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Norbert Schwarz

@nschwarz.bsky.social
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Social psychologist at the University of Southern California. Personal account. Reposts are not endorsements.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle."
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Execution by firing squad will be live-streamed. Public spectacles of cruelty from the autocrat's playbook. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The meaning of socialism according to JD Vance...
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
Harvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The United States Explained in Three Simple Words: "Follow the money."
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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild: www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...
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Federal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting Narratives
A flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger
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Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego: “They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As a longtime Chicago journalist I want to say that if you fail to put Hastert's serial CHILD SEX ABUSE in the headlines about his death, you are doing it wrong. So far, this is the only headline I've seen that has been crystal clear about what the Illinois pol did to kids. Credit @reuters.com.
Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rufo now prefers "national character" over meritocracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A deep commitment to law and democracy 🫪 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 18/09/2026
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term
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Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Christian part is a moving target. Pick your Jesus. There are many on offer, from gospels of love to gospels of greed.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Corruption watch www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Free speech endangered by alleged free speech absolutists. Gift article. #FreeSpeech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
GOP healthcare. Just what the country needs. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Comedy is funnier when it is easier to process, largely because fluency helps incongruous material make sense." Pleased to see this Psypost write-up of work with @drew-gorenz.bsky.social #Humor #socialpsych www.psypost.org/comedy-is-fu...
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Comedy is funnier when it is easier to process, new psychology study finds
A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reveals that jokes, memes, and punchlines are significantly funnier when they are easy to process. This cognitive fluency helps our brains ...
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Boots on the Ground Midwest @bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today, we recognize union members and labor activists who fought for the rights workers now have. The forty hour work week, weekends, sick leave, paid holidays, safe working conditions, and much more. None of it was given. It was fought for by working people. And the fight continues.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Most Americans now describe themselves as "Working Class". Republicans more than Democrats, including college grads. Pew survey. #sociology #class #SES www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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Who Sees Themselves as Working Class?
Most Americans think of themselves as working class, and Republicans are more likely to do so than Democrats.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Gallup survey finds increased support for labor unions. news.gallup.com/poll/713936/...
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Record-High 47% Want Unions to Have More Influence
Support for labor unions is at its modern-day peak in the U.S., both in approval and in Americans' desire for unions to gain influence.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ignoring court orders to keep voters from the ballot box. Whistleblower report. #election www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms (Gift Article)
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"Six percent of Texas’s voters—over 1.2 million people—have had their voter registrations suspended, and many might not even know about it." Familiar playbook: If they don't vote for you, don't let them vote.... newrepublic.com/post/214832/...
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Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race
If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Latest example of "You Can Just Do Stuff" governing taken to the extreme. The judge can't physically enforce his or her own ruling, the White House controls law enforcement and Congress won't impeach.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
National Parks for Sale: part of Yosemite offered to private developer... www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Trump Live Updates: Administration Proposes Giving Part of Yosemite Park to Developer (Gift Article)
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Trump wants the election to be about his own record, with many clips of his speeches. Good luck. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump Plans to Buy Midterm Ads About His Own Record
Some Republicans welcome his involvement, but whether voters will is another question.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton and Patti LaBelle playing their acrylics. Two icons.
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Andy Norton @andynortondev.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
One of Carbon Brief's wonderful explainers on what we know as of now about the coming El Nino interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-expl...
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Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather
The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño” by many.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Corruption watch: The prescient trades of a true gen ius, aka Insider trading #corruption
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Election interference is another step closer. Only a huge turn out can help against these games. #elections #midterm
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"Capital One closed more than 300 of the Trump Organization’s accounts on suspicion that they violated anti-money-laundering rules"-- and now those rules are gone #corrultion www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Last Loyal Constituency
The administration delivers a win for financial crooks at the expense of honest businesses.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Corruption watch: How the Trump Treasury facilitates corruption. (No paywall) #corruption www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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A Green Light for Crooks
The Treasury has made the American economy a safe space for corruption.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Daily surveillance: "a vehicle, on average, is scanned about 800 times a year." #Flock #surveillance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t. (Gift Article)
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
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Dan DeFreest @dandefreest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 08/08/2026
The belief in a non-existent "censorship industrial complex" now shapes American foreign policy. A brilliant deep dive from the MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
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How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years; then they took hold of Washington. What—and who—is behind them?
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." ― Margaret Atwood
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
An enlightening read. No paywall.
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Megalomaniac Arc de Trump would adversely affect the sight of 37 historic locations in DC. Park Service invites comments by Thursday. No paywall. #ArcDeTrump #Arch www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
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Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
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Sort of Damocles @sortofdamocles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026
Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/07/2026
BREAKING: Pirro has dismissed the case against Davey Hearn for vandalizing the reflecting pool, saying that there's no way vandals could have caused the damage.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New, from me: It is fine to disagree with aspects of the pandemic response. But what we saw at Fauci's hearing was something different: a show trial where cranks tried to threaten and shift blame to an public servant. Here is why this is bad for all of us.🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/watching-t...
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Watching the show trials
Anthony Fauci and the politics of retribution
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