There is a police car with their lights on at the 15 second mark (far left of the frame). The driver of the motorcycle says “not the State Trooper!” It doesn’t ever seem like the cop was actually chasing the guy on the unicycle.

From my perspective, the argument for the existence of a god has always had one fatal flaw: in all of our human discoveries that were once attributed to a god or gods, none of them actually required a god to make them happen.

Is it possible that there is some kind of being that created our reality? Sure. But how do we recognize that? Where are the moments that only a god could accomplish? If we want to prove that God was responsible for an event, we must first consider if the event could happen without a god. Every time I have looked at a question from that perspective, no gods were required. That is why I do not believe.

Hunger is not caused by people not finishing what is on their plate or by allowing over-ripe fruits and vegetables to be discarded.

Hunger is caused by our profit based food distribution system.

People with little or no money get little or no food. It sucks, but that is how it works.

Unless you can somehow take the profit away from the final destination so that anyone who wants food can have food, that will not change. I can’t even imagine a way to do it in an equitable fashion without a cultural shift away from money and towards having a healthy community that cares about the individual humans and is willing to share equally to do it.

On most days, the piece of paper is just that; paper. But if you need medication, psychological counseling, or an accommodation for work or school, that piece of paper can be quite useful. On average, I feel like it is better to have it and not need it, rather than to need it and not have it.

I have a wifi switch on a freestanding lamp in my bedroom that comes on every day at 7 am and stays on until I turn it off at night. I have found it really helps to wake me up in the morning without needing to use noisy alarms.

I also have a dog and if I don’t get up right away, he sees the light and starts pestering me to take him outside.

Universal healthcare would reduce car insurance premiums significantly and could eliminate the need for health insurance.

Someone forgot to remove the protective film.

Thomas Crooks. He was killed by the Secret Service shortly after he shot at Trump.

To me, this sounds like he is admitting that he hired the guy who shot at him. Every accusation he makes is a confession.

There are indeed times when I don’t mind sex in a story, especially when I expect it and it’s why I’m watching or reading it.

However most of the time I prefer the sex to only be implied. Kissing, touching, clothes begin to peel off - fade to black, cut to the next day.

No idea.

Check out “Reign of Fire.” (2002)
Christian Bale and a very bald Mathew McConnahey.

Push back in the same way.

Answer her questions about your lack of belief with your own questions. Ask her why she believes?

What makes her feel like her religion is correct?
What about Christianity is more right than other religions?
Does she think that she would still be Christian if she was born in India or China instead of here? If so, why?
Has she ever read, or considered reading, about Islam or Buddhism or any other religion that isn’t based on Christianity?

I doubt you will hear from her much after that. If you do, she will likely ease up on the religious stuff.

My stance is not anti-Semitic, it is humanistic. I am against any government that insists on murdering and/or marginalizing any group of people. I would boycott my own government right now if I could. My government sucks! China sucks! Israel sucks!

It’s not about identity, it’s about decency. Stop killing other people!

I feel like the real reason for the social media ban is to establish some kind of digital ID program and requiring that ID for everything a person does online. That makes it possible to curate not only where you can go online, but what you see when you get there. It is being sold as a way to “protect the children” but the reality is the children are the target audience. Children don’t have many preconceived notions about privacy, so violating their privacy will be so much easier.

Remember, in just a few years these “children” will be adults and any changes made for them today will eventually become the normal for everyone.

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From my perspective, the climate issue is not easy to fix but it is easy to understand.

The planet closest to the sun is Mercury. On Mercury a day is equivalent to 88 days on Earth. In sunlight Mercury can be as hot as 420 °C (790 °F). In darkness Mercury can be as low as −170 °C (−270 °F). The reason for the difference is that Mercury has no atmosphere and is unable to retain heat.

Now lets look at Venus. A day on Venus is 116.75 Earth days. The daytime and nighttime temperatures on Venus are nearly identical and have an average of 464 °C (867 °F). Venus has a very dense atmosphere that is mainly composed of carbon dioxide (96.5%) with the remainder being mostly nitrogen.

The sun may be the source of the heat, but the reason it stays warmer or colder on our planet is directly related to how much carbon dioxide is present in the atmosphere. Increasing carbon dioxide makes us warmer and decreasing carbon dioxide makes us cooler. There are other factors, but those are the basics.

The only practical control we have on carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is controlling and moderating our use of fossil fuel.

It really is that simple.

Try clamping a piece of wood to the handle on the domed nut side with a bit of neoprene rubber or a ball of duct tape wedged in between. If you need a stronger bond that is still removeable, try something like hot glue, silicone caulk, E6000 glue, or super glue.

Maybe the time has come for some concerned citizens to start arresting and detaining ICE agents?

I don’t see any visible hinges. That door swings out.