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A man stands in a Boulder courtroom, polite and cooperative, wearing a beanie he says gives him strength. The judge admits he doesn’t understand, calls it manipulation and holds him in contempt, while sitting in a black robe of his own. Tomorrow we’re putting the hat on trial, and the court too. 🎩 The original Contempt of Hat: London, 1670. A courtroom forced two Quakers to wear their hats, then fined them for it, and the jury that refused to convict ended up changing the law. ⚖️ Who decides what you believe? From flag salutes to armbands, yarmulkes, hijabs and natural hair, every one of them was once somebody else’s idea of “correct.” 🗣️ The “correct English” trap: how the way you speak can decide whether a court even hears you. 🚗 Hillsboro: masked federal agents slash a family’s tires on camera. The man in the hat answered on the spot. Will they ever answer at all? 🔥 Plus: the Eagle’s Nest fire. Hitler’s mountaintop house in the Bavarian Alps is burning. Its history goes back long before the Nazis. We cover what Hitler built there, what started the fire, and why the locals have mixed feelings about the place. Your beliefs are your wardrobe. Wear them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The most famous monster footage ever shot has been “unmasked.” A lost 1966 reel turned up in a safe. The man who says he wore the suit is talking, and so is Roger Patterson’s son. After 59 years, the 1967 Bluff Creek film is supposed to be solved.So why does solving it feel like going blind?🔥 Bigfoot unmasked: 1966 rehearsal reel, the suit, the son🛸 Wonders in the Sky: the phenomenon’s changing costume☀️ White Sun review: why myth needs more torque now🤼 Kayfabe: hype, rockets and war as pro wrestling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

How the billion-dollar fitness empire makes a press secretary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Finding demons is easy. It’s always the last place you look. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Why does Pete Hegseth want you to watch a public execution? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Amish Measles in PA and goat rabies in NC. Some thoughts on immunity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The Sibyl of Dionysus becomes the Oracle of Delphi thanks to Apollo and his new Sanctuary. We cover the first Sacred War, the sacking of Krissa, the creation of the Pythian Games, and the purpose of Manumission. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Culture declares insanity a form of innocence. Why do we live in a world where you have to be conscious of what you are doing before it counts? Plus: Dolly Parton. RF Measles Jr. and NIH-philia. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The origins of Delphi reveal an ancient mountain with a shameful past that's difficult to swallow. These stories go beyond mythology, erasing the borders of sanity and morality.Long before the orderly rise of Apollo, a feral psyche clung to the cliffs of Parnassus, practicing the chaotic magic of Dionysus.Today's episode uncovers the raw, forgotten pre-history of the Oracle of Delphi. We will strip away the layers of bureaucracy, wealth, and politics to explore the primal environment that birthed the world's most famous sanctuary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Did you know the U.S. Military invades foreign soil every 1.7 years and it loses nearly every time. Violence is our soil's chief export. The Department of Defense is the nation's largest employer. Winning wars would prove an economic disaster to an economy like ours where peace is a threat to national security. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

A recently unearthed model of the Holy of Holies reveals the application of THC in the Holy of Holies. This presents some interesting theories about early mind. Was the tabernacle in the wilderness a giant mobile hookah? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

The self-domestication of man can be blamed on language. It also gave us morality. Looking at the work of anthropologist Richard Wrangham we see a 300,000 year long pruning of our species by a majoritarian coalition who conspired against the alpha-males and the cheaters of every group. Over 12,000 generations of eugenics have slowly create the semi-cooperative society we have in place and all of it came from conspiratorial murder by majority rule. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Why were slaves buried with their King? This question has always intrigued me. A man becomes a dangerous animal under threat of death, but we have all of this history of it happening willingly. Perhaps the early mind lacked the autonomy and power to resist the obedience of civilization. Perhaps the psyche was a primitive beast, unable to consider an autonomous future or afford self-preservation.Let's have a closer look at the Death Pits of Ur, the retainer sacrifices of Abydos, the Roman rites of Terminus, and the 13,000 victims of the Shang Dynasty. All of them teach that civilization is an organism made of human fodder with a xenophobic caste system that views outsiders as subhuman raw materials and the self holds no value. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

Why has humanity repeatedly institutionalized the surrender of its young? In today’s show, we trace the heartbreaking and complex history of infant exposure, ritual sacrifice, and societal safety nets from antiquity to the modern era. 1) The 100BC Columna Lactaria of Rome2) The 1198 Ruota 3) The 1454 Famine of One Rabbit4) The 1950s Fire Department Also, The History of the name “Baal.” The Original meaning of “evil.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamestrue.substack.com/subscribe

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