Jonathan Corbin
@jonathancorbin.bsky.social
Behavioral scientist. Psych. blogger.
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I have libertarian friends who make great points about the dangers of powerful governments and the value of privacy and free association.
I have democratic socialist friends who make great points about the value of universal government services.
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I have democratic socialist friends who make great points about the value of universal government services.
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Emails to Epstein about trying to make negative articles about him disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Emails to Epstein about trying to make negative articles about him disappear.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
At this point, I might not be surprised if there actually was a pee tape and the New York times has had it since 2015.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
At this point, I might not be surprised if there actually was a pee tape and the New York times has had it since 2015.
So this is where Republican pundits are now?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So this is where Republican pundits are now?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Trying to nitpick on how underage the girls were...
Does Megyn think this will increase the share of Republican voters?
Probably not a good sign for the economy when the government "dog ate my homework's" the jobs numbers.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Probably not a good sign for the economy when the government "dog ate my homework's" the jobs numbers.
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"The Trump gap" is going to appear on so many charts from this era in many fields
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The Trump gap" is going to appear on so many charts from this era in many fields
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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The strong implication is bad. But, as an evidentiary matter, the timing is critical because it was written before Donald Trump became a serious candidate for the presidency. If you're weighing credibility, that is a crucial factor to consider.
This one is potentially worse — Epstein is strongly implying that Trump had sex with one of his victims
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The strong implication is bad. But, as an evidentiary matter, the timing is critical because it was written before Donald Trump became a serious candidate for the presidency. If you're weighing credibility, that is a crucial factor to consider.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Call these Senators! www.senate.gov/senators/sen... HOLD THE LINE!!!
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Call these Senators! www.senate.gov/senators/sen... HOLD THE LINE!!!
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
1 @schumer.senate.gov
2 @welch.senate.gov
3 @SenatorRosen
4 @ossoff.bsky.social
5 @SenatorBaldwin
6 @SenatorKelly
7 @SenatorPeters
8 @shaheen.senate.gov
9 @durbin.senate.gov
10 @hassan.senate.gov
11 @slotkin.senate.gov
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Trump administration is now literally *fighting* to deny food to 42 million people, more than a third of them children.
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Read that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Shame
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Shame
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Chicago residents say immigration enforcement is leading to children getting tear-gassed www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Chicago residents say immigration enforcement is leading to children getting tear-gassed www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I get why folks emphasize the terrible things ICE is doing to US citizens as opposed to non-citizens, but I think it is worth saying that what they are doing is evil regardless of who the target is.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I get why folks emphasize the terrible things ICE is doing to US citizens as opposed to non-citizens, but I think it is worth saying that what they are doing is evil regardless of who the target is.
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once a week the president says into a microphone out loud "I simply love dictators, it's so great how they order people around, nobody disobeys them, it's wonderful"
Trump: "I want my cabinet to behave like [Xi Jinping's staff]. I'm demanding that....I've never seen men so scared in their lives...JD doesn't behave like that. JD butts into conversations."
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
once a week the president says into a microphone out loud "I simply love dictators, it's so great how they order people around, nobody disobeys them, it's wonderful"
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New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani is kicking off with a big move: bringing former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/99csETK
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/99csETK
Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani is kicking off with a big move: bringing former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/99csETK
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/99csETK
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In NK Jemisin’s outstanding The City We Became, Staten Island abandons NYC to join forces with an Cthulhu-like eldritch horror attacking the city, and the city responds by adopting Jersey City as its fifth borough.
No reason we can’t do that swap in real life.
No reason we can’t do that swap in real life.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
In NK Jemisin’s outstanding The City We Became, Staten Island abandons NYC to join forces with an Cthulhu-like eldritch horror attacking the city, and the city responds by adopting Jersey City as its fifth borough.
No reason we can’t do that swap in real life.
No reason we can’t do that swap in real life.
Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor race -- first female governor of Virginia!
And if we still have remotely fair Federal elections in the future, I wouldn't be surprised to see her in the Oval Office.
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And if we still have remotely fair Federal elections in the future, I wouldn't be surprised to see her in the Oval Office.
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Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
NBC News projects Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the governorship and become the first woman to lead the state.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor race -- first female governor of Virginia!
And if we still have remotely fair Federal elections in the future, I wouldn't be surprised to see her in the Oval Office.
share.google/zFWhikqKctwE...
And if we still have remotely fair Federal elections in the future, I wouldn't be surprised to see her in the Oval Office.
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Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.