Jonathan Corbin
@jonathancorbin.bsky.social
Behavioral scientist. Psych. blogger.
“You even picked the ideal weather. Overcast and chilly. Perfect for staying inside and reading"
voxpopsci.com
“You even picked the ideal weather. Overcast and chilly. Perfect for staying inside and reading"
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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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I have democratic socialist friends who make great points about the value of universal government services.
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I wonder how many lives have been ruined because of folks who quit anti-depressants because a side effect is weight gain and our society still punishes you if you don't fit an unrealistic, narrow body shape.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I wonder how many lives have been ruined because of folks who quit anti-depressants because a side effect is weight gain and our society still punishes you if you don't fit an unrealistic, narrow body shape.
If you have kids and managed to do anything today -- nice job!
Way to move those mountains.
Way to move those mountains.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you have kids and managed to do anything today -- nice job!
Way to move those mountains.
Way to move those mountains.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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This year explaining regression to the mean took forever but I’m sure next year will be better.
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This year explaining regression to the mean took forever but I’m sure next year will be better.
Just finished Severance... Such a good show -- the ending was definitely unsatisfying, but that seems to be Ben Stiller's thing...
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just finished Severance... Such a good show -- the ending was definitely unsatisfying, but that seems to be Ben Stiller's thing...
After an eternity of "Blaze and the Monster Machines", we've discovered that our kid loves "Is it Cake?"
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
Alt: Sweet relief
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After an eternity of "Blaze and the Monster Machines", we've discovered that our kid loves "Is it Cake?"
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
How is Lawrence not one of the most popular musical groups in the country?
I just feel like they check every box and then some...
I just feel like they check every box and then some...
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
How is Lawrence not one of the most popular musical groups in the country?
I just feel like they check every box and then some...
I just feel like they check every box and then some...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
Pluribus has me hooked
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Pluribus has me hooked
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To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
To be very clear, Virginia Giuffre was made to say she mistakenly identified Alan Dershowitz as one of the people who sexually abused her. Here is the proof from this week's Epstein files dropped by the House Oversight Committee.
Emails to Epstein about trying to make negative articles about him disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Emails to Epstein about trying to make negative articles about him disappear.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
At this point, I might not be surprised if there actually was a pee tape and the New York times has had it since 2015.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
At this point, I might not be surprised if there actually was a pee tape and the New York times has had it since 2015.
So this is where Republican pundits are now?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So this is where Republican pundits are now?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Probably not a good sign for the economy when the government "dog ate my homework's" the jobs numbers.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Probably not a good sign for the economy when the government "dog ate my homework's" the jobs numbers.
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"The Trump gap" is going to appear on so many charts from this era in many fields
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The Trump gap" is going to appear on so many charts from this era in many fields