Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive".
And no one in the media said a thing.
☑️ Musk Endorsed White Nationalism | Religion Dispatches
https://religiondispatches.org/2026/01/09/musk-endorsed-white-nationalism…
Judges push back on ICE abuses, and freedom from religion prevails
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/21/2373949/-Judges-push-back-on-ICE-abuses-and-freedom-from-religion-prevails
The Trump-inspired realignment of the conservative think tank world (Alex Gangitano/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/trump-think-tanks-conservative-realignment-00839718
http://www.memeorandum.com/260323/p76#a260323p76
Patriots releasing $8 million veteran could interest Raiders, Packers, Dolphins, Jets https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/patriots-releasing-8-million-veteran-inte…
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE https://religionnews.com/2026/01/22/hundreds-of-clergy-descend-on-minneapolis-and-go-on-lookout-for-ice/
Why this is all relevant to the OP is that there is actually nothing preventing us from exploiting these same vulnerabilities (and doing so far more effectively). The (illusion of The) Satanic Temple has already given us some vision of what that could look like. We can imagine a religious institution that actually challenges power in the way TST claims to do. We could imagine an institution that is more radical. We could imagine an institution so dangerous it actually forces the state to choose between it's own survival and alienating liberals by (more) visibly clamping down on freedom of religion.
One could imagine an anarchist or solar punk religion that intentionally builds an alternative society within the shell of the old, one that recognizes the validity of other religious sects (like, for example, Quakers) who are doing similar things.
While there is a very interesting spiritual element to #CultPunk. I think there's also a very interesting set of radical opportunities that we have long since ignored....
Trump’s FCC Doesn’t Want Republican Voters to Hear James Talarico Talk Religion - WhoWhatWhy
https://whowhatwhy.org/cartoon/trumps-fcc-doesnt-want-republican-voters-to-hear-james-talarico-talk-religion/
Tencent closed its TiMi Montréal studio after nearly five years, without ever releasing a game, as Chinese giants scale back funding for Western game studios (Stephen Totilo/Game File)
https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-timi-montreal-closed
Druski's viral parody of flashy preachers renews debate over wealth in the pulpit https://religionnews.com/2026/01/20/druskis-viral-video-skit-sparks-criticism-on-megachurch-culture/
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE (Jack Jenkins/RNS)
https://religionnews.com/2026/01/22/hundreds-of-clergy-descend-on-minneapolis-and-go-on-lookout-for-ice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p29#a260123p29