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Donald Trump's Conduct May Involve Medication and Removed Guardrails, Geriatric Neurologist Suggests

Geriatric neurologist Germaine Odenheimer said medication and reduced political restraints might help explain Donald Trump's behaviour, while stressing that no diagnosis had been established.

International Business Times UK · 14h ago

Woman Shares Weird Text She Got Before A Date, People Say It’s A Warning Sign

For many people, dating today can be complicated, even toxic. Values and ideologies have changed from a decade or two ago, with toxic masculinity coming in the form of red pill dating tactics. A woman appears to have been a victim of this approach, as she shared a screenshot of…

Bored Panda · Sep 2

Three-Time Trump Voter Shocked To Find Out Her 'No-War President' Actually Loves Launching New Wars

A Florida Trump supporter regrets her votes due to his recent military actions, highlighting a shift in his base's perception of his foreign policy.

International Business Times UK · Aug 19

Now comes "the silencing of critics"

"Authoritarian control also involves telling members to not talk to ex-members or critics," Hassan explains

Salon · Aug 1, 2024

Did a doomsday cult really drive Lori Vallow to murder her children?

Prosecutors pinned Vallow’s motive in the murders of her children on three pillars of a ‘cult playbook’: Power, money and sex. But a survivor of one of America’s most notorious cults tells Rachel Sharp we may never know if a cult truly drove Vallow to kill

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

Did a doomsday cult really drive Lori Vallow to murder her children?

Prosecutors pinned Vallow’s motive in the murders of her children on three pillars of a ‘cult playbook’: Power, money and sex. But a survivor of one of America’s most notorious cults tells Rachel Sharp we may never know if a cult truly drove Vallow to kill

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Trump's cycle of crimes and confessions

"Donald Trump is becoming more and more afraid"

Salon · Jul 21, 2023

The Idol should have been about modern cults rather than Tedros’s weird kinks

As the HBO drama nears its final episode, Olivia Petter examines its least developed storyline

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

When do movements become cults?

We talked to experts about partisanship and fanaticism and why some politicians inspire cult-like devotion

Salon · Oct 18, 2022

Inside the cults that survive even when the prophecy fails

A core trait of many sect-like communities is paradoxical: A failed prophecy doesn’t mean the end of the movement. Instead, it can galvanize a new era.

Inverse · Sep 15, 2022