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November 4, 2025, Joint General & Special Election;
Houston launches Train Watch to provide real-time updates on blocked train crossings;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe: No Agreement with ICE on Detention Center on Reservation;
ICE chief threatens to ‘flood’ Boston with agents after mayor won’t abandon sanctuary policy;
ICE’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says;
FBI searches former Trump adviser John Bolton’s home and office;
Trump lays out his redistricting endgame: A 100-seat Republican majority;
Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims;
Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown;
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s appointment as U.S. attorney for New Jersey was ‘unlawful,’ judge rules;
DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money;
Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report;
Mike’s Observations;

#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 8/17/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): about shyness, self-consciousness, social phobias, and how to overcome them. GUESTS: Kristina Tutt, LMSW [AUDIO]

I originally had a completely different show planned for Thinkwing Radio on Monday 8/17, but I held over the guest from Queer Voices (Kristina Tutt, LMSW) so we could talk about shyness, self-consciousness, social phobias, and how to overcome them. I think it made a pretty interesting and, hopefully, helpful show.

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

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

Kristina Tutt, LMSW

POSSIBLE TOPICS: I held over the guest from Queer Voices so we could talk about shyness, self-consciousness, social phobias, and how to overcome them.

SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:

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#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: Mon, 7/20/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Suggested: Is ‘Trans’ the new Gay? Is there an ‘Obama Doctrine’? , Are declared wars ‘better’ than undeclared wars? & 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:

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?
Polemic |
- Definition of polemic by Merriam-Webster (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polemic): : 1) a strong written or spoken attack against someone else’s opinions, beliefs, practices, etc. 2) polemics : the art or practice of using language to defend or harshly criticize something or someone
- Polemic – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic) Wikipedia: A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is a polemicist or a polemic.
- Many blog media are written in polemical styles, but when deconstructed still contain useful thoughts and/or information.
- EXAMPLE: The Obama Doctrine: A New Paradigm Worthy of a Second Nobel Peace Prize, by Spandan Chakrabarti July 14, 2015 (http://www.thepeoplesview.net)
  - Obama Doctrine: The principle that the United States should never fear to negotiate and that we are a power strong enough to take calculated risks.
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

Infrastructure: Be careful what you wish for: North-South access suddenly very challenging
- Downtown segment of I-45 going through major reconstruction.
- Shepard between us-59 and Allen Pkwy going through major construction
- Studemont experiencing some construction between I-10 and Memorial
Occupation experience: Why did Iraq & Afghanistan turn out so differently from Germany and Japan?
- The American Reconstruction of Germany and Japan, by Kieran Neeson, Oct 20 2008 (This content was written by a student and assessed as part of a university degree. E-IR publishes student essays & dissertations to allow our readers to broaden their understanding of what is possible when answering similar questions in their own studies.)
- Lessons in Nation Building from Japan, Germany, and Afghanistan for Postwar Iraq, The United States Institute of Peace is an American non-partisan, independent, federal institution that provides analysis of and is involved in conflicts around the world. (See Wikipedia entry) Founded: 1984

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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 →

Houston Election Day, Nov. 5, 2013 Endorsements

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Find your polling place: https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/SearchTDL.jsp

Below are two organizations whose endorsements I value in cases where I don’t know much (if anything) about the candidates:

Houston GLBT Caucus: http://www.thecaucuspac.com/
Houston Planned Parenthood: http://pphsetactionfund.org/elections.html

OCCUPYHOUSTON: Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2011, At TRANQUILITY PARK (Bagby/Walker, or Bagby/Rusk)

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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DOJ subpoenas airlines over keeping ticket prices high,By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Reporter

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

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