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🎧 Decoding the Gurus: pod.link/1531266667

— is a sharp, insightful #podcast that dissects the rise of modern "secular gurus"—those influential figures who captivate audiences with bold #ideas and charismatic delivery.
Hosted by cognitive #anthropologist Christopher Kavanagh and #psychologist Matthew Browne, the show blends academic rigor with #humor to analyze the methods and messages of these contemporary thought leaders.

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👉Compulsory psychologic testing for public officials👈
*Like Moths to the Flame--The Rise of the #Pathocracy*

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... 👉essence of the problem is that callous, low-empathy people are drawn to power, whereas empathic and responsible people (who would make ideal leaders) don’t have a desire for dominance.

*What can be done?*

Like others who have studied the problem of “corporate psychopathy”,👉 the Australian, #psychologist #CliveBoddy...

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👉Compulsory psychologic testing for public officials👈
*Like Moths to the Flame--The Rise of the #Pathocracy*

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...the president’s niece, #MaryTrump – a clinical #psychologist – voiced her opinion that 👉#Trump suffers from a range of personality disorders. She suggested that his main issue was his severe #narcissism, but also that he “meets the criteria for #AntisocialPersonalityDisorder, which in its severe form is generally considered #sociopathy”...

"The...

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👉Compulsory psychologic testing for public officials👈
*Like Moths to the Flame--The Rise of the #Pathocracy*

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...the #psychologist #RobertHare writes of 👉#psychopaths, they “are social predators and like all predators they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them.👈

The most evil #leaders of the 20th-century, such as #Stalin, #Hitler, #MaoZedong, #PolPot, #SaddamHussein and #ColonelGaddafi,...

Today #Russia killed 4 and wounded 80 in air attacks

As usual, attacks on #Ukraine civilians, not military targets

It also used the particularly cruel "double tap" method, where they later retarget a location they already hit, which falls hard on rescue personnel trying their best to save the wounded

Here is a picture from today of a Ukrainian #psychologist tending to a #firefighter in #Kyiv, who lost 3 of his colleagues

reuters.com/world/europe/russi

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Thousands protest in Hungary against Russia-style bill targeting media, NGOs — Russia declares Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organization’ — Aestheticized aggression, why Gosha Rubchinskiy’s ‘Victory Day’ photo book is Russian propaganda — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian radar, supply depots on Black Sea gas platforms … and more

activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

Hi there! 👋🏻 I am Sanna from Helsinki and I’m a school #psychologist. I have too many interests, but here are some of them: health, mental health, cycling (especially commuting), traveling by train, knitting, books. I’m trying to learn #portuguese on my own but it’s hard. Oh and I also do tai chi.
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