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alexandrastein.bsky.social
Social psychologist specialising in cults and totalitarian systems. My books: Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in cults and totalitarian systems & Inside Out: A memoir of entering into and breaking out of a political cult. www.alexandrastein.com
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Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?

61 years ago today, the Klan murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. One of them was a childhood friend. I'd like to share what he meant to me. https://youtu.be/u-kv3wdqqNo?si=Zc3Uh-CJOcODt-RW

Are you in the UK and have been affected by a #Cult? @survivinguniversal.bsky.social are running a survey in which you can submit anonymous details about the group you know about. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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There is no justification whatsoever for the US or UK to provide any support, material or diplomatic, for Israel's attack on Iran. It is a war of aggression, clearly contrary to international law.

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American followers, please sign this petition to stop T-Mobile funding Musk through a Starlink partnership: actionnetwork.org/petitions/t-...

The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) Mayor Ras Baraka (D-Newark) Judge Hannah Dugan (WI) Controller Brad Lander (D-NYC) This is not normal. This is not okay. We cannot let them convince us that this is normal or okay.

“If we do not stand up to Peter Thiel, they’re going to come after all of us.” 13 people were arrested protesting Palantir’s surveillance of Americans. Palantir is profiting off of ICE raids. It’s refining its tracking techniques & gathering data at lightning speed. @moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap should be a priority in tackling child poverty. This could lift 500,000 children out of poverty, and is by far the most effectively targeted route. Read more➡️https://buff.ly/4biQa5z

Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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We’re honored to report that over 11 million showed up for today’s No Kings protest, and totals are still coming in. Just… wow. WOW 😮! There’s nothing more to say.

#Nokings San Diego

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

If we get involved in this conflict, it will be the stupidest geopolitics decision made for generations. I can't think of a single advantage to the UK, and it would.proge catastrophically difficult to disengage. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

absolutely horrifying: "Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer."

I'll be joining more than 700 patriots who are attending the local “No Kings” mass protest today in my hometown of Huntington, NY. 🇺🇸 Find YOUR nearest anti-Trump event here and sign up NOW. This is your chance to make your voice heard! 👇

Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.

Love that this is happening. Also hilariously proper that the UK version modifies “no kings” to “no tyrants.” No need to throw into question monarchy, per se.

Proud to be speaking at the London rally, from 3pm. There are Tyrant Takedowns in Glasgow, Bristol and Winchester at 11am, and Edinburgh at 2pm.

Canary: The alarming rise of a South Korean ‘Christian’ cult targeting young Black Brits www.thecanary.co/long-read/20...

The oppression of the entire Latino community of Los Angeles right now is difficult to convey. Normally vibrant local retail areas of East LA and SELA look like ghost towns this week. People are afraid to leave their homes. Parents afraid to go to work. It's US citizens too. Anyone with brown skin

This Saturday, 14 June, is No Kings day in the US, but here we’re calling it No Tyrants Day. Show your support for demonstrators in the US and protest the billionaire oligarchs who’ve made fascism possible at these UK events. Please RT. 🧵 #NoKings #MuskMustFall 1/7

Listen to this great American. This nation is privileged to have a man of this character in the United States Senate. Thank you @padilla.senate.gov. We stand with you.

I just called my senators, @sanders.senate.gov and @welch.senate.gov to say, as a VT resident and as a scholar of fascism at Dartmouth College, this is not a "strongly-worded statement" moment, it's stop-work, walk-out time. Call your senators, too. www.youtube.com/shorts/k2W39...

What happened to @padilla.senate.gov in California today is outrageous. Senator Padilla is a respected leader of great dignity and he has every right to ask a question of Secretary Noem without being slammed down and handcuffed.

If you're looking at—*gestures wildly*—everything and wondering what you can do, this is a great place to find out where to start.

TW abuse: Something I wish people could get their heads around is that the statistic of "most abusers are also victims" is not the same thing as "most victims become abusers." The former might be true, but the latter is not. It's just another way of demonising survivors and I see it so often.

They should be given a catalogue of unlawful incitement and given 24 hours to remove it & a week to come up with an adequate plan to prevent it in future. A formal investigation of the failure to uphold legal duties on *unlawful* (incitement) harmful content is long overdue

“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

My friend Prof Andrea Sella continues to walk the walk and has taken a principled stand. www.ft.com/content/8778...

In an executive order declaring a national emergency, Trump pronounced the metal stairs “An Enemy of the People.”

If you are interested in cults and mind control, a good decision! www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr...

Please take a moment and listen to Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from California 43rd district. . Thank you for standing up Maxine, you're an 86 year young POWER HOUSE.!! She's speaking to National Guard This is a nonviolent protest allowed by the first amendment ICE GESTAPO STOP

PSA: You can join No Kings in the UK, where it's called No Tyrants. The main event is at the US Embassy in London, with Tyrant Takedowns in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol and Winchester.

We'll be hosting our weekly picket and then making our way down to the US Embassy for this. We're also hosting Tyrant Takedowns in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, and Winchester.

I watched this powerful BBC report from 2004 by Tanya Datta in which she exposes #SaiBaba as a Child Abuser. The 50min documentary shows devotees & Indian government officials enabling this abuse and shuting down criticism - some accepting crimes occured. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlL_...

A fascist fighting with a fascist is still a fascist.

kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

When Huerta says “We are a power” He means the farmworker, the janitor, the nurse, the home care provider. The workers. And he’s right. You can’t detain a movement. #FreeDavidHuerta #FreeThemAll

PASS IT ON: If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487