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Nov 14 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
'We are not a cult!' GOP senator insists that Donald Trump is not the 'leader' of the Republican Party - Alternet.org alternet.org/2022/11/we-are…
Any politician that not only is a 2020 election denier but has espoused the crazy ideology of QAnon that equates Dems as Satanic and hasn’t renounced these, said Trump lost and is a liar, or actually was involved in #Jan6th violent coup attempt IS in The Cult of Trump!
In my work I know many, many people who left the moon cult but still believe Sun Myung Moon is the Messiah as well as people who left Scientology but still believe Hubbard and his tech are great, IMPO are still indoctrinated cult members. Remember that my Influence Continuum/BITE
model shows there can be cults along the Continuum,The Cult of Trump, especially NAR networks that still proclaim him the winner in 2020 are in the Authoritarian cult side!
AND anyone who sided with Putin or defends Putin in any way, believes Putin is being used by God IS in The Cult of Trump!
I must add anyone who now doesn’t accept the evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 as well as 2020 election and according to Russian official continue to interfere are in The Cult of Trump reuters.com/world/us/russi…

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Nov 10
I have been encouraged to share stories of malignant narcissist cult leaders who refused to stop when confronted by law, authorities etc. Moon was convicted and went to comfortable jail for 13 months. The Organization spun his conviction of conspiracy to being persecuted as an
Asian religious leader. Moonies spent over $30 million on PR campaign that included telling all media that referring to group as “Moonies” was like the n word for black people. I could go on and on with cult leaders who think they are Jesus, or an Apostle or Prophet who believe
they are above the law and don’t care if they lie, cheat, steal as long as their frail ego still has narcissistic supply. David Koresh is prime example too. Jim Jones, Lyndon LaRouche (a pal of Roger Stone and Russia). What continues to amaze me is corporate media officials
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Nov 10
Social media and political polarization in America | 60 Minutes via @YouTube I love @tristanharris and his work. Watch this interview! Watch the Social Dilemma doc. Also, I did a talk at MIT for TEDx a few years ago at
and I titled it: Is Technology Controlling Our Minds? Please check it out. Then check out
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Nov 8
When I submitted my manuscript to my editor at Simon & Schuster, she advised me to take Putin out of the #1 puppetmaster slot in chapter 7 after Bill Barr (yes former AG of Trump) stated the Mueller report said there was no Russian meddling. I refused. And btw, same Barr who
Testified he told Trump there was no stolen election- that no evidence existed. Same one who didn’t want to be involved in violent coup attempt on Jan 6th. Same Barr who had been on Opus Dei Board of Directors in DC mission. Also I did 2-part blog and interview with Craig Unger
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When Heavens Gate members followed instructions to their death, former 15 year member appeared in the media saying it wasn’t a cult and that “who can tell they didn’t go to Heaven.” He was ready to follow them and take his life. Fortunately he agreed to let me help counsel
Him. He told me he had left 5 years earlier. I asked him why he left? Dick told me he had made a promise to himself that when he joined that if they started talking about killing themselves like Peoples Temple did (Nov. 18th 1978) he would leave. Which he did but until
We met he received no counseling. The 3-day intervention was filmed with 2 Hi-8 cameras. The only intervention I recorded. Dick Joslyn had been a model (and navy officer) and was very comfortable in front of cameras. He realized it WAS a mind cult. He then embarked on an effort
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Autocracy Inc. Is a criminal network. I agreed with everything but the huge missing piece is my area of expertise: authoritarian cults that use brainwashing and mind control through the media, especially social media. Educating everyone about the Influence Continuum / BITE Model
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Sep 24
I was honored to be in this essential documentary featuring former big supporters of Trump who wish to express their disillusionment with Trump. IMPO, we should do more to amplifying voices of morality and sanity! #igotout of the Moon cult. Let’s please create a
Wide off-ramp to the millions still under mind control. Destigmatize being human and making an error to trust an untrustworthy leader and group! Believe me. When the bubble burst, it was like warm sunlight coming into a dark room. I cried and cried and then I realized that
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