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Nanci

@nanciweinberger.bsky.social

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Retired developmental psychologist/academic type. Not retired from caring about our world.

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · Aug 14

On a high horse
even a small man
sits grand as a bishop

his riding crop a crozier
in his fist, his squat bowler
stiff as a mitre at his brow.

See how the downtrodden
bow before “his grace.”
They make him feel so tall.

(Thomas O’Grady)

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Tampa Bay resister 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇨🇴🏴‍☠️⚡️🐶🎧 @depechemodefan101.bsky.social · 11h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 23h

I’m grateful for this moment and for groups like your own that come together to fight for the humanity of all

Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 2d

It’s time to let ourselves take a hopeful breath, to recognize that there is power in our movements. It’s time to take stock of where we are, and to begin the work of moving beyond terrifying bloodshed and grief and toward real justice, freedom, and safety for everyone. (6/6)

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Authored by Dr. Amber Day (friend and former colleague)

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Just finished this smart and engaging book. Feminist comedians are doing some heavy lifting when it comes to the cultural labor of shaking up power norms.
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Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and the Culture Wars (Comedy & Culture): Day, Amber: 9780253073150: Amazon.com: Books

Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and the Culture Wars (Comedy & Culture) [Day, Amber] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Caught in the Crosshairs: Feminist Comedians and ...

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Another case of niche trump supporters being left to suffer the consequences of trump’s unnecessary making. trump can make this right but sides AGAINST working people once again.
Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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Soylent D Cracker🏳️‍🌈 @cinemacultist.bsky.social · 2d

George Stephanopoulos cut JD Vance off midsentence after he refused to answer a simple yes/no question about Tom Homan accepting a bribe on camera

This is how the media should treat these liars

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 2d

Harris doesn’t have the safety net of anonymity to forgo euphemisms

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Yalda @thatopinionatedgal.bsky.social · 3d

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 3d

Dedicating this award, in part, to trump disgusts me and diminishes my respect for this awardee and

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been having a private temper tantrum over her dedication

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to María Corina Machado who is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Live Updates: María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Mr. Newberger @jeremynewberger.bsky.social · 6d

🎶FROM PORTLAND TO CHICAGO🎶
Trump is invading his own cities, harassing and punishing his own citizens, all under false pretenses. This is the protest song for the moment.
WATCH: youtu.be/4kMxYm-1jN4
Created with @hailuoai.bsky.social

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 6d

“You got to stand, even when people say sit down.” Bryan Stevenson on the need to share the uncomfortable truths of our American history and the current American experience
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Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Nazi Slayer @trumpisnazi.bsky.social · 8d

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations to these scientists and their colleagues. The citation is a reminder of the complexity and significance of scientific discovery.

We must stand up for science!

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9d

BREAKING: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win the Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries about peripheral immune tolerance.

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 11d

The adjacent escalator worked but all the people behind him preferred following him up the stopped escalator instead of the functional one. This is and isn’t a metaphor for this administration

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you Dr. Jane Goodall! You asked us to have hope and act accordingly

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall: “You must vote for the person, the candidate who you feel has a better chance of promoting protection for our planet.”

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 13d

This was a great episode that has left me thinking about my cozy political bubble; a bubble that may have its downsides.
I don’t post to persuade or bully. I aspire to have an “information diet” that has me poised for positive action instead.

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 13d

That lying liar’s smirk 😖

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 13d

Grateful for those who continue to stand up for us and our democracy.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d

AOC: When everyone says makes an exception here or makes an exception there, and then before you know it, you have masked agents roaming the streets of this country that do not feel entitled to identify themselves

Nanci @nanciweinberger.bsky.social · 14d

Who couldn’t use a listen? I know I could.

Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 14d

🧩 New episode of the Stress Puzzle with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social on the impact of partisan animosity, risks of rising political polarization, and how social media incentives can contribute to polarization.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/polarizationandhealth #psychscisky

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide with Dr. Jay Van Bavel

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15d

out of curiosity who made this

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