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Kash Patel Bemoans 8647 Mimicry, USA

FBI Director Kash Patel (1) claims that the bureau is overwhelmed by "copycats" after former FBI Director James Comey posted an image of seashells arranged in the number, "8647".

To be on the safe side, how about including "8648" just in case TACO Trump changes his mind and decides to run for a third term! (😊):

Google AI Overview:

The number 8647 sparked a controversy involving James Comey, the former FBI director, and Donald Trump. Comey posted a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to spell out 8647 on Instagram, and Trump supporters interpreted it as a call for violence, specifically targeting Trump.

The number 86 is sometimes used as slang for "getting rid of" or "eliminating," and 47 is a reference to Trump being the 47th US president. Comey later removed the post and stated that he did not realize some people associated the numbers with violence.

BBC News:

Trump blasts 'nasty' chicken gibe about his tariff reversals

US President Donald Trump has pushed back on his tariffs reversals after a reporter asked about "Taco", an acronym which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out", which reportedly being used by Wall Street traders.

The term is meant to describe the president's habit of threatening to impose tariffs on countries and then backing out at the last moment, or reducing the tariffs rates.

Trump responded by criticising the reporter's "nasty" question and saying that his actions are "negotiations".

(1) Kashyap Pramod "Kash" Patel (born February 25, 1980) is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor serving as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2025.

He also served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from February to April 2025.

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Trump's proposal to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz

Reopening Alcatraz is an excellent idea!

It would make such a suitable and appropriate retirement home for Donald Trump 😊

And I bet he wouldn't mind sharing the accommodation with Vladimir Putin, either.

In fact, adjacent "rooms" could hold Xi Jinping, Viktor Orbán, Kim Jong Un, and lots of other autocrats, too.

A human zoo that lots of people would pay good money (plus tariffs) to visit, just to see them all in the one place - "Make the World Safer Again"

Notes:

1) President Trump's post on X reads:

"REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ! For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering.

When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm. That’s the way it’s supposed to be.

No longer will we tolerate these Serial Offenders who spread filth, bloodshed, and mayhem on our streets. That is why, today, I am directing the Bureau of Prisons, together with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ, to house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.

We will no longer be held hostage to criminals, thugs, and Judges that are afraid to do their job and allow us to remove criminals, who came into our Country illegally. The reopening of ALCATRAZ will serve as a symbol of Law, Order, and JUSTICE. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" (edited for readability)

2) Alcatraz Island is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States.

The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.

The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history. The prison closed in 1963, and the island is now a major tourist attraction.

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Psychology of Donald Trump's AI art of himself as Pope

Trump needs to indulge less in such egotistical flights of fancy and focus more on the corrupted childhood issues from which they originate.

Many people who have unfortunate experiences in their formative years go on to resolve, in fits and starts, any residual adverse effects so that the saying, "life begins at forty" (or any age appropriate to the individual) has a real and permanent meaning.

Trump, on the other hand, is like all autocrats - whether heads of state, heads of organisations, or heads of families - in that he has hardened the surface fear of his psychological history and thereby created a "psychological weapon" with which to distress, damage, or destroy others. Or control them.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, however, and the weapon effectively replaces those core instinctive qualities without which a human being effectively becomes a HISO - someone who is "Human in Shape Only".

The image of "Pope Trump" illustrates this: even if intended as humour, a momentary escape from an inner conflict where a sense of greatness is constantly being thwarted by those who should have no cards to play, there's no natural awareness that the image may be an irreverence to Roman Catholics, particularly coming as it has so soon after the death of Pope Francis - whose funeral Trump attended! - but before the conclave has elected a new pope.

The portrayal of Trump as "holy" hides a darker reality. It does, however, reflect his need for the same kind of adulation at the international level as his fan base gives him in the USA.

Trump is "frozen in time" - an own goal - as far as the reclamation of natural qualities are concerned. Who would have thought that being a billionaire president, constantly concerned about money and power, could be so limiting!

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What is the biggest threat to Western civilisation? (1)

What it has always been: the Archeotrauma (2), defined as the psychological wound humans, horses, and other animals - including puppies, Kevin O'Leary! (3) - sustain when they are "broken".

Grok says (4):

"The phrase "children should be well broken" from Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh reflects the novel's critique of Victorian parenting and societal norms. It appears in Chapter 5, where Butler satirises the harsh, authoritarian approach to child-rearing embodied by characters like Theobald Pontifex, Ernest's father. Theobald believes in strict discipline to mould children into obedience, likening it to breaking a horse—hence the term "well broken." This method prioritises control over nurturing, aiming to suppress individuality and enforce conformity.

The quote encapsulates the novel's broader themes: the stifling effects of rigid family and religious expectations, and the generational cycle of emotional repression. Butler, through Ernest's struggles, critiques this philosophy, showing its damaging impact on personal growth and autonomy. The idea of "breaking" children is presented as a flawed, dehumanising approach, contrasting with modern views on fostering creativity and independence."

In Dover, UK breaking the spirit of a child is the local equivalent of a national sport. Nor does it end there, people who inflict such psychological wounds on their offspring also use gossip to target grown-up children as well (including total strangers!)

The above is too much reality, methinks, for the average Trump supporter who has had their psychological histories so expertly manipulated by both Donald Trump and his like-minded acolytes.

God may have created men and women, but it was men and women who hardened the surface fear of their issues, and in so doing, created a "psychological weapon" with which to distress, damage, and destroy others.

Those who create such weapons within themselves - autocrats like Trump and Putin, Hamas terrorists and others of their kind - are going to find Heaven and Paradise a lot less populated than they think - no way would any God allow such corruption in.

Notes

(1) This question was originally asked on X.com by "Doge Designer":

(2) "What is the Archeotrauma?" (alt. Archaeotrauma):

(3) Kevin O'Leary (of "Shark Tank") advocates training China like a puppy who has its nose rubbed in "poo poo" over tariffs and intellectual copyright issues in the current trade war:

(4) Grok's answer to, "Children should be well broken, Samuel Butler, The Way Of All Flesh":

AI Art image shows a Christ-like figure, dressed in sackcloth and ashes, wearing a crown of thorns that has a crucifix embedded in it.

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USA mistake in training China 'like a puppy' over Tariffs?

In an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto, Kevin O'Leary (1) described how to train a puppy by first rubbing its nose in 'poo poo' and that China should be treated in a similar fashion over tariffs and intellectual copyright issues (2) .

The psychology behind Mr O'Leary's suggestion is the same as that used to deliberately induce trauma in a toddler by, for example, forcing its head around to look in a desired direction (3), or by the holding the legs down of a baby who won't stop kicking while its diaper, or nappy is being changed (4).

The technique consists of applying the 'immovable object' of a parent's greater physical strength against the 'irresistible force' of an independent being's instinctive behaviour.

As immovable object meets irresistible force, an anger is generated that is so strong it overloads the nervous system of a developing infant, resulting in the victim being "broken" in the same way a horse is broken.

When the perpetrator sees the subsequent unnatural submission - the object of the exercise - in the newly-traumatised child, they feel the satisfaction of a job well done. It is not a natural satisfaction.

This specific trauma is called the Archeotrauma (alt. Archaeotrauma) to distinguish it from any other types of trauma there may be.

It is the single, most catastrophic psychological injury a human being can sustain (and forms one of my main areas of private research).

Breaking the spirit of infants in this way is very common in my hometown of Dover, England.

Typically, perpetrators have hardened the surface fear of their own psychological history, and in so doing, created a "psychological weapon" with which to inflict similar injuries on their offspring.

However, they don't stop there and will use malicious gossip (in addition to other techniques, including physical intimidation) to target grown-up children.

Mr O'Leary's suggestion that people with this kind of psychological profile should participate in trade talks with China regarding tariffs is highly likely to be counter-productive.

Not least because this "psychological weapon", no matter how effective it can be against, for example, the types of vulnerable women Donald Trump referred to in the Access Hollywood Tape, is still based on a psychological injury.

If the Chinese negotiators know how to make use of this fact, then the United States team will find themselves at "a great disadvantage" in the current trade wars.

(1) Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary (born July 9, 1954), also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman and television personality. Since 2009, he has appeared on "Shark Tank", the American version of the UK's "Dragons' Den".

(2) The Hill (part of Nexstar Media Group, Inc.) quoted Mr O'Leary as follows:

"It’s almost … the analogy is like a puppy when you’re training it. You stick the nose in the poo poo, and you roll up a newspaper and you smack it on their rear end,” the Canadian businessman told host Jim Sciutto. “That’s what we got to do here in China. I hate to use that analogy, but that’s where we’re at after 20 years. They have not understood how this works."

Full article at O’Leary on Trump tariffs: US must train China ‘like a puppy’

(3) Taken from a primary source not in the Public Domain

(4) Described in a book by Arthur Janov (of "Primal Scream" fame) in which a woman forced a baby to keep its legs still as its diaper was being changed because she had to get dinner ready for 7 o'clock (I would be very grateful if anyone knows the exact citation!)

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UK Labour MPs Denied Entry To Israel, Did The Mask Slip?

Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Saturday, April 5, 2025, were questioned by the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority, and then refused entry to Israel.

Forged from necessity, the vetting procedures of Israel are far more robust and psychology-based than the rudimentary checks made on parliamentary candidates here in the UK.

The recent arrest of Labour MP, Dan Norris for offences against children only serves to highlight this fact.

On Monday, April 7, 2025 the Daily Mail Comment (p14 of the print edition) said:

"It's true that Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang are no friends of the Israeli government. Both have criticised its sustained assault on Gaza. Ms Mohamed has spoken of it as 'ethnic cleansing' and backs a boycott of Israeli goods.

It's also probable they would have talked only to people who would confirm and amplify their prejudices."

Prejudices? All prejudices are of psychological origin:

A soldier may walk in step long after leaving military service as a result of the "cultural conditioning" received in basic training.

Similarly, anyone subjected to religious indoctrination as a child may display fixed Pavlovian responses whenever they are triggered by certain keywords, concepts, or circumstances, for the rest of their lives.

Therein lies the seeds of, "anti-Semitism".

The religions of the two British MPs are unknown but let's assume neither carry an such an acquired (ie unnatural) antipathy towards Israel:

Ms Mohamed has talked about ethnic cleansing in Gaza but does she recognise that the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 are on a par with those of Jack the Ripper?

That Palestinian culture has produced such monsters on an industrial scale?

The process is simple, in brief:

"Break an infant as if it were a horse (the archeotrauma) to begin psychological control, follow with force-fed indoctrination (including rote learning) to convert natural anger into repression that accumulates behind the original wound, and then shape the whole in military training camps to produce a permanent capacity for unnatural violence, triggered by pre-programmed keywords (eg Jew) and concepts (eg blasphemy, immodesty, etc.)"

When the Mask slips:

The main difference between Jack the Ripper and an Hamas terrorist is that Jack was damaged and then abandoned to fend for himself, while the Hamas terrorist is kept under strict psychological control - from infancy to maturity - until given the, "go ahead".

The Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has attacked Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, over “cheerleading” for Israel.

Lammy said the decision was “unacceptable” and that he had raised it with his Israeli counterparts.

Mrs Badenoch had defended Israel’s right to deny the MPs entry in an interview on Sunday (April 6) and said that she had not been surprised by the decision.

When someone is elected to the House of Commons, they are not magically endowed with the character and integrity needed to face the reality that Israel is facing.

Psychological profiling at the Parliamentary candidacy stage would identify those individuals with "issues" and an estimation could be made of the degree to which they might affect functioning as a Member of Parliament under "worst case (i.e. "triggered") conditions.

Looking at Donald Trump's behaviour, such profiling is something the United States of America should consider as well 😊.

Notes:

If you have the time, please visit the above post on X.com where it has been "shadow banned" (i.e. restricted circulation).

AI Art image shows a female whose white theatrical face mask has slipped off to reveal the hidden psychological corruption of a demon.

Ben Gurion International Airport, commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym Natbag, is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of the city of Lod and directly south of the city of Or Yehuda, it is the busiest airport in the country. It is also located 45 kilometres (28 miles) to the north-west of Jerusalem and 20 kilometres (12 miles) to the south-east of Tel Aviv.

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How Donald Trump fans Err in dismissing Hands Off protests

Interesting reactions from Trump supporters to the world-wide demonstrations held on 5 April 2025 against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and to a lesser degree, J.D. Vance, include, "They're Trump haters!", "They're being paid!", and, "They're funded by George Soros!"

These reactions are indicative of immature people whose knee-jerk responses to anything they don't like is caused by internal reaction with their psychological issues, causing them to, "lash out" at the perceived culprit(s).

If the recipient of such abuse rolls over and lies down then they feel righteously justified and may give no further consideration to the matter. 

On the other hand, if the victim does indeed lie down, then the "immature person" may take steps to ensure the victim never gets up again. "Immature person" in this context is, of course, an euphemism.

(As an aside, consider how Donald Trump described The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, as a "sleazebag!" for being the whistle blower who authored the, "Signalgate" controversy.)

Anyway, such internal short-circuiting is a false economy as this anecdote shows:

A man considered going into therapy but finally rejected the idea on hearing that his therapist was in therapy of his own:

"How can he be any good if he needs therapy himself?"

If the therapist's need for therapy is equated to struggling to ride a 750 cc motorcycle, then he would be quite capable of temporarily putting the motorcycle to one side and saying to the man:

"Ah, I see that you're having difficulty riding a child's bike with stabilisers on. I know all there is to know about it and the first thing I suggest you do is turn around and actually face the handlebars, else you're going nowhere".

For all I know, the man is still going, "nowhere".

It's the same with Republican party members who describe the Hands Off! protesters as, "Trump haters". All they're doing is projecting their own capacity for "hate" onto people who may not be hateful at all but who are simply expressing a natural anger at what is happening in US politics.

Anger, of course, has, "a beginning, a middle, and an end". Hate, by way of contrast, just goes on and on, forever in the wings waiting to be triggered again, and again, and again: the people who develop it probably don't know that handlebars exist...

The AI Art image shows penguins of Heard Island and McDonald Islands showing their solidarity with their human counterparts over tariffs 😊

If you have the time (and inclination!) please visit this post on X.com where it has been "shadow banned" (i.e. restricted circulation).

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Is this Donald Trump's Blueprint for creating an Autocracy?

Grok's answer to the question, "How could a newly-elected leader transform their democracy into an autocracy?" is recommended reading.

It describes a "Master Plan", parts of which appear to already be underway, that can be followed and referred to as Trump's presidency progresses.

The full answer is given below. To summarise, here are the six key elements:

1) Undermine the independence of the judiciary

2) Target the free press

3) Manipulate elections

4) Centralise power by weakening other branches of government

5) Weaponise state institutions like the police, military, or tax agencies against rivals

6) Cultivate a cult of personality

Full text:

"A newly-elected leader could transform a democracy into an autocracy through a series of calculated steps that erode democratic institutions, consolidate power, and suppress opposition. Here’s how such a process might unfold: First, they could undermine the independence of the judiciary by appointing loyalists to key judicial positions or passing laws to weaken checks on executive power. This ensures courts can’t effectively challenge their actions. For example, they might push for "judicial reforms" that sound reasonable but effectively stack the system with allies. Next, they could target the free press. This might involve discrediting independent media as "fake news," imposing restrictive regulations, or buying up outlets through proxies to control narratives. A silenced or co-opted press limits public scrutiny and dissent. Third, they could manipulate elections. This doesn’t always mean outright fraud—subtler tactics like gerrymandering, voter suppression (e.g., ID laws or purging rolls), or flooding the system with propaganda can tilt the playing field. They might also extend term limits or rewrite the constitution under the guise of "stability." Fourth, they’d likely centralize power by weakening other branches of government. This could involve sidelining the legislature through emergency decrees, bypassing normal processes, or using patronage to buy loyalty. Local governments might also be stripped of autonomy, bringing everything under their control. Fifth, they could weaponize state institutions like the police, military, or tax agencies against rivals. Political opponents, activists, or even disloyal party members might face harassment, arrests, or fabricated charges. This creates a climate of fear and deters resistance. Finally, they’d cultivate a cult of personality. Through propaganda, they’d portray themselves as the nation’s sole savior, tapping into public grievances—economic woes, security fears, or cultural divides—to justify expanding control. Mass rallies, loyal militias, or symbolic gestures could amplify this. Historically, leaders like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have followed similar playbooks, gradually dismantling democratic norms while maintaining a veneer of legitimacy. It’s a slow boil—each step builds on the last, often cloaked as "protecting democracy" until the system’s too hollowed out to resist. The key is exploiting existing weaknesses: polarized societies, apathetic publics, or fragile institutions. A leader pulling this off needs patience, charisma, and a knack for bending rules without breaking them outright—until they don’t need to anymore."

AI Art image of the 2028 Coronation of King Donald the First at St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington D.C. ("Church of the Presidents").

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What kind of voters make up Donald Trump's fanbase?

The full text of Grok AI's answer to this question is given below. First, a few comments on the final sentence which reads:

"It’s less about a monolith and more about overlapping grievances: economic anxiety, cultural identity, and a rejection of progressive elites. That’s the glue holding it together."

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

For "overlapping grievances", read "overlapping psychological grievances":

The advent of the internet, particularly social media, appears to have enabled Donald Trump to reach inside the homes and then inside the heads of people and manipulate their underlying psychological issues to his advantage.

His fanbase consists, at least in part, of individuals with profiles remarkably similar to those who blindly believed the singer of, Thriller could do no wrong.

People who otherwise may have difficulty in expressing themselves, or who feel unheard or insignificant in their everyday lives.

The phrase, "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) may be inspirational in the sense that, "Your Country Needs You!" was, but it only offers a transient escape from what may otherwise be a humdrum life.

Individuals who fall for the manipulation are unlikely to share in any "greatness" that transpires, anyway: that's for the billionaires.

Trump's tone of voice and apparent ramblings at political rallies (including "the Weave") are deliberately soothing to those with psychological concerns, and are reminiscent of the sing-song voice adopted by some priests when giving a sermon (except a sermon is much more coherent, of course!)

Pavlovian programming: Words can develop a psychological value and the value of one word transferred to another.

Prior to exposure to Trump, for example, a person may have accrued a negative value for, "Crooked" (as in being dishonest) and have an entirely unrelated neutral value for, "Joe Biden".

Trump's repeated use of the phrase, "Crooked Joe Biden" can then cause the negative value of, "Crooked" to replace the previously neutral value of, "Joe Biden" which is then experienced every time the name is subsequently said - with or without the, "Crooked".

Deliberately misleading claims of, "Fake News" is another example of, "smoke and mirrors".

Such is the effectiveness of indoctrination and brainwashing.

As The Tremeloes sang in, "Silence is Golden":

"Talking is cheap people follow like sheep."

I don't know how I got on Republican party mailing lists but I get emails from "Donald Trump" (among others in the GOP) with subject lines such as this one:

"Can I ask you 3 quick questions before my deadline?"

It begins:

"John – I’m being sued!"…

This kind of approach can make naive believe people that they have a "personal connection" with Donald Trump, and in having transferred their psychological allegiance to him, he can do no wrong and so they hand over the money, never asking themselves why they are bailing out billionaires.

And each of these people has a vote.

Exactly why someone with Donald Trump's psychological profile became President of the United States requires a comprehensive analysis - so that it can never happen again (providing, that is, that the USA hasn't been transformed from a democracy into an autocracy by 2028.)

The above are off-the-cuff comments written in a a rush because I'm pressed for time (and who is going to listen to me, anyway?!)

Finally: I would be grateful for a visit to a similar post on X.com where it is subject to a "shadow ban" (ie it's circulation is very restricted).

A subsequent, "like" or "repost" on X is beyond expectation but would bring a week's Free Good Luck by way of reward 😊

Here's the full answer to the Grok fan base question:

"Donald Trump’s fanbase is a diverse coalition, but it’s possible to break it down into some key voter groups based on patterns seen in recent elections and political analysis. His supporters tend to include:

Working-Class Whites: A significant chunk of Trump’s base comes from white voters without college degrees, particularly in rural and industrial areas. These folks often feel left behind by globalization, trade deals, and cultural shifts. They see Trump as a voice for their economic frustrations—like job losses in manufacturing—and his "America First" rhetoric resonates with them.

Evangelical Christians: Trump has strong backing from white evangelical voters, especially in the South and Midwest. Despite his personal controversies, they view him as a defender of religious values, largely due to his judicial appointments (like the Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade) and his stance against progressive social policies.

Rural Voters: People in small towns and rural regions lean heavily toward Trump. These areas often value self-reliance, traditionalism, and skepticism of urban elites—traits Trump plays up with his outsider image and attacks on “the swamp.”

Economic Nationalists: This group cuts across some class lines but is united by a belief in protectionism—think tariffs, anti-immigration policies, and bringing jobs back to the U.S. They’re less about ideology and more about tangible outcomes like keeping factories open.

Anti-Establishment Types: Trump attracts voters who distrust institutions—government, media, academia, you name it. These are the “drain the swamp” enthusiasts, including some libertarians and populists who’d otherwise vote differently but like his willingness to flip the table.

Older Voters: He does well with folks over 50, especially retirees who lean conservative on social issues and remember a pre-NAFTA, pre-digital America they feel he’s trying to reclaim.

Men, Especially Non-College-Educated: Trump’s brash, unpolished style tends to click more with men than women, particularly those who don’t have higher education. His macho vibe and rejection of “woke” norms play into this.

There’s also a smaller but loud subset of younger, online-savvy supporters—think meme warriors and crypto bros—who vibe with his irreverence and see him as a middle finger to political correctness. Data from 2020 showed he won about 65% of white men without college degrees and 76% of white evangelicals, per exit polls. In 2024, early numbers suggest he held or grew that base while picking up some Latino and Black men frustrated with inflation and border issues—though those shifts are still settling out.

It’s less about a monolith and more about overlapping grievances: economic anxiety, cultural identity, and a rejection of progressive elites. That’s the glue holding it together."

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Why didn't Putin build wind farms instead of invading Ukraine?

Before reading Grok's (1) reply to the above question, a request that Vladimir Putin's behaviour be considered from a psychological perspective (2):

Putin's profile is very common: he has hardened the surface fear of his childhood issues and in so doing created a "psychological weapon" with which to damage and destroy others.

Whenever anything occurs, his responses are determined more by internal contact with this compacted corruption than they are by instinct tempered with experience.

He can sleep at night, even though responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, at the price of losing all the natural attributes that make a human being, "human".

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Victor Orban (et al.), and all theocrats, wish to have the same kind of "freedom of (military) expression" that Putin has.

They will never realise that success in life is not determined by the position one holds in the artificial structures of human societies but begins by reclaiming anything lost in the first few years of childhood.

It is like the ears unpopping: "Wow, so this is what hearing (ie being alive) is all about!"

NB I would be grateful for a visit to a similar post on X.com where it is subject to a "shadow ban" (ie it's circulation is very restricted).

A subsequent, "like" or "repost" on X is beyond expectation but would bring a week's Free Good Luck by way of reward 😊

Full text of Grok's reply:

"Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine rather than invest in wind farms—or any other domestic energy project—stems from a mix of strategic, economic, and political priorities that outweigh renewable energy development in his calculus. Russia’s economy leans heavily on fossil fuels, especially natural gas and oil, which account for about 60% of its exports and a third of its federal budget. Wind farms, while a growing global trend, wouldn’t deliver the same geopolitical leverage as controlling energy pipelines into Europe or the immediate territorial gains he sought in Ukraine.

The invasion, launched in February 2022, was driven by Putin’s long-standing obsession with restoring Russian influence over former Soviet states, viewing Ukraine’s drift toward the West—particularly NATO and the EU—as an existential threat. He framed it as a security issue, claiming (without evidence) that Ukraine harbored neo-Nazis and posed a military risk. Wind farms don’t address that narrative or his desire to project power and secure buffer zones.

Economically, Russia has the world’s largest natural gas reserves and prioritizes that over renewables. Wind energy, while viable in Russia’s vast, windy steppes, faces hurdles: high upfront costs, a sparse grid in remote areas, and less state interest compared to oil and gas. In 2021, renewables made up less than 1% of Russia’s energy mix, and Putin’s regime has shown little appetite for shifting gears—especially when fossil fuel profits fund his military, including the $60 billion annual defense budget that ballooned post-invasion.

Could he have pushed wind farms? Sure. Russia’s got the land and tech potential. But the payoff—long-term, domestic, and climate-focused—doesn’t match the immediate power grab of annexing Crimea 2.0 or disrupting Western unity. Plus, his elite circle of oligarchs thrives on the status quo of resource extraction, not green experiments. Wind turbines don’t intimidate neighbors or fill war chests as fast as tanks do."

(1) Grok is a "free AI assistant designed by xAI to maximize truth and objectivity.".

(2) Based on private research into the archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma), the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken".

Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

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A Satire on Donald Trump's, "Ship of State"

A SpaceX rocket launches from the "Titanic II", formerly the "Democracy of America", as its autocratic captain, Donald J-for-Jonah Trump, erratically steers the ship while declaring all reports of an ice field to be "Fake News!"

The crew have been carefully conditioned from the same demographic as those who worshipped the singer of "Thriller" and who slavishly perform every task asked of them.

To ensure they never break free from internal thralldom, the crew's psychological subservience is constantly reinforced by the band, conducted by J D Vance, who play popular hits such as, "Russia didn't invade Ukraine" and "Attacking a Tesla car is terrorism, but attacking the United States Capitol Building is not".

Financial backer Elon Musk hovers around the bridge, totally unaware that he is only so close to the centre of power because, no matter how rich and useful he is, Musk can never become captain - no threat, see?

Now the ship has been built, the lack of an official position emphasises that Musk is surplus to requirements and can be thrown overboard at the drop of a hat - Watch this space…

I would be grateful for a visit to the above post on X.com where it is subject to a "shadow ban" (ie it's circulation is very restricted).

A subsequent, "like" or "repost" on X is beyond expectation but would bring a week's Free Good Luck by way of reward 😊

An artificial intelligence A.I Art image (obviously!)

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The Hamas Terminator Cyborg is Human In Shape Only (HISO)

How to create a hybrid human being that not only doesn't exist in the Natural World, it doesn't belong there either.

1) First, break the spirit of an infant (the archeotrauma*) to order to establish psychological control.

2) Follow this with years of childhood indoctrination (including rote learning) to trap repression behind the original wound.

3) Finally, shape the whole with Hamas' military training.

The result is a psychological cyborg with a permanent capacity for unnatural violence that can be triggered by pre-programmed keywords (e.g. "Jew", "Crusade", "Infidel") and concepts (e.g. "Blasphemy", "Immodesty", etc.)

The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) have uploaded an interesting YouTube video about Hamas Kids Terrorist Training Camps.

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An AI Art, artificial intelligence-generated image. The background consists of a faded Palestinian flag. In sharp relief, the foreground shows the head of an Hamas "Terminator" cyborg (à la Arnold Schwarzenegger). The left-hand side of the face is that of a young Hamas terrorist; the dominant right-hand side is made up of futuristic electronic and mechanical machinery (what one might expect to see in a science-fiction movie containing androids - Star Wars, for example). The man-made component represents the psychological transformation the terrorist has undergone since birth.

Notes

*The archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma), the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken".

Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

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The Art of War: Hear, O Israel - Know Thy Enemy!

The relevance of a quote from Sun Tzu's book, The Art of War (Chinese: 孫子兵法) to the current Israeli - Gaza Palestinian conflict.

Psychological displacement, whereby an individual redirects a reaction from the rightful recipient onto another person or object, is often described as a "defence mechanism" without recognizing the fact that such defences only exist when the individual concerned has an unresolved psychological history.

For example, António Guterres (UN secretary general) said that the Hamas atrocities of the 7th of October 2023 were the result of "56 years of suffocating occupation".

This is not true. Using the same terms of reference, it would be more accurate to say that the atrocities happened because of the "56+ months of childhood post-trauma* indoctrination" that only needed to be fine-tuned by Hamas training in order to produce hybrid killing machines. Such terrorists are "Human In Shape Only" ("HISO") because they do not exist in the natural world.

Mr Guterres' statement shifts the blame from the accumulative effects of Palestinian cultural conditioning and implicitly puts it on to Israel. This mental gymnastic is consistent with an individual who has unresolved psychological issues from having met the core corruption within an Hamas terrorist at some point earlier in their life; usually infancy, of course.

Considering Mr Guterres position in the United Nations and the degree of influence that goes with it, the danger for Israel is that by focussing on the very real  plight of the Palestinians, he will begin idealizing their "innocence", and at the same time, unconsciously start demonizing Israel. This would be picked up on - and perhaps amplified - by those who look to the UN for leadership.

"Know Thy Enemy" in this instance means recognizing that it is not Mr Guterres who is the problem, but that his psychological history. may be.

I have one Tumblr post already in the pipeline. After that, I'll suggest one method that could remove the secretary-general's blinkers.

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An AI Art (artificial intelligence) image of a hemp burlap hessian-covered table upon which is a copy of Sun Tzu's book, The Art of War (Chinese: 孫子兵法), from which "Know Thy Enemy" has been paraphrased.

Above and to the right of the book are various bladed objects and other militaria; to the left are several bunches of berries with withered leaves, red berries symbolise life, and dried berries, death.

Notes

*Specifically, the archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma), the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken".

Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

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Pro-Hamas Turkish MP warns Israel of Allah's wrath then dies.

Hasan Bitmez had a heart attack in Turkey's Parliament building on the 12th of December, 2023.

As a tongue-in-cheek comment, and as the attached image suggests, perhaps Bitmez should have taken Yahweh's wrath into account before uttering such a threat!

Was it really divine retribution? 

No, just someone else who confused an internal childhood trauma* with any external real gods there may be.

An article in The Times of Israel reported that Bitmez, a 54-year-old member of the Islamist Saadet Partisi, or Felicity Party, collapsed after a speech criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party (Justice and Development Party) at the end of which he said Israel would suffer Allan's wrath.

Two days later, on the 14th of December, Al-Jazeera reported that Hasan had died in an Ankara hospital.

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An AI Art artificial intelligence image showing a biblical god (Yahweh) sending a bolt of lightning into a large middle-eastern building, somewhat akin to a palace. The building represents Turkey's Parliament where Hasan Bitmez, a 54-year-old member of the Islamist Saadet Partisi, or Felicity Party, collapsed with a heart attack on the 12th of December 2023. The image suggests that Yahweh's wrath is just as potent as that of Allah.

Notes

*Specifically, the archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma), the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken".

Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

The psychology of terrorism.

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USA is Great Satan? Israel Little Satan? Meet the Real Satan!

Using such derogatory labels is simply the projection of a Real Satan, someone who believes in an internal psychological god rather than an external supernatural one. 

At the nation-state level, a Real Satan is exemplified by Iran.

Break a child like a horse (the archeotrauma*), subject it to years of religious indoctrination that traps layers of repression behind the resultant psychological wound, and the whole can be compacted and corrupted, ready to erupt into unnatural violence whenever triggered by  pre-programmed keywords ("Jew") and concepts ("Immodesty").

A veritable internal god of violence, complete with a halo of righteousness, that is capable of any kind of atrocity.

Nothing to do with any real god at all, but everything to do with the control of populations whose members are each internally bound by the psychological chains of their childhood brainwashing.

Great Satan

The "Great Satan" (Persian: شيطان بزرگ Shaytân-e Bozorg) is a derogatory epithet used in some Muslim-majority countries to refer to the United States. Alongside the "Death to America" slogan, it originated in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. While it is primarily an expression of anti-American sentiment, it has occasionally been used to refer to the United Kingdom, although the term "old fox" is more popular as a dedicated expression of anti-British sentiment. The epithet was coined by Iranian religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini, who used it in a speech on 5 November 1979,

Little Satan

"Little Satan" (Persian: شیطان کوچک, Shaytân-e Kuchak; Arabic: الشيطان الأصغر, Hebrew: השטן הקטן) is an anti-Israeli derogatory epithet used especially by Iranian leaders for Israel.

According to some sources Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iranian Revolution, first used the term in its contemporary meaning. Israel was condemned as the "Little Satan" in 1979 by Khomeini when he was addressing Israel's backing of the Shah, its close ties to the US, and the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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An AI (artificial intelligence) Art depiction of an Hamas terrorist with the face of a demon posing on bended knee, 

There's a Palestine flag on his shirt and In his right hand is a sharp knife. Behind is an Iranian flag, set against a blue sky with occasional white clouds.

Notes

*The archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma) is the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken". Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

The psychology of terrorism.

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Non-denominational Terrorist Wanabees in Dover, UK

I've been involved in repairing certain types of psychological trauma for over 40 years.

For example, a woman called, Karen* was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1986 in a catatonic condition suffering from a mental illness so severe that she was expected to stay there for the rest of her life.

Acting as a private individual, I argued that Karen didn't have an illness but that her condition was the result of a lifetime of psychological abuse.

I proved the point by using results obtained from researching the archeotrauma** to sufficiently reverse Karen's condition until she was able to return to Society, albeit with ongoing support.

Not unsurprisingly, I am equally familiar with the psychological profiles of those who inflict such injuries.

If the British government had need of a home-grown Hamas, Dover has a ready-made supply of terrorist wanabees who only need to be given the green light to start inflicting physical atrocities in addition to the mental ones that are currently their forte.

I had a minor skirmish with one such individual on Monday, 11th of December 2023, when I visited the Poundland discount store in Pencester Road some ten minutes before I was due to have a Covid-19 booster jab in Beggs' chemist, a few yards out of shot to the right.

The attached photo was taken on Thursday the 14th and shows my bike chained to a signpost in exactly the same position that it had been in on Monday.

After securing my bike on that day, I spent a few minutes wandering around Poundland before coming out to find that someone had chained their bike, not to the signpost, but to my bike instead (!)

I wasn't about to wait until the owner returned at their leisure so I re-entered the shop and loudly asked who had done such a thing.

A hard-looking woman in her late twenties turned from where she was being served at the check-out and said that it was her.

"You don't chain your bike to someone else's!" I said in an incredulous voice.

The woman showed a visibly aversion from responding directly but sullenly announced that she was nearly finished anyway.

"Unbelievable!", I announced, looking around at the staff and other shoppers as I did so.

I went outside and a minute or two later the woman came out and began unlocking her bike.

She showed unmistakable signs of a deep psychological disturbance and my first reaction was a guilty, "Oh my God, she has difficulty in knowing how to behave in everyday situations and I've just shown it to all and sundry!"

Less that a heartbeat later and I realised that what I was seeing was internal interaction with the surface of the same unnatural capacity for violence that had caused Karen to be turned into a human vegetable.

This capacity is formed when an individual hardens the surface fear of their psychological history, and in so doing, brings into existence something that does not exist in the natural world: a "psychological weapon" with which to damage and distress others.

If you were the child of such a hybrid human being and committed such heinous crimes as touching ornaments, climbing on furniture, or answering back, then you would be broken like a horse and internally damaged until you were no longer capable of such activities.

Dover, in short, has more abusers than it has seagulls and I met yet another one of them on Monday: someone who had chained their bike to mine intending to abuse a grown-up child in addition to any original-size ones that they have access to.

*The archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma) is the psychological wound human beings and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken".

**The archeotrauma link (just above) describes Karen as she was when first admitted to St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, England. Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).

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Elderly Gaza woman risks death for criticizing Hamas 2/2

You're Pro-Palestine? When was the last time YOU ran the risk of being murdered by your own government?

Attached is an AI Art-enhanced still from a video uploaded by the Daily Telegraph newspaper on the 8th of December 2023. It shows a female Palestinian old age pensioner somewhere in the Gaza Strip being interviewed by a reporter from the Al-Jazeera news channel. The woman describes how Hamas terrorists are stealing humanitarian aid meant for civilians and either taking it home or hiding it in their tunnel networks.

The old age pensioner says she's not afraid of being shot for telling the truth.

The theft of relief supplies is just another form of atrocity but this time it's directed towards Palestinians rather than Israelis.

Comment:

Broken by the archeotrauma* (alt. archaeotrauma) in infancy to initiate psychological control, Hamas terrorists would then have been subjected to years of post-trauma indoctrination that accumulated layers of repression behind the original wound. They would have been conditioned to react with the now-compounded trauma, and thereby corrupting it, whenever presented with programmed keywords or concepts.

One result of being internally transformed into something no longer of natural origin are the atrocities committed in Israel on October the 7th. NB The repression would have replaced core natural attributes and not been an addition to them. Or to put it another way, Hamas can't value natural life if they no longer experience it themselves.

The psychology of terrorism.

*The archeotrauma (alt. archaeotrauma) is the psychological wound human beings, horses, and other animals sustain when their spirit is "broken". Also see Evolution and Psychology Research (just a bare-bones holding page at the time of writing, but one that outlines unconventional areas of interest).