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Sylvia Perry

@sylviapperry.bsky.social
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Assoc. Prof of Social Psych & Institute for Policy Research Fellow @NorthwesternU; Director of the Northwestern SCIP Lab

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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FOUR new tracks to an already perfect album 😭
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/09/2026
Thread 👇
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"To believe that white people have to get all of the same benefits of people of color when you're trying to fix the harms that white people did to people of color, either actively or in the past — it's just an abomination," [Alvin] Tillery [Northwestern professor] said." www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...
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This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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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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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology. Ad below! psychology.northwestern.edu/people/facul...
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Job Opportunities: Department of Psychology - Northwestern University
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 31/07/2026
My unvaccinated brother died of COVID in 2021. I was about a year and a half into my epidemiology career. Healthcare staff did absolutely everything they could but they cannot cure ignorance. They cannot cure an anti-science belief and culture. Thats YOUR responsibility. Not Dr. Fauci’s.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I could barely afford vibranium as it was
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Seen at Walgreens, today. It is still July. That is all.
Photo of Halloween decorations at Walgreens
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
the fact that this isn't an Onion headline...
NY Times headline that says "Justices reaffirm that children born in U.S. are Americans."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I waited a while to write this one. The time finally felt right.
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A tale of two media women
On Bari Weiss and me, and what journalists owe this world.
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Spencer Pratt, y'all. Spencer. Pratt.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This heinous ruling confirms a worst-case-scenario reading of Callais as an all-purpose shield for racist lawmakers who want to gerrymander Black communities into electoral oblivion. And it’s outrageously partisan—a totally unprincipled gift to the GOP. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Scott Pelley has provided @status.news a statement blasting current CBS News management and even accusing them of having tried (and failed) to "inject falsehoods and bias" into his stories. www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“HHS is punishing a world-class scientist who was working to protect people against pandemics, and if he had been listened to more thoroughly, we might have been better prepared for SARS-CoV-2” This might be the most insane thing yet. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Virologist accused of starting COVID-19 will fight U.S. ban on funding
HHS memo says Ralph Baric had a “pattern of deception” in describing virus studies long before pandemic
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I am so excited that @julianedegner.bsky.social 's and my U of Hamburg & Northwestern International Partnership grant, "Psychological Mechanisms Underlying the Formation of Stigma Consciousness" was funded. Thrilled I get to collaborate with a researcher whose work I have admired for years!
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
💡Policy Update: The Trump Administration has dismissed all 24 members of the National Science Board which oversees NSF. SPSP stands with @cossa.bsky.social in calling on Congress to exercise its oversight authority to investigate this action. Learn more: ow.ly/JaF250YQMeB
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 17/04/2026
"They chose to send an organizer to Congress, to fight for radical change and build a better Democratic Party."
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'A New World Is Possible': NJ Voters Elect Progressive, Pro-Palestinian Organizer Analilia Mejia
Progressive organizer Analilia Mejia's landslide victory in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District proves that working-class advocates can win big. Will her bold stance on Medicare for All, student debt cancellation, and corporate accountability inspire a new wave of change across the nation?
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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
More adventures in analog tools to share behavioral science. This time, looking at work by @sylviapperry.bsky.social ...which happens to be the feature of my podcast this month! So, after you read this, fire up Opinion Science for more on the context of this work and where it's headed.
The Science of How to Talk to Kids About Race: A Typewritten Look at the Evidence
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Truly remarkable how many people have told the Pope, in some way or another, to "shut up and dribble." Or corrected him on the Bible, despite their thin education on theology. Or told him to stay out of US affairs, despite him being a US citizen. The hubris is amazing.
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
*Squee*
screenshot from the NYTimes that says "So far, it seems that the Artemis II astronauts have not been visited by any dolphins. The marine mammals have greeted other recent astronaut missions after they splashed down."
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
My husband, repeatedly: “How can they do this? How can it be so precise??” SCIENCE. Publicly funded science.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I'm moonscrolling
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Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew!
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The Dude Replies @rawse.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Imagine being in space 30 min ago and now you’re about an hour from In n Out
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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I am so glad they are safe. My 2026 heart could not have handled it honestly.
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Okay CTA. This is a good sign.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
why am I sobbing watching that little Nespresso pod zoot through the atmosphere with its huge ass parachutes
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“In 2000, Black residents made up 22.5% of Evanston’s population, but by 2024, 14.4% of the city’s residents were Black, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.” dailynorthwestern.com/2026/04/09/c...
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Evanston’s Black population shrinks as city addresses affordability
When community activist Meleika Gardner returned to Evanston as an adult, she said the city she remembered from her teenage years “felt different” due to what she described as a “mass exodus” of Black residents.  “It’s become more about green than Black,” Gardner said. “It’s about the money and who can afford to stay here.”...
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Sylvia Perry @sylviapperry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
wut?
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026
I'm the daughter of an Army paratrooper who refused orders during our illegal invasion of Vietnam back in the day. He went to LBJ military jail. Dad taught his girls this: "Just following orders" is NEVER any excuse for anyone who's complicit in war crimes. You MUST refuse heinous orders.
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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New episode of Opinion Science, featuring @sylviapperry.bsky.social! We talk about her research on racial socialization, specifically focusing on how white parents navigate—or frequently avoid—conversations about race with their children.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/04/2026
Black text on white background 
“Happy Easter, New York! 

Today, millions of New Yorkers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the victory of hope over despair and faith over fear. 
As the air warms and cherry blossoms begin to bloom, this holy day is a sacred time to pause and reflect on a season of rebirth.
Whether you spend this day singing in pews, parading on Fifth Avenue, joining a processional guided by the bamboo trumpets of Haitian Rara music, or hunting for painted eggs amidst the spring grass, I wish every New Yorker celebrating a joyous day. 

Let us all embrace this holiday's spirit of hope and renewal as we build the City — and the world — that we deserve.”
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/03/2026
What's gonna happen with Bluesky y'all?
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down
Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.
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Jonathan Doriscar @jonds7.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Grateful to my coauthors Michalis Mamakos, Tessa Charlesworth, and @sylviapperry.bsky.social for the collaboration, and thanks to @ipratnu.bsky.social for highlighting the work.
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New Tools for Studying Bias and Belief: Institute for Policy Research - Northwestern University
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/03/2026
The New York attorney general's office has ordered NYU Langone to resume gender affirming care for trans youth due to violating New York Human Rights law. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/n... Bypass here. archive.ph/4NboB
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N.Y. Attorney General Orders Hospital to Resume Youth Transgender Care
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We are in a car with a drunk driver going the wrong way on a highway with a backseat full of kids and Dems are like “you forgot to bring your license”
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 12/02/2026
Yet another indictment of the United States health system that James Van Der Beek’s wife and six kids need a gofundme because his unsuccessful cancer treatment destroyed them financially www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Donate to Support for James Van Der Beek's Family, organized by Jason K
James Van Der Beek was a beloved husband, father, and friend who touched the lives of … Jason K needs your support for Support for James Van Der Beek's Family
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
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VPM News @vpm.org · 18/01/2026
Day One: Gov. @abigailspanberger.com announces new appointments to the boards of visitors at UVA, GMU and VMI — schools that had been caught in a culture clash with the previous administration, while AG @jonesjay.bsky.social reversed several opinions from his GOP predecessor Jason Miyares.
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Attorney General Jones, Governor Spanberger flex powers on Day 1
The administration announced a flurry of legal actions and university board picks.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
It's nice when folks are bad at their jobs sometimes
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Advances.in @advances.in · 14/01/2026
📰 New Research: The Politics of Well-Being during Democratic Backsliding @djwu.bsky.social ky.social, @kyleflaw.com, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social y.social, and @sylviapperry.bsky.social show striking partisan differences in well-being during Trump’s second term. advances.in/psychology/1...
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The politics of well-being during democratic backsliding: How partisan affiliation and support for government actions relate to happiness and life satisfaction
Do politics shape happiness? Evidence from 5-week tracking links policy support to well-being amid democratic backsliding in the U.S.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including
citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them
ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the
president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal
government doesn't act extrajudicially.
Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!” But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling. If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 08/01/2026
It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.
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