John Flournoy
@johnflournoy.science
johnflournoy.science
Research Scientist, statistical and psychometric methods focus
Also really into technical research infrastructure and tools. Feel free to reach out!
PhD. Pysch, Neuro, Stats, Methods, Phil of Sci.
Research Scientist, statistical and psychometric methods focus
Also really into technical research infrastructure and tools. Feel free to reach out!
PhD. Pysch, Neuro, Stats, Methods, Phil of Sci.
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1. Even Justice ACB seemed alarmed at the implications of anti-trans arguments being used to discriminate against women more broadly during SCOTUS hearings on trans sports.
Experts say not to read too far into it, court likely to overturn rights.
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Even Barrett Seemed Alarmed by the Implications of Anti-Trans Arguments at SCOTUS
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who penned what might be the most virulently anti-trans Supreme Court document in history, had “concerns” about how Hecox and BPJ might impact cisgender women.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
1. Even Justice ACB seemed alarmed at the implications of anti-trans arguments being used to discriminate against women more broadly during SCOTUS hearings on trans sports.
Experts say not to read too far into it, court likely to overturn rights.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Experts say not to read too far into it, court likely to overturn rights.
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This new toolkit by @siembranc.bsky.social has lots of actionable ideas re: ICE - docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Toolkit: Hold ICE Accountable
CONTEXT HOW TO SHOW UP RIGHT NOW ROLES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW ACTIONS THAT CREATE IMPACT COMMON POLITICAL AND CORPORATE TACTICS WHAT CITIES & COUNTIES CAN DO WHAT CORPORATIONS CAN DO HOW TO GET STARTE...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This new toolkit by @siembranc.bsky.social has lots of actionable ideas re: ICE - docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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This is the main thing google is using to justify capex spend on AI in its investor calls, if you were wondering if the bubble will inevitably burst or not
who needs this. who has target volume so high they simply can't goto the actual website.
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This is the main thing google is using to justify capex spend on AI in its investor calls, if you were wondering if the bubble will inevitably burst or not
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The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.
MAGA attacks tiny school where Renee Good's son attends classes: report
The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.The threats started pouring in to Southside Family Charter School after the New York Post r...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.
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this is why I ignore people who say "just protest the right way!"
the issue isn't the method of protest; it's that they're protesting at all.
the issue isn't the method of protest; it's that they're protesting at all.
Violently absurd.
“More than 12 pro-Palestine student protesters were banned from entering Widener Library for two weeks after they staged a silent “study-in” protest at the library late last month, according to an email obtained by The Crimson.”
“More than 12 pro-Palestine student protesters were banned from entering Widener Library for two weeks after they staged a silent “study-in” protest at the library late last month, according to an email obtained by The Crimson.”
Pro-Palestine Students Banned From Widener Library for 2 Weeks After ‘Study-In’ Protest | News | The Harvard Crimson
More than 12 pro-Palestine student protesters were banned from entering Widener Library for two weeks after they staged a silent “study-in” protest at the library late last month.
www.thecrimson.com
October 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
this is why I ignore people who say "just protest the right way!"
the issue isn't the method of protest; it's that they're protesting at all.
the issue isn't the method of protest; it's that they're protesting at all.
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Unbelievable. 3 small children were hospitalized after ICE deployed tear gas and flash bangs on nearby protesters. ICE is totally out of control and Congress must immediately rein them in. 1/2
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: Children hospitalized after flash bang, tear gas hits van
A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during protests in north Minneapolis, leading to three of their six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.
www.fox9.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Unbelievable. 3 small children were hospitalized after ICE deployed tear gas and flash bangs on nearby protesters. ICE is totally out of control and Congress must immediately rein them in. 1/2
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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seeing corporate outlets repeatedly refer to ICE beating the shit out of protesters as “clashes” may be the thing that sends me over the edge
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
seeing corporate outlets repeatedly refer to ICE beating the shit out of protesters as “clashes” may be the thing that sends me over the edge
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They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
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Republicans are lying about what we can all clearly see in the video of Jonathan Ross murdering Renee Nicole Good because that is their strategy for everything.
Force the debate into whether or not obvious facts are real and suck up time away from debating appropriate action.
Force the debate into whether or not obvious facts are real and suck up time away from debating appropriate action.
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Republicans are lying about what we can all clearly see in the video of Jonathan Ross murdering Renee Nicole Good because that is their strategy for everything.
Force the debate into whether or not obvious facts are real and suck up time away from debating appropriate action.
Force the debate into whether or not obvious facts are real and suck up time away from debating appropriate action.
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Media finally (sort of) catching up to the idea that maybe you should accurately reflect what is actually happening on the ground across the united states
Only took them a full fucking year to do it
Only took them a full fucking year to do it
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Media finally (sort of) catching up to the idea that maybe you should accurately reflect what is actually happening on the ground across the united states
Only took them a full fucking year to do it
Only took them a full fucking year to do it
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Yes, and see @jessicacalarco.com's point about how, when the current administration shifts risk to moms, it pushes them to be reactive and "busy":
bsky.app/profile/jess...
bsky.app/profile/jess...
Being a stay at home mom also means you are often 1) plugged into local community in a way most folks aren't (through your kid's school/sports) and 2) around in the hours ICE thinks they can get up to shit because everyone is at work
It sounds like being a stay-at-home mom is now a superpower, because you don’t have an employer, you have a husband. Employers don’t have to pay alimony or negotiate custody of their kids if they fire you for bullshit reasons.
January 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yes, and see @jessicacalarco.com's point about how, when the current administration shifts risk to moms, it pushes them to be reactive and "busy":
bsky.app/profile/jess...
bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Hey Psych people…
We all agree that the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) was a mess, right?
Any thoughts? Reading suggestions? Context you can share?
We all agree that the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) was a mess, right?
Any thoughts? Reading suggestions? Context you can share?
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Hey Psych people…
We all agree that the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) was a mess, right?
Any thoughts? Reading suggestions? Context you can share?
We all agree that the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) was a mess, right?
Any thoughts? Reading suggestions? Context you can share?
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As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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Last night's Bad Art For Good event was *incredible*.
We had ~100p people come out to connect with each other, commiserate over the times we're living through, and make ART!
We folded zines, we distributed ice whistles, we ate a LOT of cupcakes, 10/10, would host events in LA again.
We had ~100p people come out to connect with each other, commiserate over the times we're living through, and make ART!
We folded zines, we distributed ice whistles, we ate a LOT of cupcakes, 10/10, would host events in LA again.
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Last night's Bad Art For Good event was *incredible*.
We had ~100p people come out to connect with each other, commiserate over the times we're living through, and make ART!
We folded zines, we distributed ice whistles, we ate a LOT of cupcakes, 10/10, would host events in LA again.
We had ~100p people come out to connect with each other, commiserate over the times we're living through, and make ART!
We folded zines, we distributed ice whistles, we ate a LOT of cupcakes, 10/10, would host events in LA again.
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They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
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Seems like a great moment to share this again
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Seems like a great moment to share this again
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A lot of government, especially at the federal level, is stopping bad things from happening. It is hard to explain its value when the bad thing does not happen. Take it away, and broader societal risks increase, but the effects may take a while to emerge, and will be contested by those cutting govt.
I generally defend journalism On Here, and will keep doing it. But one genuine failure of the news media is (as @chrislhayes.bsky.social put it) they don’t cover the planes that land. The workings of the Govt only get covered when they fail via incompetence or corruption.
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
A lot of government, especially at the federal level, is stopping bad things from happening. It is hard to explain its value when the bad thing does not happen. Take it away, and broader societal risks increase, but the effects may take a while to emerge, and will be contested by those cutting govt.
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1. A GOP Congressman used his 15 minutes of fame when he was allowed to hold the podium to refer to Rep. Sarah McBride as "Gentleman" on the House floor.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
GOP Congressman Calls McBride "Gentleman" During Her Tribute to Women—Including a Cancer Victim's Memory
A Georgia Republican couldn’t resist turning the moment honoring important Delaware women into a transphobic soundbite for the anti-trans Twitter mob.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
1. A GOP Congressman used his 15 minutes of fame when he was allowed to hold the podium to refer to Rep. Sarah McBride as "Gentleman" on the House floor.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
She rose to speak honoring women in the military and cancer survivors.
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"much [the] larger group [of people who commit violence], are those who commit violence to seek approval and status from others. This is especially true among men who use violence to affirm their masculinity"
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"much [the] larger group [of people who commit violence], are those who commit violence to seek approval and status from others. This is especially true among men who use violence to affirm their masculinity"
Interesting
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Interesting
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Genuinely perplexed at Newsom's comms strategy of spicy-trolling Trump on captured socials while simultaneously hosting a podcast where he performatively capitulates to an endless series of Trumpist media grifters
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Genuinely perplexed at Newsom's comms strategy of spicy-trolling Trump on captured socials while simultaneously hosting a podcast where he performatively capitulates to an endless series of Trumpist media grifters