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'Deprogramming the MAGA Cult'
MeidasTouch co-founder and civil rights attorney Ben Meiselas interviews Diane Benscoter, an expert in cult behavior and in deprogramming members of a cult. meidastouch.com/post/new-podca…
The Cult Education Institute (CEI) is a nonprofit library with archived information about cults, destructive cults, controversial groups and movements.
Helping someone leave a cult — and deal with the aftermath — involves a good deal of counseling. You will have to decide whether you trust this to a licensed professional, or to a lay expert. cultexperts.org
Forecasting tournaments, epistemic humility and attitude depolarization
Features ARG expert Jim Stewartson, cult expert Steven Hassan, multimedia journalist Desiree Kane, with TEDxMidAtlantic co-curator (and disifnfo specialist) Dave Troy @jimstewartson@davetroy@MrSocial@CultExpert
Developer Makes Interactive Map of Parler Videos From Capitol Hill Riots
The map is the first to allow people to easily see the videos taken at the Capitol Hill insurrection and saved from the Parler archive. vice.com/en/article/pkd…
Earlier today, Andrew Torba spammed Twitter with dozens of inflammatory posts attacking his perceived enemies claiming free speech and promoting Jesus, while simultaneously preventing comments to his tweets.
A couple hours ago, Torba (presumably), deleted every single post.
Was it a marketing ploy? Was he caught up in some "Saint Torba" moment? Or did he realize he was possibly writing checks he couldn't cash?
Did Ron Watkins melt down on Parler or was Parler hacked? Multiple posts were made on Parler under the VERIFIED ID for @CodeMonkeyZ, the very same handle Ron Watkins uses on Twitter. Either way, this is potentially a HUGE story.