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Norbert Schwarz
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Social psychologist at the University of Southern California. Reposts are not endorsements.

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Norbert Schwarz is Provost Professor in the Department of Psychology and the USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a co-director of the USC Dornsife Mind and Society Center. .. more

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 2d
1.6 million people who were in the country legally lost their legal status in 2025. Some on the day of naturalization, at the oath ceremony. www.npr.org/2025/12/23/g...
Immigrants now have fewer legal options to stay in the U.S. under Trump
The 1.6 million number marks the largest-ever effort to strip permissions for immigrants who attempted to migrate to the country through legal means, advocates say.
www.npr.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d
Our daily kleptocracy.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office (Gift Article)
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 4d
NYT video documentation of ICE operations in Los Angeles -- brutal war games justified with lies.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 4d
Would you expect a politician to win an election when voters think his top five characteristics are BOLD, DANGEROUS, CORRUPT, CRUEL, and RACIST? [yougov survey, Dec 12-15, 2025]

today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Iikka Korhonen, Jonathan Hopkin , and 5 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff

BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?

HASSETT: Uhh --

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Joe R. Feagin, Smith , and 1 more

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The Verge @theverge.com · 5d
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.

Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Verge headline: Death is the Policy 2025 Year in review Photo illustration depicts RFK Jr surrounded by disease particles

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 6d
“The noise in human peer reviews is crucial because it arises from the variability in human experience and practical knowledge — two features that no model’s training corpus can fully capture,” writes Giorgio F. Gilestro in Nature about the introduction of AI peer reviews. #Academicsky 🧪
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
go.nature.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d
Trump’s pardons don't merely eliminate punishment, they allow criminals to enjoy the fruit of their fraud without compensation of the victims. Surprised? 🙄

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
Medical fraud is just fine for Bondi

www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
Today's kleptocracy news: DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
A DHS official leading the process previously worked at the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump nonprofit where the contractor’s CEO was a donor.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 8d
The Bondi Beach massacre would have been much worse without Australia's gun laws that forced the assailants to have to use a bolt-action rifle, writes @ryanlcooper.com.
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
Australia Proves Gun Control Works - The American Prospect
The Bondi mass shooting would have been a lot worse if not for Aussie gun regulations—which if anything aren’t strict enough.
prospect.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 9d
The President is not well.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Reposted by Reece Jones, Shibley Telhami, Elizabeth Saunders , and 23 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 10d
Fighting false election claims is important for democracy. The Center for an Informed Public is a leading voice in this area.

#elections #misinformation #bullshit
katestarbird.bsky.social Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 10d
Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.

uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing
A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond
uw.pressbooks.pub

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Brian Keegan, Michael Evans , and 1 more

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 10d
Since 2020, our team has iterated on a model for “rapid research” to help surface, analyze, & resolve rumors about election administration. This work demonstrates an innovative role for researchers to support public sensemaking during rapidly unfolding events.

uw.pressbooks.pub/rapidresearc...
Being Sensemakers: A Framework for University-Based Rapid Research of Elections, Crisis Events, and Beyond – Simple Book Publishing
A framework for university-based rapid research of elections, crisis events, and beyond
uw.pressbooks.pub

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 10d
1/ Microsoft Copilot (mostly) fabricated a quantitative study for me based on a one-sentence prompt.

The prompt?

"Generate an academic article which shows that right handed university presidents are more effective fundraisers."

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
This attack on free speech hurts scientific exchange, international business, tourism, and many other domains of life that benefit from open exchange. It advances the rapid extension of the surveyance state, needed when politicians see their own citizens as the enemy within.

#FreeSpeech
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 14d
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 13d
Voters broadly support free speech and are concerned about Trump's attempts to restrict it. Detailed polling report w/ full documentation.

#FreeSpeech

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/12...
Voters Largely Do Not Support Restricting Speech, Are Concerned About Trump’s NSPM-7 Memo
Voters are more likely to say Trump will try to restrict each tested type of speech than they are to say they personally support such restrictions.
www.dataforprogress.org

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Norbert Schwarz , and 11 more

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 14d
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Diane Ravitch

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14d
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: "Nice state ya got there. Pity if anything happened to it."

INDIANA: "Oh, *do* fuck off."

Reposted by Steven Heydemann, Norbert Schwarz, Richard E. Lenski , and 15 more

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14d
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.

They are openly saying this.

Who would want to live in a country that works like that?

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

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Bob’s News Feed @bobsnews.bsky.social · 14d
I have decided to open a booth at the Calgary International Airport, selling old burner phones with Pro-MAGA social media accounts.

$200 will get you an iPhone7 with a Facebook page called MAGABob52, full of election conspiracies, racist posts about immigrants, and links to Benny Johnson tweets.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 15d
A list of CIA-backed regime change interventions in Latin America. Not a good history in the potential run-up to a Venezuela addition.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
How Trump’s Venezuela threats echo CIA-backed regime change in Latin America
The escalation targeting President Nicolás Maduro revives a Cold War playbook that had severe and lasting consequences for Latin American democracies and economies.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 15d
The same applies to immigration etc - in polls, the attitudes are more negative the smaller the number of immigrants in a state. Repetition effects are small compared to other inputs.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 15d
#PsychSciSky
#cogpsych
#socialpsychology
ianhussey.mmmdata.io Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 16d
Many psychologists are treating LLMs as if they are the mind of god.

This study had chatGPT rate how central academic disciplines are to various constructs.

Why would chatGPT know this?

Where is the evidence its ratings are reliable or valid?

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 15d
Selling certain chips to China is allegedly a national security concern -- but not if the companies pay off the Trump administration. The defense logic is compelling.

www.pcmag.com/news/trump-n...
Trump: Nvidia Can Sell H200 AI Chips to China, But US Will Get a 25% Cut
Trump says the 'same approach will apply to AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies.'
www.pcmag.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 15d
The survivors of boat attacks are killed to avoid discovery of details of the military campaign in American courts. The desire to avoid courts suggests awareness that the whole thing is illegal. No paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Patrick S. Forscher, Dominik Vogel

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 16d
Many psychologists are treating LLMs as if they are the mind of god.

This study had chatGPT rate how central academic disciplines are to various constructs.

Why would chatGPT know this?

Where is the evidence its ratings are reliable or valid?

compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 16d
The inside story o. Ukraine's secretive drone attack inside Russia. No paywall

www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Inside Ukraine’s Daring ‘Operation Spiderweb’ Attack on Russia
Kyiv’s plan to smuggle more than 100 drones into enemy territory required meticulous planning, high-tech gadgets—and luck.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Norbert Schwarz, Michael Wagner , and 2 more

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16d
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.

It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.