Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

John Horgan

@johnhorgan.bsky.social

4.5K followers 1.7K following 1.8K posts

Distinguished University Professor of psychology who studies terrorism, school safety, and a few other things📍Atlanta, GA. Recipient of the 2024 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award. This is a personal account. Author of TERRORIST MINDS. .. more

Videos

John G. Horgan is a Distinguished University Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. He studies involvement and engagement with terrorism, with a focus on disengagement and deradicalisation from terrorist movements. He has been described by the European Eye on Radicalization research group as the "world’s most distinguished expert in the psychology of terrorism". Since 2019, Horgan has been leading a team of researchers funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to research the incel subculture. .. more

Political science 30%

Medicine 30%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1h

As it should be!

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1h

“Grades were due yesterday.”
“On-site faculty retreat.”
“Annual reviews are approaching.”
“Annual cyber-security training.”
“Your password is expiring.”
“Teams requires an update.”
“New opportunities for service.”

Ok that’s enough…

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 9h

"The chancellor approved it"

4 18

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1h

I love this.

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1h

“…a case for plodding curiosity: that esoteric, seemingly useless exploration can lay the bricks for a road to places we cannot yet see.”

Noémie Bouhana @noemiebouhana.bsky.social · 1h

👇🏼

Meera Sundaram @meera-sundaram.bsky.social · 2h

Basic, curiosity driven, sometimes very exploratory, research is the seed corn that leads to the biggest scientific advances
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

1 1 4

Reposted by John Horgan

Noémie Bouhana @noemiebouhana.bsky.social · 1h

👇🏼

Meera Sundaram @meera-sundaram.bsky.social · 2h

Basic, curiosity driven, sometimes very exploratory, research is the seed corn that leads to the biggest scientific advances
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science

www.nytimes.com

1 2

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 1h

“Brand new travel forms.”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 9h

"The chancellor approved it"

1 1

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 2h

“Two-hour faculty meeting.”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 9h

"The chancellor approved it"

1 6

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 2h

“We must embrace AI”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 9h

"The chancellor approved it"

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, John Horgan, Anne Norton

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

150 2.3K 4.2K

Reposted by Cas Mudde, John Horgan, Andrew Scott , and 6 more Cas Mudde, John Horgan, Andrew Scott, Seema Jayachandran, Alison Phipps, Brian Keegan, Iñaki Aldasoro, Georg Weizsäcker, Mary Burke

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 8h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 9h

"The chancellor approved it"

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 9h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”

190 42 310

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 15h

Good evening and good wishes from Molly and Bo.

Reposted by John Horgan

Tara Lai Quinlan @quinlantl.bsky.social · 21h

US Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders. Dozens of sitting judges shared with @nytimes.com concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies | www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

1 2

John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 21h

Let’s go!