How Reconstruction was a new beginning for the formerly enslaved but the fight for equal justice had just begun – including the right to vote, be free of poll taxes, and the continuing struggle for women and notably black women to vote. Discussion of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, Fifteenth Amendment allowing ‘men’ to vote – and the long awaited Nineteenth Amendment allowing ‘white’ Women to Vote – Culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 taking away all impediments of voting to All Women and Men of Voting age and eliminating literacy tests and poll taxes to voting. Discussion of 19th century presidents who kept slaves during and while in office in the White House is also discussed.
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How and Why Donald Trump Could Lie to the American People with Impunity and Without Remorse. What that says about the psychopathology of the person, and why so many people still support and even vote for a man that lies with impunity, and denigrates veterans and the disabled. What that says about the man himself – Trump – and the people that support him. Dr. Norrholm, a translational neuroscientist, brings the many psychopathologies of Trump to the forefront.
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COVID Comes to America – 2020 September 28, 2020 – The duty of any leader, whether a CEO, president, or school superintendent, is to protect the interests of those they represent – whether it’s shareholders or members, school children and teachers, or the American public. Just as a parent has…
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September 7, 2020 – Recently the DC Appeals Court ruled that Don McGahn, the former White House legal counsel could continue to defy the House Subpoena issued over a year ago, to avoid testifying or producing documents as requested by the House Judiciary Committee. The documents and testimony at the…
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July 25, 2020 – In the thick of the night, crowds of protestors chant and sing for social justice, most are peaceful, albeit some infiltrate the crowds and vandalize the city. But peaceful protestors should not be punished for the acts of those who break the law. But, the First…
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June 24, 2020 – The maker of the deadly herbicide, Roundup – with its main ingredient ‘glyphosate’ – has reached a settlement in the US cases filed against it, topping out at $10.9 billion dollars – enough to provide a maximum of $100,000 to each of the 125,000 plaintiffs who…
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June 19, 2020 – Today is a day of remembrance and reflection on how African-Americans were enslaved by those who we often exalt as founders of our nation and of our Constitution – but we rarely look to the darker side of American history – the enslavement of countless numbers…
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June 18, 2020 – A widely unexpected turn of events has led the US Supreme Court to uphold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as “DACA” since the Trump Administration had taken affirmative action to get rid of DACA to begin the process of deporting 700,000 kids brought to the…
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Discussion with Dr. Robert Breiner, DDS – the doctor who literally wrote the book on how mercury amalgam fillings, often referred to as ‘silver fillings’ can actually be making people sick. He discusses the science and the policies that allow these toxic dental treatments to be used across America – despite the known toxicity of the materials. He details that a small filling falling into a lake can deem that lake off limits due to hazardous waste. Yet, those materials are put in human teeth. A two part discussion that will make everyone think twice about going to the dentist.
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May 30, 2020 – Minnesota is literally on Fire and Derek Chauvin is the cause. The former police officer arrested George Floyd, handcuffed him, later pinning him to the ground with his knee on his neck. During this time, three other officers looked on while Floyd pleaded to breathe. The…
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