Michael

Rational Black Thought

News EN ↓ 295 episodes

A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

Author

Michael

Episodes

Rational Black Thought Episode #116 December 24, 2022 - Now or Never...The Roots 24.12.2022 1:13:39

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: We need to get our shit together: News: January 6th Select Committee Final Meeting: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/20/1144303656/5-takeaways-from-the-final-jan-6-committee-hearing Trump’s taxes given to the public: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-tax-return-related-documents-released-congressional-committee/story?id=95599017 I have no regrets: https://onl...

Rational Black Thought Episode #115 December 17, 2022 - The cuckoo caucus doesn’t care! 17.12.2022 1:16:01

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: https://bannekerstore.com/ What’s on my mind: The cuckoo caucus: https://www.motherjones.com/mag/2023/01/toc/ News: Another one bites the dust: https://apnews.com/article/texas-b9b084e154c07237c9bc3c46da4de202 Trump Emigrates to Clown World: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel-trump-trading-cards.html The Republicans are out of their fucking...

Rational Black Thought Episode #114 December 10, 2022 - “…there are too many idiots on the earth…"Frantz Fanon 10.12.2022 1:41:30

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Understanding Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: https://www.economist.com/media/pdf/democracy_index_2007_v3.pdf https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world News: Trump’s really bad month: https://www.axios.com/2022/12/07/trump-2024-scandals-poll-court-tax-fraud Death by a thousand slights: https://blacknews.com/news/police-confront-bobbi-wilson-9-year-old-black...

Rational Black Thought Episode #113 December 03, 2022 - Come with me…Song by Nneka 03.12.2022 1:47:08

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: We need a manifesto: https://dschool.stanford.edu/book-collections/you-need-a-manifesto News: A Black antisemite, a white supremacist and a failed ex-president are having dinner…: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/25/trump-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-kanye-00070825 Oath Keepers convicted of Sedition: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/29/stewart-rhodes...

Rational Black Thought Episode #112 November 26, 2022 - Pushin’ Against a Stone…Song by Valerie June 26.11.2022 1:36:33

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: How to care, without losing your mind: https://time.com/4886913/how-to-take-care-of-others-without-burning-out/ News: More hypocrisy from the Republicans: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/politics/herschel-walker-taxes-georgia-texas.html Make America Great Again? https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/lauren-witzke-says-giving-women-the-right-to-vote-was-the-w...

Rational Black Thought Episode #111 November 19, 2022 -Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them — Assata Shakur 19.11.2022 1:45:44

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Can we change the world: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/how-anger-can-build-better-world/615625/ News: Update on the midterms: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/16/1133125177/republicans-control-house-of-representatives My thoughts about Manchester confirmed: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/world/europe/uk-criminal-justice.html NFAC is dead: http...

Rational Black Thought Episode #110 November 12, 2022 - Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.—Dr. Mae Jemison 12.11.2022 1:52:31

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The problem with Marjorie Taylor Green: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/uncalled-races-senate-control-hangs-in-balance-as-arizona-nevada-counts-continue-00065905 News: Will the midterm results finish off Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/us/politics/trump-republicans-midterms.html Americans are fucking stupid: https://www.prri.org/research/compe...

Rational Black Thought Episode #109 November 05, 2022 - If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves - Mary McLeod Bethune 05.11.2022 1:46:10

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: QED and the myth of enlighten compassion to idiots: https://qedcon.org/ News: Justice Thomas a key to overturning the will of the people: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/02/us/politics/oath-keepers-trump-jan-6.html Republicans take voter suppression to the streets: https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-canvassers/republican-door-knockers-intimidate-voters...

Rational Black Thought Episode #108 October 29, 2022 -Be an asshole when the shit hits the fan…The Roots Undun 29.10.2022 1:36:57

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Dealing with the fallout of other people’s mistakes: https://havanatimes.org/opinion/six-rules-to-survive-an-autocracy-with-dignity/ News: Bannon’s going to jail…maybe: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/21/steve-bannon-sentencing-00062904 Trump subpoenaed but will it matter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/us/politics/trump-subpoena-jan-6.html Drapetomani...

Rational Black Thought Episode #107 October 22, 2022 - I Must Live in a Parallel Universe 22.10.2022 1:40:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: It was like I existed in a kind of parallel universe, thinking thoughts and feelings that no one else understood: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/words-matter/201810/why-people-ignore-facts News: What happens if Trump runs and wins in 2024: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/10/10/country-after-second-trump-term/ Herschel Walker says he’s cured...

Rational Black Thought Episode #106 October 15, 2022 - She lives a life she didn't choose, and it hurts like brand new shoes 15.10.2022 1:52:53

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Marcia & Keith What’s on my mind: Midterms, an exercise in probabilities: https://about.bgov.com/brief/balance-of-power-the-house-seats-up-for-grabs/ https://about.bgov.com/brief/balance-of-power-a-partisan-convergence-in-the-senate/ News: Jan 6 Committee Public Hearing: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/13/us/jan-6-hearing-trump Alex Jones just got FUCKED!!!: ht...

Rational Black Thought Episode #105 October 08, 2022 - The Giving Tree Gave too F'n Much 08.10.2022 1:20:11

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Lessons from the Children’s story, The Giving Tree: News: Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mitch-mcconnell-death-wish-racist-1234603518/ Why we still got apes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/04/us/politics/herschel-walker-abortion-allegation-georgia-senate.html The downhill slide has starte...

Rational Black Thought Episode #104 October 01, 2022 - Tainted by Trump 01.10.2022 1:39:14

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Everything in America has been tainted by Trump: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01442872.2021.1980114 News: Supreme Court to hear 2 cases that will likely dilute the Black vote: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/29/supreme-court-2024-election-cases-00059380 Girl kicked out of Christian school after refusing participate in child porn: https://on...

Rational Black Thought Episode #103 September 24, 2022 - In a failing democracy, justice is the first to go 24.09.2022 1:59:01

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Marcia and Keith What’s on my mind: The gutting of the American judiciary: https://www.lawfareblog.com/everything-wrong-judge-cannons-ruling https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/the-supreme-courts-wrong-turn-on-constitutional-rights News: Tish James Smacks that ass! Files lawsuit against Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/21/nyregion/trump-fraud-lawsuit-ny-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #102 September 17, 2022 - The State of Black Nonbelief 17.09.2022 1:40:23

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Conversation with Mandisa Thomas: https://blacknonbelievers.org/ https://wocbeyondbelief.com/ News: Republican States treat people like pawns in a game: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/desantis-florida-migrants-marthas-vineyard.html Birds of a racist feather, flock together: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mike-lindell-is-bankrolling-white-nationalist-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #101 September 10, 2021 - Worst comes to worst, my peoples come first…Dilated Peoples 10.09.2022 1:34:57

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Marcia: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bill-of-rights-for-voting-equality What’s on my mind: La Femme Fétal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/01/prosecutions-drugs-miscarriages-meth-stillbirths/ https://letsbreakthrough.org/how-to-effect-change-through-the-political-system/?gclid=CjwKCAjwvNaYBhA3EiwACgndggOEQ8mzOVZJZJ65TwLpxqi_NxE3QghNNdoJxJ...

Rational Black Thought Episode #100 September 3, 2022 - Ya’ll been warned…Wu-Tang 03.09.2022 1:43:56

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The civil war in your rearview mirror may be closer than it appears: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/23/questions-we-must-be-asking-about-second-american-civil-war News: The fallacy of the need to listen to the other side: More signs of hope for the Democrats: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/31/1120327126/palin-peltola-begich-alaska-special-house-election...

Rational Black Thought Episode #99 August 27, 2022 - Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face…Carol Moseley-Braun 27.08.2022 1:51:30

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Keith provides a warning What’s on my mind: I’m Going Rouge: https://www.iamgoingrogue.com/ News: The Republicans are fucking crazy! Part II: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/charlie-kirk-and-eric-metaxas-call-for-retaliatory-raids-on-liberal-groups/ An asshole in the news: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-kids-shouldnt-learn-science-or-hist...

Rational Black Thought Episode #98 August 20, 2022 - When I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground, With all this bullshit going down… The Isley Brothers 20.08.2022 1:34:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: How to manage the nonstop flow of bullshit: News: The Republicans are fucking crazy: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-message-ag-merrick-garland-was-provocative-rcna43131 Liz Cheney out, another Republican killed off by DJT: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/16/wyoming-republican-primary-liz-cheney-donald-trump-harriet-hagema...

Rational Black Thought Episode #97 August 13, 2022 - Even in dark times, we not only dream, we do…” Kamala Harris 13.08.2022 1:50:52

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: Review of feedback from UnCommon Sense What’s on my mind: We already live in Gilead: https://eand.co/this-is-how-america-keeps-collapsing-912ed8b4f847 News: · The FBI executes search warrant at Mar-a-Lago: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/08/us/trump-fbi-raid · Entire white police force quits, after Black woman hired as Town Manager: https://sdvoice.info/all-whit...

Rational Black Thought Episode #96 August 6, 2022 - Reset: Quiet Victories and Celebrated Defeats… Ambrose Akinmusire 06.08.2022 1:55:16

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Transversing Liminal Space: News: Kentucky abortion decision: https://aboutblaw.com/37B Officers charged in the death of Breonna Taylor: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-charges-former-louisville-cop-joshua-jaynes-who-lied-on-search-warrant-for-breonna-taylor-raid Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/04/1115541890/brittney-griner-ru...

Rational Black Thought Episode #95 July 30, 2022 – How many of you wish you had taken the “blue” pill? 30.07.2022 1:46:24

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: We live in a racist Matrix: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED503743.pdf News: Mastriano goes on racist site to promote his candidacy: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/us/politics/doug-mastriano-gab.html Black pastor robbed of the jewelry he bought with stolen funds: https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2022/7/28/23282222/brooklyn-pastor-robbed-lamor-whitehead-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #94 July 23, 2022 - We want the full works of citizenship with no reservations…A. Philip Randolph 23.07.2022 1:51:28

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The vicious spiral: https://www.thenextevolution.com/spiral-dynamics/ News: Jan 6th Committee’s 8th Public Hearing: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112323797/jan-6-hearing-recap-187-minutes Jesse Lee Peterson outed: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/07/anti-gay-manosphere-pastor-accused-multiple-gay-sexual-relationships/ Secret Service deletes texts from Jan 5th...

Rational Black Thought Episode #93 July 26, 2021 - “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world” …Angela Davis 16.07.2022 1:41:20

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: What’s on my mind: Political success is a long-term game, why the Democrats always lose: News: Jan 6th Committee’s 7th Public Hearing: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/13/1111176134/jan-6-hearing-takeaways-oath-keepers-proud-boys Dumb Black Republicans: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/gop-congressional-candidate-jerone-davison-says-the-antichrist-is-being-birthed-and-man...

Rational Black Thought Episode #92 July 9, 2022 - “Frightened by Hope” 09.07.2022 1:42:37

Send us Fan Mail Feedback: New Listener provides feedback What’s on my mind: The necessity of a grand alliance: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/GordonLenhardtpaperNov30.pdf News: A Comparisons of police interactions: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/us/jayland-walker-police-shooting-video/index.html SCOTUS members prayed with an organization that argued cases before the court: https://www.rolling...