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Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Iran, Islam, rules, paganism, Jewish emancipation and tikkun olam

1:00   My venture into the TLC

Different behaviour under different protocols

2:00  Orthobros

3:00  The sainted antisemitism of John Chrysostom

4:00  Tridentine mass I attended held by Bishop Williamson

6:00  Vatican II and the Latin mass

7:00  E Michael Jones and his proposed Catholic-Muslim Alliance

8:00  Preventing an American Wars of Religion

10:00  Khalid

11:00  Heresy and schism

12:00  Uniting the Ummah

13:00  SecularKoranism.blogspot.com

https://thevoiceofreason-ann.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-b-and-b-schools-under-secular.html

16:00  TLC

https://clairekhaw.substack.com/p/a-taxonomy-of-tlctypes-tepid-timorous?r=8t05d

17:00  AI is the 8th Wonder of World

19:00  Trump as the mad emperor

Rupert Lowe

21:00  The Punch and Judy Show

22:00  Politics is conflict. 

23:00  Waiting for the problem to ripen

25:00  Shias are gaining status because of the US-Iran War.

26:00  Based Camp

https://www.youtube.com/@SimoneandMalcolm

28:00  Racist liberals

29:00  Catholicism is unAmerican.

30:00  Credentialism

31:00  Catholics and Protestants are uniting against Muslims.

32:00  Half-way Covenant 1662

33:00  The church as a social club 

35:00  The minyan

36:00  Catholicism in the 21st century is just a cultural affiliation. 

37:00  Assimilation, conformity and principle

39:00  Id, ego and superego

Converso

42:00  Liberalism is global.

43:00  Hays Code

45:00  Porn

46:00  Rules are made to be broken. 

47:00  The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit

AI Overview

Jewish history includes multiple instances of rebellion against their own kings, as well as against foreign rulers and Hellenized Jewish leadership. These rebellions were often driven by religious, political, or economic tensions, particularly when leaders were seen as violating Jewish law or acting as tyrants. 

Key examples of Jews rebelling against their own kings or leaders include:

Secession of the Ten Tribes (c. 931 BCE): Following the death of King Solomon, the ten northern tribes rebelled against Rehoboam (Solomon’s son) due to his refusal to reduce taxes, resulting in a split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. 

The Maccabean Revolt (167–160 BCE): While primarily a revolt against the foreign Seleucid Empire, the Maccabees also fought against Hellenized Jews who collaborated with Antiochus IV and betrayed traditional Jewish practices. The rebellion was partly a civil war between traditionalists and Jews who had adopted Greek culture. 

Conflicts within the Hasmonean Dynasty: The descendants of the Maccabees, who eventually became kings themselves, faced internal uprisings and factional conflicts among different religious and political groups (e.g., Pharisees and Sadducees) over their governance. 

Thee Great Jewish Revolt (66–73 CE): During this war against Rome, Jewish factions fought against each other within Jerusalem. The factions, such as the Zealots, were known to fight against what they viewed as "pro-Roman" priestly authorities. 

Conflicts in the First Temple Period: Various kings of Israel and Judah were opposed by prophets or factions within their own kingdoms, sometimes leading to violent revolts or assassinations (e.g., the rise of Jehu against the House of Ahab). 

These instances demonstrate that while Jewish tradition emphasizes unity under a leader, there were significant internal divisions that led to open rebellion. 

49:00  Israel is the unsinkable aircraft carrier of America.

52:00  Usury

AI Overview

The Torah prohibits charging interest (neshekh or tarbit) to fellow Israelites, focusing on aiding those in need. Key prohibitions are found in: 

Exodus 22:25: Bans charging interest to a poor fellow Israelite.

Leviticus 25:36–37: Commands supporting a struggling brother rather than taking profit.

Deuteronomy 23:19–20: Prohibits charging interest on any loan to a fellow Israelite, while allowing it for foreigners. 

These laws are reinforced by prophets like Ezekiel, who view charging interest as sinful (Ezekiel 18:8, 13).  

53:00  War finance and US debt

59:00  Honour among thieves

1:01:00  Boom bust cycle

Gig economy and full time jobs

1:03:00  Nick Land, Zionist

1:04:00  Those who believe in God are closer to God.

Christianity, MAGA and Marjorie Taylor Greene

1:06:00  Pete Hegseth

1:07:00  Sapiens by Yuval Harari

1:08:00  A  religious war can be solved  by theology.

1:10:00  The focus is on Christianity

1:11:00  Parthenon

1:13:00  India and China

Europeans are beneficiaries of organised religion.

1:14:00  Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all imperial religions. 

1:15:00  Slavery

The Rich Young Man

1:16:00  Caesar's Messiah


From Pontifex Maximus and Pontifex

1:19:00  Islam is purely is conceptual and slimline. 
1:20:00  Cheap, easy and strong
1:21:00  High IQ people are not necessarily wise.
1:22:00  Slavery caused the decline and fall of Rome.
1:23:00  The Years of Emperors

1:24:00  The First Seven Ecumenical Councils
1:25:00  Nick Land
1:26:00  Chronos and the passage of time
1:27:00  Warts and all Jewish history
1:28:00  Jews wrestle with the interpretation of the Torah. 
1:31:00  From echo chambers to debating societies
1:33:00  Rules of working out who won the debate

MONOLOGUE

1:34:00  Debating propositions using sound arguments ie facts and logic

1:35:00  Jews and their warts and all history

1:37:00  Tower of Babel
1:39:00  Neologisms
1:40:00  Evolution does not contradict the story of Adam and Eve.
1:41:00  Culture
1:42:00  Tikkun Olam/Reform Jews
1:44:00  I am praised for succinctness.

Jews were chosen to be made God's  Chosen People to be made an example of.

Prometheus

1:46:00  Liberalism is sacred to liberals. 

1:47:00  Heretical rabbi who saw himself as an Italian patriot

Elijah Benamozegh (1823–1900), a renowned rabbi in Livorno, Italy, was a staunch Italian patriot who blended traditional Sephardic Orthodoxy with modern Italian liberal thought and Kabbalistic universalism. He viewed Italy as a site for fostering unity among religions and praised its unique, open, and multicultural Jewish-Italian heritage. 

Italian Patriotism: Benamozegh was profoundly patriotic, writing that Israelites should "love Italy... with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind".

1:48:00  Reform Jews in Germany
1:49:00  Moses Mendelssohn
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
1:51:00  Chief Rabbi of British Imperial Jewry
1:53:00  Professor Jiang
1:55:00  Luke Ford
1:57:00  Sadducees, Pharisees and the afterlife
1:59:00  Putin
2:00:00  Ukrainian
2:02:00  Europe and Russia

AI Overview

Russian oil reaches China primarily through a combination of dedicated pipelines and sea-based shipments, with over 1.9 million barrels per day delivered as of February 2026. Major routes include the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, shipments via the Arctic Northern Sea Route, and tankers departing from Baltic and Pacific ports to Chinese independent refineries. 

ESPO Pipeline (East Siberia-Pacific Ocean): A major pipeline directly linking Russia's Siberian oil fields to Northeast China, providing a stable, land-based supply.

Sea Routes & "Shadow Fleet": A large fleet of tankers, including "shadow" tankers, transport oil from Russian ports like Primorsk and Ust-Luga to Chinese ports.

Arctic Route: Russia is increasingly using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to ship oil directly to China, a route that is about 30% faster than the traditional Suez Canal route during summer months.

Pipeline Connections via Kazakhstan: Smaller amounts of crude are transported through pipeline networks connecting through Kazakhstan.

Independent Refiners: Independent refineries in China ("teapots") are major buyers of discounted Russian crude. 

These methods have allowed Russia to maintain strong energy ties with China, with Beijing receiving nearly half of Russia's sea-based crude exports, often navigating sanctions, according to the Risk Intelligence article on the Northern Sea Route. 

2:04:00  India-Iran relations

Secular Koranism with Global Characteristics

2:05:00  Culture is fluid.

2:06:00  Rupert Lowe

Making White People Breed Again

2:07:00  American husbands applying for judicial review to restore their First Amendment rights. 

2:08:00  Election of Senators

2:09:00  George Washington's warning against political parties

2:10:00  The Founding Fathers were Unitarian.

2:11:00  The Roman Republic, First Among Equals

2:13:00  Absolute monarchy v Republic

2:14:00  Qatar  

2:16:00  Separation of powers

The Hasmonean Dynasty broke the rule of the king and priest having to be separate men.

2:19:00 Freudian theory

Accountability

2:20:00  Rules v woo

2:21:00  Aureus Press is pagan. 

2:22:00  Ockham's Razor shreds polytheistic narratives.

2:23:00  Narratives

2:24:00  Political Theology

MAGA

2:25:00  Entertaining stories

2:26:00  Twelve Tables of Rome and tribune

2:27:00  Monotheism v Polytheism

2:28:00  Satan's is God's Prosecuting Counsel

2:30:00  Temptation

2:31:00  Rules are made to be made to be broken.

2:32:00  Football clubs

2:33:00  Shepherd and flock

2:34:00  Catholic Girl by Frank Zappa

2:35:00  Serial killers

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