November 20, 2025

Peter Thiel and Armageddon, Reattaching a Palestinian Boy's Head, Meditating on God's Word, and Tsubund kop (Episode #224)

46 minutes

🎙️ Jew & Gentile Podcast Notes

“Does Olive Want to Flee the USA?”

Chris reacts to a new poll showing 40% of young women want to leave the United States.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/record-40-young-women-want-flee-us-poll

Pennies Are Going Away

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennies-retailers-mcdonalds-wendys-kroger/

Reattaching a Palestinian Boy’s Head

https://x.com/adi13/status/1988414770815414366?s=12

Peter Thiel, Secular Armageddon, & End-Times Anxiety

Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqHueZNEzig

Themes:

Loss of optimism in universities & tech

Dismissing Christians who believe in the end times as “snake handlers”

Nuclear, AI, bio-pandemic existential threats

René Girard & the dawn of global destruction (1945)

Luddites vs modern disruption

2 Thess 2:6–7 and the restrainer

📰 Condensed News Roundup (one segment)

Watermelon Symbolism

How the watermelon became a global symbol of Palestinian identity and resistance.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-watermelon-imagery-a-symbol-of-solidarity-with-palestinians-spread-around-the-world

Religiosity Drops Worldwide

Gallup reports half the world is now non-religious — major worldview shift.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx

Israel–U.S. 20-Year Security Agreement

Israel is pursuing a long-range “America First” defense pact with the U.S.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-seeking-20-year-america-first-security-agreement-with-us-report/

Israel Turns Water Pipes Into Electricity

Israeli innovation generates electricity from municipal water pipes.

https://x.com/sabra_the/status/1989258961397362772?s=42

✡️ Yiddish Word of the Day

kop — head

keppeleh — little head

tsubund — attach

tsubund kop — attached head

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