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If anyone was on the fence about voting for Trump, last nights horrible performance by Trump should ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 16, 2020:

Trump really is starting to seem like a sick dog that needs to be put down. Everyone but his followers are starting to see that. It will be a relief when he finally leaves.

Good evening everyone. Im Kris. Residing in Houston TX born and raised. New here in the group.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 16, 2020:

As the title character sang in the rock opera Tommy, " Welcome to the camp, I guess you all know why we're here.."

Makes a lot of sense to me...? [youtu.be]

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 16, 2020:

With the exception of widowed people, those on the market are either the discarded, the survivors of failed relationships, and finally, those who are either so terminally neurotic or commitment phobic that they are still never-married after 40. So, you would think that the most attractive items in the thrift store of dating after 40 would be the widowed singles. I am here to tell you, that's certainly not the case, at least for this widowed survivor of a long and positive marriage. Also, I am totally with the guy here on free meals for women who are just beginning to know you. I wonder if some of them are just on dating sites to get the meals, well, I'm only half serious about that last remark.... BTW, this video was posted a while back on Agnostic.

abortion and women and religion

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 16, 2020:

The practical effect of abortion bans is that they only affect poor women. All other women are still able to travel and get abortions, same as they did before Roe, but Repubs have never cared about poor women and those women seldom vote for Repubs, if they even vote at all. They're too busy trying to survive and care for their kids.

Time to congratulate a religious organization! While many churches are holding 'in person" ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 16, 2020:

AME is pretty much made up of black people in the US, so I doubt they give Trump or other Repubs much credibility. I also hear that Unitarian churches and United Church Of Christ, both liberal denominations, are not having in person services, at least not indoors.

I iz studdeein hawrd furr tuh git my edjikayshunz.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

The most enjoyable cats are those that are smart and have lots of personality. They are never boring to be around when awake.

Watson's not all that fond of Imports

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

He does look quite sauve and interesting.

Thursday morning cuteness

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

Such huge, furry tails. I assume it's a family portrait.

I realize it’s been a while since I’ve dusted my bookshelf but that much fur is kinda ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

The shelf is a cat bench.

Why did covid19 spike so high in October in France, is it because the weather is cooler and more ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

Not to sound callous, but the spikes in cases where I live really won't affect me unless they result in lockdowns of things like barbers, massage therapists and dentists from being open for business. I remain in my isolated state either way, rarely going out to shop, see my investment advisor or attend medical appointments. I hope I can continue to get a massage once a month and get a head shave every two months, but if I can't I'll get by. Just need to get my teeth cleaned next month without the dental offices being closed again for Covid and then I'll be ok on that until summer. By then Covid should no longer be an issue keeping dental offices closed or elective medical proceedures delayed.

[understandingcompassion.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 15, 2020:

Obviously Trump and his followers have never had lessons in empathy and generosity like this.

White House Promotion of Herd Immunity Appalls Top Scientists With more than 20 states setting ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 14, 2020:

I don't think it makes me paranoid to say that both Trump and Biden are hoping this will kill off enough older people that whoever wins won't have as much of a Social Security expense for the feds to pay out in the next decade, since their rich donors don't need SS and don't want the income cap lifted so they would have to pay more.

Should CV-19 be tested for possible homosexuality in certain men ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 14, 2020:

Trump's quote sounds like the steroids talking after they zonked him with them to treat his Covid.

Good article on assessing the safety of small indoor gatherings.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 14, 2020:

Pretty sure I'll be spending the holiday season's special days by my lonesome. No Covid risk there.

GOP Rep.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 14, 2020:

What a bald-faced lie. Even Bernie doesn't want that-much less the rest of the corporate Dems and the DNC- and Gomer knows that, as does anyone who's honest and paying attention. But none of that ever stops Repubs from using lies and scare tactics to trick voters into thinking all Dems are not only rabid socialists, but communists. And the sad thing is that it works on some voters while the corporate media does nothing to correct it or contradict this propaganda.

I'm watching the Amy Coney Barrett hearings and getting sick.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 12, 2020:

It's not about the lawyer class getting too much power, it's about the white evangelicals getting so much clout with the Repubs on judicial appointments and abortion policy. The Repubs are glad to at least give them rhetoric and judicial appointments in exchange for their votes and money because it doesn't cost their corporate and fat cat donors anything at all to do so. Those donors don't give a damn about abortion policy or having judges that are religious nuts because their women and daughters will always be able to get abortions.

I currently became unemployed because my construction company I work for has no projects at this ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

I hear that when it rains, it pours.... Hopefully you aren't hearing idiots saying God will provide...

The following is not authored by me but I like the message.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

Get bent, Trumper....

That’s our VP!

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

The SNL sketch with Harris swatting the flies on Pence was priceless!

I don’t know about you guys but I’m sick to death of people that see admitting they were wrong ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

I've always said it takes a big and grown up person to admit when they're wrong. Hence, it's no surprise that an immature, small insecure man like Trump can never do that.

[psypost.org] The true problem

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

With the exception of rich people and some religious people, I've always thought that if you scratch a conservative deep enough, you'll find some racial bigotry... This confirms that suspicion.

Milky Way!!!!

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 11, 2020:

Looks like he already ate another cat..

Nasty and ready to vote

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 10, 2020:

Like your glasses Marcie.

Why is Dem controlled Congress abusing the poor at this point?

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 10, 2020:

Why are you not looking at this behavior and realizing that the Dems are no more concerned about the peasants than the Repubs? They both serve the 1% rather than the masses, that is why the Dems are currently more interested in getting more power than saving the the poor.

Has anyone read a blog or an article which examine that Trump would be reluctant to debate virtually...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 9, 2020:

I'm sure that is the case, but neither Trump nor his handlers would ever admit it.

Pandemic changes the nature of singles' dating and intimate partners

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 8, 2020:

I'm sitting it out until at least next spring or even early summer. Not worth risking Covid for or wasting money on a dating site that would not lead to any in person meetings until Covid is past.

PickupAlpha Helps Humans Embark on the Journey of Dating Through Coaching

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 8, 2020:

My guess is that his program is a load of crap, but it's not my business what other people do with their money.

Anyone else like me that can't tell when a girl is just being nice to you or is actually flirting ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 8, 2020:

That describes me to a T when I was young and single. Even now that I am an older adult with some positive relationship experience, I am still pretty clueless and still reluctant to try finding out, but not as much as when I was young. That's because experience has taught me that I can handle rejection without feeling crushed.

Danica Patrick says her new dating standards are 'off the charts' after Aaron Rodgers split

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 8, 2020:

Sounds like she's pretty full of herself. I pity the poor fool that ends up as her rebound.

Ballot arrived in mail today!

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Mine arrived on Tue. I will drop it off at the auditor's office tomorrow.

Tell me again how waiting for the perfect candidate and wasting your vote is smart.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 7, 2020:

False choice. Maybe we should start paying attention to why we don't have a better boat in the first place so we wouldn't have to use the life raft.

Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery - CNN

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Anybody paying attention knows that Goldman Sucks only cares about the stock market and the economy for the 1%, not how the economy affects the 99%.

The Two-Party System's Failure Opens Door for Independent Debate "At a time when voters are ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 7, 2020:

Only in America can consumers find dozens of choices for soft drinks, beer, fast food, etc., but only two political parties that are the inevitable winners of all federal elections. Consumer choices for products let people continue to feel they have plenty of choices in their lives, but only two real choices for who gets to rule them in politics. And the corporate media are glad to promote this as they are owned by and serve those who own both political parties.

Survey of Atheist Voters Finds That We’re Wildly Progressive on a Variety of Issues | Hemant Mehta...

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 6, 2020:

None of the issues in that chart addressed economics or income/wealth equality. Without surveying people on those types of issues, you can't really say who is or is not a progressive, much less where they stand as a group. As far as I'm concerned, if you are not for a fair economy for all, along with reducing the inequality of wealth and income as well as providing a European type safety net for all, you are not a progressive, just a weak-ass liberal who only cares about being PC and feeling smug that you are better than a right-winger. And if that is you, I loathe you just as much as a right winger because you are selfish and won't support anything that might actually cost you anything or inconvenience you personally. Liberalism as a political fashion statement. The survey also said nothing about climate change or saving the environment, but I've already made my point and said enough. The survey matches my personal observations of many Unitarians, who are also atheists. They are very progressive when it comes to PC and the environment, but not really very progressive when it comes to economic issues. In that sense, they are much like Libertarians in wanting to keep all their stuff and money, holding onto that upper-middle class lifestyle at all costs.

Scammers have been busy in my email these are only the ones I have not added to spam yet.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 5, 2020:

Seems like they at least used to try harder to seem legit.

Good, good. That's the stuff.

TomMcGiverin comments on Oct 2, 2020:

Cats seem to love ear rubs even more than belly rubs.

9/30/2020 2020 continues, so chaotic haven't even yet written about the grim one million dead ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 30, 2020:

We really need better candidates, like your cat Smudge, for prez, anyone would be better than these two..

Fvck around and find out indeed.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 30, 2020:

They're not interested in learning or winning the prez race, because as long as they keep progressives from getting the nomination, their big donors have already won.

Need a good reason to shop lift?

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 30, 2020:

The store managers figure that few people will steal from them thru self-checkout due to the cameras they have filming the shoppers using those machines. It then becomes a game of Russian roulette for those stealing as to when they might or might not get caught.

Wisdom “I ain’t draft dodging.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 29, 2020:

He was a great man, and, when he wasn't performing as the showboating cocky boxer, spoke more truth back then than about any of the politicians, probably because he had more courage and real convictions than any pols then or now.

I skipped the debate today, as usual— but it looks like I missed out on some entertainment!

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 29, 2020:

The commenters you posted tweets from made a good point, we had everything but the inevitable Yo Momma jokes... The rest of the world now sees the US as a sick, dark joke..

Just watched the whole of the debate.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 29, 2020:

I thought that Chris Wallace, being from Fox News, was surprisingly fair as moderator, but at the same time, he was overwhelmed by Trump and had no control over the debate and Trump. If they both go ahead with the other two debates, the upcoming moderators need to regain some control over the debates and that has to include the moderator cutting off Trump's mic when he continues to interrupt Biden and not restoring it until Biden's time is up and it's Trump's turn to speak again. But if that is proposed by the future moderators and Trump hears about it, I doubt he will go ahead and participate under those conditions. This may well be the only debate if a serious effort is made to improve things for the final two debates.

[yahoo.] Probably the only time in my life that I would agree with the orange shitgibbon.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 29, 2020:

No different than any other con man mocking the rubes in private while praising them in public.

Disinformation and the cost of fake news.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

You're wasting your time. Repub pols are beyond shame.

The Lack of Opposite-Gender Friendships Among Evangelicals is Itself a Problem | Beth Stoneburner | ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

I have also found that emotionally healthy hetero people tend to have some friendships with queer people as well as platonic friendships with opposite sex heteros. Having friendships with queer people of the same sex helps hetero people learn that relationships don't have to be mainly about sex and sexual attraction. It helps people learn to not be threatened by sexual attraction that is not mutual and to be clear about their boundaries and secure in their own identity and orientation. Those people tend to make better relationship partners once they do choose a monogamous relationship. However, I have found that most hetero people who have not had any friendships with queer people and have also been raised in traditional religious homes have problems with jealousy regarding platonic opposite sex friendships by their partner once they begin a commited relationship with someone. Too much conditioning from their background that makes them distrustful.

Love this! 😆

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

I doubt Trump likes cats. He doesn't deserve under karma to be reincarnated as a cat. More like as a cockroach.

Report: Parscale Accused Of Laundering $170M In Campaign Funds

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Is that why he had the meltdown and standoff with the cops? Maybe he's afraid he'll be going to jail soon.

NY Times Report Claims Trump Paid No Taxes 10 of last 15 Years According to a Sunday The New ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

It's disgraceful that in the US, a president or presidential candidate can blatantly dodge paying their fair share of taxes while in Europe being labeled a tax dodger would be political death. Too many Americans seem to envy tax dodging pols rather than scorn them as pariahs. Much of the blame begins with Reagan who taught Americans to scorn government and taxes.

Former tRump campaign manager threatens to kill self, SWAT standoff: [theguardian.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

And this is a problem, how? Do they really need to stop him? Just kidding, like Trump and the other Repubs always say they are....Maybe he had an attack of conscience or realized the party had abandoned him..

More on Liberals vs Leftists.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Reminds me of the Unitarian church I used to attend. They welcomed you with open arms if you were gay, a racial minority, etc., but not at all if you were less than upper-middle class or without a college education. The classism was unspoken, but just as strong as Southern racism. They didn't need to post it on signs.

Psychiatrist: Trump Supporters Think Like Five Year Olds - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 28, 2020:

Another immature mind set that conservatives never grow out of is selfishness. Most people learn by kindergarten age to willingly share with others. Libertarians and conservatives never do.

"Have you ever noticed how whenever someone inconveniences the dominant western power structure, the...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Not just him, but also Epstein. The ruling class made sure he died before he could rat anyone out. The corporate media and DNC also smeared Bernie after the media ignored him for almost a year because of the danger he posed if nominated for the Dems.

I think I've figured out Trump's entire election strategy.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 27, 2020:

I agree with all of that. I also have no faith that the Dems will fight any harder against his post election efforts to steal the election than they did in 2000. And the SC will rule in Trump's favor the same way they did for W. then.

Amy Coney Barrett: GOP sells 'Notorious ACB' T-shirts after nomination

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 27, 2020:

Tasteless, cruel, and callous are Repub stocks in trade... What else would you expect from people who see kindness, compassion, and concern with fairness as signs of weakness, deviance and inferiority?

"Liberals hate leftists for the same reason a wife who is informed that her husband is cheating on ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 27, 2020:

After reading the article a second time, I would also say that religious fundies hate atheists for the same types of reasons, namely that we pose a cognitive dissonance threat to them that maybe everything they have ever been taught and believe is a lie. Also, they resent our thinking that we are or might be just as morally good and ethical as them, maybe more so. It bugs them that we might be just as deserving of heaven as them, if that existed and were solely based on works and morality. For that matter, economic conservatives hate leftists because we expose them as the selfish greedheads they are.

"Liberals hate leftists for the same reason a wife who is informed that her husband is cheating on ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 27, 2020:

I would add that liberals who hate leftists pointing out how corrupt the Dem party is, esp. its leaders, are not so much upset to be told the system is not working for them. They are upset because the leftists truthfully and correctly point out that the system is not working for anyone who is living at less than the upper-middle class. The liberals usually are at that level on the economic ladder and don't like being told they might be sellouts or at best indifferent to the economic hardships and struggles of the lower classes than them. Hence, the inspiration for the old Phil Ochs song, mainly that the liberals feel like simply saying they are a liberal and that they support all the lower class and identity politics struggles out to be enough for them to feel righteously smug and comfortable that they are good people who are always on the right side, but sorry, to us socialists and progressives that's not enough. Being on the right side of the class war is by far the most important area in order to call yourself one of the good guys. You have to be willing to invest yourself in real equality by supporting a fair economy, which will never happen without socialist leaders and socialist policies. Neoliberalism won't ever cut it in bringing that about.

Saturday morning cuteness

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 26, 2020:

Except the smaller creature looks like a gerbil.

Biden 🤮 Trump worse by a factor of ten or more.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 26, 2020:

Keep up the good work, and I mean that sincerely. It's not people like you and me that are responsible for the disease that gave us Trump as the symptom, it's the selfish, comfortable, sheeple that started and kept voting for corporate Dems beginning in the 90s when the DLC began taking over the Dem party.

I am 6 foot 3 inches tall and weigh about 240 pounds, why does my 10 bound cat think he can stop me ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 26, 2020:

I suspect that many cats believe in their own mind that they are much bigger than they are. Hence, the behavior of so many small cats that slap the shit out of much bigger dogs. I even met one cat that seemed convinced he was human...

I've been reading this graphic horror novel called, the ice cream man.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Reminds me of a clown called Pennywise....

"It's losin' time!"

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

I think you have correctly concluded that the DNC is playing to lose.

If I had it my way I would have a women atheist as my president

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

I don't give a damn about a candidate's gender, race, or sexual orientation. What matters is policy, character, and integrity, as in can they actually be trusted to carry out those policies if they get power or will they instead just sell out to the ruling class and support the status quo? You would think that voters would wake up and collectively try to give someone a chance at prez that can't be bought...

[youtu.be] I hate jim carrey but this is creating such a response from fox I love it

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

I don't hate Carrey, but I do hate country music, except when it's wickedly used to make fun of the kind of people that often like it, such as this parody or John Lennon's song Crippled Inside. Carrey is amazing at capturing the singing and talking voices of his characters here.

For those who believe that voting blue will save you. [youtube.]

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Time to vote for a third party, at least after this election, if not sooner. After this election, what do we really have to lose by giving a third party a chance, collectively, as voters? At the very least it could actually push the Dems to the left. At the best, it could eventually replace the Dem party for the 99% who are not racist, misogynist, or hung up on religion. It's clear that the Dem party is beyond reform and needs to be replaced.

Talking Kitty Cat 19 - Sylvester Goes To Jail - YouTube

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Didn't this guy kill himself?

In the early days of the pandemic, the government had a plan to mail every US household cloth face ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

May well be true, but there would still be lots of idiots that would have refused to wear them.

'They Hate My Guts': Sen.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Can't wait to see Kate McKinnon's next appearance as him when the new season of SNL begins..

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty After Threatening to Shoot Black Family at Church | Val Wilde | Friendly ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 25, 2020:

Who appointed him to be the one-man admissions committee of his church? Probably claims God spoke to him personally on the matter... Maybe karma will play out and he'll end up with a daughter that ends up dating and marrying a black man...

I don’t ever copy and paste other people’s statuses.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 24, 2020:

Most of the Covid spread these days is because of the young adults who are usually asymptomatic and also know they are at low risk to die or get seriously ill from it. So they are now going on with their lives the same as they did before Covid. Totally self-centered. Meanwhile, almost everybody who is over 60 or even 50, or has a serious health problem, has figured out that they need to self quarantine as much as possible until there is a vaccine or an effective treatment available to them. So the latter group is living like second class citizens while the young can enjoy all the re-opened bars and restaurants and other entertainment options. I can accept and live with that status as an older adult, but what I really resent is these young adults continuing to go about their lives with no caution while also going to grocery stores and refusing to wear masks there, all because they are being selfish. Those are the only places I have to encounter young adults and it's not asking too damn much for them to mask up for those stores where they will encounter older people, including store staff. Unfortunately the grocery stores are too chickenshit or uncaring about their staff to require masks, at least where I live. So I have to either take my chances being around unmasked young adults there or go during the geezer hour where masks are required. So much for enjoying the reward of retirement so I can sleep in every day. But even with the geezer hour, the stores are not protecting their workers by not requiring masks so they can be chickenshit and not deal with angry younger customers who won't wear masks. There is already plenty of resentment between Boomers and Millenials and this behavior by so many is not going to help. It's certainly something I will remember for the rest of this decade.

Justice for breonna Taylor !

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 24, 2020:

Her family got money, but since none of the cops were actually punished for her death, except for one cop being fired, I wouldn't call that justice. Nobody is going to prison and the system will remain as corrupt and dysfunctional as before in Louisville.

I don’t ever copy and paste other people’s statuses.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 24, 2020:

Some people are socially conscious and some aren't. Too bad those who aren't don't all die if they get Covid. It would improve our society. Instead the younger ones just hurt other people.

This is so infuriating. Gutless ineffective Dems. [m.youtube.com]

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 24, 2020:

They have spines, it's just that they only use them to collect and protect their corporate donations and to defeat progressives from getting nominated or elected. All about priorities..

Michele Bachmann Warns Christians That Biden Will Turn U.S. Communist In 100 Days | Michael Stone

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 23, 2020:

She is one crazy bitch..

Got my t shirt a couple of weeks ago.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 23, 2020:

I got mine around the same time, no pen either, which doesn't matter to me anyway.

Stop Calling It A “Stutter” : Here Are Dozens Of Examples Of Biden’s Dementia Symptoms...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 23, 2020:

This is an old article and tells me nothing new. The Biden supporters will never be convinced their guy has dementia. They will hold to the stutter explanation until Joe has to step down and ends up unable to walk, then they might admit that it is something other than a stutter. Until then, you are wasting your time trying to reason with them. If elected, Harris will be the real prez as Joe will step down sometime soon after the election or the inauguration.

You have to unite behind another party to finally end this obedience of complicity.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 22, 2020:

In a nutshell, he is defining the American sheeple..

“There is really only one question you ever need to direct at someone to work out whether or not ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 22, 2020:

I think the video has a point about the need for humility in order to be a good person, but I think it's still a bit exaggerated and overly extreme. I think I can still be a good person and also rightly judge some people as evil and garbage wrapped in skin.

Painfully accurate.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 22, 2020:

No shit.

It has been my observation that the preponderance of the rioters, looters, arsonists, and people who...

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 21, 2020:

Paranoid much?

Sweet and simple makeup tutorial.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 21, 2020:

Kitties just want maximum cuteness, can't blame them for trying..

What happens in a church state

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 20, 2020:

Reminds me of the witch burning scene in Monty Python And The Holy Grail...

Never met him, would love to.

TomMcGiverin comments on Sep 20, 2020:

I wish they would secede again and this time the North let them. It would improve the politics for the remaining states immensely.

Spot the difference.