{
  "id": 8252901,
  "title": "Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/apocalypse-now-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-investigate-the-end-8252901",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/09/18/naomi-klein-astra-taylor-ai-religious-apocalypse-doom/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The world of politics is currently abuzz with concerns over the looming threat of artificial intelligence, as powerful players seek to exploit the concept of \"end times fascism\" to their own benefit. According to award-winning authors and documentarians Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, this ideology combines biblical, militant, and futuristic imagery to hasten the end of the world in order to save a select few. As Klein explains, the book \"End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World\" maps out the players who want to speed up the end of the world. This alliance includes religious fundamentalists who want to hasten a violent Armageddon, tech accelerationists who view super intelligence as the key to a post-apocalyptic utopia, and ethnonationalists who fear immigration and seek to fortress borders. Despite the bizarre nature of this alliance, the authors warn that we should not ignore it, as it poses a significant threat to the survival of all humans.",
  "summary": "What’s driving religious fundamentalists, tech accelerationists, and anti-immigrant ethnonationalists to bring about the end of the world? The post Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance appeared first on The Intercept .",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "Apocalypse Now: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Investigate the End-Timers Alliance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/apocalypse-now-naomi-klein-and-astra-taylor-investigate-the-end",
        "published": "2026-09-18T13:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}