An ideology that cannot be defended by means of evidence and deductive logic, will inevitably be enforced by violence.
You shall know them by their habit: they first redefine words as violence, so that they may justify the use of violence against words.
They did not merely disagree with me over Covid, climate, and human origins. They did not merely concoct lies, hound past colleagues, and stalk my disassociated accounts across the web. They trespassed on my property and threatened my family—spurred on by a mob of trolls weaving hatred into a frenzy—for the simple offense of daring to examine the evidence and dissent. Their rage was never about truth, nor about science; it was about my refusal to kneel before their canon.
A man is tolerated so long as he parrots the narrative; but should he dare to apply true skepticism to its sacred pillars, the enforcers crawl from the woodwork—anxious, cornered, and dangerous. The cost of non-compliance is no longer debate or exclusion, but menace delivered to one’s very doorstep. Such is the fate of ideology in decay: reason is abandoned, and the preservation of its image is valued above the safety of innocent families.
I have had an associate who was assassinated. I myself have been marked by hit squads in the past and shadowed by dark groups. There is a spiritual economy to their violence—they are signaled whom to target, whom to wound, and they carry out the task without fully knowing why. There are no cell phone records. This is the difference between me and the common pundit: (a) I do not seek money or notoriety, and (b) I know, in intimate detail, what these groups are and what they are capable of.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk today was no anomaly—it was the inevitable end of a long decay. Once the Left shed its hollow catechism of “equality and justice” and extremists therein enthroned naked coercion as science and virtue, blood became a foregone conclusion. Violence against the apostate had already been rehearsed in rhetoric; the leap to the bullet was only its final, grotesque punctuation.They silenced a man who gave voice to millions across both sides of critical debates—because their own ideas were so bankrupt, they could not allow him to live. Afterward, they retreated into oafish incantations like “vaccination,” “inclusion,” and “democracy.”
All of this, the fruit of a corrupt entertainment industry, partisan educational system, and captive university academics who have abandoned, and even come to disdain, their fellow citizens.
Wikipedia permitted—and even promoted—a diatribe of hate rhetoric against Charlie Kirk, fomenting the very climate that produced today’s assassination. Wikipedia, you bear culpability. You have chosen sides, and in so doing have become a motivating instrument in the enforcement of opinion through “justified violence.” I call upon Wikipedia to purge its pages of partisan hate against disfavored persons and political opponents.
When they blame you for the weather, they are just one cognitive step away from justifying atrocity against you.
When one cannot persuade or legislate or shame, one kills. This was not about Covid, climate, or human origins in isolation—it was about the collapse of discourse itself. The line has been crossed, and history tells us plainly: once truth is no longer defended, only power is.
The Ethical Skeptic, “The Final Step of the Scientific Method”; The Ethical Skeptic, WordPress, 10 Sep 2025; Web, https://theethicalskeptic.com/2025/09/10/the-final-step-of-the-scientific-method/
Hmmm. After reading some of the comments to this article i feel compelled to open my yap in regard to what I have observed over the last 10 years. I noticed some that Thiel and Trump appear to be the target of conversation in some of them as well. I supported Trumps election all three times. I realize Thiel is involved in intelligence work. As for the Heritage foundation, I read Project 2025. They are not incorrect and many of their solutions may bear fruit. What I know is that it is not a single individual or small group behind… Read more »
This is what is really happening in the US – the corporate oligarchy with Peter Thiel and the Heritage Foundation are doing a complete coup of power, and they have been doing it fast. Fomenting civil violence only benefits them, as they will then have the pretext of grabbing all the police and military power against the population. “Left”, “liberal”, “right” are really irrelevant and misdirection only. Ignore at your peril. Please see this – https://www.reddit.com/r/PrepperIntel/comments/1ntgc7y/nspm7_national_security_presidential_memorandum/ There are 2 links at the bottom of the comment that will go to a full list of articles I used for the comment.The… Read more »
I read Luke Burgis’ book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life. Burgis makes quite a few references to Thiel, stating that he is a libertarian and student of René Girard. It is interesting that you mention the “scapegoat mechanism” because this is a key feature of Girard’s theory of mimetic desire in relation to his study of human mythology. It is rather difficult to summarize this theory, so I’ll try to make my point based on my reading of Girard’s work. Scapegoating is, according to Girard, the means by which Satan (the accuser, the malicious prosecutor) maintains… Read more »
I think I should admit that I don’t know enough about Thiel or anyone operating in political power to accuse or excuse them. I’m just a nobody who grew up in middle-class suburbia with enough cognitive dissonance to make me ask questions and avoid easy answers. I recognized things about myself that kept me from joining anyone’s team, so to speak. Growing up, I found the ‘fundamentalist’ resurgence disturbing, and I likewise found the ‘woke’ insurgence equally disturbing in recent years. Despite what I wrote, I’m not by any means certain whether Satan or any of the gods are entities,… Read more »
All one needs to know about Mr. Thiel are some very simple things he himself has said. I don´t know if you have read The Lord of the Rings (read, not watched a movie). Thiel himself has said he wants to be Sauron from the books. He names his company Palantir – the seeing stone from the books, that Sauron the Dark Lord uses to communicate with his subordinates – anyone that uses the seeing stones has their mind open to Sauron to both see their thoughts and be commanded to do Saurons will. If you have not read Lord… Read more »
I have not made up my mind on Thiel. I do not have an agenda issue but it’s being surveilled. My issue is what are they allowed to do with it. I read Project 2025 as well. I did not see anything in it that rung alarm bells. I agree with them on many points. We need to restructure the voting cycle and extend terms to eliminate the circus around them. Their idea to put all welfare programs under the purview of insurance companies anies makes sense as well. Of course certain provisions will be required. We will need a… Read more »
The official narrative from the FBI and the utterly inept Kash Patel is also not falling apart. A 30 06 would not have resulted in the kind of firearm injury that Charlie received, that kind of injury was the result of a smaller caliber firearm.
Hi TES, well i got to thinking about the details you provided regarding occurrences of unknown person(s) trespassing on your property, perhaps damages, threats/harassment, and attempt to defame your good character…i am sure you are capable of performing many solutions yourself. However, just as an opinion, should these types of violations that breach possible safety/or property damages/reputation – you could consider a reputable third party such even just as a phone conversation, talk to Brian O’Shea, who is Naomi Wolf’s spouse. He in podcasts of his own, is amiable, intelligent, and has military experience and certainly we like to associate… Read more »
Thanks Susan,
Several people have come forward with confidential information about our trolls and silent pharma/CDC retribution parties.
TES
For your listening pleasure, suggest a drive in a small, fast expensive vehicle (i can pretend in my Lexus), place this loud. My oldest son was Navy, sir, and i heard him say often “mom, we’re the tip of the spear!” Thank you for your service in the Navy and for your wide ranging works that enlighten, delight and inform truth to us. 💖🙏🏻✝️ -Sue
How did you come to the conclusion that it was “the left” who murdered this man? If the shooter was an isolated individual with some motivation in mind, how does that affect the argument you are making?
The article explains that. “Violence against the apostate had already been rehearsed in rhetoric; the leap to the bullet was only its final, grotesque punctuation.” This was NOT an isolated individual. This person felt they had not only been given tacit permission, but a mandate to do this, by their righteous virtue club. You cannot go on calling people Nazi’s, denigrating them, removing them from society/visibility, denying them rights, flaunting malevolent behavior as ‘normal,’ and favoring everyone but specific people and groups – because this is giving tacit permission to harm those persons. There were protestors chanting “kill Charlie Kirk”… Read more »
Kirk died because he made a mistake: engaging in dialogue with the mentally ill. Admirable? Perhaps. Is he a martyr for free thought and dialectics? Certainly. But technically, he was wrong. Saint Michael doesn’t sit at the table with the devil, he stabs him. Until those who fight for the truth also begin to fight against evil, they may win battles, like Kirk, but they will lose the war.
Gut punched.
Stay safe, TES.
Thank You, Sir Skeptic.
This is a provocation. “Do not bite by becoming the enemy” is my advice to all.
I know you don’t need that advice, but we need to avoid being turned to violence, because those who manipulate violent people are a deeper enemy.
Very true… agreed.
I have come to the conclusion also, that the official narrative released by the FBI under the inept Kash Patel is bunk and laughably absurd. Even an amateur who has limited knowledge of ballistics knows that a 30 06 caliber round from rifle with a mounted scope could not have resulted in the kind of injury Charlie received.