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What’s on my mind: How to comprehend reality: https://www.basicknowledge101.com/subjects/reality.html

News:

• The shooting in Texas:
• The hits just keep coming for Cawthorn: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/politics/madison-cawthorn-house-ethics-investigation/index.html
• Turning a Lockout Into a Picket Line: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/strippers-labor-union-la/
• Oracle’s Ellison joined Nov 2020 call about contesting Trump's defeat: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/oracles-ellison-joined-nov-2020-call-about-contesting-trumps-defeat-2022-05-20/
• A pastor admits to a crime and is embraced by is flock: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/church-embraces-pastor-who-admits-to-affair-despite-victim-saying-she-was-16/
• The First Inhabitants of Australia Were Black People: https://newsone.com/4342147/australian-aboriginals-black-people/

This shit is for us: Take back your existence: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/foundations-black-power#:~:text=Black%20power%20emphasized%20black%20self,organizations%20that%20served%20their%20interests.

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The anatomy of a transformation, how I became an atheist:

Closing: Rap to be taught at MIT: https://newsone.com/4340990/lupe-fiasco-mit-rap/

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What’s on my mind: Our asinine approach to free speech: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-tucker-carlson-didnt-shoot-anyone-hes-monetizing-white-panic/

News:

• Mixed results for Trump in Republican primaries: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/18/trump-backed-candidates-2022-primary-results-00032746
• A shared delusion led to an ‘exorcism’ that killed a 3-year-old girl: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-shared-delusion-led-to-an-exorcism-that-killed-a-3-year-old-girl/
• Buffalo’s Black community vows to emerge stronger: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/re-hurt-re-not-broken-buffalos-black-community-vows-emerge-stronger-rcna28952
• Indiana youth pastor pleads guilty in federal sex abuse case: https://fox59.com/indiana-news/former-indiana-youth-pastor-pleads-guilty-in-federal-sex-abuse-case/
• What the fuck: https://thegrio.com/2022/05/18/corrine-brown-fraud-guilty-plea-florida/

This shit is for us: Our Relationship Strategy with others and our own community: 

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Christianity, white, racist and dangerous: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/racism-among-white-christians-higher-among-nonreligious-s-no-coincidence-ncna1235045

Closing: Formerly Incarcerated Mom Earns Master’s Degree: https://blacknews.com/news/margaret-hall-formerly-incarcerated-mom-earns-masters-degree-3rd-degree-5-years/

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What’s on my mind: The Republican Endgame for America: https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/static/home/data/platform.pdf

News:

• Indiana Republican wins primary while in jail for murder: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-candidate-wins-primary-from-jail_n_6274d2d6e4b046ad0d7a418f
• Mark Esper now says Trump was a dangerous child: https://www.newsweek.com/mark-esper-under-fire-keeping-essential-trump-information-secret-1704880
• Black People are broke by design: https://blacknews.com/news/founder-black-math-genius-program-says-black-people-are-broke-by-design/, www.blackmathgenius.com
• Would Clarence Thomas strike down his own marriage: https://thegrio.com/2022/05/10/would-clarence-thomas-strike-down-his-own-marriage/
• Poised to shatter ceilings in Columbian politics: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/world/americas/francia-marquez-colombia-vp.html

This shit is for us: Black as Night Republicans: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/537e687fe4b0cabbb8f9d767/t/57fac46a6a496306c83ce67c/1476052078780/Heersink+and+Jenkins+-+Black+and+Tans+versus+Lily+Whites.pdf

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The Bible, Absurd, Cruel, Intolerant and Self-Contradictory: https://www.atheists.org/activism/resources/biblical-contradictions/

Closing: Blackman framed for murder wins $10M settlement: https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/04/10/spent-6-years-prison-police-framed-murder-now-hell-receive-10m-settlement/#:~:text=Jamal%20Trulove%2C%20who%20appeared%20on%20Vh1%20reality%20show,wrongful%20murder%20conviction%20that%20landed%20him%20behind%20bars.

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What’s on my mind: The US Constitution is trash: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/app/uploads/2013/11/summary-of-the-US-Constitution.pdf

News:

• Cawthorn under pressure: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/politics/madison-cawthorn.html
• Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v Cassey overturned: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
• Trump sycophant Ronny Jackson coordinated with the Oath Keepers: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/18/oath-keepers-security-trump-jan6-00026157
• Further evidence emerges that Trump is a violent sociopath: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-mark-esper-just-shoot-them
• Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans: https://aframnews.com/study-race-is-central-to-identity-for-black-americans-and-affects-how-they-connect/

This shit is for us: Black proactive self-defense: https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-law-basics/self-defense-overview.html

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Imagine if Greek Mythology was used like the Bible: https://www.greekboston.com/culture/ancient-history/religion/

Closing: In digitizing Black History Indy’s Center for Black Literature & Culture enters the chat: https://www.theroot.com/indianapolis-center-for-black-literature-and-culture-en-1848708251

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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.html
• The 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

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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=Education
• A 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

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What’s on my mind: Democrats can’t fuck this up: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/us/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-black-voters.html

News:

• Text from Trump son is said to plan overturning election: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/08/politics/donald-trump-jr-meadows-text/index.html
• This is Justice in America: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091769554/2-found-not-guilty-in-michigan-governor-kidnapping-plot, https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/06/judge-issues-first-outright-acquittal-of-jan-6-riot-defendant-00023493
• It is it always small crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/nyregion/brian-benjamin-arrested.html
• The Constitution did not envision Florida Man, when they wrote the 2nd Amendment: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/shooting-teens-bulletproof-vest-florida
• SoHo Karen pleads guilty to hate crime: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-pleads-guilty-hate-crime-wrongly-accusing-black-teen-stealing-ph-rcna23942

This shit is for us: The myth of black progress: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/02/27/examining-the-black-white-wealth-gap/

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The bible says what: https://www.ranker.com/list/bible-passages-use-against-fundamentalists/ivana-wynn

Closing: Family of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat keeps his legacy:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/family-artist-jean-michel-basquiat-keeps-legacy-alive-new-exhibit-rcna23433

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What’s on my mind: Who’s my audience for RBT and what do I want them to do?

News:

• Jackson Confirmed: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/07/us/ketanji-brown-jackson-vote-scotus
• No justice for Amir Locke: https://www.thecut.com/2022/04/a-no-knock-warrant-led-to-the-police-shooting-of-amir-locke.html
• If you are white, you are presumed innocent, even after you are proven guilty: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/books/review/scoundrel-sarah-weinman.html
• Churches played an active role in slavery and segregation: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/churches-played-active-role-slavery-segregation-want-make-amends-rcna21291
• This doesn’t matter, but it really does: https://newsone.com/4315426/tom-cotton-ketanji-brown-jackson-nazis/

This shit is for us: Is violence ever warranted? 

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Why I hate Religion:

Closing: Pioneering Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin: https://newsone.com/4313803/activist-betty-reid-soskin-national-park-service-retirement/

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What’s on my mind: A Systems Analytic Explanation for the Shitshow we Live in: https://www.agile42.com/en/blog/cynefin-framework#:~:text=The%203%20basic%20types%20of,%3B%20ordered%2C%20complex%20and%20chaotic., https://www.agile42.com/en/blog/cynefin-framework#:~:text=The%203%20basic%20types%20of,%3B%20ordered%2C%20complex%20and%20chaotic.

News:

• Gini Thomas’ push to overthrow the US government: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/24/virginia-thomas-mark-meadows-texts/
• Trump is still fucking at it: https://newsone.com/4311763/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-info-hunter-biden/
• Horrific sexual abuse endured by survivor linked to Jacksonville church: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/03/30/arrest-warrant-details-horrific-sexual-abuse-endured-by-survivor-linked-to-north-jacksonville-church/
• Biden kicks a couple of idiots off the Presidential Council of Sports: https://www.blackenterprise.com/president-biden-requests-mehmet-oz-and-herschel-walker-resign-from-presidential-council-or-be-fired/
• Black women running in the 2022 Midterms, we need to elect them: https://newsone.com/4310433/record-number-black-women-are-running-2022-midterms-elect-them/

This shit is for us: What is “Race”: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/historical-foundations-race

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: The Biblical End of Days: 

Closing: Ariana DeBose makes history with a best supporting actress win: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088846361/ariana-debose-oscar-best-supporting-actress

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What’s on my mind: Allow me to Retort…: https://www.amazon.com/Allow-Me-Retort-Black-Constitution/dp/1620976811

News:

• The GOP Staged a Racist Shit Show at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Hearings: https://www.thedailybeast.com/gops-racist-clown-show-at-supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jacksons-confirmation-hearings
• Here’s what you get when racism and religion fuck and have a baby girl: https://hillreporter.com/watch-former-gop-senate-candidate-lauren-witzke-comes-out-in-favor-of-arranged-marriage-dowries-127220
• And some say we should want more cops on the streets: https://thegrio.com/2022/03/23/torture-and-murder-ronald-greene-case-turns-cop-vs-cop/
• How it’s done: https://www.theroot.com/black-women-led-philanthropy-to-grant-1-05-mil-to-blac-1848693610
• Anti-Vax Cop wins the Herman Cain Award…good fucking riddance: https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-lamay-anti-vax-washington-state-trooper-who-railed-at-jay-inslee-dies-after-covid-battle

This shit is for us: We can’t win without women: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yaa-asantewaa-mid-1800s-1921/, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-women-move-forefront-fight-racial-equality-n756416

Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Overlapping Crazies, why religion always leads to atrocities: https://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/Christian_Nationalism_and_the_Jan6_Insurrection-2-9-22.pdf

Closing: Belated honor to a group of Black women veterans: https://newsone.com/4308232/all-black-women-wwii-unit-awarded-congressional-gold-medal/

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