Seth takes a break from breaking news to check in on President Trump’s evolving views on religion, faith and the separation of church and state.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Trump and Religion” / Late Night with Seth Meyers ☮
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PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Nancy Pelosi Admits Democrats Don’t Care About Winning” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Stef Zamorano, and Ron Placone ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Canadian Doctor vs. Republican Senator” ☮
CHRONIC TRAMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY: “For Ravens’ John Urschel, Playing in the N.F.L. No Longer Adds Up” ☮
One of the N.F.L.’s smartest players did the math and decided to retire after just three years in the league.
John Urschel, an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens who received much publicity for his off-season pursuit of a doctorate in math at M.I.T., told the team on Thursday that he was hanging up his cleats at 26.
Urschel’s agent, Jim Ivler, said Urschel was overwhelmed with interview requests but would not be speaking to the news media. On Twitter, Urschel wrote that “there is no big story here” and that the decision to retire was not an easy one to make, but “it was the right one for me.”
He added that he planned to return to school full time in the fall, “to take courses that are only offered in the fall semester” and spend time with his fiancée, who is expecting their first child in December.
Urschel’s decision came two days after the release of a study in which all but one of 111 brains of former N.F.L. players showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head.
CANNABIS: “House GOP Denies Sick Veterans Medical Maríjüana” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Democrats Applaud John McCain Repealing Obamacare” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Stef Zamorano, and Ron Placone ☮
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY – STOICISM: “The philosophy of Stoicism” / Massimo Pigliucci ☮
What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the universe throws at us and keep thriving nonetheless? The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoicism explains that while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things. Massimo Pigliucci describes the philosophy of Stoicism.
CRITICAL THINKING: “Mr. D. Goes to Washington, Luck (Addendum II: Choice)” / Mr. Deity / MUST WATCH! ☮
Some people have been extremely resistant to my belief that Luck plays an overwhelming role in our lives. This is another attempt to answer various objections.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Liberal Redneck – Transgender Patriots and the GOP” / Liberal Redneck / Comedian, Trae Crowder ☮
Just when I ain’t think he could possibly be shittier, Trump sucker punches the trans community completely out of nowhere. Meanwhile everything else still sucks. But I love yall.
CANNABIS: “Trump Administration Coming for Your Weed” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian ☮
A massive federal crackdown on marijuana may be coming. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. What you can do to take part in solving the climate crisis. Use your choice, use your voice, use your vote. https://inconvenientsequel.tumblr.com…
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made no secret of his feelings about marijuana legalization. Now he may be poised to kill the buzz of pot enthusiasts—legal and otherwise.
The Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety is expected to issue a report next week that advocates believe will link cannabis use to violent crime, and will call for tougher sentences for growers, sellers and users.
An April memo from Sessions signaled tougher enforcement is on the way. In it, he wrote, “Task Force subcommittees will also undertake a review of existing policies in the areas of charging, sentencing, and marijuana to ensure consistency with the Department’s overall strategy on reducing violent crime and with Administration goals and priorities.”
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