{"id":241390,"date":"2024-07-23T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=241390"},"modified":"2024-07-26T17:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T21:24:24","slug":"donald-j-trump-the-secret-back-story-part-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=241390","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Donald J. Trump: The Secret Back Story (Part III)<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">On Trump, Part III<\/h1>\n<h3>A man can not rise above his own worldview&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->SCIPIO ERUDITUS<\/p>\n<p><strong>As we navigate the shadowy realm of Donald Trump&#8217;s political and personal affiliations, it becomes evident that his life has been intertwined with occult practices and connections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Part I, we peeled back the layers of Trump\u2019s Masonic mentors, Norman Vincent Peale and Roy Cohn; men who shaped his esoteric entanglements and ruthless pragmatism. We scrutinized how these influences formed the bedrock of his approach to politics and personal branding. Part II ventured further, examining the dark associations with figures like Jeffrey Epstein and the greater Zionist movement. These connections, many steeped in scandal and controversy, unveil a calculated strategy of subversion and control.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in this final chapter, we synthesize these findings, exposing the culmination of Trump\u2019s occult connections and the undermining of what little remained of Christian values in &#8220;conservative&#8221; politics. This final segment will piece together how these alliances and influences have not only shaped Trump&#8217;s rise but have also cast a long, dark shadow over the moral and ethical landscape of Evangelical politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9bbdf0-754e-43c6-aa0c-8ae6992926ae_1200x630.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9bbdf0-754e-43c6-aa0c-8ae6992926ae_1200x630.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9bbdf0-754e-43c6-aa0c-8ae6992926ae_1200x630.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9bbdf0-754e-43c6-aa0c-8ae6992926ae_1200x630.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9bbdf0-754e-43c6-aa0c-8ae6992926ae_1200x630.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba8b692d-238a-47dd-9527-d2afdc42dcfa_498x259.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba8b692d-238a-47dd-9527-d2afdc42dcfa_498x259.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba8b692d-238a-47dd-9527-d2afdc42dcfa_498x259.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba8b692d-238a-47dd-9527-d2afdc42dcfa_498x259.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba8b692d-238a-47dd-9527-d2afdc42dcfa_498x259.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4808a7de-a988-4ca4-901a-4fd925adcc5f_3015x1863.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4808a7de-a988-4ca4-901a-4fd925adcc5f_3015x1863.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4808a7de-a988-4ca4-901a-4fd925adcc5f_3015x1863.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4808a7de-a988-4ca4-901a-4fd925adcc5f_3015x1863.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4808a7de-a988-4ca4-901a-4fd925adcc5f_3015x1863.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 (L) Trump and John Bolton engaging in a Masonic Grip, the Pass Grip of a Fellow Craft. (R) Trump giving Vladimir Putin a modified Lion\u2019s Paw Grip.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have previously noted in\u00a0<em>The Power of Symbols\u00a0<\/em>that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Amongst the hermetic orders and Mystery schools the power of symbols have particularly fascinated the practitioners of magick. \u2026 This power and spiritual potency is not just a rhetorical flourish \u2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigil\" rel=\"\">Sigil magick<\/a>, the usage of signs and symbols to evoke specific changes in reality, has been in practice for millennia.\u00a0<strong>The occultist employs symbols not just for a conscious and unconscious purpose, but for a spiritual purpose as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/the-power-of-symbols\" rel=\"\">The Power of Symbols<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, as I laid forth in\u00a0<em>The Coincidence Zone, Part I:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2026the occultist places great significance and consequence in the convergence of the various esoteric and real elements.\u00a0<strong>The more converging elements, such as devotionary symbols and invocations, the greater the effect.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026 This may seem quite ridiculous at first to the layperson, but the seriousness with which our leaders believe in these rituals is getting harder and harder to deny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/the-coincidence-zone-part-i\" rel=\"\">The Coincidence Zone, Part I<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What once might have seemed ridiculous is now impossible to ignore.\u00a0<strong>Our leaders are not only aware of these rituals, but they are actively engaged in them; using the power of symbols and mass communication to manipulate and control the teeming masses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we delve into the influence of esotericism on Trump\u2019s affiliations \u2014\u00a0<strong>particularly Kabbalah<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 we uncover how these teachings have permeated the corridors of power.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">\u201cJudaism, since Christ, is a CORRUPTION; indeed, Judas is the image of the Jewish people: their understanding of Scripture is carnal;\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Augustine of Hippo,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>The City of God<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Trump\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/trumpwaytotop00dona\/page\/188\/mode\/2up\" rel=\"\">associations with Kabbalistic teachings and practices<\/a>\u00a0unveil a profound layer of his philosophical and spiritual inclinations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kabbalah is the esoteric aspect of the oral Torah (<em>i.e.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2015&amp;version=KJV\" rel=\"\">the tradition of the elders<\/a><\/em>), serving as a mystical guide within Talmudic Judaism:\u00a0<strong>it has been referred to as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chabad.org\/library\/article_cdo\/aid\/1567567\/jewish\/Kabbalah.htm\" rel=\"\">soul of Judaism<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Since the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/that-wicked-generation\" rel=\"\">destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD<\/a>, this strain of mysticism has dominated much of Rabbinic Judaism (<em>emphasis mine<\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2026up until very recent times, the lives of religious Jews were often dominated by all sorts of highly superstitious practices, including magical charms, potions, spells, incantations, hexes, curses, and sacred talismans, with\u00a0<strong>rabbis often having an important secondary role as sorcerers<\/strong>, and this even remains entirely true today among the enormously influential rabbis of Israel and the New York City area [<em>i.e. Chabad<\/em>]. \u2026\u00a0<strong>Many of these traditional Jewish practices seem not entirely dissimilar to those we typically associate with African witch-doctors or Voodoo priests<\/strong>, and indeed, the famous legend of the Golem of Prague described the successful use of rabbinical magic to animate a giant creature built of clay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Ron Unz,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unz.com\/runz\/american-pravda-oddities-of-the-jewish-religion\/\" rel=\"\">American Pravda: Oddities of the Jewish Religion<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This tradition alleges to be a continuation of the ancient teachings and wisdom of Moses, intertwining Jewish mysticism with elements of the Babylonian and Egyptian Mystery schools.\u00a0<strong>It is calumnious to ascribe this perversity to the Lawgiver.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The influence of Kabbalah extends beyond Judaism, seeping into various mystical and theosophical traditions, including Gnosticism. The rise of Gnosticism was closely linked to Kabbalah (<em>emphasis mine<\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to Fabre d\u2019Olivet, Moses, who \u2018was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians,\u2019 drew from the Egyptian Mysteries a part of the oral tradition which was handed down through the leaders of the Israelites. That such an oral tradition, distinct from the written word embodied in the Pentateuch, did descend from Moses and\u00a0<strong>that it was later committed to writing in the Talmud and the Cabala is the opinion of many Jewish writers<\/strong>. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Gnosticism was not a defection from Christianity, but a combination of systems into which a few Christian elements were introduced.\u00a0<strong>The result of Gnosticism was thus not to christianize the Cabala, but to cabalize Christianity by mingling its pure and simple teaching with theosophy and even magic.<\/strong>\u00a0The Jewish Encyclopedia quotes the opinion that \u2018\u2018 the central doctrine of Gnosticism\u2014a movement closely connected with Jewish mysticism\u2014was nothing else than the attempt to liberate the soul and unite it with God\u201d\u2019; but as this was apparently to be effected \u2018\u2018 through the employment of mysteries, incantations, names of angels,\u201d\u2019 etc., it will be seen how widely even this phase of Gnosticism differs from Christianity and identifies itself with the magical Cabala of the Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the man generally recognized as the founder of Gnosticism, a Jew commonly known as Simon Magus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Nesta Helen Webster,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/SecretSocietiesAndSubversiveMovementsNestaHelenWebster\/page\/28\/mode\/2up\" rel=\"\">Secret Societies and Subversive Movements<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This blending of Kabbalistic and Christian elements ultimately sought to transform Christianity by infusing it with mystical practices.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=acts%208:9-25&amp;version=kjv\" rel=\"\">Simon Magus<\/a>, considered by many to be the founder of Gnosticism, exemplifies this fusion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79 _length-2_4il70_82\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29af153e-37af-4791-99b5-4cdf072cc1d4_1024x683.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29af153e-37af-4791-99b5-4cdf072cc1d4_1024x683.webp 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" 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https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa993e98d-a125-46a9-bf55-20d845348668_822x537.webp 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 (Top L) Trump ally Tucker Carlson. (Top R) Ivanka Trump receiving her booster. (Bottom L) Marla Maples, Trump\u2019s second wife. (Bottom R) Trump\u2019s former attorney and\u00a0<em>consiglieri<\/em>, Michael Cohen. All can be seen wearing a red string bracelet, a magic talisman to ward off evil and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeponymousflower.com\/2016\/01\/the-miracle-of-red-thread-talmud.html\" rel=\"\">a Talmudic mockery of the death of Christ<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<p>In Mitch Horowitz&#8217;s insightful book\u00a0<em>Occult America<\/em>, he explores the deep and often eye-raising intersections between mysticism and various facets of American culture. Amongst the more unexpected revelations is the relationship between right-wing political figures and occult or mystical thought. This intertwining is vividly illustrated through his commentary on Steve Bannon and Donald Trump, who have both drawn on knowledge gleaned from these esoteric and metaphysical philosophies\u00a0<em>(emphasis<\/em>\u00a0<em>mine<\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Although the media have characterized Bannon as the Disraeli of the dark side following\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2016\/11\/19\/steve-bannon-bolshevik-maybe-donald-trumps-alt-right-svengali-really-is-a-leninist\/\" rel=\"\">his rise to power in the Trump administration<\/a>, I knew him, and still do, as a deeply read and erudite observer of the American religious scene, with a keen appetite for mystical thought. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>President Trump himself has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/how-trump-got-religion--and-why-his-legendary-ministers-son-now-rejects-him\/2016\/01\/21\/37bae16e-bb02-11e5-829c-26ffb874a18d_story.html?tid=a_inl&amp;utm_term=.31c0a13eb328#admiringly%20recalled\" rel=\"\">admiringly recalled<\/a>\u00a0his lessons in the mystic art of \u201cpositive thinking\u201d from the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, the Trump family\u2019s longtime pastor, who popularized metaphysical mind-power themes in his 1952 mega-seller \u201cThe Power of Positive Thinking.\u201d \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a long-standing intersection between mysticism and conservatism in America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Mitch Horowitz,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2017\/07\/19\/steve-bannon-and-the-occult-the-right-wings-long-strange-love-affair-with-new-age-mysticism-2\/\" rel=\"\">Steve Bannon and the occult: The right wing&#8217;s long, strange love affair with New Age mysticism<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump\u2019s engagement with Kabbalistic figures and practices firmly places him within this broader historical and mystical context. This association not only illuminates his personal beliefs, but also reveals a dimension of unseen influence that permeates his public and private endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>It should be no surprise then to see a long and well documented history of Trump overtly displaying signs &amp; symbols of the Mystery Religion, seen below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7828763-28b6-4f2b-bdca-3a1717b228d8_710x473.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7828763-28b6-4f2b-bdca-3a1717b228d8_710x473.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7828763-28b6-4f2b-bdca-3a1717b228d8_710x473.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7828763-28b6-4f2b-bdca-3a1717b228d8_710x473.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe7828763-28b6-4f2b-bdca-3a1717b228d8_710x473.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d12a25-2edc-44b4-a48c-f94c0069ab2b_236x290.gif 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d12a25-2edc-44b4-a48c-f94c0069ab2b_236x290.gif 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d12a25-2edc-44b4-a48c-f94c0069ab2b_236x290.gif\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d12a25-2edc-44b4-a48c-f94c0069ab2b_236x290.gif 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21d12a25-2edc-44b4-a48c-f94c0069ab2b_236x290.gif 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b57b50c-7124-4481-913a-adb18c68112f_634x717.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b57b50c-7124-4481-913a-adb18c68112f_634x717.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b57b50c-7124-4481-913a-adb18c68112f_634x717.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b57b50c-7124-4481-913a-adb18c68112f_634x717.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b57b50c-7124-4481-913a-adb18c68112f_634x717.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71298de1-64f9-4aa0-99fa-15f6b79d2bcc_940x627.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71298de1-64f9-4aa0-99fa-15f6b79d2bcc_940x627.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71298de1-64f9-4aa0-99fa-15f6b79d2bcc_940x627.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71298de1-64f9-4aa0-99fa-15f6b79d2bcc_940x627.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71298de1-64f9-4aa0-99fa-15f6b79d2bcc_940x627.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a3a723a-2f77-4b50-a657-a58a35ca6d44_300x489.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a3a723a-2f77-4b50-a657-a58a35ca6d44_300x489.webp 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a3a723a-2f77-4b50-a657-a58a35ca6d44_300x489.webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a3a723a-2f77-4b50-a657-a58a35ca6d44_300x489.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a3a723a-2f77-4b50-a657-a58a35ca6d44_300x489.webp 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf3246ae-5db5-4594-b6e0-b96c86bcf766_634x748.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf3246ae-5db5-4594-b6e0-b96c86bcf766_634x748.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf3246ae-5db5-4594-b6e0-b96c86bcf766_634x748.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf3246ae-5db5-4594-b6e0-b96c86bcf766_634x748.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf3246ae-5db5-4594-b6e0-b96c86bcf766_634x748.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 Trump displaying the inverted Delta, an esoteric and Masonic handsign.<\/h5>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79 _length-2_4il70_82\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe51f3acc-066e-492c-a7e6-d71df54481df_640x504.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe51f3acc-066e-492c-a7e6-d71df54481df_640x504.png 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe51f3acc-066e-492c-a7e6-d71df54481df_640x504.png\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe51f3acc-066e-492c-a7e6-d71df54481df_640x504.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe51f3acc-066e-492c-a7e6-d71df54481df_640x504.png 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67791908-ff42-44e6-8d50-e67e4faab3ab_575x301.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67791908-ff42-44e6-8d50-e67e4faab3ab_575x301.jpeg 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67791908-ff42-44e6-8d50-e67e4faab3ab_575x301.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67791908-ff42-44e6-8d50-e67e4faab3ab_575x301.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67791908-ff42-44e6-8d50-e67e4faab3ab_575x301.jpeg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79 _length-2_4il70_82\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0794b8a2-f16a-470a-bd32-5254a3cbc6a6_611x328.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0794b8a2-f16a-470a-bd32-5254a3cbc6a6_611x328.jpeg 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0794b8a2-f16a-470a-bd32-5254a3cbc6a6_611x328.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0794b8a2-f16a-470a-bd32-5254a3cbc6a6_611x328.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0794b8a2-f16a-470a-bd32-5254a3cbc6a6_611x328.jpeg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F171b838b-e246-4fae-ab60-7d2d595ae3f6_768x529.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F171b838b-e246-4fae-ab60-7d2d595ae3f6_768x529.jpeg 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F171b838b-e246-4fae-ab60-7d2d595ae3f6_768x529.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F171b838b-e246-4fae-ab60-7d2d595ae3f6_768x529.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F171b838b-e246-4fae-ab60-7d2d595ae3f6_768x529.jpeg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 Trump displaying the Triple Six handsign.<\/h5>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1456\" height=\"875\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/33c43022-01be-4947-82b1-920be7f18515_1908x1146.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:279875,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5>\u2014 Trump \u201816 campaign officials sporting inverted delta pins.<\/h5>\n<p>These same signs and symbols of the Mystery cult of Babel can be seen utilized by politicians and celebrities galore, which I have documented at length in my cornerstone essay,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/the-great-delusion\" rel=\"\">The Great Delusion<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Given Trump\u2019s admitted occult affiliations and Masonic mentors, it beggars belief to suggest that a lifetime of conscious &amp; conspicuous physical actions is somehow accidental in nature. This is even more evident when we observe the eponymously named Trump Tower:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fb0b7d4-edcf-42cb-b248-c42a772e6ddf_351x308.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fb0b7d4-edcf-42cb-b248-c42a772e6ddf_351x308.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fb0b7d4-edcf-42cb-b248-c42a772e6ddf_351x308.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fb0b7d4-edcf-42cb-b248-c42a772e6ddf_351x308.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fb0b7d4-edcf-42cb-b248-c42a772e6ddf_351x308.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72f3032-73ff-41b0-abb1-82021604e1bf_962x646.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72f3032-73ff-41b0-abb1-82021604e1bf_962x646.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72f3032-73ff-41b0-abb1-82021604e1bf_962x646.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72f3032-73ff-41b0-abb1-82021604e1bf_962x646.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff72f3032-73ff-41b0-abb1-82021604e1bf_962x646.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac15aaed-afec-4579-8cdd-ba21ef1412f4_962x644.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac15aaed-afec-4579-8cdd-ba21ef1412f4_962x644.jpeg 474w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _small_4il70_111 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac15aaed-afec-4579-8cdd-ba21ef1412f4_962x644.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac15aaed-afec-4579-8cdd-ba21ef1412f4_962x644.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_474,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac15aaed-afec-4579-8cdd-ba21ef1412f4_962x644.jpeg 474w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 (L) Trump Tower. (M,R) Trump\u2019s Penthouse.<\/h5>\n<p><strong>The amount of occult symbology within Trump Tower is nothing less than staggering.<\/strong>\u00a0Within Tarot, The Tower arcana is interpreted as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/occult-world.com\/16-tower\/\" rel=\"\">an image of old forms collapsing and represents a sudden, dramatic upheaval or reversal in fortune. \u2026 [it] is a card about war, a war between the structures of lies and the lightning flash of truth<\/a>\u201d:\u00a0<em>a description that bears striking similarities with the crafted persona of The Donald<\/em>. The base of Trump Tower displays an inverted delta with six rows of trees, forming a triangle with three sides of six trees: a representation of the divine feminine and a veiled allusion to the Number of the Beast. Six, the number of man, appears yet again in the architecture of the tower: despite being ten stories shorter in actuality, Trump\u2019s penthouse is located on the 66th floor. Furthermore, his New York home is practically a shrine to the pagan gods and goddesses of yore: artwork of Eros, Apollo, &amp; Libertas festoon his abode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump\u2019s occultic affiliations and symbolic gestures unveil a disturbing truth, further revealing the shadowy underpinnings of his public persona and political power.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">\u201cIt is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2014 The Book of Proverbs 16:12 KJV<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Given these facts, the shocking litany of blasphemies and heresies that Trump has uttered is much less shocking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite claims by evangelical politicians and leaders, Donald Trump\u2019s statements and actions are not just antithetical to the teachings of Christ, they openly mock the very foundations of the Christian faith. Only months ago, Trump compared his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/donald-trump-jesus-christ-compare-truth-social-b2518772.html\" rel=\"\">legal woes to Jesus Christ\u2019s suffering on the Cross<\/a>:\u00a0<strong>it would not be the first time\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/donald-trump-shares-post-proclaiming-him-second-only-to-jesus-2022-9?op=1\" rel=\"\">he accepted such comparisons<\/a><\/strong>. Trump has also stated numerous times that he has never asked for forgiveness:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m not sure I have ever asked God&#8217;s forgiveness. I don&#8217;t bring God into that picture. When I go to church and when I drink my little wine and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of forgiveness. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Why do I have to repent or ask for forgiveness, if I am not making mistakes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Donald Trump.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/trump-why-do-i-have-to-repent-or-ask-for-forgiveness-if-i-am-not-making-mistakes-video.html\" rel=\"\">July 23rd, 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After being lambasted for this insanely hubristic response, he slightly softened his answer when asked this question a year later:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I will be asking for forgiveness, but hopefully I won\u2019t have to be asking for much forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Donald Trump.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/donald-trump-says-hopes-not-180316304.html\" rel=\"\">June 8th, 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Scripture states plainly in 1 John 1:9, &#8220;If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.&#8221; Without repentance and submission to Christ, there is no forgiveness \u2014<strong>\u00a0this is the bedrock of the Christian faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, his boastful and profane language is exemplified by these declarations:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Trump [said] \u201cThey\u2019ll be hit so g&#8211;damn hard,\u201d while bragging about bombing Islamic State militants. And Trump recounting his warning to a wealthy businessman: \u201cIf you don\u2019t support me, you\u2019re going to be so g&#8211;damn poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/08\/12\/trump-evangelicals-blasphemy-profanity-1456178\" rel=\"\">\u2018Using the Lord\u2019s name in vain\u2019: Evangelicals chafe at Trump\u2019s blasphemy<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are flagrant violations of the Third Commandment: &#8220;Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.\u201d\u00a0<strong>Such routine blasphemy demonstrates a profound lack of reverence for God from this alleged Christian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump&#8217;s lifelong aphorisms, particularly from his book\u00a0<em>The Art of the Deal,<\/em>\u00a0flies in the face of Biblical teachings:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The point is, you can never be too greedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Donald Trump,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/donald-trump-business-philosophy-from-the-art-of-the-deal-2015-6?op=1\" rel=\"\">The Art of the Deal<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Greed is a vice condemned throughout Scripture, yet Trump embraces it as a virtue!<\/strong>\u00a0His superficial displays of piety, such as having pastors pray for him while he himself refrains from prayer, are hollow gestures aimed at garnering favor from the devout without embodying any true faith or humility whatsoever (<em>emphasis mine<\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Most of Trump\u2019s current relationships with evangelical pastors,\u00a0<\/strong>particularly with believers in Pentecostal, charismatic and prosperity gospel strains of Christianity,<strong>\u00a0appear to have developed only as he considered running for president.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Several pastors, as well as two former White House officials, said they have never seen Trump pray in front of others.<\/strong>\u00a0Instead, he regularly asks for Vice President Pence or for one of his many evangelical Cabinet members to pray. He does not regularly reference God in making his decisions, these aides say,\u00a0<strong>and they have never seen him open a Bible<\/strong>. But he has long coveted the visual of having pastors pray for him, including the distinct image of the laying on of hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201003174907\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/religion\/2020\/02\/14\/trump-mocks-faith-others-his-own-religious-practices-remain-opaque\/\" rel=\"\">Trump mocks the faith of others. His own religious practices remain opaque.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is utterly bewildering and disheartening that so many Christians have rallied behind a man who so openly defies and mocks the tenets of our faith, a man who blasphemes our God:\u00a0<strong>we sully our witness by claiming this man somehow represents Biblical values, let alone that he is divinely favored by God<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_imageGallery_4il70_1\" data-drag-handle=\"true\" data-component-name=\"ImageGallery\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-flexDirection-column pc-gap-8 pc-reset\">\n<div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset _imageRow_4il70_79 _length-2_4il70_82\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F532fae31-2a9f-4c3a-8686-f2f9951a1483_2560x1707.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F532fae31-2a9f-4c3a-8686-f2f9951a1483_2560x1707.jpeg 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F532fae31-2a9f-4c3a-8686-f2f9951a1483_2560x1707.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F532fae31-2a9f-4c3a-8686-f2f9951a1483_2560x1707.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F532fae31-2a9f-4c3a-8686-f2f9951a1483_2560x1707.jpeg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6f4eed4-b8eb-46a1-87d2-8dc0bb54c5a5_660x371.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6f4eed4-b8eb-46a1-87d2-8dc0bb54c5a5_660x371.webp 720w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_img_16u6n_1 _image_4il70_1 _medium_4il70_115 _zoom_4il70_72 pencraft pc-reset\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6f4eed4-b8eb-46a1-87d2-8dc0bb54c5a5_660x371.webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6f4eed4-b8eb-46a1-87d2-8dc0bb54c5a5_660x371.webp 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_720,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6f4eed4-b8eb-46a1-87d2-8dc0bb54c5a5_660x371.webp 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h5>\u2014 (R)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/07\/19\/milwaukee-drag-performers-impersonate-trump-on-last-night-of-rnc\/74465693007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p\" rel=\"\">Transvestite performers at the 2024 Republican National Convention<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<p>Is it any wonder then that Trump\u2019s so-called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/key-evangelical-players-trumps-advisory-board\" rel=\"\">spiritual advisors<\/a>\u00a0and religious allies are a carousel of heretics, charlatans, and fiends? Much of the group, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equip.org\/articles\/the-counterfeit-revival\/\" rel=\"\">Rodney Howard-Brown<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/9-things-know-prosperity-gospel-preacher-paula-white\/\" rel=\"\">Paula White<\/a>, are notorious false teachers and peddlers of the noxious prosperity \u201cgospel\u201d. Just weeks ago, Trump confidante Robert Morris resigned amidst numerous accusations of sexual assault, admitting to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trumps-spiritual-adviser-robert-morris-resigns-amid-allegations-he-molested-12-year-old\" rel=\"\">inappropriate contact<\/a>\u201d with a 12 year-old girl. He wouldn\u2019t be the only advisor on this panel to be mired in dire sexual sin whilst advising Trump: Jerry Falwell, Jr., a former client of Michael Cohen, would resign after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/8\/25\/21399954\/jerry-falwell-jr-resigns-scandal-liberty\" rel=\"\">sordid details of his own depravities<\/a>\u00a0came to light in 2020. In 2021, Mike Flynn duped clueless evangelicals into repeating occult prayers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barthsnotes.com\/2021\/10\/07\/mike-flynn-gets-evangelical-crowd-to-recite-adapted-elizabeth-clare-prophet-prayer\/\" rel=\"\">created by Elizabeth Clare Prophet<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>The stink of these rotten fruits could not be more evident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final fig leaf with which embattled evangelicals try to cover this man\u2019s shame is his increasingly trepidatious support of the \u201cpro-life\u201d cause. He is the President who ended\u00a0<em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>\u00a0after all, some credit is to be given for that surely? But we must ask, what good has that decision truly done to stop the wholesale murder of children in this country? Through the widespread proliferation of dangerous chemical abortifacients via the Postal Service,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2024\/06\/two-years-roe-overturn-abortions\/\" rel=\"\">more children are being murdered<\/a>\u00a0in utero\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>after<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0the repeal of\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Roe\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>than before!\u00a0<\/strong>And that is before we even address Trump\u2019s participation in the greatest chemical \u201cabortion\u201d campaign ever created \u2014\u00a0<strong>Operation Warp Speed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It has been my contention, and remains so, that\u00a0<em>Roe<\/em>\u00a0was the superficial victory they were willing to throw the Right as the enemies of mankind moved on to different battlefields altogether.\u00a0<strong>Even still, as far as the defense of the unborn goes, this is a battle that the national GOP has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idsnews.com\/article\/2024\/07\/issue-that-went-away-same-sex-gay-marriage-republican-rnc-trump\" rel=\"\">once again slinked away from<\/a>\u00a0like the traitorous, spineless curs they are.<\/strong>\u00a0The 2024 GOP platform has officially dropped support of a federal child murder ban,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesitenews.com\/news\/trump-backed-gop-platform-draft-drops-call-for-federal-abortion-ban-opposition-to-homosexual-marriage\/\" rel=\"\">as well as its opposition to institutionalized sodomy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s running mate JD Vance has taken a similarly lukewarm<a href=\"https:\/\/disntr.com\/2024\/07\/16\/trumps-roman-catholic-pick-for-vice-president-solidifies-gops-new-safe-legal-and-rare-position-on-abortion\/\" rel=\"\">\u00a0position on the matter<\/a>\u00a0of child murder. Lest there be any confusion on just how untethered from any semblance of Christian values the GOP has become, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/08\/amber-rose-told-young-son-about-onlyfans-work-mommy-has-to-make-money\/\" rel=\"\">literal pornstar<\/a>\u00a0gave one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/who-is-amber-rose-model-endorses-trump-at-rnc-and-declares-this-is-where-i-belong-031130906.html\" rel=\"\">keynote speeches at the RNC<\/a>\u00a0this year. After that, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=1jIgthlykaM\" rel=\"\">pagan prayer to the divine feminine<\/a>\u00a0closed out the first night of the convention.\u00a0<strong>Whatever moral high ground this party once feigned to stand upon has been vacated in its entirety.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In fact, Donald Trump has become one of the strongest proponents of this cultural degeneracy. In 2019,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190604150649\/https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/06\/03\/trumps-recognition-lgbt-pride-month-conflicts-with-his-administrations-policies\/?utm_term=.27f34b2c6281\" rel=\"\">Trump officially recognized<\/a>\u00a0June as \u201cPride\u201d month. With the passage of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Respect_for_Marriage_Act\" rel=\"\">Respect for Marriage Act<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 (<em>an utterly Orwellian title<\/em>), Trump hosted a celebration of this transgressive attack on the bedrock of civilization at his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/12\/16\/celebration-same-sex-marriage-mar-a-lago-00074441\" rel=\"\">Mar-A-Lago resort<\/a>, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard\u2026 With the help of many of the people here tonight in recent years, our movement has taken incredible strides, the strides you\u2019ve made here is incredible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In April of 2024, Melania would host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/melania-trump-fundraiser-mar-lago-gay-organization-log-cabin-republicans-everything-we-know-1892476\" rel=\"\">yet another celebration and fundraiser<\/a>\u00a0for the Log Cabin Republicans, an \u201cLGBTQ+ affirming\u201d organization. Sadly, Trump represents a growing segment amongst not only the Right, but those who claim to profess Jesus Christ<strong>\u00a0\u2014 all whilst making a mockery of His teachings on marriage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingjamesbibleonline.org\/Matthew-19-5\/\" rel=\"\">Matthew 19<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taken in their totality, Trump&#8217;s blasphemous statements and actions are a grave affronts to the teachings of Christ and the Scriptures. His spiritual advisors are a cavalcade of error, greed, and deviancy. It is incumbent upon true believers to discern the difference between mere lip service to Christian values and a life truly transformed by the Gospel; or in other words, to be wise as serpents. As Jesus warned us in Sermon on the Mount: \u201cYe shall know them by their fruits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By this standard, it is clear that Trump\u2019s fruits are utterly rotten.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-spn0MJZr-QQ\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;spn0MJZr-QQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/spn0MJZr-QQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5>\u2014 Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani: Trans allies?<\/h5>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">\u201cAnyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2014 President Donald J. Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>As we conclude this series, the evidence is overwhelming:\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump\u2019s political ascent is marred by occult influences, Zionist benefactors, sexual depravity, and the blatant mockery of the Christian faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s overt use of occult symbols, from the Masonic grips with John Bolton to the inverted delta hand signs, are not mere coincidences. These are deliberate actions by a man deeply entrenched in the Mystery Religion of Babel. Likewise, Trump\u2019s associations with Kabbalistic teachings and practices reveal a profound layer of his philosophical and spiritual inclinations.<\/p>\n<p>As events continue to unfold, it is becoming more and more evident that Trump stands poised to be (s)elected once again. Following his guilty verdict in May, Trump raised a whopping\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2024\/05\/breaking-trump-raised-52-8m-24-hours-following\/\" rel=\"\">$52.8 million in 24 hours<\/a>, with campaign funds continuing to poor in. In the wake of the extremely dubious \u201cassassination\u201d attempt on July 13th, figures from across the aisle have lined up behind Trump in an attempt to \u201cunify the country.\u201d In the wake of the attack, Elon Musk has pledged\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/elon-musk-pledges-45-million-monthly-pro-trump-super-pac-counter-dems-swing-states\" rel=\"\">$45 million a month<\/a>\u00a0to support a Trump-adjacent super PAC. Mark Zuckerberg is lauding Trump as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-19\/mark-zuckerberg-calls-donald-trump-badass-without-endorsing-for-president\" rel=\"\">badass<\/a>\u201d, coming short of all but endorsing the man.<\/p>\n<p>An even more conspicuous event on this timeline occurred on July 15th when Trump\u2019s classified documents case was tossed out after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/trump-classified-docs-case-dismissed-judge-finds-special-counsel-appointment\" rel=\"\">special counsel was deemed unconstitutional<\/a>. With seemingly the entire legal system against him, Teflon Don \u201cmiraculously\u201d escapes danger in the court room yet again. With Biden out of the way and Democrats seemingly in chaos, the pathway to the Presidency has never been clearer for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>I certainly understand the allure of the persona that has been crafted, why the myth of Donald Trump has so captivated the undiscerning masses. The West is in throes of its collective suicide, and those who seek to beat back the proverbial, and increasingly literal, barbarian hordes have few allies in this dark hour. When a man shows even the merest hint of masculine initiative, of gumption, of pugnaciousness, it is no small wonder why so many would flock to his banner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But when a man tells you who he truly is, you should listen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-CgUBu1lkOMs\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;CgUBu1lkOMs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CgUBu1lkOMs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"header-anchor-post\">Epilogue<\/h2>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The salient point remains: there are no political solutions to spiritual problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Compromise in the political arena is often touted as a necessary evil \u2014 a pragmatic strategy in order to achieve incremental gains. However, the extent to which Christians and Conservatives have compromised their values to support Donald Trump has been nothing short of catastrophic. For those who seek to preserve the remnants of America\u2019s foundational principles and the integrity of the Christian faith, the allure of political power and influence has led many to compromise their stated principles, embracing a leader who stands in stark opposition to those principles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>True and lasting victories cannot be achieved through compromise with evil.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adding to this tapestry of moral corruption is Trump&#8217;s well documented association with Jeffrey Epstein, the most prolific sex trafficker in US history. Epstein&#8217;s nefarious activities and the elite network he maintained remains a stark reminder of the pervasive influence of this particularly heinous brand of evil amongst those in power. The fleeting political gains achieved by supporting such a figure are dwarfed by the immense spiritual and ethical costs of doing so. The Apostle Paul\u2019s admonition in Romans 3:8 is unequivocal: \u201cAnd not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.\u201d\u00a0<strong>The belief that we can endorse or support a morally bankrupt leader to secure some supposed greater good is a fantastical delusion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The only path forward begins with repentance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judgement begins first in the House of God (<a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/1_peter\/4-17.htm\" rel=\"\">I Peter 4:17<\/a>), and it is here where we must first lay the blame.\u00a0<strong>A man this duplicitous, this morally bankrupt, this depraved could only appeal to a people as equally compromised as he<\/strong>. Far too many have allowed the allure of political power to overshadow their commitment to Biblical principles, forfeiting both power and principles in the process. As Christians, we must collectively acknowledge our complicity in elevating and supporting leaders who neither defend the innocent nor fear God.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First and foremost, that begins with Donald J. Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"623\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/f1bfecf7-d01b-4bb2-942a-5da49632763a_2000x2000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:623,&quot;bytes&quot;:174326,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5>\u2014\u00a0<em>The Don III<\/em>, digital art, 2024.<\/h5>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">\u201cThey are contaminated; they are programmed to think and react in a certain pattern. You cannot change their mind, even if you expose them to authentic information, even if you prove that white is white and black is black, you still cannot change the basic PERCEPTION and the logic of the behavior.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"header-anchor-post\">In other words, these people\u2026 the process of demoralization is complete and irreversible.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Yuri Bezmenov, KGB Agent &amp; Defector<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Further Research<\/h3>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"youtube2-4hbWCggw2ss\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;4hbWCggw2ss&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4hbWCggw2ss?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"youtube2-NZt83Jcjhr0\" class=\"youtube-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;NZt83Jcjhr0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\">\n<div class=\"youtube-inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NZt83Jcjhr0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"190.26845637583892\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/a46b4b1d-15c5-407e-87e6-b77bf8cb16c8_298x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:298,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:126,&quot;bytes&quot;:58428,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6552924-occult-america\" rel=\"\">Occult America:\u00a0<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6552924-occult-america\" rel=\"\">The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Mitch Horowitz<\/h5>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"194.52727272727273\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/9fb78449-6de7-4ff4-829a-685d229eea96_550x823.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:823,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:130,&quot;bytes&quot;:93023,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/SecretSocietiesAndSubversiveMovementsNestaHelenWebster\/mode\/2up\" rel=\"\">Secret Societies And Subversive Movements<\/a>\u00a0by Nesta Helen Webster<\/h5>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"199.4047619047619\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/b1109eb3-2a1e-4e45-bc09-cdc6114efb58_336x500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:500,&quot;width&quot;:336,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:134,&quot;bytes&quot;:33239,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/jewishgnosticism0000scho\" rel=\"\">Jewish Gnosticism, Merkabah Mysticism, and Talmudic Tradition<\/a>\u00a0by Gershom Scholem<\/h5>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"202.12765957446808\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/b6937831-c4ec-486b-90b5-3effa4d2104a_329x500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:500,&quot;width&quot;:329,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:133,&quot;bytes&quot;:46346,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/theoldpathsorthe00mcauuoft\/mode\/2up\" rel=\"\">The Old Paths, or, The Talmud Tested by Scripture<\/a>\u00a0by Alexander McCaul<\/h5>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/on-trump-part-iii\">https:\/\/dfreality.substack.com\/p\/on-trump-part-iii<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Trump, Part III A man can not rise above his own 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