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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych

@nick-carmody.bsky.social
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Psychotherapist;Lawyer;Traumatic Brain Injury survivor;Executive board member the World Mental Health Coalition; Contributing author "The Much More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" Patreon.com/NickCarmody (no paywall) nickcarmody.substack.com (no paywall)

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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump once again literallyt rolls out the red carpet for a murderous (communist) dictator: 1/
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🇨🇦 thimbles.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @thimbles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
But on the topic of what a miserable person he is, I defer to @nick-carmody.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/nick...
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Stephen Therry 🇨🇦 @stephentherry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Someone already did! Follow @nick-carmody.bsky.social . Lots of information here and in his Patreon posts (free to access). It completely changed my views of billionaires, those in high positions of power and those who highly admire them with a cult-like behavior.
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interesting @thebulwark.com JVL article about dopamine. "The entire Trump ecosystem...the president is a constant source of dopamine hits touching your pleasure centers". I've written several articles (attached below) about the role of dopamine in politics: 1/ www.thebulwark.com/p/the-dollar...
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The Dollar, the Dopamine, and JD Vance
Get ready for boring econ talk.
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interesting @thebulwark.com JVL article about dopamine. "The entire Trump ecosystem...the president is a constant source of dopamine hits touching your pleasure centers". I've written several articles (attached below) about the role of dopamine in politics: 1/ www.thebulwark.com/p/the-dollar...
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The Dollar, the Dopamine, and JD Vance
Get ready for boring econ talk.
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Kelly was correct. The Right elected a fascist in 2024. And the Fascism is fueling the appeal of Socialism (DSA) on the Left. It's a law of political physics: Every action has an opposite and equal reaction. The pendulum swings in increasing extreme directions as it picks up momentum.... 1/
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TaraT @tarat33.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It's clear who has the advantage in this equation: A US President who is incapable of understanding adversaries + Adversaries who understand the president very well
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Very insightful thread.
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Shoshie Rules @shoshierules.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Excellent thread, Nick ..."This is why for psychological rather than political reasons, we will continue to see Trump constantly try to subvert that which exposes his "weakness": the Constitution"...
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
As Ed Elson & @justinwolfers.bsky.social point out on @profgalloway.com's Prof G Markets... ...disordered psychological thinking underpins the failures of both the tariffs & the Iran war. As I wrote on page 128 of @bandylee.bsky.social's, "The MUCH more dangerous case of Donald Trump"... 1/
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Stephen Therry 🇨🇦 @stephentherry.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
He probably remember. For him, everything and everyone is transactional, everything and everyone have something valuable only if it benefit him at that very moment. All those who think they can benefit from trump by licking his boots will never stay long in his grace. bsky.app/profile/nick...
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᯽Ჽƭⲉꭾ𝚑𝚊𝑛𝔦ɛ᯽🤸 @stephjmom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Helped ring closing bell for Nasdaq today. ...They've got the organization of it all down pat. Super impressive! Proud supporter of Embrace Kids Foundation. Afterward, @michaelsantoli.bsky.social returned my wave ♡. I guess now I've officially been on a billboard in Times Sq. @cnbc.com
Me on Times Sq display ...Embrace Kids Foundation current board president Ken Constantino rings closing bell...Embrace Kids Foundation 35th anniversary on the big board
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Stephen Therry 🇨🇦 @stephentherry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Like in any dictatorship, abusive relationship, power hungry boss or bullying kid, preserving one's integrity means to oppose the abuser. Yet it's not that easy when one believes that losing their integrity will bring something better for them. bsky.app/profile/nick...
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Applying addiction models to help explain tribalism, confirmation bias, and even conspiracy theories/Qanon | Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych
Several years ago I started observing the parallels between addiction and political tribalism as marriages, friendships, and families began
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Suzanne 🕊️💞🇺🇸🇺🇦🗣️✍🏻🎶⚾️🏴‍☠️🟧♊️ @suzmatth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Wow … I haven’t seen this talk by one of my behavioral habit change mentors, the brilliant Dr. Sapolsky in about 10 yrs. Forgot all about it. The addictive power of “maybe…” - that’s absolutely spot on. 🎯 TY @nick-carmody.bsky.social so much for this. 💗 Very timely 🧩 for a project I’m working on. ☺️
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Applying addiction models to help explain tribalism, confirmation bias, and even conspiracy theories/Qanon | Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych
Several years ago I started observing the parallels between addiction and political tribalism as marriages, friendships, and families began
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Loss (election), and rejection (by the country)...the ultimate narcissistic wound to a pathologically fragile ego of a grandiose narcissist. Trump created an entire alternate reality (Big Lie) because of his inability to handle it. Vance merely mimics, and reinforces it for perceived personal gain.
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Thundy, Izzy, and Lynn @maudegertrude.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Always excellent analysis and thread.
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Dave @questor606.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
JD Vance is a shapeshifting sociopath …
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Thread 💯
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
As seen throughout his life, JD Vance is a shapeshifting sociopath. Here, he pathetically mimics not just Trump's persecution complex, but also Trump's cadence and inflection when speaking in the 1st person about himself: "JD" ...and when he says, "...and the media didn't care about that." 1/
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It was good to see @americantimes.bsky.social again. It had been too long.....
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Relevant to Trump's surrender.....and compromisation of U.S. and global security......to Iran.
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
In 2024, Trump apologists/sycophants were pushing the "Madman theory" to justify voting for Trump. As I pointed out in July when taking apart Jordan Peterson's ridiculous "psychoanalysis" of Trump: "Our allies fear Trump more than our enemies". www.patreon.com/posts/107738... 12/
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
100% accurate observation/take by influential Right Wing media figure:
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Good Public Good @kelitupu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
These are all demonstrable personality traits and behaviors Trump has repeatedly exhibited from the very beginning of his first term and there were people who spotted and analyzed it at the time…but no meaningful press coverage ensued like it did for Biden bsky.app/profile/nick...
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Bill Lamb @zachvat.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Recommended thread. 👇
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beth4158 🙄; also ❌👑 @beth4158.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Thread. I concur. I think he knows the end of his life is near. And I think he also knows, deep down, that people will not rend their garments when he's gone. No, we'll be dancing in the streets. His lifetime of malfeasance and scheming and lying and cheating will have meant NOTHING.
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Shoshie Rules @shoshierules.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Great thread, Nick ...Trump believes there will be no consequences...yup...he will not make it to January 20,2029
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
For almost a decade, I've analyzed how Trump's behavior/actions was consistent with someone who appeared to have no intention of leaving office legally, constitutionally, and peacefully. That bore out on January 6th, 20221. 1/
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Dustin Debris @objectiveunlocked.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"Trump is using the power of the federal government to seize the means of production of private companies because he’s severely Cluster B Personality disordered (sociopathic narcissist). This prevents him from having any sense of separation between himself, and the federal government...."
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Yes, because as Conservatives have said throughout our lifetimes, Government is much better at running things than the private sector.... nickcarmody.substack.com/p/trumpian-s...
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"Trumpian Socialism"...
....is another manifestation of Trump's Narcissism
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n83z01qbui.bsky.social @n83z01qbui.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Read this thread by @nick-carmody.bsky.social: nickcarmody.substack.com/p/trumpian-s...
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"Trumpian Socialism"...
....is another manifestation of Trump's Narcissism
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T Sebastian - Pro Reality @iamtsebastian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Yes, it was 2015 when I first posted about his mental unfitness... I was attacked as a heretic, etc., etc.
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Remember when Trump.... .....who appointed Joe Kent as his director of counterterrorism center... ....said that his own nominee was always bad on security? Now, the acting DNI has zero intelligence experience..... "Only the best people....."
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
𝖨 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 @nick-carmody.bsky.social 𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥’𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨.“
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n83z01qbui.bsky.social @n83z01qbui.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
@nick-carmody.bsky.social wrote about this: Trickle-Down Pathology: www.patreon.com/posts/trickl...
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"Trickle Down Pathology": The Trump Effect | Patreon
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Kat Denise @katpic57.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This is so on point! Every damn day. It’s so frustrating watching the power-voices in this country continue to be sucked into the storm of his pathology.
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Karen Morris @kmorris24.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Once again, DT's behavior is driven by his pathology.
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missmerrymouse.bsky.social @missmerrymouse.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
@nick-carmody writes extensively and intelligently about Trump’s cluster B personality type, and how it affects his behavior and that of the people around him. Highly recommend. bsky.app/profile/nick...
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Temo @tdwolf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I think this is worth a read for anyone really curious on why Trump's so GD exhausting. It supports some of my own thoughts. Like how some of his actions seem to be accidentally good in some way. He's just being played by not-advisors-shut-up-he's-brilliant-actually.
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Julie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Relevant threads from 2024 and 2025 addressing the fallacy of "the madman theory".
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Several things can be true at the same time: 1. Carlson peeling off from Trump is good, and effective. 2. Carlson is a uniquely talented, self-interested propagandist. 1/
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Several things can be true at the same time: 1. Carlson peeling off from Trump is good, and effective. 2. Carlson is a uniquely talented, self-interested propagandist. 1/
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A harebrained psychopath has control of the nuclear codes. It has to stop. Our country, our democracy, can't take another 33 months of what we've gone through over the last 15. We must stop it. Join the fight here: 👉 georgeconwayforcongress.com
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Relevant threads from 2024 and 2025 addressing the fallacy of "the madman theory".
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Failure to Imagine @scortijones428.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thank you @nick-carmody.bsky.social We've added your name. I hope your followers will read and sign the Google doc link. We hope to show the world how opposed people are to this brand of dangerous leaders. @bandylee.bsky.social
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Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych @nick-carmody.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Ignorance, arrogance, and incompetence.... ...."Trickle Down Pathology" h/t @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
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