Right wing lunatic accidentally makes a sexual reference while spewing hatred [youtu.be]

Wangobango3 comments on Aug 26, 2022:

There's no cure for this kind of mental illness. I pity his children

racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:

Lobotomy

There is a difference between the parties, and it's pretty plain to see.

racocn8 comments on Aug 25, 2022:

(Except that Paul Pelosi's punishment is an uncharacteristic slap on the wrist compared to most DUI sentences)

racocn8 replies on Aug 26, 2022:

@BitFlipper That Pelosi's husband should be the beneficiary of an absurdly light sentence highlights the disparity in justice between the privileged and the rest of us. The toleration of that corruption certainly happens on both sides of aisle, but, yes, those on the right are far more hypocritical and willing to defend criminality and corruption.

The Road to Legalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level - Beyond the Scenes | The Daily Show

FvckY0u comments on Aug 24, 2022:

While I'm on board with legalizing cannabis nationally that's not my primary concern. Frankly psychedelics show a lot of promise for helping with a lot of mental illnesses far beyond that of cannabis. I'd like to see psychedelics legalized nationally for therapeutic purposes.

racocn8 replies on Aug 24, 2022:

Cannabis contains a variety of molecules that have a corresponding variety of medicinal effects. The effectiveness on cancer could save millions. Tryptamines (psychedelics) should also be decriminalized because the medical establishment doesn't have the integrity needed to be the exclusive owners of this technology. I support developing the therapeutic/clinical wherewithal to treat people within the conventional context. Putting people in jail solves nothing except to demonstrate how cruel the fascists are willing to be (and to intimidate the rest of us).

US National Archives says 700 pages of classified records were seized at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 23, 2022:

Who were the people moving boxes around at Mar-a-Lago? Any of them foreign agents or just exactly what were they doing. They need to depose every one, including the Secret Service agents, who betrayed their oaths if they knew anything about this (Not that anyone in Trump's circle ISN'T a traitor).

racocn8 replies on Aug 23, 2022:

Trump only missed a few of the items on Putin's shopping list...

I had an echo stress/ultrasound test today, from which I am still awaiting results.

racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:

The Fox brainwashing has really destroyed much of the country. The lies people believe are at once, disgusting and destructive. This is the US in a nosedive.

racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:

I am very sorry to hear about your son. I lost a close friend, but that can't compare. I hope you are holding up.

Ok... maybe the guys can answer this. What's the deal with the dead fish?

racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:

Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities? I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:

@LiterateHiker My dad would drag the family out on the ocean where I consistently became sea-sick and spent half the trip drugged with dramamine in the bow bunk. What fun....

Ok... maybe the guys can answer this. What's the deal with the dead fish?

racocn8 comments on Aug 22, 2022:

Know thyself. Why did the pictures of dead fish catch your attention? If they offend your sensibilities, what are those sensibilities? I agree with the comments below that: 1) It's a picture that they have of themselves smiling. It's good that they don't have a lot of pictures (low hubris, but ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 22, 2022:

@TomMcGiverin I fished when I was a teen at summer camp, and my friend would fish on our backpack trips. My dad fished for his hobby. (Ugh. PTSD setting in.) I believe fishing is a very common activity enjoyed by urban folk on vacation.

Enough with the book banning, I don't care if it's Marx, Engels, Hitler, Stalin, Moses, Mohamed, or...

Betty comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Abandoned, exploited, abused, and unwanted children. Poverty, unattainable basic health care, decent education, and crimes against women. These are some of the problems that are ignored in favor of **their** interpretation of their so called god. Anyone who doesn't see something wrong with that...

racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:

It is a cult of the brain-damaged. (...but aren't they all?)

I note that Triphid has not posted in more than 10 days.

Normanbites comments on Aug 21, 2022:

It's hard to imagine the crusty old guy could get hurt. But it is Australia where even the koala's try to kill you .... so .... let me know what you find out.

racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:

It's been a month. I fear the worst...

Yet another scientific study on the use of hemp cannabinoids on Covid: Abstract: "The rapid ...

blaDers comments on Aug 21, 2022:

Tbh, I’ve never had an experience of using CBD to cure covid, but once, I was prescribed CBD gummies to cure my bad sleep. Actually, it helped me a lot. I’ve tried many kinds of treatment, and CBD gummies turned out to be the most effective treatment. Btw, my friend used CBD to cure covid. ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 21, 2022:

As CBD is anti-inflammatory, its use can reduce the inflammation and pain from arthritis. I am in the process of marketing CBDA which efficiently shuts down nausea for people getting chemo, PMS or anything that causes nausea. When it takes effect, it is a phenomenal experience.

I remember...

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 20, 2022:

4 comics at 15 cents each = 60 cents 3 candy bars at 10 cents each is another 30 cents trading cards with gum 5 cents each bag of chips was 5 cents and soda was another 15 cents... All that work for $1.20....

racocn8 replies on Aug 20, 2022:

You forgot the 5-finger discount...

Some More News, for some more freethinking! How Rich People Keep Screwing Up Global Health ...

racocn8 comments on Feb 28, 2021:

Can you cite something from the video that is not BS?

racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:

Your reply contains the fragment: "The current so-called covid vaccine...." . Given the proven effectiveness of the vaccines, you betray your fact-free bias. I don't see a meaningful suggestion that answers my challenge.

Today, I got cornered by an old woman in a thrift store who admired the vintage bean pot I was ...

Beowulfsfriend comments on Aug 19, 2022:

She is confused. One can catch Covid from someone with Covid, and, yes, some vaxxed people get Covid. I had a mild case a month ago. No one catches it from a vaxxed person who doesn't have the disease.

racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:

This is a subtle issue the wingnuts have seized on as a talking point to bash the non-MAGA. I am certain that any trained specialist at the CDC would explain the issue as you did. However, that message may have gotten mangled by a poorly informed politician, but I haven't seen any actual quotations. Thus, I'm betting the wingnut claim was fabricated from the start and endlessly repeated on Fox.

What if President Obama had tried to issue a blanket declassification order?

Organist1 comments on Aug 19, 2022:

Republicans and republican extremism are the worst plague this country has ever seen.

racocn8 replies on Aug 19, 2022:

It shows to all the young people that they are unfit to be citizens, and their embrace of corruption and immorality shows their true values.

Men would not understand, Lol

Lizard_of_Ahaz comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Pretty sure she has had larger....

racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:

I'd be curious to know which sex has more mass devoted to the purpose. It's far from being obvious.

I wanted to relate a story.

racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Your situation reads extremely similar to mine. I did not identify my ex as a narcissist. She did have an extreme manic-depressive problem. The loss of my relationship with my daughter has been extremely painful. I know some kids that rebel with estrangement seek reconciliation when they mature. I ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:

I honestly don't know her anymore. She has shunned be for 9 years. She had a difficult personality growing up and it didn't really improve. She showed some depression, but also some arrogance, sense of entitlement, and indifference to the feelings of others (low or no empathy). Some of that fits... While I wish I could have a relationship with her, I suspect that she is now seriously toxic so that it may be better that I not know.

Why do men like beer?

racocn8 comments on Aug 18, 2022:

Yeah, I had a girl change her mind right at penetration... My mind was raped.

racocn8 replies on Aug 18, 2022:

I can't say. I strongly doubt it.

Whiplash!

Redheadedgammy comments on Aug 16, 2022:

What a joke all the people at Faux noise are! 🤣🤣🤣

racocn8 replies on Aug 16, 2022:

I had a recent discussion with a couple of Fox-Trumpers. And they weren't stupid people (exactly). But you'd never know it to talk with them. They don't know what MSM is lying about, but they know it does. And Hillary's emails are so much worse than anything Trump did. And the Jan 6 Committee hearing aren't legit because they aren't allowing an alternative point of view. I told the a-hole there wasn't another point of view, but he should certainly put it on the table if he thought there was one. I take it back. They are stupid.

Regarding proposals to bring lower Mississippi river water west to Colorado and beyond: I'm ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 14, 2022:

Building large pumps is off-the-shelf technology. They cost more than rain, but if you don't have rain, what choice do you have?

racocn8 replies on Aug 15, 2022:

When California was victimized by Enron's natural gas manipulations, then Governor Grey Davis tasked experts to report on measures to avoid similar fiascos. California was at the end of two NG pipelines where upstream states retained dibs. Among the measures were 1) building another pipeline and 2) purchasing costly futures contracts. The GQP seized on the latter despite it being merely the enactment of the best available advice. The GQP used this issue to unseat Davis and replace him with Schwarzenegger. Another cautionary tale is how San Francisco built the Hetch Hetchy dam in the next valley up from Yosemite. Yes, the dam submerged some of the valley, but at the same time, the impassible reservoir protected the upstream valley from millions of visitors that would have impacted Yosemite Valley. Thus, the upstream Hetch Hetchy Valley is nearly unspoiled. That hasn't stopped so-called environmentalists from continuing to petition for the destruction of the dam.

Russian Republicons

racocn8 comments on Aug 12, 2022:

If only... A black hood would definitely be an improvement. Disposing of that much hazardous waste could be costly.

racocn8 replies on Aug 14, 2022:

@hankHunter13 Perhaps a rotary kiln?...

Tonight, I am greatly troubled.

anglophone comments on Aug 12, 2022:

If the Tangerine Turd is tried and found guilt of violating such a statute, then I see a risk that his stormtroopers (QAnon, the Proud Boys, etc) will drag the USA into another civil war.

racocn8 replies on Aug 12, 2022:

They could try, but they're on the same level as Charlie Manson.

So smart too

JackPedigo comments on Aug 11, 2022:

And if you do teach your child about jesus this is what will be the result (a clueless, nitwit).

racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:

I once wrote a letter that the OC Register published suggesting that Evangelicals should lobotomize their children so that when they grow up, they'll be just like their parents...

Letters From An American 08/10/2022

Charlene comments on Aug 11, 2022:

And Trumpys world is crumbling..finally.

racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:

Trump still has all the resources needed to draw this out forever.

[heathercoxrichardson.substack.com] Lots of info from Heather Cox Richardson

racocn8 comments on Aug 11, 2022:

It couldn't be just one informant at Mar-a-Lago. To convince a judge to raid a president the FBI would need at least one informant and second insider (ie USSS) to verify it. And seeing a transcript of a call where Trump references the materials...

racocn8 replies on Aug 11, 2022:

I don't know it to be true. Again, would or even could the FBI go to a judge with a single sworn affidavit of information merely claiming that one person had seen classified documents at Mar-a-Lago??? The FBI could not possibly consider getting a search warrant on a popular ex-president relying on a single claim of wrongdoing. They had been working on how to orchestrate this raid for two weeks before it happened. It wasn't spontaneous, but the culmination of careful planning. Elsewhere, supposedly reliable rumors claim that a tapped phone call figured into the warrant application.

Does anyone have any doubt that Trump is an overt/grandiose malignant narcissist?

racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:

They love drama. Not unlike some of the trolls here. They thrive on pissing people off and manipulating them. They are toxic bullies, and they pervade our society traumatizing everyone they encounter. I'm betting this is a major expression of the brain damage found in the ultra-religious. Is any ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:

The only way to get them any help is if the therapist has leverage on the narc, such as desire to preserve a relationship with a company or children. Therapists who do that work know that treatment is a long haul. If they ever make a 'breakthrough', they have to be ready to marshal family to keep the narc from committing suicide. The breakthrough can result in draining the narc of all the grandiosity they deploy to manipulate others. Even so, it's near impossible to manifest even a shred of empathy in them. And that lack of empathy jibes with the disordered personalities noted from religious brain damage.

“There is one irrefutable law of the universe.

racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:

That is far from being an irrefutable law of the universe. It might be true for Oprah. We have responsibility TO each other as a matter of humanity. While we are responsible for our own life, it is a non sequitur for her next statement. It is certainly unwise to hold someone else accountable for ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:

I read the buildup phrase to her supposed wisdom as absurd. I respect the sentiment she's voicing, albeit unclearly. To be certain, one should not wait for people to 'come around' and show love and respect if they have always behaved badly. Letting them hold your feelings hostage is stupid. If that's what kind of person they are, it's past time to move on.

This is no joke to some of us so I thought I would post it here! :-D

racocn8 comments on Aug 10, 2022:

Do you play chess...?

racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:

Knight: (Adjusts cloak and 'accidentally' knocks over board...) Death: (something like) Don't worry my friend. I remember where we were... (Resets board)

Does anyone know of present or former Trump supporters on this site or elsewhere who have had the ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 9, 2022:

You ask that after CPAC hosts Orban ? (Who is another Putin stooge)

racocn8 replies on Aug 10, 2022:

Putin has established a major beachhead of influence in the US. All of the crazy team that met in Dec 2020 to develop the capitol assault have Russia connections. Mueller documented 100 contacts with Trump's 2016 election team. Moscow Mitch. Maria Buttina. And NUMBER 1: The Koch Brothers. Yeah, who on the Republican team has the balls to call out the traitors in their midst? A google search reveals nothing and nobody. Try it.

I've been single for seven years.

racocn8 comments on Mar 31, 2022:

Good luck. Don't worry about your age. Just be open, whether it's on-line or in the supermarket. I met a lady at the latter, and it was good until she started drinking. Keep trying; what else can one do?

racocn8 replies on Aug 9, 2022:

That lady and I had the most wondrous sex. I'd put up with a lot for that, but the situation kept getting worse. I have fabulous memories, if mixed with not so fabulous ones.

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 3, 2022:

60 females since the beginning of 2020? US firearm deaths in 2020 alone were around 45,000. I guess Iran is much more civilized than the US.

racocn8 replies on Aug 8, 2022:

@laidback1 Those that love guns to the point of making guns their religion don't deserve much. As they prevent addressing the slaughter of innocents, they have blood on their hands without ever pulling a trigger. And it gets so much worse. Gun nuts are psychopaths, dreaming of the day they can murder dozens or hundreds. No one should miss them if society ever gets serious about eliminating the threat they pose.

“Trust is the glue of life.

anglophone comments on Aug 7, 2022:

How to destroy a personal relationship that was built up over 15 years: give somebody a tirade lasting 20 minutes that is full of untruths.

racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:

That is precisely what happened to me. Along with the triggering event being utterly trivial, the shouted lies were followed by the declaration: "I'll never apologize". Sadly, the tantrum and subsequent shunning revealed the absence of basic honesty, that being replaced by severe sociopathy.

Not sure what to make of the latest from Gaza/Israel.

racocn8 comments on Aug 7, 2022:

Israel won't ethnically cleanse the Palestinians like all other countries do in such situations. The Palestinians won't give up their dreams of genocide/ethnically cleansing the Jews into the sea. Stalemate.

racocn8 replies on Aug 7, 2022:

"Not all Palestinians strive to wipe out Israel." Perhaps, but Gazans continue to re-elect Hamas which dictates the policy of genocide, and the education teaching it. On the other hand, the Israeli maintain their policy of stealing land as punishment for intransigence. This ethnic cleansing, while small in scale, is both criminal and provocative, but also unstoppable, and supported by new generations of Israelis eager for their own land (at the cost of their integrity & honor). Neither group is about to change, nor are there incentives for change (beyond the carnage). Also, malign actors like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S. benefit from stirring the pot and keeping it going. That's not about to change either. Negotiated peace is a lovely idea, but the reality is that ALL the parties are SATISFIED with the status quo. It is the cost of embracing a rancid belief system and being recognized as immoral by the rest of the world.

Scenes from CPAC | Reuters.com

dalefvictor comments on Aug 6, 2022:

Just for grims I went into a gun store the other day. While there this guy walked in demanding a particular rifle which they did not have. They said they could order on and he went into a tirade about how he had money and wanted to buy, cash. I know gun stores can be a little strange, but this was ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 6, 2022:

Sounds like you want to be "the good guy with a gun". How could you forgive yourself if you weren't prepared and you could have been? But, having a gun invites trouble. And so often, guns are misused, and if one's own gun were misused on a loved one (or by a loved one), how do you forgive yourself? Suppose the gun you buy were stolen? We all have some paranoia, but do we go down that road, knowing it up's the odds? Good luck. Let us know what you decide.

“Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice”…………….Ayaan Hirsi Ali

racocn8 comments on Aug 6, 2022:

But intolerance of intolerance is still intolerance. (But it does feel better). Pick your battles and know what hills not to die on.

racocn8 replies on Aug 6, 2022:

I'm with you more than you know. Many take the term 'Intolerance' to infer violence. As I said, not tolerating intolerance feels better. Have all other means to negotiate been exhausted? Sometimes tolerance of intolerance means survival to fight another day.

Anyone interested in chipping in on some land (20 acres, 40, more?

racocn8 comments on Aug 6, 2022:

Did you have some prospective locations in mind?

racocn8 replies on Aug 6, 2022:

Those seem like some good ideas. I worry that when things break down, the militias will scavenge ruthlessly. Growing your own food seems like rough work and precarious given the climate oscillations.

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 3, 2022:

60 females since the beginning of 2020? US firearm deaths in 2020 alone were around 45,000. I guess Iran is much more civilized than the US.

racocn8 replies on Aug 4, 2022:

@Surchin Obviously what we have now is far from overreaching, but is over-reaching from the gun-nuts. I'd love for them to suicide themselves, but that doesn't happen often enough. We need the means to ferret them out against their will. It's either that or the status quo that doesn't work. 2nd Amendment says WELL-REGULATED MILITIA. That's the police - - not the citizenry.

Iranian father Mohammad Kazem Lashkari, 43 Shot dead his 15 year old daughter with a shotgun in her ...

racocn8 comments on Aug 3, 2022:

60 females since the beginning of 2020? US firearm deaths in 2020 alone were around 45,000. I guess Iran is much more civilized than the US.

racocn8 replies on Aug 4, 2022:

@Surchin At the moment, the MAGA types and NRA prevent any meaningful solutions. The point is that their cult imposes a cultural terror on the population that is comparable to the terror in Iran. My solution is to test everyone psychologically. Those that pass can have guns and conventional rifles. Military style rifles would be outlawed. Those that don't like it should be imprisoned or GPS cuffed, or killed. Ruby Ridge the lot of them, however long it takes.

Alex Jones needs to be made to suffer and to pay for all the pain that he has caused to innocent ...

Zealandia comments on Aug 3, 2022:

BBC: Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook school shooting was '100% real' About time.

racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2022:

The only remedy for a pathological liar like that is a lobotomy. (or a noose).

[news.

OldGoat43 comments on Aug 3, 2022:

Back in the last century, when my wife and I went on a big search for a better place to live we came upon a beautiful and very old red brick three story home in Kentucky. The owners told us that the whole area floods "once every few years"... but not to worry. They just carry their furniture and ...

racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2022:

An indoor mud bath?? You missed out...

Lauren Boebert Claims Taking Away AR-15s Will Cause Americans to Eat Their Dogs Rep.

TomMcGiverin comments on Aug 3, 2022:

WTF does gun control have to do with people eating dogs? What a crazy bitch!

racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2022:

One more time. The whole idea of owning the libs is to tell lie; not just any lie, but an idiotic absurd over-the-top makes-no-sense asshole bullshit LIE. Extra points if it doesn't make sense and/or is recited incoherently.

Saw this unusual word in our local paper, ‘The Islands Weekly,’ in an article about Basking ...

phxbillcee comments on Aug 3, 2022:

I like mine over easy... & if we get into "baby-eating", one has to let them mature a bit to "flesh-out" & add some meat - then be sure to marinate properly!

racocn8 replies on Aug 3, 2022:

...I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust...." (Swift)

This is pretty hillarious. Is that Nancy Pelosi stabbing him with a spear?

Lorajay comments on Aug 1, 2022:

Why is Melina washing his feet? There is no way that's Trump. Look at those muscles!

racocn8 replies on Aug 1, 2022:

Yeah, the pig needs another 100 pounds at least. And an apple in the mouth would be appropriate.

Gene Roddenberry Said William Shatner's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 'Wasn't Star Trek'

racocn8 comments on Jul 31, 2022:

Ok. But then how did Roddenberry let this idiotic piece of scriptwriting get filmed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Efi75W5U1Q "...Don't you understand, Mr. Spock. It's not the Sun up in the sky. It's the Son of God..." Uhura (and the trashy BS that preceded it where Uhuru claims the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 31, 2022:

@David1955 While working for corporations, on rare occasions I compromised what I knew was wrong, but recognized it wasn't a hill to die on. Shame on me.

These are the 4 types of atheism - Big Think

Fernapple comments on Jul 30, 2022:

It comes from a religious apologist source, and reflects their thinking.

racocn8 replies on Jul 30, 2022:

Thanks for that. As I read it, it sounded like propaganda. Then, ending with a C. S. Lewis quote, and reiterating his claim to have originally been an atheist. The implication being that atheists can readily become Christians. They still went with the Christian definition of atheism, which is simply wrong and seeks to offend. Sucks to be them.

I would like to address the issues of moderators who block people from groups.

racocn8 comments on Jul 28, 2022:

It is really telling that so many posters will still post in Krish55's group even after they've been told that Krish55 is an asshole that blocks everyone. Shame on the posters and sucks to be Krish55. Please, everyone. Do NOT post to "PROGRESSIVES, SOCIALISTS, BLACK LIVES MATTER.

racocn8 replies on Jul 29, 2022:

@Moolah Krish55 is one fucked up asshole.

Friend. What is it?

racocn8 comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Some part of our mind creates ghosts...

racocn8 replies on Jul 28, 2022:

@Betty One can always find explanations, but I believe some answers dismiss the unknown too quickly. To be sure, the mind is mysterious. I don't really believe in ghosts, but I like Halloween and the associated genres.

Friend. What is it?

racocn8 comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Some part of our mind creates ghosts...

racocn8 replies on Jul 28, 2022:

@Betty My 1st house was haunted, and it claimed another before I sold it. Lots of stuff moved by itself, most especially the toilet seat often slammed shut at odd times. Lots of door slamming. One night I had a nightmare. In it, I met my close friend named Zach who had passed on more than a decade before. As I recognized him, I became frightened, knowing that he was dead. When I felt his hand, it was cold and clammy. Next, he introduced me to two of his grandparents, telling me that they had died in the Holocaust (I later found out this was true). Their forms were small and indistinct. Then, with a start, I woke up. I felt very ill at ease, and then my eyes caught sight of a strange light. The light reflected against a closet mirror, and I realized the source was coming from underneath the bed. Kneeling on the carpet, I bent down to look closer. Under the bed was an old flashlight, and somehow, it had suddenly turned on. How, I don't know...

Friend. What is it?

racocn8 comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Some part of our mind creates ghosts...

racocn8 replies on Jul 28, 2022:

@Betty I "saw" a ghost once, and it wasn't exactly comforting.

Andrew Yang announces new political party with centrists [cbsnews.com]

FvckY0u comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I had just read an article about this on cnn. A bunch of never elected or lost elections types forming a new party. They simply can't win so why not form a new party. So if you have the view of "Do nothing, status quo" you might be a moderate. I wish them lots of luck. They're going to need it ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 28, 2022:

If the "Forward" party's platform of we agree on nothing and want to do nothing, that will cut into the GQP more than the Dems. Still, let them come up with policies and projects that aren't already on the table. A few of Yang's ideas had merit (but others were ridiculous).

"The inquiry is related to the department's broader probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election ...

rainmanjr comments on Jul 28, 2022:

I read this as walking back wording in order to remove any claim that AG Garland is targeting a political rival. It doesn't change anything and a crime can be charged at any time during this "probe." It does bare watching but I'm not going to lose faith because of it.

racocn8 replies on Jul 28, 2022:

I will concede the possibility of what you say. It's like the aliens. If they had ever wanted to contact us, they would have. If DOJ wanted to indict Trump, they've had the Mueller Report in hand since Jan 21. But as bad as Trump is, so many more deserve justice. What went and is going on is massively criminal and by some accounts, treasonous. And the slaps on the wrists to the insurrectionists are insulting.

So it has started. The unapologetic move to fascism. "Christian Nationalism"?

racocn8 comments on Jul 26, 2022:

The rapidity with which the Evangelicals have revealed their embrace of Nazism is breathtaking.

racocn8 replies on Jul 27, 2022:

@digifilm4 Much of Nazism focused on anti-Semitism that had been promulgated by Christianity for the previous 1000 years. While today's Evangelicals my have a tiny percentage of "occultists", I would contend that that is just one more bogus narrative put out by Christians to deflect unwanted association with Nazism. Christians also blame Nazism on atheists, and on Communists. Again, what percentage existed in Nazi Germany? And we certainly see almost no atheists or Communists promoting White Nationalism in the US. Perhaps the Nazis were no more religious than our Evangelicals, but they certainly were Christians,; mostly Catholics and Lutherans who remain virulently bigoted against non-Christians. American Nazis like Mastrianno claim to be Americans, but believe only White Christian males should be allowed in government. Where are these occultists? Got some examples or references for your claim?

More levity and no other comment.

racocn8 comments on Jul 27, 2022:

Statutory rape?

racocn8 replies on Jul 27, 2022:

Over easy? (too easy?)

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Among the Dead Sea scrolls was one containing what Biblical scholars call the Thomas Gospel. One of its more interesting Jesus quotes has him stating that "the kingdom of the father is here on Earth, but men do not see it." I take that as an admission that there is nothing supernatural about Heaven ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 26, 2022:

I was reminded of how readily experts disagree on an interpretation of something vague and poorly defined. How reasonable is it to imagine that such content would represent the thinking of an all wise and loving diety? Instead, the opportunities for confusion bring Satan to mind far before God. Or, just some asshole churning out drivel to hypnotize the masses. Kinda like Deepak Chopra. Jesus said: If those who lead you say to you: See, the kingdom is in heaven, then the birds of the heaven will go before you; if they say to you: It is in the sea, then the fish will go before you. But the kingdom is within you, and it is outside of you. When you know yourselves, then you will be known, and you will know that you are the sons of the living Father. But if you do not know yourselves, then you are in poverty, and you are poverty. The interpretation then goes on claim it means seeking to know oneself. But, how can one know oneself while turning a blind eye to knowledge and truth? Do Christians know themselves? Or try to? Or do Christian exhort believers to be gullible and incurious?

Democrats introduce bill to enact term limits for Supreme Court justices | The Hill

racocn8 comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Given how the last three justices lied to get on, this does not address that, and makes it potentially worse.

racocn8 replies on Jul 26, 2022:

If impeachment includes removing from the bench, I'm for it. I am more for identifying them as part of an overarching plot from Moscow to degrade the country and convicting them of treason.

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 26, 2022:

Among the Dead Sea scrolls was one containing what Biblical scholars call the Thomas Gospel. One of its more interesting Jesus quotes has him stating that "the kingdom of the father is here on Earth, but men do not see it." I take that as an admission that there is nothing supernatural about Heaven ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 26, 2022:

Let me know if you have a link to that. I'm curious. I did a little research and yikes, what vague, undefined blather. Here are comparisons to see what I mean. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas/gospelthomas3.html https://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Suydam/Reln225/GospelThomas.htm

Morning all Just saying my peeps

racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Do you have a method as to how to decide and by what means? Do you distinguish such thought from those of depressive suicide? Have you discussed the subject with a loved one?

racocn8 replies on Jul 26, 2022:

Think of all the fun stuff you'll miss. Pain is a drag, but life is the only experience you have. You're welcome to DM me to tell me what's going on that prompts you to these thoughts. Kudos to you for doing your research. I'd have said to use nitrogen. I've heard of people being overcome by CO2, laying in the fog from dry ice on Halloween.

I note that Triphid has not posted in more than 10 days.

anglophone comments on Jul 25, 2022:

I have DM'd, no reply.

racocn8 replies on Jul 25, 2022:

Same here.

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

The word "religion" originally came from the Italian word "religgio," meaning re-linking. The idea was that religion provides a link back to our origins. How ironic! If religion as we know it actually did that, then we would be hearing dissertations on evolutionary biology from the pulpit, instead ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 24, 2022:

@rainmanjr It is my understanding that no credible archeologists nor Egyptologists give credence to the story because of the complete lack of evidence. Egyptians were very good about documenting their kings and what happened during their reigns. They did try to erase rulers and events that became politically incorrect. But, it's not an easy thing to erase what has been set in stone, which is why we do know about them.

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

The word "religion" originally came from the Italian word "religgio," meaning re-linking. The idea was that religion provides a link back to our origins. How ironic! If religion as we know it actually did that, then we would be hearing dissertations on evolutionary biology from the pulpit, instead ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 24, 2022:

@rainmanjr If a religion exhorts the divinity of Truth, the historicity of it's beliefs should not be essential. Many Christians claim their early stories to be allegorical to deflect criticism that they can only have been myths. However, my understanding of Judaism was slanted to emphasize the Reform perspective. Only recently did I learn that the Conservative and Orthodox sects embrace the same absolutist and bigoted attitudes as Evangelical and Catholic Christians. For the majority, the Conservative and Orthodox Jews, yes, it is problematic. Shame on them for their hypocrisy and for lying to themselves.

Religion has had 1,000's of years to prove god exists...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 24, 2022:

The word "religion" originally came from the Italian word "religgio," meaning re-linking. The idea was that religion provides a link back to our origins. How ironic! If religion as we know it actually did that, then we would be hearing dissertations on evolutionary biology from the pulpit, instead ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 24, 2022:

Religion claims that it tells the truth about reality. Yet NOT ONE RELIGION embraces any science nor any scientific discoveries (much less evolution). Also, we have so many religions that disregard the discovery that their beliefs are wrong. Where is the Jewish temple that admits Moses didn't exist? Not even one??? So much for exalting truth....

FrayedBear must be a member of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM).

barjoe comments on Jul 23, 2022:

I make it a point to lash out at him every chance I get. It's fun. Profanity laden Ad hominem attacks are perfectly valid arguments.

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

People who endorse or parrot fascist bigotry can't be reasoned with, so in the absence of moral integrity, denunciation is entirely appropriate. We readily identify (and may block) the trolls that lack honor.

FrayedBear must be a member of the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM).

Willow_Wisp comments on Jul 23, 2022:

His profile says he's from Belarus I think, I've had him blocked so long I forgot he existed.

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

I am grateful for you mentioning his origin. It is bizarre to me that those who are ethnic Russians or Russophiles would still blindly support Putin's genocide. SMH

Melbourne researchers' diabetes breakthrough could reduce need for insulin injections ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 23, 2022:

The trial of my herbal remedy (for diabetes) continues to go well. What's amazing, if true, is getting a functional dosage on the first try.

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

@Xenoview Right now it is just one person, who is taking it twice a day. He is a close friend, a vet, who is in a pretty bad way. I am so glad to be able to help him. He hates doing the injections. The undertaking is based on a scientific paper I ran across (link below). https://jme.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/jme/59/2/JME-17-0121.xml#:~:text=DMT%20efficiently%20inhibits%20hepatic%20gluconeogenesis%20by%20regulating%20the%20G%CE%B1q%20signaling%20pathway,-in%20Journal%20of=Type%202%20diabetes%20mellitus%20(T2DM,for%20anti%2Ddiabetic%20drug%20discovery.

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Apunzelle comments on Jul 23, 2022:

This is actually really sad. He died by suicide because he came to his senses and realized that the orange turd had used him.

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

They are all dead zombies. (and that's an insult to zombies)

A test if you have any theist friends

racocn8 comments on Jul 23, 2022:

The toaster actually exists.

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

That's 100 % better than nothing at all.

What is the Secret Service hiding?

racocn8 comments on Jul 22, 2022:

Putin's subversion of the US was thorough, but everyone's blaming it all on Trump only... We wouldn't want to upset the Magas now, would we? (Except half of them support Putin over Ukraine, fucking traitors) Can we recall that Trump, Flynn, Giuliani, Bannon, Stone and even the Overstock guy, ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 23, 2022:

The calls and logs deleted around Jan 6 relate to the SS tacit acceptance of Trump's sedition execution. While I believe much or most of the plans to overturn the election came from the GRU, it seems unlikely that they'd maintain a channel of communication during it. By all accounts, Trump spent the event watching it on Fox with a few calls coming in from Giuliani, Congressmen, and Fox morons. (However, Fox is also in bed with the GRU as evidenced by their GRU/RT talking points.)

The Dance Many atheists’ interest in science and critical thinking appears to extend only far ...

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 22, 2022:

This is what is meant by "putting on blinders."

racocn8 replies on Jul 22, 2022:

Word salad trolling.

Just say no.

Unity comments on Jul 22, 2022:

Most recovering addicts do trade off the drugs for religion.

racocn8 replies on Jul 22, 2022:

Trading one mind addling addiction for another. Except with drugs, you wake up sane in the morning. Religion puts your rationality in a permanent coma.

I was thinking straight until...

phxbillcee comments on Jul 22, 2022:

Serious camel-toe...???

racocn8 replies on Jul 22, 2022:

My response exactly!!!

Republicans increasingly viewed by Americans as the party of violence

racocn8 comments on Jul 22, 2022:

That is only the latest emphasis on a long list. Add to that: Bigoty, prejudice and hatred of minorities Theocracy Fascism Indifferent to corruption Hypocrisy of claimed values Subhuman: lacking any sense of humor, empathy, integrity, loyalty to truth or reality, etc. Utterly fake patriotism ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 22, 2022:

I'll try to remember, but my memory for such things is going... How about Daisy?

Armed Citizen Shoots And Kills Suspect Who Assaulted Multiple People And Tried Running Another Over ...

silverotter11 comments on Jul 21, 2022:

Of course it's posted on a sight called Concealed Nation.

racocn8 replies on Jul 21, 2022:

@TomMcGiverin The crazies just can't wait for values to devolve so they can simply shoot liberals on sight. They believe the police will back them up (if they ever show up). Are they wrong?

Lauren Boebert Doesn’t Want Dr.

racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Thanks for not posting in that other group.

racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2022:

The Black Lives Matter, Progressives, etc. group moderated by Putin-lover Krish55.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2022:

I don't believe the likelihood of success in negotiating with a psychopath is worth abandoning my principles. They would be only too happy for us to degrade ourselves for their sake. My not criticizing Christian infamy is not going to change their minds. Truth and integrity are as close to transcendental values as anything in the Bible. Seeking truth is as close to Purpose as anything can come. I will look toward doing my best to understand physics with the hope something useful could be noticed. Parenthetically, I was hearing about how Shostokovich was personally threatened by Stalin. To avoid being killed, he lied about what his work meant in describing it to the officials. The professor said that by lying, he was not a hypocrite, but rather a survivor.

Christian values.

racocn8 comments on Jul 20, 2022:

Nothing in nature proves, or even gives evidence of God. Even if a god existed, the natural world demonstrates neither wisdom and certainly not benevolence (unless you happen to be a privileged White male). #2 is just schizophrenic gibberish.

racocn8 replies on Jul 20, 2022:

Thanks for the heads-up. On #2, It is the paradox of our time that the Christians will embrace and defend the worst corruption while claiming to be morally superior and denouncing corruption and evil. That must be my form of cognitive dissonance! On #1, the statement embodies the rejection of an understanding of beauty, of the world and the stars; a sort of carefully trained ignorance that discards discovered truths in favor of simplistic or simply infantile perspectives.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2022:

You make a good argument. However, while the Climate Crisis poses an existential threat to humanity, Christianity kills people and kills their Humanity. I denounce Christianity as a matter of my own honor and integrity reacting to a philosophy which is pure cancer. It deludes people and with the lure of life after death and gets them to lie to themselves as well as to the rest of us. Research demonstrates that Christianity causes brain damage, probably related to the psychological and cognitive damage we see. I'm not about to withhold denouncing Christianity in hopes that they can be reasoned with. Even now, Christian Nationalists seek to enact another Holocaust in this country because of their insecurity.

Yoo hoooo! Merrrrrriiiiiickk! Got a present for you!

racocn8 comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Except that Garland has signaled his intention not to prosecute. Treason/sedition comes in many forms. Assholes.

racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2022:

@zeuser I like your advice. DOJ did NOTHING on Jan 21 when it had the Mueller Report in hand, and waited until recently to subpoena anyone for anything. For Garland to renew Barr's memo proves the fix is in. Want to place a wager?

Yoo hoooo! Merrrrrriiiiiickk! Got a present for you!

racocn8 comments on Jul 19, 2022:

Except that Garland has signaled his intention not to prosecute. Treason/sedition comes in many forms. Assholes.

racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy https://www.businessinsider.com/garland-justice-department-election-year-memo-investigating-donald-trump-2022-7

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2022:

I support your position. It's not that I've given up, but projecting what I see. I would reiterate that Christians represent the primary opposition both politically and in terms of their attitudes and values.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 19, 2022:

The quantity of emissions per person in the US is so great that making any sort of dent in that would never get legislated or otherwise caused. It's not going to happen. It should, but it can't. Even if the military revealed a zero-point energy device capable of producing limitless energy, the US couldn't convert infrastructure in time.

I have a question. Is it allowed to sell products and services on here?

DenoPenno comments on Jul 18, 2022:

He will not have a good business unless they have their mouths open.

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

I'm sure they're all made that way...

Religion offers simple solutions for simpletons, faith is required but free thinking (really ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Yes, Christianity has shit for a foundation... Butt crack below and kissing ass above? Smells the same.

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

@SnowyOwl I had so many plans for retirement. I didn't appreciate how one loses energy and becomes physically more frail. Mortality whispers in my ear. And sometimes it takes a hammer to my head. What to do with one's life when the outcome is so ugly? People can wear you down. You can take a vacation and try to recharge. Or maybe get a therapist to work through the frustration. Sometimes, and always, golden times come to an end. But then, how to retool for what comes next?

Religion offers simple solutions for simpletons, faith is required but free thinking (really ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Yes, Christianity has shit for a foundation... Butt crack below and kissing ass above? Smells the same.

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

@SnowyOwl I'd like to think people deserve better. Maybe we don't.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

Humanity's chances for survival is a toss-up. Yes, it is unlikely that science can or will 'solve' the problem. While the problem is due to the use of fossil fuel, it is also due to there being way too many people. Again, a problem made much worse by religion exhorting it's believers to have as many children as possible. Fission is dirty and has really ugly risks. Fusion is promising, but the timeline is too slow. Reducing the population is far more likely to practically offer a chance at survival, but it cannot be implemented with our current cultures. Thus, the prognosis is poor, with blame to go around, and not to just blame technology.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

Use of fossil fuels that then cause climate change is a good example of science and technology that have the effect of causing harm and suffering. And yet most of the opposition to the notion of climate change comes from the right wing. Thus, many Christians instruct each other to regard Climate Change to be an error or even a conspiracy. Enacting Christian fascism which would continue using fossil fuels could destroy the human species as so many other species go extinct (loss of diversity).

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 18, 2022:

Some people will claim to have benefitted from religion. However, how much benefit can be said to accrue from believing quaint myths. However, these people are also fully deluded and confused when confronted with a reality that shows them to be lies. You are mistaken about Uvalde. People are not angry at science for producing the AR-15; kids can buy guns because the Christians have elected those who then protect the gun manufacturers. People have particular anger at the police for waiting more than an hour before charging the shooter. A good argument can be made that the reluctance to stop the shooter came from the police valuing their own lives above the lives of mostly Hispanic children. Again, that comes from Christian racism. Finally, the shooter frequented far right websites. These websites also post Christian White Nationalism propaganda and the racism that comes with it. Christian White Nationalism also disparages public education, and many school shootings are likely due to shooters being conditioned to believe schools should be shot up.

How does belief in the existence of a genocidal maniac in the sky make you a good and moral person?

racocn8 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

You understand that these extinction events happened, and that they happened tens or hundreds of million years in that past. What does that context do to frame human mythology?

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

Those notions are only believed by Christians. It's up to you whether those notions seem credible and likely. If you do give them any credence, this website probably isn't for you. In my view, Christian dogma has no basis in reality. (Humanity faces a real existential crisis, and most Christians refuse to address that problem because their religion teaches them to be assholes)

Religion asks too much of people like me.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Jul 17, 2022:

i need to see evidence. And I mean measurable, reproducible, independently- verifiable evidence, not some 2000-year-old scriptural mumbo jumbo. I can't accept any god-based religion because there is no evidence of and god. Period.

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

And one would think that a God that is so engaged in human affairs would leave some sort of footprint. And yet not one bit of evidence, no miracles, no nothing. And the evidence one would expect, changed hearts, insight, honor, etc. are well below average as well as giving free reign to any number of negative features: bigotry, cruelty, perversion, etc. Believers set all that aside, lying to themselves and the rest of us, saying atheists, LBGTQ, minorities and scientists are the problem.

“Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 17, 2022:

Forgiveness is certainly among the most noble concepts. That is why you never hear Christians talk about it much less do it.

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

I hear them tout it as one of their values, but I never hear them exhort each other to specifically forgive women, LBGTQ, Jews, Blacks, liberals, or any of the long list of hated others.

Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?

anglophone comments on Jul 17, 2022:

The answer to your question "Is scientific progress a 'good' thing?" depends on your viewpoint. From the viewpoint of wanting to know how the natural world works: probably yes. From the viewpoint of wanting to develop technology: probably yes. From the viewpoint of somebody affected by the ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

@Imran2022 What kind of response would you expect? Or, what are you fishing for?

Republicans block taking up Senate bill to guarantee freedom to travel across states for abortions -...

racocn8 comments on Jul 16, 2022:

I don't know when they became able to evade voting on bills, but that should not be possible.

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

Thanks for that. I agree with you. As Republicans have become so obstructive, 60 votes is absurd.

It is never night where there is love. Proverbio Africano Not sure I agree with that.

racocn8 comments on Jul 16, 2022:

What do you think it should mean?

racocn8 replies on Jul 17, 2022:

My impression is that it salutes true love in suggesting that those that attain it have a warmth or light, and so it is never night.

These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science

dalefvictor comments on Jul 16, 2022:

Listening to a podcast with Lex Fridman and Richard Haier, talking about intelligence. Quite interesting. Also though just the math, he mentioned, shows us that there are about 50,000,000 with IQ's below 85. There can be many reasons for this, but that means they do not have the ability to think ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 16, 2022:

That might be part of it. IQ distribution is not meant to include behavioral disabilities, however. Another problem with the GQP is that, including Evangelicals, Catholics and other Christian true believers means that a big share have suffered damage from the brainwashing. This causes a variety of maladies: sexual disfunction, prone to addiction, prone to violence, emotionally disordered, malignant narcissism, sociopathy, and so much more. But to your point, GQP relies so much more on leveraging the initial brainwashing with propaganda of their own. With such low capacity for reasoning, critical thinking is impossible. In a proper democracy, only the mentally fit should be allowed to vote. But, who's definition of fitness and how to enact it...?

“Its amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”…………………Leo ...

LenHazell53 comments on Jul 16, 2022:

est in veritate nulla pulchritudo for in truth there is no beauty

racocn8 replies on Jul 16, 2022:

But there is elegance in concision (especially in physics).

I have been plagued with mice for about a week or so for the first time in a very long time.

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

It's in a jar- - You can suffocate it. If you want it to die quickly, make a hole in the lid and put the whole thing in a bucket of water letting the air out of the hole. I've been besieged by rats and that is no fun.

racocn8 replies on Jul 15, 2022:

@PondartIncbendog I used to try to live trap them and set them free, but that was just giving the problem to someone else. The rats here swarm in packs and will chew a hole in a solid wooden door overnight. After dealing with that level of damage, my patience is exhausted. I don't like killing anything, but I'm not going to live with flies, spiders or rodents in my house, especially as they severely upset my partner. I do not take any pleasure in killing these creatures but do what I feel I must. I've seen a lot of rats and mice die in the coils of a snake. Suffocation is quick. Seeing anything die causes revulsion (or should), and that sensation is thought to be a primary source of our morality. I seek to remain mindful of my reactions.

If You Can’t Get an Abortion on Land, Can You Get One on a Boat?

Garban comments on Jul 15, 2022:

I wish her success, but it’s enraging that anybody should have to go to such lengths for basic health care because of the religious beliefs of a wakadoodle minority.😡

racocn8 replies on Jul 15, 2022:

And (but) this is just the beginning for this illegitimate court.

My sister's memorial service was yesterday and it was about the second time I have been in a church ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

How horrible to have a solemn event turned into a liar's club. I had a neighborhood friend who was brought up Jewish. He met a girl and they arranged to get married, but she was Catholic. They set up two ceremonies for each religion. However, the sight of him on his knees in front of the priest, ...

racocn8 replies on Jul 15, 2022:

My housekeeper passed away last year and I attended her service. It was thick with Christian horseshit. Arlene wasn't very religious, but her mother was a certifiably wacko. It's a terrible thing to see people who are so completely devoted to this nonsense. Maybe their brains can't handle anything more, but I don't like having to rationalize how people have fucked themselves over. One can only move on with a recommitment to truth, honor and ennobling.

So now the Secret Service is covering for them too? What the hell!

silverotter11 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

A real house cleaning is needed - right fucking NOW!

racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2022:

They need to be prosecuted for destruction of government property and conspiracy in support of sedition.

I agree with the first one...

Willow_Wisp comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Sadly you describe many of my country's citizens, but not all, making the statements claiming every point is true of all Americans is like saying all Asians are good at math, or all black men are well hung (see not all stereotypes are negative even if hard to live up to.) I'm not particularly proud...

racocn8 replies on Jul 14, 2022:

You honor and ennoble yourself, entitling yourself to humble self-respect. Few people attain your level of self-awareness, and you should see yourself as fortunate to have evaded their corruption.

Had my divorce and order of protection (OP) cases both at the same time today.

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

After deciding to divorce, my wife agreed to seek a mediated settlement and went to a counselor to start the process. About a month later, after discussing it with her father, she lawyered up forcing me to do likewise. I'm certain her father paid for her lawyer, but I was disgusted at how little her...

racocn8 replies on Jul 13, 2022:

Very similar here. Even after the divorce that explicitly said no medical treatment without my assent, she took my daughter to HER therapist, who was a complete pocket-picking phony (zero progress after 10 years of expensive therapy). My daughter began shunning me just after the divorce so that she has refused contact for the last 9 years. I hope you fare better than I did.

I went to the local park for a walk.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Sometime the experiment just doesn't work. The foot will heal. For me, after a year of work and many thousands of dollars spent, Amazon refused my store. That smarts... (motherfucking Bezos).

racocn8 replies on Jul 9, 2022:

@Lorajay We're just about to kick off sales on-line with 'guerilla marketing'. The product is a non-intoxicating herbal remedy for all forms of nausea. It is 100-1000 times more effective than THC or CBD. It contains traces of CBD which is why Amazon disallowed it, even though they have many CBD-containing products. It works for chemotherapy, PMS, motion-sickness, IBS, and all the rest. I'm hoping that the product will make a political statement of sorts...