Mindful Skeptics Podcast
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMindful Skeptics Podcast discusses politics and religion with a focus on eliminating poverty, homelessness, equal rights, social justice and social norms. I also advocate for Universal Basic Income (UBI), Universal Healthcare, Universal Housing and to end the forever/regime change wars.
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ALABAMA DEATH RATES MORE THAN BIRTH RATES FOR THE FIRST TIME!
September 21, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBAlabama had more people die last year during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than births "This past year, 2020, is going to be the first year that we know of in the history of our state where we actually had more deaths than births," Alabama Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris said Friday during a news briefing. "Our state literally shrunk," he said. Preliminary data shows that 64,714 people died in Alabama in 2020 while there were 57,641 births In 2019, the state recorded 54,109 deaths and 5...
ANDREW YANG 2024 THIRD PARTY RUN
September 13, 2021 22:59 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB#TrickleUp #AndrewYang #Yang2024 #ThirdParty #RankedChoiceVoting Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the Oct. 5 release of his new book, "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy." It’s not clear what the name of Yang’s third party will be or how he plans to deploy it in 2022 or 2024
VETERAN PANEL - WHAT'S NEXT IN AFGHANISTAN?
September 02, 2021 13:47 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB#TrickleUp #Afghanistan #Veterans #CombatTroops #AfghanistanCrisis Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: https://gofund.me/23331a70
MIKE LINDELL HOUSING CRIMINALS IN TEXAS
August 25, 2021 19:47 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBA Colorado county clerk is accused of assisting in leaking election data to a QAnon influencer. Tina Peters is now under investigation by the FBI, according to reports. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told Vice News that Peters is now "holed up" in a safe house. Peters, a so-called "Trump Truther," permitted surveillance cameras to be turned off for up to two months, it is alleged. The official at the center of the probe, Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, is accused of compromising voting machines an...
MIKE LINDELL HOUSING CRIMINALS IN TEXAS
August 24, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB#TrickleUp #MikeLindell #BreakingNews #FBIMostWanted A Colorado county clerk is accused of assisting in leaking election data to a QAnon influencer. Tina Peters is now under investigation by the FBI, according to reports. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell told Vice News that Peters is now "holed up" in a safe house. Peters, a so-called "Trump Truther," permitted surveillance cameras to be turned off for up to two months, it is alleged. The official at the center of the probe, Mesa County clerk Tin...
Veteran Panel with Richard Ojeda
August 10, 2021 21:42 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB#Corruption #WestVirginia #Politics #Veterans #GQP Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: https://gofund.me/23331a70 No Use For Names Tiktok link: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdEgePTb/ Change The system TikTok link: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdEgf5dR/
MECHANICS STRIKE IN CHICAGO
August 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB#TrickeUp #MuteTheMedia #ChicagoStrike The strike we are going to discuss is the one happening in Chicago right now. Auto Mechanics at more than 50 Chicago-area dealerships went on strike Monday after rejecting a contract offer. This came after months of bargaining. The auto mechanics were offered a contract inadequate counterproposal Saturday and 97% of the union members voted to turn down. Then 99% of the mechanics then voted to begin a strike. This strike has some real unity behind it. ...
DEATH SENTENCE BY DESANTIS FOR FLORIDA CHILDREN
August 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB#TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #Covid #Desantis #Florida #DeltaVariant More than 4.2 million kids have tested positive for Covid-19 since the pandemic began. An uptick in cases recently can be linked to the highly transmissible Delta variant that is now the dominant strain of covid in the country and the beginning of the school year. Currently, children and teens represented 19% of reported cases in the most recent data for last week. Children under 12 do not have an approved vaccine available t...
ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA - BASIC INCOME PILOT
August 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB#TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #CrowdfundBasicIncome #IncomeMovement #SupportAct #UBI Tonight we are talking about basic income and we are going to start off talking about Alexandria, VA. With a population of around 160,000 people and a poverty rate of 8.6% or 1 in 12 people living in poverty, the city of Alexandria has decided to launch a guaranteed basic income pilot. With federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act the city has devised an allocation plan that includes a recovery goal ‘E...
Fireside - Pragmatic Humanism
August 05, 2021 23:51 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB#MindfulSkeptics #Pragmatic #Humanism #Fireside #Podcast https://www.patreon.com/mindfulskeptics Cash App Link: $BoyceLittlefield Venmo Link: @mindfulskeptics PayPal.me/mindfulskeptics https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/14ZUK8NKJV15B?ref_=wl_share
ARIZONA AUDITOR BANNED?
July 31, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MB#TrickleUp #ArizonaAudit #MAGA #StopTheSteal Ken Bennett was once referred to as the "director" of audit of votes in Maricopa County by Republicans He’s now reportedly disallowed from entering the building where the recount is happening. Bennett served as Arizona's Secretary of State and president of the state Senate He was the only person associated with the recount with experience in elections Officially listed as the liaison to the state Senate, which paid $150,000 of the $9 million the a...
FRITO LAY STRIKE ENDS
July 30, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB#TrickleUp #Strike #FritoLay #Protest #Boycott A 20 day strike by 600 Frito-Lay workers in Topeka, Kansas has come to an end after workers negotiated a wage increase, a day off every week, and the end of what workers called "suicide shifts," where employees get only an eight hour break between shifts. The New York Times first reported on Saturday that workers and the company had reached an agreement and ratified a contract. Workers had previously rejected a contract proposal in early July, I...
GOP Vaccine Support?
July 26, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBRepublicans and Right Leaning Media Change of Tune with Covid and Vaccines Mitch Mcconnell "If there is anybody out there willing to listen: Get vaccinated," "These shots need to get in everybody's arms as rapidly as possible or we're going to be back in a situation in the fall that we don't yearn for - that we went through last year," "it never occurred to me" that after the COVID-19 vaccines that were quickly developed for use in the U.S., "we'd have difficulty getting Americans to get the...
General Strike Resistance
July 25, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBEarly Push Back on Planned October 15 Strike Arbitrary Date Deadline Too Soon Not Traditionally Organized Not Enough People Involved Advocating for Workers Striking Advocates for People Losing Their Livelihood Who is Behind It Alternative Patron Strike Take the Pressure off of those traditionally employed and boycott all corporations on that day Holiday Strike Support only small business (Halloween and Christmas) Refuse to partake in traditions that excuse historical atrocities (Thanksgiving)
General Strike Resistance
July 25, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBEarly Push Back on Planned October 15 Strike Arbitrary Date Deadline Too Soon Not Traditionally Organized Not Enough People Involved Advocating for Workers Striking Advocates for People Losing Their Livelihood Who is Behind It Alternative Patron Strike Take the Pressure off of those traditionally employed and boycott all corporations on that day Holiday Strike Support only small business (Halloween and Christmas) Refuse to partake in traditions that excuse historical atrocities (Thanksgiving)
BEZOS FLYING PHALLUS
July 24, 2021 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBJeff Bezos Potentially Increased His Net Worth by $1.4 Million While Going into Space Jeff Bezos’ Net Worth $202.7 billion went to space after the successful launch of the Blue Origin rocket’s first passenger flight. whole trip took just 10 minutes and 10 seconds net worth – thought to have gone up by $75bn in 2020 according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index This works out as $6.25bn per month, $1.44bn per week, $205m per day, $8.56m per hour, and $142,667 per minute, $2,377.78 per second. Ne...
Educating your kids with gaming
July 20, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB#MindfulSkeptics #Gaming #Teaching #GamerParents #GamerKids #HomeSchooling #TrickleUp We explore how to use gaming as a tool for educating your kids while home schooling. Mahat Mama Twitch link https://t.co/Oip8NhIRjD https://www.patreon.com/mindfulskeptics Cash App Link: $BoyceLittlefield Venmo Link: @mindfulskeptics PayPal.me/mindfulskeptics
October 15th, 2021 General Strike
July 19, 2021 22:58 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MB#TrickleUp #GeneralStrike #MuteTheMedia Last month we discussed the planned general strike for July 1st and a couple weeks ago we discussed why we thought it didn’t have the impact to make the national news. Recently emerged in the conversation of general strikes is the October 15th planned General Strike. As detailed by the website OctoberStrike.com people are intending another possible strike. Reasons behind the strike include zero requirements for paid time off for maternity leave, unem...
Esports as Varsity High School Sport
July 16, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB#MindfulSkeptics #Esports #NCAA #HighSchool #VarsitySports #Gaming #Gamers #OnlineGaming #BoyceLittlefield Varsity sports are now including Esports and colleges are giving scholarships for Esports leagues. Mahat Mama Twitch link https://t.co/Oip8NhIRjD https://www.patreon.com/mindfulskeptics Cash App Link: $BoyceLittlefield Venmo Link: @mindfulskeptics PayPal.me/mindfulskeptics https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/14ZUK8NKJV15B?ref_=wl_share
CHINA PROMISES RETALATION
July 16, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBChina said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities The Commerce Ministry said the U.S. move constituted an “unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and a serious breach of international economic and trade rules.” China will “take necessary measures to firmly safeguard Chinese companies’ legitimate rights and interests,” the ministry’s statement said.
Biden Fires Trump Appointee and he is refusing to stop working?
July 15, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBBiden Fires Trump-Appointed Head of Social Security Administration, Who Refuses to Leave President Biden fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, who had been appointed by form Saul insists he will still sign in to work on Monday morning remotely from his New York home. “I consider myself the term-protected commissioner of Social Security,” Saul told the Washington Post, characterizing his firing as a “Friday Night Massacre.” Biden had asked on Friday morning for the resignation of bo...
Reviewing President Joe Biden's 50 Executive Orders
July 14, 2021 21:58 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB#TrickleUp #Biden #ExecutiveOrders #PresidentBiden #BreakingNews #News #Politics #Democrats President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order to promote competition in the US economy The order covers a large range of policies with 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies, according to the White House. One part targets a key business strategy used by Silicon Valley companies, another aims to lower prescription drug prices, and cracks down on Big Tech and internet service provi...
JAPAN'S INNOVATION PARTY ADOPTS A UBI
July 02, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MB#TrickleUp #Japan #InnovationParty #News #UBI The Japan Innovation Party (維新の党, Ishin no Tō) was a political party in Japan. It was launched on 22 September 2014, following the merger of the Japan Restoration Party headed by Tōru Hashimoto, and the Unity Party, led by Kenji Eda. On 27 March 2016 the party merged with the Democratic Party of Japan and Vision of Reform to form the Democratic Party
NETANYAHU IS OUT AS ISREAL'S PRIME MINISTER
June 10, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MBThe new Isreali government actually gets a vote of confidence — a huge if — Bennett will lead a coalition of eight parties ranging from right to left. The real power will be centrist Yair Lapid, who sewed this strange coalition together, who leads the coalition’s largest party, Yesh Atid, and who will become prime minister in two years if — a humongous if — the coalition survives. As prime minister, Bennett will at most be first among equals in the cabinet, and perhaps only a figurehead.
Trump Blog CANCELLED
June 09, 2021 21:08 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBTrump reportedly deleted his blog because he was upset people were mocking it and it had such a small audience. #TrickleUp #MuteTheMedia #MindfulSkeptics #Trump2024 #Trump #Biden #GOP #Republicans #Qanon Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Blog, Supporters, views, traffic, clicks, ads, sponsors, The Young Turks, The hill, Rising, independent media, Main Street media, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News
General Strike Demands
June 01, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBWhat do you think the demands be for the General Strike? #GeneralStrike #TrickleUp #YangGang #Progressives #Unions #MindfulSkeptics #MuteTheMedia
What is Human Nature
May 31, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBWe discuss what is "Human Nature" and how it has been applied in our history and in our current social construct. #TrickleUp #HumanNature #MindfulSkeptics #MuteTheMedia #UBI #Humanism
COVID Vaccination rates in the US
May 30, 2021 19:51 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBMore than half of the U.S. adult population is now fully vaccinated against the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of May 26, 129.8 million Americans—including 74.1% of seniors, 50.3% of adults, and 39.7% of the total population—are in that category, up from 125.5 million a week ago. The nation is poised to reach half of the total population with at least one vaccine dose by week’s end: 165.1 million people, or 49.7% of the population, currently have recei...
KANSAS CITY DEFUNDS THE POLICE
May 27, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MBMayor Quinton Lucas announced a plan to reallocate about one-fifth of the Kansas City Police Department #TrickleUp #DefundThePolice #KansasCity #MindfulSkeptics #YangGang
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE ATTENTION ECONOMY
May 26, 2021 12:03 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHosted by: Boyce Littlefield Podcast Link: http://mindfulskeptics.libsyn.com/ The Trickle Up Network youtube channel links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0poPRwjYYdKCW0UIZ2pag Twitter: @MindfulSkeptics @TheTrickleUp IG: @MindfulSkepticsPodcast @Trickleupnetwork Website: https://www.thetrickleup.com Panelist: Kimberly Scott http://Notabasiclife.com Ig: notabasiclife Twitter: dearkimberlykay Facebook: notabasiclife Mahat Momma https://www.thewomanwholived.com Twitter: @Mahat_Mama
NEW CDC MASK GUIDELINES
May 24, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBJoin the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h #TrickleUp #Vaccines #Covid19 #MindfulSkeptics Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a face mask or stay 6 feet away from others in most settings, whether outdoors or indoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated public health guidance released Thursday. Fully vaccinated people will also still need to wear...
SPACEFORCE COMMANDER LT LOHMEIER FIRED
May 19, 2021 20:50 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MBLt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier joined The Steve Gruber show to discuss his new book "Irresistible Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military" He alleges that Marxist ideologies are becoming widespread within the armed forces "Since taking command as a commander about 10 months ago, I saw what I consider fundamentally incompatible and competing narratives of what America was, is and should be," He also said “had recognized those narratives as being Marxist in na...
TRUMP SCHEDULING RALLIES AGAIN IN 2021
May 18, 2021 22:38 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBFormer President Donald Trump will resume holding rallies next month, The Post has confirmed. Dates and locations have not yet been announced, team is in the process of selecting venues for a pair of events in June A third rally is expected to take place around the July 4 Trump has had a few interviews since leaving office He has not addressed a campaign-style rally since Jan. 6 He told The Daily Wire that he was “enthused” about the possibility of a 2024 run “I look forward to doing an anno...
Columbia Deadly Protests
May 08, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe United Nations human rights office said it was “deeply alarmed” over violence against protesters in the Colombian city of Cali, where “police opened fire on demonstrators” and allegedly killed and injured several people Monday night. #TrickleUp #Columbia #MuteTheMedia #MassiveCollectiveAction #Protests #YangGang
UTAH Failed Censure of Mitt Romney
May 07, 2021 20:50 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBAnger persists among the core activists about Trump's impeachment and Romney's frequent criticisms of him The vote failed 711-798 according to Utah Republican Party spokeswoman Lynda Cox Guymon claimed a some delegates told him they decided not to vote for the censure resolution because they felt that Romney had "received the message" earlier in the day. The resolution to censure Romney was submitted by Don Guymon, a party delegate from Davis County and had eight co-sponsors The resolution c...
Kamala Is the Space Force Chair
May 06, 2021 02:04 - 10 minutes - 9.66 MBThe National Space Council will continue operations under the Biden Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the organization. Senior administration officials confirmed on a call with reporters on Saturday and said the White House process to hire an executive secretary to manage the council is "well underway." The National Space Council oversees the three main areas of US space activities—national security, civil space, and commercial space Dormant from 1993 to 2017, President Trump revived i...
Biden's First 100 Days Congressional Speech
May 02, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWe review Biden's Speech before congress after his first 100 day in office.
MONTANA LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS
May 01, 2021 20:47 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBMONTANA LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS
HOUSE PASSES ANOTHER DC STATEHOOD PROPOSAL
April 28, 2021 22:50 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBU.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure to make the District of Columbia the 51st state This is the second time a bill for DCs statehood has passed the house “We look forward to a swift vote in the Senate on this essential legislation,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said ahead of Thursday’s 216-208 vote. Some worry moving too quickly with the narrowly controlled senate could More senators have co-sponsored the statehood bill than ever 5 members of the Democratic caucus have not signe...
JOSH HOWLEY VOTES NO ON ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIME BILL
April 27, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBThe Senate passed legislation Thursday targeting anti-Asian hate crimes after an uptick of incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 94-1 vote. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was the only member to oppose the bill. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, in March, would direct the Department of Justice to expedite the review of hate crimes related to Covid-19 that were reported to law enforcement agencies and help them establish ways to report ...
Advice for Andrew Yang from a Dianne Morales supporter
April 27, 2021 03:05 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBVivica is a New Yorker that supports Dianne Morales and offered some advice for Andrew Yang to improve his chances of getting ranked higher among supporters like herself in the Mayoral race in New York City.
COVID-19 Breakthrough cases
April 17, 2021 21:38 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBphenomenon called "vaccine breakthrough" infections that break through the vaccine's protection incomplete protection occurs to some extent with a vaccine against any disease The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far received reports of about 5,800 breakthrough cases numbers gathered so far are in line with what's expected No "unexpected patterns have been identified in case demographics or vaccine characteristics," the CDC says Have been reported among people of all ages wit...
Derek Chauvin Trial Update
April 11, 2021 23:21 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBGeorge Floyd died from a low level of oxygen that damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert testified Thursday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer charged in Floyd's death. Dr. Martin Tobin, an expert who specializes in pulmonology and critical care, was the first witness called to the stand on the ninth day of the trial. #BLM #TrickleUp #PoliceBrutality #DerekChauvin #YangGang #NoJusticeNoPeace
Biden's Executive Orders on Gun Control
April 11, 2021 16:14 - 10 minutes - 9.98 MBWe discuss the article about Joe Biden's executive orders in regards to gun control and the possible effects and legality of them.
NEW YORK STATE LEGALIZES RECREATIONAL CANNABIS
April 09, 2021 18:29 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBState lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country.
SAN FRANSISCO IS STARTING THEIR OWN UBI PILOT
April 01, 2021 18:03 - 4 minutes - 4.52 MBSan Francisco on Thursday launched a six-month guaranteed income pilot program that will give 130 local artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic $1,000 monthly. ... It is the latest guaranteed income project, also known as universal basic income (UBI), to launch in the nation Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h
COVID CASE ON THE RISE IN MICHIGAN
March 30, 2021 02:45 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBWhile recent seven-day averages concerning COVID-19-related hospitalizations across the country have remained stable, health officials in Michigan have noted an "alarming" rise among unvaccinated individuals. In the first three weeks of March, officials tallied a 633% increase in hospitalizations among adults ages 30-39, and an increase of 800% among those ages 40-49.
Is the filibuster RACIST?
March 29, 2021 21:09 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MBIs the filibuster racist? We review the original article about this and give our opinions. LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TLziHjqFd1oquMxmeXeDqlLRiV6EPAwQBHn8QVJNIms/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h
OATH KEEPERS/PROUD BOYS/FLORIDA 3 PERCENTERS CO CONSPIRATORS ON TRIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C.
March 28, 2021 00:56 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBOath Keepers Leader Worked With Proud Boys and others Before Capitol Riot The source of the allegations came come from a Department of Justice memo opposing the pretrial release of Kelly Meggs. Join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Vy9jPTC Donation Links to The Trickle Up https://www.patreon.com/trickleup Gofundme: gf.me/u/xyvx2h Kelly Meggs of Florida is accused of being one of 10 members of the Oath Keepers who played a leading role in the Capitol assault Began making contact...
Vice-President Kamala Harris to oversee border crisis
March 27, 2021 01:25 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBVice President Kamala Harris to Oversee Response to Rising Migrant Numbers On Wednesday Joe Biden handed leadership of diplomatic efforts along the border to the VP She will be building partnerships with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras (Northern Triangle Countries) Harris will work to strengthen the democratic institutions to reduce the instability that causes people to risk the journey Harris has also spoke on the need for aid in conjunction with diplomatic efforts Responsibilit...