So I saw a dude (and yes, it had the adam’s apple, so a dude) wearing a skirt with leggings (and really nice heels) and a shirt that said “Everyone is entitled to their own view of reality” I couldn’t help but tell him: “No, reality is what it is, denying it makes you a fool and an idiot.” He got mad and pouted. No matter, he’s still a man, in a skirt. Not a chick. “Don’t call me Stupid!” say he. “Then don’t act stupid or say stupid shit, says I”…He flounced off in a huff. I laughed out loud at his back.

Reality is what it is. If your viewpoint, your version of reality,  is different than everyone else’s, you need to look at what you think…..Ferinstance: if you think that saying that the world is flat is correct in the face of evidence otherwise, then you are wrong. Period. Full stop. Believing the world is flat is, frankly, stupid and delusional. Getting angry because your “viewpoint” is rejected, and lashing out is childish and spiteful and just plain foolish. We, as a society, are just as foolish by allowing people like the dude above to think their (obviously invalid and foolish ) view is valid and acceptable and putting up with their stupidity just gets us more stupidity. White is white, and black is black, saying that they are another color is lying…to yourself.

Just because a woman wants to think “Big is Beautiful” doesn’t mean that fat girls are as pretty or attractive as women who take care of themselves. Shy’s lying to herself or to her fat friend.  Trans people (I.E. Men that pretend to be women or women who pretend to be men) are not the opposite sex just because they put on a skirt or pants. To believe otherwise is stupid. Trans men can’t have babies or nurse, and trans women are not strong men, even with supplements of Testosterone. Saying otherwise is stupid.

Believing that wearing a mask is gonna protect you from covid is acceptable, if foolish. Forcing others to wear a mask because you believe it is helpful is not. Thinking you are a woman because you (a man) put on a skirt harms no-one. Demanding that you be allowed into women’s spaces such as bathrooms or locker rooms is unacceptable. Believing other than the facts is….stupid. Don’t be offended when people call you stupid or foolish for stating such bullshit or for acting the fool.

Sodium Lauryl sulfate in your shampoo is not somehow bad for you…Vaccines don’t cause autism. Believing otherwise with out evidence is a religion, not reality…Much like the Flat Earthers. And it is stupid. Deal with that.

People who deny reality because it makes them uncomfortable or they just don’t like what is….are fools. There are many fools that think that they can spend more money than they bring in each month, and then are surprised when they go broke…Old ladies who simply try to ignore what they don’t like are just as bad (and older women do this a lot, simply because they don’t like things the way they are, so they ignore reality), as are old men who think they are just as attractive to 20 year old women as younger, more virile men and have a chance…… Fools, all of them. Often stubbornly foolish in denying reality…Sticking to that belief in the face of evidence that shows otherwise is stupid. Otherwise intelligent people are often stupid. Of course, telling or showing them that they are stupid (and being stubborn about it) often angers them even more, making them even more stubborn….and more stupid.

I can believe I can fly all I want, right up ’til I step off that cliff. Being upset when reality (and the ground) smacks me in the face is stupid….Stepping off the cliff is stupid. Don’t like the truth? Reality and the world just don’t care. Being upset that you can’t fly is also stupid.

Man or woman (and those are the only choices), to deny reality is stupid and it really is stupid to think otherwise. Reality is what it is.  Deal with it. Stop being foolish.

We, as a society, need to stop pandering to people, be they straight or trans or gay, men or women, old or young, that feel that their alternate view of reality is just as valid.

that finds the story that we are being given about the Army Ranger that supposedly blew himself up using a rented Cybertruck and some “Improvised explosives” somewhat….odd?

Dude should have known how to do better at improvised explosives….I could do better, and I have not got the experience he has.

The use of the Turo App that was the same app as the New Orleans killer for acquiring a vehicle.

He was, apparently a new father.

Just home on leave, and he decided to so this?

The more you dig, the weirder it gets. Either there is something we aren’t being told, or this is a put-up….but why him?

Lots of other strangeness, but at this point I am starting to sound like a conspiracy theorist…even to myself.

What say you?

Might well be true

You decide

Remember that time you were horribly ill with diphtheria?

Or that time you nearly died in agony with tetanus?

Or when you were paralyzed by polio?

Or scarred for life by smallpox?

No?

I wonder why…

Maybe because of vaccines

I fear what a nutjob like him will do. He’s not sure about any of it, can’t understand any of it because he lacks the knowledge or training and listens to the other nutjobs who fear what they don’t understand.

I have no issues with reforming Health and Human services. But pick someone who can actually understand the issues and can understand the science enough to know what is truth, what is lies, and what is just plain ignorant fear.

any other religion, where the members, generally men, go from decent people, citizens, part of a culture, to radical jihadi type in mere months?

I have seen it 3 times with muslim men that were business acquaintances of mine….from part of the culture and community here in the Midwest to radical religious fundamentalist fanatic…..in a very short time.

They all left the US for Muslim countries rather than commit jihadist atrocities, but still….They were “That Far”  from going all ‘splodey before they left the country.

Apparently that is what happened to the New Orleans killer…..

In both Russia/Ukraine and in the Middle East, you might wanna spend a few bucks and get one of these and charge it up. I have tested mine and found it to be reasonably accurate.

GQ GMC-SE Geiger Counter Radiation Detector Beta Gamma X-ray Portable Radiation Monitor Meter Digital Nuclear Radiation Dosimeter, Automatic Data Recording Device, Drop-Proof Silicone Case (Yellow)

It does get swamped at higher radiation levels, but most Geiger-Mueller tubes will do so also. If you are in an area with that level of radiation, you need to leave anyway.

But the unit works, and works well, and it is reasonably well priced, especially with the 20% coupon.

Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. Like a carry firearm, you won’t need it until you need it badly.

I stole this from TAM, but it is too good not to repost.

If you have no idea, and can’t do more than fear what you don’t understand, then everything looks like a Conspiracy or a Danger.

It’s easy to fear what you can’t understand.

Even easier when someone you don’t know, whose qualifications you don’t know, posts it online to fit your confirmation bias.

Remember:

“Information posted via the internet may or may not be accurate”

Abraham Lincoln

Why did the police immediately cover the flag, the ISIS flag, on the back of the killer’s truck?

One wonders why they did that.

Who ordered it covered?

Why?

(back at it after the Holidays and my just plain running out of time to post these)

I wish you all, each and every one of you, a happy and fulfilling and prosperous 2025

Now to the wisdoms:

“You may often regret your words, but you seldom regret your silence”

“Don’t explain your philosophy, demonstrate it”

“Do not allow your past to control your present”

“Mistakes are not failures: rather, they are stepping stones to wisdom”.

“If someone cannot respect you, then they cannot be a partner, nor a friend” (this took me a long time to realize)

“Just keep swimming.”

“True love is a connection that cannot be defined: For no reason or explanation, you are unequivocally and powerfully attracted to that person. It is when you cannot define how, or why, that person holds such a special place in your heart”

“The only person you should try to be better than, is who you were yesterday”

“Best to stay away from narcissists, they will suck the life out of you slowly”.

“He reminds me of me, before the weight of the world crushed my spirit.”

Just say “Fuck It”, take that next step….Try one more time.….just because. Just to spit in the eye of the fates. What have you to lose?