ATHEISM: “Those Seven Savage Atheist Mic Drops” / ScienceNET ☮
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Will Mike Pence Get the Tough Questions in Tonight’s VP Debate?” / Thom Hartmann ☮
Thom talks about the upcoming Vice Presidential debate and asks whether the moderator will ask Mike Pence about his views on women’s reproductive rights, climate change, or evolution.
Seven Questions Mike Pence Should Be Asked at the Vice-Presidential Debate
By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet
RELIGIOUS STUDIES: “Emperor Constantine Did NOT Choose the Books of the Bible” / ReligionForBreakfast / Andrew Henry ☮
One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor Constantine as some driving political force behind the formation of the canon. This, in actuality, is almost certainly a fable. Dive into the historical evidence to see why.
POLICE BRUTALITY AND EXECUTIONS: “Is Snopes Wrong About Police Covering Their Dash Cameras?” / Jimmy Dore ☮
Snopes does an investigation on the recent actions of the Danville, Virginia police. They have been seen using their patrol car hoods to block the dash cameras.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “The Most Un-American Thing a Candidate Has Ever Done” / The Closer with Keith Olbermann / GQ ☮
RACISM AND CAPITALISM: “Richard Pryor 40 Years Ago: Promoting Racism is Part of Capitalism” / truthdig ☮
Late great comedic prophet Richard Pryor speaks to Bill Boggs about the real issues that continue to plague societies throughout the globe. Crony capitalism and the bank bailout, socialism for the rich.
h/t: truthdig
POLITICS: “Michael Moore: On Clinton, Trump, and the Media” / Daily Kos ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Political Persistence with Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guillaume Long” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges sits down with Guillaume Long, Ecuador’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. They discuss the effect of neoliberalism on Latin American development, combatting inequality and standing up to corporations and foreign powers in Ecuador. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at Ecuador’s decision to provide refuge to Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London.
BRITISH POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Pie Commits a Hate Crime” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Freedom of speech is for everyone: including sexists and Trump!
CANNABIS: “Medical Weed for Veterans Slapped Down” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
An effort to allow veterans to access medical marijuana in states where it’s legal died Wednesday night when Congress passed a spending bill without the provision included.
Always Question Authority 