Norbert Schwarz

@nschwarz.bsky.social

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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 · 14h

Same sex marriage stands. For now.
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Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Decision

The court said it wouldn’t take up an appeal seeking to overturn a 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 14h

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Trump Pardons Giuliani, Meadows and Dozens of Others Over 2020 Election

The president’s top allies will receive a “full, complete and unconditional” pardon, a document released by the U.S. pardon attorney said.

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Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Richard F. Catalano, John McLaren , and 6 more Norbert Schwarz, Richard F. Catalano, John McLaren, Melanie C. Green, David R. Miller, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Harvey J. Kaye

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.

Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.

Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown

Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.

www.politico.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Elizabeth Saunders, Norbert Schwarz , and 3 more Anna O. Law, Elizabeth Saunders, Norbert Schwarz, David R. Miller, Magda Teter, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.

Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

So Democrats get:

1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays

2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail

3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts

Those all seem like wins for the GOP.

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Norbert Schwarz, Will Jennings , and 5 more Michael E. Mann, Norbert Schwarz, Will Jennings, W. Andy Knight, Scott A. Imberman, Michael D. McDonald, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.

(Video: Marisa Schultz)

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d

The Christian President prevents states from feeding the poor. Cruelty is the point.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...

Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

www.nytimes.com

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 1d

Department of War removes A memorial for African-American WW2 soldiers from a European cemetery while restoring Confederate memorials at home.

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 1d

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Reposted by Jonathan Portes, Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele , and 40 more Jonathan Portes, Anna O. Law, Kim L. Scheppele, Simon Hix, Norbert Schwarz, Jon Pierre, Steve Peers, David Feldman, Rosemary A. Joyce, Philip N. Cohen, Martin Paul Eve, Andrew Curry, Lesley A. Hall, Robert J. Spitzer, Juan Cole, Trevon D. Logan, Gerald Friedman, Alison Johnson, Victor Galaz, Will Lowe, Claudia Diehl, C. Kirabo Jackson, Michael H. Whitworth, Michael D. McDonald, Anne Norton, Brian Keegan, Jason Lyall, Mark Robinson, Tom Stoppard, Karen L. Cox, Julie Novkov, Brooke Harrington, Rebecca Zorach, David S. Tanenhaus, Nancy M. Wingfield, Magda Teter, Seth Frey, Aidan O’Sullivan, Virginia Sapiro, Dunlap, David Darmofal, Peter Jacobs, Kristina McElheran

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 1d

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

“These are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities...now they have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game.”

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms

TPS expired for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans on Friday. Many are shuttering business, selling homes and boarding planes, or scrambling to find a way to stay.

www.washingtonpost.com

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Mobile face tracking

www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...

Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people

The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.

www.npr.org

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Hi -- here's my Scholar link. Thanks!
scholar.google.com/citations?us...

scholar.google.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers , and 8 more Norbert Schwarz, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers, Fabián Muniesa, Juan Cole, Robert C. Richards, Aaron Sojourner, Jacob T. Levy, Mark Rice, Manisha Sinha, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Elections in democracies determine who administers the government; they do not alter whom the government is for. Under any administration, Republican or Democratic, the United States government exists to serve the people of the United States, regardless of their partisan affiliation. Besides, Americans are not as easily divided as Trump might think. Millions of Republican voters live in New York, just as millions of Democrats live in Texas. He cannot tell whom he is punishing by glancing at an electoral map. But even if he could, Trump’s acts of extortion have no place in a democracy. They belong in a protection racket: If you support Trump, you are protected; if you do not, you are vulnerable. If you donate enough cash to Trump, you may receive favorable treatment, including immunity from the law. If you oppose Trump, you may be prosecuted.

This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Steve Peers, David Feldman , and 4 more Norbert Schwarz, Steve Peers, David Feldman, Juan Cole, Robert C. Richards, Melanie C. Green, Gerald Friedman

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:

First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.

Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump’s approval rating dropped to lowest level of any president at this time in cycle.
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Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

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Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, John Horgan, David R. Miller

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d

So much winning. Consumer outlook and assessment of current economic conditions match at 50 year lows.

Cape May Dave - proud vermin @capemaydave.bsky.social · 3d

#EconSky

U Michigan Index of Consumer Expectations and Current Conditions - 50 years worth

https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/files/chiceh.pdf

https://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/files/chicch.pdf

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d

Norman Rockwell's family on MAGA"s abuse of his images.

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

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Cape May Dave - proud vermin @capemaydave.bsky.social · 3d

#EconSky

U Michigan Index of Consumer Expectations and Current Conditions - 50 years worth

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 3d

More health negligence: Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response.

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Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

www.npr.org

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 4d

If you defended immigrants you can't be an immigration judge?

www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds

NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

www.npr.org

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Daniel W. Drezner

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 6d

Trump tries to build a fake wall of inevitability around everything he does.

Today, voters - literally from sea to shining sea - broke through all that, and this is just the beginning.

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d

Here we go. The next round of election denialism.

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Trump: California mail-in ballot policy under ‘legal and criminal’ review

The president argued the state’s redistricting push is a "giant scam" shutting out Republicans.

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Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d

You're braver than I.

Norbert Schwarz @nschwarz.bsky.social · 6d

A glorious 3 weeks, sandwiched between 3 months to too muggy and 6 months of too cold. But very pretty with lovely crisp air.

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Linda J. Skitka

Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 7d

The Supreme Court Enabled Revenge Prosecutions

Chief Justice John Roberts said sweeping immunity was necessary to avoid a president who would “prosecute his predecessors."

In the year since, rather than preventing the weaponization of prosecutions, the court has unleashed it.

Gift Article

Opinion | How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.

60 Minutes Obeys in Advance

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