Chris Martin
@chrismartin76.bsky.social
Psychology. Education. Happiness. Piano. PhD (sociology) @ Emory. Masters (HCI; psychology) @ William and Mary + Georgia Tech. BA (psychology; music) @ Davidson College.
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excuse me I have been actively soliciting Edmund Fitzgerald memes for years
May 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
excuse me I have been actively soliciting Edmund Fitzgerald memes for years
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A Spanish orchestra performs an Estonian Eurovision entry in a fake Italian accent written by a Finn and originally performed by a post-Soviet rap artist.
Welcome to Eur-r-rope!
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youtu.be/yuFZr4xyNMk?...
Welcome to Eur-r-rope!
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youtu.be/yuFZr4xyNMk?...
Espresso Macchiato- Tommy Cash- Grupo Talía
YouTube video by Grupo Talía
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A Spanish orchestra performs an Estonian Eurovision entry in a fake Italian accent written by a Finn and originally performed by a post-Soviet rap artist.
Welcome to Eur-r-rope!
🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
youtu.be/yuFZr4xyNMk?...
Welcome to Eur-r-rope!
🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
youtu.be/yuFZr4xyNMk?...
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The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
Reached the point where I can't tell if "Cancelled" is the name of a special, or if a show has actually been cancelled.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reached the point where I can't tell if "Cancelled" is the name of a special, or if a show has actually been cancelled.
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Looney Tunes comes to life…
Wile E Coyote vs the Road Runner ‘Beep! Beep!’
Wile E Coyote vs the Road Runner ‘Beep! Beep!’
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Looney Tunes comes to life…
Wile E Coyote vs the Road Runner ‘Beep! Beep!’
Wile E Coyote vs the Road Runner ‘Beep! Beep!’
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Election results showed a nationalized thermostatic backlash against the party of the president, similar to 1st Trump term but with even smaller candidate & issue effects & regardless of turnout.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Election results showed a nationalized thermostatic backlash against the party of the president, similar to 1st Trump term but with even smaller candidate & issue effects & regardless of turnout.
Election Day visit to the Georgia Aquarium
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Election Day visit to the Georgia Aquarium
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Good morning! Dick Cheney is dead and I have an obituary that I wrote all the way back in 2017 about this monster!
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/cheney
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/cheney
Cheney - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dick Cheney, one of America’s worst war criminals, is dead. Born in 1941 in Lincoln, Nebraska, which amazingly makes University of Nebraska football only the second most grotesque American cultural ph...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Good morning! Dick Cheney is dead and I have an obituary that I wrote all the way back in 2017 about this monster!
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/cheney
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/cheney
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and see it, say it, sorted.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.
He's continuing to murder important characters, I see
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein concluded that ChatGPT’s summaries of books ”can possibly be found [by a jury] to infringe upon the books they’re trained on.” #GenAI #AI #OpenAI
George R.R. Martin Is Carving Up OpenAI in Court, So Far
The scales have tipped in favor of the 'Game of Thrones' author and his cohort suing OpenAI, with a recent ruling advancing two additional theories of infringement against the AI giant.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
He's continuing to murder important characters, I see
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Worth reading:
“Schools and universities in Israel will soon have to think about how we teach this war. While curriculums are mainly in the hands of the education ministry, concerned citizens should push government officials to encourage students and teachers to scrutinize our conduct in the war.”
“Schools and universities in Israel will soon have to think about how we teach this war. While curriculums are mainly in the hands of the education ministry, concerned citizens should push government officials to encourage students and teachers to scrutinize our conduct in the war.”
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Michael Gross often hears three arguments to justify the high casualty account in Gaza. “These claims, however they seem to offset the moral costs, are partial truths at best, assumptions we must honestly confront through concerted debate and public education.”
Michael Gross often hears three arguments to justify the high casualty account in Gaza. “These claims, however they seem to offset the moral costs, are partial truths at best, assumptions we must honestly confront through concerted debate and public education.”
Opinion | Israel Must Reckon With What It Wrought in Gaza
Israelis must debate three claims: that killing tens of thousands in Gaza was necessary, not Israel’s fault and the inevitable outcome of a high-tech war.
nyti.ms
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Worth reading:
“Schools and universities in Israel will soon have to think about how we teach this war. While curriculums are mainly in the hands of the education ministry, concerned citizens should push government officials to encourage students and teachers to scrutinize our conduct in the war.”
“Schools and universities in Israel will soon have to think about how we teach this war. While curriculums are mainly in the hands of the education ministry, concerned citizens should push government officials to encourage students and teachers to scrutinize our conduct in the war.”
The cyclist took an unexpected turn, as did this news story
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The cyclist took an unexpected turn, as did this news story
I was looking up info on Kennesaw Mountain and found this on their official website: "We are a day use only Battlefield and do not offer any types of lodging facilities."
So one must finish battling by 5pm then and then break for tea?
So one must finish battling by 5pm then and then break for tea?
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I was looking up info on Kennesaw Mountain and found this on their official website: "We are a day use only Battlefield and do not offer any types of lodging facilities."
So one must finish battling by 5pm then and then break for tea?
So one must finish battling by 5pm then and then break for tea?
I feel like listening to Russian string quartets. Hope your day is going better.
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I feel like listening to Russian string quartets. Hope your day is going better.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I expect Bari Weiss will be fired by next summer.
Sorry but 'let's get Dan Brown in here' is better than any joke I could make about Weiss booking guests
Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I expect Bari Weiss will be fired by next summer.
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Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
Prosecuting the Powerful
Historical data shows putting leaders on trial is a healthy democratic practice.
foreignpolicy.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sarkozy is going to jail but he’s not the first one. In our new dataset we track modern leaders who have been prosecuted by their own states. There are 215 of them. Turns out leader prosecution is a common & healthy practice in democracies. Full access link: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/28/d...
David Sloan Wilson speaking at Emory about mind, brain, and culture from a Darwinian perspective
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
David Sloan Wilson speaking at Emory about mind, brain, and culture from a Darwinian perspective
People keep dumping on the NYT but it's worth highlighting the good work that they still do. I found this enlightening because I've followed Francesca Albanese for some time on social media, but had never read a long-form piece on her.
Required reading...
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Opinion | Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
People keep dumping on the NYT but it's worth highlighting the good work that they still do. I found this enlightening because I've followed Francesca Albanese for some time on social media, but had never read a long-form piece on her.
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Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.
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Congrats to Abigail Cassario, one of the winners of SPSP's 2025 Student Publication Prize! Her research with Mark Brandt found minimal evidence that threats like unemployment, immigration, or COVID-19 shift people rightward.
Learn more: ow.ly/TunV50XhgP5
Learn more: ow.ly/TunV50XhgP5
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Congrats to Abigail Cassario, one of the winners of SPSP's 2025 Student Publication Prize! Her research with Mark Brandt found minimal evidence that threats like unemployment, immigration, or COVID-19 shift people rightward.
Learn more: ow.ly/TunV50XhgP5
Learn more: ow.ly/TunV50XhgP5
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes