John Pavlovitz argues that "Prolific Racism Needs Complicit White People.

Theresa_N comments on May 28, 2020:

Totally true. And these complicit white people primarily acquired their racism from their parents.

Don't worry. Be happy.

Theresa_N comments on May 28, 2020:

Thank you for posting this.

Now even secularism is 'islamophobic' [spiked-online.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 28, 2020:

Some here are anti-muslim. These people are not just against all religions, they single out islam and all of it's believers for a special kind of hatred.

FIBROMYALGIA TREATMENT A study found that medical cannabis "is an effective treatment for ...

Theresa_N comments on May 27, 2020:

While cannabis has helped my fibromyalgia and joint pain, it has only reduced it to a slightly more tolerable amount.

Some people believe this

Theresa_N comments on May 25, 2020:

I don't think either candidate are valid choices. Then theres Stein who's an anti-vaxer and a homeopath. So what choices do I have?

Too many atheists are hostile to the religious.

Theresa_N comments on May 24, 2020:

I have animosity to most religions, but not all. There are non-fundamentalist, non-morman, religions that I couldn't care less about. But in this country close to 50% of religious people are fundamentalist, with the rest being divided amongst the previously main stream churches. And it is the fundamentalists that hold power and I do hate their churches and the individuals who belong to them. You cannot separate a church from it's members as far as wrong doing.

Here is your response to any Biden gaffes. Save and use liberally...

Theresa_N comments on May 24, 2020:

If you want a president who doesn't know how to speak, you will have two to choose from this fall.

I think that the democrat should pick who the green party wants to be there vp on a uniquely ticket ...

Theresa_N comments on May 23, 2020:

In 2016 the Green party candidate was an anti-vaxer and homeopath. I won't vote for such a person.

Sessions finally says something.

Theresa_N comments on May 23, 2020:

As you say, too little, too late. He's a creep and like all repuglicans is a fascist.

my first post in this group.

Theresa_N comments on May 23, 2020:

For me it's not that I don't want to get rid of tRump or that Biden isn't better than tRump, he is. I am finished though with voting for candidates that don't represent my views. Biden doesn't share with me very many positions on policy. If Biden supported Medicare for All, a green new deal, and a foreign policy to end war in the many countries we are fighting in I would support him. He does not and these are life and death issues. I've decided to write in Bernie or vote for a third party this November.

Shameful.

Theresa_N comments on May 22, 2020:

I've thought this for a long time. The fact is though is that she is the best running mate for Biden among the women candidates. I still don't know if I'll vote for Biden. He is the worst candidate to run for the Democratic nomination.

I know we are not supposed to use that word anymore.

Theresa_N comments on May 22, 2020:

You know, if you haven't spent your whole life in total isolation, that "retarded" is a very offensive word. There are alternatives.

Dammit Covid!!

Theresa_N comments on May 22, 2020:

The one percent not being able to rub elbows with each other, so sad.

[sciencenews.

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

Yes, they play with rocks. Otters are one of my favorite non-humans.

"The harm that's being done to the planet can be pinpointed, to a very specific list of companies.

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

They have no shame, therefore they cannot be shamed.

There are so many pieces of the puzzle to consider.

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

Bullshit from a bullshitter. None of those things have anything to do, or very little, with serious depression. You really post something from Carey? He's known to promote quack theories.

QAnon Follower Wins US Senate Republican Primary in Oregon Jo Rae Perkins, a rabid follower of ...

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

Oh for the days when fascists were killed.

Have as much safe & consentual sex as possible.

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

Scurry, but I don't want any sex at all. So keep it between you and whoever is your consensual partner, not telling me about your sexual exploits.

When Darwin moves the last piece and yells Check!!!

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

I've been hoping that this virus would take care of tRump and his cronies. But they've got the best medical care in the world thanks to their money.

Do you remember having to do this?📼😏

Theresa_N comments on May 21, 2020:

I remember the first video recorders that used open reel tape.

"My Last Drink was Ten Years Ago" by John DeVore. Your thoughts?

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

I've hardly ever drunk to excess. I quit drinking alcohol a couple of years ago and have hardly missed it. I have ex friends who are alcoholics. I quit drinking because I take a number of meds that don't react well with alcohol so I decided I never needed to drink at all. Now I just vape cannabis oil.

How many crappy made Chinese products do you need to repair to get a PHD in fixing shoddy made ...

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

I've had a great number of Chinese devices. They have been no more "shoddy" than equipment made elsewhere. You seem to have an axe to grind. If the price is too good to be true than it is too good to be true. Pay for quality Chinese equipment and you won't find it shoddy. They used to say the same thing about Japanese equipment and that wasn't true either.

Trump Minion

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

I used to think the u.s. was much more intelligent than I do now. Thanks to tRump for enlightening me.

What was everyone's first car that actually belonged to them, not just what you drove?

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

47 Willys Jeep pick up. Had numerous problems including bad brakes which were the end of her.

Thoughts? 😂

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

I doubt if the guy on the right is as closeted as Grant.

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

Theresa_N comments on May 20, 2020:

Some of the most ignorant people say "god bless america."

25 years ago: Clinton and Republicans move forward with historic budget cuts On May 18, 1995, ...

Theresa_N comments on May 18, 2020:

Goddess, I hate the clintons. I think they showed the tRumps how to do it.

I've joked that my allergies are due to the sex life of plants .

Theresa_N comments on May 17, 2020:

I'm allergic to so many plants, animals, and other things, I stopped keeping track.

Another one bites the dust.

Theresa_N comments on May 17, 2020:

The tRump family has no shame.

And to add to the conspiracy theories.... [lancastercourier.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 17, 2020:

They know no shame.

What do you see? Took me ages! (Looks like black water or something...)

Theresa_N comments on May 16, 2020:

Blueberry cheese cake.

Can you find it? 😉

Theresa_N comments on May 16, 2020:

Found it. Once you see it you can't unsee it.

When I hear politicians and their allies refer to “our democracy”, I think of wotrds spoken in ...

Theresa_N comments on May 16, 2020:

Thus proving the founding "fathers" could be wrong. The rich already have to much power as a result of their money.

Looking forward to the stupid people paying the price and crying about it real soon....

Theresa_N comments on May 14, 2020:

Some of those stupid people are on here.

Now we know how the 's game works...LOL

Theresa_N comments on May 14, 2020:

You need to do some critical thinking.

I just watched this movie today.

Theresa_N comments on May 14, 2020:

I'm sorry, it just didn't make sense to me.

“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Theresa_N comments on May 12, 2020:

It is a kind of religion. I realized this when I refused to recite the pledge of allegiance in Jr. High.

Biblioklept {One who steals books} is, in at least some sense of the word, fairly useless.

Theresa_N comments on May 11, 2020:

But "biblioklept" is sort of a fun word. Useless yes but sort of Freudian.

Lord of the Flies vs. the Reality: Our Innate, Cooperative Socialist Nature: [l.facebook.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

I read a similar article in The Guardian. I don't do facebook so can't say if it's exactly the same thing.

Why did Ilmar sign that letter? What is she at?

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

Could someone please provide a link to the letter?

I wrote this in response to a post by someone who was annoyd by a mom thanking god for her beautiful...

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

Maybe you're taking this wrong. First of all anyone who thanks god(s) for their children is delusional. There is no god(s). There's a wealth of scientific knowledge about this universe and there has been no evidence of anything godlike. Children can be wonderful, but not all are well behaved and can make their parents miserable.

Happy Mothers Day!!!

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

Nothing like my mother.

“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being ...

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

A great description of long term religious practice.

MIASMA.

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

Thank you. I've gone a long time not knowing the meaning of this word.

John Oliver bashes the trump.

Theresa_N comments on May 10, 2020:

Get ready for round 2 of the virus. It'll just explode over the next couple of months like in Brazil.

Let's talk about masks

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

Masks REDUCE your likelihood to transmit and be infected by the virus. I'll give Ya a Minute.

Tom Cruise Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in Syracuse, N.

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

Pure sleaze.

Life is not fair ...[agnostic.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

That's what dogs earn for being people's best friend.

[youtu.be] In memory of Little Richard who sadly died today

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

The only early rocker I like.

This is what happens when The Daily Caller "fact- checks" for Facebook.

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

I really don't know why anyone uses facebook anymore after it's become obvious what they are. I suppose if it's your only contact with family but why don't you just text them?

I hope so. [deepleftfield.info]

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

I hope so too. But I just bet that tRump will just pardon him.

Yup expected that

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

This year is beginning to get better for me. I get to move to where I want to live. All that seemed improbable is coming true. I'm still very anxious, the product of a mother who was negative about everything so I still fear it is going to go wrong.

Gee.... 29 degrees in May. Maybe it will kill the murder hornets?

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

I don't like those at all. I'm not generally afraid of insects other than hornets. When I was three I helped friends dump water into a hornets nest. I woke up a couple hours later. One of my earliest memories.

I just watched this movie today.

Theresa_N comments on May 9, 2020:

The first sentence of "Pondarlncbe..." makes sense. The rest I don't think has merit.

[agnostic.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 7, 2020:

He's as stupid as his followers!

Some people might as well put masking tape over their mouths if they wear masks this way 😅

Theresa_N comments on May 7, 2020:

I see this all the time. It drives me nuts.

BEST IN THE COUNTRY Top Minnesota Lawmaker Unveils Long-Delayed ‘Best’ Marijuana Legalization...

Theresa_N comments on May 7, 2020:

Yay, there is hope. MN has taken so long to get to even this point.

"Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the party, and they're sure trying to do ...

Theresa_N comments on May 7, 2020:

Not much good can be said about the man except for this quote. He never backed down on his racism, homophobia, and transphobia, faint praise.

Not strictly about religion but you get the "phony war" reference

Theresa_N comments on May 6, 2020:

I'd never celebrate a star wars holiday, a trek one yes but not star wars.

Trump cult

Theresa_N comments on May 6, 2020:

A cult is a religion with fewer members. How are the repuglicans a cult? They have as many people as many religions and have a great number of simularities to religion, therefore lets call them a religion.

Same here!

Theresa_N comments on May 5, 2020:

At first I thought he had a really strange mustache and beard.

Think about this: Governor Cuomo= Intelligent but willing to learn.

Theresa_N comments on May 5, 2020:

He'd make a lousy president just as he was a lousy governor until this crisis. He's a neoliberal, he wouldn't address the climate disaster, the banks and insurance companies would remain in control, and wars would continue to be waged all over Asia and Africa. Biden's no better.

So who else is perplexed by the change in attitude that many on the left have had lately pertaining ...

Theresa_N comments on May 5, 2020:

No one but the accuser knows what happened. There is no evidence, I don't believe in god(s) because there's no evidence. I dislike Biden intensely, I don't even know if I'll vote for him. I won't vote for tRump either. But until there is more information, I will remain doubtful about the accusations.

Trump Cheers On Governors Ignoring WH Coronavirus Guidelines Even as deaths here in the US have...

Theresa_N comments on May 5, 2020:

I wish I could say they'd pay for this but I doubt it. They're operating from the nazi playbook, truths are lies and lies are truth.

[tabletmag.

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

I wouldn't single out Chasidim, all true believers of all religions live in their own little world.

As a non-American looking in, this seems to be the case.

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

It is very much like this. Police in this country are largely tRumpsters, so they're racist, homophobic, transphobic, and tend to approach every situation involving non-whites with a gun.

Corn Alert Why can you never hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom?

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

Now that is corn.

[msnbc.com] Elizabeth Warren is most popular choice for Biden's running mate. Agree/Disagree?

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

I don't know how popular she is but if Biden adopted her proposed policies I might vote for him.

CANNABIS COWBOYS Montana marijuana activists are considering an appeal after a judge dismissed ...

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

We need cannabis cowboys in MN.

Had a different sort of dream.

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

Back in the day when I was taking LSD frequently, I hallucinated in my dreams many times. LSD shaped my view of death.

Where else in America (besides New York) will voters overwhelmingly reject pro-corporate politics?

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

Minnesota probably will never abandon corporate politics. The Democratic Farmer Labor party its called in this state. We still have only a half baked medical cannabis program that gives little choice to patients.

Does anyone find themselves making self-deprecating jokes or flat out insulting themselves when ...

Theresa_N comments on May 4, 2020:

I try not to. I call it "Shirley talk," after my mother who was the most negative person I've ever known.

Didnt expect that

Theresa_N comments on May 3, 2020:

I really liked the Ents in the books, the movies didn't do them justice.

Greetings to @Indigo_dougi @klwang @Christy_1095 @DawaRiley @Cheeky Welcome to Introverts Unite!

Theresa_N comments on May 3, 2020:

I'd be with the dog, I'm dreadfully allergic to cats.

I think we could all use this today. [youtube.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 3, 2020:

It's good to hear them swear, network tv was always scrubbed so clean.

“Folks are usually as happy as they make their minds up to be”..............Abraham Lincoln.

Theresa_N comments on May 3, 2020:

Didn't work for him, he suffered from dark, dark depressions. Doesn't work for me either.

Concentrate on the good things. :)

Theresa_N comments on May 2, 2020:

Sometimes a lot easier said than done.

Belatedly for May 1st I offer from that great raconteur & folk singer U Utah Phillip's Loafers Glory...

Theresa_N comments on May 2, 2020:

Saw him live many years ago. Part of that long lost non-violent anarchist tradition, like Dorothy Day and Daniel Berrigan. Not like the anarchists today who are mostly tRumpsters.

Do you know that American leftist are considered Center Rightists in the eastern countries?

Theresa_N comments on May 2, 2020:

I disagree with your definition of leftists. Leftists make up a minority in the democratic party. Most democrat big wigs are center rightists not leftists. Progressives are leftists the rest are neo-liberals.

[cnbc.com] Democratic donors pressure Joe Biden to not pick Elizabeth Warren as VP. WTF!!!!!!!

Theresa_N comments on May 1, 2020:

The donors are very wealthy ones, the ones that control the dnc.

One of the faithful. [thedailybeast.com]

Theresa_N comments on May 1, 2020:

Clearly the woman was having a psychotic break. People with severe mental illness are susceptible to conspiracy theories.

Happy International Workers Day

Theresa_N comments on May 1, 2020:

The real labor day before it was coopted by neo-liberal democrats.

Bunter and "burn phone".

Theresa_N comments on May 1, 2020:

It's usually referred to as a "burner" phone.

Anyone know anything about Empaths or Seers? Are there groups here for that?

Theresa_N comments on May 1, 2020:

Atheism is often accompanied by skepticism. You should check out some groups about this, esp. Critical Thinking. Do you have any evidence of empaths or seers. James Randi has been looking for such evidence and has been unable to find it after years of looking.

It's almost as if he never existed...

Theresa_N comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Jesus hasn't been as you describe him since at least the 2nd century. He was the god of the wealthy religions since Constantine.

[scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net] Definition of Liberal. Agree/Disagree?

Theresa_N comments on Apr 30, 2020:

To me liberals are pretty cowardly, compared with leftists and progressives. They want Obamacare not universal health coverage so the poorer classes still cannot afford it. They don't want a green revolution without which the planet will die. They want big banks and giant companies in control instead of the people's will. I could go on and on.

They thought it was a kitty with drinking problem

Theresa_N comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Must have been tRumpsters if they could confuse a racoon for a cat.

Well, my depression and anxiety have been over 10 for several months.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 30, 2020:

Well, I got into the assisted living I wanted to. Now I cannot find any movers because of the stay at home order. I have to move by the 15th so theres little time. I have little to pack and much to sell but am in such a fog from depression and anxiety I can't do much.

Prospection: the ability to imagine future events.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 29, 2020:

I agree. I've often thought that animals are more intelligent than they're given credit for.

The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Not the first band I loved, but I've loved them a long time. Somebody in photography school turned me onto them.

Someone made a post about Jesus the Christ being a super hero, cracked me right up and reminded me ...

Theresa_N comments on Apr 29, 2020:

Jesus is second rate in the pantheon of not only superheros but gods too.

What hippy dogs learn.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 29, 2020:

I need to play more Dead for my dog, I listen through headphones. But maybe... LOL

“What humans do over the next fifty years will determine the fate of all life on the ...

Theresa_N comments on Apr 29, 2020:

I'm afraid that humans don't have the resolve to do this. Look at who the presidential candidates are and how much support they have. There isn't much room for a green revolution which is what would have to happen to save us.

I got a Facebook Friend-Request this morning.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I'd do the same. No sense being friends with fascists.

The new drugs of choice...

Theresa_N comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I like it much more than than the xtian version. I wonder what drugs tRump is taking for real.

I have to admit it would make an interesting distraction from the daily routine.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 28, 2020:

They looked that way to me at first too.

[newyorker.

Theresa_N comments on Apr 28, 2020:

It got a LOL out of me and I'm pretty depressed.

Al Gore on trump [msnbc.com]

Theresa_N comments on Apr 28, 2020:

I don't watch commercials even to see what Gore has to says.

[agnostic.com]

Theresa_N comments on Apr 27, 2020:

Dogs are better than people.

50 years ago: Liberals disband Vietnam Moratorium Committee The Vietnam Moratorium Committee ...

Theresa_N comments on Apr 27, 2020:

It strikes me how little establishment politics has change over all this time. I never considered myself a liberal and now feel comfortable calling myself a progressive.