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In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad | Pew Research Center Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.

A majority of Americans (53%) now see their fellow citizens as MORALLY BAD. Another marker of a divided country. Pew survey of moral evaluations of many issues in 25 countries. Detailed report; no paywall.

#psychscisky #socialpsych #sociology #moralPhil

www.pewresearch.org?p=290236

Research in cognitive psychology demonstrates that humans are prone to confirmation bias and motivated reasoning (Wason, 1960; Kunda, 1990).
#TruthAsCivicResponsibility #TheCourageToBeHonest #TruthMatters #BuildingTrust #CognitiveBias #Psychology #BrainScience #EvidenceBased

Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” r...

Published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, research by cognitive psychologist Shane Littrell introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale (CBSR), a tool designed to measure susceptibility to impressive-but-empty organizational rhetoric.

news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

It is an existential imperative that we begin a serious global dialogue about how ‘experts’ as the media uses the term, consistently lag behind us laymen when it comes to Knowing Some Bullshit When We See It.

Ai boosters are misinformation peddlers who have been lying about this since 2023 when they lied and said gpt 4 tricked a Taskrabbit into solving a captcha (it didn’t do this btw). These lies have enriched other liars and killed people and they are responsible

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Here are readers’ favorite pizza spots in each Tacoma neighborhood A guide to the best pizza joints in town, voted for by our readers - including everything from dive bars to breweries to local chains.

A guide to the best pizza joints in town, voted for by our readers - including everything from dive bars to breweries to local chains.

Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

Meet The Hypocrites: Tim Sheehy

Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.

Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

The day before Kristi Noem was fired, I confronted her about DHS wrongfully detaining American citizens, some of whom were sitting right behind her.

I’m grateful for their voices and the continued work of UnidosMN. This fight is far from over — I’m not stopping.

The Portland Association of Teachers says its members have been asked to take up to four furlough days before the end of the current school year to patch a $14 million midyear budget deficit.
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Charges dropped against ex-Pasco teacher accused of inappropriate messages He taught at a middle school in Pasco until 2024.

He taught at a middle school in Pasco until 2024.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• More hardline than father
• He’s the IRGC candidate
• Relatively young: 56
• Avoids public
• Trusted by father, clerics
• Was in military during Iraq-Iran war
• His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father

Love and thoughts 💟 from Canada 🇨🇦 to Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A thing that’s shocking me about the lack of coverage is air safety info. Hi, Glasgow folk, from a Southern Californian transplant: ash from old buildings is super gnarly. Please wear a respirator if you need to be near the scene.

Queen Street is still available, but it goes different places!

LIVE updates from Glasgow's Union Street as multiple buildings collapse The fire took hold on Union Street this afternoon, before speading to Gordon Street. Glasgow Central is closed and a nearby hotel has been evacuated.

Updates on the Union St fire in Glasgow

The Union Corner was built in 1851 so is a huge loss of architecture as well as the livelihoods of numerous folk. When it's finally out we'll need answers as to why it wasn't controllable

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2591832...

Screenshot of an X post by HasanAbi commenting on how to discuss trans issues with median voters. The post quotes Marco Foster, who says the anti-trans campaign in Maine is funded by an out-of-state billionaire to distract from tax discussions and notes that very few trans kids compete in high school sports there. Below is a podcast-style video still of a man speaking into a microphone.

When you hear them target any vulnerable community—immigrants, trans people, refugees—ask first why they're trying to distract and divide us. Don't fall for it.

Origins Season 4 to chronicle Japanese American imprisonment Filmmaker Andrew Inaba was awarded $40,000 for his docuseries as the next Origins grantee at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Origins Season 4 to chronicle Japanese American imprisonment
SIFF - Winning filmmaker Andrew Inaba will create a short-form docuseries telling the story of JA imprisonment following the attack on Pearl Harbor through the unique lens of Pacific Northwest communities
www.cascadepbs.org/articles/bri...

‘Train Dreams’ is nominated for 4 Oscars. See where it was filmed in Washington The award-winning movie is “a love letter to WA locations,” one expert said.

The award-winning movie is “a love letter to WA locations,” one expert said.

Can Idaho lawmakers bar children, pregnant women from getting COVID-19 vaccine? A lawmaker compared getting the vaccine with using meth. The Idaho Medical Association said his bill would infringe on medical freedoms.

"...on Wednesday, [Idaho's] Sen. Brandon Shippy, R-New Plymouth, proposed a bill that would bar children and pregnant women in Idaho from getting mRNA vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, for the next two years."
Read more at: www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

Oregon’s sea level forecasts more accurate than many around the globe, scientist says The Cascade Subduction Zone affects where the ocean meets the land, and that land is rising in some parts of the Oregon Coast.

A recent study in the scientific journal Nature says many forecasters are underestimating how much sea level will rise due to climate change in the years ahead.

Tacoma juice shop that abruptly closed last year is set to reopen Plans for a second location dragged on for years, leaving the owners of Tacoma’s juice shop scrambling late last year. An investor will help it reopen.

Plans for a second location dragged on for years, leaving the owners of Tacoma’s juice shop scrambling late last year. An investor will help it reopen.

‘Train Dreams’ is nominated for 4 Oscars. See where it was filmed in Washington The award-winning movie is “a love letter to WA locations,” one expert said.

The award-winning movie is “a love letter to WA locations,” one expert said.

OPB Specials | Indigenous spirituality inside Oregon prisons Volunteers bring indigenous spiritual practices to incarcerated Native Americans in Oregon

Done with the imperialism and Abrahamic religibullies.
#LoveYourMother 🌎
watch.opb.org/video/indige...

The Eugene Gleemen celebrate 100 years of performing ‘for the sheer joy of singing’ On Tuesday evenings in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, men fill the front five rows of the nave. Usually, people gather here to pray. But tonight, these men are here to sing.

Over 50 men make up The Eugene Gleemen, an all-male chorus that’s been an institution in the area for a century.

Child rape suspect arrested again in Richland on child porn charges He allegedly had the images and videos with

He allegedly had the images and videos with

Olympia parents worry school closures are imminent as district plans $4M in cuts Superintendent Patrick Murphy said he will bring a reduction in force plan to the next district board meeting.

Superintendent Patrick Murphy said he will bring a reduction in force plan to the next district board meeting.

New 6,000-square-foot thrift store opening in Pierce County. Here’s where A similar 20,000-square-foot thrift store run by the same nonprofit opened in Olympia this January.

A similar 20,000-square-foot thrift store run by the same nonprofit opened in Olympia this January.

‘There’s a better future here’: Lunar New Year festivities bring hope to Portland’s Chinatown The annual dragon dance and parade in Portland’s Chinatown exposes families to cultural celebrations, brings hope for the area that has been “neglected,” people said.

The annual dragon dance and parade in Portland’s Chinatown exposes families to cultural celebrations, brings hope for the area that has been “neglected,” people said.

Screenshot from VZV co-founder Jade Buchanan doing one of our first media interviews. CityNews describes him on the screen as "Jade Buchanan, bike share enthusiast"

There's a great Motion from @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social coming to Council this Wednesday, March 11th to improve bike share in the region! (full text: council.vancouver.ca/20260311/doc...)

As card-carrying bike share enthusiasts, we are excited. Here's how to support:

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