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

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS 7/4/2022 Federal prosecutors sent a press release touting the convictions...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

On the first one: Federal prosecutors sent a press release touting the convictions that are part of a "crackdown on [the] unlicensed marijuana dispensary industry." So much for Califoria's legalization of cannabis voted on by the citizenry by referendum. Legislators and Fucker Newsom came in seeking to corporatize the black market and then sic the police on them. What unmitigated assholes. But especially the police who have nothing better to do than to bust people trying to survive, but who won't be convicted by a jury, and sure as hell don't deserve to be in jail. But rousting potrepreneurs is so much easier and less risky than going after actual criminals.

Reminds me of a little book I read back in the 70s.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

You have to wonder?

“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Except that the fascist Christians point to their disenfranchisement from modern thought. Then they justify their treason with the claim that they've been powerless. (Powerless to dictate their religion to everyone else).

Someone here was recently complaining about the VP.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

She beats the daylights out of ANY Republican, but that's not saying much. The GQP have turned the country into a laughingstock dystopia. In decades past, Republicans were much better and more near comparable. But then, their ugliness was enshrined in drug laws and voter suppression, ad nauseam. Ms. Harris has a miserable record in California of enforcing ridiculous drug laws, and tolerating extreme and obvious corruption, especially relating to police abuses. In that regard, she is a good match for Biden's drug warrior mentality, but a piece of shit when it comes to actually solving problems. She would make another mediocre president. We should be able to do so much better (but apparently can't or won't). Also, she's unelectable being devoid of charisma or ennobling views.

Kristi Noem defends South Dakota's abortion 'trigger' ban when asked if 10-year-old should be forced...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Sick POS. Really, not even shit.

On this 4th of July remember First they put Washington on the $1 bill Then they put the "The ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Even Christians aren't Christian. And none of them are American either. They are all fake (lying ignorant assholes) and proud of it.

Here goes another one.

racocn8 comments on Jul 4, 2022:

Christian Nationalist gun-nuttery strikes again.

"Jayland Walker suffered at least 60 wounds in fatal police shooting.

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

If he had killed a bunch of non-White kids, they'd have waited and talked about it for an hour.

Maybe not ALL religions, but sure seems this way with the religion behind the ultra right in ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

Religion causes brain damage, and growing up being propagandized causes psychological trauma.

Something I learned today.

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

Quoting from the link: "As Mark Sumner points out, the point of this quote in the novel is to get rid of the genetically inferior members of society who do not deserve to live." That is exactly what gun nuts are all about. Except that in their case, they base their notion of what is genetically inferior on race AND religion. They (sometimes secretly) believe White Aryans are superior genetically, based on Hitler-era propaganda/lies. They throw in the inferiority of religion, so Jews and Muslims can be mowed down. Gun violence serves the mindset of the White Christian Nationalists, and guns are idols to be worshiped in their cult. They are a cancer.

Roe v Wade overturned.

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

This is a contrived issue based on misinformation promulgated by religious sects and opportunistic politicians. Just as with the Big Lie of The Election Was Stolen, similarly, Abortion is Murder is shouted without an ounce of truth to it. Yet, broad swaths have been brainwashed, and act on their delusion to the detriment of everyone else. This is a problem of information, abuse of power and the ability to manipulate the gullible. Digging still deeper, this is here as a psychological warfare device aided by Putin. That it goes unopposed by our mighty defense department begs the question of why. (Perhaps they approve of this manipulation for their own reasons.)

Speaks for itself [youtube.

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

Hornet pilots took pictures of UFOs, one of which could be described as a jellyfish. https://www.tiktok.com/@paradigm_shift__/video/6998308174524681478?is_copy_url=1=v1 https://www.tiktok.com/@paradigm_shift__/video/6998999977095613702?is_copy_url=1=v1 What we know is that we don't know what we're dealing with. Most of these are structured craft, but those that aren't, we have no clue what they are. These incidents show unknown aerial phenomena over the ocean, and recorded on film as well as having documented eyewitness testimony. It would be appropriate for our defense establishment to give a serious estimate to the public. Except that they only trot out lying propagandists, implying "You can't handle the truth." Like they can. That's a laugh.

America Insists It Is Great. It Should Work on Being Decent

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

90 shots to turn an unarmed Black man into hamburger. "Cease fire, cease fire". Yeah, ya think?

What Is the Origin of COVID-19 Variants Like Omicron?

racocn8 comments on Jul 3, 2022:

That makes sense, but if it's difficult to get vaccine to these other parts of the world, what would be needed to identify all the immune compromised people. Mobilizing that could be very difficult. Just as big an issue are the economics in poorly developed regions. Poverty motivates people to hunt animals like monkeys, bats and pangolins, enabling exposure to Covid and other viruses. I've read that many other parts of the world suffer much less because they have retained certain Neanderthal genes that effectively confer a low level of illness from Covid. From the maps I've seen, the Neanderthal genes haven't been retained by Europeans, even though most Neanderthal remains have been recovered in Europe.

Well it looks like Matias has blocked me again, and I was not even remotely rude this time.

racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2022:

I blocked Matias about a month ago. Reading through the comments reminded me why. He's an argumentative idiot, and the arguments are not original or meaningful. I'll tolerate a different view if it has merit, and presented honorably. Matias doesn't qualify.

Republicans admit they have no fucking idea what they just voted for.

racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2022:

They mostly aren't running the country, but rather, either scamming the voters on behalf of their patrons, or running it into the ground. For those unfamiliar with Delta-8,... The hype and excitement over CBD ran into disappointment when the pandemic struck. Numerous farmers hoping to make a fortune found no market waiting. Scratching their heads over all the surplus CBD, they found that with acid conversion, CBD can change to Delta-8 THC, which, unlike CBD, is psychoactive. They also derived several other cannabinoids. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/5-things-know-about-delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol-delta-8-thc and an old blog: Delta-8 THC, Delta-10, THCOA, & Bath Salts What is Delta-8 THC? The cannabis plant makes Delta-9 THCA (Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid). Over time or upon exposure to heat, THCA converts to Delta-9 THC. If the THCA is extracted, acid can convert the THCA to THC. However, if the exposure is allowed to continue, the Delta-9 form converts to Delta-8 THC. Growers have selected hemp plants to produce CBD, which is known to have a broad variety of medicinal effects with very low toxicity and with no intoxicating effects. Thus, CBD has been used in a variety of both topical products and edible products. However, economic fluctuation and over-production resulted in producers looking for other uses. Chemists found that CBD can be converted to THC, except that doing so resulted in the production of Delta-8 THC. Other chemical manipulation generates Delta-10 THC. The designations of ∆8, ∆9 and ∆10 all refer to the location of a double bond within one of the THC ring structures. As the presence of a double bond means that two-fewer hydrogen atoms are present, one might describe the difference as a change in location of bonded hydrogen atoms. ∆8-THC produces intoxication similar to ∆9-THC, but with only 50-65% of the strength. Users report that ∆8-THC produces less anxiety than ∆9-THC. ∆8-THC also provides anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory effects. Anecdotal reports describe Delta-10 THC as not having intoxicating effects, but as enhancing one’s mood. However, Delta-10 THC is not a naturally occurring cannabinoid. As a synthetic drug, it may fall under the regulations seeking to outlaw bath salts (K2 and Spice). It is probably safer than bath salts which are illegally manufactured, may contain residual chemicals, and can cause harmful effects. Chemists describe synthetic Bath Salts as cathinones, stimulants that are related to amphetamines and cause effects similar to cocaine and methamphetamine. Substance abuse experts link Bath Salts with psychiatric problems. In 2011, DEA received an increasing number of reports from poison control centers, hospitals and law...

One of the reasons so many military vets have drunk the Kool-Aid.

racocn8 comments on Jul 2, 2022:

And, as usual, the military industrial complex is indifferent to the Russian propaganda, not even publicizing that our vets are getting brainwashed. Presumably, because the propaganda aligns with fascist Christian values. The country we have is no longer America.

He was thinking with his little head.

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Something to cleanse the palette...

Why aren't we marching to the polls?

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

This is all about revenge for their (self-imposed) feeling of disenfranchisement. Sucks to be them.

The Future of the Democratic Party

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Those not affiliated with a church only comprise 25%. Attacking Christianity publicly risks alienating the other 25% of the Democratic party.

I've begun a deliberate disconnect from reality and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Maybe watch Fox News once a quarter to be reminded of how deeply hate and stupidity go.

@Petter @Saud @Fernapple @Garban @redheadedgammy @Pralina1 @DenoPenno @sofabeast @floWteiuQ @twill ...

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

I blocked Matias about a month ago for being an asshole. I see that a number of Saud's post replies disappeared, but I can still see the posts. I can only suppose he deleted them? Whatever.

So let me see if I've got this straight.

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Biden should unpack the court. Or, he can shut it down. The Republican justices have violated their oaths and their loyalty to the country to further their religious agenda. That kind of sedition deserves the most severe penalty, even if it isn't outlined in the constitution. This judicial coup needs to be deeply investigated and stopped.

Attended my first Star Trek convention, in Vulcan, Alberta two weeks ago

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Star Trek interests me in the idea of seeking to portray an interplanetary ecology of intelligent species. It projects Humanity as being one among many intelligent species exploring the Universe. Compare what might be to what seems to be... If one supposes UFO reporting to be nominally accurate, more than a few species visit this planet, mostly complying with a Prime Directive of non-interference. If more than a few species visit, that suggests alien societies achieve a level of stability that enables them to pursue interstellar exploration. The technological prowess demonstrated by UFO reporting are very suggestive: high-speed right-angle turns, transiting ocean waters as if the water wasn't there, transiting air without a shock wave, vertical climb or descent, all with no lift surfaces and no visible means of propulsion. Also surprising is how many different kinds of craft are seen.

This lady Cassidy Hutchinson.

racocn8 comments on Jul 1, 2022:

Testifying against evil in front of Humanity means she painted a giant target on her back for the rest of her life. That appears heroic. Maybe it wasn't heroic, but was simply stupid. One doesn't keep company with cowardly fascist thugs unless one is also degenerate. The bigger problem is that the GQP still identify as supporting Trump against any democrat. Indeed, the GQP now sanctions lawless anything goes, and even violence; whatever it takes to regain power. No rules can't be broken, and destroying government functions is deemed a desirable by-product. It's a suicide pact set up by the GQP, which operates from a martyr complex psychology. They're ready to die because they think heaven awaits. Mostly, they don't think about it and instead recite Fox memes...

Falling into the (non) religious trap?

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

What part of your post has correspondence with reality? I see little fealty to Dawkins or Harris; some respect them, others hate them. If you've spent any time with other non-believers, you know that they are extremely diverse and group-think is not applicable. Can you point to an example of groupthink? Where are you getting these notions?

Seditious Conspiracy

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

On #3, Stone had a relationship with both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers militias. It was never believable to suppose Trump didn't know guns would be and were be present. Being armed is what 'militia' means. As for prosecuting Trump, apparently these shitheads are putting out the notion of "Prosecutorial Discretion" wherein a decision to prosecute includes consideration of "what is good for the country." What that translates into is that the compromised DOJ can dismiss justice in favor of maintaining a tiered justice system. (Maintaining immunity for the wealthy who have bribed DOJ officials who are so badly underpaid, and support Trump). USA-RIP

Bernie Ecclestone Says He Would Take A Bullet For First Class Vladimir Putin As He Defends The War ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

What a disgusting fascist. This is exactly why the accumulation of obscene wealth should be prevented by legislation & taxation.

“….

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

She shouldn't talk. Evangelical Women who supported Trump in 2016 voted against their own interests. Democratic Women were poorly represented at the polls as well. Certainly, misogyny played a significant part in Hillary's loss. Hillary shouldn't have run if she couldn't win. Our nation is poorly served if the centers of power arrange to field candidates that lose. Hillary may have been competent in some ways, but she was not well, the campaign failed in several critical states, and she alienated Progressives and motivated Republicans.

[terikanefield.

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

Whether it's Roe or Trump, Democrats only get as much blame as is left after denouncing the Republicans. Clearly many people who would vote Democrat simply don't vote, and that has also given Republicans margins in the legislatures and Congress. In 2016, minorities, Women and Progressives gave a poor turnout, regardless of the excuses. Kudos to Stacy Abrams for showing what is possible.

Why Do I Care What People Believe? Worth a watch indeed! [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

Religion causes brain damage. That damage translates into antisocial, psychosis and predatory behavior.

The Supreme Court rewarded religious schools. Maine lawmakers fought back.

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

We need to start thinking about what kinds of consequences need to be imposed to discourage the religionists from taking over government bodies. Attrition of their numbers is good, but I want payback.

Some new merch! Visit our site today!

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

Almost?

Lebanon joins Pride Month crackdown on LGBTQ community as other Arab nations go rainbow hunting

racocn8 comments on Jun 30, 2022:

What ugly, degenerate bigots. Sickening. We must find a way to kill these religions.

Are the recent hepatitis cases in kids associated with COVID-19 or the COVID-19 vaccine?

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

Adenovirus is used in the J & J vaccine. Only minimal testing has been done to assure safety. Possibly certain population cohorts have biochemical vulnerability at such young ages.

Who thought you could get a bang out of Medicine? Dr Kevorkian edition.

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

First, it looks to have been conceived in Japan or China (based on the anime)(and, it doesn't have to make sense as long as it sells). They had the gun and paired it with other toys to shoot at. Note that many of the pieces are choking hazards.

So the guy I've been crushing on chose someone else.

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

I hope you find happiness. It is so hard to disengage from people after you've placed your trust and hopes in them. That just takes time. Good luck.

Will this experiment in the USA we call democracy last?

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

Putin and the fascist Christians have mounted a highly organized attack, much of it based on psychological warfare. Having already made inroads into the military and intelligence community, the latter either chose not to defend or had no defenses. Installing Trump set up the country to lose the SQOTUS. Given the wholesale firehose of corruption spewed by the GQP, no one is up to the task of getting the reins of power back. The Pentagon and FBI have failed in the worst ways possible. How things fall apart may well get very ugly. The GQP wanted less government, but their treachery will turn on them soon enough. Shame on the voters who didn't vote in 2016. Shame on the Military Industrial Complex for leaving the country open to attack. Shame on the GQP, although they are subhumans incapable of knowing of shame or feeling it. Same on the dems for their corruption, hubris and stupidity.

Impact play and corporal punishment are common elements in bdsm play.

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

Probably related to cutting. They're so f'kd up, pain barely reminds them they're alive.

“Say what you will about the sweet miracle unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

The difference between unquestioning faith and a flesh-hungry zombie is... (zilch).

pretty much sums it up

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

How many violations of their oaths to the Constitution will we put up with? Is this now SQOTUS?

I do not care what excuses Kanhaiya Lal's murderers make, they are evil and dangerous men: [bbc.

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

They killed themselves, but they were already dead. (Sad for their innocent vicitim).

MINER UNEARTHS MOST IMPORTANT PALEONTOLOGY DISCOVERY IN NORTH AMERICA Mummified baby wooly ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

Let the cloning begin...

Global warming in Tibet brings on new bacteria from melting icebergs [phys.org]

racocn8 comments on Jun 29, 2022:

Actually, bacteria mutate into new species so fast, it's unlikely these frozen bacteria would make a difference.

Any one thinking slavery is illegal and does not exist in the US need to see this. [people.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

I had a friend who looked into dark places and he ran across a network of slavers in L. A.

If they are going to go back to the way the Constitution was written, then it is illegal for ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

"The first American corporations were developed in the 1790s, almost instantly becoming key institutions in the young nation's economy. Although corporations existed in Europe in the early 19th century—particularly in Great Britain and the Netherlands—no country took to corporate development like the United States." So they started very shortly after the Constitution (1787). You'd have an uphill argument at minimum. https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/041515/what-history-corporations-america.asp#:~:text=The%20first%20American%20corporations%20were,development%20like%20the%20United%20States.

Every SCOTUS decision falls in the lap of Hillary and the DNC's abysmal failure against the worst ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Women, minorities and progressives stayed home in droves, partly in response to hundreds of thousands of Russian social media bots and the targeting messaging provided by Manifort and Bannon. The incompetence of Hillary and the DNC played a part. As did the bogus GQP email/server campaign and the FBI's complicity in announcing further investigations into Hillary, while staying mum on Trump's Russian connections. Lots of blame to go around, but without Putin's interference, its very likely she'd have won.

CANNABIS CULTURE 6/27/2022 Bill Maher spoke about the tension between working out equity in the...

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Maher is so full of shit. He claimed that the desire for social equity is what's holding up the banking, because GQP won't sign off on that. The problem with that is that it is just an excuse on the part of the GQP. This is part of the culture war and they have no desire to lose that dog whistle. Please note that not providing for social equity is very much in line with GQP racism. The reality is that after 80 years of illegality, the black market is fully mature, and provides a powerful and reliable alternative to legally sold cannabis. Given the propensity for govt to extract maximum taxes and require inconvenient store locations, the black market will continue to thrive. All the corporate cannabis sellers are suffering as a result, which may not be a bad thing.

I'm staying in an extended stay hotel.

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Good suggestion to change the room. You can't tell if the room's moldy. If it's from the ductwork, you might be able to just get a stand-up fan to move the air around.

Faith of a mustard seed, lol

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

I can't believe the legs don't just sink into the sand.

Happy wife, happy life.

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

...but why?....

Maybe he's playing with the wrong crowd.

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Could leave a mark though.

A burning question: Why do I heat up soup in the microwave and then, wait up to five minutes for it...

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Not a bad practice to pasteurize it.

Is this possible? [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

No. (Among the reasons, the wings wouldn't provide enough lift). However, extremely large UFO's have been seen on many occasions.

agnostic is the most rational position to have because both Atheist and religious are more definite ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

There might and should be a way to prove God if it existed. It is vanishingly unlikely that no evidence should remain (Is god humble??!!). The atheist's definition of atheist is that without evidence for any god, no belief is warranted. Proof and disproof are not involved. The Christian definition of atheist is that atheists won't believe in their god out of defiance and hatred. Christians also say atheists make the claim that god doesn't exist, although they can't name any atheists who make that claim (...because that is also a claim unsupported by evidence).

The Supreme Court rewarded religious coercion by a Christian football coach

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

SCOTUS is an embarrassment and entirely in keeping with Putin's interests.

Dozens of prosecutors say they will not prosecute abortion cases! [yahoo.com]

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

As long as they can find prosecutors who will, it's meaningless.

In America everyone has the right to be ignorant and most Americans take full advantage of it.

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Education is mandatory, but the process of education has been stymied by a protracted cultural battle between teachers and the fascist Christians who benefit from having ignorant, easily manipulated people.

Any sense there is truth in this thought? If you believe so.. what might be the reason?

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Being single and without companionship is more likely to foster frustration and generalized anger. The frustration and anger that comes from a poor relationship keeps that frustration focused on one person.

Can these so-called justices be disbarred?

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

They are traitors and should be treated accordingly.

An anomaly?

racocn8 comments on Jun 27, 2022:

Backhanded humility? I like it.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Given the speed of death, it's possible that it's a new, extremely virulent virus. It could be toxic gas, like methane, but unlikely because that would explode, and they'd suspect it based on smell. CO2 seems unlikely; what would the source be?

We need to understand that Ukraine was NEVER a willing part of Russia.

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Yeah, Putin wants Ukraine back under his thumb, but more than that, he wants it's resources. It's all about the oil.

" First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

In 2016, the apathy of Women, Blacks and Progressives elected Donald Trump. It may well be too late to pull it together... Liberals either mobilize a strong showing or allow the bigots to take over.

The asshole that is Supreme Court justice Thomas has hinted that he next wants to target ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

It's not just Thomas. Kavenaugh, Barrett and Alito all have nothing but hate for the liberal progress made in the last 150 years. Remember how Kavenaugh went nuts denouncing democrats during his hearing? The Federalist Society and The Family have provided them with an agenda and they're pursuing it at full speed. Thomas said as much.

Every Freaking Time

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Her voice could be like nails on a chalkboard and all to clear too be heard...

The Justices that overturned Roe are “Constitutionalists.

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

This is NOT about abortion. It was never about Pro-Life, which is obvious. This was ALWAYS about having a dog-whistle to mobilize fascist Christian voters. And NOW, that has morphed into a culture-war sledge-hammer. The fascist Christian judges have openly admitted they intend to undo every progressive measure EVER issued by SCOTUS, and to vindictively enable the MAGA White Christian Nationalist agenda. They have a big bundle of sticks and they intend to put out every eye they can think of. They get the vengeance they've sought for decades and Putin gets what he wants.

It must be silly season! I put this under dating for real people only because I didn't know what ...

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Aging gracefully is on par with dignified sex...

All too true, too often...

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Both have the same objective of reducing the number of non-Whites.

Should the supreme court of the USA remove the right to bare arms?

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

You can be certain that if a MAGA authoritarian wins the presidency, they will dutifully follow Putin's orders to outlaw all guns. MAGA IS RED DAWN and they don't (actually only won't) admit it.

Things keep happening that I cannot exactly put my finger on.

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

It begs the question, what happens when a Karen asks for the manager and the manager is a Karen?

In ditching Roe, Alito cites civil rights, minimum wage cases. Be afraid, says dissent. | Reuters

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

Thomas has said, and the others hinted, that they are on a mission to overturn and strip away all progressive civil rights. SCOTUS actions represent a direct violation of their oaths to uphold the Constitution, and they are participants in a judicial coup seeking to wage war against non-White Nationalist Christians. I will coin a term here: WiNKs to refer to these ultraconservative neo-Nazi wannabes, WiNKs standing for White Nationalist Christians. Or maybe MAGA covers it...?

Abortions on Federal Lands - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Jun 26, 2022:

This is something that Biden CAN do: Allow abortion clinics to set up within military facilities or Federal buildings. Better yet, make abortion provision part of the military's mission. Or, if that offends, put it under the Department of Health and Human Services.