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Rational Black Thought Episode # 81 April 23, 2022 - There are no alternative facts

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Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The universal death of rational thought: News: Book Banning Efforts Surged in 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/books/banned-books-libraries.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=EducationA Christian ‘health insurance’ ministry left families with millions in unpaid bills: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-christian-health-insurance-ministry-left-families-with-millions-in-unpaid-bills/San Francisco Black Man Exonerated After Spending Three Decades In Prison: https://blackamericaweb.com/2022/04/20/san-francisco-joaquin-ciria-exonerated-32-years-in-prison/Trump supporter pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar: https://thegrio.com/2022/04/20/trump-supporter-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-to-kill-rep-ilhan-omar/MTG may be barred from running for reelection, we can only hope: https://www.blackenterprise.com/federal-judge-allows-challenge-to-rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-reelection-bid/This shit is for us: The racist plot to destroy our democracy: https://soba.iamempowered.com/sites/soba.iamempowered.com/files/NUL-SOBA-2022-ExecSummary-web.pdf Bible Study with Atheist Mike: God, the most prolific serial mass-murderer ever: https://www.vocativ.com/news/309748/all-the-people-god-kills-in-the-bible/index.html?msclkid=e5abd8bfc10611ecae21d60961f3858e Closing: Benedict Lombe wins Blackburn Prize: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/theater/benedict-lombe-blackburn-prize-lava.html?msclkid=5791cffac10e11ec8f0d4002093bde53 Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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