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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 · 1d
So much winning...

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
Drip, drip, drip... The daily corruption, played as a generations game. Unlocked.

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 2d
Next step in autocracy: erasing the last.

www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Larry W. Hunter, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2d
"Every democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their corruption."

Worth the wait

www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d
Bannon and Chomsky united in consoling Epstein... Unlocked.

#epstein

www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...
‘Ignore It.’ How the Elite Consoled Jeffrey Epstein Over His Crimes.
Emails show how luminaries from politics, business and academia commiserated with the convicted sex offender about his legal troubles and bad press.
www.wsj.com

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · 4d
Gosh, post 2/9 of the thread below had a link that required authentication, here is the direct link to the piece: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Norbert Schwarz, Will Jennings , and 4 more

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 5d
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5d
A Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Minneapolis is really a recognition of people power and it’s the first time a whole city has been put forward for the prize.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d
The threat to elections is getting more real.

#elections

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s New Threats to American Elections
The reasons to worry about election integrity are becoming more urgent.
www.theatlantic.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
The daily lies: ICE claimed a man shattered his skull running into a wall. Minnesota nurses say that’s ‘laughable’
#ICE
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ICE claimed a man shattered his skull running into a wall. Minnesota nurses say that's 'laughable'
Nurses in Minneapolis doubt federal immigration officers' claims that a Mexican immigrant suffered severe injuries by running into a wall. It is the latest incident in the growing friction between fed...
www.latimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 8d
The daily stench: Major investment in Trump's company preceded favorable U.S. decision on AI chips.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 9d
#academicsky
#psychsciesky
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · 10d
Texas A&M ends its women's & gender studies program while hundreds of syllabi remain flagged and censored under top-down review policies.

“I have never seen anything like this.”

— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President

@texasaft.org
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 9d
DHS keeps making false claims about people it has run-ins with. NPR documents the lies.

www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.npr.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 9d
Hours after arrest by ICE, immigrant has eight skull fractures

apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 10d
Republicans' confidence in Trumps mental fitness, democratic values, and ethics declined since inauguration.

Pew survey; no paywall.
pewrsr.ch/3M6JGhU

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Caroline Krafft, Laurent Pech , and 6 more

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AAUP @aaup.org · 10d
Texas A&M ends its women's & gender studies program while hundreds of syllabi remain flagged and censored under top-down review policies.

“I have never seen anything like this.”

— Dr. Leonard Bright, @tamu-aaup.bsky.social President

@texasaft.org
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Mark Rubin, Dirk Richter

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 10d
Editorial by @astridchevance.bsky.social on censorship in academia.

Worth your time.

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky 🧪

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Contemporary censors at work: targeting medical science to shape social reality | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
Contemporary censors at work: targeting medical science to shape social reality - Volume 228 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 11d
Hillary Clinton on empathy, morality, and ICE. No paywall.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 11d
apnews.com/article/trum... facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
Trump facing growing cultural revolt against immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown. The backlash has extended beyond the partisans and activists.
apnews.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 11d
Bruce Springsteen: The Streets of Minneapolis. No paywall.

youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be

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Chicago Booth Review @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social · 11d
“In terms of who’s paying for more of it, it’s disproportionately, almost entirely so far, on the US side,” says Chicago Booth’s Brent Neiman.

www.chicagobooth.edu/review/whos-... #econsky
Who’s Paying for the Tariffs? Mostly US Residents
The highest duties in a century have hiked costs for US manufacturers and remade trade patterns.
www.chicagobooth.edu

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 12d
Trump is still searching for 11,780 votes in Georgia. Perhaps Bondi will now "find" them.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election
The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 12d
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 14d
Kudos to Minnesota's revival of lessons of nonviolent action.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15d
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Henry Jones

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15d
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
bit.ly

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 16d
Again: Feds lie about the killing despite video evidence.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
www.nytimes.com

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 16d
Again.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com

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USC Schaeffer @schaeffer.usc.edu · 17d
Delinking compensation for #PBMs and other middlemen from drug prices – and using fair, transparent fees instead – could save about $95B annually, according to an analysis from USC Schaeffer’s Geoffrey Joyce.
Delinking PBM Compensation From Drug List Prices Could Unleash Major Savings - July 24, 2025 - USC Schaeffer
Reforming payments to PBMs and other pharmacy middlemen could lower annual U.S. drug spending by nearly $100 billion without hurting innovation, finds Schaeffer Center research. - July 24, 2025
schaeffer.usc.edu

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 17d
White House posts deep fakes -- altered photos on government accounts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
www.nytimes.com