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  1. 🎯
    This. As presented by Clay Jones...

    What *does* he think about? These things, exactly. Nothing else. Thin-sliced: "Me me me, terrific perfect me... More!"

    #megalomania #narcissism #WarCrimes #BrainSpurs #psychopathology #treason

  2. But they touch upon 2 key nerves in the body politic: The tension in a #democracy about how & to whom credit for #public works & programs should be given, & narratives of gratitude particular to #US history, including the gratitude freely offered by #immigrants & #refugees, & the forced gratitude demanded from #enslaved people.

    #Trump #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  3. …Compared with the giant banners of Trump’s glowering image hanging on federal office buildings, including the once-independent #DOJ, & the renaming for #Trump of public #landmarks & #memorials such as the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, these banners are a relatively small #authoritarian incursion into the public realm.

    #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  4. …Compared with the giant banners of Trump’s glowering image hanging on federal office buildings, including the once-independent #DOJ, & the renaming for #Trump of public #landmarks & #memorials such as the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, these banners are a relatively small #authoritarian incursion into the public realm.

    #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  5. …Compared with the giant banners of Trump’s glowering image hanging on federal office buildings, including the once-independent #DOJ, & the renaming for #Trump of public #landmarks & #memorials such as the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, these banners are a relatively small #authoritarian incursion into the public realm.

    #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  6. …Compared with the giant banners of Trump’s glowering image hanging on federal office buildings, including the once-independent #DOJ, & the renaming for #Trump of public #landmarks & #memorials such as the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, these banners are a relatively small #authoritarian incursion into the public realm.

    #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  7. …Compared with the giant banners of Trump’s glowering image hanging on federal office buildings, including the once-independent #DOJ, & the renaming for #Trump of public #landmarks & #memorials such as the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts, these banners are a relatively small #authoritarian incursion into the public realm.

    #narcissism #megalomania #vanity #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MadKing

  8. #GiftArticle

    #ElonMusk went to #court.

    The judge wasn’t amused.

    #Musk’s outsize reputation, provocative remarks & his friction with a federal #judge have dominated the trial in his case against #ChatGPT-maker #OpenAI.

    #law #judiciary #tech #business #AI #TechBros #billionaires #narcissism #megalomania #assholery
    wapo.st/4cK7rqN

  9. "The fundamental bargain for a lot of Trump’s advisors, maybe the shorthand for it would be, 'He’s not a godly man, but he’s God’s man.'”

    #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #Pentecostals #WhiteChristianNationalism #megalomania
    /5

  10. (continued from /3)

    "apart from the ways that these prophecies have impacted his existing megalomania and shaped it into a kind of Messianic narrative, and the way that he phrases that narrative is — especially in reference to the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt — as “God saved me to save America.”

    #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #Pentecostals #WhiteChristianNationalism #megalomania
    /4

  11. "They literally say they hear from God, direct messages for leaders, for individuals, for nations. And there are now hundreds, maybe even 1000s, of prophecies about Donald Trump, many of them that have been spoken directly to him, and I don’t think you can even make sense of the way that Donald Trump is operating in office in the second term," (continued in /4)

    #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #Pentecostals #WhiteChristianNationalism #megalomania
    /3

  12. "I think one of the most important things to understand, especially in the present moment, is that these leaders have functionally enshrined Trump with a certain kind of holiness, with a narrative that he is a prophesied figure, quite literally, many of the people who surround Donald Trump as advisors would also identify as prophets and not in the 'Martin Luther King was a prophetic figure' kind of way."

    #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #Pentecostals #WhiteChristianNationalism #megalomania
    /2

  13. Matthew Taylor notes that though Trump is heavily supported by white evangelicals, one group of evangelicals have a particular grip on him: Pentecostal-charismatic evangelicals who constitute the network called the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), led by his "faith advisor" Paula Cain-White.

    #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #Pentecostals #WhiteChristianNationalism #megalomania
    /1

    bettedangerous.com/p/medici-wh

  14. "According to aides and confidants, his focus in a potential second term has shifted away from short-term political concerns toward building a lasting legacy, even as allies worry about political fallout from policies like the Iran conflict and rising costs."

    Sure you are, Donald — greatest man who ever lived, reincarnation of Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed wrapped into one. And the white jacket they're strapping on now is a new nightgown.

    #Trump #megalomania #narcissism #MentalDecline #MadKing
    /2

  15. "Behind the scenes, Trump has started claiming he is 'the most powerful person to ever live.' A new Atlantic report suggests that Donald Trump has increasingly framed himself as a historic, world-changing figure, reportedly comparing himself in private to leaders like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte."

    ~ Aaron Parnas

    #Trump #megalomania #narcissism #MentalDecline #MadKing
    /1

    aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new

  16. OMG this muther effing craze-ballz narcissist…

    Image of #Trump to be featured inside new #passports to [supposedly] mark the #US’ 250th

    Trump’s likeness — along with the Declaration of Independence text [which teeny-weeny-peeny has never read] — & the flag of the United States of America will be on an inside page of new passports.


    Kill me now

    #law #megalomania #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
    washingtonpost.com/politics/20

  17. "Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

    Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

    ~ Ben Meiselas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /13

    meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-aft

  18. "Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

    Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

    ~ Ben Meiselas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /13

    meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-aft

  19. "Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

    Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

    ~ Ben Meiselas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /13

    meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-aft

  20. "Let me start at the beginning of today’s Trump social media spiral, which kicked off around 3 in the morning. Trump was up in the dead of night reposting a random MAGA account asking 'What will happen next?' with a question mark. Ok?

    Then came the follow-up: a repost of another random account calling for Senator Mark Kelly to be arrested."

    ~ Ben Meiselas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /13

    meidasplus.com/p/wednesday-aft

  21. Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

    ~ Patrick Wintour

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /12

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  22. Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

    ~ Patrick Wintour

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /12

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  23. Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

    ~ Patrick Wintour

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /12

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  24. Donald Trump’s blend of threats and hubristic commentary, often casually dismissive of Iran, has, as much as the continuation of the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, been a key stumbling block to restarting peace talks between the two countries under Pakistan’s mediation in Islamabad."

    ~ Patrick Wintour

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /12

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

  25. "Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

    ~ Aaron Parnas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /11

    aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new

  26. "Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

    ~ Aaron Parnas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /11

    aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new

  27. "Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

    ~ Aaron Parnas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /11

    aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new

  28. "Donald Trump’s inaccurate or exaggerated claims to reporters about progress in Iran negotiations—such as describing concessions that hadn’t actually been agreed—undermined diplomatic efforts. According to accounts cited by media outlets, even some officials privately acknowledged that these statements damaged trust and complicated talks."

    ~ Aaron Parnas

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /11

    aaronparnas.substack.com/p/new

  29. "Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /4

  30. "Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /4

  31. "Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /4

  32. "Trump declared the breakthrough was 'A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!' and asked why media outlets questioning the alleged deal didn’t 'just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT?'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /4

  33. (continued from /2)

    "Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /3

  34. (continued from /2)

    "Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /3

  35. (continued from /2)

    "Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /3

  36. (continued from /2)

    "Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,' including the removal of its enriched uranium, and that 'Iran has agreed never to close the Strait of Hormuz again.' He promised that Iran had agreed to end its nuclear program forever and that talks 'should go very quickly.'”

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire #negotiations
    /3

  37. "Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak of CNN reported last night that by the end of last week, negotiators for the U.S. and Iran appeared to be on the verge of hammering out an end to hostilities before the two-week ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,'” (continued in /3)

    ~ Heather Cox Richardson

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /2

    heathercoxrichardson.substack.

  38. "Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak of CNN reported last night that by the end of last week, negotiators for the U.S. and Iran appeared to be on the verge of hammering out an end to hostilities before the two-week ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,'” (continued in /3)

    ~ Heather Cox Richardson

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /2

    heathercoxrichardson.substack.

  39. "Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak of CNN reported last night that by the end of last week, negotiators for the U.S. and Iran appeared to be on the verge of hammering out an end to hostilities before the two-week ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,'” (continued in /3)

    ~ Heather Cox Richardson

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /2

    heathercoxrichardson.substack.

  40. "Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak of CNN reported last night that by the end of last week, negotiators for the U.S. and Iran appeared to be on the verge of hammering out an end to hostilities before the two-week ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Then Trump took to the media to crow that Iranian leaders had 'agreed to everything,'” (continued in /3)

    ~ Heather Cox Richardson

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability #ceasefire
    /2

    heathercoxrichardson.substack.

  41. "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. ...Voters in this country twice elected a president with no ethics, no empathy and no end to his narcissism."

    "Easily the worst president in U.S. history…."

    ~ Thomas B. Edsall

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability
    /1

    nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion

  42. "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. ...Voters in this country twice elected a president with no ethics, no empathy and no end to his narcissism."

    "Easily the worst president in U.S. history…."

    ~ Thomas B. Edsall

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability
    /1

    nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion

  43. "The damage President Trump has inflicted on the United States and the world is so enormous and wide-ranging that it is hard to grasp. ...Voters in this country twice elected a president with no ethics, no empathy and no end to his narcissism."

    "Easily the worst president in U.S. history…."

    ~ Thomas B. Edsall

    #Trump #Iran #war #economy #destruction #narcissism #megalomania #instability
    /1

    nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion