Political Psychology blogging dilatant. American living outside of the US. Snarky, sarcasticky, profaney.
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We all know that when Trump says two weeks, he means never. He's too much of a coward to do anything that isn't rigged in his favor, and war can never be rigged in his favor. Ergo, he won't do it, not unless there's a big payday in it for him. Comment on this!
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/06/20/comment-two-weeks-nopes-out-iran/
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Instead of arguing over what Trump is doing to distract us from what, let's just resist the fascisting of America. It's happening all around us, and unless we can do something other than try to go viral with the hottest takes, then we'll all be goose-stepping by next year.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/06/07/troop-deployments-fascism/
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We annotate ABCNews' Moran's interview with the TACO Stain on 1 May about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's MS-13 knuckle Photoshop job identifying the gaslighting that's being attempted.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/05/18/taco-stains-gaslighting/
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It's a meme! Download it and share it liberally on your social media. I give some snarky, sarcasticky, profaney commentary about the background of her alleged statement and the original Country Joe and the Fish song.
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I had four separate conversations with good white people that revealed their not-so-subtle racist attitudes and had trouble confronting them. I'd love to hear about similar conversations you've had.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/05/24/comment-race-conversations/
The Perfect Storm of Stress
Reading time: 5 minutes I don't think I've ever been under so much stress in my life. Every aspect of my life is distressful right now. There's no where to run, no where to hide. It's all stress all the time until its done.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/05/16/the-perfect-storm-of-stress/
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Fascism has come goose stepping into all of our living rooms, so it is up to everyone of us to do something about it. Trump is pushing the envelope and we have to be pushing back. Here's how.
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Being neurodivergent in a neuroconvergent world is a constant stressor and can be a source of burnout. Not only do you withdraw from the world, but your ability to mask your autism diminishes, your autistic "symptoms" increase, and your ability to cope in general is diminished.
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Everybody has different needs and different sensitivities. Accommodating them all creates a complex situation that requires sensitivity and flexibility from all of us.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/04/18/autism-accommodating-needs/
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Belief in the future is integral to our success. No one believes in our economic future any more. Trump's tariffs and every reversal he makes have destroyed any trust or belief in the viability of the US economy.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/04/16/tariffs-destroying-belief/
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Part of the Firehose of Falsehood technique is to keep pumping out BS so that the important stuff gets lost in the noise. Knowing who is manning the firehose and who is doing real damage, helps.
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Navigating the subtle implicit messages that so much of our communication employs is not easy as an autistic person. Welcome to Autism Month 2025.
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Ye Olde Blogge is changing. The old paradigm is broken. While we will still focus on psychological explanations of our world, we won't be so exclusively Trump and MAGA focused.
Fake news article
"Mental Booster Shots" Strengthen Resistance to Fake News Source: Neuroscience News
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Who do you subscribe to? With more an more "independent" journalists producing content on a wide variety of platforms, who do you recommend supporting? Who really needs our support?
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/03/02/comment-subscription/
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This concludes the two part series on how Trump, the Republicans, and their useful idiots have used the Firehose of Falsehood to wreck our country by sowing distrust and undermining our shared sense of truth.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/02/25/firehose-falsehood-part-2/
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We seem to be drowning in a flood of lies and weird mishegas coming out of Trump, his cabinet, and the Republican Party. The only way to understand it is to understand the Firehose of Falsehoods.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/02/25/firehose-falsehood-part-1/
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We hear all the time about stopping Trump and Musk from destroying our democracy and government, but no one suggests anything specific. Well, I do. Here's a list and invitation to add to it! We the People are going to stop Trump.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/02/20/comment-stop-madness/
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Trump's loss of Election 2020 was such a narcissistic wound that it caused narcissistic collapse. Now we are witnessing the destruction of our government, democracy, and country as he tries to avenge the loss.
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The key to opposing the fascists is to keep them from working as they like. One thing we can all do is flood the WH with demands to FOLLOW THE LAW! Here's how.
http://thepsyoflifeblog.com/2025/02/11/flood-the-white-house/