BYU and SLC anti-vice. We discuss the history of Charles A. Callis, his career in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and politics, and his final assignment before death, creating a sexual purity surveillance and counseling/therapy program for Mormons in the 40s. After his death, Spencer W. Kimball took the reins and vastly expanded the reach and purposes of the program, resulting in The Miracle of Forgiveness. Cleon Skousen was running raids on gay clubs and anybody else seen as commie enemies of god’s country. The systems they created have adapted, evolved, and conformed to the times, but never gone away, as evidenced by the recent SL Tribue piece about BYU’s retrenchment and culture of fear. Then we chat about Minority report, a Tom Cruise sci-fi flick with surprisingly profound concepts. We wrap with happy news about the first openly transgender congressperson in American history.

Show Notes: 

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu/gay-rights-and-mormonism/

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu/gay-rights-and-mormonism/05-the-miracle-of-forgiveness/

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu/gay-rights-and-mormonism/16-the-cure-2-0/

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu/gay-rights-and-mormonism/07-salt-lake-city-gay-scene/

https://archive.org/details/spencerwkimballt00kimb/page/271/mode/2up?view=theater

https://ourphoenixfoundation.org/includes/about.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_International

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/gay/individuals?lang=eng

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/transgender/understanding?lang=eng

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/01/05/byu-blue-why-these-are-dark-days/

https://fairnessforall.org/the-utah-compromise/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Cleon_Skousen

https://police.slc.gov/about/history/

https://lris.com/recent-developments/2012/05/salt-lake-city-vice-squad-disbanded/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Talmage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Smoot_hearings

https://prophetsseersandrevelators.wordpress.com/2021/10/31/the-political-manifesto/

https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/DE2/id/201100

https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=18961109&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Utah)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Utah

https://archive.org/details/improvementera3707unse/page/434/mode/2up?view=theater

https://archiveviewer.org/collections/en/improvement-era#1934

https://mormonstudies.as.virginia.edu/david-o-mckay-diary-excerpts/w-cleon-skousen/

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2009/09/28/the-oppressive-50s/

http://www.nomorestrangers.org/timeline-of-mormon-thinking-about-homosexuality/

http://www.elisarolle.com/queerplaces/fghij/Jack%20Pembroke.html

https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensibilities/utah.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Utah#Conversion_therapy

https://books.google.com/books?id=rlC1DgAAQBAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Brigham_Young_University_LGBTQ_history

https://web.archive.org/web/20100122080551/http://www.affirmation.org/memorial/joseph_fielding_smith.shtml

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1981/04/elder-charles-a-callis-twentieth-century-missionary?lang=eng

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._Callis

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2001/04/them-that-honour-me-i-will-honour?lang=eng

https://thesingleleaf.com/tag/charles-albert-callis/

https://rsc.byu.edu/prophets-apostles-last-dispensation/charles-albert-callis

https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/2d1fb5a0-211a-4908-baca-5e3dd9e145eb/0/178?lang=eng

https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/individual/charles-albert-callis-1866?lang=eng

Article Shannon brought up: The Role of the LDS Church in Utah Politics: An Insider’s Look  https://www.mrm.org/utah-politics 

MOGP: Minority Report: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/?ref_=tttrv 

Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/minority-report 

Happy News:

https://apnews.com/article/sarah-mcbride-congress-transgender-lgbtq-delaware-9cce7f778e6b57dfdb08986d7410404e?taid=677918364fe1660001b83485&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

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You know the time of year! 

Next Live Show: Monday 12/30/24 https://www.youtube.com/@bryceblankenagel7707

Show Notes: 

Starship Troopers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/?ref_=tttrv 

Movie: 

Book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers# 

Robert A Heinlein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein#Politics 

District 9: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_9 

The Island:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399201/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_The%2520Island 

Viral by Robin Cook: 

Robin Cook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Cook_(American_novelist) 

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury : chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/https://lexiconic.net/english/F451.pdf 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451 

Animal Farm: A Fairy Tale by George Orwell:

George Orwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell# 

Animal Farm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm 

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We are finally finishing up the Huge Niblet! We cover the last two chapters of Approaching Zion by Hugh Nibley followed by our own conclusions about Nibley and what he accomplished. We then finish with some happy news about an environmental lawsuit in North Carolina. 

Show notes

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

The Closing of the American Mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Closing_of_the_American_Mind 

Haldeman-Julius and their Little Blue Books: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Blue_Book  

John Dewey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey 

Pragmatism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatism 

Progressive education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_education 

Functional psychology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_psychology 

Modern liberalism in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States 

The Muses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses 

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur 

What is Yom Kippur?: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/177886/jewish/What-Is-Yom-Kippur.htm 

Yom Kippur: https://www.jewfaq.org/yom_kippur 

Rosh Hashanah: https://www.jewfaq.org/rosh_hashanah 

Ten Days of Repentance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_of_Repentance 

Dura-Europos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos 

Dura-Europos Synagogue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos_synagogue 

Predestination:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination 

Paradox of Free Will: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_free_will  

Nibley review by Kent Jackson

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2587&context=byusq

Happy News: 

https://www.ecowatch.com/carrboro-north-carolina-duke-energy-climate-lawsuit.html

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Here in the USA, it’s right before Thanksgiving and right after a bad election so it’s time to talk about Gaslighting. We discuss what it is, how to spot it, and how to fight it. For Media of Great Price, we talk about the 1944 movie Gaslight, which is where the term originates. We close out with happy news about a new way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. Enjoy! 

Show Notes: 

Gaslighting:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting 

— https://health.clevelandclinic.org/gaslighting 

— https://themendproject.com/gaslighting/ 

— https://www.helpguide.org/relationships/domestic-abuse/gaslighting 

Domestic Abuse Hotline, What is Gaslighting: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/what-is-gaslighting/ 

What is gaslighting abuse: https://www.newportinstitute.com/resources/mental-health/what_is_gaslighting_abuse/ 

What is Narcissistic Gaslighting?: https://themendproject.com/narcissistic-gaslighting/ 

History of Gaslighting: https://woventraumatherapy.com/blog/history-of-gaslighting 

Gaslighting signs: https://www.healthline.com/health/gaslighting#signs  

How to deal with gaslighting:  https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-deal-with-gaslighting#confirm  

Is Someone Gaslighting You?: https://www.verywellmind.com/is-someone-gaslighting-you-4147470  

Zersetzung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zersetzung 

Gaslighting in the Workplace: https://business.wisc.edu/news/combatting-gaslighting-in-the-workplace/ 

How to Combat gaslighting in the workplace: https://business.wisc.edu/news/combatting-gaslighting-in-the-workplace/ 

Religious/Spiritual Gaslighting: https://anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au/i-dont-know-what-to-believe-anymore-the-impact-of-spiritual-gaslighting/ 

How to Deal with Gaslighting by Ariel Leve, Ted talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4P2Qwh1QCU 

Gaslighting: What is it and how do we fight back?: https://www.mga.edu/news/2023/04/what-is-gaslighting-and-how-to-fight-back.php 

Mindfulness: https://www.mindful.org/what-is-mindfulness/ 

MIndfulness: The surprising skill you can use to stop gaslighting: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/mindfulness-the-surprising-skill-you-can-use-to-stop-gaslighting/ 

Recommended books: 

On Gaslighting by Kate Abramson

Gaslighting: The Double Whammy, Interrogation, and Other Methods of Covert Control In Psychotherapy & Analysis by Theo L. Dorpat 

The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide by Dr. Robin Stern

MOGP: 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036855/

Happy News:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exotic-powder-pulls-carbon-dioxide-from-the-air-at-a-record-rate/

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Welcome to another Huge Niblet episode. And yes, it’s a bit huge. (You saw the time stamp!) In the A segment, we discuss Hugh Nibley’s 1969 diatribe titled Science Fiction and the Gospel as well as the article that likely triggered his rage induced lecture. Then we move into our penultimate Approaching Zion discussion. Following that, we have some excellent news about Gen Z women leaving religion. Enjoy! 

Show Notes: 

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hugh-nibley/science-fiction-gospel/

Sword of Laman: 

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

Books and poems mentioned: 

1. 1984 by George Orwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four 

2. In the Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose 

3. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy 

4. Egyptian and Mesopotamian lamentation literature: lamenting lost glories and looking forward to a return of the same under a messianic king

5. Lycurgus by Plutarch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycurgus 

6. Eunomia by Solon:https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/fid_91-96/fid_932_solon.html 

7. Republic by Plato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)  

8. Eclogues by Virgil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues 

9. Utopia by Thomas More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book) 

10. The City of the Sun by Thomas Campenella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_the_Sun 

11. Nova Atlantis by Francis Bacon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis 

12. Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book) 

13. The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commonwealth_of_Oceana  

14. The Adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses by François Fénelon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aventures_de_T%C3%A9l%C3%A9maque   

Other references: 

1984 US Presidential Election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election 

Ronald Reagan scandals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandals_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration 

Cry Havoc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dogs_of_war_(phrase) 

Utopia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia 

Rekhabite/Rechabite/Rekabite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechabites, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Order_of_Rechabites 

Joachim of Fiore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_of_Fiore 

Benedict of Nursia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_of_Nursia 

Mendicant orders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendicant_orders 

Potemkin Village: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village 

Happy News: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/13/gen-z-women-less-religious/74673083007/ 

Next Live Show!: Saturday November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM (Mountain time) 

Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing Company. 

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It’s October and so you finally get a Halloween themed media episode to round out the month. First we talk about Robert Louis Stevenson and his book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. We discuss some of the major themes as well as some of the many, many, MANY movie depictions that have been done of it. Then we talk about the incredibly amazing metal album by A Wake in Providence titled I Write to You, My Darling Decay. And we end with happy news about the increase in early voting. Enjoy and have a happy Samhain! 

Show Notes: 

Robert Louis Stevenson: 

Robert Louis Stevenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson 

RLS website: https://robert-louis-stevenson.org/ 

Fanny Stevenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Stevenson The Lighthouse Stevensons: https://www.historyhit.com/the-lighthouse-stevensons-how-one-family-lit-up-the-coast-of-scotland/

The Speculative Society: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Speculative_Society 

William Henley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ernest_Henley 

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

Project Gutenberg ebook of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42/pg42-images.html

Gothic fiction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction 

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Case_of_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde 

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: https://www.britishlibrary.cn/en/works/jekyllandhyde/ 

Dualism in the Victorian Age: https://britlitsurvey2.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/dualism-in-the-victorian-age/ 

MOGP: 

I Write to You, My Darling album stream w/lyrics in video description

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWMc1tGG-JA&list=PLMJGV7p_FGBW2JGxXjBphgPzyrP-VJXby

Interview with vocalists D’Andre Tyre and Adam Mercer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7fnnin_99w

Sundry links to magical grimiores referenced in the album

https://archive.org/stream/a-book-of-the-office-of-spirits/A%20Book%20of%20the%20Office%20of%20Spirits_djvu.txt

https://archive.org/details/ac_goetia/page/n19/mode/2up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/lesserkeysolomo00laurgoog/page/n7/mode/2up

Happy News:

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/more-than-600000-vote-by-mail-ballots-received-in-florida-elections-offices/

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It’s that time of year again! We go through the entirety of General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brad Wilcox was an idiot, Oaks was legalistic, and Bednar fawned over Ezra Taft Benson. But there were so many other talks that slipped through the cracks; that’s why we’re here. Yes it’s long, and yes it’s thorough. And now we don’t have to think about it for another 6 months!

Are you registered to vote?!

https://www.vote.org/

Links:

Exponent II article by Jen Morrison https://exponentii.org/blog/the-lgbtq-community-and-general-conference/

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Fear! What is it? How does it work? How can it be used to control us? That’s our main segment, fear and mind control. Then we dive into the next installment of Huge Niblet and Approaching Zion for 2 essays/talks about fear and Nibley’s envisioned perfect society. We wrap with happy news about coal power taking another hit.

Do you want to help set up and run our discord server?! Reach out to us on social media or email links below!

Are you registered to vote?!

https://www.vote.org/

Show Notes: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ybzC2wP7Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31wjVhCcI5Y&t=1704s

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788451/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-main-ingredient/202004/fear-lifesaver-or-manipulator

https://lageneralista.com/how-fear-conflict-manipulate-you/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201012/in-groups-out-groups-and-the-psychology-crowds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearmongering

https://www.icip.cat/perlapau/en/article/fear-management-as-a-political-instrument/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-angry-therapist/201802/how-dissolve-fear-hurt-and-control

https://www.eiu.edu/historia/Lauerman2000.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23562431

https://www.webmd.com/brain/amygdala-what-to-know

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/a-short-history-of-xenophobia#:~:text=Though%20xenophobia%20has%20been%20around,%22%20or%20%22fear%22).

https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/political-propaganda/43850

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Thought_They_Were_Free

Sword of Laman: 

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/gnosticism 

Happy News: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cq5e4n5z888t?post=asset%3A108a5e5f-b319-4599-b6c9-0ce31ae836a8#post

Kang, Lydia; Pedersen, Nate. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing Company. 

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Shannon talks about books again! We are back on the subject of dystopian literature today and we deliberate over the 1992 book Children of Men, written by PD James. We also watched the movie based on the book and we talk about the differences and similarities to each. After that we share some happy news about nuclear power. Enjoy! 

Show Notes: 

The Children of Men, by PD James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Children_of_Men 

PD James: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._James 

MOGP: Children of Men 

Film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/?ref_=ttpl_ov 

Where film is streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/children-of-men 

Happy News: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/09/climate/nuclear-warheads-haleu/index.html 

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The weirdest chapter in Approaching Zion makes for a kinda’ weird A segment about intelligence and genius. We talk about the history of ranking intelligence and its influence on eugenics before discussing more modern conceptions of intelligence and genius from a nature AND nurture perspective. Then we get into Hugh Nibley’s eulogy of Donald Decker. It’s a standalone chapter, very different from every other chapter in Approaching Zion, and provides a wealth of interesting discussion, including why it was even included in the book to begin with. Then we wrap with happy news of Sweden hitting carbon emission targets ahead of schedule while boosting their economy.

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Utah Fungi Fest

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John Whitmer Historical Association Conference

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Show Notes: 

https://www.etymonline.com/word/genius

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/10-child-prodigies.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton

https://archive.org/details/inquiriesintohu00galt/page/316/mode/2up?view=theater

https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.222974/page/n5/mode/2up

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181994/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24831-grey-matter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_of_Albert_Einstein

Hedy Lamarr: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/hedy-lamarr-golden-age-film-star-and-important-inventor

Sword of Laban: 

Approaching Zion, by Hugh Nibley 

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/a-midsummer-nights-dream/read/ 

“The Tempest” by William Shakespeare: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/the-tempest/read/ 

Happy News: https://www.dailyclimate.org/sweden-shows-how-to-slash-emissions-while-boosting-the-economy-2668966746.html 

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Yes, it’s time to dissect this horrific document telegraphing the downfall of American democracy. We examine bits and pieces to see what the cabal of Christian nationalists want to turn the nation into over the next conservative presidency. Then we chat about the Mike Judge movie Idiocracy and it’s prophetic warnings. We wrap with happy news about the Harris-Walz campaign polling quite well among voters.

Show notes: 

Are you registered to vote?!

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Project 2025 links

https://www.project2025.org/

https://www.project2025.org/about/advisory-board/

https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf

MOGP: Idiocracy 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_Idiocra 

Where it is streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/idiocracy 

The Movie Hollywood Doesn’t Want You To See: Idiocracy, the feel-bad comedy of the year:  https://slate.com/culture/2006/09/reviewing-mike-judge-s-idiocracy.html 

Idiocracy: a disturbingly prophetic look at the future of America – and our era of stupidity: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/19/idiocracy-a-disturbingly-prophetic-look-at-the-future-of-america-and-our-era-of-stupidity 

Happy News:  Kamala Harris in the polls

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harris-trump-poll-latest-updates-2024-election-states-b2597984.html  

Trump Vs. Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Leads In 2 Major Surveys—Up 6 Points In 1 Poll: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/08/18/trump-vs-harris-2024-polls-harris-tops-trump-in-two-major-surveys-up-6-points-in-one-poll/  

2024 Kamala Harris v. Donald Trump battleground-state estimates: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2024-harris-trump-polling-michigan-wisconsin-arizona-nevada-north-carolina/ 

What the Latest Presidential Polls Say and What They Might Be Missing: https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-the-latest-presidential-polls-say-and-what-they-might-be-missing 

Trump vs. Harris: Latest polls show these 3 key issues could sway the election: https://www.silive.com/politics/2024/08/trump-vs-harris-recent-polls-show-economy-immigration-abortion-issues-could-decide-the-election.html  

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