Michael Cohen
@indecisionwins.bsky.social
Political junkie and social-cognitive neuroscientist studying misinformation and political extremism
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The Republican Party is a death cult. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Republican Party is a death cult. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The pro-Nick Fuentes Administration destroying people and institutions on the basis of “fighting antisemitism” has me losing my damn mind.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The pro-Nick Fuentes Administration destroying people and institutions on the basis of “fighting antisemitism” has me losing my damn mind.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Nice piece, and consistent with our findings that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online www.science.org/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Nice piece, and consistent with our findings that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
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When anti-Semites claim to be fighting anti-Semitism they trivialize a very real problem and thereby deliberately make it worse. Attacking universities was always about spreading anti-Semitism, not combatting it.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Trump lawyer who praised ‘Mein Kampf’ is now accusing Harvard of antisemitism, report says
Michael Velchik reportedly praised 'Mein Kampf' after graduating from Harvard, where he also wrote an essay from Hitler's perspective.
forward.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
When anti-Semites claim to be fighting anti-Semitism they trivialize a very real problem and thereby deliberately make it worse. Attacking universities was always about spreading anti-Semitism, not combatting it.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
I've been inspired by the courage shown by @katmabu.bsky.social in protesting ICE. Now the fascist fucks are charging her criminally for protesting. She is the kind of leader we need right now.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I've been inspired by the courage shown by @katmabu.bsky.social in protesting ICE. Now the fascist fucks are charging her criminally for protesting. She is the kind of leader we need right now.
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I’ll be giving two talks in Chicago this week!
• Wednesday: “The Brain and Misinformation” at Theater Wit
• Thursday: A talk on my book and research at Northwestern University’s Department of Communication Fall Colloquium
• Wednesday: “The Brain and Misinformation” at Theater Wit
• Thursday: A talk on my book and research at Northwestern University’s Department of Communication Fall Colloquium
October 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’ll be giving two talks in Chicago this week!
• Wednesday: “The Brain and Misinformation” at Theater Wit
• Thursday: A talk on my book and research at Northwestern University’s Department of Communication Fall Colloquium
• Wednesday: “The Brain and Misinformation” at Theater Wit
• Thursday: A talk on my book and research at Northwestern University’s Department of Communication Fall Colloquium
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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👇
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.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
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I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
jeremymberg.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...
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Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored
Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊
Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social
Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊
Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social
Why #misinformation must not be ignored - A new, open access article by @ulliecker.bsky.social and colleagues, published in American Psychologist bit.ly/4pJ20fY
September 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored
Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊
Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social
Quite proud of this paper, which just received the journal's APA Editor's Choice award 😊
Big thanks to my coauthors Li Qian Tay, Jon Roozenbeek,
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social, John Cook, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, and @lewan.bsky.social
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Call for Papers:
2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026
University of Cambridge
For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email [email protected].
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026
University of Cambridge
For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email [email protected].
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
September 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Call for Papers:
2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026
University of Cambridge
For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email [email protected].
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026
University of Cambridge
For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email [email protected].
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
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"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"
Be Loud — For America
By Governor JB Pritzker
contrarian.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"
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Useful frame for understanding Trumpism from @aselrod.bsky.social:
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
Let It Burn: What an Immigration Raid on Washington Firefighters Can Teach Us About MAGA Fascism
MAGA is not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists.
www.liberalcurrents.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Useful frame for understanding Trumpism from @aselrod.bsky.social:
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
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Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
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Social Cognition invites papers for a special issue on disrupted scholarship guest edited by Galen Bodenhausen, Jacqueline Chen, & Franki Kung.
bit.ly/3HkcyBf
bit.ly/3HkcyBf
Call for Papers Indomitable Science: Social Cognition Scholarship amid Disruption.docx
Call for Papers: Special Collection Indomitable Science: Social Cognition Scholarship amid Disruption Deadline for Letters of Intent: October 15, 2025 (https://bit.ly/4mlowtf) Guest Editors: Gale...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Social Cognition invites papers for a special issue on disrupted scholarship guest edited by Galen Bodenhausen, Jacqueline Chen, & Franki Kung.
bit.ly/3HkcyBf
bit.ly/3HkcyBf
New preprint -- we (me, @klempert.bsky.social, Dave Wolk, and Joe Kable) examined whether characteristic aging-related changes in cognition and personality show up on six online platforms (3 crowdsourcing sites -- MTurk, CloudResearch Toolkit, & Prolific, and 3 panels). osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/
OSF
osf.io
July 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New preprint -- we (me, @klempert.bsky.social, Dave Wolk, and Joe Kable) examined whether characteristic aging-related changes in cognition and personality show up on six online platforms (3 crowdsourcing sites -- MTurk, CloudResearch Toolkit, & Prolific, and 3 panels). osf.io/preprints/ps... 1/
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New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
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do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists
July 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
do you ever stare at the ceiling and think about how the worldwide scientific establishment did the impossible and created a COVID vaccine in under a year and the response of the general public has been to go on an unstoppable rampage to destroy science and scientists
Press for my new article with @profsanderlinden.bsky.social !
The neuroscience of misinformation and ways to counter it
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
The neuroscience of misinformation: A research agenda
The global spread of misinformation is undermining democracies worldwide. In this
NeuroView, we explain how neuroscience can inform our basic understanding of what
makes the brain susceptible to false...
www.cell.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Press for my new article with @profsanderlinden.bsky.social !
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New paper out in Neuron today with the great @indecisionwins.bsky.social.
We call upon neuroscientists of all stripes to work on the neuroscience of misinformation: what makes the brain susceptible, how does it spread, & how can we optimize interventions? 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lG3e3BtfH...
We call upon neuroscientists of all stripes to work on the neuroscience of misinformation: what makes the brain susceptible, how does it spread, & how can we optimize interventions? 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lG3e3BtfH...
June 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New paper out in Neuron today with the great @indecisionwins.bsky.social.
We call upon neuroscientists of all stripes to work on the neuroscience of misinformation: what makes the brain susceptible, how does it spread, & how can we optimize interventions? 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lG3e3BtfH...
We call upon neuroscientists of all stripes to work on the neuroscience of misinformation: what makes the brain susceptible, how does it spread, & how can we optimize interventions? 👇
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lG3e3BtfH...