Re: Global Warming Alert

On Aug 24, 2026 at 7:14:47 PM EDT, "Creon" <[email protected]> wrote:

> At Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:47:09 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 24, 2026 at 6:33:41 PM EDT, "Noah Sombrero" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:27:20 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Noah Sombrero <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:54:59 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 24, 2026 at 5:04:27?AM EDT, "dart200"
>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 8/23/26 7:31 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>>>>> At Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:49:55 -0700, dart200
>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 8/21/26 11:50 AM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 8/18/2026 2:06 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/18/26 2:01 PM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/18/2026 1:13 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/18/26 9:26 AM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/2026 11:39 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/26 5:25 PM, Doc Hammerslack wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:32:05 -0700, Dude <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/2026 12:39 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/26 10:08 AM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 7:41 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/26 7:13 PM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 4:30 PM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 5:12 PM, Creon wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:27:48 -0400, Wilson
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/16/2026 2:29 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:06:50 -0400, Wilson
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/15/2026 6:24 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:46:19 -0400, Wilson
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You don't ever acknowledge your beliefs as being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ideological.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You think you're dealing in the realm of truthiness
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just repeating propaganda. And tbh, a lot of times I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're just repeating what your media told you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tickle your preset biases.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So it goes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What it comes down to is that I say, when you refusal to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Know that the 2020 election was not stolen from himbo,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attack on the attempt to count electoral ballots was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in fact an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attack and not something else, and that election fraud
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happen once in a while but it is not a problem in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us. That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a sample.  The list is long, including attempts to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prosecute
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> himbo's critics and pardon criminals who do not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> criticize him.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I say that refusal to know is self evident bull shit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That does
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not put me on throne of belief.  But it sure does sink
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the depths of delusion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You're so high on your own beliefs you can't even see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're standing on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you have nothing to say about my list above.  Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't we have been over this stuff so many times.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes indeed, why bother. You're not an honest debater and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you see me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the same way.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm still wondering if you trust the news source from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "learned" that California didn't allow controlled burns.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In context some areas do restrict controlled burns. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remember where I saw it and maybe I was the one who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conflated that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy with the whole state.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's just one item that you were corrected on.  I wonder
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many other "facts" of that provenence you hold in your memory
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> banks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least I admit it when I'm proven wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's not forget we're dialoging with a guy who believes the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jews
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attacked the WTC on 9/11 and brought down the WTC-7 with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explosives
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planted on the inside.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let's not forget 7/8ths of the planet is chained to their nation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> states because psychos like you want to live in an fake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> illusion of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> general prosperity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's not forget that 99.9% of all people on earth live in nation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> states. Only a very tiny minority are stateless.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is this supposed to justify violating basic freedom of movement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7/8ths people on the planet???
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can't have open borders in a welfare state.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What weenerbrane is describing would be some kind of "even newer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> world order".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Name one country that doesn't check your passport when you cross
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a border.  (They might allow that in the EU, but not even sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about that.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yes were so normalized to shitting all over basic freedom of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movement, to point where 7/8 people on this planet are chained to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their nation state without any choice in the matter, we should
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just keep doing it...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just like we should have just kept around slavery, eh???
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's funny u think this shitshow of a subethical species even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deserves sustainability. but the jokes truly on me cause most of u
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chucklefucks have ur head shoved so far up ur asshole u can't even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> admit there's a problem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cause it would completely break the fragile ideology u preach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #god
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cons and not wanting to study things cause they can't handle the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> truth: name a more iconic duo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why do you want to destroy the country you're living in?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> this nation is literally just a bunch of fucking immigrants u racist
>>>>>>>>>>>>> tard. it doesn't even function like a single coherent nation, it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> functions more like 12 separate identities
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> We look forward to your questions concerning Albert Einstein's theory
>>>>>>>>>>>> of mass and the paradox of time warping. Go!
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> again, dud you keep bleating on about enlightenment, but u display
>>>>>>>>>>> nothing of the sort in the slightest
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> You came here. For what? To bleat about enlightenment?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> YES WHERE IS THAT ENLIGHTENMENT YOU TARD???
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Creon tells how it is:
>>>>>>>> If you sit, after a while, your practice will deepen.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Once you've experienced kensho, your perspective will
>>>>>>>> realign itself.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So, Creon, whose perspective...yours? Or maybe something you've been told it
>>>>>> (kensho) should look like. . And you bought it. ;) - Cali flake
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> nignog there ain't a whole lot of fucking "hUmIlItY" actually present in
>>>>>>> ye old group of senile cons,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'f you're looking for humility Nick, this is not the place to find it. They
>>>>>> don't believe in it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> and this is entirely independent on the amount of enlightenment present,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> which is exactly and precisely none thus far
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone really know what so called 'enlightenment' is. From what I can
>>>>>> ken, it's something about a certain reality that you 'realize'. Something
>>>>>> specific that you've been told that you should realize (when you 'become'
>>>>>> enlightened, that is). And, of course, happiness and fullfillment is now
>>>>>> yours. And you get to tell other people what to do.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Why is it that you can get 'enlightened' if you're a Christian, (St Paul
>>>>>> etc), a Buddhist, or in any other belief system. The problem is that what you
>>>>>> 'realize' as a so called, enlightened being is different from what someone
>>>>>> else has been told they should realize according to the doctrine they've
>>>>>> bought in to and embraced.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That's ok, you know..different strokes, eh.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But, I'm not now or ever will be enlightened, and blasphemer that I am, I
>>>>>> really think the whole enlightenment thing is a made up crock.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However, on second thought, who are they to say that I'm not enlightened. Or
>>>>>> that I am. How would they know one way or the other. Oh yeah, I forgot, if I
>>>>>> believe what they do, right?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am enlightened and so are you. But not in accord with the Buddhist idea of
>>>>>> what it is - and not conditional or in accord with any other belief system.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I won't be replying if you (Nick) or anyone else decides to answer this post.
>>>>>> Be/Stay well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In common parlance, enlightened generally means, having abandoned
>>>>> foolish behaviors and become wiser than most.
>>>> 
>>>> In common parlance maybe but not what I’ve read about Buddhist
>>>> Enlightenment.
>>>> I was, as you know, or should know, referring to a state where you realize
>>>> the nature of reality ( according to the Buddhist idea of what that is).
>>> 
>>> Most of us are not qualified to talk about that.  Certainly  not to
>>> disparage one another for lack thereof.  Or even to know what a lack
>>> or presence would look like.
>>> 
>> 
>> Well, someone has been leaking some hints, otherwise I wouldn't know the bit I
>> do.
>> 
>> I think that it's real and someone was truely enlightened,
> 
> "Enlightened" is overrated.
> 
> We talked about this during our UU men's alpha meeting one time.
> Anyone can say "I'm enlightened" or "I've had enlightenment."  Sure,
> I guess.
> 
> There's the kind where you look around and realize how things work.
> 
> There's the kind where you get the braingasm/kensho thing.
> 
> There's the kind where you get the eureka/aha from figuring out
> something.
> 
>  ...and there's the kind where you realize you're connected to
> everything else.
> 
> I'm guessing:  except for the first and the last above,
> it's dopamine clouds.
> 
> Somewhere in there, synchronicity can play a part, and sensitivity
> to synchronicity can happen during psychosis.
> 
> Finally, I've noticed that "God"/The Cosmic Muffin/whatever is
> a troll -- I call that "coyote zen".
> 
> There was one time that I asked the Cosmos for a sign that a woman
> I'd fallen in love with loved me back -- and I got a rainbow.

I'm familiar with the rainbow thing.  It happened to me too. :).

> 
> That was a happy time -- but later, she left me for a lesbian
> relationship.  That's coyote zen -- "trolled by 'God'".

Haha. God can be quite mean sometimes. 
Ah, but that's not God, it's the devil in disguise.

> 
> I don't make any claims about being "enlightened" because it could
> all be delusions...

Good call. 

> 
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>>>> 
>>>> I know, I did what I said I wasn’t going to do (reply). Perfect takes work.
> 
> I like when you reply.

Thanks :)
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>>>> Which is not a bit
>>>>> easier to attain or more commonly found  than any ancient concept of
>>>>> enlightenment you might hear of.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In fact the opposite is so common that an enlightened person most
>>>>> likely will not get a hearing.  Most people not being wise enough to
>>>>> know it when they hear it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But it can be great fun to abuse each other for our lack of
>>>>> enlightenment, which of course implies that the abuser is possessed of
>>>>> such enlightenment.  In a world where we have no other way to
>>>>> recognize or claim it.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> #god
>>>>>> Yeah!
>>>> 
>>>>