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Rational Black Thought Episode #156 September 30, 2023 - "As a Black man I am not going to allow myself to be programmed to not love myself” …Sean Combs artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #156 September 30, 2023 - "As a Black man I am not going to allow myself to be programmed to not love myself” …Sean Combs

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The human monoprint: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/philosophy-dispatches/201205/what-does-it-mean-be-human News: The closest Trump should get to WH again, is a fed courthouse for trial: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/the-5-craziest-details-from-cassidy-hutchinsons-trump-book.htmlWe’re all dumber after hearing you: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/09/gop-primary-debate-republican-september/675476/Dad, why do you have the knife?: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/dad-why-do-you-have-the-knife-youth-pastor-who-called-himself-a-monster-stabbed-wife-and-5-kids-because-of-looming-eviction-financial-troubles-affidavit-says/Basket of fucking deplorables: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/us/politics/biden-mccain-library.htmlOh sorry, I didn’t see you standing there: https://thegrio.com/2023/09/26/young-gymnast-receives-apology-gymnastics-ireland-skipped-medal-ceremony/This shit is for us: Get the vaccine: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-politics/ Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Any fucking day now…: https://people.howstuffworks.com/second-coming.htmClosing: The Little Mermaid gives back: https://thegrio.com/2023/09/28/halle-bailey-supports-black-women-in-performing-arts-with-a-10000-angel-scholarship/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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