What can I say...?

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Hilarious pants. Insecure much?

The radicalization of American politics towards the extreme right wing, and the subsequent ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Also, Leonard Leo: https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108351562/roe-abortion-supreme-court-scotus-law

I'm interested in people's opinion on a legal matter.

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

I hope that somehow the papers materialize. Perhaps the papers maliciously disappeared at the request of your ex. If so, they aren't coming back. I'm sorry to hear you're going through this.

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

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

How about on an airplane or helicopter?

Herd Of Cows Lick Cat - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

...but why??? (do they appreciate the cat for catching mice? Or for harassing the dog?)

Donald Trump Already Fundraising Off Ivana Trump's Death As New York City police investigate ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

I'm surprised he didn't try to sell her organs...

Who thinks this is the best time to start picking stocks and crypto to invest ? "When bottom?"

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Not a good idea. The Fed is looking to increase the rate a full percent. The increased rates make bonds an attractive investment, and the money managers crash the stock market to raise the money to buy them. As for crypto, when is a good time to buy into a ponzi scheme?

([robertreich.

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Given that the inflation is world-wide, it is worse than bullshit for the Fed to raise rates. Raising rates will do nothing to stop the causes of inflation. What is does do is kill the housing market, destroying hundreds of thousands of jobs and causing a recession. What is really happening is that the Fed is lining the pockets of its buddies (and their own) as they help the GQP narrative of blaming Biden. What's especially ugly is how, the increased rates make bonds an attractive investment, and the money managers crash the stock market to raise the money to buy them.

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, reciting Catholic commitments to God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost made me nauseous. Fortunately, his parents had passed away so that they didn't have to witness his degradation. Truly sickening. Shame on his wife for forcing him to betray his heritage and integrity. He became a lawyer and, at one point, I told him he was well qualified.

Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Texts After Oversight Officials Requested Them

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Perhaps this was under the instructions of James Murray who resigned last week? Whoever did it is, by their actions, party to the sedition and should be prosecuted for sedition, destruction of government property, and impeding a Congressional investigation.

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 7/15/2022 The Senate Intelligence Committee released the text of a ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

What we need are provisions to remove staff that have brain damage (from their indoctrination).

Lawsuit aims to bar GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate from ballot over Jan. 6 charges | The Hill

racocn8 comments on Jul 15, 2022:

Do you really think he isn't typical?

The Young Turks - Religious Zealot Worker REJECTS Sale Of Condoms To Female Customer ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

For anyone who values Democracy and our way of life, please boycott Walgreens forever. The Walgreens corporation has made it clear thay they favor Christian fascism and theocracy.

Great dancing... [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

At that tender age, I had a crush on Carolyn Jones. (But also Yvonne Craig and Julie Newmar and Gwen Verdon).

An astonishing new tool reopens the question of human significance [onlysky.media]

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Just what sort of significance could the human species have? To what would we be significant? We can be significant to ourselves, for the eye-blink of time we happen to occupy. If we want to align with real truth, we must humble ourselves to grasp that nothing has 'significance' beyond the artificial significance we pretend it has. A host of words have no real meaning: among them: Free Will, Meaning, Destiny, God, etc.

Why do I automatically come here for refuge, when I'm upset on FB?

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

The Christian fascists see both the demographic writing on the wall, and also the increasingly empty pews. They have been the majority forever, and that is just a few years from changing. This is their last gasp, but being a cornered animal, they are dangerous. This pattern of over-reach will have the effect of offending everyone else. At some point, the tide will turn, and Christian Nationalism will be given the same treatment as the Nazis. In truth, they are the same and always were. Mainly, their behavior is changing because they now face an existential threat: themselves.

Tech giants want to kill off passwords.

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Before that happens, we should be enacting a zero-tolerance for data and identity theft with penalties of capital punishment or life in prison, and enforce the heck out of it. Identity thieves are terrorists and should be treated as such.

The middle one is photoshopped but still funny imo.

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

And for all Trump's faults, the Evangelicals and Catholics, for all their claims of morality, can't embrace that shit tightly enough. Love the tie.

That's a good question.

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Not sure that pig Arredondo could make it through the door. He'd just go off and look for the keys...

Cafeteria religion. For fucks sake, be consistent.

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

And nothing about adultery... And the Golden Rule? That is completely gone. (and replaced by "Whoever has the gold makes the rules." And "Do unto others before they do it to you.")

I have a question.

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Don't be such a martinet. Lighten up...

The University of Minnesota study finds a virulent strain of individuals that are practically ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

It isn't the Earth that is threatened, but Humanity is.

I agree with the first one...

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

That's not a stereotype. That's the archetype.

Jim Jordan Deletes Tweet Calling Story of Raped 10-Year-Old Getting Abortion a 'Lie'

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

Jordan was in the Dec. 18 2020 meeting discussing the Jan 6 coup and did nothing to stop it. That makes him an insurrectionist, deserving of expulsion under A14S3 and 20 years behind bars.

Activists Worry Supreme Court To Unwind Marriage Equality

racocn8 comments on Jul 14, 2022:

We need to start preparing a list of policies to be enacted against fascist Christians as payback for subverting the US Constitution and government. Starting with a boycott and quickly moving to torching churches.

CW: mass shooting I am so glad the Uvalde police spent time sanitizing ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

I wouldn't want to try to rush the shooter, but I'm not a cop in body armor with a gun attached to a shield. That being said, can any word cover it other than 'cowardly'? I'd be open to other descriptors, but it seems like a horrific, shameful failure. Now compare that to all the people who were privy to the plans to shoot up the Capitol on Jan 6. Inviting militias to overthrow the government should seem offensive to most real Americans. How much different is the cowardice of the various co-seditionists embedded in the FBI, the Pentagon, the DOJ, the Congress, the White House staff, and all the agencies monitoring social media that saw IN ADVANCE that Trump planned a coup using militias.

Was Sophia A. Nelson persecuted for her Christian faith?

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Emboldened by the corruption of Trump and SCOTUS, Christians are over-reaching in a big way. It may take time, but I believe they will come to regret it. They're about to lose another 20% of their flock in the next few years. That's hysteresis for you...

UK’s Largest Carbon Capture Project Will Turn 40,000 Tons of CO2 into Baking Soda ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Does no one understand thermodynamics? Here are some hints: 1. How much fossil fuel will be burned to capture how much CO2 ? 2. How much above break-even does the process achieve? Because the process cannot break-even, it actually puts more CO2 into the air in order to ‘feel good’. Even if the process was anywhere close to breaking even, how much can it be scaled up, and at a maximum scale, what percent of the CO2 could conceivably be captured? Note that the article says nothing about a break-even calculation because of what it would show. It is disgusting and shameful that anyone would entertain these schemes. Put simply, they are not even worthy of research, and I am all for scientific research. FYI: Global oil consumption per capita is 5 barrels of oil (199 gallons) per person yearly (based on the 2016 world population of 7,464,022,049 people). That is 35,442,923,090 barrels per year, or 35,442,913,090 barrels per year, or 4 billion gallons per day. https://www.google.com/search?q=What+is+the+rate+of+world+oil+consumption%3F=ALiCzsaMXqX9wBu_OTEHU3wCTCE4TtP-vA%3A1657743419426=hp&ei=OyjPYqv0E9WfkPIPh-OrkAs=AJiK0e8AAAAAYs82S9EMd2Fbr-f5iHUqB3bhF5US1SLB=0ahUKEwjr_Yy91_b4AhXVD0QIHYfxCrIQ4dUDCAk=5&oq=What+is+the+rate+of+world+oil+consumption%3F=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBggAEB4QFjIFCAAQhgMyBQgAEIYDMgUIABCGAzoECCMQJzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQgwE6DgguEIAEELEDEIMBENQCOhEILhCABBCxAxCDARDHARDRAzoOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6CAgAEIAEELEDOgUIABCABDoICAAQsQMQgwE6CAgAEIAEEMkDOgUIABCSAzoJCCMQJxBGEPsBOggILhCABBCxAzoLCAAQgAQQsQMQyQM6EAgAEIAEELEDEMkDEEYQgAI6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAjoICCEQHhAWEB06CgghEB4QDxAWEB1QAFjoXmC6YWgAcAB4AIABsAGIAdAdkgEFMzEuMTGYAQCgAQE=gws-wiz https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/oil-consumption-by-country Oil refineries commonly capture CO2 from their gas streams using diethanolamine (or similar species) which absorb CO2, but then must be HEATED to release it. The hot DEA must then be cooled down again, and moving the solution around requires pumps that consume still more energy.

Just heard an interesting fact.

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

I see that Krish55 has posted another slew of pro-Putin propaganda. Willfully doing the bidding of such a monster tells everyone everything they need to know about Krish55... but of course, we're the ones who are duped. Sucks to be him.

Our daughters and granddaughters need to be reminded often of this.

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Except that most police departments are infested with White Christian Nationalists who sought out police work as a venue for their cruel bullying. You can be certain these fascists will take advantage of the new law and claim that these women are felons and shooting first or just roughing them up is totally justified.

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 word meant. She lied about critical issues throughout the marriage, so I wasn't surprised. It's a horrible process, made worse by a legal industry that sets policy in favor of the lawyers. The term 'No-fault' really just means "screw the breadwinner".

Studies show that atheists are more likely to own cats than Christians.

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

Owning Christians should be legal, after all, the Bible sanctions it... (but then we'd have to replace them...)

As Florynce Kennedy said back in the '60's.

racocn8 comments on Jul 13, 2022:

We should hold that sperm are sacred and make masturbation a felony.

See the deepest image ever taken of our universe, captured by James Webb Telescope This is the ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 12, 2022:

Perhaps the images will provide a clue as to how the supermassive black holes developed so quickly. My bet is that a lot of the mass came from dark matter.

Did Minnesota accidentally legalize weed? - POLITICO

racocn8 comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Don't bet on it. Oregon just criminalized Delta-8 and the others.

I am ready for this summer to be over.

racocn8 comments on Jul 10, 2022:

Very sorry to hear of your sister. All the other problems may be helping to distract you from your grief, but maybe you can tell us of some good times that you remember?

[tiktok.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

I have the same feeling as the people in the video, except that I think they are the degenerate untouchables. If I could make a virus to take them out, I would.

Just leaving this here.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Grown-ups that have not only never grown up, but still aren't potty trained.

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).

I didn't know...?

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

If you want to be abused and miserable, by all means, seek someone who believes in patriarchy, bullying, or machismo.

We've cracked the secret code!

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

It's so hypocritical of Evangelicals/Magas when they try to tar liberals with the 'pedophile' epithet. Ever divorced from reality, almost all of that behavior comes from their OWN cohort because of the sexual repression taught by Christianity.

Cheney 202X. Thoughts?

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Not even Liz Cheney is fit for high office. If she's good at eating her own, don't expect her to have mercy on the Democrats she secretly hates.

"We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

We must work harder...!!!

Can anyone point out other obvious differences?

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

And the dogs.

She wanted to see the love in his eyes but he couldn't look straight at her.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

That's penis envy for you.

The 2nd amendment, the founding fathers and the right to bear arms.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Except that the country has lapsed into Civil War after two coups, one unsuccessful, the other in progress. Those that back sedition are heavily armed, and the rest of us will need to protect ourselves against them, and overcome them.

just a taste of what is wrong in America.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Do you recall hearing a police representative take responsibility?...

Churches closing their doors in record numbers

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Time for Molotov to do his thing.

House Bill 327 "Divisive Concepts Law" Ohio Must Teach Both Sides of the Holocaust

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Did anyone NOT know that all the Nazis were Christians? Teach the controversy? Like science versus religion?

Fox News' Laura Ingraham escalates the GOP's war on learning: "Time to defund government education"...

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Time to get rid of those plotting sedition.

July 8 is the 75th anniversary of the Roswell Incident.

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

Four months ago, the Pentagon had representatives testify in front of Congress, but it was more gaslighting. One officer claimed that the hundred-some objects that buzzed the USS Russell were drones, but didn't know whose they were. The problem is that these objects were originally monitored at 20,000 feet, stayed aloft for hours, and displayed no engines, control surfaces or propellers. That certainly is some impressive drone technology. Russia's? China's? Our own? The policy of gaslighting and lying has always been deployed to preserve the idiotic Christian mythology which is such a valuable and important part of our culture. (Barf).

Another semi-bright idea of mine: I wish we could come up with a way to recognize each other in ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

I believe there is an American Athists symbol. Alternately, CFI may have a pin.

[wapo.st] Glad to know Mike Flynn had to pay money back!

racocn8 comments on Jul 9, 2022:

What a disgusting traitor. But they all are.

I still have long hair...

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

It grew...

Justice Kavanaugh and the widening risks of political violence - CSMonitor.com

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

but violence took care of the first Civil War. We'll win this one too because we don't have a bullshit god on our side, and the wingnuts are unmitigated cowards.

A counter-argument to pro-lifers: To those pro-lifers who focus on h assertion, “Life is ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

If Christians believe Human life were sacred, we wouldn't have thousands of years of blood-soaked history to look back on. The Holocaust provides the most infamous example where Christians not only targeted the Jews, but then ridiculously claimed to denied ANY responsibility. Now they are back at it, providing guns and propaganda to murder their victims.

The climate crisis is the biggest threat we face. Period. Full stop.

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Three years ago I claimed that Christianity posed an existential threat to the species. Sucks to be me.

The thinking error at the root of science denial - [theconversation.com] .

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

It is frustrating to see supposedly scientific YouTubes using the technique described. Right now, a lot of anti-Big Bang videos are circulating. Being anti-science is now a thing. (Except we've always had Creationists for that)(And now we have idiots like Yvilletom who promote the Electric Universe Cult).

The fragile, echo-chamber lover @William_Mary blocked me from his group because he couldn't handle ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

I got blocked a long time ago and I don't miss that shit-head one bit. Blaming the Democratic Party is absurd. That would be the last on a long list of others: The FBI, Secret Service, NSA, CIA, DIA, the Pentagon and Natl Guard, DC Mayor and police, DOJ, RNC, Capitol Police, GQP Congressmen, and I'm sure many more. Chris Wray still has his job?

Letters From An American 07/07/2022

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Re: "U.S. Secret Service director James Murray announced his retirement" . What did Murray know and when did he know it regarding the various coup attempts?

Friday morning fire

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

They should never shave red-heads.

What's everyone's opinion in regards to treatment vs cure in regards to both physical and mental ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

By limiting the number of people who can become doctors, the medical profession has ensured that a some portion of doctors are mainly interested in the wealth and income. That de-emphasizes quality of care in a major way. The same for the insurance companies who, faced with more need than their service can supply, turn health care into an assembly line. My wife's shrink destroyed our marriage with his incompetence (prescribing an anti-depressant that killed her libido, and not telling us the side effect or checking back). I've found doctors to be rarely able to address the root cause of problems. Being able to cure many problems must await further research. Where a cure is known, they usually don't mind actually helping someone. However, just two days ago a friend bitterly complained that the local hospital sought to release a homeless man from ER before even making a diagnosis! If they had made a diagnosis, they'd be compelled to keep him and deal with his many problems. If there's no money to be made, to hell with the Hippocratic Oath.

Biden signs executive order to protect abortion access

racocn8 comments on Jul 8, 2022:

Is Biden trying to show how weak a leader he is? He certainly could and should do so much more. If he can't handle the job, he should resign and let Harris show what she can do. (That's a scary thought)

Weather in the USA.

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

My guess is the coastlines of Oregon and Northern California (for adequate water, potential transportation and availability of food).

Scientists searching for dark matter witnessed the rarest event ever recorded Researchers with ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

I am surprised to learn that electron capture is classified as a form of beta decay. Thanks for posting.

What will this so called Conservative Court do if a case on creationism appears on their docket?

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

They will violate their oaths again.

Jesus: And I shall make the blind see again......Feckin' troublemaker!

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

They don't have paper bags in England?

Wag the dog for sure

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

(Or) "When the Russian bot kept telling me about how Hillary betrayed Bernie, I just couldn't vote for her."

Why the Highland Park suspect represents a different kind of violent extremism [npr.org]

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Bullshit. Crimo III was visiting Right Wing websites and an avid Trumper. Whatever artistic efforts he made, he made them within the GQP Christian White Nationist culture war that hates minorities and celebrates their murder. The whole of the GQP is predicated on bigotry and hatred. The smokescreen to obscure the CHRISTIAN origin of these murders is pure gaslighting. Shame on NPR for putting out this disinformation.

A friend sent me this.

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Guns are like tattoos, model trains or stamps. Except guns can kill people. Collecting guns doesn't take any skill or artistry and has zero meaning, except to demonstrate that the collector is an insecure moron.

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH 7/7/2022 A study found that "artisanal cannabidiol-enriched ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

That first citation catches my attention for the use of the word 'artisanal'. I strongly question whether supposedly artisanal cultivars are significantly better than oil extracts from any other high-CBD cannabis. Perhaps the artisanal cultivar happens to have a higher percent of some minor cannabinoid, but if that's the case, that needs to be documented.

And, if true, then then I have no desire to go to heaven...

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Broadcast that hate...

Arizona Congresswoman would rather shoot her five grandchildren then move a gun safety bill through ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 7, 2022:

Another brain-damaged psycho for Christ.

This post is in regards to gun control but first I'm going to talk about abortion.

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

Great idea. And make it a Federal requirement.

Could this "conservative" majority be any more radical?

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

This level of corruption of SCOTUS has never been seen before, even though the history of SCOTUS is as ugly as the rest of US history. The partisan SCOTUS is it's own constitutional crisis in how the justices were illegitimately seated, and are now violating their oaths. Taking a wrecking ball might be cute for the Conservative GQP, but the damage is all too real and reveals a level of dishonesty that requires intervention. Either intervention or a rapid descent into fascism.

There have been, on average, 11 mass shootings per week so far this year in the USA.

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

Even though Crimo threatened to kill family members, police only seized his knife collection, and didn't charge him, By not charging him, he didn't get flagged when he bought the rifles. Also, Crimo's father assisted in the purchasing. Both Crimos are Trumpers. The shooter frequented far right wing websites, but the media repeatedly reported that this was not a hate crime. Given the much higher percentage of Jews living in Highland Park, saying Crimo wasn't motivated by religious hatred is absurd. Again, This isn't about guns. It's about fascist Christians having found a way to intimidate the rest of the population without consequences. Mass shootings serve the GOP purpose of intimidating minorities that lean democrat: students, Blacks, Hispanics, Jews, Asians and LBGTQ that the GOP would like to disenfranchise. They all happen to be the targets of mass shooters. This is NOT a coincidence.

The 4th of July

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

That's one way to take that fucking ring off. Independence Day? Independence for life!!!

Letters From An American 07/05/2022

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

What sort of psychopath handcuffs a dead man? (Who has 60 bullet wounds).

rollseyes Oh yeah...how dare she, huh?

racocn8 comments on Jul 6, 2022:

Christian Nazis.

Real handy

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Having a friend who drinks to the point of passing out is not fun.

If democracy loving liberals were like Christian Nationalist applications for Churches would seldom ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Being Christian is a mental illness whose treatment should be mandated. The Christian fascists are providing the justification for that.

Isn't it rather peculiar that while the Christian right passionately talk against tyranny, they ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

For them, tyranny is not being able to force their religion on the rest of us.

This is hilarious! [fb.watch]

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

I'm pretty sure he's a lot more about beer than bass.

Anybody seen Chuck lately?

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Stranger in a Strange Land...

Will you please at least consider?

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Get 'em while they're still legal.

DeSantis signs Bill into Law making students and faculty profess their religious and political views

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

That seems obviously unconstitutional, as well as immoral.

Three never-before-seen particles have been observed by the international Large Hadron Collider ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

But why do the tetraquark and pentaquark hadrons decay so reliably? (Surely they were produced in some numbers in the Big Bang)

Now that's funny.

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Disgusting racists.

Russian State TV Host: Russia ‘Will Have to Think Whether to Re-Install’ Trump as US President ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

Why waste money on Trump when they have DeSantis? "From the article: An investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller found that Trump’s 2016 campaign didn’t collude with Russia to interfere in that year’s presidential election." That's what Barr said. That is NOT what the Report found. The report found the Trump campaign had more than 100 contacts with Russian agents and passed critical information to the Russians that helped them direct their social media bots. The report did not find direct evidence showing Trump initiated those contacts, but given their number, it's absurd to imagine he wasn't intimately involved.

Missouri state rep resigns after federal conviction for COVID-19 fraud scheme | The Hill

racocn8 comments on Jul 5, 2022:

What a degenerate monster. She should die painfully, in prison.

Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Errata: 1. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the Sun, 2. and as the space rises it exits lower on our side as it travels toward us 3. With matter moving toward the core, matter applies pressure on the core, anything put under pressure radiates heat (long-wave energy) in essence elongating the fabric of space vertically to the planet's surface 4. we are decelerating on the planet's surface at the rate of acceleration that the core is expanding new space as the surface pressure is heating the core 5. Gravity is a change in uniform motion.

What is the silliest profile comment you've seen on a singles dating site?

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Going back into my archives: "One can always see precisely why these women are single: 1. The women are altogether full of themselves, and they’ve written a small book singing their own praises for a profile. Their book list is either 40 lines long, or double-spaced to impress(?). 2. They have a list of characteristics their suitor must meet: above 6’, wealthy, landed, well-traveled, and courteous to the point of being docile... Extra points are awarded for only being platonic. 3. The guy has to work out 6 days a week, eat vegetarian, not smoke, but liking wine is a must. As bright as these women are, half of them are alcoholics. The not-so-bright ones are alone because their suitor must have one or more of the following: 1. They must share the exact same shallow, pallid tastes in music and art. 2. They mustn’t hike, camp or do anything physical; everything must be 4-star hotel-based. 3. They must go to church and be just as idiotically obedient to the Bible as she imagines herself to be. 4. They must, like 3 above, be able to spend most of their time in a gym, etc. A third of them can’t produce a clear smiling photo. A quarter of them take pains to disguise their girth using head shots and clownish clothes. Two/fifths of them look nice enough, but do their best to conceal severe personality disorders. Another two/fifths are Stepford wife robots for Jesus and couldn’t grasp an adult conversation to save their lives. A fifth of them are utterly unrepentant in their avarice and/or high maintenance. A tenth will write their own book about how wonderful they are and how they’ve spent their life reading idiot novels.

On June 22, I got the results from my pet scan telling me there is no more cancer in my body.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Where was the cancer, and what therapy did you get?

Given that the United States is diving head first into the cesspool of theocracy, what can we ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

I forgot to add: Discrimination against anyone for any reason becomes legal.

A friend posted this on FB this morning.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Sadly, November won't return any freedoms. It will be a decade before we get SCOTUS back, and until then the Catholics have made it clear they intend to take a wrecking ball to everything progressive. The real question is, at what point will the President, Congress and the public say that SCOTUS judges are violating their oaths to the country, and demand SCOTUS be shut down.

What ban? Generations-old fireworks stands still draw customers.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

And I'm betting >95% made in CHINA.

Letters From An American 07/03/2022

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

I once belonged to a group (Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions), and one book they distributed discussed additional amendments and changes to the Constitution. We are so far from that now; we are flushing ourselves as we speak. For all the talk of the Enlightenment, America remains a hopelessly stupid and moronic culture. Do we really deserve to survive? There certainly is very, very little worth preserving.

Happy Fourth for all my Yankee friends...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

At least a few of those people weren't complete assholes and sought to create something memorable. Sadly, the sentiments became totems to be worshipped, instead of being understood as an operating game plan for the future. The horrific history of the U.S. should give people pause to revere the founders too much.

“Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

The same secularism that some parts of Europe enjoy is thought to be a reaction to the absurdity of theocracy. Let us hope that the fascist Christian overreach has the same reaction in times to come?

PBS Space Time - Could We Decode Alien Physics? [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Can you replicate a calculator? Could the best scientists 100 years ago? Now suppose the technology is 1000, or 5000, or 50,000 years in advance of our own. Do we even have a clue what we're looking at regarding crash debris? Apparently not. https://agnostic.com/group/LikelyUFOLore/discussion/528581/as-one-of-those-interested-in-ufo-disclosure-i-have-been-following-the-recent-suggestion-that-a-sam