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Philosophy: The reality of war: 

News: 

• The, mostly, untold story: 
  • https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israeli-bombs-killed-ahmed-abu-artemas-son/
• The truth is the Republicans have no desire to govern and the Democrats do not have a fucking clue:
• Christian Love: 
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-charged-religious-terror-attack-australia-wieambilla-rcna128282

Closing:  Past due Celebration: 

• https://thegrio.com/2023/12/07/fisk-university-makes-history-again-gymnastics-team-meet-all-black-coaches/

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Philosophy: Prompt Engineering the Mind: 

• https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-psychological-weirdness-of-prompt-engineering-3846755df50c
• https://www.aswathkrishnan.com/2023/05/how-to-use-prompt-engineering-to-rewire.html

News: 

• Obama, the embodiment of hope for some, the embodiment of fear for others: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/politics/donald-trump-vp.html
• It’s them dirty cops, them the ones you need to watch: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/rankin-county-mississippi-sheriff.html
• Christian values: 
  • https://www.newsweek.com/pastors-wife-brags-about-spanking-child-viral-video-1845237
  • https://ffrf.org/component/k2/item/23730-what-s-wrong-with-the-ten-commandments

Closing:  Not a handout, this is a hand up: 

• https://www.seattleschools.org/news/show-me-the-money/

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Philosophy: The global doom loop:

•  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-you-struggle-with-the-doom-loop_b_4247729

Closing: They call this justice, but it’s not: 

• https://www.theroot.com/a-black-man-s-broken-jaw-just-cost-these-white-dudes-a-1851025601

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Philosophy: The Art and Science of Compromise:

• https://www.verywellmind.com/compromise-in-relationships-7559559 

News: 

• True Colors: 
• To cult or not to cult: 
  • https://apnews.com/article/kenya-cult-doomsday-paul-mackenzie-church-malindi-6f8945687dca8873527b562543999ee8
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202104/the-definitive-guide-helping-people-trapped-in-cult

Closing:   A Century Late and a Billion Dollars Short: 

• https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-soldiers-houston-texas-c3e7c2fcafc969a58b01fdb789251a3d

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Philosophy: The Game of Life: 

• http://www.wernererhard.com/living_cont.html

News: 

• We are in a death spiral: 
• This shit never ends: 
  • https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/04/religion-poisons-everything.html
  • https://bitnerhenry.com/child-sexual-abuse-is-the-second-most-frequent-loss-at-religious-institutions/#:~:text=Religious%20institutions%2C%20which%20commonly%20rely,would%20be%20hesitant%20to%20question.

Closing:  Reciprocal Culture: 

• https://goodblacknews.org/
• https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/everything-you-need-to-know-move-afrika-rwanda/

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Feedback: What’s on my mind: Designed Reality:

•  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-success

News: 

• Mo money, mo money:
  • https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-donations-tithe-lawsuit-0849212284504c6172a93467148c22d2 
• DJTJ says he is too dumb to have committed fraud:
  • https://www.reuters.com/legal/donald-trump-jr-testify-second-day-new-york-fraud-trial-2023-11-02/ 
• Antivax equals nut job:
  • https://www.thedailybeast.com/jonathan-dunn-accused-of-threatening-to-shoot-captain-previously-challenged-vaccine-mandate-report 
• Epidemic:
  • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/26/louisiana-new-orleans-pastor-charged-sexual-abuse-milton-martin 
• Typically, GOP: 
  • https://newsone.com/4780026/north-dakota-republican-party-dave-roetman/

This shit is for us: The hero’s journey, a Black perspective:

•  https://fourminutebooks.com/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-summary/#:~:text=1%2DSentence%2DSummary%3A%20The,to%20connect%20with%20one%20another.
• https://maypoleofwisdom.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/357511034-clyde-w-ford-the-hero-with-an-african-face.pdf

Bible Study with Atheist Mike:  OG Religions:

• https://theculturetrip.com/asia/articles/the-8-oldest-religions-in-the-world

Closing:  The future of hope: 

• https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/ethiopian-born-virginia-teen-honored-inventing-potential-skin/story?id=104538962

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What’s on my mind: The psychology of Achievement:

•  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-success
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News: 

• More rats: 
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/flipped-on-trump-georgia-indictment-documents-case-fraud-trial-2023#jenna-ellis-10
• Mitt’s take: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/politics/romney-book-republicans.html
• This should tell you all you need to know: 
  • https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-carolina-lt-gov-mark-robinson-quoted-hitler-in-facebook-posts
• This is how prophecy works: 
  • https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/self-proclaimed-prophetess-kat-kerr-is-rewriting-her-own-prophetic-history/
• Is this how much BLM?: 
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bettersten-wade-dexter-jackson-mississippi-police-missing-rcna121697

This shit is for us:  Our future:

• https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/sep/13/median-wealth-of-black-americans-will-fall-to-zero-by-2053-warns-new-report 
• https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/closing-the-racial-wealth-gap/

Bible Study with Atheist Mike:  Religious antagonism:

• https://thesincereseeker.medium.com/basic-understanding-of-the-similarities-and-differences-between-islam-christianity-and-judaism-f293244b2030
• https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/religion_and_conflict

Closing: Farewell to a superhero: 

• https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/25/richard-roundtree-first-black-action-film-hero-has-died/

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What’s on my mind: The illogical rules of war:

• https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/europe/israel-gaza-and-the-laws-of-war.html

News: 

• Guilty AF: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/sidney-powell-guilty-plea-trump-georgia.html
• The Chaos Caucus Part Deux: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/politics/house-speaker-jim-jordan.html
• There should be a test: 
  • https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pennsylvania-lawmaker-cites-genesis
• Republican role models:
  • https://www.thedailybeast.com/longtime-gop-donor-injures-woman-kills-himself-in-murder-suicide-attempt
• Justice WTF!: 
  • https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206760289/leonard-allan-cure-wrongful-conviction-georgia-shooting-death

This shit is for us: Justifiable homicide:

• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11572-017-9426-9 

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: God and war:

Closing: Each one, teach one: 

• https://thegrio.com/2023/10/13/joey-bada-taps-a-powerful-roster-to-provide-free-mentorships-to-men-of-color/

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What’s on my mind: Constructed history:

•  https://culturahistorica.org/what-is-historiography/

News: 

• The Israeli Hamas War: 
• The Chaos Caucus Continues: 
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/12/house-speaker-vote/
• Liars and beggars: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/trump-georgia-case-legal-fees.html
• Epitome of a man of god: 
  • https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-family-member.html
• Mixed feelings: 
  • https://www.npr.org/2023/10/11/1205343830/carlee-russell-kidnapping-hoax-guilty-verdict-appeal

This shit is for us:  Deadly lies: 

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The Bible and Black people:

• https://obu.edu/stories/blog/2020/06/what-does-the-bible-say-about-race.php
• https://www.worldoutspoken.com/articles-blog/is-your-bible-anti-black

Closing:  Not enough: 

• https://thegrio.com/2023/09/14/police-officers-arrested-after-randy-cox-was-paralyzed-seek-program-to-have-charges-erased/

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What’s on my mind: Let’s settle this shit: 

• https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/step-3-know-what-effective-and-not-policing

News:

•  Bye-bye Kevin: 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-speaker.html
• Catholic version of three card monte: 
  • https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/with-more-abuse-lawsuits-on-the-horizon
• The coup continues:
  • https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/revolutionary-the-far-right-plan-to-seize-control-of-the-administrative-state/
• War on woke takes a disturbing turn: 
  • https://news.yahoo.com/desantis-florida-usf-arrest-rally-tampa-5-protest-trial-democratic-society-090039280.html
• Just-Fucking-Us expanded: 
  • https://www.theroot.com/nasty-trump-appointed-judges-block-fearless-funds-grant-1850891305

This shit is for us: Put your mask on first before helping others:

• https://www.tides.org/accelerating-social-change/philanthropy/five-facts-to-know-about-black-philanthropy/ 

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The financial impact of the Black church:

• https://www.blackenterprise.com/does-the-black-church-matter/

Closing: The genius of art: 

• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/04/1203301602/macarthur-genius-makes-magical-art-that-conjures-up-her-afro-cuban-roots

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