The Hawaiian Cult that raised Tulsi Gabbard (with Christine Gralow) - ENCORE
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May 24, 2026 · 37 min · Season 7 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the influence of The Science of Identity Foundation on Tulsi Gabbard's political career and raises questions about her background and national security.
In light of this week's resignation of Tulsi Gabbard, we're re-running our recent very illuminating episode about her. Also, check out John Sipher's timely piece on her in The Bullwark on May 19. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tulsi-gabbard-office-shouldnt-exist-director-national-intelligence-9-11 Our current Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was born into The Science of Identity Foundation, a secretive, authoritarian religious group led by guru Chris Butler. What are the beliefs of The SIF and how did they influence Gabbard's political career? Some believe that she's still under their direction, if not outright control. If so, the international criminal investigations of the organization, along with the local Hawaiian suspicions of it, raises serious national security questions for someone in that role. Then why does it appear that even a standard FBI background check of Gabbard was skipped? The reporting on Gabbard's origins had been sparse... until now. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod
People in this episode
Guest: Christine Gralow
Topics covered
- Tulsi Gabbard
- The Science of Identity Foundation
- political influence
- national security
- Hawaiian cult
- authoritarianism
Keywords
- Tulsi Gabbard
- The Science of Identity Foundation
- Chris Butler
- national security
- FBI background check
- Hawaiian cult
- political influence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Science of Identity Foundation, The Bullwark, FBI
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