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Rational Black Thought Episode #82 APR 30, 2022 - If I can’t do great things, I can do small things in a great way…MLK artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #82 APR 30, 2022 - If I can’t do great things, I can do small things in a great way…MLK

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The normalization of hate: https://www.counterextremism.com/content/extreme-left-groups-united-states, https://verdict.justia.com/2019/04/04/if-these-ideas-are-too-far-left-why-are-they-so-popular News: Internal memo reveals the GOPs insidious tactics: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/us/jim-jordan-republicans-memo-immigration.htmlThe politics of COVID: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/covid-politics-democrats/Update in the MTG trial, we know the truth: https://truthout.org/articles/a-court-decision-against-marjorie-taylor-greene-may-only-embolden-her-base/Texas “youth pastor” confesses to sexual abuse of a child: https://ministrywatch.com/texas-youth-pastor-former-teachers-aide-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-of-children/The Democratic Party might be trash, but let’s stop pretending it matters: https://thegrio.com/2022/04/27/democratic-party-might-be-trash-but-stop-pretending-it-matters/This shit is for us: Black Republicans WTF: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/21/herschel-walker-tim-scott-black-republican-bootstraps-racist Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Imagine a Bible with no Moses and no Exodus: https://jude3project.org/blog/2021/9/24/wrongfully-dividing-the-word-of-truth-the-history-and-impact-of-the-negro-slave-bible-part-1 Closing: Ashton Edwards on pointe: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/19/arts/dance/nonbinary-ballet-dancers-swan-lake.html Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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