Professor of psychology who studies terrorism, forensic psychology, school safety, and a few other things📍Atlanta, GA. This is a personal account. Mostly posts of our dogs and cats - and terrorism.
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
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Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Steven Heydemann, Norbert Schwarz , and 16 more Joanna Bryson, Steven Heydemann, Norbert Schwarz, Brendan Nyhan, Scott L. Greer, John Horgan, Elizabeth Stokoe, American Library Association, Sanford F. Schram, Trevon D. Logan, Robert C. Richards, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Robert B. Reich, Dean Eckles, Terri E. Givens, Thomas Masterson, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe
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BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
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BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
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A judge tossed out the DOJ’s case, accusing govt of acting in “bad faith” and engaging in “prosecutorial harassment“ that could “chill lawful protest”
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He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
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Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...
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And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, David Lazer, Will Jennings , and 23 more Elizabeth Saunders, David Lazer, Will Jennings, Ashish Arora, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ken Caldeira, John Horgan, Michael A. Clemens, Antje Wiener, David Rothschild, Eric Goldman, Daniel W. Drezner, James Grimmelmann, Melanie C. Green, Rebecca Tushnet, Aaron Sojourner, Jacob T. Levy, Henry Farrell, Samantha Brennan, Michael D. McDonald, David Rosnick, Brian Weatherson, Julie Novkov, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dana Howard, Kristina McElheran
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HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
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HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Tom Clark, John Horgan , and 20 more Brendan Nyhan, Tom Clark, John Horgan, Richard Toye, Michelle Everson, Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Janet Murray, Rebecca Tushnet, Ben Worthy, Julia Lynch, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Michael D. McDonald, Dean Eckles, Michael Jones‐Correa, Mark Rice, Andrew Rudalevige, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Colin Woodard, Alex Braithwaite, David Darmofal, Kristina McElheran, Anne Hilborn
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So on this day when one of the oligarchs of our digitized and dystopic world is emptying one of America's greatest newsrooms of trained and committed journalists, I thought I would regale you all with a wonderful little anecdote about our world to come. It involves two of the finest...