PSYCHOLOGY – COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” / Daniel Kahneman / Animated Book Review ☮
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Category Archives: Critical Thinking
CANNABIS: “Incredible Marijuana Research Proves Dr. Drew Even More Wrong” / Jimmy Dore ☮
A study about Marijuana’s effect on Crohn’s disease showed incredible results, adding to the long and growing list of ways pot can be used as medicine and therapy. Despite the evidence, the plant remains a schedule 1 drug. Time to stop listening to Dr Drew.
WHITE-WING CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN HYPOCRICY: “Trans Porn is Most Popular in Anti-Trans States” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
In April, Mic reported on a surprising (but really not that surprising) trend: In the nation’s most homophobic states, gay porn tends to be a hit. Now, a Broadly exclusive echoes what must be a similarly furtive masturbatory pattern in those parts of the country most actively opposed to equal rights for transgender individuals: Anti-trans states just love trans porn — go figure.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Democratic Establishment Confused by Bernie Sanders’ Endgame” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮
Many members of the Democratic establishment are perplexed by Bernie Sanders’ endgame. They’re curious as to why he hasn’t dropped out and endorsed Hillary Clinton yet.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — July 7, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “GOP Wants FBI Director Comey to Testify Over Clinton E-mail Probe” / RT America / Ed Schultz ☮
The Justice Department’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s storage of classified emails on a private server is closed and no criminal charges will brought against the former Secretary of State. The House GOP has asked FBI director James Comey to testify before congress tomorrow. Republicans are also trying to reconcile Clinton’s statements throughout the investigation that she did not email any classified materials with Comey’s statements that 110 emails contained classified information.
CONSERVATIVE RACIAL BIGOTRY: “Trump Super PAC Tries to Link Hillary to the KKK” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
A super PAC backing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is attempting to tie Hillary Clinton to the Ku Klux Klan.
BRITISH POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “The Iraq War, the Chilcot Inquiry and Tony Blair” / Owen Jones ☮
The Iraq Inquiry, led by Sir John Chilcot, could hardly have been more critical of Tony Blair and the New Labour government, which led us into that calamity. Many feared it would be a whitewash but in the end, it pulled no punches. From the intelligence dossier that led to Tony Blair claiming Saddam Hussein could launch WMDs within 45 minutes to the claims that the UK and US had exhausted their diplomatic options, Chilcot eviscerated those in charge. But, of course, to those of us who marched against the war, much of what the Chilcot Inquiry told us, we already knew.
THE POWER ELITE: “FBI: Hillary Broke the Law but There will be No Indictment” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, on Tuesday recommended no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified information while she was secretary of state, lifting an enormous legal cloud from her presidential campaign less than two hours before she boarded Air Force One for her first joint campaign appearance with President Obama.
WHISTLEBLOWER INJUSTICE: “American Hero, Chelsea Manning Hospitalized in Possible Suicide Attempt” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
Chelsea Manning, the military whistleblower serving a 35 year sentence, has been rushed to hospital after reportedly trying to take her own life.
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