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Was AfD intern die
▶️ «Mobbing Squad»
nennt - und wie sie auf Staatskosten arbeitet:
▶️ Staatlich finanzierte Mitarbeiter der AfD
sollen systematisch
▶️ Online-Kampagnen gegen
▶️ politische Gegner und parteiinterne Kritiker führen. share.google/QlxwhRYStlwau7…
▶️ «Mobbing Squad»
nennt - und wie sie auf Staatskosten arbeitet:
▶️ Staatlich finanzierte Mitarbeiter der AfD
sollen systematisch
▶️ Online-Kampagnen gegen
▶️ politische Gegner und parteiinterne Kritiker führen. share.google/QlxwhRYStlwau7…
Das berichtet die Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung unter Berufung auf parteiinterne Quellen und Chat-Protokolle.
faz.net/aktuell/politi…
faz.net/aktuell/politi…
Gleichzeitig ermittelt die Staatsanwaltschaft Osnabrück gegen zwei weitere AfD-Landtagsabgeordnete in Niedersachsen wegen Steuerhinterziehung und Körperverletzung.
AfD-Politiker
▶️ Rüdiger Lucassen hatte die Praxis öffentlich gemacht.
AfD-Politiker
▶️ Rüdiger Lucassen hatte die Praxis öffentlich gemacht.
Renewables funds like Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), Octopus Renewables (ORIT) & The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) market themselves as low-risk investments. But plunging share prices and wide discounts to NAV suggest management in denial. A thread (1/11) 
Labour govt changes: ROC indexation cut (RPI to CPI) & Carbon Price Support removal in 2028. Funds took NAV hits but downplayed them. New Wholesale CfDs offered as partial offset. These are minor vs. what could come from Reform & Tories. (2/11)
Bigger risks: Tories & Reform pledge to scrap Net Zero elements. Remove CPS + ETS (carbon taxes boosting wholesale prices), abolish ROC scheme early. This would slash revenues for ROC-dependent assets far more than current tweaks, further impacting NAV & share prices. (3/11)
“#Earthsflat?”
“#Lifterature?”
“#SleepFakers?”
“#ElfsflatWatches??”
#TruthWillOut!
#SystemsWillHeal!
#TurnToJesusChrist!!!
⛬
[ #Earthsflat ? ]
[ #AsEarthsflatTowers ? ]
[ #ASongOfElfsAndGnomes ? ]
no, twas beamed??
in da brain??
@KintsuShiitake @DavidVorick @owocki We need AI that holds our presence as valuable. AI does this much better than many human groupings. But we also need more human groupings to get this. Employers. Governments.
Our Soul Bound Sovereignty may love this change, but we also need food on the table.
Conundrum!
🧵👇
Our Soul Bound Sovereignty may love this change, but we also need food on the table.
Conundrum!
🧵👇
@KintsuShiitake @DavidVorick @owocki Solving this conundrum will be critical.
There's opportunity in tech for sure, that offers the chance to become Soulbound and Sovereign.
And especially in finance, and crypto, with the presence of mycelial transactions that can scale towards at least sustainability.
🧵👇
There's opportunity in tech for sure, that offers the chance to become Soulbound and Sovereign.
And especially in finance, and crypto, with the presence of mycelial transactions that can scale towards at least sustainability.
🧵👇
@KintsuShiitake @DavidVorick @owocki This cultural shift needs leaders who walk the walk as well as talk the talk.
We may need to walk parallel pathways.
Community on the one hand, family sustainability on the other.
Only when people can regularly balance those two needs will others begin to see how it's done.
We may need to walk parallel pathways.
Community on the one hand, family sustainability on the other.
Only when people can regularly balance those two needs will others begin to see how it's done.
“#Earthsflat?”
“#Lifterature?”
“#SleepFakers?”
“#ElfsflatWatches??”
#TruthWillOut!
#SystemsWillHeal!
#TurnToJesusChrist!!!
⛬
[ #Earthsflat ? ]
[ #AsEarthsflatTowers ? ]
[ #ASongOfElfsAndGnomes ? ]
“#Lifterature?”
“#SleepFakers?”
“#ElfsflatWatches??”
#TruthWillOut!
#SystemsWillHeal!
#TurnToJesusChrist!!!
⛬
[ #Earthsflat ? ]
[ #AsEarthsflatTowers ? ]
[ #ASongOfElfsAndGnomes ? ]
binge ??
#crazy??
Gedanken zur Tageslosung für Sonntag, den 10.05.2026
Losungswort
Unser Gott, den wir verehren, kann uns erretten aus dem glühenden Feuerofen. Und wenn er‘s nicht tut, so sollst du dennoch wissen, dass wir deinen Gott nicht ehren und das goldene Bild nicht anbeten werden.
Losungswort
Unser Gott, den wir verehren, kann uns erretten aus dem glühenden Feuerofen. Und wenn er‘s nicht tut, so sollst du dennoch wissen, dass wir deinen Gott nicht ehren und das goldene Bild nicht anbeten werden.
Daniel 3,17.18
Lehrtext
Das sagt der Heilige, der Wahrhaftige: Ich kenne deine Werke. Siehe, ich habe vor dir eine Tür aufgetan, die niemand zuschließen kann; du hast eine kleine Kraft und hast mein Wort bewahrt und hast meinen Namen nicht verleugnet.
Offenbarung 3,7.8
Lehrtext
Das sagt der Heilige, der Wahrhaftige: Ich kenne deine Werke. Siehe, ich habe vor dir eine Tür aufgetan, die niemand zuschließen kann; du hast eine kleine Kraft und hast mein Wort bewahrt und hast meinen Namen nicht verleugnet.
Offenbarung 3,7.8
Die Losungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
Trotz kleiner Kraft
Im heutigen Losungswort geht es um drei jüdische Männer, die sich weigerten, einem Befehl des Königs Nebukadnezar zu gehorchen. Dieser hatte ein Standbild errichten lassen, vor dem alle niederfallen sollten.
Trotz kleiner Kraft
Im heutigen Losungswort geht es um drei jüdische Männer, die sich weigerten, einem Befehl des Königs Nebukadnezar zu gehorchen. Dieser hatte ein Standbild errichten lassen, vor dem alle niederfallen sollten.
India makes more milk than any country on Earth. Italy has 400 cheeses. India has roughly zero aged ones. Ever wondered why?
What India does have: paneer (acid-set, fresh), chhena (softer, fresh), khoa (reduced milk solids), dahi, lassi, buttermilk, ghee. So, it’s either fresh acid coagulated, fat-preserved or liquid ferments. No aged solids.
Aged cheese exists because European peasants needed calories in winter. It’s a way to preserve a nutritionally complete food (milk) when plant sources of food are scarce. The idea is to concentrate nutrients 10x, reduce water, and store for months. India, on the other hand, had year-round milking and no winter to speak of
3. Mose 14
Die kultische Reinigung eines ehemaligen Aussätzigen • Das Reinigungsopfer eines ehemaligen Aussätzigen • Das Reinigungsopfer eines Armen • Reinigung eines von Aussatz befallenen Hausestwr360.org/programs/view/…
„Durch die Bibel“ ist ein weltweites Bibelprogramm in über 100 Sprachen und Dialekten. Unsere Mission ist einfach und sie ist dieselbe, die Dr. McGee für sich selbst annahm: Das ganze Wort Gottes der ganzen Welt zu verkündigen.
Every year, this has to be the one report I look forward to the most: the Democracy Perception Index, compiled by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation (in partnership with Nita Data).
In fact, my yearly thread on the report is apparently such a tradition that, this year, its lead researcher personally sent me the report with this message: "every year, I look forward to your thread about it!". That's how you start wondering whether you tweet too much 😅
Why do I like this report so much? A few reasons:
1) The Alliance of Democracies Foundation, the organization behind the report, cannot even remotely be suspected of being some sort of anti-West outlet: it was started by an ex-NATO Secretary General (Anders Fogh Rasmussen) and its stated purpose is "to unite world democracies"
2) It's surprisingly honest and the methodology is actually democratic. Unlike other reports on democracy the scoring isn't done by the report's authors (like the report by Freedom House or The Economist's "Democracy Index"). It simply asks people what they think and, when it comes to democracy, that's kind of the point 🤷♂️
3) I love the expression "perception is reality" because, like it or not, what people believe about their system is what determines its legitimacy. A democracy that nobody actually experiences as one can't credibly claim to be one. And conversely, a so-called "autocracy" that its people overwhelmingly believe is actually a democracy might... actually be a democracy.
Anyhow, this year's edition did not disappoint. The data is absolutely fascinating and frankly, a little terrifying. So here you go: my thread on the 2026 Democracy Perception Index 🧵
In fact, my yearly thread on the report is apparently such a tradition that, this year, its lead researcher personally sent me the report with this message: "every year, I look forward to your thread about it!". That's how you start wondering whether you tweet too much 😅
Why do I like this report so much? A few reasons:
1) The Alliance of Democracies Foundation, the organization behind the report, cannot even remotely be suspected of being some sort of anti-West outlet: it was started by an ex-NATO Secretary General (Anders Fogh Rasmussen) and its stated purpose is "to unite world democracies"
2) It's surprisingly honest and the methodology is actually democratic. Unlike other reports on democracy the scoring isn't done by the report's authors (like the report by Freedom House or The Economist's "Democracy Index"). It simply asks people what they think and, when it comes to democracy, that's kind of the point 🤷♂️
3) I love the expression "perception is reality" because, like it or not, what people believe about their system is what determines its legitimacy. A democracy that nobody actually experiences as one can't credibly claim to be one. And conversely, a so-called "autocracy" that its people overwhelmingly believe is actually a democracy might... actually be a democracy.
Anyhow, this year's edition did not disappoint. The data is absolutely fascinating and frankly, a little terrifying. So here you go: my thread on the 2026 Democracy Perception Index 🧵
Let's start with what's always the highlight of the report: the actual ranking of countries based on democracy perception by their own people.
Which, this year, as a French man, is utterly depressing: France is now, according to the French people themselves, one of the least democratic countries in the world, alongside countries like Kazakhstan, Yemen or Zimbabwe. It's insane but sadly unsurprising given the fact that Macron made a complete mockery of the results of the previous elections, and altogether only has utter contempt for his people.
Also fascinating, like every single year, is the fact that China is - according to the Chinese people themselves - one of the most democratic countries in the world. According to the ranking, the world's most democratic countries are: Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, Ghana, Sri Lanka, India and... China!
Every year I get the same argument back so let me preempt it: no it's not because the Chinese people would be "afraid" to express their opinion.
If that were the case you'd see the same dynamic in other presumed "authoritarian" countries. But Russia scores -21, Belarus -9, Kazakhstan -31. If "fear of the regime" explained China's +14, why aren't Russians and Belarusians equally "afraid"?
Professor Jason Hickel - an economic anthropologist - also wrote a fascinating article on exactly this topic titled "Support for government in China: is the data accurate?" (open.substack.com/pub/jasonhicke…) in which he systematically dismantles the "fear bias" argument by examining studies that used anonymized and implicit methodologies. The verdict: across every methodology tested, Chinese people mean what they say.
So, for better or worse, as far as people's perceptions are concerned, we now live in a world where China is one of the most democratic countries in the world and France one of the least.
How does the US fare? Not great, far below China (although better than France): its ranking is "neutral" meaning there's roughly an equal amount of U.S. citizens who think they're a democracy as those who don't.
For the self-proclaimed "leader of the free world," that's not exactly a ringing endorsement...
Which, this year, as a French man, is utterly depressing: France is now, according to the French people themselves, one of the least democratic countries in the world, alongside countries like Kazakhstan, Yemen or Zimbabwe. It's insane but sadly unsurprising given the fact that Macron made a complete mockery of the results of the previous elections, and altogether only has utter contempt for his people.
Also fascinating, like every single year, is the fact that China is - according to the Chinese people themselves - one of the most democratic countries in the world. According to the ranking, the world's most democratic countries are: Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, Ghana, Sri Lanka, India and... China!
Every year I get the same argument back so let me preempt it: no it's not because the Chinese people would be "afraid" to express their opinion.
If that were the case you'd see the same dynamic in other presumed "authoritarian" countries. But Russia scores -21, Belarus -9, Kazakhstan -31. If "fear of the regime" explained China's +14, why aren't Russians and Belarusians equally "afraid"?
Professor Jason Hickel - an economic anthropologist - also wrote a fascinating article on exactly this topic titled "Support for government in China: is the data accurate?" (open.substack.com/pub/jasonhicke…) in which he systematically dismantles the "fear bias" argument by examining studies that used anonymized and implicit methodologies. The verdict: across every methodology tested, Chinese people mean what they say.
So, for better or worse, as far as people's perceptions are concerned, we now live in a world where China is one of the most democratic countries in the world and France one of the least.
How does the US fare? Not great, far below China (although better than France): its ranking is "neutral" meaning there's roughly an equal amount of U.S. citizens who think they're a democracy as those who don't.
For the self-proclaimed "leader of the free world," that's not exactly a ringing endorsement...
Another finding of the report that I found fascinating this year: there's now a higher perception of freedom of speech in China than in the immense majority of Western countries, including in the United States.
Meaning that when you ask the Chinese people, a higher proportion of them feel they "can criticize the government without consequences" than in the US.
I'm personally not surprised about this at all. I posted many times about the different initiatives taken by the Chinese government to encourage feedback and criticism, including the 12345 hotline, a 24/7 phone number you can call anywhere in China if you have any complaint that's related to the government (and which I myself called a few times).
And anyone familiar with China will tell you (and this is one way the Chinese are actually spiritually quite similar to the French), Chinese people LOVE to complain, and are definitely not shy about it. Speak about government policies to anyone in China and get ready for an hours-long dizzying discussion about the myriads of ways in which China does NOT work.
The notion that Chinese people can't complain is something only someone who's never shared a dinner table with a Chinese family could possibly believe...
AND, most importantly, as this report's results indicate, the Chinese government - unlike many Western governments - actively listens to and acts upon people's feedback (a striking example I stumbled upon just today: x.com/i/status/20531…). Which - last I checked - is supposed to be what democracy is all about: having your policies guided by the will of the people.
What's the freaking point of being allowed to complain or expose whatever government failure if nothing changes? 🤷♂️ That's not democracy, it's just theater.
Meaning that when you ask the Chinese people, a higher proportion of them feel they "can criticize the government without consequences" than in the US.
I'm personally not surprised about this at all. I posted many times about the different initiatives taken by the Chinese government to encourage feedback and criticism, including the 12345 hotline, a 24/7 phone number you can call anywhere in China if you have any complaint that's related to the government (and which I myself called a few times).
And anyone familiar with China will tell you (and this is one way the Chinese are actually spiritually quite similar to the French), Chinese people LOVE to complain, and are definitely not shy about it. Speak about government policies to anyone in China and get ready for an hours-long dizzying discussion about the myriads of ways in which China does NOT work.
The notion that Chinese people can't complain is something only someone who's never shared a dinner table with a Chinese family could possibly believe...
AND, most importantly, as this report's results indicate, the Chinese government - unlike many Western governments - actively listens to and acts upon people's feedback (a striking example I stumbled upon just today: x.com/i/status/20531…). Which - last I checked - is supposed to be what democracy is all about: having your policies guided by the will of the people.
What's the freaking point of being allowed to complain or expose whatever government failure if nothing changes? 🤷♂️ That's not democracy, it's just theater.
"Rāmaḥ pratijñāṃ kṛtvā vana-vāsāya niścitaḥ — pituḥ vacanaṃ pālayan" - 📖 Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19
"Rama, having taken the vow, went to the forest — keeping his father's word."
"Rama, having taken the vow, went to the forest — keeping his father's word."
"Kuja-Śaneḥ samāgame karma-niṣṭhaḥ pravāsa-rataḥ" - Brihat Jataka, Ch. 12, Sl. 7 (Varahamihira, paraphrased)
"When Mars and Saturn conjoin, the native is committed to work and inclined toward foreign residence."
"When Mars and Saturn conjoin, the native is committed to work and inclined toward foreign residence."
"Munīnāṃ darśanaṃ labdhvā Rāmaḥ jñāna-samanvitaḥ" - Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12
"Having met the sages, Rama became endowed with wisdom."
"Having met the sages, Rama became endowed with wisdom."
This is a gullible article, an essay taken out of its original dimensions. My vision and explanation is completely different from this French author Sartre or even Judith Greenberg. (Check the subs)
A Situation of Fear: Revisiting Sartre in Trump’s America
daily.jstor.org/why-do-people-…
A Situation of Fear: Revisiting Sartre in Trump’s America
daily.jstor.org/why-do-people-…
"Belligerence of your insolence" you two authors who try to lull the awaken people.
Antisemitism can't disappear like a smoke after an extinguished fire.
Knowing your Gotra is like finding the roots of a giant family tree that goes back thousands of years. In Indian culture, it’s not just a name; it’s about your lineage and identity.
A Thread 🧵
Here is a simple guide on how to find yours:
A Thread 🧵
Here is a simple guide on how to find yours:
What exactly is a Gotra?
Think of Gotra as your original ancestor’s "clan name." Most Gotras are named after ancient Rishis (sages) like Kashyap, Bhardwaj, or Vashistha. It helps identify your lineage and ensures you know your family history.
Think of Gotra as your original ancestor’s "clan name." Most Gotras are named after ancient Rishis (sages) like Kashyap, Bhardwaj, or Vashistha. It helps identify your lineage and ensures you know your family history.
How to find your Gotra
If you don't know yours yet, don't worry. Here are the easiest ways to track it down:
If you don't know yours yet, don't worry. Here are the easiest ways to track it down:
Everyone's asking: what actually powers AI data centers?
The answer is more complicated — and more interesting — than "natural gas vs renewables."
A 🧵 on what's really happening, and where it's going.
The answer is more complicated — and more interesting — than "natural gas vs renewables."
A 🧵 on what's really happening, and where it's going.
Start with the obvious: data centers need firm power, not really 24/7 as they run at 50% capcity factors.
Solar/Wind are fuel, batteries are really providing the capacity.
So the assumption is gas & nuclear carry the load.
Big Tech energy portfolios tell a more nuanced story.
Solar/Wind are fuel, batteries are really providing the capacity.
So the assumption is gas & nuclear carry the load.
Big Tech energy portfolios tell a more nuanced story.
Amazon & Microsoft: 40+ GW wind/solar each
Google & Meta: ~15 GW wind/solar each
All four signed nuclear deals as well
The nuclear numbers are smaller
In short they are sticking to their commitments to clean energy and buying NG units for "capacity" for speed to power.
Google & Meta: ~15 GW wind/solar each
All four signed nuclear deals as well
The nuclear numbers are smaller
In short they are sticking to their commitments to clean energy and buying NG units for "capacity" for speed to power.
I did NOT BUY a new iPhone (€1,200).
I gave mine 4 more years of life in one afternoon. It runs faster than when I bought it.
Here are the 9 steps nobody tells you:
I gave mine 4 more years of life in one afternoon. It runs faster than when I bought it.
Here are the 9 steps nobody tells you:
1. Disable Background App Refresh for apps that don’t need it
Settings → General → Background App Refresh → disable everything except critical apps.
This setting alone can silently drain up to 20% of battery per day.
Settings → General → Background App Refresh → disable everything except critical apps.
This setting alone can silently drain up to 20% of battery per day.
2. Clear Safari cache (frees between 500MB and 3GB)
Settings → Safari → Clear History and Website Data.
On iPhones used for years: it can accumulate GBs. Do it every 3 months. The phone responds visibly faster.
Settings → Safari → Clear History and Website Data.
On iPhones used for years: it can accumulate GBs. Do it every 3 months. The phone responds visibly faster.
Regarding this:
"The DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, with a range of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 kilometers, was specifically designed and publicly nicknamed by Chinese military analysts as the "Guam Killer.""
I disagree with those analysts.
1/
"The DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, with a range of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 kilometers, was specifically designed and publicly nicknamed by Chinese military analysts as the "Guam Killer.""
I disagree with those analysts.
1/
The Chinese PD-2900 drone (2,500 km range, 12-hour endurance, 250 km/h speed, stealthy Su-57-like design) is far more a "Guam Killer" than the DF-26.
It is a matter of numbers.
2/
It is a matter of numbers.
2/
As laid out by warquants -dot- com, China is buying one million OWA drones to destroy all US/Taiwan/Taiwan allied military logistics from Guam to the China coast.
A quantity of one million "Shaheed plus" class OWA drones has quality all its own.
3/
A quantity of one million "Shaheed plus" class OWA drones has quality all its own.
3/
Khalifah Abu Bakar dan Khalifah Umar bin Khattab kadang sengaja tidak berkurban di hari raya, padahal mampu.
Bahkan sangat mampu!
[SEBUAH UTAS]
Bahkan sangat mampu!
[SEBUAH UTAS]
Al-Baihaqi meriwayatkan
أدركت أبا بكر، أو رأيت أبا بكر وعمر لا يضحيان. قال البيهقي: في بعض حديثهم: كراهية أن يقتدى بهم
"Aku melihat Abu Bakar dan Umar tidak berkurban."
Alasannya: khawatir orang-orang mengikuti mereka dan menyangka kurban itu wajib.
أدركت أبا بكر، أو رأيت أبا بكر وعمر لا يضحيان. قال البيهقي: في بعض حديثهم: كراهية أن يقتدى بهم
"Aku melihat Abu Bakar dan Umar tidak berkurban."
Alasannya: khawatir orang-orang mengikuti mereka dan menyangka kurban itu wajib.
Kata Imam Syafi'i: supaya umat tidak salah mengira hukum kurban itu wajib.
Riwayat ini pun jadi dasar argumen Syafi'i bahwa kurban hukumnya sunnah muakkadah. Bukan kewajiban.
Riwayat ini pun jadi dasar argumen Syafi'i bahwa kurban hukumnya sunnah muakkadah. Bukan kewajiban.
In the redistricting discussions last week several GOP-designed districts were described as "pinwheels", i.e. 3-4 perfectly compact districts that come together and intersect at a point inside a city. I've played around with this a little and I'm actually not convinced pinwheels are an unnatural feature, even if the maps were being designed by a blind algorithm.
Tl;dr - if you take a metropolitan statistical area that has enough people for N districts, and you subtract ~750k people (one district) from each of the densest areas in the MSA, what's left will look like swiss cheese, so the remaining districts won't be as compact.
Conversely, if you divide the MSA into N roughly compact shapes with the densest areas running between or at the intersection of the pseudo-districts, you can be sure of getting N compact districts by transferring people between districts with minimal effect on their shape.
1/ ⚠️ Thread sans filtre – Le scandale Epstein qui pue la pourriture des élites
3,5 millions de pages officielles du DOJ.
Un réseau industriel de viols d’enfants (13-17 ans) par des puissants qui se croyaient intouchables. Assez de déni. Voici la vérité crue.
3,5 millions de pages officielles du DOJ.
Un réseau industriel de viols d’enfants (13-17 ans) par des puissants qui se croyaient intouchables. Assez de déni. Voici la vérité crue.
Sources : – Release du 30 janvier 2026 (3,5 millions de pages, 2000+ vidéos, 180 000 images)justice.gov/epstein
2/Des gamines traitées comme de la chair fraîche : recrutées dans les malls et lycées, violées sous couvert de «massages».
Viol oral, vaginal, anal, branlettes forcées, partouzes.
200-300€ la passe.
Des centaines de vies détruites. Des milliers de vid de viols d’enfants saisies.
Viol oral, vaginal, anal, branlettes forcées, partouzes.
200-300€ la passe.
Des centaines de vies détruites. Des milliers de vid de viols d’enfants saisies.
@grok @WMO No adjustments need on his final version? how many iterations did it take? do you know how many iterations he came up with in private? for sure?
@grok @WMO Tough question isn't it. His final version of GR DID match Mercury's precession exactly (he DID KNOW the number before hand). His FIRST version of GR did NOT match Mercury's precession exactly (he DID know the number and KNEW it didn't match his first version). TRUTH
@grok @WMO I can see why you don't want to answer, Grok. You don't like to admit when you've been check mated.
Three influential public intellectuals in America walked into a Christian church in Asheville last month for a three-day off-the-record gathering.
The public artifact was a single recorded podcast.
At exactly 28 minutes and 17 seconds into that recording, something happens that nobody seemed to notice.
🧵
The public artifact was a single recorded podcast.
At exactly 28 minutes and 17 seconds into that recording, something happens that nobody seemed to notice.
🧵
The conversation: Bret Weinstein, Jordan Hall, and Jonathan Pageau, recorded April 26, 2026, at Redeemer Anglican Church in Asheville, North Carolina.
Three thinkers operating in three different traditions — evolutionary biology, technology and "sense-making" recent Christian convert, and Eastern Orthodox theology.
By every observable measure, they are engaged in sincere intellectual exchange.
Watch what happens at 28:17.
Three thinkers operating in three different traditions — evolutionary biology, technology and "sense-making" recent Christian convert, and Eastern Orthodox theology.
By every observable measure, they are engaged in sincere intellectual exchange.
Watch what happens at 28:17.
Up to that point, the conversation is about whether religion serves a function unique to its metaphysical claims.
At 28:17, Weinstein replaces the question.
The conversation pivots — silently, mid-thought — from "is religion solving something only religion can solve" to "religion is solving deep game theory problems."
The metaphysical question is gone. Game theory is now the frame.
None of them flag it.
At 28:17, Weinstein replaces the question.
The conversation pivots — silently, mid-thought — from "is religion solving something only religion can solve" to "religion is solving deep game theory problems."
The metaphysical question is gone. Game theory is now the frame.
None of them flag it.
