2016-11-18 21:01
So, I heard from many of yall on the left that Trumps chances of victory were a snowballs chances in Guam. There was next to no question that Hillary was going to win decisively, and Trump… Read More
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2016-11-18 19:24
The most optimistic take on Trump's election I could imagine was that maybe he had just said whatever he thought people wanted to hear in order to get elected and --- since his main purpose… Read More
2016-11-16 17:05
Diner, a prose poem by Louis Jenkins:The time has come to say goodbye, our plates empty except for our greasy napkins. Comrades, you on my left, balding, middle-aged guy with a ponytail, and… Read More
2016-11-16 01:20
(self.Volconvo)
submitted just now by Herman_Finster
"Three million votes in the U.S. presidential election were cast by illegal aliens, according to Greg Phillips of the VoteFraud.org org… Read More
2016-11-15 19:34
Everyone has some experience with the astral plane, whether or not they are aware that such is what it is when experiencing it. It is tied to dreams and drugs, and is our capacity for an ec… Read More
2016-11-11 20:40
Why post this here? Cuz nobody pays attention if you post it in a more suitable place. That's why.https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ontenegro-coupSerbia has deported a group of Russians… Read More
2016-11-11 17:37
To all,
I'm moving Volconvo to a subreddit on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Volconvo/. The Volconvo subreddit is available now for posts and comments. For those who aren't familiar with R… Read More
2016-11-11 17:26
One thing to comfort people like me is that there's no way to know for sure what Foaming Don will do once in the Oval Office. To him, getting even with the Republican leadership -- who revil… Read More
2016-11-11 15:51
Not just nz but australia, canada and other countries as well.
But should you? Is it rats deserting a sinking ship or a sensible boarding of the lifeboats?
And what status should be acco… Read More
2016-11-10 22:01
Edit: Well, I hadn't planned it this way -- as barts says, change is inevitable -- but why not end with Pachelbel and the Canadian Brass? When I played tuba in the Parkside High-School b… Read More
2016-11-10 21:57
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2016-11-09 10:06
I'll say the same thing that I said on Volconvo the day after Obama was first elected in 2008:How long before [Obama](Trump) disappoints [us](his supporters)?
It wasn't long for Obama. It w… Read More
2016-11-08 17:01
Most people believe dinosaurs became extinct before any humans existed, but many cultures have legends of creatures called dragons that closely resemble dinosaurs. This fact indicates that… Read More
2016-11-05 21:53
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2016-11-05 16:04
... for a joke:Why did the Clintonite cross the road? Read More
2016-11-04 20:32
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...oast-1.3835542The Royal Canadian Navy is sending a ship to determine if a diver has discovered "the lost nuke" — a Mark IV bomb that went missing… Read More
2016-11-04 17:05
https://thinkprogress.org/what-newsp...6d2#.r9zpdum8q
Are americans aware of just how much your election has polarised the world? And for all the wrong reasons.
My thank you to america… Read More
2016-11-02 22:33
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2016-11-01 12:46
In this shocking video, Bev Harris goes over how she has proven they steal our votes by activating the "fraction" feature of ALL the voting machines used to tabulate the results. Doing it t… Read More
2016-11-01 10:55
Then y'all can crank up the 2020 campaign. (An' 'member now: maximum bile an' loathin'.)
Nate Silver is at this moment giving Hillary a roughly 75% chance of winning (312 electoral votes) an… Read More
2016-11-01 07:36
Anybody read this book?
"Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to ra… Read More
2016-11-01 05:51
A great speech by Peter Thiel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYLEPRiIyE
He explains the popularity of Trump better than anything I have seen so far. Basically that Trump has done a… Read More
2016-10-31 21:38
Trump hopes Clinton email 'motherlode' found
Yes, of course Donald believes this. And time is drawing short, so he wants you to believe it as well.
Ah Christ, remember when election campai… Read More
2016-10-31 18:35
Of course if one portrays a criminal, or an old fashioned style "coon" impersonations... yes very racist.
But if someone wants to dress up as nick fury from the avengers (Samuel L Jackson)… Read More
2016-10-30 21:19
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2016-10-28 20:24
The FBI is re-opening their investigation into the use of emails by Mrs. Clinton Read More
2016-10-20 18:22
There are many reasons to believe that God doesn't exist - neither the one shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam nor the many aspects of the Hindu deities or any other imaginary consc… Read More
2016-10-20 18:22
P1: Claims for any particular religion, R, continue to be unproven - either to atheists or to each other. This is evidenced by the existence of multiple mutually exclusive claims and no cl… Read More
2016-10-17 05:59
Haven’t we seen this scenario before? Anyone who claims to have been molested is a liar. The only thing missing is the drugs. So when did Trump lie - when he claimed that he molested w… Read More
2016-10-15 22:11
What moral rights are endowed by majority votes, and why not others?
For example, I'd venture to assume that most of the people reading this post would claim that over 50% of the population… Read More
2016-10-14 20:01
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2016-10-14 17:40
It is a universal weakness among humans that they instinctually apply negative motivations on their opposing "tribes". They tribes may be racial, regional, familial, national, cultural, idea… Read More
2016-10-13 19:58
Well, they serve Hillary right -- that shameless weasel. They cast doubt on her credibility, a doubt long shared by yours truly. Shit, she's a major US politician fercrissakes.
It would surp… Read More
2016-10-13 13:02
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37643621
Oh well. I'm far from the first person who throws up his/her hands and says "What?!!" Every year there are such reactions. To whoever get… Read More
2016-10-12 16:02
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37624943China and the West were in contact more than 1,500 years before European explorer Marco Polo arrived in China, new findings suggest.
Archaeo… Read More
2016-10-10 20:41
This album was released in 2000, but the band – which is brilliant – brings forth so many different sounds of the 60s. I can hear the Beach Boys, the Tremeloes, King Crimson… Read More
2016-10-10 20:38
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2016-10-10 19:26
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2...liday-history/In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many people (...) argued that the real credit for discovering North America should go to Eriks… Read More
2016-10-10 16:54
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-fr...-idUSKCN12A0J3France is working to find a way for the International Criminal Court's prosecutor to launch an investigation into war crimes it says have… Read More
2016-10-08 16:14
Just reading on Der Spiegel's website about all the rats fleeing the burning Trump ship. Ryan and Bush have expressed their disgust, but some -- such as former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman … Read More
2016-10-07 05:13
A new study on creepiness.https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...de-whos-creepy
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Our study was unavoidably exploratory in nature, but we had a few hypotheses:
If cree… Read More
2016-10-06 21:10
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2016-10-06 16:03
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37572377
So fine, in fact, that he's in the freaking hospital Read More
2016-10-05 07:04
http://qz.com/795755/complaints-agai...o-a-new-study/
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Cameras worn on police uniforms have been lauded as a possible solution to many of the problems facing officers… Read More
2016-10-02 21:07
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2016-10-01 14:30
What defines Trump to most people beyond his tendency to insult anyone who is remotely critical of him like a schoolyard bully and his tendency to say prejudicial things about various groups… Read More
2016-09-30 19:24
Does New Zealand suffer when government drops its subsidies and commensurate regulation because farming is the left to the free market? If not, what premises about government planning and r… Read More
2016-09-30 12:13
Der Spiegel is reporting that several days after the Arizona Republic plumped for Hillary, the paper has now received a murder threat ---- a first in its 126-year history.
I think Senor Hoi… Read More
2016-09-30 05:04
Happy Feast of St Jerome.
Jerome is the patron saint of translators (among others) and 30 September is accordingly International Translation Day. By complete coincidence, I started my transl… Read More
2016-09-29 21:23
Popped down to the south of France to make this great video Read More
2016-09-29 21:17
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2016-09-27 02:15
Not over yet, but IMHO, clinton has been on the defensive all night. No doubt Trump has had much more air time so far Read More
2016-09-26 00:20
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandev...-2015-10-41-30
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The direction in which a particle spins as it decays via a fundamental force shows the universe has a left-hande… Read More
2016-09-25 20:55
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2016-09-25 16:56
In many countries convicts of all or some crimes are no longer eligible to vote. I think this is dangerous and goes against the principles of universal suffrage. For example the legalizati… Read More
2016-09-22 03:10
From today's New York Times:
1. How Bad Off Is Oil-Rich Venezuela? It’s Buying U.S. Oil
2. Looming Transition Ignites Deadly Clashes in Congo
3. Burundi Killings Could Ignite Wider… Read More
2016-09-17 18:02
So Trump opened his mouth again and let this juicy pile of lies out.
"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it; you know what I… Read More
2016-09-16 19:39
I talk to many Christians who believe firmly that the miracles of Jesus were witnessed by eyewitnesses and recorded in the New Testament. In defense of the reliability of the New Testament a… Read More
2016-09-10 07:40
Say what you want about Trump, think what you want. But I don't see how you can deny the apparent fact that he's right about this. Every immigrant that arrives that depends on governmental… Read More
2016-09-09 17:00
Damn. Progressivism deselected by Darwinian forces? Who knew? Can it, should it be fought against? YES. To the extent that the fight is against PSED (Pain, Suffering, and Early Death) th… Read More
2016-09-06 01:10
Only about 30 games left and his 67 year broadcasting career for the LA Dodgers ends. A great listen Read More
2016-09-05 04:27
This link explains why we have a difficult time being relaxed and happy. We evolved to experience fear and cravings. We also evolved to experience happiness, but this is our reward for doi… Read More
2016-09-02 20:46
New kind of coup d'état in good old Latin America, folks. Not the kind brought about by sinister vampires wreathed in military uniforms and sunglasses, but simply carried out by the n… Read More
2016-09-02 19:47
2016-09-02 19:44
What a great song! When I first heard it on CHUM Toronto in 1969, the announcer said "This is uhh.. NOT on the Top-40 in Cairo this week." Read More
2016-09-02 19:40
2016-09-02 12:12
If Suhd-I-kul is not on the members list, why is he treated as a member? Read More
2016-08-28 22:07
Education is like a genii in a bottle. The defined purpose is the wish and the students the genii.
Unlike other forms of government, democracy with liberty requires an educated mass. Do… Read More
2016-08-28 12:34
http://ipolitics.ca/2016/08/26/goodb...good-riddance/How do you sum up the career of a PM who betrayed every ideal he claimed to cherish? Read More
2016-08-28 10:06
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37205032A US National Football League (NFL) quarterback has refused to stand for the national anthem in protest at what he sees as racial injustice.
C… Read More
2016-08-28 06:01
@Chris the Chees In response to a question about my military service. I served in the US Air Force from May 1950 to May 1954, with an ending rank of Staff Sergeant. I was stationed at W… Read More
2016-08-26 21:53
I guess that rainbow shot at the end was taken on Cape Breton Island Read More
2016-08-26 21:50
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2016-08-26 21:42
Holy shit! More bad news from the Canadian music scene. At least for me.
How sad! I bought her album on the spot while listening to her perform for about an hour on a stage in front of Toro… Read More
2016-08-26 02:23
Could one of you people tell me why Hillary calls Trump a racist? Read More
2016-08-23 19:47
Old Lennon’n’McCartney tune, I believe Read More
2016-08-23 19:44
2016-08-23 19:41
Another James Brown tribute, sounds like Read More
2016-08-21 14:21
Just saw on facebook: Read More
2016-08-21 12:49
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37147588A Canadian band whose lead singer was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer have performed their last concert at the end of an emotional farewe… Read More
2016-08-20 20:38
Another magic song by Tragically Hip. Tragically, they're embarking on their farewell tour owing to the fact that the singer here has terminal brain cancer. Enough to ruin your whole fuc… Read More
2016-08-20 20:32
Not the greatest recording quality, but youtube giveth ... and youtube taketh away Read More
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