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Rational Black Thought Episode #20 Feb 20, 2021 - What does the Republican Party stand for?

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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: What does the Republican Party stand for? https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/republican-party, https://ballotpedia.org/The_Republican_Party_Platform,_2020#cite_note-4, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-postcivil-righ_b_10021960, and, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-is-no-trumpism-there-is-only-trump/2021/02/16/87a0ee1e-7095-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html News: Idiot McConnel acquits Trump then says he is guilty as hell: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/politics/trump-mitch-mcconnell-republicans.htmlGood News: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9272575/Liberal-trolls-rejoice-Rush-Limbaughs-death-foul-tweets.htmlThe battle over redistricting and it’s potential impact: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-redistricting/how-the-battle-over-redistricting-in-2021-could-decide-control-of-the-u-s-congress-idUSKBN2AI1CXReligious leader sentenced for 1980s child deaths: https://apnews.com/article/gainesville-florida-crime-ebf04002c04c185001ce865b5a886565US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII: https://blacknewschannel.com/us-life-expectancy-drops-a-year-in-pandemic-most-since-wwii/US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Earns Prestigious Oersted Medal from American Association of Physics Teachers: https://goodblacknews.org/ This shit is for us: The Black/White Wealth Gap, how it happened and what we can do about it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2020/06/25/five-big-ideas-to-narrow-the-racial-wealth-gap/?sh=4724ad2751ac Bible Study with Atheist Mike: New Bible Study Next Month Closing: I Am Black, Disabled And Beautiful: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-disabled-beauty_n_602ab2a9c5b680717ee9adcb Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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