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If Britain got invaded by Russia, among the first places they'd secure would be national trust and tourists sites

When I first wrote ‘Abuse of The Law: When Social Media Goes Rogue’, my main concerns were not only public privacy regarding auditors walking around everywhere and filming people and intimate details of different premises – but national security. Some may find that surprising considering that I talk about suspecting I am on domestic extremist watchlists or whatnot – but I really do care about…

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Becoming a Self-Aware Test Subject - out now

A 3-Minute Overview — Why Becoming a Self-Aware Test Subject Matters Right Now Every day, without ever stepping into a laboratory, ordinary people become the raw material of research. Their emotions, decisions, data, behaviour and vulnerabilities feed experiments they never see and systems they never chose. Most don’t realise it.A few do — and those are the people who feel something “off” in…

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'The Targeted Individual That Wasn't Mad: Britain's Hidden COINTELPRO - out now.

Available at – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G5WRJ4NP/It started, for you, with a feeling. Not a grand revelation. Not a dramatic chase. A feeling. Something in your life that did not move the way it should have. A job that vanished without a clear reason. A friendship that cooled overnight after a strange conversation you weren’t part of. A meeting that felt staged. A run of coincidences too…

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To my handlers, the jig is up.

I just can’t deny this anymore, even if most people around me do. I’ve been full-blown COINTELPRO’d haven’t I, and it’s no surprise that I get anxious at times that it heads into MK-Ultra territory. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between the two. Then there’s the anxiety of wondering if people will believe you, but for me at this point I see so many signs on such a consistent basis,…

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Why History of London and History of New York Belong on Every Reader’s Shelf

Two Cities, Two Histories: Why History of London and History of New York Belong on Every Reader’s Shelf Some cities don’t just exist — they speak. They breathe. They reinvent themselves endlessly. They shape the world far beyond their borders. London and New York are two of those rare places: global crossroads where millions of stories collide, where power and culture mix, and where the past is…

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Chilled beats here with 'The Coffee Shop'

Just thought I’d share these chilled beats with you here, hope you enjoy the album. You can listen to ‘The Coffee Shop’ at https://fractalmoon.bandcamp.com/album/the-coffee-shop

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The Radar — How Manipulative Groups Identify Vulnerable People

Manipulative groups rarely recruit by accident.They operate with a kind of social radar — a finely tuned ability to sense who is open to influence, who is craving connection, and who can be shaped. This radar is not mystical. It’s based on predictable human behaviours, body language, emotional patterns, and social cues that reveal unmet needs. This chapter explores how groups identify vulnerable…

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The Psychology of Pull — How Coercive Inclusion Exploits Suggestibility, Trauma, and Isolation

Coercive inclusion is most effective when it doesn’t feel coercive at all. It thrives in the psychological spaces created by loneliness, trauma, emotional hunger, and a mind searching for safety or certainty. This chapter explores why certain individuals become more susceptible to manipulative group dynamics — and why the illusion of “being welcomed” can override rational warning signs. 1.…

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Coercive Inclusion in Cults, Workplaces, and Social Media

Coercive inclusion is one of the most misunderstood forms of manipulation. It looks like connection, support, and belonging on the surface — but underneath is surveillance, control, and psychological shaping. Unlike exclusion, which pushes a person out of the group, coercive inclusion pulls them in so tightly that they lose any sense of autonomy. This chapter explores how coercive inclusion…

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Coercive Inclusion: When Kindness Becomes a Weapon

Most people recognise bullying when it looks harsh — insults, exclusion, coldness, or open hostility. But there is a more complex and psychologically disorienting form of social harm that hides behind smiles and hugs. It looks like affection, sounds like warmth, and feels—at first—like acceptance. Yet its purpose is not to welcome, but to undermine. This is coercive inclusion: the act of…

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Winter Newsletter 29/11/2025

Merry Christmas from Ben Westwood. Festive greetings, hope you have a great Christmas, Yule or whatever you’re choosing to celebrate this end of the year. Some of you might have noticed I’ve been quiet the last two years – well I won’t bore you with the details of how I think I’ve been targetted for potential recruitment by a cult, nor around the insane framework surrounding it, but it’s been a…

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I might have lost my guitar, but thankfully to AI I could technically produce music.

So even though I lost my guitar when I was in psychiatric, I still found a way through AI to make some music. So here’s two Reggae album’s for you – Homes Not Hostels – and Collective Beats.Homes not Hostels, is a whopper of a collection with it consisting of 60 tracks, whilst Collective Beats is a little more modest but still somewhat of a journey with 22 tracks to it’s name. Hopefully both…

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I lost my guitar when I was in psychiatric for reporting a crime

I’ll be setting up a gofundme soon, in the meantime any much needed support in the form of donations can be sent to https://paypal.me/benwestwooduk thanks so much to anyone that can help. My story, in a nutshell. My name is Ben Westwood and I believe that for the last two years I have been targetted by a cult that has been running on and with a major social media app. What I have been going…

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In 2026, 30-60k children will be studied until adulthood, but will it all be clear.

Something you won’t find many people talking about yet, but hopefully soon is ‘Generation New Era’ – A UK cohort study that will find between 30-60k children to monitor their physical and mental heath potentially into adulthood. I believe this is something people need to be aware up when signing up for studies relating to their children’s health. I’ll let chat GPT explain what it is. What…

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My handcrafted bead sale

Below listed is a list of the unique handcrafted beaded bracelets that I make from polymer clay and sell on the internet. Every bead is handcrafted (a process similar to candy-cane making and venetian glass) As I am currently unable to host this on my main site, for now I will list them down below with PayPal links. Please allow up to a week for delivery to UK mainland addresses. DELIVERY PRICE…

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Can Someone Watch You Through Your Android Camera? Here’s What You Need to Know

By Ben Westwood https://benwestwooduk.com https://justmebeingdifferent.wordpress.com In today’s hyper-connected world, our smartphones are an extension of ourselves. They go everywhere with us, hold our private conversations, photos, financial information, and often, our trust. Yet many people worry about one thing in particular — is it possible that someone could be watching me through my…

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The Invisible Heist: How Your Creative Work Gets Stolen, Scraped & Suppressed

By Ben Westwood https://benwestwooduk.comhttps://justmebeingdifferent.wordpress.com In the age of social media, the assumption is that the internet is the great equalizer: post your work, show up in the algorithm, gain recognition, maybe earn revenue. Yet many creators find something more sinister at play. It’s not just lack of reach or slow growth—it’s systemic content theft, data harvesting,…