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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TODAY at 1 PM ET: Thinking about applying for our 2027 Summer Institute for Social and Personality Psychology? Join us for a virtual info session to learn more about the SISPP experience and receive guidance on the application process. RSVP here: ow.ly/BlcK50ZU0lW

Graphic promoting SISPP 2027 event on October 2, focusing on networking, research, and psychology careers hosted by Sohad Murrar.

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Mikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Worth a read. We should all be frightened when the government commissions poor science to advance a clearly ideological goal. So much for "gold standard science" from HHS.

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Will Gervais @willgervais.com · 29/09/2026

🚨NEW PREPRINT🚨 @aiyanakoka.bsky.social Meara Geraty and I revisited religious priming, breaking the causal claim into links that we robustly tested. Do God Primes Prime God? Converging Evidence Against the Efficacy of Experimental Religious Priming osf.io/preprints/ps... #PsychSciSky #metascience

Do God Primes Prime God? Convergint evidence against the efficacy of experimental religious priming.

WIll Gervais, MEara Geraty, Aiyana Willard

then the rest of the image is a screenshot of the table of contents.

plot summarising bayes factor results testing:
Prime -> Religious concepts (overt primes yield positive evidence, scrambled sentence negative)

Prime -> prosociality: universaly evidence strongly favoring the null result across 4 primes and 2 operationalisations of prosociality

Prime -> suspicion: fairly universal evidence in favor of priming methods causing suspicion

Religious concepts -> $$$: four independent sets of evidence favoring the null

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/09/2026

The administration is airing a new TV ad touting President Trump’s accomplishments, with music proclaiming “love me” — which it says is a “public service announcement” funded “by the U.S. government.”

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White House says new pro-Trump ad funded by the ‘U.S. government’ is a ‘public service announcement’

The ad praises Trump and plays a song with the words “love me” repeated over and over. The administration hasn’t disclosed more details about its funding source.

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PRRI @prri.org · 24/09/2026

New from @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at @newsweek.com "A potential electoral backlash to Trump’s appeals to Christian nationalism may also be spurred by the rising prominence of progressive religious voices on the campaign trail." www.newsweek.com/resistance-t...

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Resistance to Christian nationalism could help decide midterms | Opinion

"Backlash to Trump’s appeals to Christian nationalism may be spurred by the rising prominence of progressive religious voices."

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We have a new paper on the study of epistemically suspect beliefs We argue that research on social identity can explain how people select information & social environments, evaluate evidence & process information in ways that affirm their identities You can read it here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 21/09/2026

Fascinating explainer from the NYTimes today — and not just because it cites RNS (thanks!). Tucked in here is one of the most succinct assessments* of mainline Protestantism's historic US political role I've seen this cycle — an important this for folks to grasp. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/m...

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Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground?

A surprising number of pastors are running as Democrats this year, challenging Americans’ assumptions about politics and faith.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026

Of course. While Trump opposes any common sense AI safety regulations, he & his sons are profiting off the free ride he’s giving the AI industry. Even with the future of humanity on the line, Trump’s profits come first. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown

Trump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.

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Gerardo Martí @gerardomarti.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

JSSR "When we force respondents to choose which option best reflects making God's Kingdom present, Christian nationalism corresponds to deprioritizing acts of charity or justice, while prioritizing electing Christians to power, changing laws to reflect biblical principles & engaging in evangelism."

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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Our students don’t deserve this. For those who don’t understand UT Austin admissions, most undergrads get in bc they were top 5% of their graduating class, from a Texas high school. Anyone calling for more white students is advocating for race conscious admissions - to help out white students.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Groups make more economically rational decisions. A paper compared Individual and Group Behavior in the Ultimatum Game. Groups offered less than individuals. But groups were also willing to accept lower offers. "groups are more rational than individuals" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/09/2026

An attendee at the Republican midterm convention on Thursday night shouted three times, “He should be shot!” — when Sen. Ted Cruz talked about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Democratic Senate nominees Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.

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GOP convention attendee calls for shooting Democrats during Cruz’s speech

Democrats condemned the calls for violence. The Republican senator did not address the outburst in the moment but later posted a clip in which it could be clearly heard.

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Saying the quiet part out loud

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The US is facing a mass exodus of scientists The funding cuts & attacks on science are demoralizing a generation of brilliant minds One-third of young scientists who were planning careers in academic research changed their minds in 2025 and many now plan to leave www.nber.org/system/files...

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 ‼️ new paper ‼️ 🚨 With political scientist Nathan Chan, we used the latest 2024 and 2020 CMPS to look at why Asians and Latinos (the 2 largest immigrant groups in US) might support deportation policies. Out now in Political Psychology! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Working hard to belong: Meritocratic ideology and deportation sentiments among Latino and Asian Americans

Why do some Latino and Asian Americans support conservative policies that may discriminate against them? Elaborating on system justification theory, we argue that ideologies such as meritocracy perpe...

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Oh wait, someone has thought of this before!

18 U.S. Code § 597 Expenditures to influence voting U.S. Code

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Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote- Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sharing this hot off the press conversation with historian @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social about my new book BACKSLIDE, and what happens when Christian faith turns on democracy. www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/when-faith...

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When Faith Turns on Democracy: Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Robert P. Jones

A recording from Robert P. Jones and Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video

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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 10/09/2026

Great study! 1) It illustrates how media effects tend to be larger in lab/survey experiments than in field experiments and observational data. A consistent pattern for over 80 years. 2) It also illustrates the weak power of nonpartisan messages compared to messages from partisan opinion leaders.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

National Jewish Survey, Sep 1, 2026 Generic congressional ballot: 67% D, 26% R Approvals JD Vance: -68 MAGA: -59 Donald Trump: -53 ICE: -50 Benjamin Netanyahu: -40 Marco Rubio: -33 "Israeli policy in Gaza": -30 Barack Obama +32 jewishvoters.org/wp-content/u...

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

UIC--Chicago's public research university is setting enrollment records while pursuing access and excellence!

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is yet another telling example of the Trump regime’s racism. There’s no pretense here of targeting criminals - the usual excuse for mass deportations. DHS is specifically encouraging Haitian “doctors, lawyers, scholars and engineers” to leave. Any decent society would value these people.

DHS encourages “doctors, lawyers, scholars and engineers” to leave with some sort of $3,000 payout, its naked racism.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/09/2026

“UIC estimates that Cook County retail and restaurant businesses have lost roughly $1.26 billion in commercial activity and about $107 million in tax revenue since ICE enforcement increased last year.”

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Chicago-Area Businesses Lost $1.2 Billion Because Of Immigration Crackdown, Report Says

Border Patrol's Operation Midway Blitz and ICE arrests discouraged Cook County shoppers from spending money, according to a new UIC report.

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I’ll be reviewing PhD apps for the 27-28 AY! My lab studies questions related to how people (1) talk and think about (their own/experiences with) racism, (2) have difficult conversations, (3) socialize their children about racism and identity. Learn more here: www.sciplab.com

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Nava Caluori @ncaluori.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Religion & Spirituality Preconference at @spspnews.bsky.social 2027 is now accepting applications! We're excited for a full day of programming, including talks from @conradhackett.bsky.social, Patty Van Cappellen, Kristin Laurin, & @lfitouchi.bsky.social. More here! 📣 spsp.org/events/annua...

Poster describing the Religion & Spirituality preconference for SPSP 2027, listing speakers and planned programming.

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Amanda Kay Montoya @akmontoya.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Curious about Zenodo as an OSF Project alternative? Here's a short video to get you started: File Uploads, Communities, and generating links for Anonymous Peer Review. youtu.be/jW84PxuJTMw

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Getting Started with Zenodo (transitioning from OSF Projects)

YouTube video by AMANDA MONTOYA

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Léo Fitouchi @lfitouchi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looking forward to speaking at SPSP Religion & Spirituality Preconference, alongside Conrad Hackett, Patty Van Cappellen, and Kristen Laurin, on Feb 11 in Philadelphia! Submissions are open until October 8: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2027-p...

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This “game” on the White House website, a version of Snake where you play as a white man in a suit and you run around picking up identifiably black, Asian, and Latino men and putting them in orange jumpsuits, might be the most openly white supremacist thing I’ve ever seen the US government produce

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Mikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We’re thrilled to have such a wonderful lineup this year! Please consider submitting your work, we’ll have open slots for full length and blitz talks, as well as posters! We’re also working to organize a session on translational science, so if you care about bridging theory and impact, stay tuned!

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

All of my Jewish great-grandparents lived in the US in 1910. None of them was considered to be "white" in 1910. Today if I walk down the street in most places in the US, people will see me as white. Whiteness is not determined by genetics (as my family story demonstrates), but rather by culture.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Are you applying to PSYCHOLOGY PHD programs this cycle? Several programs have recently changed their admissions criteria and now require the General GRE Test (including NYU, Dartmouth, Northwestern, UChicago, and Penn) Please add any info from other programs and share the list with propsectives:

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We need to understand political polarization through a global lens: Evidence from 53 countries suggests that high levels of affective polarization are correlated with democratic backsliding, but high levels of ideological polarization are not. www.nature.com/articles/s41...,

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Toward an integrated and globally equitable understanding of political polarization - Nature Communications

Nearly half of all polarization research focuses on the United States, yet many American findings are global outliers. A globally equitable understanding requires bridging traditional social science w...

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simine vazire @simine.com · 02/09/2026

Psych Science has retracted Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002). The second author requested the retraction. Both authors agreed to it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... So grateful to @datacolada.bsky.social for these blog posts and the work behind them: datacolada.org/138 and datacolada.org/139 1/2

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You can literally see how Ariely* manually changed data to produce the results he wanted Truly remarkable level of fraud from one of the most famous social scientists *I bet Ariely will use the Gino dog-ate-my-homework defense that a mysterious RA selectively manipulate the data did it. I doubt it

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch New research by @mv1691.bsky.social @ericdknowles.bsky.social & Napier ... finds that Latinos told Whites will accept them within "White" then show higher racism & conservatism. Essentially pulling ladder up after themselves. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Boaz Hameiri @boazhameiri.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 Call for collaborators: INTERVENE Project 📢 We're launching a large-scale, ERC-funded global study on how contexts of prejudice, polarization, and conflict shape intergroup relations—and the interventions that address them. Project website: ercintervene.com. Please share! More info 👇

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INTERVENE — ERC Project

INTERVENE: a large-scale, multi-cultural global study of contexts, psychology, and interventions in intergroup conflict. PI Prof. Boaz Hameiri. Funded by the European Research Council.

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Mary Katz @marykatz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Who gets to claim a religious exemption? In the eyes of Americans, the answer depends heavily on political ideology, not just the belief itself. My first first-author paper is out in @spspnews.bsky.social’s Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin! New paper 🧵1/10

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Mikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Does it get any better than your first graduate student getting her first first-author paper!!?? Check out Mary's great thread about our work, now out in PSPB! Access the article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Zach was my teaching partner at the Naval War College. He's an all-around great guy with a strong sense of honor and professionalism. He's speaking out against a deep stain on our country: the betrayal of Afghans and others put their lives at risk to work with us.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 27/08/2026

A week after Trump's inauguration, faith groups began suing over his immigration policies. They never stopped. In fact, so many faith groups, denominations, and clergy have filed suits (22 so far) that we teamed up with @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social to track them. religionnews.com/2026/08/27/r...

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Religion & Immigration Litigation Tracker

(RNS) The Religion and Immigration Litigation Tracker follows federal lawsuits involving religious groups, individual faith leaders, and the second Trump administration over the administration's immig...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A shameful moment in our history

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Re-upping this for the morning crowd. Already almost as many signatures as the other letter, in just half a day

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Paul Djupe @pauldjupe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's fascinating to have a front row seat watching a new social identity develop in real time. That's the state of Christian nationalism - it was an academic term that has made the leap to the mass public. Here we look at the links btw the CN worldview + social identity with a bit of surprise. 1/2

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Christian Nationalist Identity-Worldview Mismatches

By Brooklyn Walker and Paul A. Djupe [Image source: Schwaninger, Adrian, Christian Wallraven, Douglas W. Cunningham, Sarah D. Chiller-Glaus. 2006. “Processing of facial identity and expression: a p…

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Adam Baimel @abaimel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🚨 We are hiring a post-doctoral research associate!🚨 Join us in studying spiritual yearning - 2 year position at York University (Toronto) Details here: www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult... #psychjob #postdoc

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

New from me. I'm fascinated by the intersections of religion, politics, & "knowledge gaps." Here I look at Holocaust knowledge. Beyond education, vulnerability & political sorting play a role. Seculars & Jews are the most knowledgeable, but also those who are sorted. academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...

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Mikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s telling how the heterodox crowd is up in arms over the suspension of a “race realist” but we hear crickets from the same crowd when professors are fired for merely teaching about transgender identity and the field of sociology is being removed from curricula. Academic freedom fighters, right!?

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