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You and me, Peter. I'm not holding my breath that the midterms will actually happen, or that they will be free and fair. And even if the Dems win back the House, as I think they will, as I said elsewhere, they won't get the Senate. So all they will have is the ability to hold oversight hearings and investigate things in the House, with subpeona power. But there is no certainty that anyone from the THE LYIN' KING administration would show up if they subpeana them, because they would suffer no penalty for not showing up. To prosecute them for contempt of congress, for not showing up, the DOJ would have to do that, and it's not going to happen under this administration.. As Jeff Goldblum said in the movie Independence Day, they've got us in checkmate, for at least the next few years..

Welcome, glennlab! I hope that you find what you are looking for here on newBluePlanet. Regarding "a new home that is easy to navigate," the nBP layout is a challenge, IMO. But once you learn it, you'll get the hang of it, I reckon.

I am new to this site, my old go to site is in its death throws though we old timers are reluctant to give up on it, we have seen the writing on the wall. I am in search of a new home that is easy to navigate, has honest interaction with real people and has like minded people. I hope to find it here.

I'm writing from Minnesota, where everything feels under threat right now. I'm getting used to questioning every shared piece of information (worrying how it might later be used against me). Even writing this; there is worry. But my community is strong and getting stronger! We challenge ourselves to dream a sweet dream even though we are currently living in a nightmare. So the words shared above--ideals of a virtual space--are touching my heart. I hope and dream for these things too: may justice, equality, balance, and right relationship to all things prevail!

Summed up nicely by V.3 in Captain's Log. The elections next November will be critical, assuming they will be held. Hopefully, they will allow us to stop the blood letting.

With all due respect and with neither malice nor offense intended . . . Are you . . . uhhh . . . (Ahem!) are you AI, Cap'n? An entirely sensible question these days, I think. In fact -- show of hands, please -- How many of you members are AI? That's okay, you don't have to answer. I have my suspicions. And just because I'm paranoid . . . . . . doesn't mean y'all aren't out to get me.

You're welcome, V.. I'm hoping glennlab will also spread the word to the remaining Agnostic members he is still in contact with, as they too would be good and interesting members here, when it comes to community involvement and contributions to the forums..

as the developer of this site, but not the Invision software, I'd say the older version was much easier for me to build on and administer while this new version is far more powerful and feature rich, and the learning curve is steep. That applies to the user experience too. There are 2 keys to shortening the learning curve: You can't and won't fully appreciate the features on a cellphone. The screen size limits navigation options. And since the primary form of engagement is typing, a keyboard is a must. Utilize the navigation short-cuts. For example, my daily routine is: (a) go to the home page, click the Unread Content link from the ACTIVITY menu and go through them. (b) click the NEWS link to view the CHATBOX and look over the external news headlines. understand that contributing is the key to this becoming an experience others will want to return to. For example: when I see, hear or think something noteworthy, that is not already abundantly covered in the news, I post it. i share past experiences and knowledge that others might find useful -- such as liberal arts reviews or political, philosophical, social or scientific knowledge i have studied. a goal is to be known and to know others. To get to the point were we're i'm thinking... hmm, i wonder what member-X will say about this, or how member-Y feels about that. if i don't have something notable to say today, i rate something someone else said. thank you, BobDylan, for inviting glennlab here. That's the hands-on way of building this community.

I invited glennlab to here, as we are both refugees from Agnostic.com, a similar site to this one, only targeted for non religious, non believer folks. We met up on there years ago, when it was still active and had thousands of members. We both hope this new site has a better run and future than Agnostic did.. Like Agnostic, this site depends on word of mouth, not paid ads elsewhere, which is why the other site never developed local dating options, but it did become a very big online community, of forum discussions and specialized interest groups.. Time will tell if this site will ever reach critical mass in members, enough to offer local dating options for most of its US members..

everything's newer here. cleaner. clear skies people are polite so, no i don't miss the narrow, congested streets, old houses. clouds --what my father called, the "rat race" that eventually stopped his heart but i went back 15 years ago in september like a salmon returning to it's place of birth there was something in the nature -- air, trees, wildlife, proximity to the ocean that was familiar and comforting and the people do seem more real and upfront to me more revealing flaws and all

You sound a lot like a Sal that I know from Queens, I’ll bet you two crossed paths sometime and may even be friends.

Very well done. Some really great video clips.

btw, i believe men created gods in their image, not the opposite. but how ironic for those who believe there is an almighty, judgemental God/Allah/etc.. to hear these inquiries on their judgement day: Allah: "you blew-up yourself and a hundred others because you thought i'd "hook you up with 13 virgins?"" God: "you did WHAT for the collection and control of fossilized dinosaur bones (oil) and shiny rocks (gold, diamonds, etc.)?" "you killed your brother over a piece of dirt in the Middle East, in my name?" "you abused and exploited the creatures I created simply because you like the taste of their flesh -- and milk -- when you could've had a V8?"