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Results of The November 4 Joint General & Special Election
Results on the 2025 Texas Constitutional Propositions;
Residential land in Friendswood rezoned for community shopping center;
Houston looks to launch an early childhood development program for low-to-moderate-income families;
Harris County commissioners formally adopt FY 2025-26 property tax rate increase;
Harris County commissioners choose not to restrict panhandling, roadside solicitors;
Dan Patrick pledges $1 million in campaign funds to install Turning Point USA at every Texas college and high school;
Elon Musk wins $1 trillion pay package tying him to Tesla for a decade;
Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico;
Canada’s F-35 Fighter Debate Summed Up in 3 Words;
Sweden can help fund Ukraine’s Gripen deal, defence minister says;
From Kyiv to the Suwałki Gap, bogs return as Europe’s defensive shield;
US to establish military presence in Damascus under Syria-Israel peace plan;

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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/29/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria, Hack Brief: FBI Warns Illinois & Arizona Election Sites Hacked, Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices, Aetna told DOJ it would drop Obamacare if Humana merger is blocked, “Lavoy” Finicum’s widow to sue FBI & Oregon police over standoff death, USA Gymnastics prepares to argue in that sexual misconduct complaint on 54 coaches should remain secret, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans [AUDIO]

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We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

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

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

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.

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.)

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: “War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.” ~ Carl von Clausewitz Quotes – BrainyQuote (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/carl_von_clausewitz.html)

POSSIBLE TOPICS: US urges halt to Turkish, Kurdish clashes in northern Syria, Hack Brief: As FBI Warns Election Sites Got Hacked, All Eyes Are on Russia, Drug companies spend millions to keep charging high prices, Health-care exchange sign-ups fall far short of forecasts, Aetna told DOJ it would drop Obamacare if Humana merger is blocked, “Lavoy” Finicum’s widow to sue FBI, Oregon police over standoff death, USA Gymnastics prepares to argue in that sexual misconduct complaint on 54 coaches should remain secret, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans

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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/22/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: More Clinton Emails, Russia out of Iran Bases, Aetna Blackmailing DoJ, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans! [AUDIO]

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We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

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

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.)

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: “A lie can travel halfway round the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” – This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain, but it has never been verified as originating with Twain. This quote may have originated with Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) who attributed it to an old proverb in a sermon delivered on Sunday morning, April 1, 1855. Spurgeon was a celebrated English fundamentalist Baptist preacher. His words were: “A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.”

POSSIBLE TOPICS: More Clinton Emails, Russia out of Iran Bases, Aetna Blackmailing DoJ, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans!

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#Thinkwing: Mon,8/15/2016, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. OPEN FORUM: Election Hacking, Democrats under attack, Trump and ISIS and Muslims, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans! [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO:

We take callers during this show. Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.

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

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.)

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: Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. ~ Hugh Mackay, Author [From http://www.brainyquote]

POSSIBLE TOPICS: Election Hacking, Democrats under attack, Trump and ISIS and Muslims, Understanding Air conditioning in Houston: What to look for, Student Loans Surviving Death, Co-signing Loans, more

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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 7/4/16, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICS: Open Forum! Jihadism (and other forms of extremism), Brexit and the EU, The Brexit Cowards, Student Debt Survives Death, MORE. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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We take callers during this show.

SHOW AUDIO:

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

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

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.

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.)

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: “World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement.” ~ John F. Kennedy in his A Strategy of Peace speech, the Commencement Address at American University (10 June 1963). Citation Continue reading →

#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 12/14/15, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICs: The Houston Chronicle Acts Like the Houston City Government Elections AreNo Biggie; Paying It Forward; Clinton Losing to Rubio?;Multiculturalism: Good or Bad?; (and more). [AUDIO]

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

THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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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.)

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Monday night from 9-10PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

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.

GUESTS (If any): (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.): Houston Mayor Annise Parker Continue reading →

#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 12/7/15, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST: Houston Mayor Annise Parker.TOPICs: Pearl Harbor: It still shapes US military thinking;When is it “Terrorism”, and when is just a crazy person shooting people?; No Holiday Pay for New or Seasonal Workers at Walmart; Harris County Early Voting Ends Tuesday Dec. 8th; (and more). GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 11/30/15, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICs: Local Runoff Elections Dec. 12; Planned Parenthood Shooting; Apologists for American Terrorists; No Holiday Pay for New or Seasonal Workers at Walmart (and others); and more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 11/23/15, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICs: Islamic Terrorism breaks free of the Middle East and into Europe; TRUMP and His ‘BROWN SHIRTS’: WHY BUSINESS PEOPLE HAVE NO BUSINESS AS POTUS; USPS BANKING; and more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]

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THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 11/16/15, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICs: PARIS ATTACKED; What Kind Of Wars Are We Fighting Since WW2?, What Is The New Nature Of War-fighting?; and more GUEST: David W. Brown, JSOC Vet and Writer [AUDIO]

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THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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.

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)

GUEST(S): David W. Brown is a freelance writer whose work appears at Vox: Articles by David W Brown, The New York Times, and The Atlantic: Articles by David W Brown. He is the coauthor of Deep State, (by Marc Ambinder and David W Brown), which is an exploration of the security apparatus of the United States, and The Command: Deep Inside the President’s Secret Army, the first book to shine a light on the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).

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#PoliticsDoneRight: Thurs, 8/20/2015, 3PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Suggested: Black Cops and White Cops: Policing the same or different?; Racism vs. Culture Clash: How much of each is at play? Air Travel: Is it worth the hassle?; & more). GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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I’ll be sitting in today for Egberto. This show was originally planned for ThinkwingRadio on Monday 8/17, but I held over the guest from Queer Voices so we could talk about shyness, self-consciousness, social phobias, and how to overcome them.

Apologies for falling behind on program postings. Show synopses and audio for Thinkwing Radio shows from 8/3 and 8/10/2015 will be made available soon.

THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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.

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)

CALLERS

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

Black & White, But Cops All Over?

Black Cops vs. White Cops: Prone to same apprehension biases?
Racism: How much is color and how much is culture?
- Body language: What are we wordlessly saying to each other?
- Eye contact [or lack thereof]
- Facial expression: what is it saying?
- Manner of dress: What’s being communicated?
  - Without Release of Video, Police Shooting of White Driver Gets Less Publicity, By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. : Supporters of Zachary Hammond, a 19-year-old who was killed last month by the Seneca, S.C., police, say he would have received more attention had he been black. But race was only one factor.

Justice Dept. opens civil rights probe into police shooting of Zachary Hammond, By Sarah Kaplan August 13: Three weeks after Zachary Hammond was shot and killed by police in a drug bust in a Hardee’s parking lot in South Carolina, federal officials have launched a civil rights investigation into his death. Hammond’s death fit the profile of many other officer-involved shootings that have made headlines this year. He was said to be unarmed and was initially approached by police for a relatively minor offense — possession of a small amount of marijuana. But Hammond was also white, and his parents have wondered if that fact might explain why their son’s death didn’t initially provoke the same outrage as similar shootings involving African Americans.[An ‘unarmed’ white teen was shot dead by police. His family asks: Where is the outrage?]

Superconductivity record sparks wave of follow-up physics: Researchers strive to reproduce and understand landmark result, by Edwin Cartlidge (17 August 2015): Hydrogen sulfide — the compound responsible for the smell of rotten eggs — conducts electricity with zero resistance when samples of hydrogen sulfide are subjected to extremely high pressures — around 1.5 million atmospheres at a record high temperature of “only” 203^o kelvin (–70 °C), reports a paper published today in Nature¹. This is great news, except for 22,500,000 lbs/sq.inch and the terrible odor of rotten eggs.
Asia’s Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers Could Fuel Future Conflicts, by Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience (Aug 17 2015, 5:10 pm ET)
The Middle East:
- Map: Spillover of fighting in Mideast, by Wikipedia
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Millennialism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  - Millennialism (from millennium, Latin for “thousand years”) … is a belief held by some Christian denominations that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth in which “Christ will reign” for 1000 years prior to the final judgment and future eternal state (the “World to Come” of the New Heavens and New Earth). This belief is derived primarily from Revelation 20:1–6. Millennialism is a specific form of millenarianism.
Air Travel/Airport/Passenger Pick-up Hell
- Americans are getting bigger:
  - End of seat wars? Legroom adjustable seat can be shifted for passenger size, Published August 10, 2015 (FoxNews): The seats will all have moveable wheels & sit on rail tracks lining the aircraft floor. If a taller man or woman is seated in front of a child, for example, the cabin crew will have the ability to move an occupant’s seat several inches back via smartphone or tablet, allowing for extra legroom. But the new invention may require passengers to inform airlines of their height at check-in meaning some may fudge the numbers to secure more seat space. Also, ‘pitch’ is controlled entirely at discretion of flight crew.
  - Clothing, shoes, furniture, even toilet seats are getting bigger. Why are airplane seats getting smaller?
  - DOJ subpoenas airlines over keeping ticket prices high,By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Reporter
  - Safety risk of shrinking, By Associated Press (Aprl 15, 2015)
  - Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection – See more at: http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ACACP#sthash.7bh0CrUI.dpuf
  - Airports, airlines disagree about raising ticket fees, October 29, 2014

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading →

#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 7/27/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Suggested: Who’s Fighting Who In The Middle East Melee? Is Trans the ‘new’ Gay? What is a ‘small business’?& more). GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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THINKWING RADIO MOVED TO MONDAYS @ 9-10 PM, BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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.)

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.

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.)

CALLERS

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

The Middle East Melee:How big will the war become?
- Map: Spillover of fighting in Mideast, by Wikipedia
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Millennialism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  - Millennialism (from millennium, Latin for “thousand years”) … is a belief held by some Christian denominations that there will be a Golden Age or Paradise on Earth in which “Christ will reign” for 1000 years prior to the final judgment and future eternal state (the “World to Come” of the New Heavens and New Earth). This belief is derived primarily from Revelation 20:1–6. Millennialism is a specific form of millenarianism.
Is Trans the new Gay?
- Gays used to be almost completely taboo in movies and TV, and ‘gayness’ of characters was only hinted at.
- Today, no TV show or movie seems complete without at least one prominent gay character.
- The GLBT movement has helped bring Transgender people into the public consciousness.
- Has Caitlin Jenner now made Trans characters almost mandatory in media?
Do modern wars have such sloppy endings precisely because there is no Declaration of War and no proper surrender?
Texas Refuses To Issue Birth Certificates To Children Of Undocumented Immigrants
- This story has been only barely covered (or at least is barely findable) in MSM. In the top-tier Google findings, only Reuters showed an article.
- Undocumented immigrants’ U.S.-born children denied docs – lawsuit, By Brendan Pierson (REUTERS) Thu May 28, 2015 7:44pm EDT
- Texas Refuses To Issue Birth Certificates To Children Of Undocumented Immigrants, By @Karoli (CrooksAndLiars.com)
- The model state of Texas denies birth certificates to children born to immigrants within its borders, by Kerry Eleveld (DailyKos.com) Tue Jul 14, 2015 at 11:45 AM PDT
Air Travel/Airport/Passenger Pick-up Hell
- Americans are getting bigger:
  - Clothing, shoes, furniture, even toilet seats are getting bigger. Why are airplane seats getting smaller?
  - DOJ subpoenas airlines over keeping ticket prices high,By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Reporter
  - Safety risk of shrinking, By Associated Press (Aprl 15, 2015)
  - Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection – See more at: http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/ACACP#sthash.7bh0CrUI.dpuf
  - Airports, airlines disagree about raising ticket fees, October 29, 2014

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading →

#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, MAR. 4, 2015, 10PM, @KPFTFM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM Ana Marie Cox: Christian; Are we headed for war with Russia? ; Is war with Russia coming?; Are Islam and Christianity religions of peace?. GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-03-04_2200, ANA MARIE COX-CHRISTIAN, ISLAM & CHRISTIANITY RELIGIONS OF PEACE OR WAR, SUPREME COURT & OBAMACARE

Our guest engineer tonight is Robert “Bob” Gartner

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

Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies). 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.) 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.

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

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‘What ISIS Really Wants’: The Response, by Graeme Wood (TheATLANTIC)

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On February 23, I wrote a post excerpting and linking to an article entitled, “What ISIS Really Wants”, by Graeme Wood, March 2015 (TheATLANTIC.com).

The article was thoughtful and insightful (in the opinions of myself and apparently a great many others), and received a huge response from many quarters.

Mr. Wood has now written a follow piece (“ ‘What ISIS Really Wants’: The Response, A survey of reactions to The Atlantic‘s cover story—from think tanks to jihadist Twitter”, by Graeme Wood, Feb 24 2015, 7:00 AM ET), which I excerpt and link to below. – Mike

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‘What ISIS Really Wants’: The Response

A survey of reactions to The Atlantic’s cover story—from think tanks to jihadist Twitter

by Graeme Wood, Feb 24 2015, 7:00 AM ET

Reuters/The Atlantic

My cover story in The Atlantic’s March issue asked, as simply as possible, What does ISIS believe, and what are its ideological roots? I read every ISIS statement I could find, including fatwas and tweets and road signs, and I front-loaded my mornings with execution videos in hopes that by bedtime I’d have forgotten enough of the imagery to sleep without nightmares. I picked through every spoken or written word in search of signals of what ISIS cares about and how its members justify their violence. I also asked a small group of its most doctrinaire overseas supporters for guidance, and they obliged.

At the time, the dominant cliché about ISIS was that it was a thrill-kill group that had hijacked Islam for its own ends, and that these ends were cynical, pathological, and secular. The investigation yielded something like the opposite conclusion: ISIS had hijacked secular sources of power and grievance, and was using them for religious ends—ends that are, at least among some supporters, sincere and carefully thought through. They include a belief in the imminent fulfillment of prophecy, with the group in a key role.

I am grateful for thoughtful reaction from many sources. (I’ll examine separately the pushback to my claim that ISIS is within the Islamic tradition.) Shadi Hamid of the Brookings Institution emphasized that ideology is deeply embedded in social and political facts, and that ignoring those facts is at least as dangerous as ignoring the ideology. I agree completely: ISIS achieved its successes in a hellish setting where all authority was predatory and nothing was safe; it offered certainty, sincerity, and the promise of reliability; it did this in ways that were antithetical to traditional interpretations of Islam (though not quite as antithetical as some believe).

The rest of the article and associated comments can be read here: ‘What ISIS Really Wants’: The Response, A survey of reactions to The Atlantic‘s cover story—from think tanks to jihadist Twitter”

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#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, FEB. 25, 2015, 10PM, @KPFTFM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM Support the USPS; Are Islam and Christianity religions of peace?; Next-Gen KPFT. GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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This show turned out completely different from what I imagined, so I changed the headline. Such is live radio. :)

SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-02-25_2200, The USPS, Are Islam and Christianity religions of peace,Next-Gen KPFT

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

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

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS

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“What ISIS Really Wants”, by Graeme Wood, March 2015 (TheATLANTIC.com)

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“This article is dense and deep and complex, but I recommend anyone who wants to become knowledge about what motivates ISIS and thus, how they can be defeated, that you take an hour or so and read every bit of this article. I learned more in the last hour reading this article than I have in the last months watching hours of televised reports about ISIS and reading what’s been online from reputable reporting. It now both makes more sense and is infinitely more chilling.” ~ Part of a comment by luvcats13

Luvcats13’s comment summed how I felt about this article on ISIS. It’s a long read, but if you’ve been having trouble getting your head around what’s going on in that part of the world, this is as close as a layperson is likely to get to understanding it.

It’s worth the time you invest in reading the article below.

Mike

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What ISIS Really Wants

The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

by Graeme Wood, March 2015

What is the Islamic State?

Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State’s appeal. “We have not defeated the idea,” he said. “We do not even understand the idea.” In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as “not Islamic” and as al-Qaeda’s “jayvee team,” statements that reflected confusion about the group, and may have contributed to significant strategic errors.

The group seized Mosul, Iraq, last June, and already rules an area larger than the United Kingdom. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been its leader since May 2010, but until last summer, his most recent known appearance on film was a grainy mug shot from a stay in U.S. captivity at Camp Bucca during the occupation of Iraq. Then, on July 5 of last year, he stepped into the pulpit of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, to deliver a Ramadan sermon as the first caliph in generations—upgrading his resolution from grainy to high-definition, and his position from hunted guerrilla to commander of all Muslims. The inflow of jihadists that followed, from around the world, was unprecedented in its pace and volume, and is continuing.

Our ignorance of the Islamic State is in some ways understandable: It is a hermit kingdom; few have gone there and returned. Baghdadi has spoken on camera only once. But his address, and the Islamic State’s countless other propaganda videos and encyclicals, are online, and the caliphate’s supporters have toiled mightily to make their project knowable. We can gather that their state rejects peace as a matter of principle; that it hungers for genocide; that its religious views make it constitutionally incapable of certain types of change, even if that change might ensure its survival; and that it considers itself a harbinger of—and headline player in—the imminent end of the world.

The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), follows a distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment matter to its strategy, and can help the West know its enemy and predict its behavior. Its rise to power is less like the triumph of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (a group whose leaders the Islamic State considers apostates) than like the realization of a dystopian alternate reality in which David Koresh or Jim Jones survived to wield absolute power over not just a few hundred people, but some 8 million.

We have misunderstood the nature of the Islamic State in at least two ways. …

Read the rest of this article here: http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/

#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, FEB. 18, 2015, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Topical and journalistic expertise, libertarianism vs. anarchism, the ‘CSI Effect’, and more . GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-02-18_2200, ANARCHISM vs LIBERTARIANISM, PRESIDENTIAL COLLEGE DEGREES, MY FUNCTIONS AS A HOST

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

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS

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#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, FEB. 4 2015, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Incl. Gov. Abbott & ‘liberty’, Barbary States Wars and ransoms, and more . GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-02-04_2200, Greg Abbott, Libertarians, Vaccination, Post-mortem photos, ISIS, Elephants

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

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

GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

Gov. Greg Abbott
ISIS, Jordan and war
Vaccinations: Ready for some new Darwin Awards?

#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, JAN. 7, 2015, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Current Events: NAACP Bombing, Cops & Protests, ISIS & Verdun, , etc.). GUESTS: CALLERS [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-01-07_2200, NAACP BOMBING, OBAMACARE SIGNUP, KOBANI VERDUN & BOB KRAUSE, COPS

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

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

GUESTS: CALLERS NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________ Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading →

#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, DEC. 24, 2014, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Current Events: NLRB Labor Decisions, Cops & Protests, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Sony/No.Korea, etc.). GUESTS: CALLERS [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-12-24-14_2200, COPS & RACE

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

#ThinkwingRadio: OCTOBER 8, 2014, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: YOU! TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (+ Voting, Ebola, Hong Kong, & More) [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-10-08_2200, VOTING, HONG KONG, ISIS, KURDS, NASA, ROB LOWE

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ELECTION DAY IS COMING! Register AND Vote!: VOTER & Political Info And Resources

“If your vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t try so hard to suppress it!”

Over the past year, “ThinkwingRadio with Mike Honig” has brought you dozens of interesting guests and many uncommon or rarely heard topics of discussion. We have callers from across the political and ideological spectrum, and I endeavor to treat them all with respect and courtesy so we can generate a real flow of ideas. You can listen to almost any show I’ve ever done (going back to May 2010) by going to the archive tab. Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies). 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.) 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.

POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting, Hong Kong Occupy, Ebola in the US, ISIS

GUEST(S): (See Event Announcement with links below the break)

OPEN FORUM

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#ThinkwingRadio: OCTOBER 1, 2014, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: YOU! TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM, plus Cat Killers, Syria, Intelligence Flubs, SCOTUS Impeachment [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-10-01_2200, CAT KILLER, ISIS,SYRIA,TURKEY,SECRETSERVICE

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ELECTION DAY IS COMING! Register AND Vote!: VOTER & Political Info And Resources

“If your vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t try so hard to suppress it!”

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

GUEST(S): (See Event Announcement with links below the break)

OPEN FORUM

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________ Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading →

#ThinkwingRadio: SEPTEMBER 24, 2014, 10PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: YOU! TOPIC(s): ISIS, Child Abuse, 100YSS, Race Relations [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_140924_2200, ISIS, Child Abuse, 100YSS, Race

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

ELECTION DAY IS COMING! Register AND Vote!: VOTER & Political Info And Resources

“If your vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t try so hard to suppress it!”

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.)

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.

GUEST(S): (See Event Announcement with links below the break)

OPEN FORUM

NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break:

SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading →

#ThinkwingRadio: SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: CALLERS/OPEN FORUM, TOPIC(s): AIRLINE SEAT RECLINE, WAR IN UKRAINE & ISIS [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-09-03_2200, AIRLINE SEAT RECLINE, WAR IN UKRAINE & ISIS

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

ELECTION DAY IS COMING! Register AND Vote!: VOTER & Political Info And Resources

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.)

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.

GUEST(S): CALLERS/OPEN FORUM

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NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show.

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Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break:

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#ThinkwingRadio: August 27, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: Mustafaa Carroll & Ruth Nasrullah (CAIR), Shiyam Galyon & Ahmad Alaswad (SAC). TOPIC(s): ISIS, The Middle East & Policy [AUDIO]

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SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-08-27_2200, ISIS & POLICY with CAIR & SAC

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.)

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.

GUEST(S):

Mustafaa Carroll is the Texas Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

Ruth Nasrullah (Tweet @ruthnasrullah) is the Communications Coordinator with the Houston office of CAIR (Tweet @CAIRHouston). bio on the CAIR website: http://cairtexas.com/about-us/who-we-are/

Shiyam Galyon, President SYRIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL (SAC) of HOUSTON:– SAC Houston President: Shiyam Galyon – In college, she worked with the Palestine Solidarity Committee, Students Against Sweatshops, and Texas 4000 for Cancer. Post college, she has worked with Syrian American Council, Maram Foundation and Watan. Shiyam also published two op-eds, one calling for the international community to intervene in Syria and another calling out Islamophobia in America and tying it in with the Syrian crisis. In her role in SAC, she was one of the main people to organize the vigil last August in response to the Sarin gas attacks. Shiyam also organized Houston’s Raed and Razan’s “Voices of Hope” tour last December through the Coalition for Democratic Syria.

Ahmad Alaswad Government Relations Chair, SYRIAN-AMERICAN COUNCIL (SAC) of HOUSTON:– Ahmad has a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Criminal Justice. In addition, he has a Master’s in Public Administration with a concentration in Public Policy and International Development. Ahmad has educational experience, and professional experience in government while working with local, state, federal, and international governmental agencies. His focus is Outreach for the American Arab and American Muslim communities.

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Safety risk of shrinking, By Associated Press (Aprl 15, 2015)

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