Last month Mike and Brunwulf interviewed Stephen McNallen about his 2015 book Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. This month they finish their analysis, going through the text chapter by chapter, raising points of interest. Since Mr. McNallen's work is an overview of Germanic religion, in this episode Mike and Brunwulf touch on an enormous range of topics over nearly four hours. The result is a sweeping survey of the religion of our forefathers, a great refresher for experts and a perfect introduction to the religion for newcomers.
Last month Mike and Brunwulf interviewed Stephen McNallen about his 2015 book Asatru: A Native European Spirituality. This month they finish their analysis, going through the text chapter by chapter, raising points of interest. Since Mr. McNallen's work is an overview of Germanic religion, in this episode Mike and Brunwulf touch on an enormous range of topics over nearly four hours. The result is a sweeping survey of the religion of our forefathers, a great refresher for experts and a perfect introduction to the religion for newcomers.
Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Durov wrote that Telegram was "increasingly becoming a source of unverified information," and he worried about the app being used to "incite ethnic hatred." Russians and Ukrainians are both prolific users of Telegram. They rely on the app for channels that act as newsfeeds, group chats (both public and private), and one-to-one communication. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Telegram has remained an important lifeline for both Russians and Ukrainians, as a way of staying aware of the latest news and keeping in touch with loved ones. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. Individual messages can be fully encrypted. But the user has to turn on that function. It's not automatic, as it is on Signal and WhatsApp.
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