Peter Thiel and Armageddon, Reattaching a Palestinian Boy's Head, Meditating on God's Word, and Tsubund kop (Episode #224)
Description
“Does Olive Want to Flee the USA?”
- Chris reacts to a new poll showing 40% of young women want to leave the United States.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/record-40-young-women-want-flee-us-poll
Pennies Are Going Away
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennies-retailers-mcdonalds-wendys-kroger/
Reattaching a Palestinian Boy’s Head
https://x.com/adi13/status/1988414770815414366?s=12
Peter Thiel, Secular Armageddon, & End-Times Anxiety
Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqHueZNEzig
Themes:
- Loss of optimism in universities & tech
- Dismissing Christians who believe in the end times as “snake handlers”
- Nuclear, AI, bio-pandemic existential threats
- René Girard & the dawn of global destruction (1945)
- Luddites vs modern disruption
- 2 Thess 2:6–7 and the restrainer
📰 Condensed News Roundup (one segment)
Watermelon Symbolism
How the watermelon became a global symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-watermelon-imagery-a-symbol-of-solidarity-with-palestinians-spread-around-the-world
Religiosity Drops Worldwide
Gallup reports half the world is now non-religious — major worldview shift.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx
Israel–U.S. 20-Year Security Agreement
Israel is pursuing a long-range “America First” defense pact with the U.S.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-seeking-20-year-america-first-security-agreement-with-us-report/
Israel Turns Water Pipes Into Electricity
Israeli innovation generates electricity from municipal water pipes.
https://x.com/sabra_the/status/1989258961397362772?s=42
✡️ Yiddish Word of the Day
- kop — head
- keppeleh — little head
- tsubund — attach
- tsubund kop — attached head
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