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Weizenbaum-Institut<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@claraigk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>claraigk</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalServicesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalServicesAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PlatformGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/SystemicRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicRisk</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/TechPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/InternetRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternetRegulation</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PublicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/EUlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUlaw</span></a></p>
Old Man in the Shoe<p>It’s telling that the NYT highlights Musk's departure from Trump’s orbit, but doesn’t delve into his drug use and family drama – a critical element of this relationship. Let’s not sanitize history. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/politics/musk-washington-efficiency-departure.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/musk-washington-efficiency-departure.html</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Refs: </p><p>Suarez, C. (2018). The Power Manual. New Society Publishers. </p><p>She draws here also on the work of Audre Lorde, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, and others.</p><p>End of 🧵 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dehumanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dehumanization</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalized</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>How oppression comes about through people's micro-interactions. 🤷‍♀️</p><p>Seven patterns of dominance:</p><p>👑 1. Tolerance. </p><p>Allowing small doses of difference (especially those that are of benefit to my own or my company/organization's agenda).</p><p>But never enough to cause change to the power relationship. <br>Diversity, but not equity!</p><p>1/7</p><p>(A thread 🧵 )</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dehumanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dehumanization</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalized</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Why Do the Least Qualified Often End Up in Power?<br>Machiavelli saw it coming centuries ago—and modern psychology backs him up.<br>This video unpacks the unsettling truth: confidence, charisma, and cunning often outrank competence when it comes to climbing the ladder. From CEOs to politicians, it’s not always the best and brightest who rise to the top.<br>Explore the dark side of leadership and what it means for you, your workplace, and the world.<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/leadershippsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leadershippsychology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/machiavelli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machiavelli</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/powerdynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powerdynamics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/organisationaltruths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organisationaltruths</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/scomo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scomo</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tonyabbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tonyabbott</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dunningkrugereffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dunningkrugereffect</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dunningkruger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dunningkruger</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix4nKNDKhTQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Ix4nKNDKhTQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Insecurity Princess 🌈💖🔥<p>"Benchmarking" is often missing from performance or growth conversations in the workplace</p><p>And when we leave that out, a growth mindset approach can come across like gaslighting or moving goalposts: like Mario, we reach the end of a level only to be told that the princess is in another castle.</p><p>If we don't acknowledge that getting to that point means finishing a level beyond where we were before, it can be perceived as endlessly moving goalposts, rather than achieving another stage of growth and celebrating that before diving back in to work towards the next stage of growth.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PeopleManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleManagement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Growth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PerformanceManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerformanceManagement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a><br><a href="https://managinginthemargins.com/benchmarking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">managinginthemargins.com/bench</span><span class="invisible">marking-and-performance-management-acb0580ba44e</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@karaswisher/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>karaswisher</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; So smart</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> — <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> appear powerless, as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephenMiller</span></a> emerges as the locus of power</p>
I guess you could give it a go<p>It's really depressing that people like Trump and Elon Musk are making decisions about others' lives. For them, "might makes right," and if they *can* destroy a weaker group, they will. According to that twisted ideology, if you're not strong enough to defend yourself, you deserve to be destroyed. 😞 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SadReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SadReality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a></p>
modulux<p>Against all odds and with far too many rewrites, I’ve launched a story on Royal Road: Phoenix Academy.<br>Genre: soft sci-fi, school drama, strategy, weirdly emotional power struggles.<br>Set in an elite girls’ academy where loyalty is weaponised, pressure is curriculum, and hierarchy is destiny.<br>Think: “game theory with feelings,” but also girls holding hands ominously.<br>I’d be grateful if you gave it a look, or passed it on if it seems your thing:</p><p><a href="https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/109929/phoenix-academy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/109929/phoenix-academy</a></p><p><a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/royalroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalRoad</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/webfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebFiction</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/schooldrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolDrama</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/powerdynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/emotionaldamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/girlslove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GirlsLove</span></a> <a href="https://node.isonomia.net/tags/darkacademia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkAcademia</span></a></p>
Illuminated<p>The Lie of Racism, Sexism, and Classism The Real Cause of Hate<br><a href="https://youtu.be/QF2OjS102Rw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/QF2OjS102Rw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WakeUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WakeUp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MindControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MindControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Division" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Division</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hatred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hatred</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Controversial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Controversial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepDive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepDive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiddenAgenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenAgenda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sexism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Classism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialConditioning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialConditioning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassManipulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RageCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RageCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IdentityPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SystemicControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicControl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Viral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Viral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MustWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MustWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheTruth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheTruth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedPill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedPill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exposed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exposed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanBehavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanBehavior</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaAgenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaAgenda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThinkForYourself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkForYourself</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChallengeEverything" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChallengeEverything</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenYourEyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenYourEyes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatYouNeedToKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouNeedToKnow</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🚨 Breaking News: A new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biography</span></a> suggests we should all tremble in our boots at the mere mention of Peter Thiel's name. 🤔 Apparently, his power is so immense that even TIME Magazine couldn't resist cramming every section of their site into one mind-numbing article. 💼😴<br><a href="https://time.com/6092844/peter-thiel-power-biography-the-contrarian/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/6092844/peter-thiel-p</span><span class="invisible">ower-biography-the-contrarian/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TIMEArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TIMEArticle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍<p>Trump erasing women from public view and positions of power is eerily similar to what the Taliban he liberated did when they took power. <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/GenderEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderEquality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/HistoryRepeats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryRepeats</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PoliticalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/EqualityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WomensEmpowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensEmpowerment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TalibanComparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalibanComparison</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/WomensVoicesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensVoicesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TrumpEra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpEra</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/PoliticalRegress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalRegress</span></a></p>
PsyPost<p>Psychology study finds self-control drives perceptions of power and leadership <a href="https://www.psypost.org/psychology-study-finds-self-control-drives-perceptions-of-power-and-leadership/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/psychology-study-f</span><span class="invisible">inds-self-control-drives-perceptions-of-power-and-leadership/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SelfControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfControl</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Competence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Competence</span></a></p>
Joseph Nuthalapati :fbx:<p>Centralization is an explicit act of taking power. Decentralization is a reactionary act of redistributing it.</p><p>One can refuse to play these power games.</p><p>It is possible to start from a position of not craving power. Building peer-to-peer solutions in the commons.</p><p><a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commons</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/powerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>powerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/p2p" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>p2p</span></a></p>
Don Watkins<p>The United States has always been an oligarchy from its founding. Wealthy elites and landowners shaped the Constitution to protect their interests, ensuring power has remained concentrated in the hands of the few. Democracy? It's more of a myth than a reality. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a></p>
Gwendolyn<p>The people in *every* single sexual relationship since the beginning of time have had power imbalances.</p><p>If you banned sex where there is a power differential between the partners, there would never be any sex ever again.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/PowerImbalance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerImbalance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a></p>
PsyPost<p>Childhood emotional abuse linked to workplace conflicts in power-seeking employees <a href="https://www.psypost.org/childhood-emotional-abuse-linked-to-workplace-conflicts-in-power-seeking-employees/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/childhood-emotiona</span><span class="invisible">l-abuse-linked-to-workplace-conflicts-in-power-seeking-employees/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChildhoodAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildhoodAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EmotionalAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorkplaceConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceConflict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
Jonathan Steele<p>In a significant development in Syria, newly appointed leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a sweeping policy aimed at bringing all weapons, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, under state control. This move follows his recent rise to power, which was marked by a large-scale offensive.... Read more: <a href="https://steelefamlaw.com/NQqlAw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">steelefamlaw.com/NQqlAw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/SyriaCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SyriaCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/KurdishAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KurdishAutonomy</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Twelve signs you're exploiting someone... or trying to!</p><p>A thread about how to spot power struggles in personal relationships.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/113581417015412079" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/113581</span><span class="invisible">417015412079</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bullying</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>22 fabulous and socially acceptable ways to shut people down.</p><p>An article.</p><p><a href="https://www.neurofabulous.org.uk/article-tips-on-shutting-people-down.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">neurofabulous.org.uk/article-t</span><span class="invisible">ips-on-shutting-people-down.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bullying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bullying</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Narcissism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Narcissism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a></p>