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Rational Black Thought Episode #30 May 1, 2021 - How it all ends, the end of civilization as we know it

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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: How it all ends, my take on the end of our civilization: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse, https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-08-10/four-reasons-civilization-wont-decline-it-will-collapse/ News: The suspects in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death indicted on federal hate crime charges: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/us/politics/arbery-hate-crime.htmlBiden delivers his first address to both houses of congress: https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/989120226/bidens-address-to-congress-annotated, https://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/news/republican-%E2%80%9Cuncle%E2%80%9D-senator-tim-scott-%E2%80%9Cboss-is-we-sick%E2%80%9D.htmlVideo shows Andrew Brown Jr. killed “execution style”: https://bnc.tv/execution-style-family-attorneys-of-andrew-brown-jr-react-to-body-camera-footage/The Death of Marvin David Scott III Has Been Ruled a Homicide: https://www.theroot.com/the-death-of-marvin-david-scott-iii-has-been-ruled-a-ho-1846791059US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/obituaries/jeremiah-trusty-dead-coronavirus.htmlWashington, DC pastor accused of fraud: https://thegrio.com/2021/04/18/dc-pastor-accused-of-fraud/This shit is for us: The Republican attack on “woke” culture has racist roots: https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2020/jan/21/how-the-word-woke-was-weaponised-by-the-right, https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy Bible Study with Atheist Mike: This week One Minute bible study; When god says fuck a bitch, he means follow through: Closing: Nigerian-American historically joins Biden cabinet: https://aframnews.com/nigerian-american-historically-joins-biden-cabinet/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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