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The Confessionals

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The Confessionals

Merkel Media

Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.66.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this reflective and wide-ranging conversation, Tony sits down with Joel Thomas to unpack how modern conspiracies, disclosure narratives, and theological trends can quietly pull believers away from Christ instead of toward Him. From NHI speculation and Majestic 12 lore to Gnosticism, transhumanism, and the aftermath of Little Season theology; the discussion challenges the obsession with “hidden knowledge” and questions whether these rabbit holes are producing fruit, or just distraction. Tony and Joel wrestle with discernment, critical thinking, and the danger of replacing faith, community, and purpose with endless information consumption. At its core, this episode is a call to refocus: away from conspiratorial addiction and back toward grounded faith, spiritual maturity, and living out one’s calling in the real world.

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0:00.0

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0:04.4

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0:10.9

Merkel. Media.

0:17.2

This was all circulating around the base that a giant had to kill but no one was supposed to talk about it.

0:23.6

I saw three long, bony fingers, reach up underneath the door, curl up to grab it, and then disappear.

0:33.6

When he came over to me, dude, he slithered over to me.

0:44.0

And this giant comes out of the cave and they're all frozen.

0:47.8

And he starts running and firing up this giant.

0:51.0

Well, the giant moves.

0:52.9

He's got a spear in one hand, and he's running really fast.

0:56.5

And spears, Dan, holds him up like this.

1:00.4

Somebody else, shoot him in the face, shoot him in the face.

1:02.6

They basically decapitated.

1:06.4

Got closer, got closer, got closer, got closer, got closer.

1:09.0

When he got about 15 yards away from me, I raised that 12 days, and I blow this head off.

1:14.9

I feel something pulling at my leg, and I look over, and there are two small gray entities

1:22.6

pulling it, and they're literally, I'm getting pulled off the bed.

1:26.2

I reached my hand into this

1:28.1

bush and I touch air. Couldn't breathe and I couldn't move because I know I'm seeing a monster.

1:35.3

All right. Today we got Joel in studio, Joel. What's going on, man? I'm glad you're here.

1:40.8

You came down here for all business reasons. And I was like, while you're here, might as well, put you in the seat and make you work.

1:49.0

Right.

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