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#kpfthoustontx – August 10+11+13, 2025. Sun. at 1pm, re-aired Mon. at 2pm, and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:

Goodbye to the full check – the Social Security Administration will begin withholding 50% of SSI for accrued debts;
‘I’m basically having a panic attack right now’; Manvel wrangles with tightening budget;
Mayor John Whitmire removes members of LGBTQ board after one member repeatedly requested meetings;
Lina Hidalgo’s censure marks first time a sitting Harris County Judge is formally admonished;
ICE: Houston-area Trump-themed burger joint owner now facing deportation;
Online Hate Speech Resembles Mental Health Disorder Language;
Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences;
Investigating Extremist Brains and Building Cognitive Resilience;
What Supreme Court justices said about gerrymandering;
JB Pritzker Reacts to Possibility of FBI Arresting Texas Democrats;
A Historic Azerbaijan–Armenia Peace Deal and the Corridor That Changes Everything;
Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal;

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Mon, Oct 5, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Early Voting Starts on October 13; Drive-Thru Voting in Harris County; ‘A healing place’: New plan would transform [a] downtown Houston park into lynching memorial; Trump’s Covid Treatments Are Aimed at Preventing Severe Illness ; Covering Trump the Reuters Way; The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free; Twitter bans posts wishing for Trump death. The Squad wonders where that policy was for them; In Nagorno-Karabakh, New Risks in an Old Ethnic Conflict; More. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]

This program was recorded on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 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, 8/12/2019, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voter Info, EPSTEIN THEORIES, WARREN’S PLANS, NAVAL CONTROLS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, Abe Lincoln & Karl Marx, Russia, Turkey, China, Cambodia, More. GUESTS: Callers [AUDIO/VIDEO]

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

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 engineer is Leti. Today’s show is a fundraising show, so, with apologies, we can’t take on-air phone calls,

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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)

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“This too shall pass” ~ (Persian: این نیز بگذرد‎, translit. īn nīz bogzarad, Hebrew: גַּם זֶה יַעֲבֹר‏‎, translit. gam zeh yaʻavor, Turkish: bu da geçer ya hu) is an adage reflecting on the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition. The general sentiment is often expressed in wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, although the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets. It is known in the Western world primarily due to a 19th century retelling of Persian fable by the English poet Edward FitzGerald. It was also notably employed in a speech by Abraham Lincoln before he became the sixteenth President of the United States. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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Mon, 8/5/2019, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voter Info, More Shootings, Puerto Rico’s Next Governor, Abe Lincoln & Karl Marx, Russia, Turkey, China, Cambodia, More. GUESTS: Callers [AUDIO/VIDEO]

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

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 engineer is Leti. Today’s show is a fundraising show, so, with apologies, we can’t take on-air phone calls,

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.

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

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“This too shall pass” ~ (Persian: این نیز بگذرد‎, translit. īn nīz bogzarad, Hebrew: גַּם זֶה יַעֲבֹר‏‎, translit. gam zeh yaʻavor, Turkish: bu da geçer ya hu) is an adage reflecting on the temporary nature, or ephemerality, of the human condition. The general sentiment is often expressed in wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, although the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets. It is known in the Western world primarily due to a 19th century retelling of Persian fable by the English poet Edward FitzGerald. It was also notably employed in a speech by Abraham Lincoln before he became the sixteenth President of the United States. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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Mon, 9/17/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Be registered to Vote, Kavanaugh and Crime, Trump lies at rallies 68% of the time, Teachers and 2nd jobs, MORE. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Don.

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:“Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. The parties to the labor contract must be nearly equal in strength if justice is to be worked out, and this means that the workers must be organized and that their organizations must be recognized by employers as a condition precedent to industrial peace.” —Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (from http://laborquotes.weebly.com/unions–labor.html)

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Mon, 9/10/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Be registered to Vote, US to threaten sanctions against International Criminal Court, Trump’s latest boast about the economy not close to accurate, Ford: Trump wrong on building Focus in US, Democrats love Canada. Republicans, not so much, U.S. poll finds, Hurricane Florence, U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, Texas Typhus, MORE. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Don.

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:“Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. The parties to the labor contract must be nearly equal in strength if justice is to be worked out, and this means that the workers must be organized and that their organizations must be recognized by employers as a condition precedent to industrial peace.” —Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (from http://laborquotes.weebly.com/unions–labor.html)

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Mon, 9/3/2018, 2PM (CT) on 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: LABOR DAY – The Re-Unionization of America, New ‘NAFTA’?, MORE. SUPPORT KPFT. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] SUPPORT @KPFTHouston. GUESTS: Open Forum [AUDIO/VIDEO] @KPFTHouston

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 2-3 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Don.

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:“Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. The parties to the labor contract must be nearly equal in strength if justice is to be worked out, and this means that the workers must be organized and that their organizations must be recognized by employers as a condition precedent to industrial peace.” —Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (from http://laborquotes.weebly.com/unions–labor.html)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/17/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Texas Democrats Call on Republicans to Respect Texas Law & Produce All Communications with Trump Administration, Did Trump’s EPA Chief Just Say His Mission Is to Dismantle the Agency-Maybe he was joking, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, President Trump Unveils Goals for a New NAFTA Deal With Canada and Mexico, Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Texas Democrats Call on Republicans to Respect Texas Law & Produce All Communications with Trump Administration, Did Trump’s EPA Chief Just Say His Mission Is to Dismantle the Agency-Maybe he was joking, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, President Trump Unveils Goals for a New NAFTA Deal With Canada and Mexico, Foreign-born recruits promised citizenship by the Pentagon flee the country to avoid deportation, Reality Check-Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill, Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

[Played on KPFT (10:30PM, June 7, 2012) “I recently heard [Newt Gingrich] say that Obama is a ‘Robin Hood socialist’. How far off the path of decency do you have to wander to read the Robin Hood legend and identify with the Sheriff?” ~ Dylan Brody, from “Chronologic al Disorder” PLAY HERE at about the 12:50 mark]

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/10/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Where should Houston’s innovation district be, To Make Sense of US Politics, Immigrants Find Clues From Lands They Left, Trump In Hamburg, How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

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TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! Where should Houston’s innovation district be, To Make Sense of US Politics, Immigrants Find Clues From Lands They Left, Trump In Hamburg, How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“I’ve seen no evidence to that effect. I’ve made that very, very clear.”~ Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), in response to Trump’s claims that millions of individuals illegally voted. (“Ryan: ‘No evidence’ of mass voter fraud as Trump claimed” By Scott Wong – 01/24/17 11:17 AM EST)

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#Thinkwing: Mon,7/3/2017, 9PM @KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Macron seeks to cut number of France MPs by a third – Is this a time to be redesigning government, Business Leaders as National Leaders – Good or Bad, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More [AUDIO/VIDEO]

SHOW AUDIO: Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast. We take callers during this show at 713-526-5738.

Please take a moment to choose THINKWING RADIO from the drop-down list when you donate.

TOPIC: SUPPORT KPFT! How many Americans does it take for Trump to become a strongman, Trump and Erdogan – Student and Teacher, Kris Kobach’s Commission and the great voting fraud myth, Macron seeks to cut number of France MPs by a third – Is this a time to be redesigning government, Business Leaders as National Leaders – Good or Bad, Is Russia the Cylons and is the West the 12 Colonies and Battlestar Galactica?, More

GUEST: OPEN FORUM

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;
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

SIGNOFF QUOTE[s]:

“Both Erdogan and Trump channel a kind of majoritarian nationalism anchored in grievance at cosmopolitan elites. And both paint their critics as threats to the nation. Over the weekend, Erdogan labeled a peaceful opposition protest march from Ankara to Istanbul as the work of ‘terrorist’ sympathizers.” ~ As Trump wages war on the media, the echoes of Erdogan grow louder, By Ishaan Tharoor By Ishaan Tharoor WASHINGTON POST] July 3, 2017 at 1:00 AM

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#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]

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

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.

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.)

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, 10/12/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): Local Elections, Google Going Evil?, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Turkey in Crisis, and more. GUEST: Open Forum [AUDIO]

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.)

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.)

OPEN FORUM

POSSIBLE TOPICS: TPP, Texas & Local Elections, Syria, Turkey, Russia, NATO, Iran, Google gives up on not being evil, and more

SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:

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#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 10/5/2015, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPIC(s): Local Elections, ‘Common Core’, Greenhouse Gases and Nature, Turkey in Crisis, Russia In Syria, and more. GUEST: Open Forum [AUDIO]

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.)

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.)

OPEN FORUM

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

Local Elections, Syria, Turkey, Russia, NATO, Iran, Oh My! Common Core: What the heck is it?; and More.

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]

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.)

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.)

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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#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, APR. 20, 2015, 10PM, @KPFTFM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Suggested: Armenian Genocide and history’s judgment, $70k minimum wage, Toll roads everywhere, Back to the Moon, & more. GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]

WE HAVE MOVED TO MONDAYS AT 9-10 PM BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-04-20_2100, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, GAY MARRIAGE

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.)

WE HAVE MOVED TO MONDAYS AT 9-10 PM BEGINNING 4/13/2015.

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).

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: 100 Year Anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide and the importance of history’s judgment, $70k minimum wage, Toll roads everywhere, Back to the Moon, and more.

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“The Real Turkish Heroes of 1915”, By Raffi Bedrosyan (The Armenian Weekly)

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Genocide definitions, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Genocide is a word which I feel is much overused and, through overuse, is devalued. Yet there are real attempts at real Genocides.

Victims of historic wrongs are taught to remember those wrongs through the generations. That’s why learning real history, as objectively as possible, is important.

Jews are raised to be very aware of the Jewish genocide — the Holocaust — perpetrated by the Germans and others during World War 2. The word itself, “Genocide”, was invented in 1944 to describe the mass killings performed by the Nazis and their allies, but acts of genocide have long preceded the creation of the word.

Perhaps the earliest genocide of the 20th century occurred in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, during the First World War, and its victims were the Armenian people. Thus, it is now the 100th anniversary of this man-made tragedy and harbinger of things to come in our times.

The Armenians were not the first people to suffer a genocide, and the Jews were not the last. In fact, the genocides and attempts at genocide within the past hundred years are so numerous as to make us despair for the allegedly ‘civilized’ nature of humankind.

And yet, just as we try to remember the victims of genocides and the perpetrators, we should also remember those who attempted to resist the local insanity of their nation or region. In Nazi Germany and its occupied territories, they became known as “The Righteous Gentiles”, and later remembered more generally as “The Righteous Among Nations” in order to credit the many national, ethnic, political and religious groups to which they and those like them, before and since, belonged.

Below is an article I found from 2013 which recalls that there were Ottomans — Turks and Muslims, officials and private citizens — who attempted to resist the tide of murder and mayhem all around them at the risk of everything, including their own lives.

They are the few, if not enough, who remind us that some men and women are courageous and selfless enough ‘in the moment’ to do what most of us would not … but wish and hope we would.

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Armenian Genocide – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Righteous Among the Nations”: History & Overview (The Jewish Virtual Library)
Honouring Turkish Schindlers of 1915, by Ziya Meral (London-based Turkish analyst and academic), Posted: 03/01/2012 10:58 GMT (Huffington Post/UK) Updated: 27/02/2012 10:12 GMT
Armenians’ Schindler (in Turkish): Ermenileri kurtaran Kürt Schindler: Halep doğumlu Kürt bir Osmanlı subayı olan Cemil Könne, 1915’te görev yaptığı Birecik’te yüzlerce Ermeni sürgününü tersanesine işçi, usta olarak kaydederek ölümden kurtardı.

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The Real Turkish Heroes of 1915

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

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

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!”

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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A Discussion of the Syria Situation, Originating on KPFT

On last week’s “Community Conversations” hosted my Mike Honig (ThinkwingRadio.com), over a couple of days, there were discussions about the situation in Syria. You can hear those shows at the links below.

KPFT Open Journal – Community Conversation – Daily Call-in KPFT, 2012-07-31) (Starts @ 6m15s) TOPICS: Recap of Dispute Resolution Council (DRCHouston.org), Mitt’s International Gaffe Tour, Business ethics (is it right just because it’s legal), Occupy Movement, Indian national electric grid failure (2nd day); is it coming soon to a power grid near you? Syrian civil war, now in Aleppo. Are the echoes of WW1 still resonating violently today, particularly in the Arab world? Is it time for an interstate flood and drought control system to be built spanning the nation?
KPFT Open Journal – Community Conversation – Daily Call-in ( KPFT, 2012-08-01) (Starts @ 6m20s) TOPICS: Recap of Syrian Civil War discussion, US election integrity, using the word ‘rape’ as a metaphor: okay or insensitive? Do we need third or fourth political parties? Feeding the poor: FreeToGiveHouston.org

The caller comments and my responses during those shows encouraged one listener to initiate what became this email exchange. I am reproducing it here because it was interesting, intelligent, courteous and thoughtful, and the writer included documentation linked or attached to support the writer’s points.

Please note that the viewpoints expressed in these messages are exclusively mine, Nesta’s, or those of any sources cited, and not those of KPFT or its management.

All typos and misspellings are the errors of the respective writers and their spellcheck.

Nesta and I would be most interested in seeing what thoughts and comments which readers of this exchange might contribute.

Mike

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FOXNews isn’t … wrong? “Old Wounds Make It Hard for Some Chinese to Find Sympathy for Japanese Victims”

Having a Chinese wife, in-laws (who experienced Japanese wartime occupation and brutality personally) and friends, I have heard from several sources that the Chinese (citizens and ethnic) have donated less to the Japanese earthquake/tsunami/reactor disaster than they did to Haiti’s terrible earthquake tragedy. Far less. Both disasters were horrible human catastrophes, but ethnic Chinese have a much harder time working up sympathy for Japan.

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