Honeybees let out a whoop when they bump into each other

You can hear them on the video!

"By placing cameras inside the hive, the researchers discovered that the signal often happens when a bee bumps into another bee near the accelerometer, and not when bees are waggle dancing or exchanging food.

“We suggest that, in the majority of instances, it is bees being startled that produce the signal,” says Bencsik. The team propose that instead of the “stop” signal, it should be called the “whooping” signal."

You can characterize pointing out his bigotry as "attacking" him all you like

but those are his posts and no amount of denial is going to make them go away.

Let's review the posts of the Democrat you want me to support unconditionally because he has D behind his name:

Here's where Jon admits he "disagrees with homosexuality":

https://m.facebook.com/groups/330661510362749?view=permalink&id=883577811737780



He refers to transgender girls as 'lady boys', a homophobic slur:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/163484380439467?view=permalink&id=948275568627007



And here is just one of several posts where he refers to black people as 'oreo' which is a racial slur:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=939064236131976&id=100000852257598



And lastly here's the one where he calls Condoleezza Rice an 'oreo' and wants to see her hanged:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=359291220813279&id=100000852257598



Oh and this one is really eye opening, he posted a meme from a tea party website (he seems to like right wing websites and often reposts their articles) that was anti-Democratic and anti-abortion, accusing Dems of being "Brave enough to kill our unborn children but not brave enough to kill our enemies":


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=760857933952608&id=100000852257598




Are you really going to pretend those links aren't from Svitavsky's Facebook account? That's an interesting tactic but not very effective when anyone can do a simple search and see for themselves they came from his personal account. The man is a bigot and his views about transgender people and black conservatives are quite clear.

If you don't find Svitavsky's use of bigoted slurs against minorities a good enough reason to oppose him that's fine, its a big tent, but ignoring facts and calling others bigoted simply for pointing out his faults isn't going to dissuade us from posting about them. His posts on social media are fair game and his supporters need to realize they're going to get reposted here and elsewhere. It's not unfair to repeat the man's own words, in fact it's our duty as informed voters to vet our candidates.

I don't tolerate homophobia and racism and I won't apologize for having higher standards than others. I expect more from candidates but I also realize not everyone thinks racism and homophobia are deal breakers.

Enjoy your feisty challenger! Let the vetting begin!

Wait, are you *actually* going to ignore the fact that your candidate used those slurs recently?

Lemme post them again so there's no confusion:

Calls transgender girls 'lady boys' in 2016:


https://m.facebook.com/groups/163484380439467?view=permalink&id=948275568627007



Refers to black people as 'oreo' in 2015:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=939064236131976&id=100000852257598



You said:

"A Facebook post years ago could be disqualifying?

Your standards are...well, extreme. "



I just proved that his use of slurs occurred more recently, your reposting of something he said in 2012 doesn't change that fact.

Personally I don't think expecting a Democratic candidate to NOT USE racist and homophobic slurs on social media is "extreme" but you're welcome to characterize it that way. Not everyone thinks bigotry is a good reason to refuse to support a candidate.

I have no idea what you're talking about. What does abortion have to with this thread?

But as long as you asked, I think pro-life men who shame women by defining abortion as the "taking of another life" (murder) are self-righteous, judgmental, fundamentalist asses.

I also think pro-life men who opine at length about how they are "personally opposed" to abortion and expect us to be grateful because they say they'll 'allow' us to make our own decisions are condescending blowhards. They believe they're entitled to judge us even though they've never known what it's like to worry that a pregnancy might ruin their health or kill them. They're completely clueless and incapable of understanding how terrifying the thought of having a child can be when you're alone and poor.

Pro-life men never attack other men who destroy fertilized embryos because as we all know it's not about the sanctity of life, it's about controlling women's bodies.

I don't think pro-life men have the right to lecture us about our opinions or our decisions. I really don't care about their moral objection to certain medical procedures and I wish they would shut the hell up about it.

Lastly I think it's none of these pro-life men's damned business what we do with our bodies and they should focus on their own reproductive organs. If pro-life men have an overwhelming urge to lecture others about morality they can go after legislators who oppose sex education, easy access to birth control and funding for family planning. Because women who need abortions aren't the ones who are behaving immorally.

I say this as a woman who's had an abortion and refused to allow anyone to shame me for making that decision.

I hope this clears up any confusion about what I think of pro-life men who shame women for having abortions.

You're welcome.

I recently encountered a bigot who referred to atheism as my "particular religious belief".

Is it worthwhile to engage someone like this or it ultimately futile? On one hand if others are paying attention it might be beneficial to try to discuss this subject but on the other I'm so damned tired of trying to reason with bigots.

How do you handle it when someone deliberately misrepresents atheism just to piss you off?








*Standard disclaimer: This is posted in the Atheists and Agnostics group, a safe haven where we can discuss religion and its effects on society and criticize fundamentalists who are not part of our coalition. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

"As my ancestors are free from slavery...

Our "populist senators" haven't been silent.

Correct - the alt-right, Fox and Trump use it to pretend the left is just as bad as they are.

Outstanding response!

You're actually claiming that anyone who owns a corporation and sells it is a corporatist?

I posted this up thread but it's worth repeating: