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The White House is pushing back on the counterterrorism director’s reasons for resigning. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the resignation letter from Joe Kent, the outgoing director of the U-S National Counterterrorism Center, was “filled with falsehoods.” Kent had said that Iran did not pose an imminent threat, which Leavitt argued flew in the face of “strong and compelling evidence.”

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This episode of the Deeper Podcast examines Eric Weinstein’s "Escape Room" hypothesis through the lens of Galatians 5:1-12, asking if our scientific strivings represent a path to freedom or a new "yoke of slavery." We track the 2026 milestones of Artemis II and the 91km Future Circular Collider alongside the 85-second Doomsday Clock, weighing whether these projects offer liberation or merely a more sophisticated confinement. Finally, we address Peter Thiel’s recent warnings in Rome about AI and "Antichrist" technocracies, challenging listeners to discern the difference between a mechanical "exit" from Earth and the true spiritual liberty that refuses to be burdened again by the stagnation of a fallen world.

The nation’s top intelligence official says Iran’s government appears to still be intact after nearly three weeks of war. In testimony before Congress, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the U-S-Israeli military campaign has taken on a toll on the Iranian regime. But she also told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee that “Iran and its proxies continue to attack U.S. and allied interests in the Middle East.” Gabbard said if a hostile regime survives, Iran “will seek to begin a years-long effort to rebuild its missiles and [drone] forces.”