Critical Thinking and Reasoning

  [MAY 6, 2025 (13:30 PDT)] A plethora of news to cover, critical thinkers, As usual, there is scant or zero coverage on stories which are not hard to find and all over what we used to call the alternative=largely electronic media. Earth Shattering: FBI Opens 250 Investigations of Child Predator Network ABC NEWS:  MULTIPLE FED AGENCIES INVESTIGATING '764' ONLINE TARGETING CHILDREN Okay, I will walk back my opening statement--to some extent--as I am seeing Yahoo & ABC now added to the mix; it will be of interest if the broadcast Radio & TV will jump into the fray. Here is a link to the Supreme Court decision which came-down a couple hours-ago. NBC NEWS: SUPREMES ALLOW TRUMP TRANSGENDER BAN Note: This is allowing the ban while a lower court considers the ban's merit; my understanding is a federal district court and then the 9th Circuit will be taking the case. Since Friday, there has been a lot of chatter and multiple shows we monitor in the CT&Reasoning newsroom ...

[MAY 5, 2025 (10:15 AM PDT)] Last night, it was announced that Trump ordered the US Bureau of Prison to prepare to house prisoners at Alcatraz. Closed in 1963 by then Attorney General, Robert F Kennedy, the facility was deemed too dilapidated and expensive to maintain; seriously, as someone who took the tour a few years-ago, the idea sounds like a money-pit for many of the reasons outlined in the several articles read this morning.  CNN: US BUREAU HEAD TO EXECUTE ORDER TO REOPEN ALCATRAZ On Monday, the US Bureau of Prisons Director William K. Marshall III said his agency will “pursue all avenues” to implement Trump’s plans for reopening Alcatraz. “I have ordered an immediate assessment to determine our needs and the next steps. USP Alcatraz has a rich history. We look forward to restoring this powerful symbol of law, order, and justice. We will be actively working with our law enforcement and other federal partners to reinstate this very important mission,” Marshall said in a state...

[APRIL 30, 2025 (11:11 PDT)] Greetings critical thinkers, I was not surprised when last week's post on the six-fold increase in hospitalization for those who took the jab received scant coverage; according to a UCSF study of 30,000 people, the peer-reviewed study demonstrated that startling outcome. Even more disturbing, not one MSM or even a broadcast or streaming outlet I listen to--here in the newsroom--reported on the study.   Alright, with that bit of housekeeping taken care of . . . CNBC: April Hiring Slows NPR: US Economy Shrinks as Trumps Tariffs Spark Recession Fears We have all seen the stock market volatility over the last two-months, yet even as the market has recovered much of those losses, the populace has been rattled and most people are pulling back on luxuries, holding-off on commitments such as buying a new home, and businesses are stocking-up on imports to counter the impending tariffs. MARKET WATCH: US Trade Deficit in Goods Soars Not all of the news is bad. Her...

  [April 25, 2025 12:30 PM PDT)] Hi there critical thinkers, Surprisingly, Drudge Report gave the story on the Wisconsin Judge's arrest top-fold headline with links FBI ARRESTS JUDGE IN ESCALATION OF IMMIGRATON ENFORCEMENT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT COURTHOUSE Rather Unattractive, No? Sorta Looks Like MN Gov Tim Walz in Drag MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: MILWAUKEE COUNTY CURCUIT JUDGE CHARGED WITH 2 FELONIES IN ICE CASE RedWave Press:  VENEZUELAN GANG MEMBER FOUND LIVING WITH RETIRED JUDGE WIFE ARRESTED What Could Go Wrong If you look at the images, there is a picture of the suspect with an assault rifle; subsequently, AG Bondi issued a statement saying the couple in New Mexico supplied the suspected gang member with assault rifle (s). Meanwhile Closer to Home I am monitoring a new show which has taken over the Noon-3:00 spot on 810 KSFO; the John Phillips show is hilarious and loaded with stories focused on Oakland where almost every night one or three convenance stores are batter-r...

  [APRIL 22, 2025 (NOON PDT) In case anyone has not already noticed, there are plenty of people walking around and on transit in San Francisco with what ranges from mild ticks, to full-blown tremors and unstoppable shaking; not being trained in the medical field, it would seem to be neurological vaccine side-effects such as Bell's palsy , Guillain- Barre' Syndrome , or other permanent nerve damage. Wait 'til the ER Puts this Sucker on a Ventilator Inducing Death for a $39,000 Payout for "Covid" Death NATURAL NEWS:  IN STUNNING REVERSAL UCSF STUDY OF 30,000 FINDS 6OO% VACINATED HOSPITALIZED kirchsubstack.com: UCSF Study Shows Vaxxed 6x More Likely to be Hospitalized REDACTED NEWS: Klaus Schwab Has Fallen--is this the End of the Great Reset  [15:26m] Time to power-up some lunch for a sit down Live on Rumble with Natali & Clayton Morris, critical thinkers. Best and continue to avoid those poisonous jabs, Drake 

  [APRIL 21, 2025 (4:45 AM PDT)] Yesterday, while taking-in news footage of Easter Sunday at the Vatican, I could not shake comparisons to late-stage Dementia Patent, Joe Biden, and this crumbling public figure--the first Latin American Pontiff.  Not a Good Look                        Image Credit: AP Photo/Georgio Borgia AP NEWS: POPE FRANCIS 88 PASSES Be back in the AM & FM --I mean streaming on the Internet, later today. Soon enough. . .  the 2025 newscycle continues to be rather exhausting, no? Drake