Trump Can’t Be Trusted

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zqOJcBSBuy4

 

Michigan church shooting suspect bore a hatred of Mormon religion, locals say

The suspect's mother, Sandra Lynn DeBevoise, is reported to have said that her son's war injuries had led to "delusions and PTSD"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/30/mormon-church-shooting-hate-religion

 

AI Gurus (Conspirituality podcast, #257)

The chat bot flashes its elipsis at the bottom of the screen. What is it thinking, what does it want from you, what do you want from it? Beneath those pixels lies a sea of mined data and lightning storms of electricity heating up servers in barren deserts. What will it find for you in the past labor of the generations?

According to a stunning new article in Rolling Stone, it will find whatever the fuck makes you feel like a god—incuding all the NewAge pablum it has scarfed down—because oops, ChatGPT released a model that is just too sycophantic.

But as we break down today, the AI nonsensient flattery machine is designed to hook you into the regurgitative process of self-seduction. Is this a new spiritual delusion, or more of the same? And what does that kind and agreeable bot conceal?
Interview: 

https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/267-ai-gurus

What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain - The Atlantic

Frequent, heavy recreational use—say, several times a week—has been linked to cognitive effects that last beyond the high, including impaired memory, delusional thinking, superstitious beliefs, and a sense of specialness and importance. You can see why people might wonder about ketamine use from a man who is trying to usher in multi-planetary human life, who has barged into global politics and is attempting to reengineer the U.S. government. With Musk's new political power, his cognitive and psychological health is of concern not only to shareholders of his companies' stocks but to all Americans. His late-night posts on X, mass emails to federal employees, and non sequiturs uttered on television have prompted even more questions about his drug use...

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/ketamine-effects-elon-musk/681911/ 

 

Trump trumps himself with latest delusional fantasies | John Crace | The Guardian

" Claiming Ukraine started the war was like believing that Poland invaded Germany to trigger the second world war… That was just the start. Trump's claim that Zelenskyy's approval ratings were 4% were just his delusional, senescent fantasies. The real figure is 57%: about 10% higher than the Donald's own. And no one in their right mind is suggesting Ukraine holds elections while the war is ongoing. There again, Trump is clearly not in his right mind. His aid figures are also way off. Collectively, Europe has given Ukraine £132bn since the start of the war. America has given £114bn…"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/19/trump-trumps-himself-with-latest-delusional-fantasies

‘We’re watching mass delusion happen’: Trump’s return to White House brings cascade of lies

 "There are content creators and content machines that exist solely for the purpose of laundering anything that Donald Trump says and making it true to a certain degree. It's a play off the [Richard] Nixon quote: if the president does it, it is legal; well, if the president says it, it's true. That's the world that we live in now."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/trump-white-house-lies-immigration-economy

 

The Neuroscience of Religious Delusion | Dr. John Hunter

And if someone were to try to use this in a political context?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAl0jjCh1g

 

10 Shocking Signs of Religious Delusion You Need to Know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDMQBucXEno

Trump’s Impending Ego Implosion (w/ Daniel Shaw) (Conspirituality podcast)

Dems are laughing about Donny Dentures or #TrumpisDone, but the reality inside his head, and Mar a Lago, will be very grim, and there will be a lot of collateral damage.

Mental health titans like Robert Lifton have reached the consensus that Trump has been mentally ill for a long time. They’ve diagnosed him with “narcissistic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, delusional disorder, malignant narcissist,” and so on.

Such patients meet predictable ends when the wheels fall off. In the cult world (where Lifton has been so influential), there are bangs (Jim Jones) and there are whimpers (Keith Raniere). What might it look like for Trump?

No one is more qualified to discuss the possibilities than Daniel Shaw, LCSW, a psychotherapist trained in psychoanalysis as well as in trauma-informed psychotherapies. He is in private practice in New York City and in Nyack, New York; and Faculty and Supervisor at The National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York. He is the author of Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation, published by Routledge in 2014, and nominated for the prestigious Gradiva Award. His book Traumatic Narcissism and Recovery: Leaving the Prison of Shame and Fear was published in 2021. He is known for his work with cult trauma survivors and with clients who have experienced narcissistic abuse.
Interview: 

https://www.conspirituality.net/episodes/brief-trumps-pending-ego-implosion-daniel-shaw

Trump Supporter Accidentally Shows Reporter How Deranged MAGA Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPaowMLqhrU

Opinion | The Politics of Delusion Have Taken Hold - The New York Times

A separate paper published last year, "Christian Nationalism and Political Violence: Victimhood, Racial Identity, Conspiracy and Support for the Capitol Attacks," by Miles T. Armaly, David T. Buckley and Adam M. Enders, showed that support for political violence correlated with a combination of white identity, belief in extreme religions and conspiracy thinking. 

"Perceived victimhood, reinforcing racial and religious identities and support for conspiratorial information," they wrote, "are positively related to each other and support for the Capitol riot."…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/opinion/politics-partisanship-delusion.html

The Delusions of Crowds (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

Local and federal state/church victories and complaints; Walgreens and abortion; new rules for faith-based providers. FFRF attorney Chris Line describes the controversy over University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders praying with students. Then we talk with neurologist and financial theorist William J. Bernstein about his book The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups.

Interview: 

https://ffrf.org/news/radio/show-items/item/42088-freethought-radio-march-16-2023

Review of "Weapons of Mass Delusion" by Robert Draper - The Washington Post

In his vital and indispensable "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost its Mind," journalist Robert Draper invites readers to follow him as he elbows his way into a similar crowd with a far greater degree of power but a similar commitment to outlandish thinking: those who occupy the right wing in Congress. Draper is drawn to individuals who speak — and tweet — opinions far outside of alignment with reality. But it's a testament to his prowess that he doesn't begin and end with gawking curiosity, instead treating his subjects with empathy, even in the many instances when he's disputing a matter of fact. And his rigorous reporting adds an unusual level of depth to his account of U.S. politics since Jan. 6, 2021...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/18/weapons-mass-delusion-review-robert-draper/

 

Capitol insurrection hearing exposes Trumpworld delusions | TheHill

As a party, the Republicans can't handle the truth…

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/565173-capitol-insurrection-hearing-exposes-trumpworld-delusions

Donald Trump wants attention to be paid - The Washington Post

…" The scale of Trump's delusion is quite startling. This is not merely an eccentric interpretation of the facts or an interesting foible, nor is it an irrelevant example of anguished post-presidency chatter. It is a rejection of reality, a rejection of law, and, ultimately, a rejection of the entire system of American government."…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/07/donald-trump-wants-attention-be-paid/

New Rule: America's Mass Delusion | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

It's fun to laugh at QAnon, but if you accord religious faith the kind of exalted respect we do here in America, you’ve already lost the argument that mass delusion is bad.
https://youtu.be/zhTbtqOJA08

America Is Paying the Price for Right-Wing Pandering - The Atlantic

Many on the right still won't acknowledge that Trump egged on his most deluded and dangerous supporters.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/america-pays-price-bad-faith/617593/

“Watch What’s Going to Be Revealed”: In Georgia, Trump Shows He’s Bought Into His Own Con | Vanity Fair

What was once a long game grift has become, for the president, a whirlpool of earnest delusion that will keep sucking for a long, long time.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/in-georgia-trump-shows-hes-bought-into-his-own-con

In debate, president takes a trip to a strange place: Trump Land

... The problem, of course, is that Trump Land bears no resemblance to our reality. These presidential claims weren't just exaggerations or misleading spins; they were ridiculous falsehoods, peddled by an incumbent who should've been able to point to real-world successes...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/debate-president-takes-trip-strange-place-trump-land-n1244493

Krugman: The deadly delusions of Mad King Donald

How can we make sense of Trump’s pathologically inept response to the coronavirus?
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/10/7287088/