Day: September 16, 2025

Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist Brings Techno-Fascism and Christo-Fascism Together

We begin with the power behind the throne who financed the political career of the president-in-waiting J.D. Vance and is a close advisor to Trump, tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who began a lecture series last night on the Antichrist and the apocalypse hosted by the ACTS 17 Collective, ACTS (Acknowledging Christ in Technology and Society) in an off-the-record talk held at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Joining us to assess the merging of Techno-fascism and Christo-fascism is Gil Duran, a San Francisco journalist who previously served as editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee and The San Francisco Examiner. He currently writes the FrameLab as well as the Nerd Reich newsletters on Substack and regularly contributes to the San Francisco Chronicle and other publications. He served as Press Secretary for Jerry Brown and Kamala Harris when she was the Attorney General of California, and he is working on a new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy and we will discuss his article at The New Republic, “What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?”

The Senate Grills the Unqualified and Incompetent Kash Patel as the FBI’s Top Talent is Purged

Then we look into Kash Patel’s testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee where he was grilled on his mishandling of the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination and questioned about a slew of top FBI officials he has fired who are suing him. Joining us is Scott Horton, a former lecturer at Columbia Law School and a contributing editor at Harper’s in legal affairs and national security. He serves on the American branch of the International Law Association, and has represented a variety of journalists and whistleblowers.

Israel Invades Gaza City as a UN Report Concludes Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza  

Then, with Israel’s ground invasion into Gaza City underway and a UN Human Rights Council Report concluding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, we speak with Nizar Farsakh, a professor in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. A trainer on leadership, negotiations, and advocacy with over 20 years of experience across the Middle East and North Africa, he was head of Civil Society Partnerships at the Project On Middle East Democracy and also directed the Palestinian Delegation in Washington D.C. between 2003 and 2008 where he advised senior Palestinian leaders including the President, the Prime Minister and various ministries in their negotiations with Israel.