206. Putin's Geopolitical Satanic Panic

Watch this episode on TST TV! https://thesatanictemple.tv/categories/worldwide-panicIn this episode of Worldwide Panic, we catch up after Lenny's launch of a new podcast, The Inner Empire, an investigation into why people believe what they believe, featuring cult members, magicians, and Christian evangelicals. Lucien discusses the value some Satanic Temple members find in tarot reding and other ritual practices they don't take literally. From there we turn to the main topic: a recent Open Global Rights report, "The Devil Wears Handcuffs: How Russia Invents International Extremist Movements," and Lucien walks through the surreal history of Russia's campaign against the Satanic Temple — from Putin's early digs at the Baphomet monument, to state media falsely tying TST to financing the Ukrainian military, to Russia's 2023 "undesirable organization" designation and the diplomatic scramble that followed.Subscribe to Failed State Update: http://lennyflatley.substack.com/Lucien's newsletter: https://luciengreaves.substack.com/https://luciengreaves.substack.com/