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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
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The United States Has Less Leverage Over Israel Than You Think
Harvard International Relations professor Stephen Walt writes in Foreign Policy Mar. 21, 2024: Biden’s critics assume that the United States has enormous leverage over this situation and that a firm word from the president—combined with threats to curtail or halt … Continue reading
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The Emergence Of Conspirituality
Here’s an important paper from 2011 by Charlotte Ward & Prof. David Voas in the Journal of Contemporary Religion, 26:1, 103-121: The female-dominated New Age (with its positive focus on self) and the male-dominated realm of conspiracy theory (with its … Continue reading
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Decoding Andrew Huberman (3-29-24)
02:00 Andrew Huberman of Stanford University, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-huberman-podcast-stanford-joe-rogan.html08:00 Candace Owens leaves the Daily Wire, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/mini-decoding-the-descent-of-jordan-b-peterson24:00 The Pseudoscience of Andrew Huberman, https://slate.com/technology/2024/03/andrew-huberman-huberman-lab-health-advice-podcast-debunk.html27:00 The descent of Jordan Peterson, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/mini-decoding-the-descent-of-jordan-b-peterson1:11:15 The business of podcasting, https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/posts1:19:10 Tucker Carlson skeptical of American aid to Israel1:20:00 WP: … Continue reading
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Decoding Left-Wing Livestreamers Destiny, Hasan Piker (3-24-24)
01:00 Why do people watch livestreams?02:00 Hasan Piker is the most popular left-wing stream, as lame as Red Scare podcast, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/hasan-piker-a-swashbuckling-bromance21:00 How Hasan Piker Became Our Generation’s Top Political Pundit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oza5eNpWP0023:30 Livestreamer Destiny doesn’t know much: https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/177176570699387308045:00 India’s exploitative sugar … Continue reading
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Let’s Go Gay For Gaza (3-17-24)
01:00 Gay for Gaza03:00 Israel Is Doing A Great Job Minimizing Civilian Casualties In Gaza, https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-must-can-and-will-win-hamas-defeat-rafah-war-gaza-22e9a19d?mod=hp_opin_pos_3#cxrecs_s06:00 Israel-Hamas war: IDF eliminates 15 terrorists in 24 hours, amid Hamas aid attack, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuvBbZt91AY09:00 A WTF Moment in the Middle East (US Dock in … Continue reading