The Evil Empire is Falling! [abcnews.go.com]

EMC2 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Oh here comes the magic. This is the time for all. Flynn just had his sentencing delayed and why, because the judge was going to be tough on him and actually saying the word treason. Now Flynn decided to cooperate more on other investigations. Oh boy what is orange cakes to do?

zeuser replies on Dec 18, 2018:

Ooo, I didn't see that. Let me go look for it. That is great news, as much as any news about the orange mob boss can be called good. 8-)

The Evil Empire is Falling! [abcnews.go.com]

Condor5 comments on Dec 18, 2018:

Too bad there's no jail time for any of the perps, they're getting off too easily. Isn't this offense the same thing Repugnicans were accusing the Clintons of?

zeuser replies on Dec 18, 2018:

The rule of thumb here is that if the talking yam accuses someone of doing something wrong, he or his minions are doing that exact thing,

In 2014 Democrat Chuck Schumer introduced Senate Bill S.

zeuser comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Well, the 2014 bill was a comprehensive overhaul of all immigration policy, and it didn't authorize a wall, certainly not a 30 foot high 3000 mile long wall. It addressed the "dreamers", and also called for more staffing to review asylum requests, among many other things. The conservative ...

zeuser replies on Dec 18, 2018:

@Varn Evidently, Hillary used those words, but the context was more nuanced. Here's what I found in Politifact. https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/12/donald-trump/trump-ive-been-proven-right-about-clinton-wanting-/

In 2014 Democrat Chuck Schumer introduced Senate Bill S.

zeuser comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Well, the 2014 bill was a comprehensive overhaul of all immigration policy, and it didn't authorize a wall, certainly not a 30 foot high 3000 mile long wall. It addressed the "dreamers", and also called for more staffing to review asylum requests, among many other things. The conservative ...

zeuser replies on Dec 17, 2018:

@Varn Good point. I don't remember any democratic candidate use the term open borders, but rather had that term used to characterize their positions by the other side, but if you could come up with a link, I'd appreciate it. But yeah, if the 2014 bill was successfully amended and passed, this bozo would have had to come up with something else. He probably would still have gotten elected, but that's one issue he wouldn't have had to use.

In 2014 Democrat Chuck Schumer introduced Senate Bill S.

zeuser comments on Dec 17, 2018:

Well, the 2014 bill was a comprehensive overhaul of all immigration policy, and it didn't authorize a wall, certainly not a 30 foot high 3000 mile long wall. It addressed the "dreamers", and also called for more staffing to review asylum requests, among many other things. The conservative ...

zeuser replies on Dec 17, 2018:

@Varn The dreamer situation was only addressed by President Obama's executive orders, and never legislatively resolved in any fashion, which is where it should be debated to reach a reasonable compromise. Those orders have been upheld by the courts, but while it didn't hurt Obama, who was well into his second term, politically, I doubt Hillary would have benefitted from the passage of the 2014 bill, with or without protection for the dreamers. However, until that sort of legislative debate occurs, I wouldn't hold my breath for any immigration legislation, including the allocation of 5 billion fucking dollars for a scheme nobody knows any details about.

Now we know! “Trump is under attack from ‘multidimensional Luciferian advanced beings’...

GeorgeRocheleau comments on Dec 17, 2018:

And I thought I was just a dick.

zeuser replies on Dec 17, 2018:

You can be both. Follow your dreams, George. 8-)

Think he might realize he's fucked? [shareblue.com]

zeuser comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Here's another thing that isn't true: he's the legitimately elected president of the US.

zeuser replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@EdEarl That's why I think he'll try to cut some sort of deal and just quit when things heat up.

Think he might realize he's fucked? [shareblue.com]

zeuser comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Here's another thing that isn't true: he's the legitimately elected president of the US.

zeuser replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@EdEarl My point was that he was elected via fraud and is in fact not the legitimate POTUS nor is Pence the legitimate VPOTUS. They should both be in jail right now. So, we more or less agree. Personally, I think he cuts a deal and resigns, the equivalent of declaring bankruptcy, a tactic with which he is quite familiar.

This is a good and pretty funny piece detailing just what happened with the talking yam and his ...

Condor5 comments on Dec 15, 2018:

Sympathy? Yeah, right. Show me the pics of the "schlub" in the prison infirmary, then I may be able to gen up about as much sympathy as "the period at the end of this sentence."

zeuser replies on Dec 15, 2018:

I don't think they really want you to actually summon sympathy. ?

Having run through his first choices for his chief of staff vacancy without any luck, President ...

zeuser comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Classic talking yam. Almost Shakespearean, but I can't decide if this is tragedy or comedy.

zeuser replies on Dec 15, 2018:

@AntaresRose Well, we have a lot of people who are singing. LOL

Well, this is interesting. Who do you think testified?

Elganned comments on Dec 14, 2018:

Pence knows his place. Trump is a non-stop spigot of drivel, and Pence doesn't dare talk over him or interrupt him. Never mind the fact that Pence has nothing to add to the conversation anyway, since he only parrots what his spin-doctors tell him.

zeuser replies on Dec 14, 2018:

Based on what I've read, Pence could be equally liable in lying to the FBI about Russian contacts and claiming to not having knowledge of Flynn's dissembling. He looks like the kind of guy who would cut a deal. They'd chop him up and sprinkle him on the meatloaf in the prison kitchen if he ever had to do hard time, and I think he knows that. But we'll see, I guess.

Did you guys get a chance to see President Deal Maker get hopelessly outwitted and completely played...

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Pencie seemed to be in PRAYER!

zeuser replies on Dec 12, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo Hey, who doesn't? LOL

Did you guys get a chance to see President Deal Maker get hopelessly outwitted and completely played...

LucyLoohoo comments on Dec 12, 2018:

Pencie seemed to be in PRAYER!

zeuser replies on Dec 12, 2018:

I bet his boss cussed him up one side and down the other for letting his COS pull out of the deal to go work for the yam. He has that look like when you were spanked and your ass was still sore, so you're laying low to avoid further recriminations.

Do you enjoy a good gossip?

zeuser comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Gossip is a way to communicate, a channel. You can use the channel maliciously or constructively. Even passively. Because knowledge is power. A lot of gossip is finding out how people are doing. It's cool if you do it right.

zeuser replies on Dec 10, 2018:

@CoastRiderBill I'm sorry you were a victim of malicious gossip, Bill. There's a difference between talking about someone who wore different shoes to work one day and assassinating someone's character. I don't wallow in gossip like some people who make it their life's work, but I will pass on a tidbit or two on occasion. Maybe I shouldn't.

Did anyone hear what someone on some news show predicted Asshole will do at the end of his term?

of-the-mountain comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Does not matter! Orange bastard can only be pardoned on Federal charges! He can not be pardoned on the state level, only a governor can pardon on a states related charge!

zeuser replies on Dec 10, 2018:

@silverotter11 Yeah, there should be some limits on the power to pardon, I'll agree with you there.

Did anyone hear what someone on some news show predicted Asshole will do at the end of his term?

of-the-mountain comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Does not matter! Orange bastard can only be pardoned on Federal charges! He can not be pardoned on the state level, only a governor can pardon on a states related charge!

zeuser replies on Dec 10, 2018:

If the SCOTUS overturns the separate sovereigns doctrine, which is on their docket, presidential pardons would cover state crimes too. Kavanaugh is on record as supporting overturning it.

Blank line

zeuser comments on Dec 8, 2018:

It may have to do With your browser Or your hardware. Cuz it looks like I can do it without any effort.

zeuser replies on Dec 8, 2018:

@Fernapple Right, you need to be using a mouse to hover.

France helped guide Americans in the first American Revolution and they are shining a light for ...

zeuser comments on Dec 7, 2018:

In France, there was the Bastille. Here, there are institutionalized private prisons making money off of injustice, where the justice system is receiving kickbacks from the prison operators all over the fucking country. Yay progress, right? Who's heads would you start chopping off?

zeuser replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@Surfpirate Not recently. Heh.

From Day One... Every Fucking Day... fox news been following her [foxnews.com]

zeuser comments on Dec 7, 2018:

The MO of the right requires someone who plays the role of villain. Obama, Hillary, Soros, Comey, Pelosi, they all had their turn in the right wing media barrel. Some still take a turn now and then. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is now getting her turn, because even right wing propaganda likes a new face every...

zeuser replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain We can only hope. And vote.

From Day One... Every Fucking Day... fox news been following her [foxnews.com]

zeuser comments on Dec 7, 2018:

The MO of the right requires someone who plays the role of villain. Obama, Hillary, Soros, Comey, Pelosi, they all had their turn in the right wing media barrel. Some still take a turn now and then. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is now getting her turn, because even right wing propaganda likes a new face every...

zeuser replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain Of course. But AOC incorrectly put the number into the double digit trillions in a public statement. You can't solve a problem if it is inaccurately described. Now, you and I can do that with no real scrutiny or penalty. A member-elect already in the right wing media cross hairs does not have the same forebearance. She'll get better at this, but her convictions are, IMO, correct.

From Day One... Every Fucking Day... fox news been following her [foxnews.com]

zeuser comments on Dec 7, 2018:

The MO of the right requires someone who plays the role of villain. Obama, Hillary, Soros, Comey, Pelosi, they all had their turn in the right wing media barrel. Some still take a turn now and then. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is now getting her turn, because even right wing propaganda likes a new face every...

zeuser replies on Dec 7, 2018:

@GipsyOfNewSpain She's made a few statements about the amount of money wasted by the military that were exaggerated, according to this article. That's all the bullies need to attack, and i do know she is still a private citizen until she is sworn in. I doubt that will hurt her in the long run, but when bullies find someone who seems to be a good punching bag, they keep punching.

Nixon was able to stay out of jail. Don't think this one is wise enough.

EMC2 comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Nixon never committed this level of crime. To bring criminal charges would have been useless as his crime was Obstruction of Justice. Now Trumppy baby, has obstruction as an appetizer, He also has conspiracy against the US (as does Manaford) money laundering while using his charitable fund as a...

zeuser replies on Dec 5, 2018:

I hope you're right. My confidence in the US justice system is not high, especially when it comes to the 1 percent.

What's next?

zeuser comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Nah, I expect to go back to how it was before I was born.

zeuser replies on Dec 1, 2018:

Keep bickering in my comment section guys. Each comment gets me one step closer to level 8. LOL

Even though it is a slightly biased website they do present a valid ...

zeuser comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Someone's gonna wish he passed some prison reform legislation. Maybe Bill Cosby can sneak him some jello pudding. Har Har. ?

zeuser replies on Dec 1, 2018:

@Freedompath I bet he goes Kojak. ?

Dating in todays society

zeuser comments on Nov 28, 2018:

Hypotheticals are always tricky. There's a lot of nuance and context surrounding any relationship, even simple friendships let alone romantic relationships. So I voted for the third option, because I just don't know. I would not rule it out or in a priori, and there is nothing in the set up ...

zeuser replies on Nov 28, 2018:

@darien75 Good for you, all the best to you both. 8-)

Dating in todays society

zeuser comments on Nov 28, 2018:

Hypotheticals are always tricky. There's a lot of nuance and context surrounding any relationship, even simple friendships let alone romantic relationships. So I voted for the third option, because I just don't know. I would not rule it out or in a priori, and there is nothing in the set up ...

zeuser replies on Nov 28, 2018:

@darien75 It's a good question. It made me think a bit.

Now is a real virtual test of where the orange shit stands.

creative51 comments on Nov 26, 2018:

Putin's puppet will declare it Fake News!

zeuser replies on Nov 26, 2018:

That sounds about right.

Interesting opinion piece from the Washington Post: The Washington Post: The GOP is now the party...

LucyLoohoo comments on Nov 26, 2018:

I'm confused. (Nothing new there.) Do I need to subscribe to view this article?

zeuser replies on Nov 26, 2018:

WaPo gives you a certain number of free reads a month. When you use them up, you have to subscribe to read more. Until next month.

Sex in the modern world

zeuser comments on Nov 25, 2018:

I've got a pretty firm grasp on the meaning of sex, m'self.

zeuser replies on Nov 25, 2018:

@Count_Viceroy Practice, amigo, practice.

So a few days ago the internet heard about that missionary that got killed that was trying to bring ...

MauiMike comments on Nov 24, 2018:

....I think he was pursuing a love interest from Agnostic.com?

zeuser replies on Nov 24, 2018:

So she's still available? Is that what you're saying? LOL

Pardoning Execution in Turkey?

Mofo1953 comments on Nov 23, 2018:

Not to nit pick but Saudi Arabia ain't Turkey.

zeuser replies on Nov 23, 2018:

You have to take some license for a good pun.

How does a employee deal with an incompetent manager?

zeuser comments on Nov 20, 2018:

I threatened to quit and asked to be moved to another part of the company. That plan backfired when the incompetent manager was given half of my group, all the people I recruited, hired, and trained, and suddenly I was one of his peer managers. He eventually screwed that up and went back to the ...

zeuser replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@RapidCityKelly Life is too short, good call!

Anticipating the obligatory Thanksgiving meal.

zeuser comments on Nov 20, 2018:

It's at my ex sister in law 's place but my kids will be there, and my nephew. Also, I'm bringing a big bottle of wine. ??

zeuser replies on Nov 20, 2018:

@daylily Nobody gets between me and my share of the wine and lives to tell the tale. ?

Social Media Pet Peeves

UrsiMajor comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Guilty. I should write "Agnostic.com is not my platform for spreading my liberal propaganda" about 100 times. I hate when people post nude pictures of themselves.. I appreciate agnostic.com's leniency to porn and nudity, but I like a little class.

zeuser replies on Nov 17, 2018:

I don't mind your propaganda. Keep it up. 8-)

I Don't Know Matt Whitaker

Outlier comments on Nov 16, 2018:

If I asked him what he had for lunch, would he be able to tell me the truth?

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@MrTallman To tell the truth, you have to mean to tell the truth. To lie, you have to mean to lie. What this asshole does is make shit up, deliberately, and I think he means what he says no matter how absurd.

Question for men: short hair on women. Like it or leave it?

zeuser comments on Nov 16, 2018:

I'm not that crazy about facial hair, or ear hair, on women, but I couldn't give a rat's ass about any other hair, short or long. And if the woman in question is cute enough, a little chin whisker or two won't phase me either.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@MrBeelzeebubbles Yeah, I could handle that. ?

I Don't Know Matt Whitaker

Outlier comments on Nov 16, 2018:

If I asked him what he had for lunch, would he be able to tell me the truth?

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

He'd lie, just for the practice.

Anyone want to move to hawaii? Let's all have an adventure.

zeuser comments on Nov 15, 2018:

It's expensive to live in Hawaii. I'd do it if I had more resources.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@nicknotes Yeah, I did, a little tiny one - pretty much everybody had a really small car. However,there aren't too many places to go. I enjoyed it anyway.

Anyone want to move to hawaii? Let's all have an adventure.

zeuser comments on Nov 15, 2018:

It's expensive to live in Hawaii. I'd do it if I had more resources.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@nicknotes Actually, I was in Honolulu for a conference in 1992, and spent a couple of days on Maui afterwards. It was pretty and everything, but I was struck, as a NC resident, with how small the beaches were. And you're right, everything is reeeal expensive.

In a 'self-defeating and self-incriminating' slipup, Trump just indicated he installed Matthew ...

zeuser comments on Nov 16, 2018:

When a con man is discovered to be a fraud, he usually blows town and heads to the next mark. This asshole has nowhere else to go.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo Of course! Pick out some nice wines, and I'll make a potato salad and a cold cut tray. 8-)

In a 'self-defeating and self-incriminating' slipup, Trump just indicated he installed Matthew ...

zeuser comments on Nov 16, 2018:

When a con man is discovered to be a fraud, he usually blows town and heads to the next mark. This asshole has nowhere else to go.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@LucyLoohoo I'd love to see him pick a Twitter feud with Vlad, call him a horrible person, a loser, his administration a disaster, then count the days till the hit team arrives and poisons his fried chicken.

In a 'self-defeating and self-incriminating' slipup, Trump just indicated he installed Matthew ...

zeuser comments on Nov 16, 2018:

When a con man is discovered to be a fraud, he usually blows town and heads to the next mark. This asshole has nowhere else to go.

zeuser replies on Nov 16, 2018:

@Redheadedgammy I dunno. The talking yam was useful to Putin as a tool to destabilize our democracy and undermine NATO. Once he's exposed and can no longer satisfy that role, Putin will have no use for him. What skill set would he bring with him? Plus, I don't think there are any KFC's in Russia, I could be wrong.

Anyone want to move to hawaii? Let's all have an adventure.

zeuser comments on Nov 15, 2018:

It's expensive to live in Hawaii. I'd do it if I had more resources.

zeuser replies on Nov 15, 2018:

@Likeminds yeah plus there's the coffee (really good), macadamia nuts, pineapple. It's a choice, you get stuff, you give stuff up.

Would you say you value life more, considering you don't believe in an afterlife?

242Foxtrot comments on Nov 15, 2018:

I don't think I've ever bought into the afterlife promise, but life is fascinating because we possess the capability to be fascinated by it. That might sound like a loop, but if you can take the time to publish the daily amazements internally, the experience becomes incredibly rich.

zeuser replies on Nov 15, 2018:

That's very existential. Life has meaning because we give it meaning.

So what happens to Keebler stock now, up or down? Heh.

shockwaverider comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Down. The head Elf got fired and replaced by partisan hack who can't bake.

zeuser replies on Nov 7, 2018:

That's plausible. I'm leaning that way myself.

We did it.

zeuser comments on Nov 7, 2018:

> Yeah, I remember how it felt to get rid of "Bathroom Law" McCrory here in NC, this must feel even better since Walker was there for a while and did a lot more damage.

zeuser replies on Nov 7, 2018:

@Leafhead I saw that he got hoisted on his own dumb law petard. What a putz, A white play-doh flunky for the racist rich.

I wish I could claim credit.

AntaresRose comments on Nov 4, 2018:

this post is a rerun.

zeuser replies on Nov 4, 2018:

The classics never get old.

The local chapter of Proud Boys are rallying at Tollefson Plaza in Tacoma WA today.

zeuser comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Watch yourself, these guys come looking for trouble.

zeuser replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@ShuMei2018 My bad. Attagirl, get one in for me if it comes to that.

The local chapter of Proud Boys are rallying at Tollefson Plaza in Tacoma WA today.

zeuser comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Watch yourself, these guys come looking for trouble.

zeuser replies on Nov 4, 2018:

@ShuMei2018 Attaboy, get one in for me if it comes to that.

I wish I could claim credit.

EMC2 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Bunnies must be going crazy for the easter feast. Playboy bunnies have already munched on the magic toadstool. The incredible thing is this does not look out of character for Trump. I mean, really, it fits him well.

zeuser replies on Nov 4, 2018:

I thought it was credible. The root of our problems, as it were. ?

I wish I could claim credit.

WaywardAtheist comments on Nov 4, 2018:

I've never seen anything so beautiful! Well, you know what I mean!

zeuser replies on Nov 4, 2018:

Gives a new meaning to "eat your vegetables".

Have you done the Myers Briggs?

Christiep77 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

Im an INTJ and its very accurate for me. I think Im pretty much the standard model for an INTJ woman.

zeuser replies on Nov 3, 2018:

No kidding? Well I guess every combination has to have a model. Might as well be you. ?

He’s a cruel man who has no respect for the Constitution. [npr.org]

zeuser comments on Oct 30, 2018:

Let's see if he does it. He says LOTS of shit that he never follows through on, and this looks to me to be a pre-election stunt to rile up his base. Of course, they are getting complacent (RME), so why not whack the hornet's nest with a baseball bat a couple of times with this kind of ridiculous ...

zeuser replies on Oct 30, 2018:

@Closeted Me too, but here's the irony. We both hope that our POTUS is a sleazebag threatening to do something unconstitutional to politically sway the midterms, which in itself is bad enough, rather than planning to follow through with it. SMDH

This fits the definition of irony, right? [yahoo.com]

KKGator comments on Oct 30, 2018:

And his ridiculous supporters don't understand copyright law. Among other things.

zeuser replies on Oct 30, 2018:

Oh they understand it. They just think they are above it, like all the rest of the laws they disregard whilst wiping their arses with the bill of rights.

Helpful tips you learned as an adult?

cyntemp comments on Oct 29, 2018:

you know all those free trials that require a credit card# to start, that you forget to cancel before the free trial has expired? i used a visa gift card# with about 5 bucks left on it instead for a showtime 7 day trial and it worked.

zeuser replies on Oct 29, 2018:

I never thought of that! I'm stealing the idea.

Helpful tips you learned as an adult?

cyntemp comments on Oct 29, 2018:

eating pineapple makes your vajayjay smell good

zeuser replies on Oct 29, 2018:

Just call me pineapple! ?

Climate Deniers Are More Likely to Hate Democracy If you care strongly about climate change, ...

zeuser comments on Oct 28, 2018:

That makes sense. Deniers frequently don't want to pay anything extra and see change mitigation as something that cuts into profits.

zeuser replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Piratefish I'm not saying cap and trade is the be all of carbon mitigation at all. The moneyed elite make a killing no matter what. Success here relies on moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewable sources, and that requires taking the 1% out of policy decisions. What are the odds of that, do you think? I believe we are saying the same thing.

Climate Deniers Are More Likely to Hate Democracy If you care strongly about climate change, ...

zeuser comments on Oct 28, 2018:

That makes sense. Deniers frequently don't want to pay anything extra and see change mitigation as something that cuts into profits.

zeuser replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Piratefish The public at large absorbs all the externalities which should be absorbed by the polluting culprits, and yeah, the third world as always takes it in the shorts. By the time the moneyed 1% sees the impact on expensive coastal real estate, gradually submerging, and displaced populations who can no longer purchase anything, it'll be too late to address the underlying issues. But they'll be lighting their cigars with c notes right up until ecological collapse and human extinction. Yay capitalism, right? ?

Criminal masterminds!

zeuser comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Ah, this one speaks to me! Nostalgic and very nicely rendered! ?

zeuser replies on Oct 28, 2018:

Now if we could get a photoshop of Bob Mueller as Batman, that would be a perfect meme.

Whether or not we want to accept or believe it, the Rightwing war on those they consider their ...

zeuser comments on Oct 28, 2018:

It's not a question of wanting to accept it or not, it's a question of wtf are we gonna do about it? I suggest starting with the removal of the hateful ignorant bigot in the white house, but I'm open to other ideas.

zeuser replies on Oct 28, 2018:

@Condor5 If he keeps this shit up, we may have no other choice. Pence would be worse in many ways, but I doubt we'd see the level of mendacity and violent rhetoric out of him, and of course I could be wrong.

The Parfum Covfefe

zeuser comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I think we need a bigger bottle.

zeuser replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Science-guy You win this thread. LOL

The Parfum Covfefe

zeuser comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I think we need a bigger bottle.

zeuser replies on Oct 27, 2018:

@Science-guy good point.

Stoking Fires of Hatred, Bigotry and Violence

KKGator comments on Oct 26, 2018:

And his supporters are still breathing.

zeuser replies on Oct 26, 2018:

Yeah, through their mouths.

Top 10 Songs That Has Been Over Used For Covers?

zeuser comments on Oct 26, 2018:

In the jazz area, if I'm listening to a jazz station and I hear either "A Night in Tunisia" or "My Favorite Things" I change to another station. They have been beaten to death by everyone.

zeuser replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@morlll Everybody and their uncle has covered it.

If you could have any sci-fi gadget or technology, what would you choose?

zeuser comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Dimensional travel, like in Zelazny's Amber series, using the pattern on one end or the logrus at the chaos end, dipping into another dimension to retrieve something I need in my immediate reality or just moving wherever I want through shadow. Or a light saber. Either one. ?

zeuser replies on Oct 26, 2018:

@justgl I'd even take an enhanced cell phone that acted like the trumps. ?

Would you consider yourself difficult to get along with, deal with, or live with?

evergreen comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I'm sometimes "out there", quirky, and have an odd sense of humor. But general consensus is, that I'm easy, and fun to be around. No drama. Though I can be overly independent perhaps, and have trouble asking for help. I've gotten better with that over time , I think.

zeuser replies on Oct 25, 2018:

I have trouble asking for help too. Hard to trust others if you've been burned a time or two.

This is no joke..

OldGoat43 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Not all of them, we are still here.

zeuser replies on Oct 25, 2018:

Good point, partner! We ain't going anywhere, either!

Well he couldn't just admit that he was a fascist now could he?

EMC2 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

If he is a TRUE nationalist he would help the native Americans by not destroying their ability to vote and mocking them. The only difference between Hitler and Trump is that Hitler committed suicide, Come on Trump,

zeuser replies on Oct 25, 2018:

@EMC2 Oh, I agree with you there. I'd prefer to see him behind bars to avoid the possibility of becoming a martyr. However, if it takes a world War which we lose to get him to off himself, that's not a good option.

Well he couldn't just admit that he was a fascist now could he?

EMC2 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

If he is a TRUE nationalist he would help the native Americans by not destroying their ability to vote and mocking them. The only difference between Hitler and Trump is that Hitler committed suicide, Come on Trump,

zeuser replies on Oct 25, 2018:

Well, he committed suicide at the end of a world War that devastated his country, Asia, Japan and Europe, so watch out what you wish for.

Funny how he started the trade war with China, who retaliated with tariffs that immediately hit US ...

zeuser comments on Oct 24, 2018:

Today, he denied we had any tariffs. I don't believe he actually knows what a tariff is.

zeuser replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@chalupacabre I'm convinced he thinks other countries pay tariffs, when actually the money comes from us poor consumer schmucks. Amoral, ignorant, self-centered, vindictive, and ugly. Otherwise, still a shitty human being and worse president.

Any Reggae Recommendations?

zeuser comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Yellowman! Nobody move, nobody gets hurt. https://youtu.be/-Nh5CapYICg

zeuser replies on Oct 24, 2018:

@beerkrump Whoa! Now that is a treasure trove of musical memories that money simply can't buy!

Any Reggae Recommendations?

zeuser comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Yellowman! Nobody move, nobody gets hurt. https://youtu.be/-Nh5CapYICg

zeuser replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@beerkrump Give it to me one time... HUNH. Give it to me two time.. HUNH HUNH. Give it to me three time...HUNH HUNH HUNH ... ?

Can't we pass an amendment saying that if you're involved with the WWE it disqualifies you from ...

zeuser comments on Oct 22, 2018:

We can't pass an amendment saying everyone has equal rights regardless of gender. But your idea for an amendment is good too.

zeuser replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@BettyColeman I can see you doing just that. Good for you, Betty.

I'd love to see some reporter, at a trump briefing, raise his hand and ask, in all seriousness: Mr ...

zeuser comments on Oct 23, 2018:

"He'd do what I'm doing! He would think I'm fantastic for doing the beautiful huge things I'm doing, which is different than what Obama did, which was a disaster! He'd think I was the greatest president who did more than any other president, and his win was huge, a miracle, nobody thought a ...

zeuser replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@BettyColeman I'm with you there. It would require an amendment to abolish, which is incredibly difficult under normal circumstances to pull through. In the current climate, might be impossible. Without the EC, Al Gore would have won in 2000, and all of the following politics would have been completely different.

Can't we pass an amendment saying that if you're involved with the WWE it disqualifies you from ...

zeuser comments on Oct 22, 2018:

We can't pass an amendment saying everyone has equal rights regardless of gender. But your idea for an amendment is good too.

zeuser replies on Oct 23, 2018:

@BettyColeman Well, it was a leak of a memo. I don't think there is any policy yet, but a leak timed right before the midterms about a group the right vilifies seems a bit like a ploy. Whether it comes to pass, I think that depends on the results of the midterms.

It's going to get a point where tRump pisses off so many of our allies that they will turn on the US...

zeuser comments on Oct 22, 2018:

You know, a lot of science fiction stories were based on the premise "what if Hitler had the atom bomb?" Now we have that scenario. But in this reality, so do a lot of other countries, even if we have more than any single one. So, there can really be no scenario where other sovereign powers remove ...

zeuser replies on Oct 22, 2018:

@Freedompath There are plenty of courageous people around, including in government both elected and professional. There are a lots more without courage, without even convictions or even awareness, and more without resources. They've studied this. Movements do not gain momentum until roughly 25 percent of the population sign on to active participation. The problem with this is that the opposition is not monolithic, and many factions undermine the efforts of the others. Single minded action from a committed population with strong, and courageous, leadership can effect all kinds of change. The reactionary forces are indeed single minded, and resort to propaganda and stupidity, both very hard to counter. Should those of us on this side of the fence give up? Of course not, but it is a long slog, and in the meantime the other side consolidates power by tilting the playing field using the reigns of power. The historical Hitler and our current version were both legitimately (or apparently legitimately) elected, and given the ability, changed the rules to remain entrenched while the opposition is scattered. I have no answer.

The Grand Orange Fame-junkie's Peace Plan

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

He could do this.

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

He's doing it. Check the military budget out.

I guess I’m trying to find a common thread with people on here that’s not necessarily faith ...

zeuser comments on Oct 21, 2018:

If you look closely, there are a few defining characteristics of the membership here. First, everyone is incredibly attractive, just physically appealing using any criteria you want. Then, there is the far above-average intelligence. Finally, we are atheists and agnostics. Correlation among the ...

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@Freedompath That's the spirit!

What if we fed people instead of giving weapons to people that dismember journalists?

zeuser comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Republicans :"That's crazy talk!"

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@thinkwithme The guys pulling the strings think that because they are making money off of it. The rank and file think that because they are told to think that, and then they are led in a chant of "lock he up", and "build that wall" ".

Seen on Facebook

silverotter11 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

The worst president and human being ever!.

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@silverotter11 Hang on now, cephalopods are pretty cool.

I guess I’m trying to find a common thread with people on here that’s not necessarily faith ...

zeuser comments on Oct 21, 2018:

If you look closely, there are a few defining characteristics of the membership here. First, everyone is incredibly attractive, just physically appealing using any criteria you want. Then, there is the far above-average intelligence. Finally, we are atheists and agnostics. Correlation among the ...

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@Freedompath A back room? I'd love to learn about that.

WHAT IF THE REPUBLICANS WIN EVERYTHING AGAIN?

zeuser comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Let's do our part to see to it this doesn't happen. The article doesn't raise another possible consequence, open rebellion and a military coup. Could happen.

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@KKGator The military doesn't have much sympathy for traitors.

No surprises here.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Oh good, they have figured it out!! There is a light shining!

zeuser replies on Oct 21, 2018:

@mcgeo52 True that.

No surprises here.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Oh good, they have figured it out!! There is a light shining!

zeuser replies on Oct 20, 2018:

*Some* of them did. Don't get too excited, and never underestimate the effects of voter suppression and gerrymandering already in effect. But yeah, this is at least something.

I smell a rat.

DenoPenno comments on Oct 20, 2018:

I'm also reading now that a few GOP Congressmen are smelling this rat.

zeuser replies on Oct 20, 2018:

Anyone with half a brain can detect some bullshit here, and there are a couple GOPers with at least that much brainpower. What they do about it is a different story, as that requires spine power, a GOP commodity in high demand but disgustingly short supply.

Where should I go?

CallMeDave comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Look into Asheville NC. Sounds like what you describe. All the Appalachian are hills compared to the Rockies.

zeuser replies on Oct 20, 2018:

I'll second this. Lots of great breweries too.

In case you missed the fish drinking beer [facebook.com]

zeuser comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Now wait just one minute here. There's something a little fishy about this one...

zeuser replies on Oct 19, 2018:

@MikeFlora I gotta be me, man. ?

CNN just had Trump on live and he is asking for a 5% cut across the fuckin' board from every ...

zeuser comments on Oct 17, 2018:

Create a ballooning deficit crisis with fiscally irresponsible tax policy, Blame big government, cut programs designed to uphold our infrastructure and help our citizens, profit!

zeuser replies on Oct 17, 2018:

@Krysia22 I voted early today. Straight ticket. One step at a time.

Pocahontas vs. Pinocchio

zeuser comments on Oct 16, 2018:

You don't get into a cage match with Conor McGregor, a chess match with Gary Kasparov, a stock car race with Dale Earnhardt Jr., a 100 meter dash with Usain Bolt, or a name-calling contest with Mr. Mushroom. That would be a mistake.

zeuser replies on Oct 16, 2018:

@silverotter11 yeah, but the thing is nothing sticks. And whoever goes after him like this looks worse than before. I think Avenatti might get away with it, but not Senator Warren.

Trump started with Reagan!

zeuser comments on Oct 13, 2018:

A friend of mine called me the day Reagan died, said he'd been saving a bottle of good champagne just for that occasion. We drank it. We survived the nightmare. Then came Bush 2. A trainwreck of a presidency, with trillions spent on a pointless war to enrich his vice president, and then he was ...

zeuser replies on Oct 15, 2018:

@Duchess will do.

I love Donye!

zeuser comments on Oct 12, 2018:

Ewwwwww.

zeuser replies on Oct 15, 2018:

@BettyColeman it's simple revulsion over a disgusting, unstable chimera.

Political correctness was not even the original term it was called Alternate insert target here.

zeuser comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Is this a troll? Disapproval of the use of epithets and stereotypes in everyday conversation is not, and never was, a "reign of terror". Inventive explanation, I'll give you that.

zeuser replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@LenHazell53 Hey, if you want to conflate bald assertion and shaky logic with actual historical events, I can't stop you. LOL

Validity of a theory

zeuser comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Religions aren't theories, they are stories, unsubstantiated assertions, fiction.

zeuser replies on Oct 13, 2018:

@mordant Yeah, that's what I meant to say. ? Nice explanation, partner.

[washingtonexaminer.com] tariffs vs taxes

zeuser comments on Oct 11, 2018:

You learn this in undergraduate economics. The deliberate ignorance of this policy is appalling.

zeuser replies on Oct 12, 2018:

@mcgeo52 Maybe his bone spurs were acting up and he missed that class.

Just wondering, about past experiences.

zeuser comments on Oct 11, 2018:

Distrust or dislike of atheism or agnosticism is learned behavior, you have to think through why you don't like someone using that as a basis. Dating and courtship, on the other hand, are heavily influenced by raw animal magnetism, which you clearly possess in quantity. 8-)

zeuser replies on Oct 11, 2018:

@Beverly256 No worries, I was going for a laugh, though Malibu is obviously a stud. ?

An interesting development concerning Kavanaugh: Forbes: Chief Justice Roberts Requests Tenth ...

zeuser comments on Oct 11, 2018:

Ten to one nothing happens as a result.

zeuser replies on Oct 11, 2018:

@Krysia22 The majorities in the legislative branch don't matter much here as this is a judicial review.

I just want to put this out here first, because you never know, she might be reading these posts.

Looking4-Others comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Actually I never like her until now. And those friends of mine absolutely loved her. Funny how things change. I should've said former friends of mine because that's what they are and have been for a couple of years now.

zeuser replies on Oct 9, 2018:

I number friends lost due to their devotion to the orange asshole at 7, and counting.

I just want to put this out here first, because you never know, she might be reading these posts.

Umbral comments on Oct 9, 2018:

We thank you for your sacrifice sir! Just be careful. She tends to write songs about dates that go bad...

zeuser replies on Oct 9, 2018:

I'd make sure this one goes well. Heh.

I just want to put this out here first, because you never know, she might be reading these posts.

mikecagain comments on Oct 9, 2018:

To be fair, I'm sure Ms. Swift has already received many offers from guys to buy her drinks, and it has nothing to do with politics. But her endorsement is appreciated, nonetheless. :)

zeuser replies on Oct 9, 2018:

But I can make her very happy too. ? Something for her to consider.

Yesterday I received a text telling me that I can vote from home.

zeuser comments on Oct 9, 2018:

Well, if you can get an absentee ballot, this is technically correct. But I'm guessing the text was more deceptive than that, right?

zeuser replies on Oct 9, 2018:

@steve148 Yeah, that's sleazy, outright fraud if you ask me.