215: Divinely Protected
Conspirituality18 Jul 2024

215: Divinely Protected

Two landmark Supreme Court decisions—the Trump immunity case and the overturning of the Chevron doctrine—represent the legal institutionalization of the core values of conspirituality: self-sovereignty, natural immunity or divine protection, and “doing your own research.” The attempted assassination on the former president forged the essence of these two rulings into a stunning still life of Trump’s image for those who love him and those he’s appointed to serve him. Julian and Matthew wade into the flood, and what might happen at ground zero of conspiracy theory formation—this time veering left as well as right. Show Notes Former classmate of Trump rally gunman says he was ‘bullied almost every day’ The FBI Identifies Suspected Gunman in Trump Rally Shooting: What to Know - The New York Times FBI identifies Thomas Crooks of Bethel Park as the suspect in Trump assassination attempt FBI probing motives, background of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Western Pa. gunman behind Donald Trump assassination attempt A shooting range, a gun store, and a ladder purchase: Tracking the Trump rally gunman's movements leading up to his attack Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity not Biden - Washington Examiner Vance shooting response: https://x.com/JDVance1/status/1812280973628965109 Musk shooting response: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1812256998588662068 Rubio shooting response: https://x.com/marcorubio/status/1812256529296613657 Boebert shooting response: https://x.com/KyleClark/status/1812316469016846373 Brief: The Theatre of Trump (w/Hank Willenbrink) — Conspirituality 23-939 Trump v. United States (07/01/2024) Clarence Thomas Raised Another Issue: Was Jack Smith Legally Appointed? - The New York Times 22-451 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (06/28/2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bonus Sample: Michael Parenti Went to a Yoga Ashram

Bonus Sample: Michael Parenti Went to a Yoga Ashram

Matthew found out that the late Marxist historian Michael Parenti went on a yoga retreat at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. He clocked the BS immediately—unlike Matthew when he showed up in space...

9 Mar 5min

Brief: Bishop Bootlicker Barron

Brief: Bishop Bootlicker Barron

Matthew digs into the fascism-enabling political theology of Bishop Robert Barron and the rightward slide of Big Catholic media. From his early admiration of Thomas Merton—carefully stripped of his an...

7 Mar 45min

298: MAHA’s Glyphosate Meltdown [feat Mallory DeMille]

298: MAHA’s Glyphosate Meltdown [feat Mallory DeMille]

Despite saying “I believe glyphosate causes cancer” a few weeks ago, RFK Jr quickly pivoted when his boss declared an executive order calling for the ramping up of glyphosate under a 75-year-old defen...

5 Mar 49min

Bonus Sample: On Death & Being Human

Bonus Sample: On Death & Being Human

Cult leaders, religious fanatics, dictators, and charlatans all have one thing in common: they exploit our fear of death. Humans act out “immortality projects” in the form of religion, culture, and po...

2 Mar 8min

Brief: Re-reading Casey Means

Brief: Re-reading Casey Means

Casey Means was grilled by some Senators at her hearing for nomination of Surgeon General on Wednesday. Others lobbed softballs. Derek revisits the book that made her a star on the MAHA circuit, Good ...

28 Feb 25min

297: The Epstein Satanic Panic

297: The Epstein Satanic Panic

It’s hard for some people to accept that the normalized and unbridled accumulation of wealth and power is a selection process for apex predators, who wind up having overwhelming influence over the sys...

26 Feb 1h 22min

Bonus Sample: MAHA’s Silence is Deafening

Bonus Sample: MAHA’s Silence is Deafening

MAHA isn’t a health movement. It’s a marketing engine driving activist propaganda. Derek looks at Tony Lyons, one of MAHA’s key architects, and his recent strategic memo sent to Republican leadership ...

23 Feb 5min

Brief: Toxic Masculinity & The Epstein Files

Brief: Toxic Masculinity & The Epstein Files

In the wake of the DOJ’s dump of 3 million documents from the FBI’s Epstein investigation, journalists, content creators, and everyday people are forming narratives and schema for what it all means. ...

21 Feb 36min

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