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Rational Black Thought Episode #47 Aug 28, 2021 - Maybe I'm Crazy artwork

Rational Black Thought Episode #47 Aug 28, 2021 - Maybe I'm Crazy

Rational Black Thought
S2021 E4701:28:26
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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Let’s learn from others; the mayoral election in Istanbul is instructive for what we are seeing in the US: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/23/735205370/opposition-candidate-wins-again-in-rerun-of-istanbuls-mayoral-election, https://time.com/5613031/istanbul-elections/ News: Breaking News:Officer that killed the traitor Ashli Babbitt acted appropriately and within the law: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/capitol-police-officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-exonerated-internal-probe-n1277336 COVID-19 Update, Police lieutenant dies of COVID-19 day before his wedding: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pressley-stutts-coronavirus_n_611f4d4fe4b0c6968106f181Alex Jones Flips on Trump: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alex-jones-donald-trump-covid_n_61243726e4b07fee0cb09433We cannot out-organize voter suppression: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/08/voter-suppression-civil-rights-leaders-joe-biden-2022, https://www.npr.org/2021/08/24/1030746011/house-passes-john-lewis-voting-rights-actJesse Lee Peterson, who supports the fucking idiot?This shit is for us: The Structure of Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyP-Uhhlh1s, https://withoutbullshit.com/blog/systemic-vs-systematic-for-example-systemic-racism Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Does the Bible present a monotheistic religion? https://www.bibleodyssey.org/en/people/related-articles/monotheism-in-the-hebrew-bible Closing: Harlem Hell Fighters: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/24/storied-harlem-hellfighter-regiment-receive-congressional-gold-medal.html Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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