In the context of the Trump Venezuela crisis, just consider how distraction is being used, minute by minute, to stop real resistance taking place. I wrote this article for Psych Today recently.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/poli...
#resistance #trump #venezuela #history #psychologytoday
My latest Psychology Today post. Why do we never seem to learn from history? The answer might intrigue you. #politics #history #psychology #psychologytoday #science #brain #cognitivewarfare #science
Why Do We Never Learn From History? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/poli...
Talarico is a pastor - he knows his stuff when it comes to religion, probably more so than any other politician out there. He is completely values led & authentic & quotes scripture with meaning. I'm not even religious but his authenticity & genuine hope to unite really appeals to me.
Joe Rogan just told Dem James Talarico he should run for President in his podcast. I said the exact same in my politics book released a few months ago. He could unite MAGA, republican and democratic voters effectively. #joerogan #jamestalarico #democracy #politics
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The truth is cheap. Made by me for 5c as a pre-bunk to show easy it is to make. Users spend a max of 6 secs looking at images on social media-not enough time to spot fakes. Feel free to share! #zuckerberg #trump #elonmusk #musk #X #meta #facebook #lies #fakenews #propganda #deepfake #dailydeepfake
My TEDx Talk on fake news...deepfakes and all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOt...
#deepfakes #democracy #protectdemocracy #fakenews #propaganda #truth #lies #scifi #jedi #darhvader #starwars #usetheforce #maythetruthbewithyou #misinformation #disinformation #psyops #X #biden #trump
Thank you for checking! You're right, we all get targeted by ppl trying to shut us up. But I've also been quite inactive these last couple of months bc I needed a break from the intense political work/trolling, but I'm back now, working on another disinfo project & new psyops book. 🙏 For asking!
#fakenews #altreality #authoritarianism #democracy #populism #trump #biden #posttruth #starwars #fact #fiction #starwars
Star Wars fans will appreciate the Luke Skywalker references...
Disinformation is destroying democracy. My TEDx talk on fake news gives a basic primer to the dangers of this deeply powerful strategy, showing how easy it is to cheat, lie, manipulate & control the narrative. #disinformation #fakenews #lies #trump #savedemocracy
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Well the index has existed way before Trump entered politics...so it's a good index. I don't think we need to see an incompetence index as that's so obvious...
The one day market spike is over (with possible market manipulation part of its' inception) so we're back to the origin story of a huge, historic market crash. For reference, 6 on this index is crazy low. #trading #investing #wallstreet #marketcrash #finance #recession #tradewars #china #tariffs
Having written a couple of finance books for Taylor & Francis (one about the 2008 financial crisis), I can see how aggressively animal spirits are currently driving the markets. This is really bad - the CNN Fear & Greed Index has shown Extreme Fear for a historic length of time this past week.
This LinkedIn post blew up to 45k views in less than a day...in true insane Trump style, the China tariff data I quoted is already out of date (now 145%). The markets are literally melting.
You might appreciate the #dailydeepfake.
#finance #tarifffs #china #USA
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Thankyou!
#disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #altnews #russia #putin #trump #ukraine #zelensky #posttruth #politics #savedemocracy #authoritarianism #elonmusk #cognitivewarfare #psyops #neuromarketing #X #facebook #meta #socialmedia #routledge #taylorandfrancis #propaganda
My new book is officially released today!
www.routledge.com/Post-Truth-P...
We need to fight back against the escalating threat of disinformation, propaganda & authoritarianism. Empowering ourselves with knowledge about the entire disinformation ecosystem is a good place to start. #disinformation
Today's #dailydeepfake - it is so easy to recast reality.
Grok 3, part of Elon Musk's X, now offers a completely free propaganda tool. I made these images with MidJourney which now has some guardrails. Grok 3 has absolutely none. #deepfakes #democracy #midjourney #grok #X #propaganda #reality
*NB. should say 'now' used heavily by Musk and Trump (excuse the typo).
I believe this.
My new book 'Post Truth Politics: A Brave New World?'(Routledge, 2025) will be released next Monday. Check out the trailer below (link to book in comments):
youtu.be/8hixVNoXMHE?...
#disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #posttruth #trump #musk #cognitivewarfare #maskirovka #propaganda
Thankyou, I appreciate it.
This is the acquiescence of World War II when Hitler invaded Poland, isn't it. We've learned from history that aggressors are only emboldened by it.
A quick primer on Soviet Maskirovka (propaganda techniques) not heavily used by Trump & Musk. I wrote this for Psychology Today a while back. #psychologytoday #russia #ukraine #propaganda #maskirovka #putin #authoritarianism #savedemocracy
www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/poli...
Why Trump & Musk target Zelensky with vicious propaganda. #zelensky #trump #musk #authoritarianism #ukraine #slavaukraini #russia #putin
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Today's #dailydeepfake. The real POTUS?
#putin #trump #savedemocracy #russia #USA
Maybe I will ask this question to my MBA class next week...
The driving force behind George Lucas's creation of Star Wars was the need to warn people about the dangers of authoritarianism & totalitarianism. Read more here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/elesaz...
#starwars #georgelucas #politics #rebelalliance
