Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 73 | AL JAZEERA

Dozens more bodies have been found in eastern Kenya on land owned by the leader of a religious cult. At least 73 people have died, including women and children. Authorities say they believe the victims starved themselves to death after being told to stop eating in order to "meet Jesus". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0U1AQ-yE6c Kenyan President William Ruto…

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“Christian Fascism Online and Off: The Proud Boys, The Big Lie, and The Great Replacement” – Jessica JOHNSON

The Revealer, February 3, 2022 Devotion to Trump was not the primary motivation for the white terrorism of January 6th, but rather the excuse My introduction to the American televangelist and prosperity gospel preacher Kenneth Copeland, a member of former President Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board, was not through his sermons but through his laugh. The original video…

How a new Christian right is changing US politics | BBC News

These days, in the United States, we live surrounded by a religiosity that pervades our politics, media, even our sports events. Kierkegaard fiercely insisted on the difficulty, the near impossibility of “becoming a Christian” in what purported to be a Christian society. Harold Bloom, Omens of the Millenium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnG-BI98-_0 A new battle of faith is…

Christian Nationalism on the rise | NBC News

Christian nationalism is bigotry in the name of Jesus. Christian nationalists primarily focus on internal politics, such as passing laws that reflect their view of Christianity and its role in political and social life. In countries with a state Church, Christian nationalists, in seeking to preserve the status of a Christian state, uphold an antidisestablishmentarian…

School poisoning mystery: is girl’s education in Iran under threat? | France24

Since November, over 1,000 schoolchildren have apparently been poisoned by toxic gases in their classrooms, and it seems the attacks are on the rise. An investigation by France24's observers team shows 26 schools were targeted this Wednesday that is the highest figure in a single day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZysrbAxv-uE It is not known who is behind the…

Inside Fiji’s Violent Doomsday Cult | Investigators

Grace Road Church believes a nuclear-tinged Judgement Day is rapidly approaching — and that Fiji is the post-apocalyptic promised land from which they’ll feed humanity. But despite repeated accusations of abuses, including ritual beatings and forcing members to perform unpaid labour, they received a warm welcome from Fijian officials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd_7meGoyGs An investigation by the OCCRP…

Brazil’s MAGA Inspired Pro-Bolsonaro Riots | Vice News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_drdNpcK_Q On Jan. 8, Pro-Bolsonaro rioters invaded Brazil's presidential palace in a flattering imitation of MAGA's Jan. 6 insurrection. Many uncanny resemblances between the events raised questions about just how global Trump's election-denying utopia has grown. RELATED CONTENT:

A Lavagem Cerebral do Meu Pai (The Brainwashing of My Dad) | Documentário (2015)

Uma cineasta, Jen Senko, explora a mudança radical de seu pai na transição de um democrata a um fanático de extrema direita, após sua imersão em talk radios de extrema direita e particularmente no principal canal conservador norte-americano, a Fox News. Senko descobre que este é um fenômeno poderoso que tem dividido famílias por todo…

How Ideas can Trigger a Mass Psychosis | Academy of Ideas

"Man does not make his ideas; we could say that man's ideas make him." C. G. JUNG "In itself, every idea is neutral, or should be; but man animates ideas, projects his flames and flaws into them; impure, transformed into beliefs, ideas take their place in time, take shape as events: the trajectory is complete,…

Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters call for military intervention | AL JAZEERA

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets after former president Lula da Silva secured a return to power on Sunday. Jair Bolsonaro's supporters are refusing to accept defeat and are calling on the military to annul the results. Bolsonaro has still not conceded defeat to his rival Lula da Silva. But has said he…