Episode 296, August 22, 2026 -"And now we got a revolution, 'Cause I see the face of things to come..." — Nina Simone, "Revolution"

Rational Black Thought · Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 17m

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Nina Simone opens this one. "And now we got a revolution, 'cause I see the face of things to come."

Sit in that line, because it's doing more work than you think.

Simone isn't just talking about change. She's talking about seeing. She's talking about the ability to look at the present and recognize what's being built before it's finished — before the storm, before the fire, before everybody else is forced to admit what's happening.

That's the difference between reacting to history and reading it.

Most people don't see a revolution coming until it's already here. They see a…