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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RBT Episode Special 215 January 18, 2025 - The Return 18.01.2025 36:06

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is an explanation of why I haven't been recording, why I came back and what to expect in the future. I am going to be concentrating on antifragile strategies for 2025. Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

RBT Episode Special 214 November 9, 2024 - “A functioning… democracy requires…an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe 09.11.2024 56:18

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The Fall of Democracy “A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy, educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.” - Chinua Achebe We had neither an educated electorate nor a moral leadership in Nov of 2024 and because of that democracy in American dies on January 20th, 2025. | I know I said that I was not going...

RBT Episode Special 2024 Election Episode November 6, 2024 - “We are all Fucked” – Neo Grio 06.11.2024 42:38

Send us Fan Mail America elected a fascist, wannabe dictator to the highest office in the land and gave control of the House and Senate to his minions. We are all Fucked.! Who is to blame? White Men 60% Latino Men 54% White Women 52% Black Men 20% The only demographic that tried to save America where Black women that voted 92% for Harris. Like it or not we are in a post-democracy America, we are a...

RBT Episode #213 November 2, 2024 - “… A struggle without casualties is no struggle.” – Steve Biko 02.11.2024 46:40

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: A Message of Hate: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/27/trump-madison-square-garden-rally News : Wrong Man for the Job: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/elon-musks-high-stakes-trump-door-knocking-effort-america-pac-rcna176255 Let’s Hope: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/01/shy-kamala-harris-voters-polling-00186653 Way to...

RBT Episode #212 October 26, 2024 - “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou 26.10.2024 44:46

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Predictive Reasoning: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/ News : Trump is Fascist? Duh: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4952987-half-americans-view-donald-trump-fascist-survey/ The Republican Plan to win: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/trump-freedom-caucus-north-carolina-electors-00185520 The Problem with Death: https://...

RBT Episode #211 October 19, 2024 - “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.” — Don Miguel Ruiz 19.10.2024 45:28

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Collective Delusion: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/trump-maga-suporters-explain-republican News : Trump is Unfit to Lead Anything: https://theweek.com/politics/bob-woodwards-war-the-explosive-trump-revelations Truth vs. Lies a Political Contrast: https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-election-interviews-media-13718f1c4f17586c33dab88...

RBT Episode #210 October 12, 2024 - Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year… Ours is the struggle of a lifetime…” — John Lewis 12.10.2024 43:32

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Perpetually Undecided: https://theweek.com/politics/undecided-voters-presidential-election-polarization News : Filthy Pervert: https://x.com/realmickjaguar/status/1844161945768952285?s=43&t=kjVVb7-lbKp7SEWO58FwSw A Right Abused: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/10/nx-s1-5147783/gaza-israel-airstrike-palestinians Loony Tunes: https://www.independent.co.uk/ne...

RBT Episode #209 October 5, 2024 - “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” ― Leo Tolstoy 05.10.2024 1:12:24

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The Cause of Irrational Thinking: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6396700/ News : Inconsequential: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/walz-vance-vp-debate-takeaways-missed-opportunity-00182130 Still F’N Guilty: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/jack-smith-trump-election-brief-details-00182287 The Criminal is Inside the House: https:...

RBT Episode #208 September 28, 2024 - "Truth does not change, only our awareness of it." — Malcolm X 28.09.2024 57:24

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The GOP has fallen, and it can’t get up: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/donald-trump-jd-vance-republican-rage-rhetoric-rcna172263 News : Look at God: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-appear-court-corruption-charges-2024-09-27/ State Sanctioned Genocide: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4899524-execution-marcellu...

RBT Episode #207 September 21, 2024 - "We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama 21.09.2024 45:27

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Dangerous Synergy: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/30/elon-musk-wealth-power News : Still the Fucking Worst: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum/index.html Outcome Over Truth: https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/nation_and_world/nation/georgia-state-election-board-approves-rule-r...

RBT Episode #206 September 14, 2024 - "If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters." - Colin Powell 14.09.2024 48:06

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Is Trump a Lair or a Buffoon?: https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4831657-trump-lies-dangerous-political-show/ News : Not Serious: https://newsone.com/5527446/rep-mike-collins-says-hes-praying-for-georgia-school-shooting-victims-x-responds-by-resurfacing-his-gun-ads/ Hate’s Global Reach: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/0...

RBT Episode #205 September 7, 2024 - “I am trying to become the strongest person I can become to live the life I have been given…” — Audre Lorde 07.09.2024 44:52

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Republican FUBAR: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201812/complete-psychological-analysis-trumps-support#:~:text=Posted%20December%2027,%202018|Reviewed%20by%20Lybi%20Ma.%20Key?msockid=099a7d9e70b86f5428a16ff471106e7f News : Thoughts and Mutha-Fucking Prayers: https://newsone.com/5527446/rep-mike-collins-says-hes-praying-for-georgia-...

RBT Episode #204 August 31, 2024 - "A loaded brain is more powerful than a loaded gun." — Ernest William Chambers 31.08.2024 58:27

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Fear of a Black Planet: News : Shit-stained Glasses: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/29/trump-transition-plan-afpi-00176674 Not a Leader, a Fake-ass Bitch: https://apnews.com/article/trump-arlington-cemetery-altercation-afghanistan-3f0331e9209336a9b696ec164be7eb1c Analogous to a Drug Dealer: https://www.christianpost.com/news/2000-officers-not-enough-...

RBT Episode #203 August 24, 2024 - "All too often, when we see injustices, both great and small…we do nothing. We remain silent... When we say nothing, when we do nothing, we are consenting to these trespasses against us." — Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist 24.08.2024 58:44

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The Magic of Getting Off your Ass and Doing Something: News : Oxymoron: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democratic-republican-conventions-differences-rcna167651 The Definition of Asinine: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/in-kandiss-taylors-christian-nation-i-dont-have-to-give-you-your-freedom-of-religion/ · Assholes be Ass-holing: https://ap...

RBT Episode #202 August 17, 2024 - “Unless we…defeat the enemies in our own country, poverty and racism, we are exposed in the eyes of the world as hypocrites…” —Shirley Chisholm 17.08.2024 46:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Update from the Center of Chaos: https://www.cfr.org/blog/election-2024-where-presidential-race-stands-three-months-election-day News : Circle-Jerking Idiots: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/12/trump-musk-x-interview-problems-00173739 Suckers and Losers: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/08/16/trump-belittles-medal-of-honor-awa...

Rational Black Thought Episode 201 – August 10, 2024 – “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou 10.08.2024 46:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: What’s Your Story?: https://www.spiritofstory.com/blog/interview-john-truby News : Rambling nonsense: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/08/trump-unhinged-press-conference-abc-debate-harris/74723587007/ Another Trump patriot bites the dust: https://apnews.com/article/david-dempsey-capitol-riot-prison-sentence-d724e95dd3a39951deae482fa3...

Rational Black Thought Episode 200 – August 3, 2024 – “whether you grab hold of an inflection point and leverage it for all it’s worth or just let it carry you along – is as important as the event itself.”— Eric C. Sinoway 03.08.2024 54:30

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Convergence of Inflection Points: https://www.taosnews.com/opinion/letters/a-critical-inflection-point-for-democracy/article_fde13b46-121c-58b9-8824-bbdd6c329f54.html News : Don’t Platform Jerks: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/01/nabj-trump-interview-black-journalists Dip Shits Don’t Get It: https://newrepublic.com/post/184487/trump-ru...

Rational Black Thought Episode 199 – July 27, 2024 – “We should… protest openly everything... that smacks of discrimination or slander."- Mary McLeod Bethune 27.07.2024 54:30

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: What Now: News : How Biden Outwitted the Dem Elites Why Does this Keep Happening: https://www.vox.com/criminal-justice/363206/sonya-massey-police-killing-sean-grayson It Didn’t Take: https://julieroys.com/felon-turned-pastor-martinez-charged-sexual-battery-teen-girl/ Conversations with an Atheist : The Pros and Cons of Credulity: https://medium.com/illumin...

Rational Black Thought Episode 198 – July 20, 2024 – “Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without” The Matrix Reloaded 20.07.2024 48:17

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Election Mysteries Decoded: The Hidden Truths of 2024: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/16/trump-shooting-impact-us-politics/74403178007/ https://www.vox.com/politics/360521/trump-shooting-polls-political-impact-2024-election-election News : With Friends Like These…: Criminals making Laws for Criminals: https://apnews.com/article/banking-e...

Rational Black Thought Episode #197 July 13, 2024 - “If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland 13.07.2024 1:05:12

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Hope for the Best but Plan for the Worst: News : Can Biden win?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/11/democratic-party-biden-strategy/ Aiding and Abetting: https://www.vox.com/scotus/359206/supreme-court-incompetent-abortion-trump-immunity Topsy Turvey: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/12/man-plotted-electrical-substation-attack-to-advance...

Rational Black Thought Episode 196 – July 6, 2024 – “…over here We measure success by how many people successful next to you…” Jay Z 06.07.2024 46:55

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The Game of Politics and How to Play: https://news.mit.edu/2018/game-theory-politics-alexander-wolitzky-1204 News : No one is above the law…except…: https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/2/28/24086046/supreme-court-donald-trump-sabotage-delay-dc-trial-judge-chutkan We are our own worst enemy: https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/black-people-brands-that-hate...

Rational Black Thought Episode #195 June 29, 2024 - "They smilin' in your face. All the time, they want to take your place, The back stabbers" – O’ Jays 29.06.2024 47:03

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: What They Want: News : Deeper meaning: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-trooper-shooting-black-man-julian-lewis-e982e4db533fa3d5462e84f8a64c183c Preview of What’s to Come: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hajj-2024-deaths-saudi-arabia-extreme-heat/ Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Debate: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jon-stewart-biden-trump-debate-1...

Rational Black Thought Episode #194 June 22, 2024 - “A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.” - Paulo Coelho 22.06.2024 42:19

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: They Not Like Us: https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-mass-psychology-of-trumpism/ https://www.stayfreeradioip.com/post/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-meaning-and-review News : No longer a dog whistle: https://apnews.com/article/ten-commandments-louisiana-schools-religion-99b86fff51932374993c45ab3f0555c9 Walk of Death: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hajj-2024-de...

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 15.06.2024 56:09

Send us Fan Mail 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-apology Cornered Rats: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/13/republicans-trump-congress-visit-00163264 Willfully Ignorant: https://www.reuters.com/legal/hunter-biden-jury-deliberations-resuming-tuesday-2024-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #192 June 8, 2024 - “It is easier to defend what we call reality than to question it.” – Marcia Reynolds 08.06.2024 56:46

Send us Fan Mail 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-1c35203e6fd5a62d490969bea1eb9174 From Relevant to Rag: https://deadline.com/2024/06/biden-age-wall-street-journal-morning-joe-1235959576/ True Colors: https...