Trump is in a fantasy world, he cannot make critical decisions. Everything he does is based on whim and optics about his own appearance, his view of his brand and what he wants when he wants it. Machiavellianism on steroids.
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Trump is in a fantasy world, he cannot make critical decisions. Everything he does is based on whim and optics about his own appearance, his view of his brand and what he wants when he wants it. Machiavellianism on steroids.
Predictors of perfectionism in college students: Machiavellianism and Boredom as mediators in the relationship between Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Perfectionism: https://osf.io/m49wd
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Predictors of perfectionism in college students: Machiavellianism and Boredom as mediators in the relationship between Psychopathy, Narcissism, and Perfectionism: https://osf.io/m49wd
reminder for the new victims of my psychosis diary
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 AM
reminder for the new victims of my psychosis diary
To do that, the psychological dysfunctions at the root of Trumpism must be understood: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, sociopathy/psychopathy, and sadism. Aka "the dark tetrad".
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
To do that, the psychological dysfunctions at the root of Trumpism must be understood: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, sociopathy/psychopathy, and sadism. Aka "the dark tetrad".
From OpEd by Tnomas B Edsall - Trump Unmasked in NY Times
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
From OpEd by Tnomas B Edsall - Trump Unmasked in NY Times
Some people consistently restrict their prosociality to a narrow group of individuals, whereas others extend it to a wider range of groups.
Restricted prosociality was most strongly correlated with traits such as Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
doi.org/10.1037/pspp...
Restricted prosociality was most strongly correlated with traits such as Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
doi.org/10.1037/pspp...
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Some people consistently restrict their prosociality to a narrow group of individuals, whereas others extend it to a wider range of groups.
Restricted prosociality was most strongly correlated with traits such as Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
doi.org/10.1037/pspp...
Restricted prosociality was most strongly correlated with traits such as Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
doi.org/10.1037/pspp...
there's an RPG in development that uses "Machiavellianism" as a core mechanic. and that's stupid, because nobody knows what the fuck that is.
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
there's an RPG in development that uses "Machiavellianism" as a core mechanic. and that's stupid, because nobody knows what the fuck that is.
Reading that Toni Morrison “If you can only be tall when someone else is on their knees then you have a serious problem” quote to the Labour Right but to try and make him understand that no amount of backbiting, shivving and pound shop Machiavellianism will make the general public like them.
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Reading that Toni Morrison “If you can only be tall when someone else is on their knees then you have a serious problem” quote to the Labour Right but to try and make him understand that no amount of backbiting, shivving and pound shop Machiavellianism will make the general public like them.
Psychologists have recently coined the term “Dark Tetrad” to describe a personality that includes SADISM, psychopathy, narcissism, & MACHIAVELLIANISM.
#Trumpism
#DonroeDoctrine
#COLLAPSE
#Trumpism
#DonroeDoctrine
#COLLAPSE
All to please a wannabe king who is demented and thrives on violence.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Psychologists have recently coined the term “Dark Tetrad” to describe a personality that includes SADISM, psychopathy, narcissism, & MACHIAVELLIANISM.
#Trumpism
#DonroeDoctrine
#COLLAPSE
#Trumpism
#DonroeDoctrine
#COLLAPSE
This article was published in 2021 but definitely relevant now.
Ten personality experts concluded that Trump’s personality would fit well with the Dark Triad of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
🧪 www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/articles/bun...
Ten personality experts concluded that Trump’s personality would fit well with the Dark Triad of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
🧪 www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/articles/bun...
Bunkers, Bubbles, Monuments, and Walls: Pathological Narcissism, Nazi Germany, and Donald Trump - European Journal of Psychoanalysis
www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu
January 25, 2026 at 2:53 AM
This article was published in 2021 but definitely relevant now.
Ten personality experts concluded that Trump’s personality would fit well with the Dark Triad of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
🧪 www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/articles/bun...
Ten personality experts concluded that Trump’s personality would fit well with the Dark Triad of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
🧪 www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/articles/bun...
I just assume everyone* oscillates wildly on a 2x2 grid of stickiness vs oiliness and hornt vs clear
*except for evil devious brats who operate on a third axis of machiavellianism vs pretend innocence
*except for evil devious brats who operate on a third axis of machiavellianism vs pretend innocence
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I just assume everyone* oscillates wildly on a 2x2 grid of stickiness vs oiliness and hornt vs clear
*except for evil devious brats who operate on a third axis of machiavellianism vs pretend innocence
*except for evil devious brats who operate on a third axis of machiavellianism vs pretend innocence
Got you - yes agreed, so many people in politics undone by the need to brief out their machiavellianism just in case it go unappreciated by political journos.
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Got you - yes agreed, so many people in politics undone by the need to brief out their machiavellianism just in case it go unappreciated by political journos.
Filled to the brim with dark triad
They don’t care about pearly gates or history. Check the ALT
The Dark Triad 3 traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. manipulating others for personal gain, lacking empathy and moral conscience.
Sound familiar
medium.com/@NorthStarLi...
They don’t care about pearly gates or history. Check the ALT
The Dark Triad 3 traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. manipulating others for personal gain, lacking empathy and moral conscience.
Sound familiar
medium.com/@NorthStarLi...
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Filled to the brim with dark triad
They don’t care about pearly gates or history. Check the ALT
The Dark Triad 3 traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. manipulating others for personal gain, lacking empathy and moral conscience.
Sound familiar
medium.com/@NorthStarLi...
They don’t care about pearly gates or history. Check the ALT
The Dark Triad 3 traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. manipulating others for personal gain, lacking empathy and moral conscience.
Sound familiar
medium.com/@NorthStarLi...
Both staggeringly stupid, and staggeringly clever, he lurches from dunderheaded buffoonery to ingenious machiavellianism and back, sometimes in moments.
I no longer believe that he's a genuinely conscious entity—he's a flailing, reflexive, predatory system that echoes his context.
You know who.
I no longer believe that he's a genuinely conscious entity—he's a flailing, reflexive, predatory system that echoes his context.
You know who.
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Both staggeringly stupid, and staggeringly clever, he lurches from dunderheaded buffoonery to ingenious machiavellianism and back, sometimes in moments.
I no longer believe that he's a genuinely conscious entity—he's a flailing, reflexive, predatory system that echoes his context.
You know who.
I no longer believe that he's a genuinely conscious entity—he's a flailing, reflexive, predatory system that echoes his context.
You know who.
PS, if you didn’t know but you’re on Bsky so you probably know
January 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
PS, if you didn’t know but you’re on Bsky so you probably know
Dark Tetrad - psychopathy, narcissism, sadism, Machiavellianism
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Dark Tetrad - psychopathy, narcissism, sadism, Machiavellianism
As far as Trump himself goes, we’re looking at the Dark Triad (or Tetrad): narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy (and for the Tetrad, sadism). Again, most don’t think of this as “mental illness,” although it is.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
Dark triad - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:03 PM
As far as Trump himself goes, we’re looking at the Dark Triad (or Tetrad): narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy (and for the Tetrad, sadism). Again, most don’t think of this as “mental illness,” although it is.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...
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#Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time and makes everything about himself (narcissism). He views the world as only functioning through manipulation and exertion of power (Machiavellianism), and he is impulsive and shows no empathy (psychopathy).
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#Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time and makes everything about himself (narcissism). He views the world as only functioning through manipulation and exertion of power (Machiavellianism), and he is impulsive and shows no empathy (psychopathy).
#NoKing 🍄
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
leadership & ethics, Columbia Business School
Trump represents the ‘dark triad’ of 3 interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism & psychopathy.
Trump represents the ‘dark triad’ of 3 interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism & psychopathy.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
leadership & ethics, Columbia Business School
Trump represents the ‘dark triad’ of 3 interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism & psychopathy.
Trump represents the ‘dark triad’ of 3 interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism & psychopathy.
“Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time & makes everything about himself (narcissism), he views the world as only functioning through manipulation & exertion of power (Machiavellianism), & he is impulsive & shows no empathy (psychopathy).” Adam Galinsky, professor of ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time & makes everything about himself (narcissism), he views the world as only functioning through manipulation & exertion of power (Machiavellianism), & he is impulsive & shows no empathy (psychopathy).” Adam Galinsky, professor of ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“Trump, Galinsky argued,
represents what researchers call the dark triad of three interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism (grandiosity, self-centeredness), Machiavellianism (manipulation, cynicism) and psychopathy (impulsivity, lack of empathy/remorse).”
represents what researchers call the dark triad of three interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism (grandiosity, self-centeredness), Machiavellianism (manipulation, cynicism) and psychopathy (impulsivity, lack of empathy/remorse).”
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“Trump, Galinsky argued,
represents what researchers call the dark triad of three interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism (grandiosity, self-centeredness), Machiavellianism (manipulation, cynicism) and psychopathy (impulsivity, lack of empathy/remorse).”
represents what researchers call the dark triad of three interconnected, malevolent personality traits: narcissism (grandiosity, self-centeredness), Machiavellianism (manipulation, cynicism) and psychopathy (impulsivity, lack of empathy/remorse).”
“Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time and makes everything about himself (narcissism), he views the world as only functioning through manipulation and exertion of power (Machiavellianism), and he is impulsive and shows no empathy (psychopathy).”
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“Trump wants to be seen as the greatest president of all time and makes everything about himself (narcissism), he views the world as only functioning through manipulation and exertion of power (Machiavellianism), and he is impulsive and shows no empathy (psychopathy).”
Malignant Narcissism Personality Disorder (MNPD)/(NPD) is a real diagnosis. Code - F60.81 in ICD-10-CM. (MNPD) involves NPD traits plus antisocial features like sadism, manipulation, and paranoia, often overlapping with the "Dark Tetrad" (NPD, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism).
TRUMP HAS THIS!
TRUMP HAS THIS!
I was thinking this morning about his infantile rage and that he was broken early on. It can be fully explained by applying object relations theory
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Malignant Narcissism Personality Disorder (MNPD)/(NPD) is a real diagnosis. Code - F60.81 in ICD-10-CM. (MNPD) involves NPD traits plus antisocial features like sadism, manipulation, and paranoia, often overlapping with the "Dark Tetrad" (NPD, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism).
TRUMP HAS THIS!
TRUMP HAS THIS!
Malignant Narcissism Personality Disorder (MNPD)/(NPD) is a real diagnosis. Code - F60.81 in ICD-10-CM. (MNPD) involves NPD traits plus antisocial features like sadism, manipulation, and paranoia, often overlapping with the "Dark Tetrad" (NPD, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism).
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Malignant Narcissism Personality Disorder (MNPD)/(NPD) is a real diagnosis. Code - F60.81 in ICD-10-CM. (MNPD) involves NPD traits plus antisocial features like sadism, manipulation, and paranoia, often overlapping with the "Dark Tetrad" (NPD, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, sadism).