Last March, Samson was in #London for a secret breakfast meeting with #NigelFarage, Britain’s most prominent right-wing populist, to discuss abortion & “censorship”. In May, he was in #Paris trying to convince a #HumanRights commission that #MarineLePen, a French #FarRight leader recently convicted of embezzlement, had been unjustly persecuted.
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He has shocked its mainstream leaders, many of them with decades of experience in diplomacy, by accusing them of stifling freedom & by frequently meeting with & promoting their hard-line challengers. He is just 5 years out of college, & he has repeatedly advocated an approach that overturns 3 generations of #US diplomatic orthodoxy.
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For much of the past year, Samson has been at the forefront of #Trump’s effort to reshape America’s relationship with #Europe. Touring the continent, Samson has sought to cultivate Washington’s ties with #FarRight Europeans & bolster such figures at the expense of Europe’s centrist establishment.
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The Americans railed against European #regulation of #socialmedia, calling it a tool for stamping out conservative opinions. And the group discussed a bogus #FarRight #ConspiracyTheory that mainstream European leaders were seeking to replace #white populations with nonwhite immigrants.
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The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s #CultureWar With Europe
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the #Trump administration’s push to upend the #US’ postwar relationship with #Europe.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/europe/trump-samson-europe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cFA.-CcZ.FiZd6qWuySyg&smid=nytcore-ios-share
General conspiracy thinking predicts endorsement of political conspiracy theories, but this relationship strengthens when the theories accuse political rivals rather than one’s own group. Six studies in the United States and Israel show that the interaction of conspiratorial mindset and partisan identification shapes belief in specific rumors more than non-political theories. The findings illustrate how psychological predispositions and political loyalties combine to influence how misinformation is received.
From a psychology perspective, the work highlights how motivation and social identity influence belief formation and information processing. It demonstrates that beliefs are not driven by a single factor but by a dynamic interplay between personal predispositions and group context.
Article Title: New study reveals how political bias conditions the impact of conspiracy thinking
Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/new-study-reveals-how-political-bias-conditions-the-impact-of-conspiracy-thinking/
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"In recent weeks, as criticism of President Donald Trump from his own supporters has reached a fever pitch, a new conspiracy theory has taken hold: Some of the president’s biggest supporters are now claiming, without evidence, that Trump staged the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024 and is covering it up."
~ David Gilbert
Apple Insider: Apple Maps did not erase Lebanon towns during Israeli attacks, insists Apple. “Apple Maps is facing another controversy as social media points to alleged removal of sites in Lebanon, but Apple says it never listed them.”
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Apple Insider: Apple Maps did not erase Lebanon towns during Israeli attacks, insists Apple. “Apple Maps is facing another controversy as social media points to alleged removal of sites in Le…
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