Flying Christ on Ascension Day

Did you see a flying Christ on Ascension Day? Blair is going through the news sandwich, and Martin is talking about value 4 value, trader principle, gift giving, etc.

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Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:

• Amy Peikoff's News Sandwich
• Memorial Day
• To Stop War, Halt Statism Everywhere - New Ideal
• What Are the Roots of War?
• The Roots of War by Ayn Rand, from Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
• Human Progress dot org
• Weekly Progress Roundup - Doomslayer newsletter
• Symbol of atheism: atomic whirl
• 1980 Swedish nuclear power referendum
• Three Mile Island accident (Harrisburg, 1979)
• Site of America’s worst nuclear accident gets new chance to become energy hub - PBS News
• Nuclear Power in Sweden - World Nuclear Association
• The Green Party in Germany
• Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection - The Washington Post
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Wikipedia
• Nicholas Provenzo on Twitter (X)
• Nicholas Provenzo on Substack
• The DOGE Delusion: Trump’s Power Play versus Principled Reform by Nicholas Provenzo - The Objective Standard
• Feast of the Ascension - Wikipedia
• Christ Flying Day - A Swedish Holiday - Watching the Swedes
• Why is Ascension Day a public holiday in Sweden? - The Local
• Here's how much Qatar's plane gifted to Trump administration will cost to retrofit - CBS News
• External funding of radical mosques in Europe - European Parliament
• Qatar - Millions for Islam in Europe - Deutsche Welle
• Who is Funding Mega Mosques in Europe? - Visegrad24
• Qatar, A Skilled Enemy: Interview with Daniel Pipes - Middle East Forum
• Trump's Reported Move To Rename Persian Gulf Unites Iranians In Outrage - Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
• Reza Pahlav's tweet (post) on naming The Persian Gulf
• Charles Stanley - Wikipedia
• Finding Morality and Happiness Without God - New Ideal
• Finding Morality and Happiness Without God (Short Works from New Ideal) by Onkar Ghate
• Best 40 Secularism Podcasts - Million Podcasts
• Martin's tweet (post) to Million Podcasts on Twitter (X)
• Caliphate (TV series) - Wikipedia
• PRAYING FOR ARMAGEDDON | Official Trailer | UpNorth Film (2023)
• Praying for Armageddon website
• What is the trader principle? - Capitalism dot org
• Trader Principle - Ayn Rand Lexicon
• The 3 Pillars of Giving: Time, Talent & Treasure - Foundation Source
• Podcasting 2.0 in Practice, episode 4, Value for Value
• Value for Value chapter, episode 1 (Generation Gap) of Everything's an Argument

Episode 98 (22 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on May 26, 2025, with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.

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