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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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Columbia University capitulated to Trump to get $400M in science funding released. What happened? Not only has the funding NOT been released, but all NIH funding ($700M last year) has been frozen. Giving in to bullies just makes them take more. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

You've read the books, now see the documentary. Coming in June 'Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny' Pleased to be senior consultant on this movie. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

He literally tweeted: This is a great time to BUY! Just hours ago. And then he paused tariffs. He’s literally committing crimes in front of the entire world. 😳

"Fighting Cults: Societal & Legislative Change with Jordan Alexander (NWG SARA)" Apostate Alex @apostatealex.bsky.social 9 Apr 2025 [1:19:01] #Scientology #HumanTrafficking #UCKG #IURD #Cult https://s.cultpodcasts.com/lksJiekCGUu1u2C_T6KwRA

So Britain and EU now both on 10% tariffs. I don't think any consideration of a "special relationship" is factoring into Trump decision making so I hope it isn't factoring into ours either. Closer EU ties seem only viable trade way forward...

The view from inside the shark costume at our Oxford Street picket today. #TeslaTakedown

Spreading the word outside Tesla's pop-up store on Oxford street.

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

New temporary website is up at www.honkifyouhateelon.com 🍾

Do we know anyone with expertise in UK domain names? Despite proof of purchase from the US reseller Nominet is insisting that someone else owns our domain name, which we've been using for a month.

Good morning from London! #TeslaTakedown

Billionaire televangelist Edir Macedo (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God: bit.ly/UCKGcult) slashes price on $14.6M Florida condo amid scrutiny over church wealth: report ... no stranger to lavish living or controversy. www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/... #cults #religion #religionnewsblog

By the way, both women who ran for president were right. They predicted this moment would happen. Says something very disturbing about our country that many still think they’re unrealistic or dramatic, when they were and are, in fact, correct.

#ResistanceRoots Tim Walz was born on this day in 1964 in West Point, Neb. Governor Walz believes in radical, woke things like feeding schoolchildren, ensuring tax fairness, developing infrastructure, requiring universal gun background checks and protecting women’s rights.

Can we please give @teslatakedown-scot.bsky.social a warm welcome to Bluesky? And maybe a follow too? @teslatakedownfi.bsky.social @teslatakedownau.bsky.social @teslatakedown-europe.org @teslatakedown.com

Our website (www.teslatakedown.co.uk) is temporarily down. Currently confirmed protests for this Saturday April 12 are: Tesla #London Park Royal, Tesla #Leeds, Tesla #Manchester South (Stockport), Tesla #Nottingham, Tesla #Glasgow, and Tesla #Winchester. #TeslaTakedown 1/2

A second child has died of measles in Texas. Measles is both dangerous AND preventable. In fact high childhood Vax rates (>95%) can eliminate it completely from a country. Please read and share our recent report on once common childhood diseases. independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

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"A Parliamentary Inquiry into Controlling Cults in Victoria Australia has Been Announced" Watching Watchtower 5 Apr 2025 [0:02:29] #JW #ExJW #OperationSpotlight #Cult https://s.cultpodcasts.com/0ASZYFTN1U_4Kj3Gi8g19g

The #HandsOff protests are also crucial for the international image and perception of America and Americans, which have been hurt by both Trump and the lack of mass opposition. Today showed the world that there still are two Americas with almost completely opposed visions.

Huge crowd of protesters in Rochester, Minnesota for the Hands Off! protest! Amazing!!!

Pictures from #HandsOff protests in New York (NY), Chicago (IL), Salt Lake City (UT), and St. Paul (MN). The opposition is waking up!

I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff

BREAKING: A Massive Protest has formed in Boston just now. Thousands are protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE. This is just 1 of over 1000 planned protests this morning and afternoon in the US

Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

The St. Paul protest still has 1000's on the way! #handsoff

One of your investments did not lose a dime today… SOCIAL SECURITY. And remember, it’s the one they want to get rid of… Paying ATTENTION, yet?!

🚨In #London today? You can protest Tesla on Oxford Street at 11am, get some lunch, then hit Trafalgar Square for the Hands Off action at 3pm. 🇬🇧💪

One small action you can take today to help stop Elon Musk? Use www.writetothem.com to email your MP and ask them to push the government to move faster to keep his dirty money out of British politics. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #StopMusk

One thing you can do in person this weekend to help stop Elon Musk? Join a lovely, friendly bunch of people at one of our Tesla Takedown protests. Tomorrow is set to be blissfully sunny in #London, #Nottingham, and #Glasgow, so bring a sign and a positive attitude. 👇 1/5

Except, and that is the crucial difference with North Korea or PRC, this is all done BY CHOICE! ALL compliance of these companies, law firms, media organizations, universities, etc. is done voluntarily, by threat of money, not prison or death!

Senator Bernie Sanders is going off about Donald Trump and Jared Kushner's proposed "Riviera" in Gaza: "There is a name and a term for forcibly expelling people from where they live. It is called 'ethnic cleansing.' It is illegal and it is a war crime." Thank you, Bernie!

“GET THE ZUCK OFF OUR BOOKS” Amen 👏👏👏 #DoTheWriteThing #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves #AI #BookSky

Copyright law is clear. If you want to use a creator's original, copyright work for any purpose, you need to get their permission and agree payment. Copyright law does not need revising. It needs enforcing. #DoTheWriteThing

If you are fed up with Meta's intrusive advertising, if you want to defund Zuckerberg, here's what to do... goodlaw.social/htfc

On Thursday 20 March, The Atlantic broke the story of how Meta has used the Library Genesis (LIbGen) dataset, which is full of pirated material, to develop their AI systems.

Absolutely correct take by Tarik. It is quite insane that this is not a consensus position among liberal democrats.

"Best of all will be those who know only one thing for certain: that whatever else happens, as long as we live we shall have to live together with ourselves." Hannah Arendt, ‘Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship’ *Best of all.

Well done @rspb.bsky.social - best ever April fool yesterday. Groundbreaking research indeed!

The Prime Minister is under pressure to close legal loopholes that would allow tech billionaire and Donald Trump aide Elon Musk to funnel millions of dollars into right-wing political parties in the UK bylinetimes.com/2025/04/02/k...