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Jonathan Corbin

@jonathancorbin.bsky.social

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Behavioral scientist. Psych. blogger. “You even picked the ideal weather. Overcast and chilly. Perfect for staying inside and reading" voxpopsci.com

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · Mar 25

I have libertarian friends who make great points about the dangers of powerful governments and the value of privacy and free association.

I have democratic socialist friends who make great points about the value of universal government services.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 1h

When it's Nazi's, they're "kids". When it's college students, they're terrorists...

Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 1h

A lot of these guys are in their 30s. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.politico.com

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 9h

Hey we have a timeline on this @unbreaking.org

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 8h

So a majority of Americans approve of colleges and universities when it comes to the only metric that they are actually exposed to in their lives (research and innovation).

The rest is based on what they see on the Internet.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 22h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 22h

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I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 1d

The mask (or should I say the hood) comes off.

I look forward to the millions of think pieces about what has gone wrong with young Republicans.

(The answer is old Republicans)

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 1d

I want a periodic pop-up that asks me if I want to keep scrolling or do something else.

And a dial that pops up randomly and asks me if I'm satisfied with my feed. Then you can tell me what mix of things makes me most satisfied and adjust accordingly.

Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 2d

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‘We Should Be Cleareyed About What’s Happening Here’ | The Ezra Klein Show

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 3d

@govandybeshear.bsky.social

You support illegal prison labor camps?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 4d

Thugs

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 4d

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Effects of Descriptive Information on Mental Representations of Probability and Future Behavior in the Context of Personal Experience

It is increasingly recognized that new information is filtered through the lens of prior experience. Research has shown descriptive probability information (“description”) often does not impact decis...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 4d

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Is this What’s Wrong with Me?

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 5d

Painful to hear the fear in her voice as she says, "let them know." And as others have noted, this seems to violate Judge Ellis's order issued just yesterday about arresting journalists & also about unnecessary physical force. (See 1(a) and 1(h) of order). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 5d

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Give me a single reason why Sora2 should exist.

YouTube video by Hank Green

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 5d

Funny but true.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Hello?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 9d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 9d

Going to be pretty wild if blue states build out their own compacts for healthcare, science, etc.

You'll see Democrats and Republicans fully flip on funding the Federal government -- with Dems wanting a Fed so weak you could "drown it in a bathtub."

Frank F @frankiefronts.com · 9d

It's a really good read, and something that we need to prepare for. Soft secession may be necessary to remind some people that voters and their money matter.

It’s time for soft secession www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 9d

SAFETY ALERT: S.C. confirms full-blown outbreak of measles share.google/TTOrHr6lju9G...

SAFETY ALERT: S.C. confirms full-blown outbreak of measles

South Carolina officially has a measles outbreak, even while Georgia deals with a cluster of cases as low vaccination rates in the region raise concerns.

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Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 9d

So you don't think there are people either waiting to legally become citizens, with HB-1 visas, or green cards who are erasing their social media accounts and keeping their heads down?

Maybe take a walk around campus and talk to some humans.

Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 10d

It's not clear that I can't rob a federal bank. A 1934 law makes robbing federal banks illegal.

Jonathan Corbin @jonathancorbin.bsky.social · 11d

Evil

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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