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Linda Skitka
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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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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14h
BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 19h
CBS blocked this interview from appearing in its network, so Colbert put it up on YouTube. Interesting discussion about politics and religion—>

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 19h
"No, funding calls are not a 'waste of time and money'."

By @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy

#AcademicSky

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Paul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 19h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
Breaks your heart. Ice threats in concert with shooter drills is not a good climate for children thriving.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka

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Marsha - Forward Together Hub @forwardtogetherhub.bsky.social · 1d
Love wins again!

The Supreme Court just denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.

There's more to do. 🗳🌟Help @FieldTeam6.org register Democrats. 🌈💙

#Pride #Voterizer #LoveAlwaysWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/zXiTP5q2
Volunteer/Donate to Register Democrats
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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 1d
Important to emphasize how selective it is.

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 1d
Bipartisan support for solar! A new poll of Trump voters shows that 70% of conservatives favor utility-scale solar — when the panels are made in American factories with U.S. materials, story via Canary Media Inc. 🔌💡
Trump may not like solar, but lots of his voters do
A new poll reveals broad support for big solar farms among right-leaning voters — especially if panels meet certain manufacturing criteria.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d
Depressingly common anecdotes about medical care at Dilley and an example of why so many of us have fought against family detention since 2014.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Linda J. Skitka, Robert C. Richards

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d
New hard data show the same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...
The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls
New data on protest activity shows organized anti-Trump actions are 4x the size they were in the president's first term. Your weekly political data roundup for February 15, 2026.
www.gelliottmorris.com

Reposted by Mark A. Lemley, Peter Thorne, Linda J. Skitka , and 11 more

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Mary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 1d
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
jillhasday.bsky.social Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 2d
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Magda Teter, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d
In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2059...

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, John R. Hutchinson, Philip Nel , and 2 more

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d
They want to scare people out of posting ICE-critical content, because they know these posts are turning even their supporters against them. But the better option is to take a page out of their playbook and flood the zone.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀

@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Linda J. Skitka, Nicole Guenther Discenza

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 2d
I'm not trying to add snark. I keep hearing versions of this and think it's useful to consider.

Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court 1. Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.soc... 1d Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn't stopped. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn't stopped. The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people inde... www.reuters.com 11:53 PM Feb 14, 2026 Everybody can reply

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 3d
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Just Say "NO" to the New White House Ballroom
The public comment period has begun about the new White House ballroom and lasts until March 4th. You can go to this link to make your comment: savingplaces.org/... Here is what I wrote — this is just...
www.dailykos.com

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
Some of these “non-lethal” weapons aren’t even allowed in military combat, but are constantly being deployed against peaceful protesters. #ItHasToStop

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
Have they no shame??
darinself.com Darin Self @darinself.com · 3d
ICE has completely broken our social contract.

They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
tinadesireeberg.com Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 3d
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
AI is smart about figuring out what you want and accommodating you. Truth? Not its strong suit.
cursedpingu.bsky.social Former Pingu Child Actor (Communist) @cursedpingu.bsky.social · 3d
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
r/analytics • IOh We just found out our AI has been making up analytics data for 3 months and I'm gonna throw up. Support So we've been using an Al agent since November to answer leadership questions about metrics. It seemed amazing at first fast answers, detailed explanations, everyone loved it. I just found out it's been hallucinating numbers this entire time. Our VP of sales made territory decisions based on data that didn't exist. Our CFO showed the board a deck with fake insights. The Al was just inventing plausible sounding percentages. I only caught it by accident when someone asked me to double check something. I started digging, and holy shit, it's bad.

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Former Pingu Child Actor (Communist) @cursedpingu.bsky.social · 3d
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
r/analytics • IOh We just found out our AI has been making up analytics data for 3 months and I'm gonna throw up. Support So we've been using an Al agent since November to answer leadership questions about metrics. It seemed amazing at first fast answers, detailed explanations, everyone loved it. I just found out it's been hallucinating numbers this entire time. Our VP of sales made territory decisions based on data that didn't exist. Our CFO showed the board a deck with fake insights. The Al was just inventing plausible sounding percentages. I only caught it by accident when someone asked me to double check something. I started digging, and holy shit, it's bad.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3d
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 3d
ICE has completely broken our social contract.

They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
tinadesireeberg.com Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 3d
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Dunlap, David Darmofal

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d
Because for some people Kamala Harris “wasn’t clicking” for them.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
We live in truly weird times.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d
I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly
rickhasen.bsky.social Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 3d
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Daniel Kuehn

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d
I'm going to need you to sit down and read this headline slowly

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Linda Skitka @lindaskitka.bsky.social · 3d
With very good reason, too given what is happening at public universities.
joshcowenmi.bsky.social Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 3d
One reason elite, high quality private K12 providers are still super hesitant to get themselves involved in taking voucher cash (apart from not needing the bailout) is they’re worried that one day the government will tell them what they can and can’t teach too
natashabertrand.bsky.social Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 4d
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...