The crazy times we are living in now
The crazy times we are living in now Right now has to be one of the most crazy times we are living in. In the US we have a demented…
Flying Monkeys Spying: Understanding and Dealing With It
Flying Monkeys Spying: Understanding and Dealing With It Flying monkeys are maddening. This post concerns those who don’t yet know about flying monkeys. A quick description, they are people who…
The Psychology Behind Flying Monkeys: Narcissists Rely on Others for Control
The Psychology Behind Flying Monkeys: Narcissists Rely on Others for Control Flying monkeys are one of the signature tools in the narcissist’s toolbox. Narcissists often amass a large number of…
Palantir’s Blueprint for American Authoritarianism
Palantir’s Blueprint for American Authoritarianism By Gigi Max Palantir Technologies Code as Infrastructure: Building Unaccountable Power Part 1 Authoritarianism didn’t arrive with tanks. It arrived with software. Imagine waking up…
Authoritarians Weapons – Patriarchy and Misogyny
Authoritarians Weapons – Patriarchy and Misogyny This post concerns two subtle authoritarian Weapons. These weapons are Patriarchy and Misogyny. So Let’s carefully define these terms Patriarchy organizes society around male…
Authoritarians Weapons – Racism
Authoritarians Weapons – Racism Authoritarians have many pillars of support for their reign of terror. This post concerns the use of racism. When a nasty dictatorship takes over, history shows…
Authoritarians Weapons – Religion
Authoritarians Weapons – Religion Warning: this post will have a good deal of negative sentiment about religion. In it we will post about how authoritarians leaders use religion as a…
How Authoritarians Weaponize Faith and Uncertainty
How Authoritarians Weaponize Faith and Uncertainty How Authoritarians Turn Belief Into Identity and Identity Into Obedience GIGI MAC FEB 17, 2026 This post is from GIGI MAC, It concerns the…
Why protests fail against fascists
Why protests fail against fascists This post adds to chapter 4. It expands on why fascist and authoritarian regimes do not depend on public approval the way liberal democracies do.…
Chapter 4 – Fighting Authoritarian Leaders
Chapter 4 – Fighting Authoritarian Leaders Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth. Marching feels good, chanting feels righteous, holding a sign feels like power in a world that keeps stealing…