My ex texted "hope you're doing well" six months after no contact. It looked kind. My chest tightened. My body remembers what my mind keeps trying to forgive. That text wasn't warmth. It was a doorknob being tested.

#narcissist #manipulation #emotionalabuse

Slovenian officials catch Israeli firm Black Cube trying to manipulate vote

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/spies-lies-and-fake-investors-in-disguise-how-plotters-tried-to-flip-a-european-election-1f42b39a

#HackerNews #Slovenia #Election #Manipulation #BlackCube #Espionage #EuropeanPolitics

I used to screenshot texts and send them to three friends asking "am I crazy?" I wasn't crazy. I was looking for a witness because the person in the conversation kept rewriting what happened.

#gaslighting #manipulation #narcissist

TF1 : Fait un reportage sur les jeunes qui savent plus lire l'heure sur les horloges. Montre un micro-trottoir dans lequel le journaliste présente une horloge indiquant 1h53 en demandant quelle heure ils lisent.
Les gens : 1h53. 1h52. 1h53. 1h53. 1h53 ? 1h53.
La voix off : Perdu. Aucun n'aura la bonne réponse qui est deux heures moins sept.

À quel moment tu produits ça dans ton travail et tu arrives encore à te regarder en face en fait ?

#Journalisme #TF1 #manipulation

I caught myself explaining why I didn't reply in 20 minutes. To a friend. A safe person. That reflex didn't come from this relationship. It came from the last one. Hypervigilance outlives the person who installed it.

#emotionalabuse #mentalhealth #manipulation

He sent "no worries" but every conversation afterward had worries. The phrase said forgiveness. The pattern said scorekeeping. When words and behavior contradict, the behavior is the truth.

#manipulation #gaslighting #communication

“Media Studies”: A New Master’s Degree in Manipulation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/media-studies-a-new-masters-degree-in-manipulation/