Mon, August 24, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): OVERALL EPISODE THEME: ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES; Homeless encampments get cleaned, Texas put hundreds of hours into finding and arresting police brutality protesters. Lawyers call it a “witch hunt.”; More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016; General Election voting in the Year of Covid; Trump pledges to send ‘sheriffs’ and ‘law enforcement’ to polling places on Election Day, but it’s not clear he can; “A second Trump term might injure the democratic experiment beyond recovery”; Forget the Trump tweets. This is the Trump action that might actually kill us; MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: OVERALL EPISODE THEME: ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES; Homeless encampments get cleaned, Texas put hundreds of hours into finding and arresting police brutality protesters. Lawyers call it a “witch hunt.”; More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016; General Election voting in the Year of Covid; Trump pledges to send ‘sheriffs’ and ‘law enforcement’ to polling places on Election Day, but it’s not clear he can; “A second Trump term might injure the democratic experiment beyond recovery”; Forget the Trump tweets. This is the Trump action that might actually kill us; MORE.

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

This program was recorded on SUNDAY, August 24 at about 5:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

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Mon, August 17, 2020, 3PM (CT) @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): VOTER INFO, VOTING FAQ, ADVANTAGES OF A DEPRESSIVE PERSONALITY IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, Trump Says He Will Protect Cops Who Attack Protesters: ‘You Gotta Be Able to Fight’, NYPD union endorses Trump: ‘We need your strong voice across the country’, AOC blasts NYPD union’s endorsement of Trump, Georgia State Patrol trooper charged with murder after shooting a Black man, U.S. citizen accused of insulting Islam shot dead in Pakistan courtroom, U.N. Security Council votes not to extend arms embargo against Iran, Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together, For Palestinians, Israel-U.A.E. Deal Swaps One Nightmare for Another, Climate change: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted past the point of no return, more.. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTER INFO, VOTING FAQ, ADVANTAGES OF A DEPRESSIVE PERSONALITY IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, Trump Says He Will Protect Cops Who Attack Protesters: ‘You Gotta Be Able to Fight’, NYPD union endorses Trump: ‘We need your strong voice across the country’, AOC blasts NYPD union’s endorsement of Trump, Georgia State Patrol trooper charged with murder after shooting a Black man, U.S. citizen accused of insulting Islam shot dead in Pakistan courtroom, U.N. Security Council votes not to extend arms embargo against Iran, Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together, For Palestinians, Israel-U.A.E. Deal Swaps One Nightmare for Another, Climate change: Greenland’s ice sheet has melted past the point of no return, more.

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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, August 16, 2020 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

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Mon, August 10, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): VOTER INFO, A visually impaired man tried to vote amid Covid-19 – but there were no safe options, Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he’s told more than 150 times, Utah BLM protesters could get life in prison for splashing paint, The silver linings of online school, Schools Want IDEA Liability Protections From Congress, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTER INFO, A visually impaired man tried to vote amid Covid-19 – but there were no safe options, Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he’s told more than 150 times, Utah BLM protesters could get life in prison for splashing paint, The silver linings of online school, Schools Want IDEA Liability Protections From Congress, MORE.

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JULY 26 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson.

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Mon,August 3, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): VOTER INFO, VOTING FAQ, Trump nomination to be held in private: report, Australia now has a template for forcing Facebook and Google to pay for news, Current Mortgage Refinance Rates, July 31, 2020 | Rates ratchet higher, Sinclair drops segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci, Wikipedia administrators caution editors about using Fox News as source on ‘contentious’ claims, Wikipedia administrators caution editors about using Fox News as source on ‘contentious’ claims, Farmworkers at Central California pistachio farm strike after dozens test positive for the coronavirus, Farmworkers at Central California pistachio farm strike after dozens test positive for the coronavirus, Nuclear Gulf: Is Saudi Arabia pushing itself into a nuclear trap?, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “In my work with the defendants [at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949] I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.”~ Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials http://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/empathy.htm (For attribution, I found this information here. Thanks to edwinrutsch3.)

“There’s a reason why you separate military and police. One fights the enemy of the State. The other serves and protects the People. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the State tend t become the People.” ~ Commander Adama, “Battlestar Galactica” (“WATER”, Season 1 episode 2, at the 28 minute mark.)

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTING FAQ,Trump nomination to be held in private: report, Australia now has a template for forcing Facebook and Google to pay for news, Current Mortgage Refinance Rates, July 31, 2020 | Rates ratchet higher, Sinclair drops segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci, Wikipedia administrators caution editors about using Fox News as source on ‘contentious’ claims, Wikipedia administrators caution editors about using Fox News as source on ‘contentious’ claims, Farmworkers at Central California pistachio farm strike after dozens test positive for the coronavirus, Farmworkers at Central California pistachio farm strike after dozens test positive for the coronavirus, Nuclear Gulf: Is Saudi Arabia pushing itself into a nuclear trap?, MORE.

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

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Mon, 7/27/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): VOTER INFO, Washington Post Settles Lawsuit With Student in Viral Protest Video – A $250 million defamation suit over coverage of an encounter with a Native American elder came to a confidential end. Racial disparities seen in how doctors treat pain, even among children, Calls for racial justice gained steam with empathy, Confederate symbols have no place in public spaces. Stone Mountain is no exception. Trump posts misleading ad using Ukraine photo, Sinclair says it will postpone and ‘rework’ segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci, Nuclear Gulf: Is Saudi Arabia pushing itself into a nuclear trap?, Corporate Sociopathy, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTER INFO, Washington Post Settles Lawsuit With Student in Viral Protest Video – A $250 million defamation suit over coverage of an encounter with a Native American elder came to a confidential end. Racial disparities seen in how doctors treat pain, even among children, Calls for racial justice gained steam with empathy, Confederate symbols have no place in public spaces. Stone Mountain is no exception. Trump posts misleading ad using Ukraine photo, Sinclair says it will postpone and ‘rework’ segment featuring conspiracy theory about Fauci, Nuclear Gulf: Is Saudi Arabia pushing itself into a nuclear trap?, CORPORATE SOCIOPATHY: Not Just A Catchy Buzz Phrase, MORE.

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

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Mon, 7/20/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): VOTER INFO, In an upset to Big Pharma, the most promising coronavirus vaccine comes from the public sector; Pentagon bans all Confederate flags from US military installations, housing and more; The Authoritarian Operation in Portland Is Only a Dress Rehearsal; Were the Actions of Federal Agents in Portland Legal?; Joe Biden unveils an ambitious climate plan — and it signals a major global shift; Biden to Call for $2 Trillion in Spending on Clean Energy; Greatest Increase Ever in U.S. Wages Is Actually Horrible News, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTER INFO, In an upset to Big Pharma, the most promising coronavirus vaccine comes from the public sector; Pentagon bans all Confederate flags from US military installations, housing and more; The Authoritarian Operation in Portland Is Only a Dress Rehearsal; Were the Actions of Federal Agents in Portland Legal?; Joe Biden unveils an ambitious climate plan — and it signals a major global shift;Biden to Call for $2 Trillion in Spending on Clean Energy; Greatest Increase Ever in U.S. Wages Is Actually Horrible News, MORE.

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THINKWING RADIO 2020-7-20

This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JULY 19 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.

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Mon, 7/13/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): ELECTION DAY TOMORROW, July 14, 2020. IRS July 15 [WEDNESDAY!], Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program, What the police really believe, Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal, DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JULY 12 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live. Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson. Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “In my work with the defendants [at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949] I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” ~ Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials http://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/empathy.htm (For attribution, I found this information here. Thanks to edwinrutsch3.)

Pledge to support KPFT by Text: Listeners can now text “GIVE” to 713-526-5738 and they’ll receive a text message back with a link to KPFT’s donation page, with which they can make their pledge on-line at their leisure. MAIN TOPICS: ELECTION DAY TOMORROW, July 14, 2020. IRS July 15 [WEDNESDAY!], Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program, What the police really believe, Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal, DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators, MORE. Continue reading →

Mon, 7/6/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): July 14 Primary Runoff Elections, July 15 Tax Deadline, Brain imaging predicts Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, How Covid-19 is changing children, Alabama GOP Senate primary runoff [on July 14th] with [Jeff] Sessions, Why Do the Rich Have So Much Power?, Soft despotism by Alexis de Tocqueville, The Spoils system and why we have a United States federal civil service, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JULY 5 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson. Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate. For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “In my work with the defendants [at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949] I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” ~ Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials http://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/empathy.htm (For attribution, I found this information here. Thanks to edwinrutsch3.)

Pledge to support KPFT by Text: Listeners can now text “GIVE” to 713-526-5738 and they’ll receive a text message back with a link to KPFT’s donation page, with which they can make their pledge on-line at their leisure. MAIN TOPICS: July 14 Primary Runoff Elections, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, Brain imaging predicts Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, How Covid-19 is changing children, Alabama GOP Senate primary runoff [on July 14^th] with [Jeff] Sessions, Why Do the Rich Have So Much Power?, Soft despotism by Alexis de Tocqueville, The Spoils system and why we have a United States federal civil service, MORE. Continue reading →

Mon, 6/29/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Elections, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, ‘Master’ bedroom name change, Unilever Will Strike ‘Fair’ and ‘Lovely’ From Its Branding—but Continue to Sell Skin Lightening Products, Statues are not the issue. These are ‘history wars’, I posed the following questions to a mixed group of people on short notice, Removing the Statues (T.R. and Others), Frederick Douglass delivered a Lincoln reality check at Emancipation Memorial unveiling,MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JUNE 28 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “In my work with the defendants [at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949] I was searching for the nature of evil and I now think I have come close to defining it. A lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants, a genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow men. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy.” ~ Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials http://www.crisispapers.org/essays8p/empathy.htm (For attribution, I found this information here. Thanks to edwinrutsch3.)

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MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, ‘Master’ bedroom name to change due to overarching theme, Talking Loud and Saying Nothing: Unilever Will Strike ‘Fair’ and ‘Lovely’ From Its Branding—but Will Continue to Sell Skin Lightening Products, Statues are not the issue. These are ‘history wars’, a battle over the past, I posed the following questions to a mixed group of people on short notice, Removing the Statues (T.R. and Others), Frederick Douglass delivered a Lincoln reality check at Emancipation Memorial unveiling, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE.

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Questionaire about Statues and Monuments for Show to be Recorded 6/27 for Broadcast 6/29

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The show scheduled for broadcast on 6/29 at 3 PM (CT) on Monday will likely be recorded sometime late Saturday.

I’d like some written opinions.

Tentatively, the topic is statues and monuments.

– Who erects them and why?

– Should they ever be taken down? When and why?

– What kind and how much societal consensus does/should it take to install/remove them?

– What are the long-term sociopolitical ramifications of removing statues/monuments?

– What kind of emotions — personal and societal — accompany the installation/removal of statues/monuments?

– Associated with installation/removal of statues/monuments, are there feelings of:

Relief?
Resentment?
Closure?
Simmering anger?
Inevitable violence (from pros and/or cons)?

I’m looking for written opinions. They can be scholarly, visceral, ambivalent, or anything else you want to express. They can be guided by my questions, or something entirely unexpected by me.

I still can’t take live phone calls, but I want to hear from you on this topic.

Please email to Thinkwing@KPFT.org and/or post as a comment below this post.

Thanks,

Mike

Mon, 6/22/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): BLACK LIVES MATTER!, July 14, 2020 Primary Runoff Elections, Report: Russia-linked disinformation operation still active, It was a time of “MEGAFAUNA” [FROM Wikipedia], Releasing herds of animals into the Arctic could help fight climate change, study finds, The poisons released by melting Arctic ice, “Terraforming”: The island with a key to our future, “Ecological Purists” and “Novel System Ecologists”, The treasure trove hidden in discarded computers, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JUNE 21 at about 5:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]: “People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.” ~ Bill Clinton, Democratic Convention Speech (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)

MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: BLACK LIVES MATTER! July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, Report: Russia-linked disinformation operation still active, It was a time of “MEGAFAUNA” [FROM Wikipedia], Releasing herds of animals into the Arctic could help fight climate change, study finds, The poisons released by melting Arctic ice, “Terraforming”: The island with a key to our future, “Ecological Purists” and “Novel System Ecologists”, The treasure trove hidden in discarded computers, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE.

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“GOP, Dem Donors Misled By Look-Alike Websites”, By CINDY GALLI, MATTHEW MOSK and RHONDA SCHWARTZ

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This article is from September 21, 2012, but the problem is ongoing.

*KNOW* to whom you are donating money!

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“GOP, Dem Donors Misled By Look-Alike Websites”

For anyone who sent money to the website listed as DemocraticNationalCommittee.org, that money did not go to the Democrats.

Nor did any money sent to RepublicanNationalCommittee.org go to the Republicans.

An ABC News investigation found the websites, which feature official-looking graphics and photographs of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, are run out of a single-family home in South Hadley, Massachusetts by Donald Peltier, 50, a fuel truck delivery man by day and an apparent internet sleight-of-hand artist by night.

For the rest of the article, go here:https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/gop-dem-donors-misled-alike-websites/story?id=17228155

Mon, 6/8 & 15/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): BLACK LIVES MATTER! July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, THE RISE OF S.W.A.T., Pentagon Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police, Why local American police have so much military gear at protests, Public Health Experts Say the Pandemic Is Exactly Why Protests Must Continue, Some People May Have a Head Start Against Coronavirus, Surprising Evidence Shows, Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination, Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything, Jim Cramer: Coronavirus Pandemic Triggered ‘One of the Greatest Wealth Transfers in History’, These 16 retailers and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, JUNE 7. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

This week’s show was a rerun of the show from 6/1/2020. I’m re-posting that show below. Below that, I’m posting an unaired version of the show that was intended for today, 6/8/2020. That show will air on KPFT next week on it’s usual day and time.

6/1/2020:

6/8/2020:

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For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)

MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: BLACK LIVES MATTER! July 14, 2020 – Primary Runoff Elections, THE RISE OF S.W.A.T., Pentagon Hand-Me-Downs Helped Militarize Police, Why local American police have so much military gear at protests, Public Health Experts Say the Pandemic Is Exactly Why Protests Must Continue, Some People May Have a Head Start Against Coronavirus, Surprising Evidence Shows, Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination, Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything, Jim Cramer: Coronavirus Pandemic Triggered ‘One of the Greatest Wealth Transfers in History’, These 16 retailers and restaurant chains have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2020, Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, MORE.

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Mon, 6/1/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut launch, How Democracies Control the Military – Can it apply to policing?, CAPTURED COURTS – The GOP’s Big Money Assault On The Constitution, The Federalist Society has lied about its mission, Republicans are realizing the crisis is pulling them toward disaster, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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This program was recorded on SUNDAY, MAY 31. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut launch, How Democracies Control the Military – Can it apply to policing?, CAPTURED COURTS – The GOP’s Big Money Assault On The Constitution, The Federalist Society has lied about its mission, Republicans are realizing the crisis is pulling them toward disaster, more

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Mon, 5/25/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut launch, “This is a scam”: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls it laughable for people under 65 to fear voting in person, Pandemic has already altered how tens of millions of Americans can cast their ballots this year, Texas unemployment rate hits worst on record at 12.8%, They lost their jobs and insurance in the pandemic & Now they’re slipping through Texas’ health care safety net, Texas families filing for SNAP food assistance almost doubled in April, Houston ISD considering longer school day/year-round schedule/virtual learning for 2020-21, New study says Harris County might have drastic rise in COVID-19 cases in next few weeks, Restaurants closed & CDC warns of increasingly aggressive rodents looking for new food sources, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

This program was recorded on SUNDAY, MAY 24. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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Zelensky’s Ukraine: Why comic’s dream of transformation may be over – It’s a year since Ukraine’s best known comedian was sworn in as president. By Jonah Fisher, BBC Kyiv correspondent | BBC.COM | 20 May 2020

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[Famous Ukrainian comedian] Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide on the back of bold promises to reform the country and end the war of attrition in eastern Ukraine.

Neither of those has happened yet. But his first 12 months in the job have been eventful and, according to the latest polls, he remains remarkably popular. …

Internationally, President Zelensky … found himself at the centre of a scandal that led to the impeachment of … Donald Trump. Then there was a furore that followed Iran’s shooting down of a Ukrainian plane.

At home he’s won praise for prisoner swaps that have brought home high-profile Ukrainians who were being held in Russian jails.

How popular is Zelensky? 35% trust Zelensky; 37% don’t, 39.3% would vote for him now, 34% still back his party. Source: ratinggroup.ua

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“Georgia Republicans cancel election for state Supreme Court, meaning governor can appoint a Republican”, By Ian Millhiser |VOX.COM | May 19, 2020, 8:30am EDT

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This is how democracy dies. Republicans kill it with ever-increasing boldness.

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“Georgia Republicans cancel election for state Supreme Court, meaning governor can appoint a Republican”

By Ian Millhiser |VOX.COM | May 19, 2020, 8:30am EDT

The state of Georgia was supposed to hold an election Tuesday to fill a seat on the state Supreme Court. Justice Keith Blackwell, a Republican whose six-year term expires on the last day of this year, did not plan to run for reelection. The election, between former Democratic Rep. John Barrow and former Republican state lawmaker Beth Beskin, would determine who would fill Blackwell’s seat.

But then something weird happened: Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and the state’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, canceled Tuesday’s election. Instead, Kemp will appoint Blackwell’s successor, and that successor will serve for at least two years — ensuring the seat will remain in Republican hands.

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Mon, 5/18/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, Supreme Court seems reluctant to unbind ‘faithless electors’ who could ‘create chaos’ in presidential contests, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (, ACLUTexas: COVID-19 and Civil Liberties, Texas Supreme Court puts expansion of voting by mail on hold, Coronavirus in Texas: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says bring back sports and let fans in the stadiums, This Mysterious Childhood Illness May Be Linked to Coronavirus, COVID-19 at least 10 times deadlier than typical flu, analysis finds, Newly reopened South Florida seen as an emerging coronavirus hot spot, Lockdown protesters shout ‘be like Sweden’ — but Swedes say they are missing the point, Will empty middle seats help social distancing on planes?, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, House coronavirus oversight panel asks five companies to return loans meant for small businesses, Google and Facebook employees can work from home for the rest of the year , Armed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan’s Capitol after coronavirus protest attended by white supremacists, Two people, including former deputy, to be charged in ‘terrorizing’ incident, 30 Years After Admitting WWII Massacre of Polish POWs, Katyn Memorial Plaques Removed in Russia, Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds, MORE.

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ACLUTexas: COVID-19 and Civil Liberties

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Even in a public health emergency, governments still have the duty to protect our rights. Yet since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, we have witnessed countless attempts by state and local agencies to infringe upon Texans’ civil liberties.

Since the onset of the pandemic, the ACLU of Texas has been monitoring government responses to the health crisis closely, and we have acted quickly to protect civil rights and civil liberties while also upholding evidence-based guidance from public health experts. Specifically, we have aggressively acted on behalf of people whose rights and health are at heightened risk, including protections for voters, people in the criminal legal system, and those seeking access to critical abortion care.

Read more about the actions we are taking during this unprecedented time:

Reducing mass incarceration in Texas jails and prisons

Victory: On April 10, a state judge granted a Temporary Restraining Order blocking enforcement of Governor Abbott’s unconstitutional executive order that limited who may be released from jails during pandemic emergency.

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How do you find trustworthy news??

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This rumor that flu shots will generate a Covid-19 test positive response is FALSE! It’s a lie being spread by Buttar, who is an antivaxxer. (Link at end.)

If you are confused about what sources to trust, you’re not alone. I get this question on my radio show all the time.

1- Don’t trust FACEBOOK posts unless you can verify them.
2- Same for Twitter or other social media.
3- Don’t trust media reports that are outliers from the majority of media. Again, verify for yourself when in doubt. It’s not hard. It took me less than five minutes to check the “flu” lie at Snopes.com

As a rule, I like BBC.com, NBCNews.com (you don’t even have to check MSNBC, though I trust their reporting), CBSNews.com, ABCNews.com is okay, even Al-Jazeera America is a good news source overall.

When I catch news sources in lies or disinformation more than once, I stop following them. I can’t waste my time sorting their lies and distortions from facts.

I follow the saying, “You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.”

Interpretation is personal, facts are objective.

Be picky about where and from whom you get your facts.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flu-vaccine-covid-buttar/

Mon, 5/11/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, House coronavirus oversight panel asks five companies to return loans meant for small businesses, Google and Facebook employees can work from home for the rest of the year , Armed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan’s Capitol after coronavirus protest attended by white supremacists, Two people, including former deputy, to be charged in ‘terrorizing’ incident, 30 Years After Admitting WWII Massacre of Polish POWs, Katyn Memorial Plaques Removed in Russia, Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

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SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.

Listen live on the radio, or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)

Please take a moment to visit Pledge.KPFT.org and choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

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EDITING: “Yes, you can end a sentence with a preposition”, at Merriam-Webster

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What to Know

Ending a sentence with a preposition such as “with,” “of,” and “to,” is permissible in the English language. There are theories that the false rule originates with the early usage guides of Joshua Poole and John Dryden, who were trying to align the language with Latin, but there is no reason to suggest ending a sentence with a preposition is wrong. Nonetheless, the idea that it is a rule is still held by many.

When one looks back over the glorious and bloodstained history of grammar and usage wars, it quickly becomes apparent that many of the things which got our ancestors in a swivet no longer bother us very much. George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, was so upset that people were using you (instead of thou) to address a single person that in 1660 he wrote an entire book about it. “Is he not a Novice,” Fox wrote, “and Unmannerly, and an Ideot, and a Fool, that speaks You to one, which is not to be spoken to a singular, but to many?” The rest of us have pretty much moved on.

And then there are some prohibitions which have a curiously tenacious ability to stick around (such as not beginning a sentence with and), in defiance of common sense, grammar experts, and the way that actual people use the English language. Perhaps the most notable example of such is the rule against ending a sentence with a preposition (also known as preposition stranding, or sentence-terminal prepositions, for those of you who would like to impress/alienate your friends).

Where did this rule come from?

To find out, read the whole article here

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