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Steven Hassan PhD

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.com

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World-renowned cult expert, NYT Best Selling author of The Cult of Trump, and creator of the BITE Model and Influence Continuum. Other Books: Combating Cult Mind Control and Freedom of Mind
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@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 9, 2026, 4:49 PM

It seems everybody today is a narcissist or knows somebody who is, which is exactly why the word has started to lose its meaning.

Malignant narcissism, however, is something different.

Read the full article to learn more: open.substack.com/pub/stevenha...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 9, 2026, 2:46 PM

Join me today 2pm EST for a live conversation with Dr. Ravi Chandra, psychiatrist, writer & Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, to examine growing concerns about institutional power, professional accountability & the treatment of dissent within the mental health field

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 9, 2026, 11:31 AM

Carney says Canadians will decide their future after Elon Musk expresses support for separatism
apnews.com/article/musk...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 9, 2026, 11:15 AM

With you yesterday, Gil, about Jim Jones, Manson and the authoritarian cult of Peter Thiel! Thank you for your solid reporting!

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 9, 2026, 11:15 AM

Loved your podcast interview with @davetroy.com and your book was so well researched and to the point. As a former fascist cult member (the Moonies), and written The Cult of Trump, I look forward to our interview for my podcast, Cults, Culture & Coercion on MeidasTouch network- loved talking

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 8, 2026, 10:44 AM

What children are taught matters, but so does whether they’re being taught how to think for themselves. From my point of view, that kind of anti-intellectual, authoritarian approach can create dependency and obedience rather than critical thinking. 📹 @alaynaphipps @savv.labrant

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 7, 2026, 3:42 PM

Join me live today, 2pm ET for a conversation with former Democratic Majority Leader Dick Gephardt He serves on the board of two bipartisan nonprofit organizations working to protect free & fair elections, and we’ll be discussing the tactics and efforts they’ve been examining around the midterms.

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 7, 2026, 3:16 PM

I had previously interviewed the filmmaker on his documentary on Nazi Eichmann audiotapes, who conned Hannah Arendt to believe he was "just following orders."
stevenhassan.freedomofmind.com/p/the-devils...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 7, 2026, 3:16 PM

It is October 7th! 3 years since the attack by Hamas terrorists. Please consider watching this interview, reading this blog, and watching this documentary with an Israeli filmmaker who went to the location two days after the attack! stevenhassan.freedomofmind.com/p/we-will-da...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 7, 2026, 3:14 PM

I had previously interviewed the filmmaker on his documentary on Nazi Eichmann audiotapes, who conned Hannah Arendt to believe he was "just following orders."
stevenhassan.freedomofmind.com/publish/post...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 7, 2026, 3:14 PM

It is October 7th! 3 years since the attack by Hamas terrorists. Please consider watching this interview, reading this blog, and watching this documentary with an Israeli filmmaker who went to the location two days after the attack!

stevenhassan.freedomofmind.com/publish/post...

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 5, 2026, 7:16 PM

Is Trump really in cognitive decline, or could something else be going on?

I spoke with gerontologist Germaine Odenheimer, MD, about medication, aging, cognitive testing,an d how much we simply don’t know from public appearances alone.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/uxJ3aF3_Zts

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 4, 2026, 6:17 PM

This development in the military is deeply worrying to me. What concerns me most is the possibility of creating a religiously oriented office that could bypass the checks and balances designed to ensure all service members are protected, regardless of their beliefs. 📹 @followtheleighder

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 3, 2026, 7:24 PM

The danger isn’t just that Donald Trump lies. It’s what repeated lies can do to the way people process reality. When someone in authority speaks with certainty and confidence, the brain registers that certainty and confidence, even when the words themselves are false.

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comOct 2, 2026, 12:17 AM

If you’ve ever felt like something isn’t right with Trump, MAGA, or the way fear is being weaponized, you’re not imagining it. I’ve spent 50 years researching cults and authoritarian control, and I’m using my platform to break it all down for you. Follow along for more!

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comSep 30, 2026, 4:32 PM

You don’t think the left wing can use the same manipulation and mind-control techniques as the right?

@jimpicariello.bsky.social here, and yes, I’m hacking Steve’s livestream again.

Join me here today www.youtube.com/live/lezLEFP... at 2:00 PM EST.

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comSep 28, 2026, 4:45 PM

Is Social Media Teaching Us to Brainwash Ourselves?

@friedrichmoser.bsky.social and I discuss how echo chambers can distort our model of reality by feeding us more and more of what we already believe.

Watch the full video here: youtu.be/QSGVAI2V63U

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comSep 27, 2026, 10:15 PM

So many wonderful, beautiful people have died because of the Watchtower Society’s policies against blood transfusions. Now the policy has changed, and I’m thrilled about that. I always want authoritarian cults to reform extreme policies.

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comSep 27, 2026, 10:11 PM

Savannah makes an incredibly important point here! What happened in Nazi Germany was not simply the result of “insane” people. Her point about sociocultural disease deserves more attention. Video credit @savannahraecarreno

@cultexpert.freedomofmind.comSep 26, 2026, 2:00 AM

I hope Netanyahu is voted out of power in their next election very soon.

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