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I’ve worked 20 years with domestic violence survivors, and what Vance is doing in this clip is textbook abuser attacks. They don’t start by hitting you. They start with this. They break you. Then you won’t hit back or run. x.com/aliciakearns...
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February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Back in the day, aspiring cult leaders had to take over the public square with objects promoting flattery and loyalty. Today they can just throw up a meme on social media. Reading this made me remember that mugshot, and the corresponding rise in 🍊popularity papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Mechanisms of Cult Production: An Overview
This chapter argues that leader personality cults are typically produced by a specific set of mechanisms of flattery inflation. It describes how loyalty signali
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February 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump becomes more popular when people talk about him more. He’s in the headlines now. If you only follow people who understand the threat he poses, you would think the country is waking up. But it’s not. Trump’s rating went up last week today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
Donald Trump favorability
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people? [Donald Trump]
today.yougov.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Now is a scary time for the US. But I feel a bit better when I find stories of ordinary people, like these opera-loving sisters and their friends, who beat the Nazis when it mattered ❤️ aish.com/ida-and-loui...
Ida and Louise Cook’s Remarkable Rescue Mission | Aish
Using their avid opera-going as a cover, the British sisters saved dozens of Jews in Nazi Europe.
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January 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM