 27, 2021:

Well, he's not welcome to my couch. My dog doesn't like transphobes.

What a drag to see newly elected President Biden kneeling and praying in that church near the ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 27, 2021:

My personal experience with many religions has given me the knowledge that some churches are worse than others. Some of the worst are the evangelicals who are worse than Roman Catholics. Of course they're bad in different ways but the evangelicals who want to take over the politics of this country far out number the RC's who do.

Titan’s Largest Methane Sea is Over 100 Meters Deep: [sci-news.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Fascinating. Now if there was a easier way to get out there.

So the trans ban is being lifted in the military.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 26, 2021:

This was brain fart. What I should have said was I had mixed feelings about anyone joining the military.

A few more for us.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 25, 2021:

I like the Lindsay Graham one.

SCIENCE & HEALTH 1/25/2021 A study of chronic pain patients found that "approximately one-third...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 25, 2021:

I've been on cannabis for a pretty long time and can attest that it helps, doesn't eliminate the pain but helps a lot more than anti-inflamatories.

The fight between those who define autism as a medical condition and those who see it as a mere ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 25, 2021:

Just what we don't need.

This is going to be good. [youtube.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 25, 2021:

I'm glad my dad died before the far right news took over completely.

To me, the difference between Agnostics Atheists can be boiled down to this: atheists are ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

Hardly pessimistic, if there were a god(s) that would be a bad thing.

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Wither the 50-states' ratification and ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

Enforcement and compliance will not happen. All the nuclear countries are against it and they're the ones with the power. I wish it were otherwise and would do nearly anything I could to make it so but there's nothing I can do.

Not sure at which point..

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

Good for social distancing.

Arizona's recreational marijuana sales for several dispensaries started yesterday at 4:20 PM.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

I don't know if I'll live long enough to see expanded medical cannibis and legal recreational cannibis here in MN. Right now I'll just make do with vaping thc concentrate.

What a great band!......The Moody Blues. - The Story In Your Eyes. [youtu.be]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

They were my favorite band for a number of years and my favorite music to trip too.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 23, 2021:

Very true, the best teachers are arsonists (figuratively).

STATE UPDATES 1/22/2021 The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee held a hearing on a...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

From everything I've seen Cuomo has been nothing less than the biggest neo-liberal out there. I'm so glad he's not my governor.

No shit Sherlock...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

You know you can request your file under the Freedom of Information Act.

She's very young, only four months old now, but she's four feet tall.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

Nice plant, mine never grew that big.

Your in big trouble!!!

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

This one is my favorites and I've seen a lot of them.

Anyone ready to start a McConnell Pinata group? [alternet.org]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

I'd join.

Trumpanzees are pretty fuckin’ stupid. Another Richard Barnett. [politico.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

And justices releasing known flight risks on bail.

So many of these are hysterical. One of my personal favorites.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

I love these Bernie memes. They've returned the joy that is Bernie to my heart.

Malham Cove, in Yorkshire.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

Even more fun can be some long primes but the only one I ever had was a poor quality 400mm.

Mount Huangshan, China

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

No thanks, I'm afraid of heights.

There should be some law somewhere or a regulation in congress to get rid of quacks like this qanon ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

There will always be "crazies." As a congressperson she should be ejected from the House.

Trump Departs White House to Find His Company in Shambles Donald Trump returns to his company ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

He could have a bunch of low rent motels, filled with prostitutes, that's his sort of business. He could even have arrangements so that he can "grab them by the pussy."

Trump Supporter Who Took Private Plane to Storm the Capitol and Then Begged for a Pardon Is Now ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

Good thing she is feeling repercussions from her seditious activity.

A lot of truth in this

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

The problem is if they aren't raised right or circamstances are favorable. Plenty of tragedy happens to kids and dogs that isn't caused by the way they are raised.

NEW DRUG CZAR APPOINTED President Joe Biden named a new acting director for the White House ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 22, 2021:

While Biden sips his alcohol laden beverage he raises cannabis prohibitionists to places of status. Hypocrite!

No worries officer I gots him and he ain't goin nowheres...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

That's a Siamese cat for you, always dominant.

Narcissism - In ancient mythology , Narciss was a young man , who , when he one day saw his ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

I'm certain tRump spends lots of time watching videos of himself.

This circus keeps writing itself! Lol!!! [nytimes.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Another pay wall. I will continue to pay The Guardian which never insisted that I pay in the years before I paid.

Article on how QAnon will either disappear or get worse.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

QAnon in crisis, another article about what's happening with QAnon: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/qanon-in-crisis-as-day-of-reckoning-fails-to-materialize/

President Biden replaced Andrew Jackson's portrait with Ben Franklin's portrait in the oval office.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

The Prime Minister complained "It's because he's half Kenyan and hates GB" about Obama when he removed it.

Well, I hear the 'Dawn Chorus' has begun to sound already so I guess it won't be long before the ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Noble bird.

What Message Did Biden’s Religious Inauguration Speech Send to Atheists?

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

It's pretty discouraging to be ignored. We'll see if he carries on with his injections of religion into government and well if he does he'll have lost me.

[newsthump.com] Still keeping up his normal routine as much as possible

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Playing golf and watching fascist television is all he'll do. That's pretty much all he's done for four years apart from ruining the country.

Franklin Graham Falsely Claims Christians Weren’t Involved in the Capitol Siege | Hemant Mehta | ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

His father was bad, but he's ten times worse.

I wanna make you crave for this 😂☺ Goodnight 💤

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

If I didn't have a severe toothache I would crave it, but it would be too cold on my tooth right now.

A view from the uk [youtu.be]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Thank you for this. I read The Guardian's GB news coverage and am amazed there isn't much discussion on the part of this forum about news in GB. Brexit was hardly mentioned at all by members of this site who live in GB.

Am I the asshole?

Theresa_N comments on Jan 21, 2021:

Things are often difficult with in-laws and parents. I know it was difficult for me with my in-laws. Political differences, dietary differences, and skepticism can be barriers. I'm glad I'm not married anymore, even though I loved my ex.

Not a meme but note the serene look on my face as I drink my first post-Trump beer this afternoon.

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

If it were me, I'd be having a Guinness.

SpaceX Starlink launch: How to watch Falcon 9 drop 60 satellites into orbit Wednesday - CNET

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

This is causing severe problems for astronomers. I think it should be put to a stop.

Betty White supports gay marriage: ‘I don’t care who anybody sleeps with’ / LGBTQ Nation

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

I've loved her ever since Golden Girls was first on the air, after all her character was from Minnesota.

Local Crazy Train I am trying to refrain from posting anything on Facebook that might cause ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

That's what you get when you let fascists run wild on Faux News and social media.

Google News - Trump leaves parting Oval Office letter for Biden

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

He doesn't have a billion dollars.

The Beatles - Get Back...a sneak peek from Peter Jackson. [youtu.be]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Great video and music! Still one of my favorite bands. Kinder and gentler than the Stones.

The Main Scum, and his Spoor Will Be Around for a While, Damn: [alternet.org]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

They'll do less harm now that they don't have the "bully pulpet."

I dont have much knowledge about the US government and political issues but I can sense that ...

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

It's certainly true that Biden is a lot better than Duterte who's a lot worse than tRump. You have my sympathy.

Way to go, Joe!!! [bloomberg.com]

Theresa_N comments on Jan 20, 2021:

So far, so good!