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Rational Black Thought Michael
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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
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Rational Black Thought Episode #193 June 15, 2024 - “If I were my own role-playing game character, I would never just stay in town, be idle and do nothing” – Yu-kai Chou
What’s on my Mind: Play Your Own Game: News: Words can harm you: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/g-s1-2298/publisher-of-2000-mules-election-conspiracy-theory-film-issues-apologyCornered Rats: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/13/republicans-trump-congress-visit-00163264Willfully Ignorant:https://www.reuters.com/legal/hunter-biden-jury-deliberations-resuming-tuesday-2024-06-11/Satan Announces he is Endorsing Biden: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/tornadoes-electoral-...
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Rational Black Thought Episode #192 June 8, 2024 - “It is easier to defend what we call reality than to question it.” – Marcia Reynolds
What’s on my Mind: The Neuroscience of not Being a Dumbass:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-021-01132-0 News: I Guess Two Wrongs Do Make a Right: https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-verdict-republicans-revenge-1c35203e6fd5a62d490969bea1eb9174From Relevant to Rag: https://deadline.com/2024/06/biden-age-wall-street-journal-morning-joe-1235959576/True Colors: https://juicyecumenism.com/2024/05/31/nazarene-pastor-charged-on-lgbtq-advocacy/Conversations with an At...
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Rational Black Thought Episode #191 August 1, 2024 - “Choose...virtue over vulgarity...” — Ken Burns
What’s on my Mind: Virtue over Vulgarity:https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2024/commencement/transcripts/ken-burns-remarks.html News: Guilty AF: https://apnews.com/article/trump-conviction-what-to-know-a70941a7cd367f7b2aa3218ea91ad922A Better Pope?: https://time.com/6982651/pope-francis-reported-homophobic-slur-gay-priests-seminaries/The limited value of Black lives:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-pardons-board-process-daniel-perry/Conversations with an Ath...
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Rational Black Thought Episode #190 May 25, 2024 - “They are bad with the conviction that they are good.” — Heather O'Neill
What’s on my Mind: The most pressing problem in America:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922050/ News: Heil Hitler…Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/23/trumps-unified-reich-video-was-a-message-not-a-mistakeThe opposite of Just: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-flag-stop-steal-alito-trump-1842c40b833637c981c59c3f39bc4669Church Tactics:https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-charged-with-obstructing-doj-investigation-of-...
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Rational Black Thought Episode #189 May 18, 2024 - “Please don't die over the neighborhood…That your mama renting” Jay-Z
What’s on my Mind: Poisoning of the Mind:https://huridocs.org/2023/12/the-harmful-effects-of-disinformation-and-how-to-combat-them/ News: “…except as a punishment for crime…” https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-injuries-deaths-0ff52ff1735d7e9f858248177a2a60c3“Patriot” Sent to Prison: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/conservative-activist-son-sentenced-capitol-attack-leo-brent-bozell-iv-00158750“…bleach blond bad built butch body…”:...
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Rational Black Thought Episode #188 May 4, 2024 - “We can't operate with one party and a cult." - Norm Ornstein
What’s on my Mind: One Party, One Cult:https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1786864512718475633 https://dk.usembassy.gov/usa-i-skolen/presidential-elections-and-the-american-political-system/#:~:text=The%20Two%2DParty%20System%20and%20the%20Two%20Major%20Parties,Party%20and%20the%20Democratic%20Party.https://www.npr.org/2024/05/01/1248249250/election-poll-trump-biden-votersNews: Just-Fucking-Us: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/us/roger-forston-florida-airman-shot/index....