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Rational Black Thought Episode #134 April 29, 2023 - All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better…Ralph Waldo Emerson artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #134 April 29, 2023 - All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better…Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Living Life as a DoE: http://integralleadershipreview.com/6368-integral-life-practice/https://www.blazkos.com/experiments-in-personal-life/News: I don’t think there is anyone dumber than the My Pillow guy:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/mike-lindell-arbitration-case-5-million.htmlIngrained disparities of racism: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-demand-return-of-black-couple-s-baby-taken-by-texas-authorities-after-home-birth/ar-AA19SnPQ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5e56022cb18c4a78a9257b45e128a2c5&ei=11The racist Right builds on systemic oppression:https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/desantis-appoints-judge-from-religious-right-group-known-for-anti-choice-anti-lgbtq-stances/Religion, gateway drug to hard stupidity:https://onlysky.media/rsnedeker/faith-a-gateway-drug-to-real-world-tragedy/Tucker out at Fox, good fucking riddance:https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2023-04-24/tucker-carlson-out-at-fox-news-network-confirmsThis shit is for us: How to be a Black Activist: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/contemporary-black-activism/91012/Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Religion is Flat Land Logic: https://hypercritic.org/collection/flatland-a-world-limited-to-two-dimensions/#:~:text=Published%20in%201884%20and%20divided,%2C%20our%20three%2Ddimensional%20universe.Closing: This is good but don’t mistake it for progress: https://thegrio.com/2023/04/23/indiana-county-swears-in-first-black-judge-in-county-history/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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