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December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM

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REEEEEEEEEED GUAAAAAAAAARDS

gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 4d

OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:

November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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It sucks shit that MAGA is doing American Red Guards

gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 5d

idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was

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Mel Curth (She/They)
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Please note that I am not deducting points because you have certain beliefs, but instead I am deducting point for you posting a reaction paper that does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive.
While you are entitled to your own personal beliefs, there is an appropriate time or place to implement them in your reflections. I encourage all students to question or challenge the course material with other empirical findings or testable hypotheses, but using your own personal beliefs to argue against the findings of not only this article, but the findings of countless articles across psychology, biology, sociology, etc. is not best practice.
You argue that abiding by normative gender roles is beneficial (it is perfectly fine to believe this. but to then say that evervone should act
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the same, while also saying that people aren't pressured into gendered expectations is contradictory, especially since your arguments reflect a religious pressure to act in gender-stereotypical ways. You can say that strict gender norms don't create gender stereotypes, but that isn't true by definition of what a stereotype is. Please note that acknowledging gender stereotypes does not immediately denote a negative connotation, a nuance this article discusses.
Additionally, to call an entire group of people
"demonic" is highly offensive, especially a minoritized population. You are entitled to your own beliefs, but this isn't a vague narrative of
"society pushes lies," but instead the result of countless years developing psychological and scientific evidence for these claims and directly interacting with the communities involved. You may personally disagree with this, but that
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doesn't change the fact that every major psychological, medical, pediatric, and psychiatric association in the United States acknowledges that, biologically and psychologically, sex and gender is neither binary nor fixed.
I implore you apply some more perspective and empathy in your work. If you personally disagree with the findings, then by all means share your criticisms, but make sure to do so in a way that is appropriate and using the methodology of empirical psychology, as aligned with the learning goals in this class. If you have any additional questions or concerns about this or would like some additional educational resources, I would be happy to discuss this further and provide you with them.
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Megan Waldron (She/Her/Hers)
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Samantha, I am the other instructor for this course, and I have also taken the time to read your paper. I concur with Mel on the grade you received. This paper should not be considered as a completion of the assignment.
Everyone has different ways in which they see the world, but in an academic course such as this you are being asked to support your ideas with empirical evidence and higher-level reasoning.
I find it concerning that you state at the beginning of your paper that you do not think bullying ("teasing") is a bad thing. In addition, your paper directly and harshly criticizes your peers and their opinions, which are just as valuable as yours. Disagreeing with others is fine, but there is a respectful way to go about it. That goes for discussion posts as well as reaction
papers.
Please employ more thoughtfulness in your future assignments
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November 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM

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But wait! There’s more.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6d

I mean, as fighting words as it gets here from a GOP official against the White House.

The state senator said he declined the invitation and believes it violates the Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees.

Walker said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation and actually cause someone to lose their job over it.”

November 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM

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November 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM

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The housing ballot questions didn’t go far enough - we must disband community boards. www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/uws-meeting-...

UWS Meeting Erupts Over 850-Unit Housing Plan: "This is Going to be a Disaster”

A routine Community Board 7 meeting turned into one of the most contentious neighborhood showdowns of the year on Wednesday, as residents and board members sharply criticized the city’s plan to demoli...

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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM

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A Dem SuperPAC should run wall to wall ads during the GOP primary calling this guy a gutless coward without the courage of his convictions.

There needs to be a political price for Cassidy’s brand of amoral cowardice, even if a Dem can’t win in Louisiana.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

TAPPER: RFK Jr, according to his own family, is causing real damage. You don't seem willing to criticize him by name

CASSIDY: Clearly you want me to be on the record saying something negative. It makes news if Republicans fight each other

T: I don't even know that he's a Republican

C: Or whatever

November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM

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A couple things happened to me today that demonstrate how people get terminally brain poisoned online

1) I got blocked by someone I consider a good poster for doing a snarky reply and I got offended

2) I prompted ChatGPT to create a rendering and felt the genuine creative pride of ownership

November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM

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Randall Munroe

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Car Size

xkcd.com/3167/

4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...

November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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Today was a bad day to have eyes and know know how to read

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20d

The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.

November 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM

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It won’t happen, but Mamdani should rip out the statues, toss them in the Hudson, and hand the keys to Habitat/RiseBoro as a homeless outreach center in the “park”. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/13/m...

Mamdani rips Mayor Adams for making Elizabeth St. Garden housing project ‘nearly impossible’

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, in a departure from his typically optimistic outlook, said Thursday it will be “nearly impossible” for his incoming administration to complete a long-stalled…

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November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM

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Game recognize game

rich traditions @helldude.bsky.social · 28d

mamdani absolutely mesmerized this guy. he can't stop saying affordability now lmao. also he looks like absolute shit

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28d

Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."

November 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM

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So help me god give me the strength to mock piss baby Cuomo if I ever have the misfortune of being in the same room as him

November 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM

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Marisa Kabas

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why is this mayoral election different than all other mayoral elections?

in all other mayoral elections, we get to see andrew cuomo lose but once. but in this mayoral elections, we get to see him lose *twice*.

July 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM