Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan

Notes from the End of Time with Kenaz Filan

Death of the Gatekeeper

The medium chooses the messenger

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Kenaz Filan
Apr 29, 2026
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Scared children flee on a road, with soldiers behind them and a smoky sky; in the center is a nude girl, screaming and lifting her arms while running
“The Terror of War” (“Napalm Girl”) by Nick Ut, 1972. Wikimedia Commons

Vietnamese children run from a village that has just been bombed by South Vietnamese forces. At the center of the image is a young girl, naked, her body seared by napalm. You’ve seen the photo—“The Terror of War,” more commonly known as “Napalm Girl.” It remains an enduring emblem of…

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