People just don't like it this time, because Trump's a terrible person. Teddy would also be a terrible person by modern standards, a prolific trophy hunter.

#20 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG

No Teddy Roosevelt would not be a terrible person by today's standards. Teddy was an Amazing President especially by today's "no standards". He would probably not be a "trophy hunter" today. Not when the trophy's are in danger of extinction. He would recognize thi s and deal with it accordingly.

In addition to expanding the national park system, Roosevelt used the landmark Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish 18 national monuments, including the Grand Canyon.

Theodore Roosevelt is widely considered by historians to be a "near-great" leader, consistently ranking in the top five of the C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey.

It would take hours to list his accomplishments in life.

He will always be a heroic figure to me.

When the president is beating up all comers with his fists, it's an exhibition of violence on the front lawn.

Fine. Let's see Trumpy do that.

Theodore Roosevelt held his boxing matches and sparring sessions in the transformed basement of the White House.

He used the basement as a personal gym, laying down training mats where he took on military aides, visitors, professional boxers, and even cabinet members. The president used these matches to stay in peak physical shape until a punch from his military aide in 1905 shattered his glasses and caused permanent vision damage, forcing him to retire from the ring.

And now you know the rest of the story.

Teddy did not have exhibition matches on his front lawn.

Re 23

Exactly.

Any negotiations done under duress and threats of violence can easily be rescinded after Trumpy (AT).

You don't appreciate that because you've been conditioned by the "we oppose everything" crowd.

What I do not appreciate is being lied to constantly and disrespected and treated like "the enemy" by my own President who is undermining the rule of law and the constitution in order to line his own pockets and those of his allies with taxpayer money.

Sic Semper Tyrannis

For crying out loud, Trump is trying to keep one of the craziest regimes on earth from getting nuclear weapons.

By attacking them and reminding them that once they get nukes America won't be able to attack them anymore? And you think that's a great plan?

For crying out loud is right. Obama had already successfully negotiated a nuclear agreement with Iran. Without firing a single shot.

No matter how many times Trumpy threatens to obliterate Iran's nuclear facilities and capabilities and bomb their school children they are not going to negotiate a nuclear agreement with him.

This "war" and these "negotiations" could go on for 3 years now or until a more reasonable US president takes the reins.

"Teddy had boxing matches. Trump had MMA."

Teddy Roosevelt boxed himself. These were not exhibition matches of others. It was Teddy boxing against anyone who would take the challenge. He took on anyone he could - including professional boxers. He frequently sparred in a makeshift White House ring against staff, friends, and professional fighters.

It was not an exhibition of violence on his front lawn.

So don't tell us how "soft" we are.

Let's see Trumpy get into the ring and then we'll talk. In fact, let ME get in the ring with Trumpy and let's see who is softer. And no I'm no professional boxer but I could down take that fat slob in seconds.

As you know, many people do remember; my wife did after her NDE. But people don't seem to always remember, though those that do remember strikingly similar things.

Usually based on their own religious beliefs.

Yes. But come on ... what do they remember? And what are they remembering?

You've never had a vivid dream so real you thought that for a second or even minutes that it was? The brain can do this especially in a life threatening crisis. Sometimes that dream may stay with you for a long time.

Obviously the brain did not die if it is still functioning enough to dream. The brain is an amazing thing. Another one of those amazing things that took billions of years to evolve and we still don't fully understand it and how it works. Yet.

And will we ever know what happens to our consciousness after death? Not until someone can physically return after they are fully and completely dead ( not just a stopped heart and undetectable brain activity) and tell us. Perhaps we just need a better definition of "death". No one has ever returned from be truly dead( sorry Christians I am not buying what you are selling) . Hopefully with videos ( or some kind of actual verifiable data) not dreams.

Having said that we still should study NDE's to understand the brain better. But they don't tell us anything regarding what happens to consciousness after death because those bodies/brains were not really dead. Obviously.

Question: Is Iran really negotiating with Trump or is Trump just lying. Again.

Answer: Both are happening: the U.S. and Iran are engaged in indirect and direct diplomatic efforts, but President Trump's claims on social media are frequently exaggerating how finalized or close a deal actually is.

Despite Trump's claims of a deal being "largely done" and pending final signatures, Iranian officials and semi-official state media report that fundamental issues are still unresolved. Chief among these is Iran's refusal to negotiate limits on its nuclear program at this early stage.

While diplomatic discussions are actively happening, there is a wide gap between Washington's public optimism and the actual, fragile progress taking place at the negotiating tables.

And Mr Toads Wild Ride (ver 2.0) continues unabated.

"My underlying point is that we do not yet have a clue about any of this."

We have lots of clues. No proof. But we are learning more all the time. Pretty soon there will be no place for God to hide. Then He will just have to quit hiding in the gaps of our knowledge and come out in the open and face us humans.

I'd say He has some splaining to do.

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Religion trying to explain that which we cannot explain.

#23 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

As it had always been and probably always will be..

"Democrats suddenly decided the maps were "unfair" and pushed for districts that heavily favored Democrats, reducing Republicans to one district while Democrats controlled the other ten."

Should have all been in quotes..

Democrats suddenly decided the maps were "unfair" and pushed for districts that heavily favored Democrats, reducing Republicans to one district while Democrats controlled the other ten.

Democrats did not decide the maps were "unfair" you tard. It's clearly in response to Trumpys attempt to game the system in his favor.

Democrats, citing a need to counter aggressive Republican-drawn maps in states like Texas and Missouri, used their majorities to pass a constitutional amendment and a new congressional map designed to give Democrats 10 seats while isolating Republicans to just 1.

The 10-to-1 map was designed to be temporary and would have only lasted through the end of the decade.

Compared to Teddy we ARE all soft.

Very few could ever keep up with his energy.

But I don't envy the sorrow he had to face in his life.

"There are horrible things happening all around the world."

America used to stand against such things. We were a beacon of light and hope for the world.

Now we just add to the stack of horrible things happening all around the world.

Thanks Trumpy!

Mess with the bull and you get the horns. ...

If a bull messes with me we are all have having beef for dinner! -Semper Fi

Jobs that require it already have it. It's called a security clearance. Something Trumpy and his acolytes could not qualify for so they don't even bother.

Security background checks for government employees involve rigorous vetting"from standard suitability checks to top-secret security clearances. These investigations verify your history to ensure you are reliable, trustworthy, and not a national security risk.

This administrations departure from the standard vetting process has raised concerns among national security experts, with warnings that foreign intelligence partners may restrict what they share out of caution.

the left has pushed open borders ...

Which is just more Trumptilian nonsense.

Democrats have pushed for comprehensive immigration reform, including pathways to legal status and border security, on more than a dozen major occasions over the past two decades.

However, because Congress requires bipartisan support to overcome legislative gridlock, these attempts have consistently stalled, fallen short of passage, or been blocked by Republicans.

If there is a multi-verse, then which universe might one's energy go to?

#17 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Good question. If ...

If there are multiverses then it's already there. In all of them that you theoretically branched off into and already exist in. In which case then you actually never really die. Until all branches die. And branches are infinite. So you continue elsewhere. Down a different branch. A different timeline. Definitely not a Christian belief. That's more akin to reincarnation.

I'd like to tell you exactly how it works but we are not allowed to remember. I don't make the rulz!

Or perhaps God likes primordial soup.

And many have noted that, 'a day is as a thousand years to God'.

Let me be clear. I have no problem with the concept of a God or even Gods. If one does not concede that there are higher powers in the universe then one is a fool.

But my concept of what a God or Gods might be and what Christian Gods (I understand there are 3?) or a Muslim Gods might be are literally millions of light years apart.

Psychological Projection is SO fun to watch!

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#67 | POSTED BY CORKY

Yes there is sex mentioned in the Bible.

But not in the practice of Christianity. At least not in a healthy way.

The Catholic Church officially prohibits the use of artificial birth control. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, contraceptive practices are considered "intrinsically evil" because they disrupt the natural connection between the unitive and procreative purposes of marital sex.

That's not only not healthy it's clearly insane.

Where does the human mind comes from when the human body is made? ...

Consciousness is another emergent property. Of brains.

When you die your consciousness dies with you (sorry you religulous now get over it!) and your energy returns to the universe (via Earth).

This talk of consciousness not requiring brains is just pablum.

I have been to the NOTHING. I was conscious of NOTHING while I was there. I only have a "feeling" of what Nothing was like.. after.

Where does life come from?

#13 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Life is an emergent property of matter. As matter gets more chemically complex (due to gravity etc) it eventually (DEEP TIME) will stumble into the sequences required for reproduction. Competition for resources does the rest.

Trumpy has a concept of plan for a memorandum of understanding that is a plan for a plan to begin a negotiation about negotiations. Someday.

But who will begin negotiations with someone who bombs them if they don't like how the negotiations are going? What's the point of negotiating with someone like that? Just get to the bombings. Because that is what Trumpy wants to do. So just do it and STFU.

They have been singing it as a joke for years. "Bomb bomb bomb.. bomb bomb Iran!"

Now he has the reigns of power and that's how he gonna use it. No matter what Congress says.

Have had showers with partly clothed or naked children..."

There you have it.

#58 | POSTED BY EBERLY

There you have what ?

So, you're saying she was lying to herself in her own diary. Yeah, run with that.

#57 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

No. He is saying you ----- are lying. Again.

Reading comprehension is fundamental.

As I think back I remember there was this beach near the French Riveria. I cannot remember the name. But it was near to a town we were staying at named Sete.

It was a topless beach but basically it was a nude beach. There were showers right there where you could rinse off with anyone else who was standing there. And I remember the Americans I was with who were trying to secretly snap photos. They thought they were really getting some juicy stuff.

While no one who was from there really cared.