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Linda Skitka
@lindaskitka.bsky.social
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Emerita Distinguished Professor, U of Illinois Chicago | Michigan & Cal-Berkeley Grad | Social, Political, and Moral Psychologist | Endlessly Curious | https://sites.google.com/view/lindaskitka

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Linda J. Skitka is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Skitka's research bridges a number of areas of inquiry including social, political, and moral psychology. .. more

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 7h
Egg in a nest

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 11h
This is such a good read on the “men are in crisis” take and its blind spots—>

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 14h
A must read by @winterjessica.bsky.social. Impeccable.

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What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
@durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov VOTE NO!!!!!

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
You use a calculator like this one to play out different scenarios. www.calculator.net/amortization...
Amortization Calculator
This amortization calculator returns monthly payment amounts as well as displays a schedule, graph, and pie chart breakdown of an amortized loan.
www.calculator.net

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
Side note to those with 30-year mortgages: If you can afford a slightly higher payment, consider refinancing to get a 10 or 15 year mortgage. Assuming you get the same or a lower interest rate, you could save tons and tons in interest over the life of the loan.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
INTEREST, not including the principal!

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
On a $300K loan at 7% interest (current rates are about 6.78%), you would pay close to $800K interest
katelynburns.com Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 2d
this would be SO MUCH INTEREST

HOLY FUCK
ddayen.bsky.social David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d
Trying to think of a worse idea but I'm coming up short

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 2d
this would be SO MUCH INTEREST

HOLY FUCK
ddayen.bsky.social David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d
Trying to think of a worse idea but I'm coming up short
FHFA's Bill Pulte pitches a 50-year mortgage.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
@wyden.senate.gov

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
A bit on the nose: The post I saw right before this one was a dem senator saying that the Republicans are trying to sneak a national abortion ban into their funding bill.
jerushajane.bsky.social Jerusha Jane @jerushajane.bsky.social · 2d
“Resistance to motherhood—or mothering responsibilities—poses a problem for the engineers [of our DIY society] because trapping girls and women in motherhood is the quickest way to conscript them into doing the work of the social safety net.”

—Jessica Calarco, Holding It Together

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Jerusha Jane @jerushajane.bsky.social · 2d
“Resistance to motherhood—or mothering responsibilities—poses a problem for the engineers [of our DIY society] because trapping girls and women in motherhood is the quickest way to conscript them into doing the work of the social safety net.”

—Jessica Calarco, Holding It Together

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Aaron Sojourner, Greg Linden

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Dan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · 2d
I often think about how the government hounded Aaron Swartz to death for scraping Jstor, yet all these AI companies scraped almost literally all of human knowledge (and continue to do so even when they're told to stop) and have had no criminal consequences.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
I don’t know how available it all still is, but adding the content from all the discussions in the Facebook methods groups would be interesting as well.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 2d
At first glance, Justice Jackson’s administrative stay seemed pretty puzzling. @stevevladek explains what is most likely going on—->
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Stephen Pimpare

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
Helpful explanation—>
mikesacks.bsky.social Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 3d
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.

-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Rosemary A. Joyce, Daniel W. Drezner , and 1 more

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3d
The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
It may surprise folks that Justice Jackson, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the Court's behavior on emergency applications from the Trump administration, acquiesced in even a temporary pause of the district court's ruling in this case. But as I read the order, which says a lot more than a typical "administrative stay" from the Court, Jackson was stuck between a rock and a hard place-given the incredibly compressed timing that was created by the circumstances of the case. In a world in which Justice Jackson either knew or suspected that at least five of the justices would grant temporary relief to the Trump administration if she didn't, the way she structured the stay means that she was able to try to control timing of the Supreme Court's (forthcoming) review-and to create pressure for it to happen faster than it otherwise might have. In other words, it's a compromise-one with which not everyone will agree, but which strikes me as eminently defensible under these unique (and, let's be clear, maddening and entirely f-ing avoidable) circumstances.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Steve Peers, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 2 more

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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 3d
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.

-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
???
stevevladeck.bsky.social Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.

The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Linda J. Skitka, Steve Peers , and 8 more

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.

The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
Right? The only thing I can think of is Democrats want it, therefore he can’t allow it.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
I honestly don't understand why he's so determined to withhold SNAP.
lawrencehurley.bsky.social Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Scott L. Greer

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 3d
OVER A MILLION USERS

DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT

EVERY *WEEK*

what the fuck are we DOING here
ryanmarino.bsky.social Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3d
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
jonathancohn.bsky.social Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4d
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3d
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
Oops— I think you meant to acknowledge someone else!

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Jürgen Maier, Andrew Livingstone

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Mario Gollwitzer @mariogollwitzer.bsky.social · 3d
Are victimhood claims in political party manifestos and election programs on the rise? Yes, they are! Check out a brand new paper authored by @marlenevoit.bsky.social , @lucaskohler.bsky.social et al. -- published yesterday in @polpsyispp.bsky.social. Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/pops....
Victimhood claims in German political manifestos
Political campaigns often work with victimhood claims—stories construed around an (alleged) injustice that needs to be redressed or retaliated against. Notably, scholars have argued that victimhood c...
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