ASTRONOMY: “Happy Winter Solstice” ☮
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REASON: “Happy Winter Solstice” / Freedom From Religion Foundation ☮
IN MEMORY: “John Lennon” / 10.09.1940 – 12.08.1980 ☮️
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “U.S.-Backed Military Coup in Bolivia Condemned by Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Greg Palast on Bolivia Coup Against Evo Morales: US is Unhappy With Democracy in Latin America!” / Going Underground on RT with Afshin Rattansi ☮
We speak to the author of ‘The Best Democracy Money Can Buy’ Greg Palast on the coup in Bolivia against Evo Morales, the US’ motivations for the coup, the racism in Latin American right-wing politics, the regime attempt by the US against Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro and why the 2020 US elections will not be free elections.
CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN SATIRE: “GRIFTERS” / Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian ☮
“GRIFTERS” – about the Evangelical leaders who flock to Trump and the tax-free cash he ensures.
MINDFUL EDUCATION: “The Best of Mr. Rogers” ☮
“Our society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence…And I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives.”
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “No Way Out Through Elections” / Empire Files / Abby Martin, Chris Hedges ☮
Abby Martin sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss the ignored reality behind Trump, the bipartisan road from neoliberalism to fascism, how the Democratic elite are an institution of corporate power, and how there’s no way out through the #2020election without destroying the system.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “How Oligarchs Could Start A Second Civil War!” / Thom Hartmann Program / Thom Hartmann ☮
Oligarchs could ignite a second American civil war?
PUZZLES: “How to Solve Cryptic Crossword Puzzles” / The New Yorker / Anna Shechtman, Erik Agard ☮
The puzzlemakers Anna Shechtman and Erik Agard break down how cryptic crosswords work and decode this style’s double clues.
Always Question Authority 