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Sit with me for a while I reflect where my mental health has taken me and how it interacts with my faith. All my content is CC0. schizophrenicservant.com
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News and commentary from a progressive perspective. Cautiously idealistic yet reasonably pragmatic: as hopeful for the future as he may be, Benjamin Dixon isn't afraid to tackle the issues of today. The Benjamin Dixon Morning Show is the go-to source thanks to the talent and power of our team including Rebecca Azor, DJ XXXclusive, independent journalist Georgia Fort, Dr. Carl Mack, and our producers that make everything happen behind the scenes.
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“Under the Tree” is a new podcast that focuses on freedom—a complex, layered, dynamic, and often contradictory idea—and takes you on a journey each week to fundamentally reimagine how we can bring freedom and liberation to life in relation to schools and schooling, equality and justice, and learning to live together in peace. Our podcast opens a crawl-space, a fugitive field and firmament where we can both explore our wildest freedom dreams, and organize for a liberating insurgency. "Under t ...
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A podcast about how to navigate situations that can be obstacles to living strong, sustainable lives beyond the barbell.
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Independent Thought is a podcast hosted by Desmond Price. The podcast covers current political events, life events, & everything in between. If you’re looking for a way to drown out the monotony, dive into Independent Thought! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indethought/support
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Urban campers will find themselves with a strict new set of rules to abide by in the city of Bozeman in the coming months. Going forward, the commission is expected to formally adopt ordinance 2172, which sets an expiration date on urban camping in the city, and until then gives the city manager full authority to move campers to wherever he sees fi…
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French President Emmanuel Macron says France is no longer sending arms to Israel and called on other nations to halt deliveries of weapons.President Emmanuel Macron: “However, we also try to be consistent. And when we call for ceasefires — this is the case for Gaza, this was also the case for Lebanon last week — well, we try not to call for a cease…
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I’m Getting WORRIED About The KAMALA HARRIS Campaign - Interviews With 60 Minutes & The View
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Vice President Kamala Harris told the co-hosts of "The View" on Tuesday that she couldn't think of anything significant she would have done differently from President Biden in the last four years. "We're obviously two different people," Harris said, answering a question from co-host Sunny Hostin about what the biggest "specific" difference would be…
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Nearly 20 performers in the latter camp are part of a new digital ad campaign announced today called Hands Off My Porn. The $100,000 campaign will appear on adult content websites in swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada — and warn viewers about the potential outcomes of Project 2025, accordi…
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What Will A 2nd Donald Trump Term Look Like? What To Expect From A Trump Return To The White House
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Donald Trump could be the next President of the United States. He faces off with Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election. We discuss what a 2nd Trump term would look like & whether or not people should be worried. The former president’s pledges to pursue political revenge in a second term have escalated and have been met by supporters with …
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Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, saw his approval rating stay within a narrow 9-point range during his presidency, despite all of the turbulent events and stories during his time in office.In the most recent poll, 44 percent approved of Biden's job performance. That's 4 points higher than the previous poll, taken July 7-9, 2024.Biden has a median…
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In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s disastrous performance in his first—and perhaps only—debate against Kamala Harris, Republicans kept bemoaning their candidate’s lack of discipline. Instead of talking about inflation or immigration or, for that matter, any basic needs or concerns of ordinary Americans, Trump spent 90 minutes raving about crowd siz…
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Mainstream Media Hypocrisy - Why I Have An Issue With CNN's Coverage Of Iran's Missile Attack
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Iran has launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, firing a barrage of missiles at the country in the latest escalation amid weeks of soaring violence and tensions in the region.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that it fired missiles at Israel in response to deadly Israeli attacks against people in Gaza and Leb…
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The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile defences and allowing more warheads to get through.Although debris from the more than 180 missiles is still being collected and analysed, experts say the…
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Support the show by becoming a patron: Patreon.com/thebpdshow Hey everyone!A new podcast is out! I hope you're also following all of our work on YouTube and Twitter! Love yall and see you again soon! -- Pastor Ben由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to put Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the Nevada general election ballot, leaving in place a lower court decision that excluded the party from the vote.The Supreme Court denied a request from the Nevada Green Party to toss out a lower court injunction that blocked its candidates from appe…
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We’re in conversation today with Lawrence Grandpre from the group Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank that advances the public policy interests of Black people in Baltimore through youth leadership development, political advocacy, and autonomous intellectual innovation. Founded by young freedom fighters, you can find them…
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Israel’s military chief told troops on Wednesday that its airstrikes in Lebanon were aiming to destroy Hezbollah’s infrastructure and to pave the way for a possible ground incursion by Israeli forces.The goal of the incursion is to allow the tens of thousands of Israelis who have been displaced by cross-border fire in the north of the country to re…
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Another Politician Caught Taking Money From A Foreign Government - Eric Adams Faces Federal Charges
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, according to a 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday morning.The indictment alleges illegal actions stretching back to 2014, from when he was Brooklyn Borough president.Spec…
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At least 569 people, including 50 children, have been killed and 1,835 wounded in Israel’s fierce bombardment of various parts of Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a barrage of missiles at Israeli air bases and attacked a naval base with drones in response as world leaders and the United Nations called for…
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Green Party candidate Jill Stein is facing backlash after a video went viral in which she refused to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal.In an interview released by Zeteo on Monday, host Mehdi Hasan grilled Stein on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in which tens of thousands of Ukrainians have died, before alleging that she has not ca…
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With a recorded vote of 124 nations in favour, 14 against, and 43 abstentions, the resolution calls for Israel to comply with international law and withdraw its military forces, immediately cease all new settlement activity, evacuate all settlers from occupied land, and dismantle parts of the separation wall it constructed inside the occupied West …
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Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry.A source close to the ministry cited a senior government official as saying it had stopped work on approving export licences for arms to Israel due to legal and po…
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An administrative law judge is set to decide whether Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s name will appear on Georgia ballots in November following challenges by the Democratic Party.Stein’s application seeks to use a new Georgia law that allows a political party to get on the state ballot if the party is on the ballot in at least 20 oth…
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Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.U.S. Secret Service…
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Amos Kennedy, self-described “humble negro printer” and author of Citizen Printer, is a visionary treasure, an imaginative freedom-fighter, and the creator of type-driven messages of justice, freedom, and Black Power. He understands that freedom comes to life in action, and that we are most truly (and paradoxically) free when we name the obstacles …
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9-30-24 | What is Black and Who Determines It? | Clicks, Clout & Checks: the Reasons Some Black Folk Sell Out
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Dr. Carl Mack joins me to discuss the matter of Kamala Harris's Blackness from a cultural and historical perspective and the game being played by white supremacy and Black MAGAs. Then we discuss the clicks, clout, and checks that is driving some Black folk to turn on Black women, Black immigrants, and to attack Black people for the white gaze. All …
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North Carolina’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that the State Board of Elections must reprint presidential ballots to remove former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from the ticket.The decision marks a significant win for Kennedy, who suspended his campaign in critical swing states more than two weeks ago and subsequently endorsed fo…
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Extra long episode today. So many stories, so little time. See you next week!由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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At a time when women’s bodily integrity is under sustained assault, and simultaneously huge numbers of women across a wide political spectrum have rallied, mobilized, ands refused to accept a medieval definition of their rights, we sit down with Alicia Hurtado, a Chicago-based grass-roots organizer, activist, and advocate to discuss the state of th…
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9-17-24 | Jill Stein Can't Condemn Putin | Devastating Polls for Trump | The Anti-Immigrant Anti-Christ
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I think it's important to state a few things on this episode: You can vote for whoever you want. I certainly support any Arab, Muslim, or Palestinian's decision to vote for whoever they want or not to vote at all. My beef is with people who downplay the war crimes and imperialism of Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, and the bloodshed in Ukraine. Fur…
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Why The Taylor Swift ENDORSEMENT Of Kamala Harris Over Donald Trump CHANGES The 2024 Election
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Taylor Swift said Tuesday she is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for president, ending speculation about whether the superstar singer would share her political views ahead of November’s election.“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand …
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Almost 60 million people watched Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump, according to initial Nielsen research.That total audience figure is 10 million more than watched this cycle’s first presidential debate between Trump and President Biden in May, but well short of the record 84 million that watched a 201…
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9-11-24 | Trump DEMOLISHED In DEBATE by Harris | MAGA Lies Catch Up With Trump | Republicans Abandon Ship
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I tried to tell folks Donald Trump did not want to debate Kamala Harris and that it wouldn't go well for him! Support the Show by becoming a patron: Patreon.com/thebpdshow由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris instead of former President Donald Trump — explaining that his decision had to do with Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than…
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Acknowledging all of my friends who don't believe or believe something differently, this is my earnest prayer.由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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9-9-24 | JD Vance CAUGHT in LIE About Haitians | PURE MAGA EVIL | Dick Cheney Endorses Kamala? Ugh
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Support the show by becoming a patron: Patreon.com/thebpdshow由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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Donald Trump repeatedly insisted that he and running mate JD Vance were “not weird”, moments before launching into a tangent about hating mosquitoes during a town hall, where he also attacked rival Kamala Harris and promised “the largest deportation in history” if he was to return to the White House.The former president participated in a one-hour, …
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9-6-24 | Trump's Disgusting SA Press Conference | MAGA Meltdown After DOJ Exposes Putin Funding
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Oh we're almost back in the groove now folks. Two days in a row! See you next week!由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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Federal agents have arrested a former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and prosecutors charged her with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government.Linda Sun, 40, who served as the deputy chief of staff in Hochul’s office for roughly 15 months between 2021 and 2022. Sun is accused of acting at the request of People’s Republic…
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9-5-24 | Trump Youtubers PAID MILLIONS to Promote Putin Agenda | Trump Admits He Lost and MAGA Melts Down
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We're back!由The Benjamin Dixon Show
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A ballot proposal that would pay new Baltimore City parents $1,000 has been ruled unconstitutional by the Maryland Supreme Court. The question will not appear on the November ballot for city voters.The Baltimore Baby Bonus campaign wanted the city to provide a one-time, $1,000 payment to new parents, whether through adoption or birth, in order to p…
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When Freedom is the Question Abolition is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation
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with Guest Hosts Lisa Lee and Adam Bush interviewing Bill Ayers, and with surprise interventions from Light Ayli, Barbara Ransby, and Tom Morello. What is freedom? What are the "freedom dreams" that encourage us and move us forward? How do we get free? Join our brilliant guest hosts as they chop these questions up in dialogue with Bill Ayers.…
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On Aug. 23, Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump. Kennedy said his name would remain on the ballot in many noncompetitive states. But in the seven battleground states and three others that he considers competitive, he would request to have his name removed from the ballot. "Our polling consistently showed that by staying on the ballot …
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On Monday, Zuckerberg sent a letter to the powerful House Judiciary Committee, stating that the Biden administration had “pressured” Meta to “censor” content during the pandemic.“In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including…
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The activists from the militant peace organization Code Pink—in conjunction with the Dissenters, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine, and a host of others—are calling for mass mobilizations in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, which will be held from August 19-22, 2024. Their goal is to issue a thundering response…
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Years of coordinated effort by the reactionary Heritage Foundation has culminated in a frighteningly dystopian document describing the future society they hope to build: Project 2025. At 900-plus pages, it’s been described as a blueprint for a second Trump presidential term, but it's so much more than that. It is in fact a sweeping manifesto, and a…
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The centuries-old struggle for Black Freedom is filled with victories and defeats, tragedy and triumph, forward motion and backlash. Today we sit down with historian and engaged scholar Say Burgin to uncover some of the myths that pass as history, focusing particularly on the historic turn toward Black Power and the resulting strategy of “racially …
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The dynamic and engaging Socialism 2024 conference will meet in Chicago from August 30 through September 2, shortly after the sure-to-be chaotic Democratic National Convention, bringing together thousands of socialists, activists, abolitionists, and organizers from across the country and around the world to name this political moment, build communi…
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Join me for a classic American road trip with the legendary photographer, photo-journalist, writer, and film-maker Danny Lyon. Danny left the University of Chicago in the 1960s and headed South to join the great Civil Rights Movement, where he became the official photographer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. We will visit the Black…
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Patriotism can never express a common human aspiration nor a universal moral code—if everyone on earth claimed to be a fierce and focused patriot today, 20 % of the world’s people would be Chinese patriots, and only 4.4 % patriotic Americans. Patriotism promises a steady anchor, but it is, in reality, entirely unstable. We note that every human bei…
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This centennial episode of Under the Tree features an enlightening conversation with Stanley Howard, the legendary jailhouse lawyer and founder of the Death Row 10, a group of African American men on Illinois' death row who organized a powerful campaign from their prison cells to save their lives and to spark a new abolitionist movement decades ago…
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Every aspect of life in our society is lived on the hard-edge of racial hierarchy and class division—and the American way of birth is no exception. Black maternal mortality is 69.9 per 100,000 live births, nearly 3 times the rate of white women—and that’s only part of the story. We’re delighted to be meeting up at Pilsen Community Books with my mag…
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Precarious times, phenomenal times. As protests for peace and freedom explode across the country and around the world, we’re searching for and finding democracy in the streets and in the campus encampments, in prison study groups and collectives of artists and writers. We’re honored tonight to be meeting up at our beloved Pilsen Community Books wit…
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You may already know that 15 US governors recently rejected federal funds available for families who qualify for free school lunches that would provide $120 per child per month through the summer. If you forgot, I get it—your cruelty/stupidity quotient may have reached capacity, and your brain simply couldn’t accommodate one more item. We’re joined…
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