An excellent and easy to understand article on why "eat less, move more" is "tragically flawed" ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 19, 2021:

From the article, the following was stated derisively: "To attribute obesity to “overeating” is as meaningful as to account for alcoholism by ascribing it to “overdrinking.” " Wholesale BS.

Police outnumber protesters at right-wing Capitol rally [bbc.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 19, 2021:

As it should have been Jan 6, but for Flynn and the other traitors in our midst.

Love me some fall weather...😉

racocn8 comments on Sep 19, 2021:

Elephantiasis?

Not specifically about the orange one but I hold him responsible.

racocn8 comments on Sep 19, 2021:

The whole Republican Party has gone along with this. Only a handful of Republicans have honorably supported public health and the nation.

Remember those "death panels" republicans, like Sarah Palin, railed about in 2008?

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

We need a stronger mutation to get rid of these loons...

Handshakes are a terrible idea.

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

It would be great if people gave up handshaking even after Covid is gone. I can't tell you how many times some as5hole figured that was a moment to show his strength.

Don't serve it cold.

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

Whipped cream on top?

Can somebody, anybody, please explain to me what it is with the mental defectives who are convinced ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

I believe this messaging was coming from "Q" and/or those cultists.

Urban hell, indeed. Poignant... [boredpanda.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

Shameful. Horrific.

NRA Says Its ‘Corporate Death’ Unwarranted in New York Lawsuit

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

Why the title? How does publishing this article suggest that Bloomberg is a robot?

Sigourney Weaver in 1999

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

I think that's a shot from the clip that got cut from the movie (resulting in a continuity gaff).

5 people hospitalized in Oregon after taking Ivermectin to treat COVID. [apple.news]

racocn8 comments on Sep 18, 2021:

Shouldn't they be going to a vet?

To Pbuck0145 and racocn8 and others of like mind: You call yourselves conservatives.

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

(I haven't called myself conservative.) I am in favor of conserving biodiversity by reducing Humanity's impact. I favor conserving those laws that were enacted with good faith i.e. income tax yes, but not cannabis criminalization. While I favor conserving the current constitutional government, that is only out of practicality. I do not favor the Electoral College, Citizens United, excessive govt secrecy, gerrymandering, unregulated capitalism. I claim that science and the technology derived provide our improved standard of living, and the programs fostering those should have priority. Grossly unequal wealth and income should be checked via regulation. I don't believe the current system can effectively function going forward, and much greater effort needs to be expended to improve mental health and to assess people's problems, and limiting the psychotics from safety sensitive positions, i.e. govt, military, law enforcement. Similarly, corruption poisons our systems, and much more should be done to ensure that only people who are sincerely committed to the public good be allowed to serve. @Pbuck0145 has claimed to be a Classical Liberal. From Wikipedia comes this: "Classical Liberals asserted that rights are of a negative nature and therefore stipulate that other individuals and governments are to refrain from interfering with the free market, opposing social liberals who assert that individuals have positive rights, such as the right to vote, the right to an education, the right to health care, and the right to a living wage. For society to guarantee positive rights, it requires taxation over and above the minimum needed to enforce negative rights." I do favor those issues that Classical Liberals oppose, so that makes me a Social Liberal. I do favor voting, education, health care and a living wage. Also, I favor taxation and eminent domain to level the playing field which currently favors the wealthy and corporations to an extreme. That includes breaking up and/or nationalizing (broken up and sold off) corporate monopolies, ideally on a large scale.

Schwarzenegger says Californians 'made the right decision' not to recall Newsom | TheHill

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Yeah, but that genius thinks he was qualified and deserved to unseat Davis.

Rude Pundit: caution profanity laced Missing the Real Story: Like Many Others, Milley Said Trump...

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

It might have been treason if Milley had said we were going to attack... I like the pizza delivery analogy. We should be talking about Trump being psychotic, and the Republicans being OK with that. But the bigger issue is that Trump conspired with Russia and did their bidding while in office. Trump is not the only politician loyal to Russia - - Congress is full of them (The entire Senate GOP caucus, Gillibrand, Schumer, & others). The Russians have established a beach-head and more. They are so entrenched that the rest of the government has been intimidated into never broaching the subject. What happened to indicting Trump after January. The Mueller Report has all the charges neatly listed. The Milley story is bullshit because the Chinese certainly know Trump is a Russian asset, and that Putin wouldn't dare have the US attack them.

Just in the nick of time

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

The very first failure of the US Democracy was when the Electoral College certified Trump knowing that he had shown himself to be a psychotic just in his public record.

More Good News: [alternet.org]

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Judge by actions, not words.

I just saw an anti-mask sign that said "Masking kids IS NOT Trusting Science, It's Psychological ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Psychological Child Abuse is teaching kids christianity, which includes rejecting science.

Get Him, Jean Carroll.

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Pedophile rapists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbFJWo3gdRI&t=10s

The unvaccinated are killing people by sucking up hospital space "Hospitals in Oregon are ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Kudos to the technicians that 'accidentally' kick out the ventilator cords on these a-holes. Not that that would ever happen...

Daily Vax Disbeliever Death 9/17/2021 - Florida anit Fauci GOP official loony [rawstory.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

Good riddance.

Cops Pay Out MILLIONS For Bungled P.R. Stunt - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Sep 17, 2021:

At some point, people may begin to realize that its the police with their white supremacist infiltrators that are causing the riots. These police riots come from neo-Nazis hoping to start a race war, and using their uniforms to disguise their pathological bullying. We need to remove the behaviorally ill from police ranks.

You heard the man...

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

That usually makes me feel better...

Unvaccinated Fox Corp. Employees Will Face Daily Coronavirus Tests – Variety

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

That would be the legally defensible policy.

The Young Turks - FBI Under Scrutiny For BOTCHED Brett Kavanaugh Investigation [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Hopefully it would be a prelude to impeachment. Kavanaugh's pathological hatred of democrat principles in his testimony plainly demonstrated his unfitness.

Data Shows Police Dept. Has Racial Bias Problem - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

White supremacists have found that they can join the police and fire departments where expectations are low, and opportunities to abuse others are frequent.

I Don't Want to Live on This Planet Anymore. - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Yes, the stupid is thick enough to cut with a knife.

State Rep.

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Another white supremacist from Florida. Covid find him.

Franklin vs Biden vs Turdeau vs Hitler

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

And that's why we have Godwin's Law.

Man Slaps Police With BIG Lawsuit - YouTube

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

He wouldn't be alive if he were black. Hope he wins his suit.

Have you seen this?

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Round them up, take genetic samples and fingerprints, run them through the system, punch them a few times for good measure, and kick them out the door.

A defamation suit accusing former President Trump of rape will move forward as planned, a federal ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

And the supposedly non-partisan DOJ totally went along with it.

IMHO Tulsi Gabbard is a true liberal and a true patriot. [opindia.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 16, 2021:

Yeah, for Russia.

For those who have not seen this video.

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

I admit I don't know, but I'm inclined to disbelieve that the plane of the solar system is perpendicular to the sun's path of travel. That path of travel is necessarily either from the galactic frame of reference, or that of our local supercluster. Take your pick.

I expect most of us here on the site have now been double jabbed, and probably most of our friends ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

Given the politicization of vaccination, one should give zero credence to any information that doesn't come directly from a genuinely authoritative source. My reaction to the second jab was to feel fatigue and chills for 3 hours the next day. After a 3 hour nap, all better.

For those of us that were lucky enough to have siblings, How many can say this is true?

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

My brother used to grab my arms to keep me from punching him. That left my legs and I immediately found a swift kick to the groin would result in my release. That happened at least three times.

A lot of people are saying that after losing the election, Donald Trump was unhinged or crazy.

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

And yet 63 million people voted for Trump believing he was fit and qualified to be presidential. How can that many people be oblivious to obvious mental illness and psychopathy?? Yes, yes, a lot voted in protest, misogyny or hatred of all things democrat. Still, just sickening.

Just keep on keeping on.

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

Until this or that part of your body says it's had enough, and is going to leave the party. Have fun dying.

China seems pretty healthy.

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

China is not in that great of a position. Geographically, much of China consists of steep mountains and arid deserts. The 30-40 % that is habitable is limited in farmland. The habitable portions of the country are still badly overpopulated with all the ecological destruction and pollution that go with it. Politically, the communists may be officially atheist, but they are obeisant to that communism, communism which is more fascist than communal. Indeed, they seem to have a rigid oligarchy which suffers from the same favoritism and corruption that afflicts the US. While Chinese may seem to accept their government and system, it is only because the alternative is severe punishment or death. China has a lot to deal with, and spends considerable resources trying to scavenge the rest of the world's resources, physical and intellectual.

Sleep Walk - steel guitar [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

Too great!!!

What have these monsters done?

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

Stay away from Fascist-supporting Taco Bell and In-and-Out.

It takes time and patience to move your entire being into a new way of being.

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

That new way of being should be to discern people's character and placing that understanding ahead of how much money they have. If the money is more important, how kindhearted is that?

Are vaccination passports and putting unvaccinated Covid patients to the bottom of the triage queue ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

It is sickening to hear of people who have suffered or died because the ICU's are filled with unvaccinated covid patients. I hope that the medical staff will reconsider their strategy and take steps to ensure that care is available for everyone, not just the greedy entitled.

Viced Rhino - Recreate Modern Society with these 10 Easy Tricks! [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 15, 2021:

Right-wing talk show hosts have shown how valuable the Fairness Doctrine was. It's been a race to the bottom since it ended.

QANON ivermectin guzzler dies of COVID. [dailykos.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

Good fertilizer. That's about it.

Antifa.

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

It is my understanding that Antifa is not an organization and not organized. It is a philosophy of opposing fascism and fascists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States) To the extent that they harass and oppose the white nationalist militia wannabee's, I wish them well.

As I understand this intellectually it is also untrue of the moment.

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

Can one distinguish truth from studied ignorance? What are people like who have followed that path?

I've transcended this some time ago. Say YES if you have, too. 😃

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

As always, what counts is the underlying motive. If the motive manages to be for your benefit, then considering that information may be useful.

Culture War as a GQP Weapon? [alternet.org]

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

"... there are some people still telling themselves it's impossible that the same people who backed Trump would do something this slimy..."

Republicans have a lot to answer for…

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

What is the value of an apology from those who have no shame?

I agree with most of these-how about you all??

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

Being kind to those who are unkind only works as a defensive strategy. It opposes ones sense of fairness and justice.

Is she worth Keeping.🤔

racocn8 comments on Sep 14, 2021:

No man should get married without a prenuptial agreement. The proposition that divorces are automatically no-fault is pure insanity. The lawyers love it.

While I have no time for the anti-vaxx dimwits of this world, this article might go some way towards...

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

Certain personalities appear to prefer disinformation (lies). The fear and concerns are really there, but the people have lost the conventional understanding of the world and reality. In part, their religion has brainwashed them into this state. They reject and revile true information coming from reliable sources. Their outlook is one of protest and rebellion against the existing order. They embrace membership in the conspiracy cult. The best we've come up with for that are drugs and therapy on a case by case basis. Good luck with that.

Lets post this in Texas

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

And used to be a sure-fire means to get your weight down.

This is why republicans must be stopped!

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

Maybe women could vote in so as to promote their own self interest? Or not be dissuaded by russian social media bots?

Preacher at GOP Sen.

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

So that has to mean the candidate is fully owned by Putin.

Republican Judge Jonathan Newell Dies by Suicide Before FBI Raid

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

If only they'd all do that...

It's a protection racket.

racocn8 comments on Sep 12, 2021:

Be careful at the beach. Those sand grains can be sharp...

100% of every state in America has vaccine mandates for children going to school.

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Fire their asses, every one, if they don't comply. What we really need is a nice fat fine for not getting vaccinated. Texas says that $10,000 is a good round number. We should get that for turning them in. How many of you would like to earn $10,000? (From a MAGA pocket no less!)

Statement from the AHA on the DOJ's Lawsuit Against Texas' SB 8 - American Humanist Association

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

OK. But then how long before some conservative Texas judge issues a stay against any DOJ actions while it is litigated? (and thus keeps the law alive). Or some such BS...

Mark of a great leader

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Oh, come on. Biden's action has a 75% approval. The 25% who don't are the 25% who are die-hard anti-democrats. If anything, Biden's actions will gain another critical 0.1% of the moron undecideds.

An Indecent Proposal

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Good luck with that total fantasy.

We all have a story about what we were doing when the 9/11 attacks happened—at least those of us ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

I had started out for a training session but got a flat near the airport. I called AAA for a tow, and went into the hotel lobby where I had stopped. That was when I saw what was going on. The tow arrived, but it took almost 2 hours to travel the 7 miles or so in streets that had become completely gridlocked.

Okay, this is probably a really unpopular opinion, but doesn't it seem like the last couple years ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

The loss of four civilian aircraft valued at $385 million. The destruction of major buildings in the World Trade Center with a replacement cost of from $3 billion to $4.5 billion. Damage to a portion of the Pentagon: up to $1 billion. Cleanup costs: $1.3 billion. Property and infrastructure damage: $10 billion to $13 billion. Fuck the people. Money is what counts... (Don't tell me about the 2.1 Trillion spent on Afghanistan)

Angry Christian Mom Boycotts Gillette Venus for Ad About Shaving “Down There” | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Please let the Christians lapse into utter silliness. Their children will see how stupid their parents are and take a close look at leaving the cult.

Irresponsible NYT Essay Defends TX Abortion Law As a Way to “Teach Us to Love” | Hemant Mehta |...

racocn8 comments on Sep 11, 2021:

Covid find her...

Bring on the wealth tax

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

But then there's "Ben R. Rich, brilliant scientist, and aeronautical engineer. He designed a stealth fighter-plane that flew undetected by radar and served as the second director of Lockheed Martin’s top-secret Skunk Works program. " During a 1993 Alumni Speech at UCLA, Rich stated: “We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects and it would take an Act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity…Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do.” At the end of the speech, Rich said, “We now have the technology to take ET home.”

Not really news...

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

No one is going to Heaven, period. There is no heaven to go to. Just so you know.

Here's another story about working with the elderly.

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Kinda sad.

Ex-Kansas state rep charged with fraud of more than $450K in COVID-19 relief money | TheHill

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Throw away the key.

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Yes, Reverend...

Oklahoma Pastor Confesses to Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Child | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist...

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Hopefully he's still young enough to be assaulted in jail.

Unintentionally saving lives

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

You didn't take enough of it.

Christian Preacher: If You Challenge My Lies About Trump, It’s “Grievous to God” | Beth ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 10, 2021:

Sick.

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

It's really too bad to compel antivaxxers to get vaccinated, lest we lose the chance to remove their insanity. We should give them 3 days to comply or lose their jobs. That way we can yank these treasonous MAGA idiots off the government teat. We should especially make sure that anti-vaxxers are removed from the FBI, NSA, CIA, etc. The competence of these agencies is sure to soar.

worried about the side show red herrings of black lives matter and feminism?

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

This is going to get really ugly in our lifetimes. Lots of people live along coastlines.

How could he?

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

What's the problem?

Especially the first and last ones!

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

That's an insult to twats.

Teen Given 20-Year Sentence After Killing Child For Not Memorizing Bible Verses | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

Good people do good things and evil people do evil things. To get good people to do evil things, you need religion. Although this quote originates from Steven Weinberg, Hitchens makes it his own with his trademark wit.

Fox? Of Course! [alternet.org]

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

100% Projection. Maybe the blue states need to retaliate and pass some GQP targeted voter suppression.

"Those Who do Not Learn From History.

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

Grant's leniency toward the South worked so well to instill loyalty to the Union, the Civil War is still going on to this day!

Humans just complain instead of actually taking a step to save their life.

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

Or buy her a piece of cutlery.

The face of white privilege. How a Small Town Silenced a Neo-Nazi Hate Campaign

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

White trash racist.

Antimasker fired after stunt at grocery store. How is this about freedom? [hitc.]

racocn8 comments on Sep 9, 2021:

Depraved indifference that deserves institutionalization. What would happen if someone waved a gun around, pulling the trigger click, click, click like russian roulette?

Let's try not to make the same mistake again shall we?....

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

Nostradamus!!!

Mom Beats Up Catholic Preschool Teacher After Seeing Her Son Physically Abused | Hemant Mehta | ...

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

Taking one's young child to a Catholic anything is child abuse. Maybe her finances drove her to it? (drove her to leaving her child to be among catholics)

Trae Crowder - On Confederate Statues Bein' Dumb [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

What is bizarre is how southerners still imagine their drawl confers anything. I guess that's identity for you.

Jebus is sensitive

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

So did mythical Mary get a mythical episiotomy?

Just the facts.

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

1000 per day.... 1500 per day... 2000 per day... do I hear 3000 per day?? Anyone care to predict the top?

Saw this beauty today when picking up my son from school (near Charlotte, North Carolina).

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

It should be abundantly clear by now that TDS is far more apt in referring to his cultists.

🇺🇸 September 8, 1974 🇺🇸 President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard M.

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

Law and Order trashed in favor of those more equal than others.

So, Just Who Are the Pedophiles? GQP Projection? [dailykos.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 8, 2021:

I'm sure it is, but it's clear a few democrats have been enticed too, such as Clinton and Epstein. It is almost entirely a GQP issue because of the sexual repression that comes with evangelical christianity.

Anti Fauci councilman lunatic hospitalized for covid [thedailybeast.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

It will be a tragedy if he survives.

Anti-racism: the latest religion. [youtu.be]

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

After 4 years of blatently racist race-baiting by Trump, yeah, just who is a member of a cult? If you look at Stossel's video on weed, one can see exactly what is meant by Institutional Racism. https://youtu.be/tP3fs_AuJHc

Evangelicals and Christtards particularly.

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

Denying Putin's role in Trump's rise to power is terrifying.

Funny look at uniform

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

FYI: That would not be the same Space Force that Gary McKinnon found.

The vertices of a square inscribed in a circle just touch the circumference of the circle.

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

pir^2/((r^2r^2)^.5)^2 = pir^2/2r^2 = pi/2

Why is it taking so long to imprison the Wanker of Mar-a-lago?

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

He's running for re-election - - Treason, sedition and insurrection notwithstanding. And you thought the United States was anything. 330 million puppets.

VICE News - The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Dirty Secret [youtube.com]

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

It IS the fault of the consumers, too. Depo provera for everyone!!!

Are We Stuck With Cement?

racocn8 comments on Sep 7, 2021:

How many bandaids will we apply before we admit that WE are the problem?