Michael

Rational Black Thought

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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 #66 January 8, 2022 - You can kill the revolutionary but, you cannot kill the revolution…Fred Hampton 08.01.2022 1:35:41

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Conversation with Kenneth: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abb7498 What’s on my mind: When our democracy falls, who will be to blame? https://www.ft.com/content/85ff09bc-eb08-4d99-b7d5-57e07b191dd1 News: Breaking News: New wave of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories: https://www.axios.com/january-6-capitol-conspiracy-theories-conservative-social-media-f216bf07-6f...

Rational Black Thought Episode #65 JAN 01, 2021 - Give your life and invariably they leave you with nothing 01.01.2022 1:24:37

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: People have crossed over to the Twilight Zone: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html News: Court rules New York Times can temporarily keep Project Veritas documents: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/appeals-court-says-new-york-times-can-temporarily-keep-project-veritas-documents-526229 Florida Youth Pa...

Rational Black Thought Episode #64 December 25, 2021 - How it all ends 25.12.2021 1:33:39

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: How it all ends: https://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear-weapons/worldwide , https://www.cgdev.org/blog/the-next-pandemic-could-come-soon-and-be-deadlier , https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/climate-change-frequently-asked-questions/ News: Joe Manchin goes on Fox News to tell the Democrats to go Fuck the...

Rational Black Thought Episode #63 December 18, 2021 - Unless Black people change their thinking, we will be phased out of existence 18.12.2021 1:36:18

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Increasing our Return on Failure: https://www.luxoft-training.com/news/agile-life-planning-managing-personal-goals-with-agile/ , https://www.collectivecampus.io/blog/how-to-optimise-your-return-on-failure-rof News: Meadows and the Band of Loyalists: How They Fought to Keep Trump in Power: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/us/politics/trump-meadows-republican...

Rational Black Thought Episode #62 DEC, 11, 2021 - The Future Ain't What it Used to Be! 11.12.2021 1:30:52

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: How to Correct Cognitive Distortions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion , https://positivepsychology.com/cbt-cognitive-restructuring-cognitive-distortions/ News: Biden treated worse than Trump by the media: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/03/biden-media-coverage-worse-trump-favorable/ Democrats shoot themselves in their own dick:...

Rational Black Thought Episode #61 December 4, 2021 - Nobody ever said life would be fair…but goddamn does it have to be this unfair? 04.12.2021 1:21:21

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Modern Monetary Theory and Build Back Better: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp , https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-economist-who-believes-the-government-should-just-print-more-money News: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/01/us/abortion-mississippi-supreme-court Trump Tested...

Rational Black Thought Episode #60 November 27, 2021 - Good Things Might Come to Those Who Wait, but not to Those Who Wait Too Late 27.11.2021 1:20:35

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The Bad Guys are winning: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/ News: All three defendants found guilty of the murder of Ahmaud Abery: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/jury-reaches-verdict-in-ahmaud-arbery-death-case-all-found-guilty-of-murder/ar-AAR5IpG?ocid=msedgntp Convicted sex offender working as Birmin...

Rational Black Thought Episode #59 November 20, 2021 - I'm Woke as Fuck! and coming to Cancel your racist ass! 20.11.2021 1:16:19

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The war on Blackness: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/08/wake-up-these-woke-distortions/ , https://www.epi.org/blog/the-racist-campaign-against-critical-race-theory-threatens-democracy-and-economic-transformation/ News: Build ‘BLACK’ Better Agenda: https://aframnews.com/build-black-better-agenda/ McCarthy isn't the only Republican who&apo...

Rational Black Thought Episode #58 November 13, 2021 - Can we pull victory from the jaws of defeat? 13.11.2021 1:05:08

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: I’m sorry, I lied, we have already lost: News: After talking about Dr. Suess, and Mr. Potato Head the GOP is now attacking Big Bird: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/1053548074/big-bird-covid-19-vaccine-conservative-backlash-ted-cruz Photos of Mike Pence in Hiding on Jan. 6: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/journalist-describes-wild-unpublished-photos-1541491...

Rational Black Thought Episode #57 November 6, 2021 - Three generations of imbeciles are enough! 06.11.2021 1:14:19

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: We are fucked! (What the elections in VA and NY tell us about our future): https://www.thedailybeast.com/dear-moderates-the-left-isnt-why-terry-mcauliffe-lost-the-virginia-gubernatorial-race-to-glenn-youngkin News: Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill: https://www.bet.com/article/i8dl0x/john-lewis-voting-righs-act-republican-defeat-democrats-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #56 October 30, 2021 - Reality exist, whether you like it or not! 30.10.2021 1:22:07

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Does Bounded Reality explain why we make such poor decisions? https://www.ecnmy.org/learn/you/choices-behavior/what-is-bounded-rationality/ , https://medium.com/homeland-security/understanding-bounded-rationality-and-satisficing-175e787955d6 , https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-961 News: Justice...

Rational Black Thought Episode #55 October 23, 2021 - How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? 23.10.2021 1:45:09

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Are you being influenced by Dark Psychology? https://drjasonjones.com/how-to-avoid-being-manipulated/ , https://lifeclub.org/books/social-engineering-christopher-hadnagy-review-summary News: Republicans, again, block voting rights bill: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/us/senate-voting-rights-filibuster.html Democrat apologizes after comparing Buff...

Rational Black Thought Episode #54 October 16, 2021 - Life is but a Game 16.10.2021 1:36:21

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: What we can learn from Game Theory: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gametheory.asp , https://www.effectivecommand.org/docs/ReferenceArticles/Decision making using game theory (2003).pdf News: Neo Nazis are training for combat: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/report/neo-nazis-train-for-combat-in-growing-active-club-movement/ Black republican’s com...

One Year of Rational Black Thought 10.10.2021 33:00

Send us Fan Mail This is a special episode, which consist of some random musing from me regarding my one year of podcasting. There is no agenda or format, and I will not promote this episode, those who are consistent listeners, especially those that have subscribed to the post cast will get it, but I will not post this episode on Facebook or any other social medial platform. If you have found th...

Rational Black Thought Episode #53 October 9, 2021 - Life is Real 09.10.2021 1:28:04

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: The Evil History of the Filibuster: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/04/history-filibuster-jim-crow-relic/ News: Over 200,000 children abused by the Catholic Church in France: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/report-finds-216000-children-were-victims-french-clergy-sex-abuse-since-1950-2021-10-05/ Bill Cosby thinks R Kelly is innocent an...

Rational Black Thought Episode #52 October 02, 2021 - A Change is Gonna Come 02.10.2021 1:31:46

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The Gamification of Social Change: https://www.gamify.com/what-is-gamification and https://yukaichou.com/gamification-examples/octalysis-complete-gamification-framework/ News: Gabby Petito case raises question: Why don't missing people of color get attention? https://www.today.com/news/gabby-petito-case-raises-question-dont-missing-people-color-get-atten...

Rational Black Thought Episode #51 September 25, 2021 - The Inmates are Running the Asylum 25.09.2021 1:09:52

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: The false narrative of so-called Religious Freedom laws: https://verdict.justia.com/2021/03/22/the-evangelization-of-lawlessness-rfra-was-the-first-big-lie News: Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy for Haitians: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/us/politics/biden-immigration-border-haitians.html COVID-19 Update, Joe Diffie’s COVID-19 Death Twisted b...

Rational Black Thought Episode #50 September 18, 2021 – Everybody know what dis song's about 18.09.2021 1:58:53

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: The Three Methods of Reasoning: http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/thinking/reasoning.html News: Breaking News: COVID-19 Update, COVID kills 6 members of a Black family in 3 weeks: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/09/14/covid-kills-6-unvaccinated-members-palm-beach-county-family-3-weeks/8336808002/?itm_source=parse...

Rational Black Thought Episode #49 September 11, 2021 - 9/11/2001 - No Lessons Learned 11.09.2021 1:43:38

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Our reaction to 9/11 squandered an opportunity for healing: https://apnews.com/article/911-20-years-world-affairs-cc497f11743fcbd48b0b3e0c3ed2da5f News: Breaking News: In South Africa, fatal mix of race and vigilantes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/world/africa/South-Africa-Phoenix-riots-deaths.html Conservative radio hosts all across America are losing t...

Rational Black Thought Episode #48 September 04, 2021 - I'd Like to Save the World, but can you get Someone Else? 04.09.2021 1:32:10

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Use mental models to improve your thinking: https://jamesclear.com/mental-models News: Breaking News: A republican member of congress threatens another Jan 6: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/08/30/gop-rep-cawthorn-warns-of-bloodshed-in-comments-appearing-to-endorse-more-jan-6-style-rallies/?sh=15a4d1164d50 Sen. Paul says Hatred for T...

Rational Black Thought Episode #47 Aug 28, 2021 - Maybe I'm Crazy 28.08.2021 1:28:26

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Let’s learn from others; the mayoral election in Istanbul is instructive for what we are seeing in the US: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/23/735205370/opposition-candidate-wins-again-in-rerun-of-istanbuls-mayoral-election , https://time.com/5613031/istanbul-elections/ News: Breaking News: Officer that killed the traitor Ashli Babbitt acted appropriately...

Rational Black Thought Episode #46 August 21, 2021 - What's Going On? 21.08.2021 1:28:34

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Success Without Goals (Is it possible): News: Breaking News: US targeted Black Lives Matter activists in bid to disrupt movement: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/19/black-lives-matter-policing-prosecutions-race-goverment COVID-19 Update, Republican who fought vaccination efforts, died of COVID: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pressley-stut...

Rational Black Thought Episode #45 August 14, 2021 - The World is a Dangerous Place for Black People 14.08.2021 1:38:37

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: – Aug 14, 2021 – You can change the world (yes you!) News: Breaking News: Fuck 12: https://www.austinweeklynews.com/2021/08/11/lawsuit-police-pointed-guns-at-children-in-warrantless-raid/ COVID-19 Update: https://www.newsweek.com/mans-entire-family-dies-covid-same-week-after-refusing-get-vaccinated-1617994 Lynching's never stopped: https://www.theroot.c...

Rational Black Thought Episode #44 August 7, 2021 - What is the end game? 07.08.2021 1:32:47

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: – What’s the end game, what is the Republican ultimate objective? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/what-you-need-to-read-in-the-rnc-election-autopsy-report/274112/ , https://www.npr.org/2016/09/10/493427601/hillary-clintons-basket-of-deplorables-in-full-context-of-this-ugly-campaign News: Breaking News: Update on the 2020 election:...

Rational Black Thought Episode #43 July 31, 2021 - Are the Republicans Fascist? 31.07.2021 1:39:34

Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Episode #43 - July 31, 2021 – Are the Republicans Fascist? https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/10/fascism-republicans-paramilitary-trump-far-right-violence/ , https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2021/01/11/the-republican-party-is-a-fascist-death-cult/ News: Breaking News: Political donor Ed Buck guilty on all counts: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pol...