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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · 22h

Are you a social psych person who studies things related to culture, social dynamics, contextually situated groups or just want to live in the southwest and eat amazing Mexican food? Apply to our position! We’re hiring at the asst prof level in psych utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...

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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · 23d

We (UT at El Paso) are hiring! Assistant prof in psych, preferred areas are social, health and/or cultural psych or some combo. Link for ad: utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
Please reach out for questions about position, department or El Paso!

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · Mar 20

My statement on being denied tenure at the Medill School of Journalism drive.google.com/file/d/1BBBI...

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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · Mar 3

I’m in the same situation and curious to know

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Feb 27

I'm stepping on the theme of Chris' book here but, we have an extremely toxic information environment controlled by wealthy oligarchs who have aligned themselves with Trump, the whole point is to manipulate people into making poor decisions. bsky.app/profile/chri...

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Feb 27

People’s reactions to these stories tend to be of the leopards-eating-faces variety but this is a great piece of reporting in part about how voters very disconnected from politics make their choices.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this

Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics. Then came DOGE.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hey I’m on there! 🙌

Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations to the newest class of APS Rising Stars ⭐! www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · Feb 27

My captain, my king

kottke.org @kottke.org · Feb 27

Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]

Pedro Pascal calls out “vile and pathetic” transphobic trolls after defending trans rights

Pedro Pascal, whose sister Lux is a trans woman, is a prominent trans ally and he has no time for transphobia.

www.capitalfm.com

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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · Feb 19

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · Feb 16

This is the way.

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Feb 16

A Reddit thread of terminated federal employees ready to run for office to fight back. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...

Join
u/SouthernVeritas • 1d
Terminated fed? Plan to run for local and state offices and especially for US Congress
https://ballotpedia.org/
Filing_requirements_for_congressional_candidates
During the 2002-2012 period, while a housewife, 1 conducted consumer advocacy and civil rights work that captured media attention. On several occasions I was asked to consider running for statewide office.
A divorce in 2013 stymied that possibility and, instead, I returned to the workforce and ultimately became a federal employee. Since 2017, I've often said that if I won the lottery I would immediately resign from my fed position and announce my candidacy for US HofR.
The lottery hasn't happened, but Nov 2024 did. And now the diabolical purges. If you've already been terminated (for which I feel tremendous empathy for you and believe you can articulate your plan for a better tomorrow and hopeful future, please consider running for office. Unseating current Republicans in local, state and federal offices is imperative not only for your family's, community's, and state's sakes but also for the future of democracy in America. 1984 is here and you're currently free to run for office. This could be your new public service, and I know you would follow your oath to the Constitution unlike the supine Republicans in Congress.
Forward we must go. Stay strong. You matter.
EDITED TO SAY: Thank you to posters who are providing links and/or names of groups who might in some way assist those seeking political office.
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LtJesusUCSB • 1d
I'm running for sure! Starting in city council and then up! What's a better story than a Veteran fired by the Trump administration and the VA! I will win
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SuperFlyAlltheTime • 23h
I'm a army infantry veteran Fed, while I'm still at my job. My blood is boiling and in my mindset I want Elon and all his traitor bullshit. I am planning on running and being a full on attack dog. Fuck these politics as usual and these soft handed bitches of politicians.
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ResponsibleMuffin851 • 22h
I'm a woman who was denied having a baby safely by republicans. Whose career as a subject matter expert attorney dedicated to serving the American people was destroyed by republicans.
Whose first time home buying dream was taken away overnight by republicans.
Let's. Fuckin'. Go.
Edit: Thanks for the Reddit cares, you misanthropic fucks. Sorry your wives stopped sleeping with you.
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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · Feb 12

Reposting for myself to find later

Angie Gutierrez @aegutierrez.bsky.social · Feb 10

Very excited to share that our paper on Latino group identity is out! In this article @profdanielle.bsky.social and I discuss how for Puerto Ricans in the U.S. skin tone and racial identification impact feelings of group closeness to Latinos and Black linked fate. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

More than brown: how race and skin tone matter for Latino group identity

How can we more accurately measure racial identity among Latinos? Does Latinos’ self-described race and/or skin color influence feelings of closeness with racial rather than ethnic groups? This art...

www.tandfonline.com

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Angie Gutierrez @aegutierrez.bsky.social · Feb 10

Very excited to share that our paper on Latino group identity is out! In this article @profdanielle.bsky.social and I discuss how for Puerto Ricans in the U.S. skin tone and racial identification impact feelings of group closeness to Latinos and Black linked fate. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

More than brown: how race and skin tone matter for Latino group identity

How can we more accurately measure racial identity among Latinos? Does Latinos’ self-described race and/or skin color influence feelings of closeness with racial rather than ethnic groups? This art...

www.tandfonline.com

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · Feb 12

New @repslab.bsky.social paper in the @apsrjournal.bsky.social, "Partisans of Color: Asian American and Latino Party ID in an Era of Racialization and Polarization."

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Partisans of Color: Asian American and Latino Party ID in an Era of Racialization and Polarization | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Partisans of Color: Asian American and Latino Party ID in an Era of Racialization and Polarization

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · Feb 8

Worried for your friends in universities affected by cuts, closures, state interference, or other threats?

Wish you could help, but don't know how?

This free resource contains practical and reassuring advice for them. All you have to do is pass it on.

theresearchcompanion.com/supporting-i...

Supporting each other through difficult and challenging times - The Research Companion

Science, healthcare and education are threatened worldwide. Here are some starter ideas for ways to work together to share and save vital information. And to care for one another.

theresearchcompanion.com

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Oren Gur @orengur.bsky.social · Feb 8

Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania has indirect rate of 70%, but they probably didn’t want to list that atop Harvard because defunding a children’s hospital might be perceived as problematic.

This is devastating

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Feb 8

These overhead rates are negotiated. Lowering it unilaterally to 15% is another way to destroy science in the US. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

Tweet from NIH:

Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as "indirect costs." Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above what many major foundations allow and much lower than the 60%+ that some institutions charge the government today. This change will save more than $4B a year effective immediately.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Feb 5

If you're an NSF PI like me, you might be wondering: Will my grant be suspended or terminated next week?

A few key things to know: First off, remember that NSF is **congressionally mandated** to evaluate broader impacts. And laws like CHIPS and Science supersede EOs.

But also... 🧵 thread

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Feb 2

Found this gem in an arcane NSF doc...key to know:

The Constitution and law SUPERSEDES exec orders!

"In the event of a conflict between policies issued at a lower tier versus policies issued at a higher tier, the higher tier policy will take precedence"

nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Resear...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 30

Apparently all the PhD researchers holding prestigious NSF-funded research fellowships are having their salaries withheld until some unspecified time when the leadership figures out how to eliminate any grant funding that doesn’t align with the president’s political ideology.

Ben Stone @benstemon.bsky.social · Jan 30

It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.

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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · Jan 30

Reposting so I can find this later

Dan McNeish @dmcneish.bsky.social · Jan 29

This paper on intensive longitudinal reliability led by Sebastian Castro-Alvarez is one of the best I've read in a while -- the review was so thorough, the code was fantastic, and it answered any questions I had about IL reliability. Definitely check it out you work with ILD!

osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · Jan 29

This is Phyllis Fong. I very much respect that she made them physically remove her from her office, which remains hers by right, because she hasn’t been legally terminated.

Phyllis Fong, looking badass in a blue collared shirt w/ an expression that is determined and unamused.

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy @bitterkarella.bsky.social · Jan 28

they changed the definition of child for literally one kind of medical care. fuck these ghouls to the deepest layer of hell

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jan 28

Absolutely fucking depraved

PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM CHEMICAL AND SURGICAL MUTILATION
EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 28, 2025

Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called “transition” of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.
Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term “child” or “children” means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age.

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Dr. Hannah Volpert-Esmond @hvolpertesmond.bsky.social · Jan 28

I recently read Legendborn which is a twist on Arthurian legend and really enjoyed it!

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Ike Silver @ikesilver.bsky.social · Jan 16

New work out in JEP:Gen with @erikakirgios.bsky.social and Edward Chang!

How do historically marginalized job applicants respond to concrete, quantified diversity commitments in job ads?

We conducted a large, preregistered field experiment to find out…

Erika Kirgios @erikakirgios.bsky.social · Jan 16

How do job seekers react when orgs quantify their diversity commitments? In a 🚨new paper🚨 with @ikesilver.bsky.social & Edward Chang, we explore competing predictions about how women and racial minorities react to measurable goals vs. vague, values-focused commitments.

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Angie Ocampo-Roland @angieocampo.bsky.social · Jan 22

My paper exploring the relationship between group prototypicality and how it impacts how boundaries are defined, is officially online! 🧵👇

American Political Science Review @apsrjournal.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just published on APSR First View: "Group Prototypicality and Boundary Definition: Comparing White and Black Perceptions of Whether Latinos Are American" by Angie Ocampo-Roland. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Vita "Empancipated Blacula" Ayala @definitelyvita.bsky.social · Jan 24

Wearing a mask in public indoors is better than any stupid fuckin icon or flag you add to your social media to show "what an ally" you are!

Wear the mask, normalize that shit, contribute tangibly to the safety and wellness of your community!

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jan 24

Do one thing every day to help someone currently in harms way.

Learn how to identify and protect neighbours from ICE agents.

Stand up for the LGBTQ+ community.

Wear a mask in solidarity with the disabled community.

Learn about anti-Blackness and commit to doing better.

Don’t let hate win.

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Rose @galaxyrabbit.bsky.social · Jan 19

Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!

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Melissa Baker @melissabaker.bsky.social · Jan 12

“It’s weird you felt comfortable saying that” is also a good one

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Jan 12

people underestimate the power of simply replying “what the fuck are you talking about”

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