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Norbert Schwarz
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Social psychologist at the University of Southern California. Reposts are not endorsements.

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Norbert Schwarz is Provost Professor in the Department of Psychology and the USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a co-director of the USC Dornsife Mind and Society Center. .. more

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 10h
Useful background for the war crimes discussion. Unlocked.

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Hegseth’s Decadeslong Quest to Rewrite the Rules of Engagement
The former Army National Guard major and TV personality endeared himself to Trump by defending troops accused of war crimes.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 11h
Today marks one year since the Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration that rocked South Korea and still reverberates today. What’s on my mind today is the grit of South Koreans who rushed to the National Assembly that night, in freezing weather, to demand a return to democratic government.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
Bill Kristol commenting on government by "a lawless gang"

www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
www.thebulwark.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d
In September, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the military to kill everyone on board a boat in the Caribbean suspected of carrying drugs. @ichotiner.bsky.social speaks with a former military judge to understand the apparent illegality of the attack.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/UaMVFM
The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order
A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 3d
Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president’s biggest fans with steep losses.
Since Trump’s Return, Bets on His Brand Have Soured
Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to the president and his family have tumbled amid a broader rout of riskier assets.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Inderjeet Parmar, David J. Galbreath , and 3 more

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Gerald Friedman

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 3d
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.

"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 4d
The "peace" plan: Selling out Ukraine for business opportunities in Russia. Details from the Wall Street Journal. No paywall.

www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Michael D. McDonald

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d
It’s clear that the primary interest of the US in “peace negotiations” is to create opportunities for Trump, Witkoff, their family members, business partners and cronies to make billions from business deals with Russia, and Ukraine is just the annoying nuisance in the way.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Dorothy Bishop, Efrén O. Pérez , and 2 more

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 4d
As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.

by JD Vance

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 4d
I didn’t want to overreact, and took time to read this. Having done so, I’m adding Northwestern to the list of places I won’t visit or speak. The concessions re: international students and gender-affirming care are not merely symbolic.
mbkplus.bsky.social Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 4d
Here’s the text of the Northwestern settlement with the DoJ, which includes a $75 million financial component / payoff (cc @profmarkovic.bsky.social):

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Serge Guimond, Michael A. Clemens , and 3 more

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 4d
Columbia and Northwestern are the academic homes to the most prestigious journalism schools in the country and they are the two universities that caved to the Trump administration’s extortion demands that are directly connected to the First Amendment. Just gonna sit with that for a while.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Jonathan A. Eisen, Michael A. Clemens , and 1 more

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 4d
Here’s the text of the Northwestern settlement with the DoJ, which includes a $75 million financial component / payoff (cc @profmarkovic.bsky.social):

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 4d
"Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight “would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime.”"

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Norbert Schwarz

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4d
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”

It’s this:

Reposted by Kori Schake, Marc Lynch, Norbert Schwarz , and 17 more

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 5d
#psycscisky
sanjaysrivastava.com Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 5d
If cognitive dissonance isn't real, explain Adirondack chairs. Deeply uncomfortable but difficult to get out of, so people stay in them and boom, end up loving them. Festinger couldn't have made up a better demonstration

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Steve Peers, Efrén O. Pérez , and 7 more

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5d
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
Homeland Security tweet says “there us no room at the table for invaders.”

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 5d
If cognitive dissonance isn't real, explain Adirondack chairs. Deeply uncomfortable but difficult to get out of, so people stay in them and boom, end up loving them. Festinger couldn't have made up a better demonstration

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Olivier Mannoni

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
🔥POWERFUL AD ABOUT ICE AGENTS: “What will you say when your kids ask you about your day? A mask can’t hide you from your neighbors, your family, God… you can walk away, but the shame will follow you home.”

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Steve Peers, Göran Bolin , and 2 more

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6d
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d
A new level of "pick your judge" -- a special grand jury in a location with only one judge, guaranteeing that Trump's favorite handles the case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 7d
German views of U.S. went from 74% positive under Biden to 73% negative under Trump (Pew data, no paywall)

www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 7d
LADA: Let Americans Die Again -- less road safety, less product safety, less healthcare, more pollution... Profitable for some, terrible for most.

#health

www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8d
America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all, Marc Novicoff argues.
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse
America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all.
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Gady Epstein @gadyepstein.bsky.social · 8d
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
"I asked for their names. They didn't give me their full names," Hestmark recalled of the agents. "They didn't show me their badge numbers. They didn't remove their masks. They simply said, 'We have a warrant for his arrest, and they handed me a QR code, and they put my husband in handcuffs. And they took him and said I couldn't follow." "She was just stunned," Paul said. "She kept asking what was wrong, what did we do? We'd done everything right." "We kept asking them if there was something we could do, if there was any way we could keep her from being separated from the family," he continued. We’re just trying to figure out what's happening, and they're just telling us, I'm sorry. We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders."| • "I had to take my baby, our baby, from his crying mother's arms," Paul said. "We were completely shocked, and I feel like we were tricked," Hestmark said. "We went through every possible legal and appropriate channel. We followed the advice of our lawyer. We were told that our case was straight forward." "He just wanted to be part of this country and for us to start our future together. And he wanted to do it… "Tom isn't in the system. I can't find him," Hestmark said. "I can't call him. I can't put money into his account. The lawyer doesn't know how to proceed because he hasn't been charged with anything." Both said their spouses were able to call them Thursday night, and they believed they were still being held in the basement of the federal building as of Friday afternoon. "She said that she was scared. She was anxious, missed her baby. She just wants to come home," Paul said. "She said the agents themselves were in the detention down in the basement of the federal building, saying, What are we doing here? These aren't the sort of people were supposed to be arresting.” "They hadn't given him anything to eat or any information," Hestmark said. "They gave him a mat and a foil blanket to sleep on." As she was detailing his arrest Friday afternoon, Bilger called Hestmark again from detention. She said he told her they had moved him to the Otay Mesa Detention Center and back but he hadn't slept and still hadn't been processed. "My wife's alone and terrified," Paul said. "My baby doesn't have his mom to hold him. I can't work right…

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 9d
The New Yorker has a detailed report on deportations to foreign prisons.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 9d
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)

The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“What if you could save someone in West Africa from developing river blindness, caused by a parasite that can destroy the optic nerve, for 75 cents? Or keep a child from dying of hunger in Sudan’s civil war and famine for $14 a week?” Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season: Nicholas Kristof Needs Your Help
Each dollar you donate through my holiday guide will generate $4 to nonprofits that are making our world a better place.
nyti.ms

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Andy Fraser @andyfraser.bsky.social · 10d
Really interesting breakdown on how evangelicals transformed American Christianity into an ethos of hate and aggression

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com