@steveread
Professor of Social Psychology, University of Southern California. Interested in Computational modeling of personality, decision-making, social reasoning, and social behavior. Also interested in relating this to Neuroscience
the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year
the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter
www.statesman.com/business/art...
There was no good plan ahead of time. The administration wasn't listening to <40s viewpoint abt the war in Gaza.
She, however, was the last time I felt real hope for an extended period. I still get teary-eyed when I hear her voice.
She was our hope to extinguish, or veer away from, fascism.
Russia is reportedly providing Iran with targeting intelligence on U.S. assets, officials told The Washington Post.
Earlier this week, the Pentagon said Russia wasn’t involved. 🤔
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Yesterday, I asked Kristi Noem’s former number 2, whether he disagreed with Noem’s statement that Renee Good & Alex Pretti were “domestic terrorists."
He refused to answer.
It's clear no one in this Administration knows right from wrong. He should not be representing our country.
Graves: There’s been reporting that some troops have been told that this is about starting Armageddon.
Warner: I don’t know whether that’s coming from the White House or just from specific military commanders.
CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa.”
Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.
#cdnpoli
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Guardian points out reporter Estefany Rodriguez “produced reports that were unflattering to ICE” — and she and her husband were in a marked Nashville Noticias vehicle when they grabbed her🤔
She is reportedly being held in Alabama
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Here’s an idea, instead of trying to nationalize elections while lying about what’s in this bill, why don’t you govern responsibly and try to win elections that way? bsky.app/profile/atru...
i cannot get over how incredibly insane it is to think you can pull the same move you did on maduro against the entire regime of iran. in time this will be recognized as caligula-level insane. totally bonkers. hard to even fathom how someone could think this.
Drone strikes hit Camp Victory near Baghdad today, while Baghdad International Airport deals with fires and other attacks by local insurgents loyal to Iran. The airport has been attacked by them at least 5 times in the last 24 hours.
#RadioFreeAmerica
Soon, Pam Bondi and Howard Lutnick will testify before our Committee on Jeffrey Epstein.
This is a huge win for our investigation and the American public, and we’re not stopping there. Anyone with intimate knowledge of Epstein’s crimes should come speak to us.
"Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers" techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/m...
Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo
“A DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credible—and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Congress could have stopped an illegal war. Instead, four Democrats voted to let Donald Trump continue it. War costs lives and taxpayer dollars better spent on healthcare, education, and economic opportunity.
Read my full article from Let’s Address This
Weirdly looking much more like Vincent Price lately. (Apologies, Vincent)
Don't forget he's a credibly accused rapist who drugged a married woman and later paid her off.
And, he killed 185 children and staff this week, while they thought they were safely in school.
If allying yourself with an anti-vax lunatic and helping him gut public health in America while children die of vaccine-preventable diseases doesn’t get you expelled from academia, then the whole system is utterly broken.
The Pentagon can likely get away with using OpenAI’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans under the terms of their contract, legal experts told @matteowong.bsky.social.
During a White House event on college football, Trump mocked and shut down a question about Russia allegedly helping Iran target U.S. assets. “What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We’re talking about something else,” said Trump.
The US and Israel have bombed schools, hospitals and cultural centers. This is pure evil from the US and Israel. Trump couldn't care less about right and wrong.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
U.S. & Israeli militaries have not yet achieved air superiority over Iran
Trump’s war with Iran will become a lot more costly in terms of human lives, physical & psychological injuries, equipment, & dollars
The American People demand the unredacted Epstein Files!
www.twz.com/news-feature...
Threatening an entire nation’s civilians is not strength; it is the language of collective punishment. When leaders speak as if millions of ordinary people are legitimate targets, they abandon the principles of law, restraint, and human dignity that democracies claim to defend.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring
They just can’t stop lying.
New: Despite an unexpected and significant dip in hiring last month — and other signs of economic strain, including an uptick in gas prices due to the war with Iran — the White House continues to insist the economy is fine and any setbacks are temporary
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...
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For years, strategists have warned national leaders against the temptations of "victory disease," the belief that winning battles means they're winning the war. Leaders throughout history have made this mistake, and Trump seems to be making it now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
